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

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
Or
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from                             to

Commission File Number: 001-31788

NBTY, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 11-2228617
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2100 Smithtown Avenue,
Ronkonkoma, New York 11779
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(631) 567-9500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý    NO o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý    NO o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o    NO ý

        The number of shares of Common Stock (par value $.008 per share) outstanding as of August 2, 2010 was 63,418,619.

NBTY, INC.
INDEX

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income		5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		45
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		46
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		48
Item 6.	Exhibits		50
Signatures			51
Exhibits

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

NBTY, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2009
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	293,632		$	106,001
	Accounts receivable, net			146,233			155,863
	Inventories			642,305			658,534
	Deferred income taxes			27,912			28,154
	Other current assets			51,369			49,999
		Total current assets		1,161,451			998,551
Property, plant and equipment, net				367,661			373,817
Goodwill				332,805			339,099
Intangible assets, net				198,569			214,139
Other assets				19,304			34,615
		Total assets	$	2,079,790		$	1,960,221
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt		$	70,791		$	38,893
	Accounts payable			105,737			128,485
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			154,120			156,734
		Total current liabilities		330,648			324,112
Long-term debt, net of current portion				361,830			437,629
Deferred income taxes				40,198			36,422
Other liabilities				33,906			34,233
		Total liabilities		766,582			832,396
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
	Common stock, $.008 par; authorized 175,000 shares; issued and outstanding 63,411 shares and 61,874 shares at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively			507			495
	Capital in excess of par			167,602			145,885
	Retained earnings			1,173,222			984,797
	Accumulated other comprehensive income			(28,123	)		(3,352	)
		Total stockholders' equity		1,313,208			1,127,825
		Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,079,790		$	1,960,221

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

			Three months ended June 30,						Nine months ended June 30,
			2010			2009			2010			2009
Net sales			$	695,856		$	651,707		$	2,152,167		$	1,907,813
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales			363,355			359,240			1,155,470			1,091,386
	Advertising, promotion and catalog			37,003			23,570			116,682			87,889
	Selling, general and administrative			192,118			182,618			575,443			553,177
	IT project termination costs			—			10,127			—			18,774
				592,476			575,555			1,847,595			1,751,226
Income from operations				103,380			76,152			304,572			156,587
Other income (expense):
	Interest			(7,312	)		(8,402	)		(22,984	)		(26,780	)
	Miscellaneous, net			68			3,396			2,613			(1,959	)
				(7,244	)		(5,006	)		(20,371	)		(28,739	)
Income before provision for income taxes				96,136			71,146			284,201			127,848
Provision for income taxes				29,953			25,229			95,776			45,386
		Net income	$	66,183		$	45,917		$	188,425		$	82,462
Net income per share:
	Basic		$	1.04		$	0.74		$	2.99		$	1.34
	Diluted		$	1.03		$	0.73		$	2.94		$	1.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
	Basic			63,378			61,796			63,014			61,665
	Diluted			64,139			63,264			64,087			63,124

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

		Common Stock
										Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
		Number of Shares		Amount		Capital in Excess of Par		Retained Earnings					Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, September 30, 2009			61,874	$	495	$	145,885	$	984,797	$	(3,352	)	$	1,127,825
Components of comprehensive income:
	Net income								188,425					188,425
	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes										(26,866	)		(26,866	)
	Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes										2,095			2,095
Comprehensive income:													$	163,654
Exercise of stock options			1,537		12		10,312							10,324
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options							6,097							6,097
Stock-based compensation							5,308							5,308
Balance, June 30, 2010			63,411	$	507	$	167,602	$	1,173,222	$	(28,123	)	$	1,313,208
Balance, September 30, 2008			61,599	$	493	$	140,990	$	839,068	$	17,645		$	998,196
Components of comprehensive income:
	Net income								82,462					82,462
	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes										(12,733	)		(12,733	)
	Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes										(4,797	)		(4,797	)
Comprehensive income:													$	64,932
Exercise of stock options			273		2		1,435							1,437
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options							55							55
Stock-based compensation							2,013							2,013
Balance, June 30, 2009			61,872	$	495	$	144,493	$	921,530	$	115		$	1,066,633

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

					Nine months ended June 30,
					2010			2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income				$	188,425		$	82,462
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
		Impairments and disposals of assets				10,033			4,520
		Depreciation and amortization				50,071			51,604
		IT project termination costs				—			16,521
		Foreign currency transaction loss				1,312			5,113
		Stock-based compensation				5,308			2,013
		Amortization of deferred charges				1,093			951
		Allowance for doubtful accounts				1,977			(366	)
		Inventory reserves				3,317			5,666
		Deferred income taxes				2,048			888
		Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options				(6,097	)		(55	)
		Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
			Accounts receivable			8,770			(11,129	)
			Inventories			6,445			(63,228	)
			Other assets			12,036			9,162
			Accounts payable			(21,358	)		(7,061	)
			Accrued expenses and other liabilities			7,335			(8,915	)
				Net cash provided by operating activities		270,715			88,146
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Purchase of property, plant and equipment					(40,358	)		(38,584	)
	Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments					2,000			—
	Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired					(11,875	)		(264	)
	Escrow refund, net of purchase price adjustments					—			14,460
				Net cash used in investing activities		(50,233	)		(24,388	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Principal payments under long-term debt agreements and capital leases					(42,992	)		(25,176	)
	Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility					—			95,000
	Principal payments under the Revolving Credit Facility					—			(155,000	)
	Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options					6,097			55
	Proceeds from stock options exercised					10,324			1,437
				Net cash used in financing activities		(26,571	)		(83,684	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents						(6,280	)		(437	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents						187,631			(20,363	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						106,001			90,180
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$	293,632		$	69,817

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

1. Basis of Presentation

        NBTY, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "we," "our," "us," "NBTY," or the "Company") is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. We market over 25,000 products under numerous owned and private-label brands, including Nature's Bounty®, Ester-C®, Solgar®, MET-Rx®, American Health®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, Flex-A-Min®, SISU®, Knox®, Sundown®, Rexall®, Pure Protein®, Body Fortress®, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, Natural Wealth®, Puritan's Pride®, Holland & Barrett®, GNC (UK)®, Physiologics®, Le Naturiste®, De Tuinen®, Julian Graves® and Vitamin World®.

        We have prepared these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information and on a basis that is consistent with the accounting principles applied in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 ("2009 Form 10-K"). In our opinion, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring items) necessary for a fair presentation of our results for the interim periods presented. These financial statements do not include all information or disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our 2009 Form 10-K. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for a full year.

Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These judgments can be subjective and complex, and consequently actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our most significant estimates include: sales returns and other allowances; inventory valuation and obsolescence; valuation and recoverability of long-lived assets, including goodwill; income taxes; and accruals for the outcome of current litigation.

Accounts Receivable Reserves

        Accounts receivable were net of the following reserves:

	June 30, 2010		September 30, 2009
Allowance for sales returns	$	9,043	$	11,707
Promotional program incentive allowance		63,269		49,071
Allowance for doubtful accounts		5,709		3,723
	$	78,021	$	64,501

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

1. Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Net Income Per Share

        Basic net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010, diluted net income per share includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and restricted stock units which resulted in a dilutive effect of 761 and 1,073 shares, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, diluted net income per share includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options which resulted in a dilutive effect of 1,468 and 1,459 shares, respectively. There were 291 and 198 outstanding stock options for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, that were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per share since they would have been anti-dilutive. There were 910 and 871 outstanding stock options for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, that were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per share since they would have been anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Developments

        In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance requiring an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise's variable interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as one with the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impacts the entity's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest. This guidance will become effective for us October 1, 2010. We anticipate that the adoption of this guidance will not have any impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations because we currently do not have any variable interest entities.

2. Subsequent Event

        On July 15, 2010, we announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of NBTY for $55.00 per share in cash. We filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2010, in connection with the proposed transaction.

        The board of directors of NBTY has unanimously approved the merger agreement and recommended that NBTY's stockholders adopt the agreement with Carlyle. A special meeting of NBTY's stockholders will be held as soon as practicable after the preparation and filing of a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and subsequent mailing to shareholders. The mailing of the proxy statement is expected to take place following the expiration of the 35 calendar day period following the date of the merger agreement, during the course of which NBTY is permitted to solicit alternative proposals from third parties. The transaction is expected to close by December 31, 2010.

        Completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing, including approval of NBTY's stockholders and regulatory approvals, but is not subject to any condition with regard to the financing of the transaction. The transaction has fully committed financing, consisting of a combination of equity contributed by Carlyle and external debt financing.

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

3. Acquisitions

Ultimate BioPharma

        On May 14, 2010, our subsidiary, NBTY Global Hong Kong Limited, acquired Ultimate Biopharma (Zhongsham) Corporation ("Ultimate"), a Chinese-foreign joint venture limited company which manufactures softgel capsules for approximately $8,800 plus an adjustment for collected accounts receivable and other working capital components for a total purchase price of approximately $14,465. The preliminary allocation of net assets acquired consisted of accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment and goodwill. Since we acquired the equity of Ultimate, the goodwill associated with this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. The allocation of net assets acquired is based on preliminary estimates which we expect will be finalized by September 2010.

        Proforma financial information related to Ultimate is not provided as its impact was not material to our consolidated financial statements.

4. Inventories

        The components of inventories were as follows:

	June 30, 2010			September 30, 2009
Raw materials	$	150,986		$	166,447
Work-in-process		21,112			26,447
Finished goods		497,621			489,737
Valuation and obsolescence reserves		(27,414	)		(24,097	)
	$	642,305		$	658,534

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

        The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2010, were as follows:

	Wholesale/ US Nutrition		North American Retail			European Retail			Direct Response/ E-Commerce		Consolidated
Balance at October 1, 2009:
Goodwill	$	180,276	$	7,686		$	142,718		$	16,105	$	346,785
Accumulated impairment losses		—		(7,686	)		—			—		(7,686	)
		180,276		—			142,718			16,105		339,099
Foreign currency translation		114		—			(9,918	)		—		(9,804	)
Acquisitions		2,957		—			553			—		3,510
Balance at June 30, 2010:
Goodwill		183,347		7,686			133,353			16,105		340,491
Accumulated impairment losses		—		(7,686	)		—			—		(7,686	)
	$	183,347	$	—		$	133,353		$	16,105	$	332,805

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Continued)

Intangible Assets

        The carrying amounts of intangible assets as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were as follows:

		June 30, 2010				September 30, 2009
		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Amortization period (years)
Definite lived intangible assets:
Brands		$	97,798	$	29,808	$	98,093	$	26,201	20
Customer lists			64,918		46,475		64,948		43,667	2 - 15
Private label and customer relationships			118,516		18,710		122,822		14,374	10 - 20
Trademarks and licenses			16,276		7,370		17,844		7,417	2 - 20
Covenants not to compete			3,544		3,388		3,540		3,249	3 - 5
Land use right			1,468		—		—		—	40
			302,520		105,751		307,247		94,908
Indefinite lived intangible asset:
Trademark			1,800		—		1,800		—
	Total intangible assets	$	304,320	$	105,751	$	309,047	$	94,908

        In June 2010, we recorded an impairment charge of $3,533 ($2,429, net of taxes) related to a private label customer contract, renewal of which is no longer probable.

        The increase in intangible assets for the land use right relates to our acquisition in China and is based on a preliminary allocation of the purchase price.

        Aggregate amortization expense of other intangible assets included in the consolidated statements of income under the caption "selling, general and administrative" expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $3,975 and $4,018, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $11,962 and $12,042, respectively.

        Assuming no changes in our definite lived intangible assets, estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

For the fiscal year ending September 30,
	2010	$	15,823
	2011	$	15,781
	2012	$	15,650
	2013	$	15,552
	2014	$	15,040

6. IT Project Termination Costs

        During fiscal 2009, management terminated certain information technology projects relating to the Direct Response/E-Commerce, North American and European Retail segments that were determined

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

6. IT Project Termination Costs (Continued)

to be ineffective and uneconomical. Previously capitalized software configuration, coding and other related costs of $10,127 and $18,774 were written off for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

7. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

        The components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities were as follows:

	June 30, 2010		September 30, 2009
Accrued compensation and related taxes	$	37,143	$	38,945
Accrued purchases		20,072		17,664
Income taxes payable		5,668		16,700
Other		91,237		83,425
	$	154,120	$	156,734

8. Long-Term Debt

        The components of long-term debt were as follows:

			June 30, 2010		September 30, 2009
Credit Agreement:
	$300 million, five-year Term Loan		$	228,171	$	270,000
Senior Subordinated Notes				188,974		188,856
Multi-currency Term Loan				14,362		15,336
Mortgage and Capital Leases				1,114		2,330
				432,621		476,522
		Less: current portion		70,791		38,893
		Total	$	361,830	$	437,629

        Principal payments on the Term Loan during the first nine months of the year included $20,000 in voluntary prepayments.

9. Litigation Summary

        On May 11, 2010, a putative class-action, captioned John F. Hutchins v. NBTY, Inc., et al, was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, against the Company and certain officers, claiming that the defendants made allegedly false material statements, or concealed allegedly adverse material facts, for the purpose of causing members of the class to purchase NBTY stock at allegedly artificially inflated prices. To date, there has been no activity since the filing of the complaint. The Company believes the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. At this time, however, no determination can be made as to the ultimate outcome of the litigation or the amount of liability, if any, on the part of any of the defendants.

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

9. Litigation Summary (Continued)

        On July 22, 2010, a putative class-action, captioned Philip Gottlieb v. NBTY, Inc., et al, was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, against the Company, the members of its board of directors, The Carlyle Group and certain Carlyle-related entities (The Carlyle Group and the Carlyle-related entities, collectively "Carlyle"), challenging the Board of Directors' decision to sell the Company to Carlyle for the price of $55.00 per share. The complaint alleges that this price per share does not represent fair value for the Company and seeks to enjoin the anticipated sale and to invalidate certain related transactions. The Company believes the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. The Company cannot presently predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation or the amount of liability, if any, on the part of any of the defendants.

Prohormone Products

        In March 2004, a putative class-action lawsuit, captioned Jerry Beidler v. MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc, was filed in New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer County, against MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc. ("Met-Rx"), a subsidiary of the Company, claiming that the advertising and marketing of certain prohormone supplements were false and misleading and that plaintiff and the putative class of New Jersey purchasers of these products were entitled to damages and injunctive relief. Because these allegations were virtually identical to allegations made in a putative nationwide class-action previously filed against Met-Rx in California (in an action styled Eric Ayala v. MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc. et. al.), we moved in 2004 to dismiss or stay the New Jersey action pending the outcome of the California action. The motion was granted, and the New Jersey action is stayed at this time. The California action against Met-Rx was dismissed in 2009.

Nutrition Bars

        Our subsidiary, Rexall Sundown, Inc. ("Rexall"), and certain of its subsidiaries, are defendants in a class-action lawsuit, captioned Jamie Pesek, et al. v. Rexall Sundown, Inc., et al., brought in California Superior Court, County of San Francisco in 2002 on behalf of all California consumers who bought various nutrition bars. Plaintiffs allege misbranding of nutrition bars and violations of California unfair competition statutes, misleading advertising and other similar causes of action. Plaintiffs seek restitution, legal fees and injunctive relief. We have defended this action vigorously. Since December 2007, with Rexall's and the other defendants' renewed motion for judgment on the pleadings pending, the Court has stayed the case for all purposes, pending rulings on relevant cases before the California Supreme Court. Although the California Supreme Court has resolved some of those cases, others remain pending as of this date. Accordingly, the case remains stayed. The Court held a case-management conference ("CMC") on August 5, 2009. At that time, the parties requested, and the Court agreed, to keep the stay in place for at least another nine months. The Court scheduled a subsequent CMC for February 25, 2010, but canceled that conference upon being informed by the parties that the California Supreme Court had not yet acted. The Court set another CMC for May 21, 2010, and instructed the parties to report back before that date as to the status of the cases before the California Supreme Court. By agreement of the parties, the May 21, 2010 CMC has been continued for nine months. The California Supreme Court still has not resolved the outstanding issues pending before it. Based upon the information currently available, no determination can be made at this time as to the final outcome of this case, nor can its materiality be accurately ascertained.

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

9. Litigation Summary (Continued)

Claims in the Ordinary Course

        In addition to the foregoing, other regulatory inquiries, claims, suits and complaints (including product liability, intellectual property and California Proposition 65 claims) arise in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that such other inquiries, claims, suits and complaints would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations, if adversely determined against us.

10. Income Taxes

        Our provision for income taxes is impacted by a number of factors, including federal taxes, our international tax structure, state tax rates in the jurisdictions where we conduct business, and our ability to utilize state tax credits that expire between 2013 and 2016. Therefore, our overall effective income tax rate could vary as a result of these factors.

        The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was 31.2% and 35.5%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was 33.7% and 35.5%, respectively. The effective income tax rate was lower for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period primarily due to the impact of a UK restructuring completed during June 2010 which allows us to utilize certain tax benefits that were previously reserved and the partial release of a valuation allowance on state tax credits in the current year.

        We accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. This methodology is consistent with previous periods. At June 30, 2010, we had $1,372 and $439 accrued for the potential payment of interest and penalties, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, we were subject to U.S. Federal Income Tax examinations for the tax years 2007-2009, and to non-U.S. examinations for the tax years of 2004-2009. In addition, we are generally subject to state and local examinations for fiscal years 2006-2009.

        At June 30, 2010, we had a liability of $8,711 for unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of $5,931 on income tax expense and the effective income tax rate. We do not believe that the amount will change significantly in the next 12 months. At this time, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments in individual years beyond 12 months due to uncertainties in the timing of tax audit outcomes.

11. Stock-based Compensation

        On December 23, 2009, the Company granted 287 stock options to directors and certain employees under the 2008 and 2000 Stock Option Plans. These stock options were granted with an exercise price of $43.88, the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The vesting period for these options is over four years, in three equal increments on each of the second, third and fourth anniversary of the date of grant, except those granted to Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer, the vesting of which will accelerate if he retires after the second anniversary of the date of grant. All stock options granted expire ten years from the date of grant.

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11. Stock-based Compensation (Continued)

        The weighted average fair value per share of the options granted was $22.13. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the options granted in December 2009:

Risk-free rate(1)	2.9	%
Expected term(2)	6.4
Expected volatility(3)	48.0	%
Expected dividend yield	0.0	%

(1)

The risk-free rate is based upon the rate on a zero coupon U.S. Treasury bill, for the expected term of the option, in effect at the time of grant.

(2)

The expected term of the option is based on historical employee exercise behavior, the vesting terms of the respective option and a contractual life of ten years.

(3)

Expected volatility is primarily based on the daily historical volatility of our stock price, over a period similar to the expected term of the option.

        On December 23, 2009, the Company also granted 21 restricted stock units to directors and certain executives under the 2009 Equity Awards Plan. The closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant was $43.88. These restricted stock units vest over four years, in three equal increments on each of the second, third and fourth anniversary of the date of grant, except those granted to Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer, the vesting of which will accelerate if he retires after the second anniversary of the date of grant.

12. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

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Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2—Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

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Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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12. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Interest Rate Swaps

        To manage the potential risk arising from changing interest rates and their impact on long-term debt, our policy is to maintain a combination of available fixed and variable rate financial instruments. In fiscal 2008, we entered into two interest rate swap contracts to hedge the variability of future interest relating to a portion of the interest payments on our Term Loan. Each swap contract has a notional amount of $100 million. One swap contract has a fixed interest rate, before bank margin, of 3.88% for a two-year term and the other swap contract has a fixed interest rate, before bank margin, of 4.195% for a three-year term. Under the terms of the swap contracts, variable interest payments for a portion of our Term Loan are swapped for fixed interest payments.

        We have formally documented the relationship between the interest rate swap contracts and the Term Loan, as well as our risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transactions. This process includes linking the derivative that was designated as a cash flow hedge to the specific liability on the balance sheet. We record the change in the fair value of the swap contracts through Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI"), net of income tax. Since we expect these hedging relationships to be highly effective, both at inception of the hedges and on an ongoing basis, they are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value attributable to the hedged risk during the period that the hedges are designated. We have determined that there will be no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationships since the hedged forecasted interest payments are based on the same notional amount, have the same reset dates, and are based on the same benchmark interest rate designated under the variable rate Term Loan. We assess, at the inception of the hedges and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in the hedging transaction are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged item. The change in the fair value of the swap contracts for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 recorded through OCI, net of income tax was $2,095. At June 30, 2010, the swap contracts liability was $6,769. Of this amount, $1,664 is included in other current liabilities and $5,105 is included in other liabilities. At September 30, 2009, the swap contracts liability, included in other liabilities, was $10,181. The fair value of the swap contracts were valued using observable current market information such as the prevailing LIBOR interest rate and LIBOR yield curve rates (Level 2).

7¹/8% Senior Subordinated Notes

        The face value of the 7¹/8% Senior Subordinated Notes at June 30, 2010, was $190,000. The fair value of the 7¹/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, based on then quoted market prices (Level 1), approximated its carrying value at June 30, 2010.

13. Business and Credit Concentration

Financial Instruments

        Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents (the amounts of which, at times, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits on insurable amounts), investments and trade accounts receivable. We mitigate our risk by investing in or through major financial institutions.

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13. Business and Credit Concentration (Continued)

Customers

        We perform on-going credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon payment history and the customers' current creditworthiness, as determined by review of their current credit information. Customers' account activity is continuously monitored. As a result of this review process, we record bad debt expense, which is based upon historical experience as well as specific customer collection issues that have been identified, to adjust the carrying amount of the related receivable to its estimated realizable value. While such bad debt expenses historically have been within expectations and the allowances established, if the financial condition of one or more of our customers were to deteriorate, additional bad debt provisions may be required.

        The following customers accounted for the following percentages of net sales for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively:

	Wholesale/US Nutrition Segment Net Sales Three months ended June 30,						Total Consolidated Net Sales Three months ended June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Customer A		24	%		29	%		15	%		18	%
Customer C		10	%		7	%		6	%		4	%

	Wholesale/US Nutrition Segment Net Sales Nine months ended June 30,						Total Consolidated Net Sales Nine months ended June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Customer A		27	%		30	%		17	%		18	%

        The loss of these customers, or any other major customer, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations if we were unable to replace that customer.

        The following individual customers accounted for 10% or more of the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's gross accounts receivable as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively:

	June 30, 2010			September 30, 2009
Customer A		17	%		25	%
Customer B		8	%		9	%
Customer C		12	%		11	%

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(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

14. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

		Nine months ended June 30,
		2010			2009
Non-cash investing and financing information:
Property, plant and equipment additions included in accounts payable		$	1,349		$	4,275
Acquisitions accounted for under the purchase method:
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	15,228		$	264
	Liabilities assumed		(211	)		—
	Less: Payable to seller		(2,456	)		—
	Less: Cash acquired		(686	)		—
	Net cash paid	$	11,875		$	264

15. Segment Information

        We are organized by sales segments on a worldwide basis. We evaluate performance based on a number of factors; however, the primary measures of performance are the net sales, gross profit and income or loss from operations (prior to corporate allocations) of each segment, as these are the key performance indicators that we review. Operating income or loss for each segment does not include the impact of any intercompany transfer pricing mark-up, corporate general and administrative expenses, interest expense and other miscellaneous income/expense items. Corporate general and administrative expenses include, but are not limited to: human resources, legal, finance, and various other corporate level activity related expenses. Such unallocated expenses remain within the Corporate segment.

        All our products fall into one or more of these four segments:

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Wholesale/US Nutrition—This segment is comprised of several divisions, each targeting specific market groups, which include wholesalers, distributors, food, drug and mass merchandisers, pharmacies, health food stores, bulk and international customers.

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North American Retail—This segment generates revenue through its 451 owned and operated Vitamin World stores selling proprietary brand and third-party products, and through its Canadian operation of 83 owned and operated Le Naturiste stores.

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European Retail—This segment generates revenue through its 586 Holland & Barrett stores, 296 Julian Graves stores and 43 GNC stores in the UK, 88 DeTuinen stores in the Netherlands and 29 Nature's Way stores in Ireland. In addition, Holland & Barrett has 8 franchise locations in South Africa, Singapore and Malta. This revenue consists of sales of proprietary brand and third-party products, as well as franchise fees.

•

Direct Response/E-Commerce—This segment generates revenue through the sale of proprietary brand and third-party products primarily through mail order catalog and the internet. Catalogs are strategically mailed to customers who order by mail, internet, or by phone.

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15. Segment Information (Continued)

        The following table represents key financial information of our business segments:

		Wholesale / US Nutrition		North American Retail			European Retail		Direct Response/ E-Commerce		Corporate/ Manufacturing			Consolidated
Three months ended June 30, 2010:
	Net sales	$	434,592	$	52,543		$	152,051	$	56,670	$	—		$	695,856
	Income (loss) from operations		82,537		3,955			20,401		15,440		(18,953	)		103,380
	Depreciation and amortization		3,642		613			3,316		1,143		7,598			16,312
	Capital expenditures		236		1,046			11,454		—		3,185			15,921
Three months ended June 30, 2009:
	Net sales	$	396,162	$	51,223		$	151,293	$	53,029	$	—		$	651,707
	Income (loss) from operations		61,905		(2,274	)		14,070		18,166		(15,715	)		76,152
	Depreciation and amortization		3,681		758			3,634		1,245		7,486			16,804
	Capital expenditures		94		268			819		—		4,819			6,000
Nine months ended June 30, 2010:
	Net sales	$	1,332,280	$	158,770		$	487,059	$	174,058	$	—		$	2,152,167
	Income (loss) from operations		224,229		6,479			80,924		49,841		(56,901	)		304,572
	Depreciation and amortization		10,973		1,944			10,400		3,555		23,199			50,071
	Capital expenditures		1,322		2,140			24,835		36		12,025			40,358
Nine months ended June 30, 2009:
	Net sales	$	1,152,930	$	151,577		$	441,757	$	161,549	$	—		$	1,907,813
	Income (loss) from operations		110,968		(4,160	)		60,559		38,119		(48,899	)		156,587
	Depreciation and amortization		10,991		2,255			10,598		3,777		23,983			51,604
	Capital expenditures		725		2,786			9,844		4,162		21,067			38,584

Net sales by location of customer:

	Three months ended June 30,				Nine months ended June 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
United States	$	474,814	$	436,059	$	1,434,952	$	1,292,914
United Kingdom		146,952		147,510		465,474		422,495
Canada		20,796		20,624		75,280		62,548
Holland		14,817		13,537		49,678		40,923
Ireland		5,938		5,333		18,241		15,211
Other foreign countries		32,539		28,644		108,542		73,722
	$	695,856	$	651,707	$	2,152,167	$	1,907,813

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(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

15. Segment Information (Continued)

Total assets by segment:

	June 30, 2010		September 30, 2009
Wholesale/US Nutrition	$	906,389	$	915,783
North American Retail		31,311		28,334
European Retail		410,352		403,657
Direct Response/E-Commerce		54,354		54,348
Corporate/Manufacturing		677,384		558,099
	$	2,079,790	$	1,960,221

        Approximately 29% of our net sales during the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, principally the British pound sterling, the euro and the Canadian dollar. A significant weakening of such currencies versus the U.S. dollar could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

        Foreign subsidiaries accounted for the following percentages of total assets and total liabilities:

	June 30, 2010			September 30, 2009
Total Assets		26	%		26	%
Total Liabilities		14	%		13	%

16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes

        The 7¹/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 are guaranteed by our domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries. These guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The following condensed consolidating financial information presents:

1.

Condensed consolidating financial statements as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 of (a) NBTY, Inc., the parent and issuer, (b) the guarantor subsidiaries, (c) the non-guarantor subsidiaries and (d) the Company on a consolidated basis; and



2.

Elimination entries necessary to consolidate NBTY, Inc., the parent, with guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

        The condensed consolidating financial statements are presented using the equity method of accounting for investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries. Under this method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for our share of the subsidiaries' cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and other notes related thereto.

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16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2010

				Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	202,446		$	—	$	91,186		$	—		$	293,632
	Accounts receivable, net				—			124,553		21,680			—			146,233
	Intercompany				—			364,453		741,242			(1,105,695	)		—
	Inventories				—			520,779		121,526			—			642,305
	Deferred income taxes				—			24,140		3,772			—			27,912
	Other current assets				—			7,957		43,412			—			51,369
			Total current assets		202,446			1,041,882		1,022,818			(1,105,695	)		1,161,451
Property, plant and equipment, net					35,068			231,246		101,347			—			367,661
Goodwill					—			197,701		135,104			—			332,805
Other intangible assets, net					—			174,735		23,834			—			198,569
Other assets					—			19,251		53			—			19,304
Intercompany loan receivable					320,348			40,735		—			(361,083	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries					2,309,863					—			(2,309,863	)		—
		Total assets		$	2,867,725		$	1,705,550	$	1,283,156		$	(3,776,641	)	$	2,079,790
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt			$	55,899		$	—	$	14,892		$	—		$	70,791
	Accounts payable				—			64,997		40,740			—			105,737
	Intercompany				1,105,695			—		—			(1,105,695	)		—
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities				—			118,515		35,605			—			154,120
			Total current liabilities		1,161,594			183,512		91,237			(1,105,695	)		330,648
Intercompany loan payable					—					361,083			(361,083	)		—
Long-term debt, net of current portion					338,776			—		23,054			—			361,830
Deferred income taxes					37,561			—		2,637			—			40,198
Other liabilities					16,586			2,757		14,563			—			33,906
			Total liabilities		1,554,517			186,269		492,574			(1,466,778	)		766,582
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
	Common stock				507			—		—			—			507
	Capital in excess of par				167,602			352,019		301,270			(653,289	)		167,602
	Retained earnings				1,173,222			1,167,262		501,846			(1,669,108	)		1,173,222
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(28,123	)		—		(12,534	)		12,534			(28,123	)
			Total stockholders' equity		1,313,208			1,519,281		790,582			(2,309,863	)		1,313,208
			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,867,725		$	1,705,550	$	1,283,156		$	(3,776,641	)	$	2,079,790

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16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2009

				Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	46,169		$	—	$	59,832		$	—		$	106,001
	Accounts receivable, net				—			132,762		23,101			—			155,863
	Intercompany				—			141,489		744,496			(885,985	)		—
	Inventories				—			530,218		128,316			—			658,534
	Deferred income taxes				—			24,124		4,030			—			28,154
	Other current assets				—			20,910		29,089			—			49,999
			Total current assets		46,169			849,503		988,864			(885,985	)		998,551
Property, plant and equipment, net					39,246			245,415		89,156			—			373,817
Goodwill					—			197,701		141,398			—			339,099
Other intangible assets, net					—			189,022		25,117			—			214,139
Other assets					—			21,403		13,212			—			34,615
Intercompany loan receivable					340,710			40,733		—			(381,443	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries					2,082,257			—		—			(2,082,257	)		—
		Total assets		$	2,508,382		$	1,543,777	$	1,257,747		$	(3,349,685	)	$	1,960,221
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt			$	38,138		$	115	$	640		$	—		$	38,893
	Accounts payable				—			90,835		37,650			—			128,485
	Intercompany				885,985			—		—			(885,985	)		—
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities				—			114,851		41,883			—			156,734
			Total current liabilities		924,123			205,801		80,173			(885,985	)		324,112
Intercompany loan payable					—			—		381,443			(381,443	)		—
Long-term debt, net of current portion					398,411			—		39,218			—			437,629
Deferred income taxes					35,959			—		463			—			36,422
Other liabilities					22,064			2,602		9,567			—			34,233
			Total liabilities		1,380,557			208,403		510,864			(1,267,428	)		832,396
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
	Common stock				495			—		—			—			495
	Capital in excess of par				145,885			352,019		301,269			(653,288	)		145,885
	Retained earnings				984,797			983,355		450,168			(1,433,523	)		984,797
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(3,352	)		—		(4,554	)		4,554			(3,352	)
			Total stockholders' equity		1,127,825			1,335,374		746,883			(2,082,257	)		1,127,825
			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,508,382		$	1,543,777	$	1,257,747		$	(3,349,685	)	$	1,960,221

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16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010

			Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales			$	—		$	518,175		$	194,966		$	(17,285	)	$	695,856
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales			—			294,826			85,814			(17,285	)		363,355
	Advertising, promotion and catalog			—			30,195			6,808						37,003
	Selling, general and administrative			18,954			90,634			82,530						192,118
				18,954			415,655			175,152			(17,285	)		592,476
Income from operations				(18,954	)		102,520			19,814			—			103,380
Other income (expense):
		Equity in income of subsidiaries		78,872			—			—			(78,872	)		—
		Intercompany interest		2,143			—			(2,143	)		—			—
		Interest		(7,096	)		—			(216	)		—			(7,312	)
		Miscellaneous, net		77			(464	)		455			—			68
				73,996			(464	)		(1,904	)		(78,872	)		(7,244	)
Income before provision for income taxes				55,042			102,056			17,910			(78,872	)		96,136
(Benefit)/ provision for income taxes				(11,140	)		35,720			5,373			—			29,953
Net income			$	66,182		$	66,336		$	12,537		$	(78,872	)	$	66,183

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16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009

			Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales			$	—		$	483,797	$	189,498		$	(21,588	)	$	651,707
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales			—			292,517		88,311			(21,588	)		359,240
	Advertising, promotion and catalog			—			17,804		5,766			—			23,570
	Selling, general and administrative			15,382			86,880		80,356			—			182,618
	IT project termination costs			—			4,299		5,828			—			10,127
				15,382			401,500		180,261			(21,588	)		575,555
Income from operations				(15,382	)		82,297		9,237			—			76,152
Other income (expense):
		Equity in income of subsidiaries		59,809			—		—			(59,809	)		—
		Intercompany interest		2,993			—		(2,993	)		—			—
		Interest		(8,078	)		—		(324	)		—			(8,402	)
		Miscellaneous, net		217			1,064		2,115			—			3,396
				54,941			1,064		(1,202	)		(59,809	)		(5,006	)
Income before provision for income taxes				39,559			83,361		8,035			(59,809	)		71,146
(Benefit)/ provision for income taxes				(6,358	)		29,176		2,411			—			25,229
Net income			$	45,917		$	54,185	$	5,624		$	(59,809	)	$	45,917

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010

			Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales			$	—		$	1,577,866	$	625,939		$	(51,638	)	$	2,152,167
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales			—			931,575		275,533			(51,638	)		1,155,470
	Advertising, promotion and catalog			—			97,784		18,898			—			116,682
	Selling, general and administrative			56,904			267,389		251,150			—			575,443
				56,904			1,296,748		545,581			(51,638	)		1,847,595
Income from operations				(56,904	)		281,118		80,358			—			304,572
Other income (expense):
		Equity in income of subsidiaries		235,585			—		—			(235,585	)		—
		Intercompany interest		6,502			—		(6,502	)		—			—
		Interest		(22,411	)		—		(573	)		—			(22,984	)
		Miscellaneous, net		254			1,816		543			—			2,613
				219,930			1,816		(6,532	)		(235,585	)		(20,371	)
Income before provision for income taxes				163,026			282,934		73,826			(235,585	)		284,201
(Benefit)/ provision for income taxes				(25,399	)		99,027		22,148			—			95,776
Net income			$	188,425		$	183,907	$	51,678		$	(235,585	)	$	188,425

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009

			Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales			$	—		$	1,414,913		$	553,222		$	(60,322	)	$	1,907,813
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales			—			906,352			245,356			(60,322	)		1,091,386
	Advertising, promotion and catalog			—			72,444			15,445			—			87,889
	Selling, general and administrative			47,790			271,455			233,932			—			553,177
	IT project termination costs			—			12,946			5,828			—			18,774
				47,790			1,263,197			500,561			(60,322	)		1,751,226
Income from operations				(47,790	)		151,716			52,661			—			156,587
Other income (expense):
		Equity in income of subsidiaries		122,441			—			—			(122,441	)		—
		Intercompany interest		15,603			—			(15,603	)		—			—
		Interest		(25,279	)		(2	)		(1,499	)		—			(26,780	)
		Miscellaneous, net		(255	)		(2,553	)		849			—			(1,959	)
				112,510			(2,555	)		(16,253	)		(122,441	)		(28,739	)
Income before provision for income taxes				64,720			149,161			36,408			(122,441	)		127,848
(Benefit)/ provision for income taxes				(17,742	)		52,206			10,922			—			45,386
Net income			$	82,462		$	96,955		$	25,486		$	(122,441	)	$	82,462

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010

					Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income				$	188,425		$	183,907		$	51,678		$	(235,585	)	$	188,425
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash & cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
		Equity in earnings of subsidiaries				(235,585	)		—			—			235,585			—
		Impairments and disposals of assets				—			9,418			615			—			10,033
		Depreciation and amortization				3,692			33,575			12,804			—			50,071
		Foreign currency transaction loss				2,158			—			(846	)		—			1,312
		Stock-based compensation				4,365			469			474			—			5,308
		Amortization of deferred charges				1,093			—			—			—			1,093
		Allowance for doubtful accounts				—			1,977			—			—			1,977
		Inventory reserves				—			3,317			—			—			3,317
		Deferred income taxes				—			2,082			(34	)		—			2,048
		Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options				(6,097	)		—			—			—			(6,097	)
		Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
			Accounts receivable			—			769			8,001			—			8,770
			Inventories			—			5,005			1,440			—			6,445
			Other assets			—			13,212			(1,176	)		—			12,036
			Accounts payable			—			(26,928	)		5,570			—			(21,358	)
			Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			5,458			1,877			—			7,335
				Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(41,949	)		232,261			80,403			—			270,715
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Intercompany accounts					222,903			(219,102	)		(3,801	)		—			—
	Purchase of property, plant and equipment					(819	)		(13,013	)		(26,526	)		—			(40,358	)
	Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments					2,000			—			—			—			2,000
	Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired					—			—			(11,875	)		—			(11,875	)
				Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		224,084			(232,115	)		(42,202	)		—			(50,233	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Principal payments under long-term debt agreements and capital leases					(42,279	)		(146	)		(567	)		—			(42,992	)
	Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options					6,097			—			—			—			6,097
	Proceeds from stock options exercised					10,324			—			—			—			10,324
				Net cash used in financing activities		(25,858	)		(146	)		(567	)		—			(26,571	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents						—			—			(6,280	)		—			(6,280	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents						156,277			—			31,354			—			187,631
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						46,169			—			59,832			—			106,001
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$	202,446		$	—		$	91,186		$	—		$	293,632

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NBTY, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of Senior Subordinated Notes (Continued)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009

					Parent Company			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income				$	82,462		$	96,955		$	25,486		$	(122,441	)	$	82,462
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash & cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
		Equity in earnings of subsidiaries				(122,441	)		—			—			122,441			—
		Impairments and disposals of assets				45			3,773			702			—			4,520
		Depreciation and amortization				3,693			35,215			12,696			—			51,604
		IT project termination costs				—			10,693			5,828			—			16,521
		Foreign currency transaction loss				4,194			789			130			—			5,113
		Stock-based compensation				1,837			29			147			—			2,013
		Amortization of deferred charges				951			—			—			—			951
		Allowance for doubtful accounts				—			(770	)		404			—			(366	)
		Inventory reserves				—			5,666			—			—			5,666
		Deferred income taxes				—			876			12			—			888
		Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options				(55	)		—			—			—			(55	)
		Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
			Accounts receivable			—			(10,980	)		(149	)		—			(11,129	)
			Inventories			—			(41,524	)		(21,704	)		—			(63,228	)
			Other assets			—			10,401			(1,239	)		—			9,162
			Accounts payable			—			(10,535	)		3,474			—			(7,061	)
			Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			3,623			(12,538	)		—			(8,915	)
				Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(29,314	)		104,211			13,249			—			88,146
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Intercompany accounts					62,939			(77,860	)		14,921			—			—
	Purchase of property, plant and equipment					(4,124	)		(24,730	)		(9,730	)		—			(38,584	)
	Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired					—			—			(264	)		—			(264	)
	Escrow refund, net of purchase price adjustments					11,904			—			2,556			—			14,460
				Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		70,719			(102,590	)		7,483			—			(24,388	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Principal payments under long-term debt agreements and capital leases					(23,119	)		(1,621	)		(436	)		—			(25,176	)
	Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility					95,000			—			—			—			95,000
	Principal payments under the Revolving Credit Facility					(155,000	)		—			—			—			(155,000	)
	Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options					55			—			—			—			55
	Proceeds from stock options exercised					1,437			—			—			—			1,437
				Net cash used in financing activities		(81,627	)		(1,621	)		(436	)		—			(83,684	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents						—			—			(437	)		—			(437	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents						(40,222	)		—			19,859			—			(20,363	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						49,662			—			40,518			—			90,180
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$	9,440		$	—		$	60,377		$	—		$	69,817

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NBTY, Inc.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of stores)

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this report, the words "subject to," "believe," "expect," "plan," "project," "estimate," "intend," "may," "should," "can," and "anticipate," and the negatives thereof, or variations thereof, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are inherently uncertain. Similarly, discussions of strategy, although believed to be reasonable, are also forward-looking statements and are inherently uncertain.

All forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Factors that may materially affect forward-looking statements include:

•

slow or negative growth in the nutritional supplement industry;

•

changes in worldwide general economic and political conditions, and in economic and political conditions in the markets in which we compete from time to time;

•

application of anti-trust or similar merger control laws in any jurisdiction, which may limit our expansion plans;

•

our inability to retain customers of companies (or mailing lists) recently acquired;

•

increased competition;

•

increased costs;

•

loss or retirement of key members of our management;

•

increases in the cost of borrowings or unavailability of additional debt or equity capital, or both;

•

unavailability of, or inability to consummate, advantageous acquisitions in the future, including those that may be subject to bankruptcy court approval, or our inability to integrate acquisitions into the mainstream of our business;

•

interruption of business or negative impact on sales and earnings due to acts of God, acts of war, terrorism, bio-terrorism, civil unrest or disruption of mail service;

•

our inability to gain or hold market share of our wholesale or retail customers anywhere in the world;

•

our inability to obtain or renew insurance or to manage insurance costs;

•

our exposure to, and the expense of defending and resolving, product liability claims, intellectual property claims and other litigation;

•

our inability to implement our business strategy successfully;

•

our inability to manage our retail, wholesale, manufacturing or other operations efficiently;

•

consumer acceptance of our products due to adverse publicity regarding nutritional supplements;

•

our inability to renew leases for our retail locations;

•

the inability of our retail stores to attain or maintain profitability;

•

the absence of clinical trials for many of our products;

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•

sales and earnings volatility or trends for us and our market segments;

•

the efficacy of our internet and on-line sales and marketing strategies;

•

fluctuations in foreign currencies, including the British pound sterling, the euro, the Canadian dollar and the Chinese yuan;

•

controls on sales to, or purchases from, foreign countries or certain persons;

•

our inability to secure favorable new sites for, and delays in opening, new retail and manufacturing locations;

•

introduction of, and compliance with, new federal, state, local or foreign legislation or regulation, or adverse determinations by regulators anywhere in the world (including the banning of products) and, more particularly, Good Manufacturing Practices in the United States and the Food Supplements Directive and Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive in Europe;

•

the mix of our products and the profit margins thereon;

•

the availability and pricing of raw materials;

•

adverse effects on us of increased energy prices and potentially reduced traffic flow to our retail locations;

•

adverse tax determinations;

•

our inability to comply with, or adverse consequences stemming from, new government regulation or enforcement policies;

•

the loss of a significant customer;

•

risk factors discussed elsewhere in this report; and

•

other factors beyond our control.

Consequently, readers should regard these forward-looking statements solely as our current plans, estimates and beliefs. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by law, we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update, republish or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events.

We obtained industry data used throughout this report from industry publications and internal company estimates. While we believe this information to be reliable, we have not independently verified, and cannot guarantee, its accuracy.

The following discussion should also be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere herein and with our 2009 Form 10-K.

Overview

        NBTY, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "NBTY," "we," or "us") is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and retailer of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. We market approximately 25,000 products under numerous owned and private-label brands, including Nature's Bounty®, Ester-C®, Solgar®, MET-Rx®, American Health®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, Flex-A-Min®, SISU®, Knox®, Sundown®, Rexall®, Pure Protein®, Body Fortress®, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, Natural Wealth®, Puritan's Pride®, Holland & Barrett®, GNC (UK)®, Physiologics®, Le Naturiste®, De Tuinen®,

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Julian Graves® and Vitamin World®. Our vertical integration includes purchasing raw materials and formulating and manufacturing products, which we then market through the following four channels of distribution:

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Wholesale/US Nutrition operations—distributes products under various US Nutrition brand names and third party private labels, each targeting specific market groups that include mass market retailers, supermarkets, club stores, drugstore chains, pharmacies, health and natural food stores, healthcare practitioners, wholesalers, distributors and international customers;

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North American Retail operations—includes 451 Vitamin World stores in the United States and 83 Le Naturiste stores operating in Canada, each selling branded and third-party products;

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European Retail operations—includes 586 Holland & Barrett stores in Europe and 8 franchise Holland & Barrett stores in South Africa, Singapore and Malta (which we include in this segment); 296 Julian Graves stores and 43 GNC (UK) stores in the United Kingdom ("UK"); 88 De Tuinen stores (including 16 franchise locations) in the Netherlands; and 29 Nature's Way stores in Ireland, each selling branded and third-party products; and

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Direct Response/E-Commerce operations—includes the sale of branded and third-party products primarily through mail order catalogs and the internet.

Subsequent Event

        On July 15, 2010, we announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of NBTY for $55.00 per share in cash. We filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2010, in connection with the proposed transaction.

        The board of directors of NBTY has unanimously approved the merger agreement and recommended that NBTY's stockholders adopt the agreement with Carlyle. A special meeting of NBTY's stockholders will be held as soon as practicable after the preparation and filing of a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and subsequent mailing to shareholders. The mailing of the proxy statement is expected to take place following the expiration of the 35 calendar day period following the date of the merger agreement, during the course of which NBTY is permitted to solicit alternative proposals from third parties. The transaction is expected to close by December 31, 2010.

        Completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing, including approval of NBTY's stockholders and regulatory approvals, but is not subject to any condition with regard to the financing of the transaction. The transaction has fully committed financing, consisting of a combination of equity contributed by Carlyle and external debt financing.

Results of Operations

        The timing of acquisitions and the changing mix of our businesses may affect the comparability of results from one period to another.

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009:

Net Sales

        Net sales by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

		Net Sales by Segment Three months ended June 30,
		2010					2009					Comparison 2010 vs. 2009
Segment		Net Sales		% of total			Net Sales		% of total			$ change		% change
Wholesale/US Nutrition		$	434,592		62.4	%	$	396,162		60.8	%	$	38,430		9.7	%
North American Retail			52,543		7.6	%		51,223		7.9	%		1,320		2.6	%
European Retail			152,051		21.9	%		151,293		23.2	%		758		0.5	%
Direct Response/E-Commerce			56,670		8.1	%		53,029		8.1	%		3,641		6.9	%
	Net sales	$	695,856		100.0	%	$	651,707		100.0	%	$	44,149		6.8	%

Wholesale/US Nutrition

        Net sales for the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment increased $38,430 or 9.7% to $434,592 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was attributable to the following:

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Net sales from our major brands increased $13,381. Some of the major brands in this segment include Nature's Bounty®, Solgar®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, Sundown® and Ester-C®.

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Net sales from our sports nutrition brands (such as WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, Pure Protein® and Met-Rx®) increased $12,801.

•

Higher net sales of domestic private label products, which increased $6,184. This increase is attributable to higher sales volume.

•

Wholesale net sales to international customers increased $5,050.

        We continue to adjust shelf space allocation among our wholesale brands to provide the best overall product mix and to respond to changing market conditions. These efforts have helped to strengthen US Nutrition's position in the mass marketplace. Wholesale/US Nutrition continues to leverage valuable consumer sales information obtained from our Vitamin World retail stores and Puritan's Pride Direct Response/E-Commerce operations in order to provide its mass-market customers with data and analyses to drive mass market sales.

        We use targeted promotions to grow overall net sales. Promotional programs and rebates as a percentage of sales were 11.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 9.8% for the prior comparable period. We expect promotional programs and rebates as a percentage of sales to fluctuate on a quarterly basis.

        Product returns were $5,700 or 1.1% of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $7,982 or 1.8% of sales for the prior comparable period. We expect returns relating to normal operations to trend between 1% to 2% of Wholesale/US Nutrition sales in future quarters.

        One customer represented 24% and 29% of the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. It also represented 15% and 18% of consolidated net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The loss of this customer, or any other major customer, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations if we were unable to replace that customer.

North American Retail

        Net sales for this segment increased $1,320 or 2.6% to $52,543 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Sales for stores open more than one year (same store sales) increased 1.6%, representing $811 of the overall increase.

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        The following is a summary of North American Retail store activity for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

		Three months ended June 30,
North American Retail stores:		2010			2009
Vitamin World
	Open at beginning of the period		446			444
	Opened during the period		5			1
	Closed during the period		—			(3	)
	Open at end of the period		451			442
Le Naturiste
	Open at beginning of the period		85			87
	Opened during the period		—			—
	Closed during the period		(2	)		(1	)
	Open at end of the period		83			86
Total North American Retail
	Open at beginning of the period		531			531
	Opened during the period		5			1
	Closed during the period		(2	)		(4	)
	Open at end of the period		534			528

        We anticipate opening up to 10 additional Vitamin World stores during the remainder of this fiscal year. We also continually evaluate when and whether to close underperforming retail stores in this segment.

European Retail

        Net sales for this segment increased $758 or 0.5% to $152,051 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. In local currency, same store sales increased 1.2% and total net sales increased 4.8% from the prior like period.

        The following is a summary of European Retail store activity for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

	Three months ended June 30,
European Retail stores:	2010			2009
Company-owned stores
Open at beginning of the period		1,020			984
Opened during the period		10			9
Acquired during the period		—			—
Closed during the period		(4	)		(1	)
Open at end of the period		1,026			992
Franchised stores
Open at beginning of the period		32			27
Opened during the period		—			2
Closed/sold during the period		(8	)		—
Open at end of the period		24			29
Total company-owned and franchised stores
Open at beginning of the period		1,052			1,011
Opened during the period		10			11
Acquired during the period		—			—
Closed/sold during the period		(12	)		(1	)
Open at end of the period		1,050			1,021

        We anticipate opening approximately 22 additional stores during the remainder of this fiscal year. We also continually evaluate when and whether to close underperforming retail stores.

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Direct Response/E-Commerce

        Direct Response/E-Commerce net sales increased $3,641 or 6.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period. The total number of orders increased approximately 8.1% and the average order size decreased approximately 2.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 2009. We are a leader in the U.S. direct response nutritional supplement industry and continue to increase the number of products available through our catalogs and websites.

        This segment continues to vary its promotional strategy throughout the fiscal year. Historical results reflect this pattern and therefore this segment should be viewed on an annual, and not quarterly, basis.

Gross Profit

        Gross Profit by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period was as follows:

		Gross Profit by Segment Three months ended June 30,
		2010					2009					Comparison 2010 vs. 2009
				% of sales					% of sales
Segment		Gross Profit					Gross Profit					$ change		% change
Wholesale/US Nutrition		$	167,998		38.7	%	$	131,587		33.2	%	$	36,411		27.7	%
North American Retail			35,216		67.0	%		34,493		67.3	%		723		2.1	%
European Retail			93,796		61.7	%		92,698		61.3	%		1,098		1.2	%
Direct Response/E-Commerce			35,491		62.6	%		33,689		63.5	%		1,802		5.3	%
	Gross Profit	$	332,501		47.8	%	$	292,467		44.9	%	$	40,034		13.7	%

        The Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's gross profit percentage increased to 38.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 33.2% for the prior comparable period. The improved gross profit percentage reflects an increase in branded sales as a percentage of the total, which traditionally have higher margins than private label sales as well as efficiencies generated in manufacturing and supply chain management brought about by economies of scale.

        Due to competitive pressure in the private label business, we anticipate gross profit margins for our private label business will decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2010. This should adversely affect gross profits for our Wholesale/US Nutrition segment during this period. To address this issue, we have begun the process of initiating additional improvements in supply chain management. We are also increasing our focus on our branded product sales, which traditionally have higher gross profit margins.

        The increase in gross profit dollars across the other three segments is mainly attributable to sales increases, as the gross profit percentages remained relatively consistent with the prior comparable period.

Advertising, Promotion and Catalog Expenses

        Total advertising, promotion and catalog expenses by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

								Dollar Change			Percentage Change
		Three months ended June 30,
								2010 vs. 2009			2010 vs. 2009
		2010			2009
Wholesale / US Nutrition		$	26,916		$	15,054		$	11,862			79	%
North American Retail			985			869			116			13	%
European Retail			3,814			3,644			170			5	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce			5,252			3,919			1,333			34	%
Corporate			36			84			(48	)		(57	)%
	Total	$	37,003		$	23,570		$	13,433			57	%
	Percentage of net sales		5.3	%		3.6	%

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        The increase in the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's advertising, promotion and catalog expense is primarily the result of an increase in co-op advertising of $7,966 and television advertising campaigns for some of our major brands. The increase in the Direct Response/E-Commerce advertising relates to an increase in internet advertising of $1,161.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

        Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

								Dollar Change		Percentage Change
		Three months ended June 30,
								2010 vs. 2009		2010 vs. 2009
		2010			2009
Wholesale / US Nutrition		$	58,544		$	54,629		$	3,915		7	%
North American Retail			30,275			30,069			206		1	%
European Retail			69,582			69,156			426		1	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce			14,799			13,133			1,666		13	%
Corporate			18,918			15,631			3,287		21	%
	Total	$	192,118		$	182,618		$	9,500		5	%
	Percentage of net sales		27.6	%		28.0	%

        The increase in the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's SG&A for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period is due to a charge of $3,533 for the write-down of an intangible asset associated with a private label customer contract, renewal of which is no longer probable.

        The increase in the Direct Response/E-Commerce SG&A is mainly due to additional freight costs, including fuel surcharges.

        The Corporate segment SG&A increased $3,287 primarily due to additional payroll and payroll related costs and charitable donations.

IT Project Termination Costs

        During fiscal 2009, management terminated certain information technology projects relating to the Direct Response/E-Commerce, North American and European Retail segments that were determined to be ineffective and uneconomical. Previously capitalized software configuration, coding and other related costs of $10,127 were written off for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Interest Expense

        Interest expense decreased $1,090 due to lower principal balances outstanding on our Term Loan. The Term Loan balance was reduced by $49,329 to $228,171 at June 30, 2010 as compared to $277,500 at June 30, 2009.

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Miscellaneous, net

        The components of miscellaneous, net were as follows:

						Dollar Change
	Three months ended June 30,
						2010 vs. 2009
	2010			2009
Foreign exchange (losses) gains	$	(589	)	$	2,672	$	(3,261	)
Rental income		141			308		(167	)
Investment income		243			118		125
Other		273			298		(25	)
Total	$	68		$	3,396	$	(3,328	)

        Miscellaneous, net decreased primarily due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily with respect to the British pound sterling and Canadian dollar, which resulted in foreign exchange losses for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to gains in the prior comparable quarter.

Provision for Income Taxes

        Our provision for income taxes is impacted by a number of factors, including federal taxes, our international tax structure, state tax rates in the jurisdictions where we conduct business, and our ability to utilize state tax credits that expire between 2013 and 2016. Therefore, our overall effective income tax rate could vary as a result of these factors. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 was 31.2% and 35.5%, respectively. The effective income tax rate was lower for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period primarily due to the impact of a UK restructuring completed during June 2010 which allows us to utilize certain tax benefits that were previously reserved and the partial release of a valuation allowance on state tax credits in the current year. We expect our overall effective income tax rate will be approximately 34.2% for the full year ending September 30, 2010.

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009:

Net Sales

        Net sales by segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

		Net Sales by Segment Nine months ended June 30,
		2010					2009					Comparison 2010 vs. 2009
Segment		Net Sales		% of total			Net Sales		% of total			$ change		% change
Wholesale/US Nutrition		$	1,332,280		61.9	%	$	1,152,930		60.4	%	$	179,350		15.6	%
North American Retail			158,770		7.4	%		151,577		7.9	%		7,193		4.7	%
European Retail			487,059		22.6	%		441,757		23.2	%		45,302		10.3	%
Direct Response/E-Commerce			174,058		8.1	%		161,549		8.5	%		12,509		7.7	%
	Net sales	$	2,152,167		100.0	%	$	1,907,813		100.0	%	$	244,354		12.8	%

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Wholesale/US Nutrition

        Net sales for the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment increased $179,350 or 15.6% to $1,332,280 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was attributable to the following:

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Net sales from our major brands increased $68,897. Some of the major brands in this segment include Nature's Bounty®, Solgar®, Osteo Bi-Flex®, Sundown® and Ester-C®.

•

Net sales from our sports nutrition brands (such as WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition®, Pure Protein® and Met-Rx®) increased $29,303.

•

Higher net sales of domestic private label products, which increased $59,436. This increase is attributable to higher sales volume as well as a re-allocation of shelf space at a major customer.

•

Wholesale net sales to international customers increased $32,222.

•

Net sales from all other brands decreased $10,509 due primarily to a re-allocation of shelf space at a major customer.

        We continue to adjust shelf space allocation among our numerous wholesale brands to provide the best overall product mix and to respond to changing market conditions. These efforts have helped to strengthen US Nutrition's position in the mass marketplace. Wholesale/US Nutrition continues to leverage valuable consumer sales information obtained from our Vitamin World retail stores and Puritan's Pride Direct Response/E-Commerce operations in order to provide its mass-market customers with data and analyses to drive mass market sales.

        We use targeted promotions to grow overall net sales. Promotional programs and rebates as a percentage of sales were 11.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 9.6% for the prior comparable period. We expect promotional programs and rebates as a percentage of sales to fluctuate on a quarterly basis.

        Product returns were $16,387 or 1.1% of sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $26,306 or 2.0% of sales for the prior comparable period. The product returns for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 are mainly attributable to returns in the ordinary course of business. Product returns for the prior comparable period were higher than normal due to the reallocation of shelf space by customers of our US Nutrition brands and approximately $2,000 for bars primarily related to the recall of our Met-Rx® bars containing peanut butter. We expect returns relating to normal operations to trend between 1% to 2% of Wholesale/US Nutrition sales in future quarters.

        One customer represented 27% and 30% of the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. It also represented 17% and 18% of consolidated net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The loss of this customer, or any other major customer, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations if we were unable to replace that customer.

North American Retail

        Net sales for this segment increased $7,193 or 4.7% to $158,770 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010. Sales for stores open more than one year (same store sales) increased 3.7%, representing $5,487 of the overall increase.

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        The following is a summary of North American Retail store activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

		Nine months ended June 30,
North American Retail stores:		2010			2009
Vitamin World
	Open at beginning of the period		442			441
	Opened during the period		12			8
	Closed during the period		(3	)		(7	)
	Open at end of the period		451			442
Le Naturiste
	Open at beginning of the period		86			81
	Opened during the period		—			6
	Closed during the period		(3	)		(1	)
	Open at end of the period		83			86
Total North American Retail
	Open at beginning of the period		528			522
	Opened during the period		12			14
	Closed during the period		(6	)		(8	)
	Open at end of the period		534			528

        We anticipate opening up to 10 additional Vitamin World stores during the remainder of this fiscal year. We also continually evaluate when and whether to close underperforming retail stores in this segment.

European Retail

        Net sales for this segment increased $45,302 or 10.3% to $487,059 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010. Same store sales increased 7.2%, representing $29,979 of the overall increase. In local currency, same store sales increased 4.4% from the prior comparable period.

        The following is a summary of European Retail store activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

	Nine months ended June 30,
European Retail stores:	2010			2009
Company-owned stores
Open at beginning of the period		1,004			975
Opened during the period		29			17
Acquired during the period		3			2
Closed during the period		(10	)		(2	)
Open at end of the period		1,026			992
Franchised stores
Open at beginning of the period		28			22
Opened during the period		7			9
Closed/sold during the period		(11	)		(2	)
Open at end of the period		24			29
Total company-owned and franchised stores
Open at beginning of the period		1,032			997
Opened during the period		36			26
Acquired during the period		3			2
Closed/sold during the period		(21	)		(4	)
Open at end of the period		1,050			1,021

        We anticipate opening approximately 22 additional stores during the remainder of this fiscal year. We also continually evaluate when and whether to close underperforming retail stores.

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Direct Response/E-Commerce

        Direct Response/E-Commerce net sales increased $12,509 or 7.7% for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period. The total number of orders increased approximately 10.8% and the average order size decreased 0.5% as compared to the prior comparable period. We are a leader in the U.S. direct response nutritional supplement industry and continue to increase the number of products available through our catalogs and websites.

        This segment continues to vary its promotional strategy throughout the fiscal year. Historical results reflect this pattern and therefore this segment should be viewed on an annual, and not quarterly, basis.

Gross Profit

        Gross Profit by segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period was as follows:

		Gross Profit by Segment Nine months ended June 30,
		2010					2009					Comparison 2010 vs. 2009
				% of sales					% of sales
Segment		Gross Profit					Gross Profit					$ change		% change
Wholesale/US Nutrition		$	479,131		36.0	%	$	339,060		29.4	%	$	140,071		41.3	%
North American Retail			106,377		67.0	%		101,267		66.8	%		5,110		5.0	%
European Retail			302,427		62.1	%		275,667		62.4	%		26,760		9.7	%
Direct Response/E-Commerce			108,762		62.5	%		100,433		62.2	%		8,329		8.3	%
	Gross Profit	$	996,697		46.3	%	$	816,427		42.8	%	$	180,270		22.1	%

        The Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's gross profit percentage increased to 36.0% for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 29.4% for the prior comparable period. The prior comparable period was affected by higher raw material and other manufacturing costs that were not offset by higher prices charged to customers and lower margins on domestic private label products. During the nine months ended June 30, 2010, the improved gross profit percentage reflects a more stable raw materials environment as well as efficiencies generated in manufacturing and supply chain management brought about by economies of scale.

        Due to competitive pressure in the private label business, we anticipate gross profit margins for our private label business will decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2010. This should adversely affect gross profits for our Wholesale/US Nutrition segment during this period. To address this issue, we have begun the process of initiating additional improvements in supply chain management. We are also increasing our focus on our branded product sales, which traditionally have higher gross profit margins.

        The increase in gross profit dollars for the other three segments relates primarily to higher sales volume for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period.

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Advertising, Promotion and Catalog Expenses

        Total advertising, promotion and catalog expenses by segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

								Dollar Change			Percentage Change
		Nine months ended June 30,
								2010 vs. 2009			2010 vs. 2009
		2010			2009
Wholesale / US Nutrition		$	85,471		$	58,176		$	27,295			47	%
North American Retail			6,971			6,925			46			1	%
European Retail			10,090			9,128			962			11	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce			13,911			13,343			568			4	%
Corporate			239			317			(78	)		(25	)%
	Total	$	116,682		$	87,889		$	28,793			33	%
	Percentage of net sales		5.4	%		4.6	%

        The increase in the Wholesale/US Nutrition segment's advertising, promotion and catalog expense is the result of an increase in co-op advertising of $16,342 and television advertising campaigns of $5,082 for some of our major brands. The increase in the European Retail advertising also relates to television advertising.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

        SG&A by segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the prior comparable period were as follows:

								Dollar Change			Percentage Change
		Nine months ended June 30,
								2010 vs. 2009			2010 vs. 2009
		2010			2009
Wholesale / US Nutrition		$	169,431		$	169,917		$	(486	)		—	%
North American Retail			92,928			92,673			255			—	%
European Retail			211,413			200,152			11,261			6	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce			45,010			41,853			3,157			8	%
Corporate			56,661			48,582			8,079			17	%
	Total	$	575,443		$	553,177		$	22,266			4	%
	Percentage of net sales		26.7	%		29.0	%

        The Wholesale/US Nutrition's SG&A decreased $486 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period. This decrease is attributable to payroll costs, which decreased $2,251 primarily related to severance costs incurred in the prior comparable period that did not recur, and a decrease in insurance costs of $3,099 due to lower negotiated rates. These decreases were partially offset by a charge of $3,533 for the write-down of an intangible asset associated with a private label customer contract, renewal of which is no longer probable.

        The increase in the European Retail SG&A is partially attributable to the effect of foreign currency exchange rates, which increased 2.7% over the prior comparable period. In local currency, SG&A increased 3.0% principally due to payroll related charges.

        The Direct Response/E-Commerce SG&A increased $3,157 primarily due to additional freight costs. The Corporate segment's SG&A increased $8,079 primarily due to an increase in payroll and payroll related costs of $4,452.

IT Project Termination Costs

        During fiscal 2009, management terminated certain information technology projects relating to the Direct Response/E-Commerce, North American and European Retail segments that were determined

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to be ineffective and uneconomical. Previously capitalized software configuration, coding and other related costs of $18,774 were written off for the nine months ended June 30, 2009.

Interest Expense

        Interest expense decreased $3,796 due to lower principal balances outstanding on our Term Loan. The Term Loan balance was reduced by $49,329 to $228,171 at June 30, 2010 as compared to $277,500 at June 30, 2009.

Miscellaneous, net

        The components of miscellaneous, net were as follows:

						Dollar Change
	Nine months ended June 30,
						2010 vs. 2009
	2010		2009
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	$	346	$	(5,068	)	$	5,414
Rental income		417		1,445			(1,028	)
Investment income		499		977			(478	)
Other		1,351		687			664
Total	$	2,613	$	(1,959	)	$	4,572

        Miscellaneous, net decreased primarily due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily with respect to the British pound sterling and Canadian dollar, which resulted in foreign exchange gains for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to losses in the prior comparable period.

Provision for Income Taxes

        Our provision for income taxes is impacted by a number of factors, including federal taxes, our international tax structure, state tax rates in the jurisdictions where we conduct business, and our ability to utilize state tax credits that expire between 2013 and 2016. Therefore, our overall effective income tax rate could vary as a result of these factors. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 was 33.7% and 35.5%, respectively. The effective income tax rate was lower for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the prior comparable period primarily due to the impact of a UK restructuring completed during the current year which allows us to utilize certain tax benefits that were previously reserved and the partial release of a valuation allowance on state tax credits in the current year. We expect our overall effective income tax rate will be approximately 34.2% for the full year ending September 30, 2010.

Seasonality

        Although we believe that our business is not seasonal in nature, historically, we have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, a substantial variation in our net sales and operating results from quarter to quarter. The factors that influence this variability of quarterly results include general economic and industry conditions affecting consumer spending, changing consumer demands and current news on nutritional supplements, the timing of our introduction of new products, promotional program incentives offered to customers, the timing of catalog promotions, the level of consumer acceptance of new products and actions of competitors. Accordingly, a comparison of our results of operations from consecutive periods is not necessarily meaningful, and our results of operations for any period are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Additionally, we may experience higher net sales in a quarter depending upon when we have engaged in significant advertising or other promotional activities.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Our primary source of liquidity and capital resources is cash generated from operations. In addition, our revolving credit facility provides for revolving credit loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $325,000 to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and acquisitions. At June 30, 2010, the entire facility remained undrawn and available under the revolving credit facility. We have used cash generated from operations to finance working capital, facility expansions, acquisitions, capital expenditures and debt service requirements. We anticipate these uses will continue to be our principal uses of cash in the future.

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, cash balances and working capital:

	As of June 30, 2010		As of September 30, 2009
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	293,632	$	106,001
Working capital	$	830,803	$	674,439

        The following table sets forth, for the period indicated, net cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities and other operating measures:

	Nine months ended June 30,
	2010			2009
Cash flow provided by operating activities	$	270,715		$	88,146
Cash flow used in investing activities	$	(50,233	)	$	(24,388	)
Cash flow used in financing activities	$	(26,571	)	$	(83,684	)
Total inventory turnover		2.38			2.38
Finished goods inventory turnover (excluding bulk)		5.03			5.06
Days sales outstanding in accounts receivable		31			33

        We monitor current and anticipated future levels of cash and cash equivalents in relation to anticipated operating, financing and investing requirements. Cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries are subject to U.S. income taxes upon repatriation to the United States. We generally repatriate all earnings from our foreign subsidiaries where permitted under local law. However, during fiscal 2009, we permanently reinvested a portion of our foreign earnings outside of the United States. We also plan to permanently reinvest a portion of our foreign earnings outside of the United States during fiscal 2010.

        The increase in working capital of $156,364 as compared to September 30, 2009 was primarily due to increased cash balances and lower accounts payable balances, partially offset by higher short-term debt.

        Cash provided by operating activities during the nine-month period ended June 30, 2010 was mainly attributable to net income and changes in operating assets and liabilities.

        During the nine-month period ended June 30, 2010, cash flows used in investing activities consisted primarily of purchases of property, plant and equipment and cash paid for acquisitions, offset by proceeds received from the sale of municipal bond investments.

        For the nine-month period ended June 30, 2010, cash flows used in financing activities related to the principal payments under long-term debt agreements and capital lease obligations, offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options, including the excess income tax benefit.

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        We believe our cash generated from operations, as well as our undrawn borrowings under our $325,000 revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to fund our operations and meet our cash requirements to satisfy our working capital needs, capital expenditure needs, outstanding commitments, and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations over the next 18 to 24 months. Our ability to fund these requirements and comply with financial covenants under our debt agreements will depend on our future operations, performance and cash flow and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, as part of our strategy, we may pursue acquisitions that are complementary to our business, which may require additional capital. Therefore, funds from existing sources may be insufficient for material acquisitions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We have no off-balance sheet arrangements. For additional information relating to certain contractual cash obligations see below.

Contractual Cash Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

        We conduct retail operations under operating leases, which generally have lease terms between 5-15 years, with the longest lease term expiring in 2039. Some of the leases contain escalation clauses, as well as renewal options, and provide for contingent rent based upon sales plus certain tax and maintenance costs. At June 30, 2010, we had $596,297 in future minimum rental payments (excluding real estate tax and maintenance costs) for retail locations and other leases that have initial or noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year.

        During the nine months ended June 30, 2010, no one supplier individually represented greater than 10% of our raw material purchases. We do not believe that the loss of any single supplier would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations. We were committed to make future purchases for inventory related items, such as raw materials and finished goods, under various purchase arrangements, some of which extend beyond one year, with fixed price provisions aggregating $180,323 at June 30, 2010. Generally, most of our purchase commitments are cancelable at our discretion until the order has been shipped, but require repayment of all expenses incurred through the date of cancellation.

        We had $19,406 in open capital commitments at June 30, 2010, primarily related to new stores, building improvements and manufacturing equipment.

        At June 30, 2010, we had a liability of $8,711 for unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of $5,931 on income tax expense and the effective income tax rate. We do not believe that the amount will change significantly in the next 12 months. At this time, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments in individual years beyond 12 months due to uncertainties in the timing of tax audit outcomes.

        We have employment agreements with two of our executive officers. The agreements, entered into on March 1, 2008, each have a term of three years and are automatically renewed each year thereafter unless either party notifies the other to the contrary. These agreements provide for minimum salary levels and contain provisions regarding severance and change in control of the Company. The remaining commitment for salaries to these two officers as of June 30, 2010 was approximately $1,050. In addition, five members of Holland & Barrett's senior executive staff have service contracts terminable by us upon twelve months notice. The annual aggregate commitment for such senior executive staff as of June 30, 2010 was approximately $1,336.

        We maintain a consulting agreement with Rudolph Management Associates, Inc. for the services of Arthur Rudolph, one of our directors and the father of Scott Rudolph, our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement requires Mr. Rudolph to provide consulting services to us through December 31, 2010, in exchange for a consulting fee of $450 per year, payable monthly. In addition, Mr. Rudolph receives certain fringe benefits accorded to our executives.

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        We have grown our business through acquisitions, and under proper conditions, may continue to seek to acquire entities in similar or complementary businesses. Such acquisitions are likely to require the incurrence or assumption of indebtedness or obligations, the issuance of equity securities or some combination thereof. In addition, from time to time we may determine to sell or otherwise dispose of certain of our existing assets or businesses; we cannot predict if any such transactions will be consummated, nor the terms or forms of consideration that might be required in any such transactions.

Financial Covenants and Credit Rating

        We were in compliance with all covenants under our credit arrangements at June 30, 2010. Our credit arrangements impose certain restrictions regarding capital expenditures and limit our ability to: incur additional indebtedness, dispose of assets, make repayments of indebtedness or amendments of debt instruments, pay distributions, create liens on assets and enter into sale and leaseback transactions, investments, loans or advances and acquisitions. Such restrictions could limit our ability to respond to market conditions, to provide for unanticipated capital investments or to take advantage of business or acquisition opportunities.

        At June 30, 2010, credit ratings were as follows:

Credit Rating Agency	Secured Debt	71/8% Notes	Overall
Standard and Poors	BBB-	BB	BB/Positive
Moody's	Ba1/LGD2	B1/LGD6	Ba2/Positive

        On July 15, 2010, in connection with the announced merger transaction with Carlyle, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its 'BB' corporate credit rating and other ratings on NBTY Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications and Moody's placed its ratings on NBTY, Inc. on review for potential downgrade.

Recent Accounting Developments

        In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance requiring an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise's variable interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as one with the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impacts the entity's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest. This guidance will become effective for us October 1, 2010. We anticipate that the adoption of this guidance will not have any impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations because we currently do not have any variable interest entities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2009 Form 10-K. We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in our 2009 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since the end of fiscal 2009. The following disclosure regarding our promotional program incentive allowances is provided for additional clarification.

        We estimate our allowance for promotional program incentives based on specific outstanding marketing programs and historical experience. The allowance for sales incentives offered to customers is based on various contractual terms or other arrangements agreed to in advance with certain customers. Generally, customers earn such incentives based on sales. We accrue these incentives as a reduction to sales either at the time of sale or over the period of time in which they are earned, depending on the nature of the program. Historically, we have not experienced material adjustments to the estimate of our promotional program incentive allowance and we do not expect that there will be a material change in the future estimates and assumptions we use.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
(in thousands)

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        We are subject to currency fluctuations, primarily with respect to the British pound sterling, the euro, the Canadian dollar and the Chinese yuan, and interest rate risks that arise from normal business operations. We regularly assess these risks.

        We have subsidiaries whose operations are denominated in foreign currencies (primarily the British pound sterling, the euro, the Canadian dollar and the Chinese yuan). We consolidate the earnings of our international subsidiaries by translating them into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the remeasurement of these foreign currency denominated transactions results in increased reported net sales, operating expenses and net income. Similarly, our reported net sales, operating expenses and net income will decrease when the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies.

        The U.S. dollar volume of net sales denominated in foreign currencies was approximately $625,940, or 29.1% of total net sales, for the nine months ended June 30, 2010. A majority of our foreign currency exposure is denominated in the British pound sterling and Canadian dollar. For the nine months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to the prior comparable period, the change in currency rates between the British pound sterling and Canadian dollar as compared to the U.S. dollar was 3% and 16%, respectively, resulting in an increase of $24,170 and $1,822 in net sales and operating income, respectively. The related impact on net income was an increase of approximately $0.02 per diluted share for the nine months ended June 30, 2010.

        To manage the potential risk arising from changing interest rates and their impact on long-term debt, our policy is to maintain a combination of available fixed and variable rate financial instruments. We are exposed to changes in interest rates on our floating rate revolving credit facility, our multicurrency term facility, and our Term Loan. With respect to the interest on the Term Loan, in August 2009, we entered into two interest rate swap contracts, each with a notional amount of $100 million. Under the terms of the swap contracts, variable interest payments are swapped for fixed interest payments. The interest rate exposure on the multicurrency term facility is mitigated by the interest earned on the cash collateral securing the loan. With respect to interest on our revolving credit facility, there were no borrowings outstanding during the nine months ended June 30, 2010. Therefore, a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would not have a material effect on our consolidated pretax income or cash flow.

        The fair value of the 7¹/8% Senior Subordinated Notes at June 30, 2010, based on then quoted market prices, approximated its carrying value. At June 30, 2010, based solely on a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates related to our fixed rate Notes, we estimate that the hypothetical fair value of our fixed rate debt would have changed approximately $5,000. We believe that the carrying value of all our other financial instruments approximates fair value due to their short maturities and variable interest rates.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

        Our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We designed our disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with assistance from other members of our management, have reviewed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010, and, based on their evaluation, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

        There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings

        On May 11, 2010, a putative class-action, captioned John F. Hutchins v. NBTY, Inc., et al, was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, against the Company and certain officers, claiming that the defendants made allegedly false material statements, or concealed allegedly adverse material facts, for the purpose of causing members of the class to purchase NBTY stock at allegedly artificially inflated prices. To date, there has been no activity since the filing of the complaint. The Company believes the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. At this time, however, no determination can be made as to the ultimate outcome of the litigation or the amount of liability, if any, on the part of any of the defendants.

        On July 22, 2010, a putative class-action, captioned Philip Gottlieb v. NBTY, Inc., et al, was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, against the Company, the members of its board of directors, The Carlyle Group and certain Carlyle-related entities (The Carlyle Group and the Carlyle-related entities, collectively "Carlyle"), challenging the Board of Directors' decision to sell the Company to Carlyle for the price of $55.00 per share. The complaint alleges that this price per share does not represent fair value for the Company and seeks to enjoin the anticipated sale and to invalidate certain related transactions. The Company believes the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. The Company cannot presently predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation or the amount of liability, if any, on the part of any of the defendants.

Prohormone Products

        In March 2004, a putative class-action lawsuit, captioned Jerry Beidler v. MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc, was filed in New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer County, against MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc. ("Met-Rx"), a subsidiary of the Company, claiming that the advertising and marketing of certain prohormone supplements were false and misleading and that plaintiff and the putative class of New Jersey purchasers of these products were entitled to damages and injunctive relief. Because these allegations were virtually identical to allegations made in a putative nationwide class-action previously filed against Met-Rx in California (in an action styled Eric Ayala v. MET-Rx U.S.A, Inc. et. al.), we moved in 2004 to dismiss or stay the New Jersey action pending the outcome of the California action. The motion was granted, and the New Jersey action is stayed at this time. The California action against Met-Rx was dismissed in 2009.

Nutrition Bars

        Our subsidiary, Rexall Sundown, Inc. ("Rexall"), and certain of its subsidiaries, are defendants in a class-action lawsuit, captioned Jamie Pesek, et al. v. Rexall Sundown, Inc., et al., brought in California Superior Court, County of San Francisco in 2002 on behalf of all California consumers who bought various nutrition bars. Plaintiffs allege misbranding of nutrition bars and violations of California unfair competition statutes, misleading advertising and other similar causes of action. Plaintiffs seek restitution, legal fees and injunctive relief. We have defended this action vigorously. Since December 2007, with Rexall's and the other defendants' renewed motion for judgment on the pleadings pending, the Court has stayed the case for all purposes, pending rulings on relevant cases before the California Supreme Court. Although the California Supreme Court has resolved some of those cases, others remain pending as of this date. Accordingly, the case remains stayed. The Court held a case-management conference ("CMC") on August 5, 2009. At that time, the parties requested, and the Court agreed, to keep the stay in place for at least another nine months. The Court scheduled a subsequent CMC for February 25, 2010, but canceled that conference upon being informed by the parties that the California Supreme Court had not yet acted. The Court set another CMC for May 21, 2010, and instructed the parties to report back before that date as to the status of the cases before the

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California Supreme Court. By agreement of the parties, the May 21, 2010 CMC has been continued for nine months. The California Supreme Court still has not resolved the outstanding issues pending before it. Based upon the information currently available, no determination can be made at this time as to the final outcome of this case, nor can its materiality be accurately ascertained.

Claims in the Ordinary Course

        In addition to the foregoing, other regulatory inquiries, claims, suits and complaints (including product liability, intellectual property and California Proposition 65 claims) arise in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that such other inquiries, claims, suits and complaints would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations, if adversely determined against us.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors

        In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below, as well as disclosed under Part I—Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our 2009 Form 10-K, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones we face. Risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition operating results or cash flows.

        The following risk factors should be read in conjunction with "Risk Factors" included in Item 1A. in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

There are risks and uncertainties associated with the proposed merger with an affiliate of Carlyle.

        On July 15, 2010, we entered into a merger agreement, which we refer to as the merger agreement, providing for the acquisition of the Company by Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., or Parent, an entity formed by an affiliate of TC Group, L.L.C. (d/b/a The Carlyle Group), which we refer to as Carlyle. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Alphabet Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, which we refer to as Merger Sub, will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation, which we refer to as the merger. There are a number of risks and uncertainties relating to the merger. For example, the merger may not be consummated or may not be consummated as currently anticipated, as a result of several factors, including, but not limited to, the failure to satisfy the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement, Parent's failure to obtain the necessary equity and debt financing contemplated by the commitment letters received in connection with the merger or the failure of that financing to be sufficient to complete the merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. In addition, there can be no assurance that approval of our stockholders and requisite regulatory approvals will be obtained, that the other conditions to closing of the merger will be satisfied or waived or that other events will not intervene to delay or result in the termination of the merger. If the proposed merger is not completed, the share price of our common stock may change to the extent that the current market price of our common stock reflects an assumption that the merger will be consummated. Failure of the merger to close, or a delay in its closing, may have a negative impact on our ability to pursue alternative strategic transactions or our ability to implement alternative business plans. Additionally, under certain circumstances, if the merger agreement is terminated, we will be required to pay a termination fee. Pending the closing of the merger, the merger agreement also restricts us from engaging in certain actions without Parent's approval, which could prevent us from pursuing opportunities that may arise prior to the closing of the merger. In addition, any delay in completing, or the failure to complete, the merger could have a negative impact on our business, stock price and our relationships with our customers, associates or suppliers.

Our business could be adversely impacted as a result of uncertainty related to the proposed merger with an affiliate of Carlyle.

        The proposed merger could cause disruptions in our business relationships and business generally, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. For example:

•

our associates may experience uncertainty about their future roles at the Company, which might adversely affect our ability to retain and hire key managers and other associates;

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customers and suppliers may experience uncertainty about the Company's future and seek alternative business relationships with third parties or seek to alter their business relationships with the Company; and

•

the attention of our management may be directed to transaction-related considerations and may be diverted from the day-to-day operations of our business and pursuit of our strategic initiatives.

        In addition, we have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs, expenses and fees for professional services and other transaction costs in connection with the proposed merger, and many of these fees and costs are payable by us regardless of whether or not the merger is consummated. In addition, if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, we are required to pay a termination fee.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
	3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NBTY, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K of NBTY, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, filed on December 22, 2005).
	3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of NBTY, Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K of NBTY, Inc. filed on March 4, 2010).
	4.1	Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2005, among NBTY, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein), and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 to NBTY, Inc.'s Form 8-K filed on September 27, 2005).
	4.2	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2005, among NBTY, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., Adams Harkness, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA), Inc., and RBC Capital Markets Corporation (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.3 to NBTY, Inc.'s Form 8-K filed on September 27, 2005).
	31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.*
	31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.*
	32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	101	The following materials from NBTY, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.**

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished, not filed

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

	NBTY, INC. (Registrant)
Date: August 9, 2010	By:	/s/ SCOTT RUDOLPH Scott Rudolph Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 9, 2010	By:	/s/ HARVEY KAMIL Harvey Kamil President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Scott Rudolph, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of NBTY, Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and to the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: August 9, 2010

/s/ SCOTT RUDOLPH
Scott Rudolph
Principal Executive Officer

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CERTIFICATIONS

EX-31.2

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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Harvey Kamil, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of NBTY, Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and to the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: August 9, 2010

/s/ HARVEY KAMIL
Harvey Kamil
Principal Financial Officer

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CERTIFICATIONS

EX-32.1

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of NBTY, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Scott Rudolph, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 9, 2010

Signature:

/s/ SCOTT RUDOLPH
Scott Rudolph
Chief Executive Officer

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EX-32.2

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of NBTY, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 9, 2010

Signature:

/s/ HARVEY KAMIL
Harvey Kamil
President and Chief Financial Officer

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002