RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc.
(NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and
marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced preliminary
unaudited net sales results for the month of July 2010.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of
July 2010 by segment are as
follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF
JULY
($ In Millions)
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2010
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2009
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% Change
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Wholesale / US
Nutrition
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$ 144
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$ 127
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13%
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North American Retail
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$ 18
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$ 17
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10%
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European Retail
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$ 55
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$ 55
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-%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$ 20
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$ 19
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6%
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Total
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$ 237
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$ 217
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9%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 7% for the one
month period. European Retail net sales in local currency,
(British Pound Sterling), increased 7% and same store sales
increased 4% for the one month period.
ABOUT NBTY, INC.
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® (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World®
www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan's Pride® (www.Puritan.com),
Holland & Barrett®
(www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall® (www.Rexall.com), Sundown®
(www.SundownNutrition.com), MET-Rx® (www.MetRX.com), Worldwide
Sport Nutrition® (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health®
(www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)® (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen®
(www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU®
(www.SISU.com), Solgar® (www.Solgar.com), Good 'n' Natural®
(www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™ (www.homehealthus.com),
Julian Graves, Ester-C®
(www.Ester-C.com) and Natural Wealth (www.naturalwealth.com)
brands. NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to
investors on its web site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed merger (the "Merger") of NBTY,
Inc. (the "Company") with Alphabet Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., the Company filed a
preliminary proxy statement with the SEC on August 3, 2010. When completed, a
definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy will be mailed to
the stockholders of the Company. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING
DECISION, THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE
PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE DEFINITIVE
PROXY STATEMENT, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THESE
PROXY STATEMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSED MERGER. The Company's stockholders will be able to
obtain, without charge, a copy of the preliminary proxy statement,
the definitive proxy statement (when available) and other relevant
documents filed with the SEC from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov. The Company's stockholders will also be
able to obtain, without charge, a copy of the preliminary proxy
statement, the definitive proxy statement (when available) and
other relevant documents by directing a request by mail or
telephone to NBTY, Inc, Attn: General Counsel, 2100 Smithtown
Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York
11779, telephone: (631) 567-9500, or from the Company's website,
http://www.nbty.com.
PARTICIPANTS IN SOLICITATION
The Company and its directors and officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's
stockholders with respect to the Merger. Information about
the Company's directors and executive officers and their ownership
of the Company's common stock is set forth in the proxy statement
for the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was
filed with the SEC on January 15,
2010. Stockholders may obtain additional information
regarding the interests of the Company and its directors and
executive officers in the Merger, which may be different than those
of the Company's stockholders generally, by reading the preliminary
proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement (when available)
and other relevant documents regarding the Merger when filed with
the SEC.
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Contact: Harvey
Kamil
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Carl Hymans
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NBTY, Inc.
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G.S. Schwartz &
Co.
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President & Chief Financial
Officer
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212-725-4500
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631-200-2020
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carlh@schwartz.com
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SOURCE NBTY, Inc.
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