0001193125-13-062977.txt : 20130219 0001193125-13-062977.hdr.sgml : 20130219 20130215172524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-062977 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130214 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001360530 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-FOOD STORES [5400] IRS NUMBER: 113664322 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34507 FILM NUMBER: 13620790 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE VITAMIN SHOPPE STREET 2: 2101 91ST STREET CITY: NORTH BERGEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07047 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-223-1216 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE VITAMIN SHOPPE STREET 2: 2101 91ST STREET CITY: NORTH BERGEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07047 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VS HOLDINGS, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060425 8-K 1 d488299d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

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): February 14, 2013

 

 

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   11-3664322

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

001-34507

(Commission File Number)

2101 91st Street

North Bergen, New Jersey 07047

(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(800) 223-1216

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On February 14, 2013, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vitamin Shoppe Mariner, Inc., has completed its previously announced acquisition of Super Supplements, Inc. a specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

  (d) EXHIBITS
99.1    Press Release dated February 14, 2013 (furnished pursuant to 8.01).

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.

 

  Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
Date: February 15, 2013   By:  

/s/ Jean W. Frydman

    Name:   Jean W. Frydman
    Title:   Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
 EX-99.1 2 d488299dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

    VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC.      
2101 91st Street       NEWS
North Bergen, NJ 07047       RELEASE
(201) 624-3000      
www.vitaminshoppe.com      

The Vitamin Shoppe Closes Previously Announced Acquisition

of Super Supplements

NORTH BERGEN, N.J., February 14, 2013 – The Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI), a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products, today announced that it has closed on the previously announced purchase of Super Supplements, a specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements for approximately $50 million. The acquisition was funded with available cash. The transaction was structured as a purchase of Super Supplements’ assets by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vitamin Shoppe. Super Supplements is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and operates 31 stores in the Pacific Northwest.

Advisors

Stifel Nicolaus Weisel acted as financial advisor to the Vitamin Shoppe and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel. Cascadia Capital acted as financial advisor to Super Supplements and Dorsey & Whitney LLP served as legal counsel.

About the Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI)

Vitamin Shoppe is a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products based in North Bergen, New Jersey. The company sells vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, herbs, sports nutrition formulas, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and health and beauty aids to customers located primarily in the United States. The company carries national brand products as well as exclusive products under the Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech and True Athlete proprietary brands. The Vitamin Shoppe conducts business through more than 580 company-operated retail stores, website, www.VitaminShoppe.com and national mail order catalogs. Follow The Vitamin Shoppe on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THEVITAMINSHOPPE and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VitaminShoppe.

 

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Forward Looking Statement

Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual results of operations may differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the operations of Super Supplements will not be integrated successfully, the strength of the economy, changes in the overall level of consumer spending, the performance of the Company’s products within the prevailing retail environment, trade restrictions, availability of suitable store locations at appropriate terms and other factors which are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and in all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.

CONTACTS:

Investors:

Kathleen Heaney

646-912-3844

ir@vitaminshoppe.com

Media:

Susan McLaughlin

Director Corporate Communications

201-624-3134

smclaughlin@vitaminshoppe.com

 

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