RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Sept. 14 /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 August 2010.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of
August 2010 by segment are as
follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST
($ 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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$ 131
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$ 147
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-11%
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North American Retail
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$ 19
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$ 18
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9%
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European Retail
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$ 51
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$ 53
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-5%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$ 19
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$ 18
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5%
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Total
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$ 219
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$ 236
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-7%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 6% for the one
month period. European Retail net sales in local currency,
(British Pound Sterling), remained the same and same store sales
decreased 2% for the one month period.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two-month
period of July and August 2010 by
segment are as follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
FOR THE TWO MONTHS JULY AND
AUGUST
($ 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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$ 276
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$ 274
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1%
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North American Retail
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$ 37
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$ 34
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9%
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European Retail
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$ 105
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$ 108
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-3%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$ 39
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$ 37
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6%
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Total
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$ 457
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$ 453
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1%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 6% for the
two-month period. European Retail net sales in local
currency, (British Pound Sterling), increased 4% and same store
sales increased 1% for the two-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
definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy with the SEC on
August 24, 2010 and the definitive
proxy statement and a form of proxy were mailed to the stockholders
of record of the Company as of August 23,
2010. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE COMPANY'S
STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE THE DEFINITIVE PROXY
STATEMENT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
MERGER. The Company's stockholders will be able to obtain,
without charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement 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 definitive proxy
statement 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 definitive
proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on August 24, 2010 and other relevant documents
regarding the Merger when filed with the SEC.
Contact:
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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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