---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-389814"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAIN"
cik: "0000910406"
company_name: "HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-14T10:54:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-14T10:55:15.610816+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hain Celestial sells International business to AURELIUS for ~$323M; Q4 revenue down 28% YoY

## Summary
- Sale of UK/Ireland/Europe operations (Ella's Kitchen, Joya, Natumi, Hartley's, soups) for gross ~£238.5M ($323.2M); net proceeds $305-310M to cut debt.
- Closing expected in fiscal Q2 ending Dec 31, 2026; requires regulatory consents and 9-month credit-maturity extension by Oct 12, 2026 or AURELIUS may terminate.
- Q4 FY2026 net sales $263M, down 28% YoY (organic -2%); gross margin 22.5% (+200bps); net loss $62M vs $273M loss a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $19M vs $20M; adjusted diluted EPS -$0.05 vs -$0.02; adjusted net loss $4M vs $2M.
- President International Wolfgang Goldenitsch to cease as executive officer if deal closes; cost actions expected to deliver ~$16M annualized savings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-389814
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAIN
- cik: 0000910406
- company_name: HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-14T10:54:22+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910406/000119312526389814/0001193125-26-389814-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910406/000119312526389814/hain-20260912.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-389814.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-389814.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wolfgang Goldenitsch departed as President, International at HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC.
  - Action: cease to be an executive officer
  - Role: President, International
  source text: Wolfgang Goldenitsch, the Company’s President, International, heads the International Business and will cease to be an executive officer of the Company if the International Business Transaction closes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910406/000119312526389814/0001193125-26-389814-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.