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):  September 10, 2009

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.)
2100 Smithtown Avenue
Ronkonkoma, New York	11779
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(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 7.01.            REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On September 10, 2009, NBTY, Inc. issued a press release announcing preliminary unaudited sales results for the two months of July and August, 2009.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1         Press release issued by NBTY, Inc., dated September 10, 2009.

This Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit are furnished to comply with Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.  Neither this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibit are to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing).

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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: September 14, 2009
	NBTY, INC.
	By:	/s/ Harvey Kamil
		Harvey Kamil
		President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Harvey Kamil	Carl Hymans
NBTY, Inc.	G.S. Schwartz & Co.
President & Chief Financial Officer	212-725-4500
631-200-2020	carlh@schwartz.com

NBTY TO WEB CAST PRESENTATION

AT CL KING BEST IDEAS CONFERENCE

-ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS FOR
AUGUST 2009-

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – September 10, 2009 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced that it will web cast the presentation by Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, at the CL King Best Ideas Conference in New York on Thursday, September 17, 2009.

The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on NBTY’s web site, (www.nbty.com) on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:15PM Eastern Time.

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for August 2009 by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

($ In Millions)

	2009		2008		% Change
Wholesale / US Nutrition	$	148	$	124	19	%
North American Retail	$	18	$	17	2	%
European Retail	$	53	$	44	20	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce	$	18	$	18	-3	%
Total	$	236	$	204	16	%

Leiner Health Products, which was acquired on July 14, 2008, has been fully integrated into the Wholesale / US Nutrition operations.  North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one month period.  European Retail net sales for August 2009 include $9 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired on September 16, 2008.  Without Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales decreased 1%.  In local currency (British Pound Sterling), excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales increased 14%.

NBTY’s preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months of July and August 2009 by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE TWO MONTHS JULY AND AUGUST

($ In Millions)

	2009		2008		% Change
Wholesale / US Nutrition	$	275	$	230	20	%
North American Retail	$	34	$	34	0	%
European Retail	$	108	$	91	19	%
Direct Response / E-Commerce	$	37	$	37	-1	%
Total	$	454	$	391	16	%

As previously stated, Leiner Health Products, which was acquired on July 14, 2008, has been fully integrated into the Wholesale / US Nutrition operations.  North American Retail same store sales decreased 1% for the two-month period of July and August 2009.  European Retail net sales for the two-month period of July and August 2009 include $18 million from Julian Graves, which NBTY acquired on September 16, 2008.  Without Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales decreased 1%.  In local currency (British Pound Sterling), excluding Julian Graves sales, European Retail net sales increased 16%.

ABOUT NBTY

NBTY is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality, value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including products marketed by the Company’s Nature’s Bounty® (www.NaturesBounty.com), Vitamin World® www.VitaminWorld.com), Puritan’s Pride® (www.Puritan.com), Holland & Barrett® (www.HollandAndBarrett.com), Rexall® (www.Rexall.com), Sundown®  (www.SundownNutrition.com), MET-Rx® (www.MetRX.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition® (www.SportNutrition.com), American Health® (www.AmericanHealthUS.com), GNC (UK)® (www.GNC.co.uk), DeTuinen® (www.DeTuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.LeNaturiste.com), SISU® (www.SISU.com), Solgar® (www.Solgar.com), Good ‘n’ Natural® (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™ (www.homehealthus.com), Julian Graves, and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.  NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its web site.