13G Filing: Eagle Asset Management Inc and Vitamin Shoppe Inc. (VSI)

September 19, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Schedule 13G
Vitamin Shoppe Inc
As of 08/31/17

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for
the above named company showing a change in beneficial ownership
as of 08/31/17 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset Management,
Inc.

Very truly yours,

Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
DS:GA
Enclosures

cc: Office of the Corporate Secretary
Vitamin Shoppe Inc
300 Harmon Meadow Blvd
Secaucus, NJ 07094SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*

Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

92849E101
(CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
_____. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP NO. [Enter Cusip ID] 13G

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 59-2385219

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) ______
(B) ______

3 SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Florida

NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 335,949
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED – – –
AS OF
[End of Month/Year Date] 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH 335,949
REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH – – –

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

335,949

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_____]

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

1.41%

12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

IA

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

Vitamin Shoppe Inc

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executing Offices:

300 Harmon Meadow Blvd
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

Florida

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

92849E101

Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940

Page 3 of 5 PagesItem 4 Ownership as of 08/31/17

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

335,949 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

No. of Shares
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 335,949

(b) Percent of Class: 1.41%

(c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Deemed Deemed
Deemed Deemed to have to have
to have to have Sole Power Shared Power
Sole Power Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose
to Vote or to Vote or or to or to
to Direct to Direct Direct the Direct the
to Vote to Vote Disposition Disposition

Eagle Asset 335,949 —- 335,949 —-
Management, Inc.

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following.
(_X_)

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

N/A

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

N/A

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