FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   KKR Associates 8 NA L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/28/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LVB Acquisition, Inc. [NONE] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 134,008,582.5 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KKR Associates 8 NA L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR 8 NA Ltd C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR Fund Holdings L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR Fund Holdings GP Ltd C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR Group Holdings L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR Group Ltd C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR & Co. L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â
KKR Management LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

**KKR Associates 8 NA L.P. By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (8)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR 8 NA Limited By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (9)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Fund Holdings L.P. By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (10)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (11)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Group Holdings L.P. By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (12)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Group Limited By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as authorized signatory (13)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR & Co. L.P. By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as attorney-in-fact for Henry R. Kravis (14)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR & Co. L.P. By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as attorney-in-fact for George R. Roberts (15)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Management LLC By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as attorney-in-fact for Henry R. Kravis (16)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
**KKR Management LLC By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider, as attorney-in-fact for George R. Roberts (17)		12/23/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	KKR Biomet LLC may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own these shares of common stock of LVB Acquisition, Inc. ("Common Stock") by virtue of the 1,340,085.82482 membership units of LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC ("Holding") that it holds. Holding is the holder of 536,034,330 shares of Common Stock. KKR Biomet LLC is owned by the following entities: KKR 2006 Fund L.P. (the "KKR 2006 Fund"), KKR PEI Investments, L.P. ("PEI Investments"), 8 North America Investor L.P. ("8 North America"), OPERF Co-Investment, LLC ("OPERF"), and KKR Partners III, L.P. ("KKR Partners III").
(2)	As the sole general partner of the KKR 2006 Fund and as the manager of OPERF, KKR Associates 2006 L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund and by OPERF. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund and by OPERF. As the sole general partner of PEI Investments, KKR PEI Associates, L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by PEI Investments. As the sole general partner of KKR PEI Associates, L.P., KKR PEI GP Limited may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by PEI Investments.
(3)	As the sole general partner of 8 North America, KKR Associates 8 NA L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by 8 North America. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 8 NA L.P., KKR 8 NA Limited may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by 8 North America.
(4)	Each of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (as the designated member of KKR 2006 GP LLC and the sole shareholder of KKR PEI GP Limited and KKR 8 NA Limited); KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P.); KKR Group Holdings L.P. (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited); KKR Group Limited (as the sole general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P.); KKR & Co. L.P. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Limited) and KKR Management LLC (as the sole general partner of KKR & Co. L.P.) may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund, OPERF, PEI Investments and 8 North America.
(5)	As the sole general partner of KKR Partners III, KKR III GP LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by KKR Partners III. As the designated members of KKR Management LLC and the managers of KKR III GP LLC, Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund, OPERF, 8 North America, PEI Investments and KKR Partners III.
(6)	Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Reporting Person states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein, and the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 3 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, KKR Biomet LLC, KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR PEI Investments, L.P., 8 North America Investor L.P., OPERF Co-Investment, LLC, KKR Partners III, L.P., KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC, KKR PEI Associates, L.P., KKR PEI GP Limited, Henry R. Kravis, George R. Roberts and KKR III GP LLC have made separate Form 3 filings. Exhibit 99.1 - Notes (8) to (17).

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