8-K 1 a07-2851_38k.htm 8-K

 

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

FORM 8-K

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 9, 2007

NBTY, INC.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

001-31788
(Commission File Number)

DELAWARE

 

11-2228617

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(I.R.S. Employer

 

of Incorporation)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

90 Orville Drive

 

11716

 

Bohemia, New York

 

(Zip Code)

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

 

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 1.01.   ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On February 9, 2007, the Board of Directors of NBTY, Inc. (the “Board”) ratified the November 29, 2006 decision of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the “Committee”) that Mr. Scott Rudolph shall receive the salary and bonus set forth next to his name in the following table.  In addition, on February 9, 2007, based upon the November 29, 2006 recommendation of the Committee, the Board determined that each of the other named executive officers (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 402(a)(3)) shall receive the salary and bonus set forth next to their respective names:

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

2007 SALARY

 

2006 BONUS

 

Scott Rudolph Chairman and CEO

 

 

(1)

$

1,250,000

 

Harvey Kamil President and CFO

 

 

(1)

$

650,000

 

Michael C. Slade Secretary and Senior Vice President

 

$

359,890

(2)

$

100,000

 

James P. Flaherty Senior Vice President—Marketing and Advertising

 

$

281,190

(3)

$

155,000

 

William J. Shanahan Vice President—Information Systems

 

$

246,170

(3)

$

160,000

 

 

(1)             Pursuant to the terms of their respective Employment Agreements, Messrs. Rudolph’s and Kamil’s salary increases shall be equal to the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index for the period from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2007, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.  For 2006, the salaries of Messrs. Rudolph and Kamil were $828,976 and $465,548, respectively.  Messrs. Rudolph’s and Kamil’s salary increases shall take effect as of January 1, 2007.

(2)             Unchanged.

(3)             The salary increases for Messrs. Flaherty and Shanahan shall take effect on February 26, 2007.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  February 12, 2007

NBTY, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Harvey Kamil

 

 

 

Harvey Kamil

 

 

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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