PALM SPRINGS, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Rexall Sundown, Inc.
(Nasdaq: RXSD) was honored today with the 1999 Emerging Company Award from the
Association for Corporate Growth International (ACGI) at its annual
InterGrowth '99 conference in Palm Springs, Calif.  The award was accepted by
Chris Nast, Rexall Sundown's president and COO.  Rexall Sundown develops,
manufactures, markets and sells 1,300 products, including vitamins, herbals,
nutritional supplements and consumer health products.
    The Emerging Company Award recognizes growth by companies with distinctive
strategic positioning and dynaminc leadership for at least three years.
    Rexall Sundown was among 15 nominations for the award from 13 of ACG's 35
chapters in the U.S. and Canada.  Other nominees included:

    -- Aspect Telecommunications
    -- W.H. Brady Co.
    -- Chart Industries, Inc.
    -- Chicago Minilamp
    -- DeVry, Inc.
    -- First Service
    -- Graco, Inc.
    -- Innovex, Inc.
    -- Jones Medical Industries, Inc.
    -- La Quinta Inns, Inc.
    -- MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
    -- OM Group
    -- PowerBar, Inc.
    -- Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

    Past recipients of the award include Cisco Systems, Inc., U.S. Robotics,
AST Research, King World Productions, Network Associates and Linear
Technology.

    About the Association for Corporate Growth
    Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth is the premier
association for and about professionals involved in middle market corporate
growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.  It promotes the
professional interests of its members, who have assumed leadership roles in
strategic corporate growth, by offering a forum for quality programs,
education and networking.  ACG has nearly 4,800 members representing
approximately 2,500 companies throughout the United States, Canada and the UK.

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