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Note 2 - Private Placement
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Private Placement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Private Placement Disclosure [Text Block]

2. Private Placement


On February 16, 2012, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Vitacost, JHH Capital, LLC, an entity affiliated with Jeffrey Horowitz, our Chief Executive Officer (“JHH”), Great Hill Equity Partners III, L.P. (“Great Hill III”), Great Hill Equity Partners IV, L.P. (“Great Hill IV”), Great Hill Investors, LLC (“Great Hill Investors”), Freshford Partners, LP (“Freshford Partners”), Freshford Master Fund, Ltd (“Freshford Master Fund”) and Baron Small Cap Fund (“Baron” and, together with JHH, Great Hill III, Great Hill IV, Great Hill Investors, Freshford Partners, Freshford Master Fund, collectively, the “Investors”) pursuant to which the Investors purchased, and Vitacost sold, an aggregate of 4.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $7.04 per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $34.8 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $7.04 per share and a term of four years. The net proceeds of $33.6 million, after the deduction of fees of $1.2 million incurred in connection with the transaction, were allocated between common stock and warrants based on their relative fair values as of the purchase date.