FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            CONTACTS:  Royal Numico N.V.
JUNE 5, 2000                                Klaas A. de Jong, Director Corporate
                                            Affairs
                                            31-79-353-9028
                                            klaas.dejong@numico.com


                                            Media:  BSMG Worldwide
                                            Edward Nebb, 212-445-8213



                         ROYAL NUMICO COMPLETES CASH
                       TENDER OFFER FOR REXALL SUNDOWN

ZOETERMEER, THE NETHERLANDS, JUNE 5, 2000-Royal Numico N.V. ("Numico")
(Amsterdam Stock Exchange: NUM) today announced the expiration of its
previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Rexall Sundown, Inc. ("Rexall
Sundown") (Nasdaq: RXSD) at a price of $24.00 per share, net to the seller in
cash, without interest thereon. The tender offer was made through Numico's
indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Nutricia Investment Corp.

The tender offer expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time,
on Friday, June 2, 2000.

As of the expiration of the tender offer, based on information provided by
the depositary for the tender offer, approximately 62,657,416 shares,
representing approximately 96.36 percent of Rexall Sundown's issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, were validly tendered and not withdrawn.
The shares of common stock tendered include 1,239,166 shares tendered
pursuant to Notices of Guaranteed Delivery. Pursuant to the terms of the
offer, Numico accepted for payment, and will promptly pay for, all shares of
common stock validly tendered and not withdrawn in the offer. Numico will
acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Rexall Sundown common stock
pursuant to a merger of Nutricia Investment Corp. with and into Rexall
Sundown. As a result of the merger, the remaining outstanding shares of
Rexall Sundown common stock (except for shares owned by Numico, Rexall
Sundown or any of their respective subsidiaries and shares held by
stockholders exercising dissenters' rights) will be converted into the right
to receive $24.00 in cash, without interest, and Rexall Sundown will thereby
become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Numico.

Royal Numico N.V. (www.numico.com), headquartered in Zoetermeer, the
Netherlands, is a world leader in specialized nutrition, including infant
nutrition, clinical nutrition and nutritional supplements, under well-known
brand names like Nutricia, Milupa, Cow & Gate and GNC. Numico has acknowledge
expertise in the field of research and development of scientifically based
nutrition. The company operates in over 100 countries.

Rexall Sundown, Inc. (www.rexallsundown.com), headquartered in Boca Raton,
Florida, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of vitamins, nutritional
supplements and consumer health products primarily for the U.S. mass market.