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The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on NBTY's web site, (www.nbty.com) on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:15PM Eastern Time.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for August 2009 by segment are as follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
($In Millions)
2009 2008 % Change
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Wholesale / US Nutrition $148 $124 19%
North American Retail $18 $17 2%
European Retail $53 $44 20%
Direct Response / E-Commerce $18 $18 -3%
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Total $236 $204 16%
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Leiner Health Products, which was acquired on July 14, 2008, has been fully integrated into the Wholesale / US Nutrition operations. North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one month period. European Retail net sales for August 2009 include $9 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired on September 16, 2008. Without Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales decreased 1%. In local currency (British Pound Sterling), excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales increased 14%.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months of July and August 2009 by segment are as follows:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE TWO MONTHS JULY AND AUGUST
($In Millions)
2009 2008 % Change
---- ---- --------
Wholesale / US Nutrition $275 $230 20%
North American Retail $34 $34 0%
European Retail $108 $91 19%
Direct Response / E-Commerce $37 $37 -1%
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Total $454 $391 16%
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As previously stated, Leiner Health Products, which was acquired on July 14, 2008, has been fully integrated into the Wholesale / US Nutrition operations. North American Retail same store sales decreased 1% for the two-month period of July and August 2009. European Retail net sales for
the two-month period of July and August 2009 include $18 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired on September 16, 2008. Without Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales decreased 1%. In local currency (British Pound Sterling), excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales increased 16%.
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) (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World(R) www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan's Pride(R) (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett(R) (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall(R) (www.Rexall.com), Sundown(R) (www.SundownNutrition.com), MET-Rx(R) (www.MetRX.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R) (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health(R) (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)(R) (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen(R) (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste(TM) (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU(R) (www.SISU.com), Solgar(R) (www.Solgar.com), Good 'n' Natural(R) (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health(TM) (www.homehealthus.com), Julian Graves, and Ester-C(R) (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 carlh@schwartz.com
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