UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
January 8, 2018

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Utah
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35024

 

87-0500306

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification

 

Number)

3838 West Parkway Boulevard
Salt Lake City, Utah 84120

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 954-7100


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 8, 2018, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (the “Company” or “USANA”) issued a press release announcing that it expects to take a one-time non-cash charge to its income statement following U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.  This document will be posted on the Company’s corporate website, www.usana.com

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

Press release issued by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. dated January 8, 2018 (furnished herewith).



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

By: /s/ G. Douglas Hekking                                 

G. Douglas Hekking, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

January 8, 2018


Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

Press release issued by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. dated January 8, 2018 (furnished herewith).