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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOHNSON MICHAEL
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERBALIFE LTD. [HLF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
800 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, #406		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/10/2012
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90015		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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               841,958 (1) D  
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 29,181 (2) D $ 0 89,591 (3) I to child from GRAT
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 14,591 (4) D $ 0 75,000 I to child from GRAT
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 14,591 A $ 0 14,591 I by child
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 29,181 (5) D $ 0 89,591 (6) I to child from spouse's GRAT
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 14,591 (7) D $ 0 75,000 I to child from spouse's GRAT
Common Stock 09/10/2012   G V 14,591 A $ 0 29,181 I by child
Common Stock               113,122 I Beneficially owned through Michael O. Johnson IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOHNSON MICHAEL
800 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, #406
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015		   X     Chairman & CEO  

Signatures

 Michael O. Johnson by Brett R. Chapman, Attorney-in-Fact   10/26/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The amount of securities beneficially owned directly by the reporting person has been increased by 71,296 shares to reflect the transfer on September 10, 2012 by the reporting person of 35,648 shares of Herbalife common stock, and the transfer by the reporting person's spouse on September 10, 2012 of 35,648 shares of Herbalife common stock, from each of their respective grantor retained annuity trusts to the Johnson Family Trust, a trust of which the reporting person is co-trustee and co-beneficiary.
(2) This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to irrevocable trusts for the benefit of his children, who do not share the reporting person's household. The reporting person has no pecuniary interest in these shares.
(3) The amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person's grantor retained annuity trust has been reduced by 35,648 to reflect the contribution of those shares to the Johnson Family Trust.
(4) This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his daughter, who shares the reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in this trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the benefcial owner of the shares held in this trust for purposes of section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5) This transaction involved a gift of securities from the reporting person's spouse to irrevocable trusts for the benefit of their children, who do not share the reporting person's household. The reporting person has no pecuniary interest in these shares.
(6) The amount of securites beneficially owned by the grantor retained annuity trust of the reporting person's spouse has been reduced by 35,648 to reflect the contribution of those shares to the Johnson Family Trust.
(7) This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person's spouse to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of their daughter, who shares the reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in this trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares held in this trust for purposes of section 16 or for any other purpose.

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