8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 7, 2009

Herbalife Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	1-32381	98-0377871
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands		KY1-1106
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: c/o (213) 745-0500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 7, 2009, Herbalife Ltd. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that China’s Ministry of Commerce has granted the Company five additional licenses to conduct direct-selling business in China. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Press Release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on July 7, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Herbalife Ltd.
July 7, 2009	By:	Brett R. Chapman
		Name: Brett R. Chapman
		Title: General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on July 7, 2009

EX-99.1

CONTACTS:
Media Contact:	Investor Relations
George Fischer VP, Worldwide Corp. Comm. (213) 745-0519	Richard Goudis Chief Financial Officer (213) 745-0443

Herbalife Receives Approval for Additional Direct-Selling Licenses in China

Los Angeles, July 7, 2009 – Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), a global nutrition and direct-selling company, announced that China’s Ministry of Commerce has granted five additional licenses for the company to conduct direct-selling business in the provinces of Fujian, Shan’Xi, Sichuan, Hubei, and Shanghai. All licenses are effective immediately, except Shanghai, which will be activated after the company opens its service outlets. Additionally, the company’s license for Beijing, which was granted in July 2008 with the same exception as noted above for Shanghai, is now active.

Herbalife received its first direct-selling license in China in March 2007 for the cities of Suzhou and Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. An additional license was granted in July of the same year to conduct business throughout the entire Jiangsu province. In July 2008, it received five additional licenses for the provinces of  Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong, Zhejiang and Guizhou.  The 11 provinces in which Herbalife now has direct-selling licenses represent an addressable population of approximately 599 million. 

Herbalife currently operates 80 retail stores in 30 provinces in China. 

About Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 70 countries through a network of over 1.9 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife’s Web site contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.herbalife.com.  The company encourages investors to visit its Web site from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.   

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