Exhibit 99.1
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470 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 (212) 725-4500 |
| NEWS |
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 ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED NET SALES RESULTS FOR
APRIL 2008
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – May 12, 2008 - NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced the following preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of April 2008 by segment:
NET SALES
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
($ In Millions)
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Wholesale / US Nutrition |
| $ | 105 |
| $ | 82 |
| 27 | % |
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North American Retail |
| $ | 17 |
| $ | 18 |
| -7 | % |
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European Retail |
| $ | 49 |
| $ | 49 |
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Direct Response / E-Commerce |
| $ | 18 |
| $ | 14 |
| 31 | % |
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Total |
| $ | 189 |
| $ | 163 |
| 16 | % |
European Retail net sales in local currency remained unchanged for April 2008. North American Retail same store sales decreased 4% in April 2008.
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) and Ester-C® (www.Ester-C.com) brands.