LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India, today announced that Nasdaq
(Nasdaq: NDAQ), a leading provider of trading, clearing,
exchange technology, listing, information and public company
services across six continents, has selected Hain Celestial's
security to be added to the Nasdaq Q-50 Index effective prior to
the market open on Monday, September 21,
2015 as part of its quarterly re-ranking.
The Nasdaq Q-50 Index is designed to track the performance of
securities that are next eligible for inclusion into the Nasdaq-100
Index. The index is comprised of 50 securities ranked by
market capitalization and reflects companies across major industry
groups including computer hardware and software,
telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology.
It does not contain securities of financial companies
including banking and investment companies, as these are ineligible
for Nasdaq-100 Index inclusion.
"As the founder of Hain Celestial, I am pleased with the
addition of Hain Celestial's security to Nasdaq's Q-50 Index, which
is another great milestone achievement for the Company," said
Irwin D. Simon, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Hain Celestial.
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 Cafe™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®,
Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond
Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®,
BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®,
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®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®,
Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and
Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier
Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit
www.hain.com.
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