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RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc. (NYSE:NTY) (http://www.nbty.com/), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced that it will web cast the presentation by Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Mac Conference in Santa Monica on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on the Company Web site, http://www.nbty.com/, on Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00PM Eastern Time. NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of November 2009 by segment are as follows: NET SALES (Preliminary and Unaudited) FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ($ In Millions) 2009 2008 % Change ---- ---- -------- Wholesale / US Nutrition $147 $118 25% North American Retail $17 $16 7% European Retail $57 $49 17% Direct Response / E-Commerce $19 $15 26% --- --- --- Total $240 $198 22% ==== ==== === North American Retail same store sales increased 6% for the month. European Retail same store sales increased 6% and total net sales increased 8% for the month, in local currency (British Pound Sterling). NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two-month period of October and November 2009 by segment are as follows: NET SALES (Preliminary and Unaudited) FOR THE TWO MONTHS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ($ In Millions) 2009 2008 % Change ---- ---- -------- Wholesale / US Nutrition $295 $251 18% North American Retail $34 $32 8% European Retail $117 $103 13% Direct Response / E-Commerce $36 $34 5% --- --- --- Total $482 $420 15% ==== ==== === North American Retail same store sales increased 7% for the two-month period of October and November 2009. European Retail same store sales increased 8% and total net sales increased 12% for the two-month period of October and November 2009, in local currency (British Pound Sterling). 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 25,000 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/), D eTuinen(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, NBTY, Inc., President & Chief Financial Officer, +1-631-200-2020, or Carl Hymans, G.S. Schwartz & Co., +1-212-725-4500, Web Site: http://www.nbty.com/

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