Merger Expenses

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Merger Expenses

Merger Expenses

8.    Merger Expenses

        In connection with the Acquisition described in Note 3, in fiscal 2011 we incurred $44,479 of Merger expenses which consisted of $15,660 in financing costs associated with an unused bridge loan, $14,324 for a portion of the transaction fee paid to Carlyle, $6,929 for an employment agreement termination payment due to a former executive officer and $7,566 of other Merger related costs.

        For fiscal 2010, NBTY as the predecessor incurred charges of $45,903 which consisted of $29,761 primarily related to legal and professional advisory services and $16,142 of incremental stock-based compensation expense as a result of the mandatory acceleration of vesting of all unvested stock options and restricted stock units in connection with the Acquisition. Of these total costs, $38,123 were contingent upon closing of the Acquisition and recorded on September 30, 2010 as it represents the last day of operations of the Company prior to the Acquisition.