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Bosco Chiu |
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Vice President of Finance |
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Principal Accounting Officer |
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t 310 410 9600 x52254 |
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boscoc@herbalife.com |
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Herbalife International of America, Inc. |
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990 West 190th Street, Suite 650 |
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Torrance, CA 90502 |
May 11, 2011
John Reynolds
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Your Letters Dated May 10, 2011 (the Follow Up Comment Letter)
and April 8, 2011 Regarding Herbalife Ltd. (File No. 001-32381)s
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year End December 31, 2010
Filed February 22, 2011 (the 2010 10-K) |
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
Herbalife Ltd. (the Company, we or our) takes very seriously its responsibilities
regarding the accuracy and completeness of the disclosures contained in its public filings. The
Company appreciates the Staffs comments as well as the opportunity the review process provides to
improve the content of the Companys public filings.
We confirm that we are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosures in our
filings. Furthermore, we acknowledge that (i) neither Staff comments nor changes in disclosure in
response to Staff comments preclude the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) from
taking any action with respect to the filing, and (ii) we may not assert Staff comments as a
defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities
laws of the United States.
For ease of reference, the heading and numbered paragraph below correspond to the heading and
numbered comment in the Follow Up Comment Letter, with the Staffs comment presented in bold
italicized text. In response to the Follow Up Comment Letter the Company offers the following:
Form 10-K filed February 22, 2011
Exhibits
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We reissue comment 10 of our letter dated April 8, 2011. Please confirm that
you will file exhibit 10.35 in its entirety with your next periodic report. In this
regard, we note that such exhibit was material at the time it was originally filed and
Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K does not provide an exception for schedules,
exhibits and attachments.
Company Response: |
We note the Staffs comment, and in response thereto, respectfully advise the Staff
that we will file exhibit 10.35 in its entirety with our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011.
We hope this response has addressed all of the Staffs concerns relating to the Follow Up
Comment Letter. Should you have additional questions regarding the information contained herein,
we would be pleased to discuss them with you.
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Very truly yours,
HERBALIFE LTD.
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/s/ Bosco Chiu
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Bosco Chiu |
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Vice President of Finance
Principal Accounting Officer |
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Michael O. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Brett R. Chapman, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
John DeSimone, Chief Financial Officer |