RONKONKOMA, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc.
(NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and
marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced that it will
webcast the presentation by Harvey
Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, at the
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference on
Thursday, May 13, 2010.
The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on the Company
Web site, www.nbty.com, on Thursday, May 13,
2010 at 8:00 AM (ET).
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for April 2010 by segment are as follows:
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NET
SALES
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(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
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FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL
($ In
Millions)
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2010
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2009
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%
Change
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Wholesale / US Nutrition
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$
139
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$
132
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6%
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North American Retail
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$
18
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$
17
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3%
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European Retail
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$
51
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$
48
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7%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$
18
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$
17
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7%
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Total
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$ 227
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$
214
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6%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one
month period. European Retail net sales in local currency,
(British Pound Sterling), increased 3% and same store sales
decreased 1%.
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 25,000 products, including products marketed by the Company's
Nature's Bounty(R) (www.naturesbounty.com), Vitamin World(R)
(www.vitaminworld.com), Puritan's Pride(R) (www.puritan.com),
Holland & Barrett(R) (www.hollandandbarrett.com), Rexall(R)
(www.rexall.com), Sundown(R) (www.sundownnaturals.com), MET-Rx(R)
(www.metrx.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R)
(www.sportnutrition.com), American Health(R)
(www.americanhealthus.com), GNC (UK)(R) (www.gnc.co.uk),
DeTuinen(R) (www.detuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.lenaturiste.com),
SISU(R) (www.sisu.com), Solgar(R) (www.solgar.com), Good 'n'
Natural(R) (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™
(www.homehealthus.com), Julian Graves, (www.juliangraves.com) and
Ester-C(R), (www.ester-c.com) brands. NBTY routinely posts
information that may be important to investors on its web site.
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Contact: Harvey
Kamil
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Carl
Hymans
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NBTY, Inc.
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G.S. Schwartz &
Co.
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President & Chief
Financial Officer
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212-725-4500
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631-200-2020
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carlh@schwartz.com
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SOURCE NBTY, Inc.