Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 *
CASTLEMAN PETER M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERBALIFE LTD. [HLF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
177 BROAD STREET, 15TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/11/2005
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901		 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               26,016,285 I See Footnote 1. (1)
Common               228,230 I See Footnote 2. (2)
Common               101,954 I See Footnote 3. (3)
Common 05/11/2005   P   1,500 A $ 16.1853 26,639 I See Footnote 4. (4)
Common 05/12/2005   P   10,000 A $ 16.5755 36,639 I See Footnote 4. (4)
Common 05/13/2005   P   3,700 A $ 16.7189 40,339 I See Footnote 4. (4)

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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
Warrants $ 15.5             07/01/2005 12/01/2014 Common Stock 242,718   242,718 I See footnote 5. (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CASTLEMAN PETER M
177 BROAD STREET, 15TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06901		   X   X    

Signatures

 PETER M. CASTLEMAN, By: Daniel J. O'Brien, Attorney-in-Fact   05/13/2005
**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) Shares owned by Whitney V, L.P. The undersigned is a managing member of Whitney Equity Partners V, LLC, the general partner of Whitney V, L.P., and has an interest in a limited partner of Whitney V, L.P. The undersigned may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his proportionate interest.
(2) Shares owned by Whitney Strategic Partners V, L.P. The undersigned is a managing member of Whitney Equity Partners V, LLC, the general partner of Whitney Strategic Partners V, L.P. The undersigned may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his proportionate interest.
(3) Shares owned by Whitney Private Debt Fund, L.P. The undersigned is a member of Whitney Private Debt GP, LLC, the general partner of Whitney Private Debt Fund, L.P. The undersigned may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his proportionate interest.
(4) Shares owned by Prairie Fire Capital, LLC. The undersigned is the managing member of Prairie Fire Capital, LLC and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares.
(5) Represents the undersigned's pecuniary interest in warrants held by Whitney & Co., LLC. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of any other warrants owned by Whitney & Co., LLC.

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