Usana Health Sciences Inc DEFA14A, filed Apr 14, 2023
Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA)
DEFA14A
2023-04-14
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Preliminary Proxy Statement
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Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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Definitive Proxy Statement
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Definitive Additional Materials
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12
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USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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No fee required.
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Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On March 31, 2023, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “Company”) filed its Definitive Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Proxy Statement was filed in connection with our 2023
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 10, 2023.
This supplement to the Proxy Statement (the “Supplement”) is being filed to add a fourth proposal inserted as Proposal No. 4, which is an advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive
officers, which is required by SEC rules to be included every six years regardless of a company’s frequency of holding “say-on-pay” votes historically. We are asking our shareholders to vote, on an advisory and non-binding basis, with respect to the
frequency of holding of an advisory vote on executive compensation, as described in this Supplement to Proxy Statement dated April 14, 2023. The Board of Directors (“Board”) recommends that the Company continue to hold such an advisory vote on an
annual basis and that the shareholders therefore vote for a frequency of “EVERY YEAR”.
This Supplement includes (i) the updated Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders reflecting the addition of Proposal No. 4; (ii) the Supplement, which adds Proposal No. 4 to the Proxy Statement; and (iii) the amended proxy card to be distributed
to the Company’s shareholders reflecting the addition of Proposal No. 4. No other changes are being made to the Proxy Statement.
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
To Our Shareholders:
You are invited to participate in the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time. We will conduct the Annual Meeting via a live webcast. There will not be an
option for you to attend the Annual Meeting in person. You will be able to participate in the Annual Meeting and vote your shares electronically during the live webcast of the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/USNA2023 and
entering the 16-digit control number provided in your proxy materials. Only shareholders who owned stock of record at the close of business on March 13, 2023 can vote at this meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof that may take place.
At the Annual Meeting we will consider and act upon the following matters as more fully described in the Proxy Statement and the Supplement to the Proxy Statement:
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election of eight directors named in the Proxy Statement, each for a term of one year or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified;
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ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2023;
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approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation, as described in these proxy materials (a say-on-pay vote); and
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a non-binding, advisory vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding the frequency with which the shareholders shall have the advisory, non-binding say-on-pay vote on compensation paid to our named executive officers; and
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such other business as may properly come before the meeting or at any postponement or adjournment thereof.
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In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are furnishing these proxy materials and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 via the Internet. On March 31, 2023, we mailed to
shareholders as of the record date a notice with instructions on how to access our Annual Meeting materials and vote via the Internet, by mail, or by telephone.
Any action on the items of business described above may be considered at the Annual Meeting at the time and on the date specified above or at any time and date to which the Annual Meeting may be
properly adjourned or postponed.
Your vote is important to us. Whether or not you plan to participate in the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to review the accompanying proxy statement for information relating to each of the proposals
and to cast your vote promptly.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
3838 West Parkway Boulevard
Salt Lake City,
Utah 84120-6336
(801) 954-7100
Supplement to the Proxy Statement
for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held Wednesday, May 10, 2023
We are furnishing this Supplement to our Proxy Statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held
via live webcast on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Daylight Time), and any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). Online access is at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/USNA2023,
beginning at 10:55 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 13, 2023 (the “Record Date”) may vote and participate in the Annual Meeting using the 16-digit control number included in your Notice of
Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card or by following the instructions contained in your proxy materials. A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials was first mailed or delivered on March 31, 2023. In this Proxy
Statement, we use the terms “USANA,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us” to refer to USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a Utah corporation, and not to any other person.
On March 31, 2023, we filed our Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and made it available to our shareholders on the Internet. Subsequent to that date, we determined that we had
inadvertently omitted the required proposal to shareholders regarding the frequency of future advisory votes regarding the compensation of our named executive officers. This Supplement has been prepared to provide our shareholders with information
regarding a new non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency with which the Company’s shareholders shall have the advisory, non-binding say-on-pay vote on compensation paid to its named executive officers (the “Say-On-Frequency Proposal”). The
Say-on-Frequency Proposal has been added to the Proxy Statement by this Supplement as Proposal No. 4.
This Supplement is being furnished to our shareholders of record as of the Record Date, pursuant to the accompanying Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This Supplement and the Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
supplement and amend the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement, each dated March 31, 2023, previously made available to our shareholders. This Supplement does not provide all of the information that is important to your
decision at the Annual Meeting. Additional information is included in the Proxy Statement that was previously made available to our shareholders. We encourage you to carefully read this Supplement together with the Proxy Statement.
Shareholders of record are receiving the proxy card enclosed with this Supplement that includes the Say-On-Frequency Proposal under Proposal No. 4. Shareholders of record may vote on all four proposals by submitting the proxy card enclosed with
this Supplement. Properly executed proxies that do not contain voting instructions for any item will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO INDICATE YOUR VOTE ON EACH PROPOSAL ON THE NEW PROXY CARD.
Except for the addition of Proposal No. 4, this Supplement does not modify, amend, supplement or otherwise affect any matter presented for consideration in the Proxy Statement.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
The Company’s 2023 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as amended, the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement, this Supplement to Proxy Statement, the form of Proxy Card, and the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders for
the year ended 2022 are also available at www.usana.com.
PLEASE VOTE — YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
FREQUENCY OF ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION – PROPOSAL NO. 4 ON THE PROXY CARD
In Proposal No. 3, shareholders are asked to cast a non-binding advisory vote with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers which is described in the section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and in the related
compensation tables and narrative discussion in this Proxy Statement. This advisory vote is typically referred to as a “say-on-pay” vote. In this Proposal No. 4, the Board is also asking shareholders to cast a non-binding advisory vote on how
frequently say-on-pay votes should be held in the future. Shareholders will be able to cast their votes on whether to hold say-on-pay votes every one, two or three years. Alternatively, you may abstain from casting a vote. The frequency receiving the
greatest number of votes will be the frequency recommended by the shareholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for any frequency.
The Board recommends that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held every year. An annual vote will allow our shareholders to provide us with regular input on the important subject of executive compensation and allow the Board and its
Compensation Committee to consider any issue of concern to shareholders as promptly as possible. Although the vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation is not binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board will consider the
result of the vote in determining what the frequency will be.
The Board of Directors of the Company unanimously recommends that you vote for a frequency of “EVERY Year” on Proposal No.4.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
If you have already voted and do not submit a new (amended) proxy card, your previously submitted proxy will be voted at the Annual Meeting with respect to all other proposals but will be considered an abstention in
determining the outcome of Proposal 4.
If you sign and return the enclosed proxy card, it will revoke and replace any previous proxy you have submitted, so it is important to indicate your vote on each proposal on the enclosed proxy card.
Your shares will be voted as specified on the enclosed proxy card. If a proxy card is signed without choices specified, those shares will be voted FOR the election of the directors as recommended by the Board, as stated in this Proxy Statement and
in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, (Proposal No. 1), FOR the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 (Proposal No. 2), FOR the
approval on an advisory basis of executive compensation (Proposal No. 3), “EVERY YEAR” for the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (Proposal No. 4), and at the discretion of the proxies on any other matters.
You are encouraged to complete, sign and return the proxy card or vote your shares via the phone or internet even if you expect to participate in the meeting. If you sign a proxy card and deliver it to us, but then want to change your vote, you
may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Annual Meeting by sending us a written revocation or a new proxy. If you participate in the live webcast, you may revoke your proxy and vote during the virtual meeting.
