NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
EX-10.1
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<p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The following table sets out fees to
be paid to non-employee directors of our Company for their services as Board
members during Fiscal 2005:</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></b></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount</font></b></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kristine Hughes
  (Chairperson)</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132,292</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pauline Hughes
  Francis</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">49,762</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Franz L.
  Cristiani</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">31,500</font></p>
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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard G.
  Hinckley</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,500</font></p>
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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Non-employee directors also receive
health and life insurance coverage.&#160;
Board members have the option to receive life insurance coverage in the
amount of $500,000.&#160; We do not pay any
fees for attendance at Committee meetings.&#160;
Board members who are also employees of our Company do not receive any
directors&#146; fees.</font></p>

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