Herbalife Acquires Winston Salem, NC Faclity

Herbalife Ltd.

, a global nutrition company, announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a manufacturing facility in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This purchase further expands Herbalife's global manufacturing capacity and is in line with the company's stated strategy to increase self-manufacturing for its products. The agreement is based upon a cash purchase of $22.2 million and includes incentives from Winston Salem, Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina. The receipt of these incentives, coupled with an existing manufacturing facility and the availability of quality labor force in the Triad region, were key criteria that the company considered upon selecting this location above other cities in the southeast.