SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2 )*
NBTY, INC. (Formerly Nature's Bounty, Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
628782 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following pages(s))
Page 1 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
CUSIP No. 628782 10 4 (NBTY) 13 G Page 2 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Mathers and Company, Inc.
IRS ID #36-2666070
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
Not Applicable
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
An Illinois Corporation
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (ITEMS 5, 6, 7 AND
8)
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
44,000 *
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
None *
*Persons who are officers of Mathers and Company, Inc., including
Mr. Van der Eb, also serve as officers of Mathers Fund, Inc. In
their capacity as officers of the Fund, these persons vote the
additional shares included in this schedule which are owned by the
Fund.
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,788,000
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,788,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
Not Applicable
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1,788,000 / 18,435,119 = 9.7%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, CO
CUSIP No. 6828782 10 4(NBTY) 13 G Page 3 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.
SS ####-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
Not Applicable
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (ITEMS 5, 6, 7 AND
8)
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
144,000 *
* Including shares held in advisory accounts for which Mathers and
Company, Inc. has sole voting power.
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,744,000 **
** Persons who are officers of Mathers and Company, Inc., including
Mr. Van der Eb, also serve as officers of Mathers Fund, Inc. In
their capacity as officers of the Fund, these persons vote the
shares included in this schedule which are owned by the Fund.
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,888,000
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,888,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
Not Applicable
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1,888,000 / 18,435,119 = 10.2%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, IN
CUSIP No.628782 10 4 (NBTY) 13 G Page 4 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Mathers Fund, Inc.
IRS ID #36-2554362
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
Not Applicable
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Maryland
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (ITEMS 5, 6, 7 AND
8).
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
1,744,000
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,744,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
Not Applicable
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1,744,000 / 18,435,119 = 9.5%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV, CO
CUSIP No. 628782 10 4 (NBTY) 13G Page 5 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
NBTY, INC.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
90 Orville Drive
Bohemia, NY 90505
Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing:
Mathers and Company, Inc. ("Mathers");
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.;
Mathers Fund, Inc.("Mathers Fund")
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
100 Corporate North, Suite 201
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Mathers and Company, Inc. - An Illinois corporation
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr. - U.S.A.
Mathers Fund, Inc. - A Maryland corporation
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
639017 30 0 (NBTY)
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-
1(b)or 13d-2(b) by Mathers, an investment adviser
registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, by Mathers Fund, an open-end
investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 which is managed by Mathers,
and by Mr. Van der Eb. Mr. Van der Eb is the
President, Director and controlling shareholder of
Mathers and, as such, may be deemed pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 to also have beneficial ownership of the
shares reported on this Schedule. Mr. Van der Eb
disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares
held by the Mathers Fund and other advisory
accounts of Mathers. Mr. Van der Eb is also the
Chairman and a Director of the Mathers Fund.
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See No. 9, Pages 2, 3, & 4
(b) Percent of Class:
See No. 11, Pages 2, 3 & 4
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
See No. 7, Pages 2, 3 & 4
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
See No. 7, Pages 2, 3 & 4
(ii) shares power to vote or to direct the
vote NONE
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of See No. 9,Pages 2, 3 & 4
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of NONE
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be
the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class
of securities, check the following:
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Of the securities reported upon by Mathers and by Mr. Van
der Eb in this Schedule, 1,788,000 are held by Mathers
and Company clients, including the 1,744,000 shares owned
by the Mathers Fund of which there are more than 13,000
shareholders. Mr. Van der Eb disclaims beneficial
ownership of all such shares.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company.
Mr. Van der Eb, an individual, is the controlling
shareholder of Mathers, a registered investment adviser
which has acquired the shares of NBTY for the accounts
of advisory clients.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Member of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
MATHERS AND COMPANY, INC.
HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR. By:HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR.
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr. Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.
Individually President
MATHERS FUND, INC.
Date: February 13, 1996 By:HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR.
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.
Chairman
CUSIP No. 628782 10 4 (NBTY) 13G Page 8 of 8 Pages
As of 12-31-95
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned parties hereby agrees to the joint
filing of a statement of beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G to
satisfy the separate reporting obligations of each of them pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(b), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, with respect to the shares of Nature's Bounty,
Inc. (NBTY) which are held by certain investment advisory accounts
managed by Mathers and Company, Inc. It is agreed that such
statement shall be deemed filed on behalf of each of such parties,
but this agreement shall not be construed as creating
responsibility by any party for the completeness and accuracy of
any information contained in such statement concerning the other
parties.
Dated: February 13, 1996
HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR.
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.,Individually
MATHERS AND COMPANY, INC.
By: HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR.
Henry G. Van der Eb, Jr.,President
MATHERS FUND, INC.
By: HENRY G. VAN DER EB, JR.
Henry G. Van der Eb,Jr.,Chairman
