UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~

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~~Pursuant ofto ~~report~~Section 13 ~~(Date~~OR ~~of earliest event reported~~15(d)~~: February~~ ~~16,~~of ~~2016~~The

~~NBTY, Inc. (Exact~~Securities ~~name~~Exchange Act of ~~registrant as specified in charter)~~1934

~~333-172973~~Date of report (~~Commission~~Date ~~File~~of ~~Number~~earliest event reported): March 11, 2016

NBTY, Inc.

(~~631)~~Exact ~~567-9500 (Registrant’s~~name ~~telephone~~of ~~number,~~registrant ~~including~~as ~~area~~specified ~~code~~in charter)

333-172973

(Commission File Number)

DELAWARE				11-2228617
(State or other jurisdiction				(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

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

(631) 567-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 27.01. ~~Completion~~Regulation ofFD ~~Acquisition or Disposition of Assets~~Disclosure.

On ~~February~~March 1611, 2016, NBTY, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~completed~~announced ~~its~~the ~~previously~~formation ~~announced~~of ~~disposition~~a ofjoint ~~Vitamin~~venture ~~World~~with By-Health Co., ~~Inc~~Ltd. ~~(“Vitamin~~in ~~World”),~~China. aIn ~~subsidiary~~connection with the formation of the ~~Company~~joint venture, ~~and~~the ~~certain~~Company ~~assets~~will ~~(including~~contribute ~~real~~certain intellectual property) ~~associated~~rights ~~with~~in ~~Vitamin~~exchange ~~World~~for ~~(collectively,~~a 40% interest in the ~~“Business”),~~joint venture. The joint venture is expected to ~~VWRE~~commence ~~Holdings~~operations during the second half of calendar year 2016, ~~Inc~~ subject to certain customary closing conditions., anA ~~affiliate~~copy of ~~Centre~~the ~~Lane~~press ~~Partners,~~release ~~LLC~~is ~~(“Purchaser”)~~furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

On the closing date, NBTY received aggregate proceeds from the sale of approximately $25.6 million, consisting of cash and a promissory note from the Purchaser. The Company will also receive $5.5 million of cash 45 days after the closing date for payment of certain pre-closing inventory pursuant to the financial terms of a new supply agreement. In addition, NBTY received a warrant entitling it to purchase, in whole but not in part, common stock of the Purchaser representing 10% of the fully diluted equity of the Purchaser as of February 16, 2016. The warrant is exercisable at any time, expiring upon the earlier of 10 years following the date of issuance or subsequent sale of the Business. Both NBTY and the Purchaser have agreed, following the closing of the transaction, to indemnify the other party for losses arising from certain breaches of the acquisition agreement and for certain other liabilities, subject to certain limitations.

In connection with the transaction, the Company has entered into a transition services agreement with Vitamin World. In addition, the Company has entered into a supply agreement with the Vitamin World pursuant to which it has agreed to sell certain vitamin and nutritional supplement products to Vitamin World for a period of up to two years.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2015 and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 of NBTY, Inc. and its subsidiaries and the related notes are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. 99.1 ~~Unaudited~~Press ~~pro~~release ~~forma~~dated ~~condensed~~March ~~consolidated financial statements of NBTY~~11, ~~Inc~~2016. ~~and its subsidiaries~~

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: ~~February~~March 2211, 2016


	NBTY, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Dipak Golechha
		Dipak Golechha
		Chief Financial Officer

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2100 Smithtown Avenue

Ronkonkoma, New York

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

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