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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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):
August 2, 2018

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
001-35113
(Commission File Number)
20-8536244
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
300 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01    Other Events

On August 3, 2018, GNC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officer Ken Martindale to the additional role of Chairman, effective immediately. Martindale succeeds Bob Moran, who will remain on the Board and assume the role of Lead Independent Director. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits:

Exhibit Number                    Description
99.1                            Press Release, dated August 3, 2018









Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 






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.

August 3, 2018
GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

By:    /s/ Kevin G. Nowe             
Kevin G. Nowe
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer