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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):
October 20, 2016

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)

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.
On October 21, 2016, GNC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2016 of $0.20 per share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend will be paid on or about December 30, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December16, 2016.
 

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated October 21, 2016








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.

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated: October 21, 2016                By:    /s/: Tricia K. Tolivar            
Tricia K. Tolivar
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
    







Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated October 21, 2016