FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

KOENIG NEIL H 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NBTY INC [ NTY ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O NBTY, INC., 2100 SMITHTOWN AVE. 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/1/2010
(Street)

RONKONKOMA, NY 11779
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   10/1/2010   10/1/2010   D    3957   (1) D $55.00   0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $25.50   10/1/2010   10/1/2010   D         15000      (2) 2/1/2018   Common Stock   15000   $29.50   (2) 0   D    
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $25.62   10/1/2010   10/1/2010   D         6000      (2) 6/23/2019   Common Stock   6000   $29.38   (2) 0   D    
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   $43.88   10/1/2010   10/1/2010   D         2858      (2) 12/23/2019   Common Stock   2858   $11.12   (2) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes 457 Restricted Stock Units, the vesting of which was accelerated pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Alphabet Holding Company, Inc. and Alphabet Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement").
( 2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, this option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between $55 and the exercise price of the option, which difference is set forth in Table II column 8.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KOENIG NEIL H
C/O NBTY, INC.
2100 SMITHTOWN AVE.
RONKONKOMA, NY 11779 		X



Signatures
/s/ Neil H. Koenig 10/5/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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