Sec Form 4 Filing - Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. @ GNC HOLDINGS, INC. - 2012-11-14

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
"Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise"
- Peter Lynch
What is insider trading>>
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: November 30, 2011
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GNC HOLDINGS, INC. [ GNC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below)
Former Director
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
11/14/2012
(Street)
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 (''Common Stock'') 11/14/2012 S 5,158,040 D $ 35.2 0 D ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
ACOF Management II, L.P.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
ACOF Operating Manager II, L.P.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
ARES MANAGEMENT INC
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
ARES MANAGEMENT LLC
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
Ares Management Holdings LLC
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
Ares Holdings LLC
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
ARES PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO LLC
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA90067
Former Director
Signatures
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory of ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P., Manager, for ARES CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P. 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory of ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P., General Partner, for ACOF MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P. 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES MANAGEMENT, INC. 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LLC 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES HOLDINGS LLC 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC 11/14/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The amount reported is owned of record by the designated reporting person, Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. ("ACOF"). The general partner of ACOF is ACOF Management II, L.P. ("ACOF Management"), the general partner of ACOF Management is ACOF Operating Manager II, L.P. ("ACOF Operating Manager") and the general partner of ACOF Operating Manager is Ares Management, Inc. ("Ares Inc."). Ares Inc. is owned by Ares Management LLC ("Ares Management"), which, in turn, is owned by Ares Management Holdings LLC ("Ares Management Holdings"). Ares Management Holdings is controlled by Ares Holdings LLC ("Ares Holdings"), which, in turn, is controlled by Ares Partners Management Company LLC ("Ares Partners," and collectively with ACOF, ACOF Management, ACOF Operating Manager, Ares Inc., Ares Management, Ares Management Holdings and Ares Holdings, the "Ares Entities"). (Continued in footnote 2)
( 2 )Ares Partners is managed by an executive committee comprised of Michael Arougheti, David Kaplan, Gregory Margolies, Antony Ressler and Bennett Rosenthal. Because the executive committee acts by consensus/majority approval, none of the members of the executive committee has sole voting or dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock. Each of the members of the executive committee, the Ares Entities (other than ACOF, with respect to the shares it holds directly) and the directors, officers, partners, stockholders, members and managers of the Ares Entities expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes. (Continued in footnote 3)
( 3 )The address of each Ares Entity is 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.