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<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Organization</font></b>
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Herbalife Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt limited liability
company, or Herbalife, was incorporated on April 4, 2002.
Herbalife Ltd. (and together with its subsidiaries, the
“Company”) is a leading global network marketing
company that sells weight management, nutritional supplements,
energy, sports & fitness products and personal care
products through a network of approximately 2.1 million
independent distributors, except in China, where the Company
currently sells its products through retail stores, sales
representatives, sales employees and licensed business
providers. The Company reports revenue in six geographic
regions: North America, which consists of the U.S., Canada and
Jamaica; Mexico; South and Central America; EMEA, which consists
of Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific (excluding
China) which consists of Asia, New Zealand and Australia; and
China.
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