FORM 4

                

                
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

                
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

                
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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  1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

                    
ESPLIN J KIMO

                		
                
                    
  1. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

                    
NUTRACEUTICAL INTERNATIONAL CORP (NUTR)

                		
                
                    
  1. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
    (Check all applicable)

                    

                        

                            
Director		
                            
X
10% Owner		
                        

                        

                            
Officer (give
            title below)		
                            
Other (specify
             below)		
                        

                        

                            
                                

                            		
                        

                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        

                            (Last)
                            (First)
                            (Middle)
                        

                        

                            
                                
500 HUNTSMAN WAY 

                            		
                        

                    

                		
                
                    
  1. Date of Earliest
    Transcaction Required
    to be Reported
    (Month/Day/Year)

                    
2013-03-07

                		
                
                    
  1. If Amendment,
    Date Original
    Filed(Month/Day/Year)

                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        

                            (Street)
                        

                        

                            
                                
SALT LAKE CITY

                            		
                            
                                
UT

                            		
                            
                                
84108

                            		
                        

                    

                		
                
                    
  1. 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)

                
  1. Trans-
    action
    Date
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

                
  1. Deemed
    Execution
    Date, if
    any
    (Month/
    Day/Year)

                
  1. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

                
  1. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

                
  1. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction (s)
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

                
  1. Ownership
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)
    (Instr. 4)

                
  1. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)

            

            

                Code
                
                V
                
                Amount
                
                (A) or (D)
                
                Price
                
            

                        

                Common Stock                
                2013-03-07                
                                
                4 A 0                
                                
                59.595                
                A                
                16.78                
                5133.915                
                D                
                                
            

                    

        

            
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FORM 4 (continued)

            
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)

                		
                
  1. Con-
                    version
                    or
                    Exercise
                    Price of
                    Deri-
                    vative
                    Security

                		
                
  1. Trans-
                    action
                    Date
                    (Month/
                    Day/
                    Year)

                		
                
  1. Deemed
                    Execution
                    Date, if
                    any
                    (Month/
                    Day/
                    Year)

                		
                
  1. Trans-
                    action
                    Code
                    (Instr. 8)

                		
                
  1. Number of Derivative
                    Securities Acquired
                    (A) or Disposed
                    of (D)
                    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

                		
                
  1. Date Exercisable
                    and
                    Expiration
                    Date
                    (Month/Day/Year)

                		
                
  1. Title and Amount of
                    Underlying Securities
                    (Instr. 3 and 4)

                		
                
  1. Price
                    of
                    Derivative
                    Security
                    (Instr.
                    5)

                		
                
  1. Number
                    of derivative
                    Securities
                    Benefi-
                    cially
                    Owned
                    following
                    Reported
                    Transaction
                    (s)(Instr.4)

                		
                
  1. Owner-
                    ship
                    Form of
                    Deri-
                    vative
                    Secu-
                    rity:
                    Direct
                    (D) or
                    Indirect
                    (I)
                    (Instr. 4)

                		
                
  1. Nature
                    of
                    Indirect
                    Beneficial
                    Ownership
                    (Instr. 4)

                		
            

            

                Code
                
                V
                
                (A)
                
                (D)
                
                Date Exercisable
                
                Expiration Date
                
                Title
                
                Amount or number of shares
                
            

            
NO TRANSACTIONS        

        
Explanation of Responses:

        

            1. The purchase reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to an enrollment plan under the issuer's 
        

        

            
2013-03-07
/s/ Alison Pitt, attorney in fact
        

        

            

                
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Date

                
** Signature of Reporting Person

             

        

        
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