secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC (HAIN)
CIK:        0000910406
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-14T10:54:22+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-389814
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910406/000119312526389814/0001193125-26-389814-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910406/000119312526389814/hain-20260912.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-389814

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