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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): March 18, 2024
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THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 0-22818 | 22-3240619 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
221 River Street, 12th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 587-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange
on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | | HAIN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
On March 18, 2024, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Chad D. Marquardt as President, North America, effective March 25, 2024. Mr. Marquardt will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s North America business.
Mr. Marquardt has served as Chief Customer Officer – Americas at Glanbia Performance Nutrition, a sports nutrition company, since April 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Marquardt was employed at Reckitt Benckiser, a hygiene, health and nutrition company, serving as Vice President Sales from January 2018 to April 2021 and as Vice President of Integration – NA/Europe from February 2017 to January 2018. Earlier in his career, Mr. Marquardt served in various brand, sales and marketing roles of increasing responsibility at Mead Johnson Nutrition from 2010 to 2017 and at Unilever from 1996 to 2010.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Marquardt’s appointment is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
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: March 18, 2024
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| THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Kristy M. Meringolo |
| Name: | Kristy M. Meringolo |
| Title: | Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer,
Corporate Secretary |
