The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP:

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division on behalf of all securities purchasers of Nature\'s Sunshine Products, Inc. (OTC: NATR) (\"Nature\'s Sunshine\" or the \"Company\") from October 19, 2004 through March 24, 2006, inclusive (the \"Class Period\").

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP (Darren J. Check, Esq. or Richard A. Maniskas, Esq.) toll-free at 1-888-299-7706 or 1-610-667-7706, or via e-mail at info@sbclasslaw.com.

The Complaint charges Nature\'s Sunshine and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. More specifically, the Complaint alleges that Nature\'s Sunshine failed to disclose and misrepresented the following material adverse facts which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them: (1) that the Company incorrectly recorded foreign transactions in its financial statements; (2) that as a result of this, Nature\'s Sunshine materially overstated the Company\'s revenue and net income throughout the Class Period; (3) that the Company\'s financial statements were in violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (\"GAAP\"); (4) that the Company lacked adequate internal controls; and (5) that as a consequence of the foregoing, the Company\'s financial results were materially overstated at all relevant times.

On February 17, 2006, while the market was open, Nature\'s Sunshine revealed that the Company would not meet its guidance for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005. The Company also reported that the scope of review of its financial statements, which stemmed from \"concerns regarding certain transactions of the Company\'s foreign subsidiaries,\" had been expanded. Following this disclosure, shares of Nature\'s Sunshine dropped $1.00 per share, or 5.6 percent, to close, on February 17, 2006, at $17.00 per share. The stock continued to trade at artificially inflated levels until March 20, 2006, when the Company announced in a current report on Form 8-K, that its previous financial statements for each of the first three fiscal quarters of 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, as well as for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (which includes financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002) could no longer be relied upon. On this news, shares of Nature\'s Sunshine plummeted $2.16 per share, or 13.1 percent, to close, on March 20, 2006, at $14.33 per share. Finally, on March 24, 2006, after the market closed, Nature\'s Sunshine announced that, on March 21, 2006, it received notice from NASDAQ that, because the Company\'s Form 10-K was not filed with the SEC on time, the Company was in danger of being delisted from NASDAQ. On this news, shares of Nature\'s Sunshine dropped 72 cents, or 6.16 percent, to close, on March 27, 2006, at $10.96 per share.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of class members and is represented by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, which prosecutes class actions in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Schiffrin & Barroway is a driving force behind corporate governance reform, and has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of institutional and individual investors from the United States and around the world. For more information about Schiffrin & Barroway, or to sign up to participate in this action online, please visit www.sbclasslaw.com

If you are a member of the class described above, you may, not later than June 2, 2006, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff of the class, if you so choose. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member\'s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as \"lead plaintiff.\" Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Schiffrin & Barroway, or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action.

Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP
Darren J. Check, Esq.
Richard A. Maniskas, Esq.
280 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
1-888-299-7706 (toll-free) or 1-610-667-7706
Or by e-mail at info@sbclasslaw.com
www.sbclasslaw.com

www.naturessunshine.com/index.asp