SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC [ HAIN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)	1,382,115	I	By: Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP(2)
Common Stock(1)	2,117,002	I	By: Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI, LP(3)
Common Stock(1)	4,412,690	I	By: Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A, LP(4)
Common Stock(1)	2,322,405	I	By: Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B, LP(5)
Common Stock(1)	1,407,543	I	By: Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C, LP(6)
Common Stock(1)	119,487	I	By: Managed Account of Engaged Capital, LLC(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92009 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92009 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 250 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 1

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is filed jointly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Flagship Master"), Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI"), Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A"), Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B"), Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Fund"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd. ("Engaged Capital Offshore"), Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital") and Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC ("Engaged Holdings") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

2. Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As feeder funds of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, each of Engaged Capital Fund and Engaged Capital Offshore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master.

3. Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI.

4. Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A.

5. Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B.

6. Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C.

7. Securities held in an account separately managed by Engaged Capital (the "Engaged Capital Account"). Engaged Capital, as the investment adviser of the Engaged Capital Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Engaged Capital Account. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Engaged Capital Account.

	Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-A, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-B, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-C, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory	03/02/2018
	Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Director	03/02/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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