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) March 24, 2000 -------------- Commission File Number 0-21884 ------- REXALL SUNDOWN, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) FLORIDA 59-1688986 ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 6111 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (561) 241-9400 -------------- N/A ------------------------ --- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events ------------- Reference is hereby made to that certain Press Release issued by the Registrant on March 24, 2000 which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro-Forma Financial Information and Exhibits ------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated March 24, 2000. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. REXALL SUNDOWN, INC. Date: March 29, 2000 /s/ Damon DeSantis ------------------ Name: Damon DeSantis, Title: President and Chief Executive Officer