Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Herbalife Family Foundation Provides New Hope to Two Children's Charities in Italy and Ukraine

The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) has established two new programs in Kiev, Ukraine and Turin, Italy, to help support better nutrition and kitchen renovation projects.

The Casa Herbalife program was created in 2005 to help bring good nutrition to children in need. HFF works with organizations to improve their ability to provide children with more nutritious foods. These two new programs mark the 54th and 55th programs worldwide, respectively.

Bereginya is an orphanage established in 1999 in Kiev, Ukraine, which offers supportive services to children ages 6 to 17. Currently, the orphanage houses 20 children and it offers enrichment programs in education, the arts, athletic activities and independent living skills. The grant will help fund the repair of the kitchen facilities, including electrical, plumbing, construction, and the purchase of new appliances.

This is the second Casa Herbalife program in Ukraine and the fifth program in Herbalife's Russia/CIS region.

CasaOz Non Profit Association is a day center for sick children and their families based in Turin, not far from a local children's hospital.

It began its operations in May 2007. The Casa Herbalife program will help provide daily meals for children and their families, and encourage them to prepare meals together within a safe and healthy environment.


HFF will also assist with the renovations of their new kitchen facilities. CasaOz Non Profit Association in Turin, Italy is the second Casa Herbalife program in Italy and the 17th in Herbalife's Europe Middle East and Africa region.

HFF is a 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation dedicated to improving children's lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to children at risk. Additionally, HFF often supports relief efforts in response to natural disasters.

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Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 73 countries through a network of approximately 2.1 million independent distributors.

The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors a http://ir.Herbalife.com.
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Thursday, 5 August 2010

FC Barcelona And Leo Messi Meet With Herbalife Family Foundation

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Herbalife, proud Official Nutrition Sponsor of FC Barcelona, held a special event for underprivileged children to meet with FC Barcelona and Leo Messi during their visit to Korea for a friendly match against the K-League All-Star soccer team on August 4.

This "meet-and-greet with Messi" was aimed to encourage the children to follow their dreams, as part of Herbalife’s community outreach through Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife program, which helps to provide healthy nutrition to children in need.

Approximately 50 children from Child Fund and Sang Rok Won, two Casa Herbalife programs in Seoul, Korea, were invited to the event. The children, ages 8 to 14, had the opportunity to ask the soccer star various questions about his life and accomplishments. Messi answered their questions, taught the children how to shoot like pros, presented gifts and signed autographs.

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Herbalife Ltd. to Present at the 30th Annual Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) Chief Financial Officer John DeSimone, and Amy Greene, vice president, investor relations, will participate in the 30th Annual Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. EDT at the InterContinental in Boston.

The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live, and a replay will be available until Wednesday, August 25, 2010 on the investor relations section of Herbalife's web site at http://ir.herbalife.com.

Monday, 19 July 2010

Herbalife Ltd. Receives Approval for Additional Direct-Selling Licenses in China

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) announced that China's Ministry of Commerce has granted five additional licenses for the company to conduct its direct-selling business in the provinces of Jiangxi, Liaoning, Henan, Jilin, and Chongqing. All licenses are effective immediately. Additionally, the company's license for Shanghai, which was granted in July 2009, is now active.

Herbalife received its first direct-selling license in China in March 2007 for the cities of Suzhou and Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. An additional license was granted in July of the same year to conduct business throughout the entire Jiangsu province. In July 2008, it received five additional licenses for the provinces of Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong, Zhejiang and Guizhou and in July 2009 licenses were granted for Fujian, Shan'Xi, Sichuan, Hubei, and Shanghai.

The 16 provinces in which Herbalife now has direct-selling licenses represent an addressable population of approximately 844 million.

Herbalife also currently operates 75 retail stores in 30 provinces in China.

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Vakhegula-Vakhegula - Herbalife Helps Bring South African Soccer Grannies to Compete in Veteran's Cup

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has teamed up with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA http://www.usasa.com), the Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association (MASS),

the Veterans Cup committee (http://www.veteranscup.us) and the Lexpressas women's soccer team to help the Vakhegula-Vakhegula soccer team come to America to compete in the annual Veteran's Cup tournament this week. Known as the 'Soccer Grannies,' the women from
Limpopo, South Africa are ages 49 to 84.

Vakhegula-Vakhegula means 'Grannies' in the local Xitsonga dialect.

Twice a week they swap domestic chores for football, donning soccer boots instead of their usual rubber sandals to play in local matches. Seven other teams have been set up in Limpopo, also holding regular training sessions. The league called the Top Eight provides a venue for
the Grannies to compete twice a year.

The team was founded by Beka Ntsanwisi, who is known as "Mother Theresa of Limpopo." She is the recipient of many awards from 2002 through 2008 for outstanding contribution in the fields of health, education and youth development in the rural villages of Limpopo.

To help the Vakhegula-Vakhegula team, the USASA, the Massachusetts Soccer Association and the Veterans Cup committee have provided Veterans Cup registration fees and tournament participant insurance fees. The Lexpressas, a Boston-area women's soccer team, are taking responsibility for housing, meals, some activities preceding or following the tournament; and transportation of the team to and from Boston to Lancaster. South Africa Partners assisted with fundraising support and is continuing to collect tax-deductible donations for the Grannies. To donate please specify "Grannies Football Fund" in the gift information field at: http://www.sapartners.org/

Herbalife joined in to help after a Los Angeles Times article brought the team to the company's attention. "Herbalife is the official nutrition sponsor of 12 professional soccer teams around the world including FCBarcelona and the LA Galaxy, as well as the AYSO here in the U.S.," said Herbalife Chairman and CEO Michael O. Johnson. "We were inspired by these women who have overcome significant obstacles to play soccer. Yesterday we were cheering on Spain with seven FC Barcelona players in the World Cup - this week we're cheering on the Grannies."

The company provided funding for round-trip travel expenses, sponsorship support, and like the LA Galaxy, the Vakhegula Vakhegula will be wearing Herbalife on the front of their jerseys.

The Veterans Cup tournament was established in 1998 by the United States Adult Soccer Association. Men's and women's teams compete in divisions ranging from 30 to over 65 years of age. This six-day event will be held July 13-18, 2010 in Lancaster, MA and hosted by the Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association, which anticipates 100 adult soccer teams, comprising approximately 3,200 players, family members, and supporters: http://www.veteranscup.us.

The tournament will be held at Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park in Lancaster. It is a 250-acre state-of-the-art facility approximately 40 minutes west of Boston and features sixteen FIFA-regulation soccer fields. Attendance at the games is free. Limited parking is available; carpooling is strongly recommended.

Friday, 9 July 2010

Herbalife Welcomes Doctors from China and Israel to Its Nutrition Advisory Board

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) welcomed two new doctors to its Nutrition Advisory Board, Yubin He, M.D., a cardiologist from China, and Jonathan Yarom, M.D., who specializes in sports medicine in Israel.

The Herbalife Nutrition Advisory board is comprised of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who help educate and train Herbalife independent distributors and, in China, Herbalife sales employees, on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Dr. He is a professor and the deputy director of cardiopulmonary vascular center at the General Hospital of Beijing Military Command (B.M.C.). He has been engaged in cardiology work and research for over 25 years with in-depth study of coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure and thrombotic disease diagnosis and treatment. He has been published widely in both peer-reviewed and consumer media.

Dr. Yarom is the medical director at Medix, the center for sports medicine at the Tel Aviv Olympic complex and was the director of Sports medicine in the Wingate Institute as well as a member of the Israel National Olympic committee. Since 1991, Yarom has been the physician in charge for the Israeli Tennis Federation as well as being a member of the board. He also served as director of medical services for the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football club (2002-2004), among other positions. From 2000-2009, he was president of the Israel Cycling Federation, and he participates in multiple sports federations and on government committees. He has lectured extensively at several universities.

Monday, 5 July 2010

HERBALIFE BECOMES OFFICIAL NUTRITION SPONSOR OF SANTOS F.C.

Herbalife is proud to be the new Official Nutrition Sponsor of the Santos Soccer Club.

Based in the city of Santos in São Paulo, Brazil, Santos F.C. is one of the most successful soccer teams of the twentieth century in the Americas. With eight championships to date, they are the Brazilian team that holds the most National Cup titles.

Herbalife’s sponsorship of Santos F.C. is an unprecedented model in Brazilian soccer, as it’s the first time one of their clubs enters a nutrition sponsorship. This one-year sponsorship includes nutrition consultation and supply of Herbalife® products.

As part of this sponsorship agreement, the Herbalife logo will be featured on seats of the team’s home, the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, also known as Vila Belmiro, on boards in the soccer fields of the Rei Pelé Training Center and on the Santos F.C.’s official backdrop. In addition, Herbalife will have the option to place ads on the Vila Belmiro electronic billboards. The agreement also grants Herbalife access to a designated area inside the Vila Belmiro Stadium, where promotional activities and sampling events will be hosted during home games.