Sec Form 4 Filing - Martindale Kenneth @ GNC HOLDINGS, INC. - 2017-09-11

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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 Martindale Kenneth 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GNC HOLDINGS, INC. [ GNC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/11/2017 (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA15222 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. 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) 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 Common Stock 09/11/2017 A 67,040 ( 1 ) A $ 0 67,040 D Common Stock 09/11/2017 A 106,146 ( 2 ) A $ 0 173,186 D Common Stock 09/11/2017 A 346,370 ( 3 ) A $ 0 519,556 D

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 Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.95 ( 4 ) 09/11/2017 A 519,126 ( 5 ) 09/11/2027 Common Stock 519,126 $ 0 519,126 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Martindale Kenneth C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC. 300 SIXTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA15222 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/Gavin M. O'Connor, by power of attorney 09/13/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )67,040 restricted shares granted under the 2017 Inducement Award, each of which represents a vested share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), subject to transfer restrictions lapsing on the earliest to occur of (i) the third anniversary of grant; (ii) Change in Control, or (iii) the awardee's death, Disability or separation from service for any reason, as such terms are defined in the underlying 2017 Inducement Award agreement. ( 2 )106,146 restricted shares, which vest on the last trading day of 2017, subject to acceleration to the extent necessary to cover the applicable Section 83(b) Tax Liability, as defined in the underlying 2017 Inducement Award agreement, upon a taxable event resulting from a Section 83(b) election. ( 3 )346,370 restricted shares, which vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date, September 11, 2017, subject to acceleration, with respect to 134,079 of such shares, to the extent necessary to cover the applicable Section 83(b) Tax Liability, as defined in the underlying Inducement Award agreement, upon a taxable event resulting from a Section 83(b) election. ( 4 )Based on the September 11, 2017 closing price for a share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange. ( 5 )The options vest in three equal installments on each anniverary of the grant date, September 11, 2017.

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