California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure

The Vitamin Shoppe strives to maintain a supply chain free of forced labor, unsafe working conditions, and human trafficking.

All suppliers of products sold through our stores and website are required to consent to the terms of The Vitamin Shoppe’s Vendor Partnership Guide. Before starting to do business with The Vitamin Shoppe, suppliers must make legally binding representations that, among other things:

• They will be in full compliance with all applicable governmental, legal, regulatory, and professional requirements, including all applicable laws, codes, and regulations related to fair trade, labor, employment, working conditions, and health and safety;

• No conflict minerals will be contained in or necessary to the functionality or production of any merchandise delivered to The Vitamin Shoppe. “Conflict minerals” means any mineral or its derivatives, the exploitation and trade of which is determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country.

Taking action to prevent problems is part of The Vitamin Shoppe’s culture. As such, employees are required to report actual or possible violations of laws of which they become aware, including a supplier’s violation of applicable laws. Any employee who becomes aware of a possible violation but fails to report it is subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

In order for The Vitamin Shoppe to hold our suppliers accountable to our ethical standards, our employees must first understand what those standards are and why they are important. Accordingly, we have established Standards of Business Conduct (the “Standards”) that all employees must read and agree to abide by throughout their tenure at The Vitamin Shoppe.

Through the Standards, employees learn the four fundamental values of The Vitamin Shoppe: honesty, integrity, trust, teamwork, and accountability. Employees are taught that these fundamental values should always be considered when making business decisions.