-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BzV2W6kMPo6ZKtmtIFzrxihCaOmdKywhoMJI8MvZdvV9hOc/Xmy9fxw6C9/O/c6d UQ7cdxf1puRBzWeyItqozg== 0001193125-10-128321.txt : 20100525 0001193125-10-128321.hdr.sgml : 20100525 20100525171130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-128321 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100519 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100525 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: 10857647 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 d8k.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): May 19, 2010

 

 

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34507   11-3664322

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2101 91st Street

North Bergen, New Jersey 07047

(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(201) 868-5959

(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 May 19, 2010, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (the “Company”), and certain stock stockholders of the Company, entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with the offering of a total of 7,171,768 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Offering”), sold by the selling stockholders, at a public offering price of $23.50 per share. Under the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to indemnify the underwriters and the selling stockholders against certain liabilities that could be incurred by them in connection with the offering.

The closing of the sale of the shares contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement occurred on May 25, 2010. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from the offering, and the Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering.

The offering was made pursuant to a prospectus dated May 19, 2010, filed as part of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-166718) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 10, 2010, which was declared effective by the Commission on May 19, 2009.

On May 19, 2010, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of its secondary public offering. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference

On May 25, 2010, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of its secondary public offering. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press release issued by Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., dated May 19, 2010.
99.2    Press release issued by Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., dated May 25, 2010.

This Form 8-K and the attached Exhibits are furnished to comply with Item 8.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K. Neither this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibits are to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall this Form 8-K nor the attached Exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing).


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: May 25, 2010     By:   /S/    MICHAEL G. ARCHBOLD        
      Name:   Michael G. Archbold
      Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 19, 2010 Press Release dated May 19, 2010

Exhibit 99.1

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Prices Secondary Offering

North Bergen, NJ (May 19, 2010) — Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE: VSI) today announced that the public offering of 6,236,320 shares of its common stock has priced at $23.50 per share. All of the shares of common stock are being sold by certain stockholders of Vitamin Shoppe. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 935,448 shares from the selling stockholders.

The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from this offering, and Vitamin Shoppe will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in this offering. Irving Place Capital Partners II, L.P. is the principal stockholder of Vitamin Shoppe and is a selling stockholder in this offering. In addition, members of management of Vitamin Shoppe and certain of its other equity holders are also selling stockholders in the offering.

J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Stifel Nicolaus, Baird and Piper Jaffray are the co-managers of the offering.

The public offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from either:

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, NY 11717

BofA Merrill Lynch

4 World Financial Center

New York, NY 10080

Attention: Preliminary Prospectus Department

Email: Prospectus.Requests@ml.com

Barclays Capital

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, NY 11717

A registration statement relating to shares of the common stock of Vitamin Shoppe has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

Vitamin Shoppe is a 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.


Investor Contact:

Michael Archbold

Chief Financial Officer

201-624–3611

ir@vitaminshoppe.com

Media Contact:

Susan McLaughlin

Director Corporate Communications

201-624-3134

smclaughlin@vitaminshoppe.com

Or:

Allison & Partners

Jill Yaffe

646-428-0602

vitaminshoppe@allisonpr.com

EX-99.2 3 dex992.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 25, 2010 Press Release dated May 25, 2010

Exhibit 99.2

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Completes Secondary Offering

North Bergen, NJ (May 25, 2010) — Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE: VSI) today announced the closing of the secondary public offering of its common stock, which was priced on May 19 at a public offering price of $23.50 per share. All of the shares of common stock were sold by certain stockholders of Vitamin Shoppe. In connection with the public offering, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 935,448 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders. As a result, a total of 7,171,768 shares were sold in the offering.

The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from this offering, and Vitamin Shoppe did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in this offering. Irving Place Capital Partners II, L.P. is a principal stockholder of Vitamin Shoppe and was a selling stockholder in this offering. In addition, members of management of Vitamin Shoppe and certain of its other equity holders were also selling stockholders in the offering.

J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Stifel Nicolaus, Baird and Piper Jaffray are the co-managers of the offering.

The public offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from either:

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, NY 11717

BofA Merrill Lynch

4 World Financial Center

New York, NY 10080

Attention: Preliminary Prospectus Department

Email: Prospectus.Requests@ml.com

Barclays Capital

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, NY 11717

A registration statement relating to shares of the common stock of Vitamin Shoppe has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

Vitamin Shoppe is a 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.


Investor Contact:

Michael Archbold

Chief Financial Officer

201-624–3611

ir@vitaminshoppe.com

Media Contact:

Susan McLaughlin

Director Corporate Communications

201-624-3134

smclaughlin@vitaminshoppe.com

Or:

Allison & Partners

Jill Yaffe

646-428-0602

vitaminshoppe@allisonpr.com

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