Cauley & Geller, LLP Announces That Investors Must Move for Lead Plaintiff by September 26th.

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000

The Law Firm of Cauley & Geller, LLP announced today that individuals and institutional investors that purchased the securities of NBTY, Inc. ("NBTY" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:NBTY) between January 27, 2000 and June 15, 2000, inclusive (the "Class Period"), must move for Lead Plaintiff by September 26, 2000, to exercise some control over the securities fraud class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Purchasers of NBTY securities during the Class Period should call Cauley & Geller if they want to be a Lead Plaintiff, or if they want additional information.

Generally, the various complaints charge that the Company and certain of its officers and directors violated the federal securities laws by providing materially false and misleading information about the Company's financial condition and future growth potential. It is alleged that the defendants failed to disclose several adverse factors which signaled a dramatic slowing of its growth and, as a result, a decline in its same store sales. According to the complaints, the defendants failed to disclose (1) that sales at the Company's Vitamin World stores were declining as demand for nutritional supplements was weakening; (2) that the Company's financial results were being negatively impacted by fluctuations in the value of the British Pound -- as a result of the Company's Holland & Barrett stores which operate primarily in the U.K; and (3) that the Company did not derive any meaningful benefit from its "vertical integration" efforts - acquisitions of nutritional supplement companies in different segments of the supplemental business. As a result of these false and misleading statements the Company's stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period. Prior to the disclosure of the above mentioned adverse facts, six insiders took advantage of the inflated stock price and sold nearly $33 million worth of their own stock before the truth was revealed, and the price of the stock dropped significantly.

Cauley & Geller, LLP has substantial experience representing investors in securities fraud class action lawsuits such as this. The firm has offices in Florida, Arkansas and California, but represents shareholders from throughout the nation. If you have any questions about how you may serve as a Lead Plaintiff, or how you may be able to recover for your losses, you are encouraged to call or e-mail the Firm or visit the Firm's website at www.classlawyer.com. If you need information, please contact:

CAULEY & GELLER, LLP 225 Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 E-mail: [e-mail] 888/551-9944 - toll free www.classlawyer.com