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GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2007 consolidated federal tax return. The Merger agreement requires payments to former shareholders and optionholders in lieu
of income tax payments made for utilizing net operating losses ("NOL's") created as a result of the Merger.
In connection with the Merger on March 16, 2007, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate
Toggle Notes due 2014 and $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015. In addition, the
Company obtained a senior credit facility comprised of a $675.0 million term loan facility and a $60.0 million revolving credit facility. The
Company borrowed the entire $675.0 million under the term loan facility and $10.5 million under the revolving credit facility to fund a portion of
the acquisition price. The Company utilized proceeds from the new debt to repay its December 2003 senior credit facility, its 8 5/8% senior
notes issued in January 2005, and its 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes issued in December 2003. The Company contributed the remainder of
the debt proceeds, after payment of fees and expenses, to a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, which then loaned such net proceeds to
GNC Parent Corporation. GNC Parent Corporation used those proceeds, together with the equity contributions, to repay GNC Parent
Corporation's outstanding floating rate senior PIK notes issued in November 2006, pay the merger consideration, and pay fees and expenses
related to the Merger transactions.
In connection with the Merger, the Company recognized charges of $34.6 million in the period ending March 15, 2007. In addition, the
Company recognized compensation charges associated with the Merger of $15.3 million in the period ending March 15, 2007.
Pursuant to the Merger agreement, as amended, GNC Acquisition Inc. was merged with and into GNC Parent Corporation with GNC Parent
Corporation surviving the Merger. Subsequently on March 16, 2007, GNC Parent was converted into a Delaware limited liability company and
renamed GNC Parent LLC.
In conjunction with the Merger, final fair value adjustments were made to the Company's financial statements as of March 16, 2007. As a
result of the Merger and the final fair values assigned, the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2007 reflect these
adjustments made in accordance with SFAS No. 141. The following table summarizes the fair values assigned to the Company's assets and
liabilities in connection with the Merger. 70