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RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc. (NYSE:NTY) (http://www.nbty.com/), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of January 2009 by segment: NET SALES (Preliminary and Unaudited) FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY ($In Millions) 2009 2008 % Change ---- ---- -------- Wholesale / US Nutrition $110 $84 31% North American Retail $17 $17 1% European Retail $46 $56 -18% Direct Response / E-Commerce $21 $21 -2% ---------------------------------- Total $193 $178 9% ================================== Wholesale / US Nutrition net sales for the month of January 2009 include $26 million from Leiner which was acquired in July 2008. Without Leiner sales, the Wholesale / US Nutrition net sales would have decreased 1% for the one-month period. North American Retail same store sales increased 1%. European Retail net sales for January 2009 include $8 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired in September 2008. Excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales decreased 8% in local currency (British Pound Sterling), and 32% in US dollars for the period. ABOUT NBTY NBTY is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the Company's Nature's Bounty(R) (http://www.naturesbounty.com/), Vitamin World(R) (http://www.vitaminworld.com/), Puritan's Pride(R) (http://www.puritan.com/), Holland & Barrett(R) (http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/), Rexall(R) (http://www.rexall.com/), Sundown(R) (http://www.sundownnutrition.com/), MET-Rx(R) (http://www.metrx.com/), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R) (http://www.sportnutrition.com/), American Health(R) (http://www.americanhealthus.com/), GNC (UK)(R) (http://www.gnc.co.uk/), DeTuinen(R) (http://www.detuinen.nl/), LeNaturiste(TM) (http://www.lenaturiste.com/), SISU(R) (http://www.sisu.com/), Solgar(R) (http://www.solgar.com/), Good 'n' Natural(R) (http://www.goodnnatural.com/), Home Health(TM) (http://www.homehealthus.com/), Julian Graves, and Ester-C(R) (http://www.ester-c.com/) brands. NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its web site. Contact: Harvey Kamil Carl Hymans NBTY, Inc. G.S. Schwartz & Co. President & Chief Financial Officer 212-725-4500 631-200-2020 DATASOURCE: NBTY, Inc. CONTACT: Harvey Kamil, President & Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, Inc., +1-631-200-2020; or Carl Hymans of G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500, Web Site: http://www.nbty.com/

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