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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 333-114396
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(state or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
72-1575168
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
300 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Address of principal executive offices)
15222
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in
Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer oAccelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes þ No
As of March 1, 2009, all of the registrant's common equity was privately held, and there was no public market for the registrant's common
equity nor any publicly available quotations for the registrant's common equity. As a result, the registrant is unable to calculate the aggregate
market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates as of March 1, 2009. As of March 1, 2009, 100 shares of the registrant's
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") were outstanding. All shares of our Common Stock are held by GNC
Corporation (our "Parent").