NBTY to Webcast Presentation at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference; Announces Preliminary Unaudited Net Sales Res

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., March 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc.  (http://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 Consumer Conference on Thursday, March 11, 2010.
The presentation is scheduled to be webcast live on the Company Web site, http://www.nbty.com/, on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM (ET).
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for February 2010 by segment are as follows:
                                      NET SALES
                             (Preliminary and Unaudited)
                              FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
                                   ($ In Millions)

                                                 2010    2009   % Change
                                                                --------


  Wholesale / US Nutrition                       $131    $111        19%

  North American Retail                           $18     $17         5%

  European Retail                                 $51     $42        21%

  Direct Response / E-Commerce                    $20     $17        16%
                                                  ---     ---       ---

  Total                                          $220    $187        18%
                                                 ====    ====       ===


North American Retail same store sales increased 5% for the one month period.  In local currency, (British Pound Sterling), European Retail net sales increased 12% and same store sales increased 8%.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two-month period of January and February 2010 by segment are as follows:
                                      NET SALES
                             (Preliminary and Unaudited)
                     FOR THE TWO MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
                                   ($ In Millions)

                                                 2010        2009   % Change
                                                                    --------

  Wholesale / US Nutrition                       $264        $220        20%

  North American Retail                           $36         $34         6%

  European Retail                                $105         $88        20%

  Direct Response /E-Commerce                     $43         $38        13%
                                                  ---         ---       ---

  Total                                          $448        $380        18%
                                                 ====        ====       ===


North American Retail same store sales increased 5% for the two-month period of January and February 2010.  In local currency, (British Pound Sterling), European Retail net sales increased 9% and same store sales increased 7% for the two-month period.
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) (http://www.naturesbounty.com/), Vitamin World(R) (http://www.vitaminworld.com/), Puritan's Pride(R) (http://www.puritan.com/), Holland & Barrett(R) (http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/), Rexall(R) (http://www.rexall.com/), Sundown(R) (http://www.sundownnutrition.com/), MET-Rx(R) (http://www.metrx.com/), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R) (http://www.sportnutrition.com/), American Health(R) (http://www.americanhealthus.com/), GNC (UK)(R) (http://www.gnc.co.uk/), DeTuinen(R) (http://www.detuinen.nl/), LeNaturiste(TM) (http://www.lenaturiste.com/), SISU (R) (http://www.sisu.com/), Solgar(R) (http://www.solgar.com/), Good 'n' Natural(R) (http://www.goodnnatural.com/), Home Health(TM) (http://www.homehealthus.com/), Julian Graves, and Ester-C (R)(http://www.ester-c.com/) brands.  NBTY routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its web site.
              Contact:  Harvey Kamil                 Carl Hymans
              NBTY, Inc.                             G.S. Schwartz & Co.
              President & Chief Financial Officer    212-725-4500
              631-200-2020                           [e-mail]

DATASOURCE: NBTY, Inc.
CONTACT:  Harvey Kamil, NBTY, Inc., President & Chief Financial Officer,[phone]; or Carl Hymans, G.S. Schwartz & Co., [phone],[e-mail]
Web Site:  http://www.nbty.com/

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