11/10/2007

Financial Stability

USANA Health Sciences was founded in 1992 and has successfully navigated through those critical first five years—a period in which over 90 percent of new companies fail. USANA has been rated among the fastest growing companies traded on the NASDAQ since July 1996. Between 1995 and 2000, USANA's 39% growth rate placed the company among the top 100 profitable companies on the NASDAQ stock market (among companies with over $100 million in revenue). A consistently solid financial performer, the company has shown a profit in each year of its existence. Since its inception, the USANA customer base has steadily grown to over 160,000 health-conscious, entrepreneurial-minded individuals.

The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ (USNA), and currently operates in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.

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Scientific Advisory Council

Representing health-care professionals worldwide who recommend USANA products to their patients, USANA's Scientific Advisory Council is comprised of independent USANA Associates who provide USANA with valuable insights into product applications and efficacy, as well as feedback on how well the products work and how best to promote human health.
Chairperson Peter W. Rugg, M.C., FACEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Dr. Peter Rugg is board certified in internal medicine and emergency medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He works with athletes to improve conditioning, performance, and endurance; and he regularly lectures on optimal nutrition, lifestyle enhancement, and the connection between nutrition and prevention of degenerative diseases.



Ricardo Calderón, M.D., MPH
Dr. Ricardo Calderón is a executive with extensive experience designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating medical, public health, pharmaceutical, and community health and development programs at the local, national and international level. He currently serves as Area Director and Health Officer for the Los Angeles County Public Health Department and Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Director of International Training Programs, and Director of the MPH Global Health Leadership Track at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.


Monica Lewis, MB ChB
Dr. Monica Lewis takes a holistic approach to treating and preventing chronic and hormonal issues by addressing well being for the whole person, which encompasses a number of lifestyle factors, including nutritional supplementation, along with the best of conventional medicine. She has co-authored a series of books with her cardiologist husband, Dr. Gerald Lewis, in the Fad, Fable or Fact? series, including Dietary Supplements, Your Heart-An Owner's Manual, and CANCER-A Threat To Your Life? Or A Chance To Take Control Of Your Future? She regularly speaks on a wide range of health topics.


Bart Moore, M.D.
Diplomate of the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine and board certified as a physician nutrition specialist, Dr. Bart Moore practices nutritional/preventive medicine in Walla Walla, Washington. He enjoys physician and community health education, giving frequent presentations and seminars on a wide variety of nutrition and lifestyle issues.


Christine Wood, M.D., FAAP
A practicing pediatrician and author of How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It, Dr. Christine Wood is an expert in nutritional medicine for children and speaks on healthy lifestyles to parents worldwide. She has been featured in several magazines, television, and radio programs; and she is active in addressing childhood obesity with schools, parents, and health professionals.


Ray Strand, M.D.
Quickly becoming one of the world's leading authorities in nutritional medicine, Dr. Ray Strand has been involved in a private family practice for over 30 years. During the past 12 years, he has focused his practice on preventive and nutritional medicine. He has lectured on this subject across the United States, Canada, and Australia. He is the author of Releasing Fat, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Nutritional Medicine, and Death by Prescription.

USANA Athletes

NUTRITIONALS YOU CAN TRUST
For more than 15 years, athletes from around the globe have trusted USANA nutritional supplements to increase their energy levels and maintain their health.* USANA's team of highly trained scientists follow Good Manufacturing Practices, to ensure the safety and quality of each product–products that have been proven so safe, effective, and free of contaminants that renowned organizations such as U.S. Speedskating, Speed Skating Canada, Biathlon Canada, the elite athletes of the WTA Sony Ericsson Tour and a myriad of other professional athletes worldwide trust their health to USANA.

Athlete Guarantee Program

Trust is a major issue for athletes competing for a place in the Olympics and other high profile athletic competitions. Taking nutritional supplements to help maintain health shouldn't place an athlete at risk for testing positive for a banned substance. Broadly publicized allegations of contaminants in supplements lead many top athletes to wonder if taking supplements will jeopardize their future ability to qualify for competition. In fact, national Olympic committees have written to their athletes warning them of the potential danger of contaminants, encouraging them not to consume any nutritional supplements.

To date, no nutritional supplement company has stepped forward to assume their portion of the liability that a banned substance contamination would create. USANA offers an ironclad solution through its Athlete Guarantee Program. This confident stance in a high stakes venture strengthens our industry-leading position and affirms our commitment to providing "Nutritionals You Can Trust."

USANA is currently reviewing applications for the Athlete Guarantee Program from select members of the Canadian Olympic team who qualify under the terms of the agreement. For consideration the athlete must provide the following:

• Proof of membership on Olympic team
• Proof that the athlete has never tested positive for a banned substance
• Results of most recent test
• Verification of earnings from sport within past 12 months

Upon review and acceptance of the application, USANA will guarantee that, during the term of the agreement, should the athlete test positive for a banned substance included in the WADA list of banned substances as a result of taking USANA® nutritional products, USANA will compensate the athlete with up to two times his or her current annual earnings up to $1 million CAN. USANA will enter into an agreement with the athlete at the Company's discretion. USANA will mail the contract to the athlete with additional product ordering information.

Athlete Sponsorship

USANA has provided industry leading nutritional supplements to some of the most renowned athletes and world-class Olympians on earth. Recognized organizations such as U.S. Speedskating, Speed Skating Canada, Biathlon Canada, Cross Country Canada, and the athletes of the WTA Sony Ericsson Tour have all experienced the remarkable results of using USANA's unrivaled products.

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
"Up until now, the inability of our players to take vitamins and health supplements without fear of accidentally ingesting a prohibited substance has been a real issue. In USANA, the Tour has found a manufacturer that cannot only meet the Tour's...rigorous anti-doping standards, but one that is also willing to back it up with both athlete and Tour guarantees. This is fantastic news for players, and a critically important step forward in ensuring player health while maintaining the strict anti-doping standards that are necessary to continue to ensure that women's tennis remains a clean sport."

Athletic Advisory Council

The establishment of USANA’s Athletic Advisory Council, composed of top Olympic athletes, world-renowned coaches, and sports science professionals from a variety of disciplines, is dedicated to educating athletes and the public about the health-enhancing properties of nutritional supplements and issues related to banned substances. The addition of this advisory council, which will grow and expand with the company, is another benchmark illustration of the USANA Difference.

Children's Hunger Fund

USANA Green

USANA Green

At USANA, we believe that without taking the health of our environment into consideration we cannot hope to improve the health of those around us. Therefore, USANA Green is taking the initiative to reduce our environmental impact and be responsible environmental citizens.

USANA Health Sciences Environmental Policy Statement

USANA Health Sciences recognizes that human health and environmental health go hand in hand. Thus, our mission to develop and manufacture the highest quality, science-based health products possible carries with it a responsibility to do so in ways that protect, preserve, and promote the integrity of our environment. USANA’s commitment to environmental stewardship reflects a passion for advancing the stewardship of human health.

Therefore, USANA pledges to:
• Implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is a model for our industry.
• Ensure that our EMS meets or exceeds all relevant environmental regulations.
• Train our employees as to their roles and responsibilities in carrying out our environmental policies, and provide incentives for them to do so.
• Promote energy efficiency in the design and operation of our facilities, manufacturing systems, and shipping operations.
• Use innovative technologies to improve the efficiency with which we use and recycle raw materials and natural resources.
• Develop and upgrade our products with the goal of minimizing their environmental impacts throughout their product lifecycles.
• Continuously refine and improve our EMS to align it with advances in environmental science, environmental engineering, and our evolving business needs.
• Communicate our environmental policies to employees, suppliers, customers, and community members, urging them to join us in our efforts to protect, preserve, and promote the environment.

Together, we can create a better future of not only financial freedom, but also the freedom to live in a healthy world.

About USANA

Company Information
USANA Health Sciences, Inc., is a direct selling company. Independent Associates distribute and sell scientifically based nutritional supplements and personal-care products.

Net sales for USANA Health Sciences in the year 2006 were approximately US $374 million.

USANA Health Sciences operates in thirteen markets: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, and the United States.

The corporate headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mission Statement
To develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products, distributed internationally through network marketing, creating a rewarding financial opportunity for our Independent Associates, shareholders, and employees.

Stock
USANA Health Sciences is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol "USNA." The company has been publicly traded since it was founded in 1992 and has traded on the NASDAQ since July 1996.

Products
USANA Health Sciences encompasses three brands: USANA(r) Nutritionals, USANA Macro-Optimizer Foods, and Sensé beautiful science™. More information can be found at www.usana.com in the Products section.

USANA Nutritionals
Comprised of both the Essentials and the Optimizers, these high-quality USANA Nutritionals are designed to provide the micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other compounds) your body needs for optimal, lifelong health by providing a complete and balanced spectrum of nutrients and antioxidants to help counteract poor nutrition and free-radical damage.*

Sensé beautiful science
USANA's patented self-preserving skin- and personal-care products provide the latest breakthroughs in the science of skin and personal care. The Basics, the Enhancers, and Splash products deliver ingredients that effectively refine, replenish, and support the skin at the cellular level.

The company distributes its products through a network of Independent Associates and Preferred Customers worldwide.

Employees
USANA Health Sciences employs over 900 people worldwide, including approximately 615 people at the corporate offices in Utah.