Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 24, 2012, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its board of directors authorized an additional $50 million for share repurchases of its common stock under its active share repurchase program. The release also announced that the share repurchases will be made in the open market, through block trades or otherwise, and will be based on market conditions, the level of cash balances, general business opportunities, and other factors. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The company will also post this document on its corporate website, www.usanahealthsciences.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 99 Press release issued by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. dated October 24, 2012 (furnished herewith).

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