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MANNATECH INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Apr 15, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Apr 15, 2026

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Previous report: 10-K

Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-26.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Current report: 10-K

Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-04-15.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

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The regulatory environment governing AI technologies is rapidly evolving and remains uncertain. Federal, state, and international authorities have proposed or adopted laws, regulations, and guidance addressing the development, deployment, and use of AI systems. These requirements may impose obligations relating to transparency, data governance, bias mitigation, privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and consumer protection.

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As AI regulation continues to proliferate across jurisdictions, compliance may increase our operational costs, limit certain uses of AI technologies, or require modifications to our products and services. Failure to comply with applicable AI-related laws and regulations could result in fines, enforcement actions, reputational harm, or other liabilities.

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Our financial statements contain a statement regarding a substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

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Substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve‑month period following the issuance of this report. Although our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, this presentation depends on our ability to improve operating results, manage costs, and generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they become due. If we are unable to execute our plans or obtain additional financing when needed, we may be required to significantly reduce or delay expenditures, limit certain operations, or pursue other alternatives, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Current report

In 2025, there were increased actions and policies implemented by the United States against other countries including China and the Republic of Korea, relating to the import and export of certain products, including dietary supplement ingredients. This may result in increased costs and may have a negative effect on our business and results of operations. Additionally, there may be retaliatory actions taken by governments in those and other markets which may increase the level of regulatory scrutiny on U.S. companies. This could increase costs and have a negative effect on operating efficiencies.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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•on-going motivation of our independent associates;

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•general economic conditions;

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•significant changes in the amount of commissions paid;

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•public perception and acceptance of the wellness industry;

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•public perception and acceptance of network marketing;

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•public perception and acceptance of our business and our products, including any negative publicity;

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•the limited number of people interested in pursuing network marketing as a business;

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•our ability to provide proprietary quality-driven products that the market demands; and

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•competition with other direct selling companies and gig economy companies in recruiting and retaining independent associates.

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•to address changing market dynamics;

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•to provide incentives to independent associates that are intended to help grow our business;

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•to conform to local regulations; and

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•to address other business needs.

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•our Ambrotose® complex, a glyconutritional dietary supplement consisting of a blend of monosaccharides, or sugar molecules, which is a stand-alone product and also used as an ingredient in many of our products;

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•the MTech AO Blend® formulation, our proprietary antioxidant technology used in the Ambrotose AO®product; and

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•a compound used in our reformulated Advanced Ambrotose® complex that allows for a more potent concentration of the full range of mannose-containing polysaccharides occurring naturally in aloe.

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•accurately anticipate consumer needs;

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•innovate and develop new products or product enhancements that meet these needs;

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•successfully commercialize new products or product enhancements in a timely manner;

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•price our products competitively;

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•manufacture and deliver our products in sufficient volumes and in a timely manner; and

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•differentiate our product offerings from those of our competitors.

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•the nutritional supplements industry;

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•skeptical consumers;

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•competitors;

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•regulatory investigations of our products or our competitors’ products;

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•the actions of our independent associates;

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•scandals or regulatory investigations regarding the business practices or products or our competitors, specifically those competitors within the direct selling channel.

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•order processing;

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•supply chain management;

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•customer service;

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•product distribution;

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•commission processing;

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•cash receipts and payments; and

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•financial reporting.

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•inflation;

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•the renegotiation or modification of various agreements;

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•increases in custom duties and tariffs;

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•changes and limits in export controls;

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As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately 133,000 active associates and preferred customer positions held by individuals who purchased our products and/or packs or paid associate fees within the last 12 months, of which 155 occupied the highest associate levels under our global compensation plan. These independent associate leaders are important in maintaining and growing our revenue. As a result, the loss of a high-level independent associate or a group of leading associates in the independent associates’ networks of downlines, whether by their own choice or through disciplinary actions by us for violations of our policies and procedures, could negatively impact our associate growth and our revenue.

Current wording

As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 114,000 active associates and preferred customer positions held by individuals who purchased our products and/or paid associate fees within the last 12 months, of which 146 occupied the highest associate levels under our global compensation plan. These independent associate leaders are important in maintaining and growing our revenue. As a result, the loss of a high-level independent associate or a group of leading associates in the independent associates’ networks of downlines, whether by their own choice or through disciplinary actions by us for violations of our policies and procedures, could negatively impact our associate growth and our revenue.

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We maintain supply agreements with our suppliers and manufacturers. One of our supply agreements, under which the supplier provides us with certain aloe vera-based raw materials, requires us to purchase raw materials in an aggregate amount of $1.1 million through 2025. Failure to purchase minimum amounts could adversely affect our business and operating results.

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We maintain supply agreements with our suppliers and manufacturers.

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A significant portion of our revenue is derived from our Ambrotose Life®, TruHealth™, Ambrotose, and Optimal Support Packets products. A decline in sales value of such products could have a material adverse effect on our earnings, cash flows, and financial position.

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A significant portion of our revenue is derived from our Ambrotose Life®, TruHealth™, Optimal Support Packets and Ambrotose products. A decline in sales value of such products could have a material adverse effect on our earnings, cash flows, and financial position.

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The global nutrition and skin care industries are intensely competitive and the strengthening of any of our competitors could harm our business.

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The global nutrition and skin care industries are intensely competitive and there is risk associated with competition from larger, more established companies who have greater financial resources.

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The global nutrition and skin care industries are intensely fragmented and competitive. We compete for independent associates with other network marketing companies outside the global nutrition and skin care industries. Many of our competitors have greater name recognition and financial resources, which may give them a competitive advantage. Our competitors may also be able to devote greater resources to marketing, promotional, and pricing campaigns that may influence our continuing and potential independent associates and preferred customers to buy products from competitors rather than from us. Such competition could adversely affect our business and current market share.

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The global nutrition and skin care industries are intensely fragmented and competitive. We compete for independent associates with other network marketing companies outside the global nutrition and skin care industries. Many of our competitors have greater name recognition and financial resources, which may give them a competitive advantage. Our competitors may also be able to devote greater resources to marketing, promotional, and pricing campaigns that may influence our continuing and potential independent associates and preferred customers to buy products from competitors rather than from us. Larger, more established competitors may be able to devote more resources to artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in the areas of product development, operational efficiencies, and customer engagement. Our business could be harmed if we are unable to adopt and use AI technology as efficiently as our competitors. Such competition could adversely affect our business and current market share. Additionally, nutrition and skin care products may be purchased in multiple channels of distribution, including retail stores and via online retailers such as Amazon that host third-party sellers enabling new competitors to enter the market.

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As noted above, many states have enacted data protection requirements. California enacted CCPA, effective on January 1, 2020, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act to provide enhanced data privacy protections to California residents. CCPA applies to companies with annual gross revenues in excess of $25 million and other thresholds.Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Florida, Delaware, and Oregon all have adopted laws introducing privacy obligations and many other states are considering similar legislation. A broad range of legislative measures also have been introduced at the federal level. The FTC and state attorneys general also review privacy and data protection for consumers.

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As noted above, many states have enacted data protection requirements. California enacted CCPA, effective on January 1, 2020, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act to provide enhanced data privacy protections to California residents. CCPA applies to companies with annual gross revenues in excess of $25 million and other thresholds. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Florida, Delaware, and Oregon all have adopted laws introducing privacy obligations and many other states are considering and may enact similar legislation. A broad range of legislative measures also have been introduced at the federal level. The FTC and state attorneys general also review privacy and data protection for consumers.

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We incorporate various artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions into our digital infrastructure, services, offerings and features, and these applications are becoming important in our operations. We have not established definitive policies regarding the use of AI platforms and algorithms in our business and with our data and information, and we do not have systems in place that inventory all of the AI-based applications that may be in use in our enterprise. Our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI into their products and operations more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively and adversely affect our results of operations. Additionally, if the content, analyses, search results or recommendations that AI applications assist in producing are, or are alleged to be, deficient, inaccurate, biased or in violation of third parties’ intellectual property rights, our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

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We incorporate various artificial AI solutions into our digital infrastructure, services, offerings and features, and these applications are becoming important in our operations. We have not established definitive policies regarding the use of AI platforms and algorithms in our business and with our data and information, and we do not have systems in place that inventory all of the AI-based applications that may be in use in our enterprise. Our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI into their products and operations more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively and adversely affect our results of operations. Additionally, if the content, analyses, search results or recommendations that AI applications assist in producing are, or are alleged to be, deficient, inaccurate, biased or in violation of third parties’ intellectual property rights, our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

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The adequacy of our cash resources to continue to meet our future operational needs depends, in large part, on our ability to increase product sales and/or reduce operating costs and some of these costs are fixed contractual obligations. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, cash and cash equivalents held in bank accounts in foreign countries totaled $5.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

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The adequacy of our cash resources to continue to meet our future operational needs depends, in large part, on our ability to increase product sales and/or reduce operating costs and some of these costs are fixed contractual obligations. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, cash and cash equivalents held in bank accounts in foreign countries totaled $4.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively.

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On April 23, 2024, we entered into an unsecured Loan and Promissory Note agreements with three related parties, who are members of our Board of Directors, and who are current stockholders, in an aggregate principal amount of $3.6 million. The purpose of the borrowing was to provide funds for general working capital needs, including payment to vendors, expansion of the non-US operations, technology investment primarily for improving the customer ordering process and software updates to improve visibility of sales associate activity. As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate outstanding principal balance was $2.9 million and the interest payable was $0.1 million. See Note 10, NOTES PAYABLE, for more information

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On April 23, 2024, we entered into an unsecured Loan and Promissory Note agreements with three related parties, who are members of our Board of Directors, and who are current stockholders, in an aggregate principal amount of $3.6 million. The purpose of the borrowing was to provide funds for general working capital needs, including payment to vendors, expansion of the non-US operations, technology investment primarily for improving the customer ordering process and software updates to improve visibility of sales associate activity. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate outstanding principal balance was $2.8 million and the interest payable was $0.5 million. See Note 11,* NOTES PAYABLE,for more information.*

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized 76.3% of net sales in markets outside of the United States and 66.3% in markets outside of the Americas. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized 77.2% of net sales in markets outside of the United States and 67.6% in markets outside of the Americas. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to translate certain financial information from foreign currencies to the United States dollar using either the spot rate or the weighted-average exchange rate. If the United States dollar changes relative to applicable local currencies, there is a risk our reported sales, operating expenses, and net income could significantly fluctuate. For example, our 2024 net sales decreased 8.6% on a Constant dollar basis (see Item 7, Non-GAAP Financial Measures), and unfavorable foreign exchange caused a$2.7 million decrease in GAAP net sales as compared to 2023. In other words, 2024 sales would have been $2.7 million higher than the reported value, except for the impact of foreign exchange. There can be no assurance that foreign currency fluctuations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, assets, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows. We are not able to predict the degree of exchange rate fluctuations, nor can we estimate the effect any future fluctuations may have upon our future operations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging contracts or participated in any hedging or derivative activities.

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For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized 79.3% of net sales in markets outside of the United States and 69.9% in markets outside of the Americas. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized 76.3% of net sales in markets outside of the United States and 66.3% in markets outside of the Americas. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to translate certain financial information from foreign currencies to the United States dollar using either the spot rate or the weighted-average exchange rate. If the United States dollar changes relative to applicable local currencies, there is a risk our reported sales, operating expenses, and net income could significantly fluctuate. For example, our 2025 net sales decreased $8.0 million on a Constant dollar basis (see Item 7,Non-GAAP Financial Measures), and unfavorable foreign exchange caused a $1.9 million decrease in GAAP net sales as compared to 2024. In other words, 2025 sales would have been $1.9 million higher than the reported value, except for the impact of foreign exchange. There can be no assurance that foreign currency fluctuations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, assets, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows. We are not able to predict the degree of exchange rate fluctuations, nor can we estimate the effect any future fluctuations may have upon our future operations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging contracts or participated in any hedging or derivative activities.

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Between October 2022 and September 2024, the Company's Ambrotose Life® and and Ambrotose®Complex products and its manufacturer Natural Aloe de Costa Rica (“NACR”) were placed on two separate import alerts requiring the goods to be detained without physical examination (“Import Alert(s)”). The first Import Alert for Ambrotose Life powder asserted that formatting issues on the supplement facts panel. The formatting issues, which were immediately corrected, centered on stating “O g” or “0%” instead of “< 1g” or less than “< 1%” for sugar and sodium, respectively. We were also asked to remove the statement, “Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, protein, vitamin D, calcium, or iron.” The FDA’s second Import Alert asserted there was an improper claim for Ambrotose Complex powder on our website. While we reasoned that we held the requisite substantiation for that claim, the Company opted to remove the claim from its website to expedite release of the product. While both the labeling issues and the claim issue raised by the FDA were promptly addressed, we continued to experience FDA holds due to the Import Alerts. The FDA released the Company’s Ambrotose Life product and NACR from the first Import Alert on February 6, 2024. The FDA released the Company’s Ambrotose Complex product and NACR from the second Import Alert on September 23, 2024. Future holds and requested changes by the FDA could cause delays within our supply chain resulting in potential back orders, which could reduce associate and customer confidence and have a negative impact on our sales.

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Between October 2022 and September 2024, the Company's Ambrotose Life® and Ambrotose® Complex products and its manufacturer Natural Aloe de Costa Rica (“NACR”) were placed on two separate import alerts requiring the goods to be detained without physical examination (“Import Alert(s)”). The first Import Alert for Ambrotose Life powder asserted that formatting issues on the supplement facts panel. The formatting issues, which were immediately corrected, centered on stating “O g” or “0%” instead of “< 1g” or less than “< 1%” for sugar and sodium, respectively. We were also asked to remove the statement, “Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, protein, vitamin D, calcium, or iron.” The FDA’s second Import Alert asserted there was an improper claim for Ambrotose Complex powder on our website. While we reasoned that we held the requisite substantiation for that claim, the Company opted to remove the claim from its website to expedite release of the product. While both the labeling issues and the claim issue raised by the FDA were promptly addressed, we continued to experience FDA holds due to the Import Alerts. The FDA released the Company’s Ambrotose Life product and NACR from the first Import Alert on February 6, 2024. The FDA released the Company’s Ambrotose Complex product and NACR from the second Import Alert on September 23, 2024. Future holds and requested changes by the FDA could cause delays within our supply chain resulting in potential back orders, which could reduce associate and customer confidence and have a negative impact on our sales.

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Many direct selling companies operating in China are still experiencing negative effects to their business operations including limited sales meetings, media scrutiny, and unfavorable consumer sentiment towards direct selling companies. Chinese officials of various ministries and agencies stated that they will continue to monitor healthcare product and direct selling companies. The suspension on issuing direct selling licenses remains in effect and it is unclear whether there will be changes to the application processes if and when the suspension is lifted.

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Many direct selling companies operating in China are still experiencing negative effects to their business operations including limited sales meetings, media scrutiny, and unfavorable consumer sentiment towards direct selling companies. Chinese officials of various ministries and agencies stated that they will continue to monitor healthcare product and direct selling companies. The suspension on issuing direct selling licenses remains in effect and it is unclear whether there will be changes to the application processes or if the suspension will be lifted.

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As of December 31, 2024, our directors and executive officers collectively with their families and affiliates, beneficially owned approximately 43.81% of our total outstanding common stock. As a result, if two or more of these shareholders choose to act together based on their current share ownership, they may be able to control a significant percentage of the total outstanding shares of our common stock, which could affect the outcome of a shareholder vote on the election of directors, the adoption of stock option plans, the adoption or amendment of provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws, or the approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions.

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As of December 31, 2025, our directors and executive officers collectively with their families and affiliates, beneficially owned approximately 44.44% of our total outstanding common stock. As a result, if two or more of these shareholders choose to act together based on their current share ownership, they may be able to control a significant percentage of the total outstanding shares of our common stock, which could affect the outcome of a shareholder vote on the election of directors, the adoption of stock option plans, the adoption or amendment of provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws, or the approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions.
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However, changes could be viewed negatively by some independent associates, could cause failure to achieve desired long-term results and have a negative impact on revenue.

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•the safety and quality of our products and/or our ingredients;

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•the direct selling/network marketing industry; and