| o | Rule
                  13d-1(b)  | |
| x | Rule
                  13d-1(c)  | |
| o | Rule
                  13d-1(d)  | 
| CUSIP
                    No. G4412G101 | ||||||
| 1.
                     | Names
                    of Reporting Persons  I.R.S.
                    Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
 D.
                        E. Shaw & Co., L.P. 13-3695715 | |||||
| 2.
                     | Check
                    the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                     | |||||
| (a)
                     | o | |||||
| (b)
                     | o | |||||
| 3.
                     | SEC
                    Use Only  | |||||
| 4.
                     | Citizenship
                    or Place of Organization  Delaware | |||||
| Number
                    of  Shares
                     Beneficially
                     Owned
                    by  Each
                     Reporting
                     Person
                    With  | 5.
                     | Sole
                    Voting Power  -0- | ||||
| 6.
                     | Shared
                    Voting Power  387,634 | |||||
| 7.
                     | Sole
                    Dispositive Power  -0- | |||||
| 8.
                     | Shared
                    Dispositive Power  387,634 | |||||
| 9.
                     | Aggregate
                    Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 387,634 | |||||
| 10.
                     | Check
                    if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
                    Instructions) o | |||||
| 11.
                     | Percent
                    of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  0.6% | |||||
| 12.
                     | Type
                    of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  IA,
                      PN | |||||
| CUSIP
                  No. G4412G101 | ||||||
| 1.
                   | Names
                  of Reporting Persons  I.R.S.
                  Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
 David
                  E. Shaw | |||||
| 2.
                   | Check
                  the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                   | |||||
| (a)
                   | o |  | ||||
| (b)
                   | o | |||||
| 3.
                   | SEC
                  Use Only  | |||||
| 4.
                   | Citizenship
                  or Place of Organization  United
                  States | |||||
| Number
                  of  Shares
                   Beneficially
                   Owned
                  by  Each
                   Reporting
                   Person
                  With  | 5.
                   | Sole
                  Voting Power  -0- | ||||
| 6.
                   | Shared
                  Voting Power  387,634 | |||||
| 7.
                   | Sole
                  Dispositive Power  -0- | |||||
| 8.
                   | Shared
                  Dispositive Power  387,634 | |||||
| 9.
                   | Aggregate
                  Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person  387,634 | |||||
| 10.
                   | Check
                  if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
                  Instructions) o | |||||
| 11.
                   | Percent
                  of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  0.6% | |||||
| 12.
                   | Type
                  of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  IN | |||||
| Item
                  1.  | ||
| (a)
                   | Name
                  of Issuer:  | |
| Herbalife
                                                                              Ltd. | ||
| (b)
                   | Address
                  of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  | |
| P.O.
                                                                                  Box
                                                                                  309GT Ugland
                                                                                  House,
                                                                                  South
                                                                                  Church
                                                                                  Street Grand
                                                                                  Cayman,
                                                                                  Cayman
                                                                                  Islands
                                                                                  90067 | ||
| Item
                  2.  | ||
| (a)
                   | Name
                  of Person Filing:  | |
| D.
                                E. Shaw & Co., L.P. David
                              E. Shaw | ||
| (b)
                   | Address
                  of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
                   | |
| The
                          business address for each reporting person is: 120
                          W. 45th
                          Street, Tower 45, 39th
                          Floor New
                          York, NY 10036 | ||
| (c)
                   | Citizenship:
                   | |
| D.
                                  E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under
                                  the
                                  laws of the state of Delaware. David
                                  E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of
                                  America. | ||
| (d)
                   | Title
                  of Class of Securities:  | |
| Common
                                            Stock, $0.002 par
                                            value | ||
| (e)
                   | CUSIP
                  Number:  | |
| G4412G101 | 
| Item
                  3.  | If
                  this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
                  (c),
                  check whether the person filing is a:  | |||
| Not
                  Applicable | ||||
| Item
                  4.  | Ownership | |
| As
                  of December 31, 2007: (a)
                  Amount beneficially owned: | ||
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | 387,634
                                                      shares  This
                                                      is composed of (i) 261,393
                                                      shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
                                                      Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C.,
                                                      (ii) 126,141 shares in the
                                                      name of
                                                      D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.,
                                                      and (iii) 100 shares
                                                      under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management,
                                                      L.L.C. | 
| David
                    E. Shaw: | 387,634
                                                      shares  This
                                                      is composed of (i) 261,393
                                                      shares in the name of D. E. Shaw
                                                      Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C.,
                                                      (ii) 126,141 shares in the
                                                      name of
                                                      D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.,
                                                      and (iii) 100 shares
                                                      under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management,
                                                      L.L.C. | 
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | 0.6% | |
| David
                    E. Shaw: | 0.6% | 
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | -0-
                    shares | |
| David
                    E. Shaw: | -0-
                    shares | 
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | 387,634
                                              shares | |
| David
                    E. Shaw: | 387,634
                                                  shares | 
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | -0-
                    shares | |
| David
                    E. Shaw: | -0-
                    shares  | 
| D.
                    E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: | 387,634
                                                    shares | |
| David
                    E. Shaw: | 387,634
                                                    shares
                                                     | 
| 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 5 percent of the class of securities, check
                                the following
                                [X]. | ||
| Item
                  6.  | Ownership
                  of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person | |
| Not
                  Applicable | ||
| Item
                  7.  | Identification
                  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
                  Being
                  Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
                   | |
| Not
                  Applicable | ||
| Item
                  8.  | Identification
                  and Classification of Members of the Group  | |
| Not
                  Applicable | ||
| Item
                  9.  | Notice
                  of Dissolution of Group  | |
| Not
                  Applicable | ||
| Item
                  10.  | Certification
                   | |
| By
                                  signing below, each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and
                                  David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting
                                  person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred
                                  to above were not
                                  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or
                                  with the effect of
                                  changing or influencing the control of the issuer
                                  of the securities and
                                  were not acquired and are not held in connection
                                  with or as a participant
                                  in any transaction having such purposes or
                                  effect. | ||
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | ||
|  |  |  | 
| By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
| Rochelle
                                Elias Chief
                                Compliance Officer  | ||
| David E. Shaw | ||
|  |  |  | 
| By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
| Rochelle
                                        Elias Attorney-in-Fact
                                      for
                                      David E. Shaw | ||