UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  June 28, 2011

 

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35113

 

20-8536244

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

300 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

15222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 288-4600

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02               Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e)           Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Effective June 28, 2011, GNC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Thomas Dowd to Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer and General Manager of the Company and General Nutrition Centers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Centers”).  Mr. Dowd has served as Executive Vice President, Store Operations and Development, since April 2007.

 

Mr. Dowd is party to an employment agreement with the Company and Centers, dated April 21, 2008, which remains in effect.  A description of Mr. Dowd’s current compensatory arrangement is included in the Company’s prospectus as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011.  In connection with Mr. Dowd’s promotion, his annual base salary was increased from $360,500 to $425,000.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Fortunato

 

 

Joseph Fortunato

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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