SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KAPLAN BETH J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

300 SIXTH AVENUE

(Street)

PITTSBURGH

15222

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GNC ACQUISITION 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)
	President and CMMO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 (''Common Stock'')	04/06/2011		M		134,187	A	$6.93	134,187	D
Common Stock	04/06/2011		S		134,187	D	$16	0	D
Common Stock	04/06/2011		S		34,910	D	$16	283,783	I	By Axcel Partners III, LLC (''Axcel Partners'')⁽¹⁾
Series A preferred stock, par value $0.001	04/06/2011		J⁽²⁾		128,861	D	$5⁽²⁾	0	I	By Axcel Partners⁽¹⁾

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.93	04/06/2011		M			134,187	⁽³⁾	01/02/2018	Common Stock	134,187⁽³⁾	$0	740,813	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Ms. Kaplan is a member of Axcel Managers LLC, the managing member of Axcel Partners, and of SK Limited Partnership, a member of Axcel Partners. Ms. Kaplan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Ms. Kaplan 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.

2. The reported security was redeemed by the issuer at a redemption price per share of $5.00, plus accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date of April 6, 2011, for a total redemption price of $7.47 per share.

3. Option granted on January 2, 2008. This option, representing a right to purchase 875,000 shares of Common Stock, vests in four installments: 20% on January 2, 2009, 20% on January 2, 2010, 30% on January 2, 2011 and 30% on January 2, 2012.

	/s/ Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr., by power of attorney	04/06/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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