As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2010

Registration No. 333-144215

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		59-2705336 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2050 Diplomat Drive
Dallas, Texas 75234
(972) 241-4080
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Gary C. Wallace
General Counsel
Natural Health Trends Corp.
2050 Diplomat Drive
Dallas, Texas 75234
(972) 241-4080
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effectiveness of the registration statement. Not Applicable. This amendment deregisters unsold securities.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

This post-effective amendment will become effective immediately upon filing with the Commission.

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Natural Health Trends Corp. is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-144215), filed and effective on June 29, 2007 ( the ‘Registration Statement’), to remove and withdraw from registration all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement which remain unsold as of the date hereof.

The Registration Statement pertained to the offer and sale of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding under the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan and shares issuable upon exercise of a stock option granted to a selling shareholder named therein.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on March 18, 2010.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Chris T. Sharng   Chris T. Sharng		President  (Principal Executive Officer)		March 18, 2010
/s/ Timothy S. Davidson   Timothy S. Davidson		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		March 18, 2010
/s/ Randall A. Mason   Randall A. Mason		Chairman of the Board and Director		March 18, 2010
/s/ George Broady   George Broady		Director		March 18, 2010