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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File Number: 333-172973

NBTY, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2100 Smithtown Avenue,
Ronkonkoma, New York 11779
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(631) 567-9500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES o    NO ý

        Note:    The registrant was subject to the reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act from June 16, 2011 through September 30, 2011. As of October 1, 2011, the registrant is a voluntary filer not subject to these filing requirements. However, the registrant has filed all reports required pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) as if the registrant was subject to such filing requirements since June 16, 2011.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý    NO o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o    NO ý

        The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of January 31, 2013 was 1,000.

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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements

NBTY, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NBTY, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

1. Basis of Presentation

        We have prepared these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information and on a basis that is consistent with the accounting principles applied in our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, including the notes thereto (our "2012 Financial Statements") included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 ("2012 Annual Report"). In our opinion, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring items) necessary for a fair presentation of our results for the interim periods presented. These financial statements do not include all information or notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2012 Financial Statements. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be achieved for a full year.

        On October 1, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 15, 2010, among NBTY, Inc. ("NBTY" or the "Company"), Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings") formed by an affiliate of TC Group, L.L.C. (d/b/a The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle")), and Alphabet Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings ("Merger Sub"), formed solely for the purpose of entering into the Merger, Merger Sub merged with and into NBTY with NBTY as the surviving corporation (also referred to herein as the "Merger" or the "Acquisition"). As a result of the Merger, NBTY became a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings.

        Effective October 1, 2012, we reorganized our segments to better align them with how we currently review operating results for the purposes of allocating resources and managing performance. After this reorganization, we continue to have four reportable segments as follows: 1) Wholesale, 2) European Retail, 3) Direct Response/E-Commerce and 4) North American Retail. In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, we have reclassified all prior period amounts to conform to this new reportable segment presentation. The reclassification of prior period amounts did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. (See Note 12 for additional information on our segment presentation.)

        Effective July 2, 2012, Julian Graves Limited was placed into administration under the laws of the United Kingdom and Wales, and this former subsidiary is reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements. During the course of the administration, attempts to sell the business were unsuccessful and the operations were wound down by the end of August 2012. All amounts related to discontinued operations are excluded from the notes to consolidated financial statement unless otherwise indicated. See Note 2 for additional information about discontinued operations. The operations of this subsidiary were previously reported in the European Retail segment.

        Effective August 31, 2012, we sold certain assets and liabilities of Le Naturiste, Inc., and have reported this former subsidiary as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements. All amounts related to discontinued operations are excluded from the notes to consolidated financial statement unless otherwise indicated. See Note 2 for additional information about discontinued operations. The operations of this subsidiary were previously reported in the Vitamin World segment.

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

1. Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These judgments can be subjective and complex, and consequently actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our most significant estimates include: sales returns, promotions and other allowances; inventory valuation and obsolescence; valuation and recoverability of long-lived assets; stock-based compensation; income taxes; accruals for the outcome of current litigation; and purchase price allocation for acquisitions.

Accounts Receivable Reserves

        Accounts receivable are presented net of the following reserves:

Reclassification

        In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, we have reclassified all prior period amounts to conform to our new reportable segment presentation. The reclassification of prior period amounts did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

2. Discontinued Operations

Julian Graves

        On July 2, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of the United Kingdom Insolvency Act of 1986 and pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors of Julian Graves Limited, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom and Wales (the "UK Debtor") and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, representatives from Deloitte LLP (the "Administrators") were appointed as administrators in respect of the UK Debtor (the "UK Administration"). The UK Administration, which was limited to the UK Debtor, was initiated in response to continuing operating losses of the UK Debtor and their related impact on the Company's cash flows. The effect of the UK Debtor's entry into administration was to place the management, affairs, business and property of the UK Debtor under

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

2. Discontinued Operations (Continued)

the direct control of the Administrators. The Administrators have wound the operations down and the final settlement is pending.

        The results of the Julian Graves business included in discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 are summarized in the following table.

Le Naturiste

        On August 31, 2012 we sold certain assets and liabilities of our subsidiary Le Naturiste, Inc. for a net sales price of $1,600. The results of the Le Naturiste business included in discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 are summarized in the following table:

        On January 18, 2013, we received a notice of direct indemnity claim from the purchasers of the assets of Le Naturiste claiming damages for breach of certain representations and warranties included in the related asset purchase agreement. We are currently in the process of investigating these claims.

3. Acquisitions

        On November 26, 2012, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Balance Bar Company (Balance Bar"), a company that markets and distributes nutritional bars, for a purchase price of $78,132 of cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. We used funds drawn from the revolving portion of our senior credit facilities to finance this acquisition.

        The purchase price has been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value of such assets and liabilities at the date of the acquisition. The following allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and based on information available to the Company's management at the time the consolidated financial statements were prepared. Accordingly, the allocation is subject

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

3. Acquisitions (Continued)

to change and the impact of such changes could be material. The allocation of the purchase price is as follows:

        The fair values of the net assets acquired were determined using discounted cash flow analyses and estimates made by management with the assistance of independent valuation specialists. The purchase price was allocated to intangible assets as follows: approximately $33,190 to goodwill, which is non-amortizable under generally accepted accounting principles and is not deductible for income tax purposes, approximately $29,000 to tradenames, which are amortizable over thirty years and approximately $30,000 to customer relationships, which are amortizable over twenty-two years. Amortization of the acquired intangible assets is not deductible for income tax purposes. The acquisition of Balance Bar is expected to expand our operations in the Wholesale markets in the production and distribution of nutritional bars. Additionally, we believe that we can achieve operating expense synergies with the integration of Balance Bar into our corporate structure, which is the driver behind the excess of the purchase price paid over the value of the assets and liabilities acquired.

        Results since the acquisition to date and pro forma financial information with respect to Balance Bar has not been provided as this acquisition was not considered material to our operations.

4. Inventories

        The components of inventories are as follows:

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

        The carrying amounts of acquired other intangible assets for the periods indicated are as follows:

        Aggregate amortization expense of definite lived intangible assets included in the consolidated statements of income in selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended December 31, 2012, and 2011 was approximately $11,101 and $11,022, respectively.

        Assuming no changes in our intangible assets, estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years will be approximately $46,000 per year.

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

6. Long-Term Debt

        The components of long-term debt are as follows:

Senior credit facilities

        On October 1, 2010 (the "Closing Date"), we entered into our senior secured credit facilities (the "senior credit facilities") consisting of a $250,000 revolving credit facility, a $250,000 term loan A and a $1,500,000 term loan B. The term loan facilities were used to fund, in part, the Acquisition.

        On March 1, 2011 (the "Refinancing Date"), NBTY, Holdings, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and several other lenders entered into the First Amendment and Refinancing Agreement to the credit agreement (the "Refinancing") pursuant to which we repriced our loans and amended certain other terms under our then existing credit agreement. Under the terms of the Refinancing, the original $250,000 term loan A and $1,500,000 term loan B were replaced with a new $1,750,000 term loan B-1 and the $250,000 revolving credit facility was modified to $200,000. Borrowings under term loan B-1 bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at our option, either (i) Eurodollar (LIBOR) rate plus an applicable margin, or (ii) base rate plus an applicable margin, in each case, subject to a Eurodollar (LIBOR) rate floor of 1.00% or a base rate floor of 2.00%, as applicable. The applicable margin for term loan B-1 and the revolving credit facility is 3.25% per annum for Eurodollar (LIBOR) loans and 2.25% per annum for base rate loans, with a step-down in rate for the revolving credit facility upon the achievement of a certain total senior secured leverage ratio. Substantially all other terms are consistent with the original term loan B, including the amortization schedule of term loan B-1 and maturity dates. We intend to fund working capital and general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions and other investments, with cash flows from operations as well as borrowings under our revolving credit facility. As a result of the Refinancing, $20,824 of previously capitalized deferred financing costs were expensed. In addition, $2,394 of the call premium on term loan B and termination costs on interest rate swap contracts of $1,525 were expensed.

        On December 30, 2011, we prepaid $225,000 of our future principal payments on our term loan B-1. As a result of this prepayment $9,289 of deferred financing costs were charged to interest expense. In accordance with the prepayment provisions of the Refinancing, future scheduled payments of principal will not be required until the final balloon payment is due in October 2017.

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

6. Long-Term Debt (Continued)

        On October 17, 2012, Holdings, our parent company, issued $550,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.75%/8.50% contingent cash pay senior notes ("Holdco Notes") that mature on November 1, 2017. Interest on the Holdco Notes will accrue at the rate of 7.75% per annum with respect to cash interest and 8.50% per annum with respect to any paid-in-kind interest ("PIK Interest"). Interest on the Holdco Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on May 1, 2013. Holdings is a holding company with no operations and has no ability to service interest or principal on the Holdco Notes, other than through dividends it may receive from NBTY. NBTY is restricted, in certain circumstances, from paying dividends to Holdings by the terms of the indenture governing the Notes (as defined below) and the senior secured credit facility. NBTY has not guaranteed the indebtedness of Holdings, nor pledged any of its assets as collateral, and the Holdco Notes are not reflected in NBTY's financial statements. The proceeds from the offering of the Holdco Notes, along with $200,000 of cash on hand from NBTY, as described below, were used to pay transaction fees and expenses and a $722,000 dividend to Holdings' shareholders.

        On October 11, 2012 we amended our credit agreement to allow Holdings, our parent company, to issue the Holdco Notes. In addition, among other things, the amendment (i) increased the general restricted payments basket, (ii) increased the maximum total leverage ratio test which governs the making of restricted payments using Cumulative Credit (as defined in the credit agreement) and (iii) modified the definition of Cumulative Credit so that it conforms to the builder basket used in NBTY's indenture governing the Notes. Interest on the Holdco Notes will be paid via dividends from NBTY to Holdings, to the extent that it is permitted under our credit agreement. Expenses of $6,121 related to the amendment were capitalized as a deferred financing cost and will be amortized using the effective interest method. In conjunction with the amendment, we paid Holdings a dividend of $193,956 in October 2012.

        In November 2012, we drew $80,000 from the revolving portion of our senior credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Balance Bar. In December of 2012, we repaid $10,000 of this balance.

        The following fees are applicable under the revolving credit facility: (i) an unused line fee of 0.50% per annum, based on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility; (ii) a letter of credit participation fee on the aggregate stated amount of each letter of credit available to be drawn equal to the applicable margin for Eurodollar rate loans; (iii) a letter of credit fronting fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the daily amount of each letter of credit available to be drawn; and (iv) certain other customary fees and expenses of our letter of credit issuers.

        The revolving credit facility matures in October 2015 and term loan B-1 matures in October 2017.

        We may voluntarily prepay loans or reduce commitments under our senior credit facilities, in whole or in part, subject to minimum amounts, with prior notice but without premium or penalty.

        We must make additional prepayments on term loan B-1 with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales, casualty and condemnation events, the incurrence or issuance of indebtedness (other than indebtedness permitted to be incurred under our senior credit facilities unless specifically incurred to refinance a portion of our senior credit facilities) and 50% of excess cash flow (such percentage subject

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

6. Long-Term Debt (Continued)

to reduction based on achievement of a certain total senior secured leverage ratio), in each case, subject to certain reinvestment rights and other exceptions. We are also required to make prepayments under our revolving credit facility at any time when, and to the extent that, the aggregate amount of the outstanding loans and letters of credit under the revolving credit facility exceeds the aggregate amount of commitments in respect of the revolving credit facility.

        Our obligations under our senior credit facilities are guaranteed by Holdings and each of our current and future direct and indirect subsidiaries other than (i) foreign subsidiaries, (ii) unrestricted subsidiaries, (iii) non-wholly owned subsidiaries, (iv) certain receivables financing subsidiaries, (v) certain immaterial subsidiaries and (vi) certain holding companies of foreign subsidiaries, and are secured by a first lien on substantially all of their assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions).

        Our senior credit facilities contain customary negative covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, pay dividends, sell or otherwise transfer assets, prepay or modify terms of certain junior indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, amend organizational documents, or change our line of business or fiscal year. We were in compliance with all covenants under the senior credit facilities at December 31, 2012. In addition, our senior credit facilities require the maintenance of a maximum total senior secured leverage ratio on a quarterly basis, calculated with respect to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined therein, if at any time amounts are outstanding under the revolving credit facility, including swingline loans and letters of credit. We are in compliance with the total senior secured ratio at December 31, 2012. All other negative financial covenants in the original senior credit facility were removed as part of the Refinancing.

        Our senior credit facilities provide that, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, our obligations thereunder may be accelerated and the lending commitments terminated. Such events of default include payment defaults to the lenders, material inaccuracies of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other material indebtedness, voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, material money judgments, material ERISA/pension plan events, certain change of control events and other customary events of default.

Notes

        On October 1, 2010, NBTY issued $650,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior notes bearing interest at 9% in a private placement. On August 2, 2011, these privately placed notes were exchanged for substantially identical notes that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and therefore are freely tradable (the privately placed notes and such registered notes exchanged therefor, the "Notes"). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and mature on October 1, 2018. Interest on the Notes is paid on April 1 and October 1 of each year, and commenced on April 1, 2011.

        On and after October 1, 2014, we may redeem the Notes, at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

6. Long-Term Debt (Continued)

(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on October 1 of the years set forth below:

        In addition, at any time prior to October 1, 2014, we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes) as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

        The Notes are jointly and severally irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the credit agreement. The Notes are uncollateralized and rank senior in right of payment to existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes, rank equally in right of payment to our and our subsidiary guarantors' senior unsecured debt, and are effectively junior to any of our or our subsidiary guarantors' secured debt, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt. The Notes contain certain customary covenants including, but not limited to, restrictions on our and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, or pay dividends. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Notes at December 31, 2012.

Holdco Notes

        Interest on the Holdco Notes shall be payable entirely in cash ("Cash Interest") to the extent that it is less than the maximum amount of allowable dividends and distributions plus any cash at Holdings ("Applicable Amount") as defined by the indenture governing the Holdco Notes. For any interest period after May 1, 2013 (other than the final interest period ending at stated maturity), if the Applicable Amount as for such interest period will be:

          (i)  equal or exceed 75%, but be less than 100%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on (a) 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Holdco Notes or by issuing payment in kind notes ("PIK Notes") in a principal amount equal to such interest ("PIK Interest") and (b) 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest;

         (ii)  equal or exceed 50%, but be less than 75%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

6. Long-Term Debt (Continued)

option, elect to pay interest on (a) 50% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest and (b) 50% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest;

        (iii)  equal or exceed 25%, but be less than 50%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on (a) 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest and (b) 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest; or

        (iv)  be less than 25% of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest.

        As described above, Holdings ability to pay PIK Interest depends on the calculation of the Applicable Amount regardless of the availability of cash at Holdings.

        The initial interest payment of the Holdco Notes is payable in cash.

        As part of the offering of the Holdco Notes, Holdings entered into a registration rights agreement which requires Holdings to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer to exchange the outstanding Holdco Notes for a like principal amount of exchange notes in a registered offering within 270 days after October 17, 2012, and for Holdings to use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the exchange offer within 360 days after October 17, 2012.

7. Litigation Summary

Stock Purchases

        On May 11, 2010, a putative class-action, captioned John F. Hutchins v. NBTY, Inc., et al, was filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, against NBTY and certain current and former officers, claiming that the defendants made false material statements, or concealed adverse material facts, for the purpose of causing members of the class to purchase NBTY stock at allegedly artificially inflated prices. An amended complaint, seeking unspecified compensatory damages, attorneys' fees and costs, was served on February 1, 2011. The Company moved to dismiss the amended complaint on March 18, 2011 and that motion was denied on March 6, 2012. On September 28, 2012, the court set a January 22, 2013 trial date. On November 12, 2012, at a mediation, the parties reached an agreement in principle, subject to agreement on settlement documentation and court approval, which is expected in the second fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2013, to settle the claims for $6 million, to be paid from insurance proceeds.

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

7. Litigation Summary (Continued)

Glucosamine-Based Dietary Supplements

        Beginning in June 2011, certain putative class actions have been filed in various jurisdictions against the Company, its subsidiary Rexall Sundown, Inc. ("Rexall"), and/or other companies as to which there may be a duty to defend and indemnify, challenging the marketing of glucosamine-based dietary supplements, under various states' consumer protection statutes. The lawsuits against the Company and its subsidiaries are: Cardenas v. NBTY, Inc. and Rexall Sundown, Inc. (filed June 14, 2011) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, on behalf of a putative class of California consumers seeking unspecified compensatory damages based on theories of restitution and disgorgement, plus punitive damages and injunctive relief); and Jennings v. Rexall Sundown, Inc. (filed August 22, 2011 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, on behalf of a putative class of Massachusetts consumers seeking unspecified trebled compensatory damages), as well as other cases in California and Illinois against certain wholesale customers as to which the Company may have certain indemnification obligations. The cases are in various stages of discovery, except that in one of the Illinois cases, a motion to dismiss was granted with leave to appeal. The Jennings case is trial ready for a trial of limited issues and a settlement conference is scheduled for early February 2013. Settlement discussions to resolve the cases on a national level are ongoing but the Company is unable to determine on whether settlement efforts ultimately will be successful. The Company continues to dispute the allegations and intends to vigorously defend these actions. At this time, however, no determination can be made as to the ultimate outcome of the litigation or an estimate of possible loss or range of loss, if any, on the part of any of the defendants.

Claims in the Ordinary Course

        In addition to the foregoing, other regulatory inquiries, claims, suits and complaints (including product liability, false advertising, intellectual property and Proposition 65 claims) arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that such other inquiries, claims, suits and complaints would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, cash flows or results of operations, if adversely determined against us.

8. Income Taxes

        Our provision for income taxes is impacted by a number of factors, including federal taxes, our international tax structure, state tax rates in the jurisdictions where we conduct business, and our ability to utilize state tax credits that expire between 2013 and 2028. Therefore, our overall effective income tax rate could vary as a result of these factors.

        The effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was 34.0% and 32.7%, respectively. Our effective tax rate is lower than the Federal statutory rate generally due to our mix of domestic and foreign income and the partial reinvestment of foreign earnings in fiscal 2013 and 2012.

        We accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. This methodology is consistent with previous periods. At December 31, 2012, we had $1,501 and $700 accrued for the potential payment of interest and penalties, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, we

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NBTY, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

8. Income Taxes (Continued)

were subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for the tax years 2007-2012, and to non-U.S. examinations for the tax years of 2006-2012. In addition, we are generally subject to state and local examinations for fiscal years 2008-2012.

        The Company is under an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") examination for tax years 2007-2010. Among other issues, the IRS has questioned the values used by the Company to transfer product and provide services to an international subsidiary. The Company believes it has appropriately valued such product transfers and services and intends to continue to support this position as the IRS examination progresses.

        At December 31, 2012, we had a liability of $13,401 for unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of $10,493 on income tax expense and the effective income tax rate. We do not believe that the amount will change significantly in the next 12 months. At this time, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments in individual years beyond 12 months due to uncertainties in the timing of tax audit outcomes.

9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

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Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.



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Level 2—Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.



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Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

        The following table summarizes liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

        The following table summarizes liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2012:

        The Company's swap contracts are measured at fair value based on a market approach valuation technique. With the market approach, fair value is derived using prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. Although non-performance risk of the Company and the counterparty is present in all swap contracts and is a component of the estimated fair values, we do not view non-performance risk to be a significant input to the fair value for the interest rate swap contracts. However, with respect to our cross currency swap contracts, we believe that non-performance risk is higher; therefore the Company classifies these swap contracts as "Level 3" in the fair value hierarchy and, accordingly, records estimated fair value adjustments based on internal projections and views of those contracts. The performance risk for the cross currency swap contracts as a percentage of the unadjusted liabilities ranged from 14.1% to 17.0% (15.4% weighted average).

        The following table shows the Level 3 activity related to our cross currency swaps for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

Interest Rate Swaps

        To manage the potential risk arising from changing interest rates and their impact on long-term debt, our policy is to maintain a combination of available fixed and variable rate financial instruments. During December 2010, we entered into three interest rate swap contracts that were subsequently terminated in connection with the Refinancing, resulting in a termination payment of $1,525. During March 2011, we entered into three interest rate swap contracts to fix the LIBOR indexed interest rates on a portion of our senior credit facilities until the indicated expiration dates of these swap contracts.

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Each swap contract has an initial notional amount of $333,333 (for a total of one billion dollars), with a fixed interest rate of 1.92% for a four-year term. The notional amount of each swap decreased to $266,666 in December 2012, decreases to $166,666 in December 2013 and has a maturity date of December 2014. Under the terms of the swap contracts, variable interest payments for a portion of our senior credit facilities are swapped for fixed interest payments. These interest rate swap contracts were designated as a cash flow hedge of the variable interest payments on a portion of our term loan debt. Hedge effectiveness will be assessed based on the overall changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts. Any potential ineffectiveness is measured using the hypothetical derivative method. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in current earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness from inception to December 31, 2012 was insignificant.

Cross Currency Swaps

        To manage the potential exposure from adverse changes in currency exchange rates, specifically the British pound, arising from our net investment in British pound denominated operations, we entered into three cross currency swap contracts in December 2010, to hedge a portion of the net investment in our British pound denominated foreign operations. The aggregate notional amount of the swap contracts is £194,200 (approximately $300,000), with a forward rate of 1.565, and a termination date of September 30, 2017.

        These cross currency contracts were designated as a net investment hedge to the net investment in our British pound denominated operations. Hedge effectiveness is assessed based on the overall changes in the fair value of the cross currency swap contracts. Any potential hedge ineffectiveness is measured using the hypothetical derivative method and is recognized in current earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $ 64 and $0, respectively.

        The following table shows the effect of the Company's derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedging instruments for the three months ended December 31, 2012:

Notes

        The fair value of the Notes was based on quoted market prices (Level 2), was $742,625 at December 31, 2012.

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10. Business and Credit Concentration

Financial Instruments

        Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents (the amounts of which may, at times, exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits on insurable amounts), investments and trade accounts receivable. We mitigate our risk by investing in or through major financial institutions.

Customers

        We perform on-going credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon payment history and the customers' current creditworthiness, as determined by review of their current credit information. Customers' account activity is continuously monitored. As a result of this review process, we record bad debt expense, which is based upon historical experience as well as specific customer collection issues that have been identified, to adjust the carrying amount of the related receivable to its estimated realizable value. While such bad debt expenses historically have been within expectations and the allowances established, if the financial condition of one or more of our customers were to deteriorate, additional bad debt provisions may be required.

        The following customers accounted for the following percentages of the Wholesale segment's net sales and our consolidated net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

        The loss of any of these customers, or any one of our other major customers, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations if we were unable to replace that customer.

        The following customers accounted for the following percentages of the Wholesale segment's gross accounts receivable as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively:

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11. Related Party Transactions

Consulting Agreement—Carlyle

        In connection with the Acquisition, we entered into a consulting agreement with Carlyle under which we pay Carlyle a fee for consulting services Carlyle provides to us and our subsidiaries. Under this agreement, subject to certain conditions, we expect to pay an annual consulting fee to Carlyle of $3,000; we reimburse them for their out-of-pocket expenses, and we pay them additional fees associated with other future transactions. For each of the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, these fees totaled $750 and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

12. Segment Information

        We are organized by sales segments on a worldwide basis. We evaluate performance based on a number of factors; however, the primary measures of performance are the net sales and income or loss from operations (before corporate allocations) of each segment, as these are the key performance indicators that we review. Operating income or loss for each segment does not include the impact of any intercompany transfer pricing mark-up, corporate general and administrative expenses, interest expense and other miscellaneous income/expense items. Corporate general and administrative expenses include, but are not limited to, human resources, legal, finance, and various other corporate level activity related expenses. Such unallocated expenses remain within Corporate.

        Effective October 1, 2012, we reorganized our segments to better align them with how we currently review operating results for the purposes of allocating resources and managing performance. After this reorganization, we continue to have four reportable segments as follows: 1) Wholesale, 2) European Retail, 3) Direct Response/E-Commerce and 4) North American Retail. In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, we have reclassified all prior period amounts to conform to our new reportable segment presentation. The reclassification of prior period amounts did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements, and were as follows:

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The European Retail Segment now includes the results of the European direct response/e-commerce business, which was previously reported in the Direct Response/E-Commerce segment.



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The North American Retail segment now includes the results of Vitamin World's e-commerce business, which was previously reported in the Direct Response/E-Commerce segment.

        All of our products fall into one or more of these four segments:

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Wholesale—This segment sells products under various brand names and third-party private labels, each targeting specific market groups which include virtually all major mass merchandisers, club stores, drug store chains and supermarkets. This segment also sells products to independent pharmacies, health food stores, the military and other retailers.



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European Retail—This segment generates revenue through its 702 Holland & Barrett stores (including fourteen franchised stores in Singapore, ten franchised stores in China, seven franchised stores in United Arab Emirates, six franchised stores in Cyprus, four franchised stores in Malta and one franchised store in each of Gibraltar and Iceland), 56 GNC (UK) stores in the

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U.K., 116 De Tuinen stores (including ten franchised locations) in the Netherlands and 43 Nature's Way stores in Ireland, as well as internet based sales from www.hollandandbarret.com, www.detuinen.nl and www.gnc.co.uk. Such revenue consists of sales of proprietary brand and third-party products as well as franchise fees.

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Direct Response/E-Commerce—This segment generates revenue through the sale of proprietary brand and third-party products primarily through mail order catalog and internet under the Puritan's Pride tradename. Catalogs are strategically mailed to customers who order by mail, internet or by phone.



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North American Retail—This segment generates revenue through its 426 owned and operated Vitamin World stores selling proprietary brand and third-party products, as well as internet based sales from www.vitaminworld.com.

        The following table represents key financial information of our business segments:

Total assets by segment:

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13. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors

        The 9% senior notes due 2018 were issued by NBTY and are guaranteed by each of its current and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. These guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The following condensed consolidating financial information presents:

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Condensed consolidating financial statements as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012 and for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 of (a) NBTY, the parent and issuer, (b) the guarantor subsidiaries, (c) the non-guarantor subsidiaries and (d) the Company on a consolidated basis; and



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Elimination entries necessary to consolidate NBTY, the parent, with guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

        The condensed consolidating financial statements are presented using the equity method of accounting for investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries. Under this method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for our share of the subsidiaries' cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and other notes related thereto.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2012