Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NOWE KEVIN G	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/23/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GNC HOLDINGS, INC. [GNC]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Legal Officer /
(Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15222        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10270   (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	4/17/2027	Common Stock	24940	$7.24   (3)	D
Performance Share Units	(4)	12/31/2019	Common Stock	13695	(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the Issuer's 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"). The RSUs vest in three equal installments on each April 17, 2018 through 2020, provided that the holder thereof remains employed by the Issuer on the relevant vesting date.
(2)	The options, which were granted under the Issuer's 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan, vest in four equal installments on each April 17, 2018 through 2021, provided that the holder thereof remains employed by the Issuer on the relevant vesting date.
(3)	Based on the April 17, 2017 closing price for a share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
(4)	Each performance share unit represents a contingent right granted under the Issuer's 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. The performance share units vest dependent upon the Issuer's relative total shareholder return.

Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOWE KEVIN G C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC. 300 SIXTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA 15222			SVP, Chief Legal Officer

Signatures
/s/Gavin M. O'Connor, by power of attorney		6/1/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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