UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 29, 2014
  THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
0-22818
 
22-3240619
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York 11042
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 587-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 8.01    Other Events

On December 29, 2014, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. ("Hain Celestial") issued a press release stating that, as previously announced, as of the market close today one additional share of Hain Celestial common stock will be distributed as a dividend for every one share of Hain Celestial common stock owned by stockholders of record as of December 12, 2014.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated December 29, 2014


SIGNATURES
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.
Date: December 29, 2014
 
THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)

By:     /s/ Denise M. Faltischek
Name:    Denise M. Faltischek
Title:    Executive Vice President and General Counsel







Exhibit 99.1


Mary Anthes
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
516-587-5000


HAIN CELESTIAL STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SHARES
FROM PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED 2 FOR 1 STOCK SPLIT


Lake Success, NY, December 29, 2014-The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today, as previously announced, will distribute one additional share of Hain Celestial common stock as a dividend for every one share of Hain Celestial common stock owned by stockholders of record as of December 12, 2014. The additional shares will be distributed after the market close today. After giving effect to the split, the Company will have approximately 101.7 million shares of common stock outstanding.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin’®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe’s Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson’s Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley’s®, Sun-Pat®, Gale’s®, Robertson’s®, Frank Cooper’s®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, Akash Basmati®, Abu Shmagh®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.


The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. • 1111 Marcus Avenue • Lake Success, NY 11042
516-587-5000 • www.hain.com
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