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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001181431-10-016840
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-03-16 13:00:00
Reporting Period:: 2009-11-02

Filing Date:: 2010-03-16
Accepted Time:: 2010-03-16 21:27:12
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1360530	Vitamin Shoppe Inc.	VSI	Retail-Food Stores (5400)	113664322

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1070844	A Stephen Schwarzman	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1098748	Blackstone Mezzanine Partners Lp	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1393818	L.p. Group Blackstone	345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1404071	L.l.c. Management Group Blackstone	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1464695	Blackstone Holdings I/Ii Gp Inc	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1484866	L.l.c. Gp Side-By-Side Bmp	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1484870	L.p. Ii Holdings Blackstone	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1484871	L.p. Associates Mezzanine Blackstone	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1484872	L.l.c. Associates Management Mezzanine Blackstone	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No
1484873	L.p. Holdings Mezzanine Blackstone	C/O The Blackstone Group L.p. 345 Park Avenue New York NY 10154	No	No	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-11-02	680,589	$0.00	1,145,861	No	4	C	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-11-02	28,357	$0.00	1,174,218	No	4	C	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-11-02	228,170	$17.00	1,402,388	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-11-02	9,499	$17.00	1,411,887	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	1,342,093	$15.81	69,794	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	55,912	$15.81	13,882	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Series A Preferred Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	2,539	$0.00	2,241	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Series A Preferred Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	106	$0.00	93	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Series A Preferred Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	2,241	$0.00	0	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
Series A Preferred Stock	Disposition	2009-11-02	93	$0.00	0	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	C	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	C	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Warrants (right to buy)	Disposition	2009-11-02	365,694	$0.00	680,589	$0.00
Common Stock	Warrants (right to buy)	Disposition	2009-11-02	15,237	$0.00	28,357	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2002-11-02	2012-11-02	No	4	C	Indirect
0	2002-11-02	2012-11-02	No	4	C	Indirect

Footnotes

Securities acquired or disposed of represent securities directly beneficially owned by Blackstone Mezzanine Partners L.P. Blackstone Mezzanine Management Associates L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Mezzanine Associates L.P. which is the general partner of Blackstone Mezzanine Partners L.P.
Securities acquired or disposed of represent securities directly beneficially owned by Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings L.P. BMP Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings L.P.
Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is the managing member of Blackstone Mezzanine Management Associates L.L.C. and the sole member of BMP Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. The Blackstone Group L.P. is the sole shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. Mr. Schwarzman is the founding member of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.
Each Warrant to purchase shares of the Issuer's Common Stock was exercised automatically on an approximately 1.8611-for-one basis in connection with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering on November 2, 2009.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock converted automatically into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock in connection with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering on November 2, 2009. Prior to its conversion into the Issuer's Common Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock was convertible into the Issuer's Common Stock upon an initial public offering by the Issuer, subject to certain conditions. Upon conversion, each share of Series A Preferred Stock entitled the Reporting Person to a number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock equal to the liquidation preference amount of $1,000, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, divided by the offering price per share to the public.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock was redeemed by the Issuer in connection with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering on November 2, 2009. Prior to its redemption, the Series A Preferred Stock was redeemable at any time at a price equal to the liquidation preference amount of $1,000, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and had no expiration date.
Represents 13,327 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Blackstone Mezzanine Partners L.P. and 555 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings L.P.