SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GNC ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC. [ GNC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share	33,539,898(1)(2)	D
Series A preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share	11,460,102(1)(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ACOF Management II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ACOF Operating Manager II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARES MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARES PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FLOOR (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90067 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

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") and the general partner of ACOF Management is ACOF Operating Manager II, L.P. ("ACOF Operating"). ACOF Operating is indirectly controlled by Ares Management LLC ("Ares Management") which, in turn, is indirectly controlled by Ares Partners Management Company LLC ("Ares Partners," and collectively with ACOF, ACOF Management, ACOF Operating and Ares Management, the "Ares Entities"). Ares Partners is managed by an executive committee comprised of Messrs. Michael Arougheti, David Kaplan, Gregory Margolies, Antony Ressler and Bennett Rosenthal. (Continued in footnote 2)

2. Each of the members of the executive committee, the Ares Entities (other than ACOF, with respect to the shares owned by ACOF) and the partners, members and managers of the Ares Entities disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes. The address of each Ares Entity is 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory of ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P., Manager, for ARES CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.	03/31/2011
	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory of ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P., General Partner, for ACOF MANAGEMENT II, L.P.	03/31/2011
	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ACOF OPERATING MANAGER II, L.P.	03/31/2011
	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES MANAGEMENT LLC	03/31/2011
	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, Authorized Signatory, for ARES PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC	03/31/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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