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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-059176
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121102
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121102

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
		IRS NUMBER:				223240619
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22818
		FILM NUMBER:		121176658

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		58 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6317302200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		58 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HAIN FOOD GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941219

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KINERET ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931021

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	21ST CENTURY FOOD PRODUCTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930830
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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of </B></P>

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reported): November 2, 2012 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC. </B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 32%"><B>22-3240619</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>58 South Service Road, Melville, NY 11747
</B></P>

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including area code: (631)&nbsp;730-2200</B></P>

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since last report) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0">Item 5.02.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On November 2, 2012, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;)
entered into an amendment (the &ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;) to the Company&rsquo;s employment agreement with Irwin D. Simon,
dated as of July&nbsp;1, 2003, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Employment Agreement</U>&rdquo;), such that &ldquo;Termination for Good
Reason&rdquo; means a termination of Mr. Simon&rsquo;s employment following (i) a diminution of his position, duties and responsibilities,
(ii) the removal of Mr.&nbsp;Simon from, or failure to re-elect Mr.&nbsp;Simon as, the Chairman of the Board or as Chief Executive
Officer (&ldquo;<U>CEO</U>&rdquo;), (iii) a reduction in his base salary, (iv) the material breach by the Company of any term of
the Employment Agreement, or (iv) following a Change in Control, Mr. Simon not being CEO or Chairman of the Board of any ultimate
parent company resulting from the Change in Control or any material reduction in compensation opportunity (including achievability)
or benefits provided under any compensation, incentive, employee benefit or welfare plan or program of the Company or any subsidiary
in which Mr. Simon participates before the Change in Control. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreement and the
Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual Employment Agreement, as amended
(as previously publicly filed and described by the Company) and the full text of the Amendment (included as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.)</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:</P>



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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid"><B>Description&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Irwin D. Simon, dated as of November 2, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: <B>November 2, 2012 </B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant)</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Ira J. Lamel</P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Ira J. Lamel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President and</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt"><B>THIS AMENDMENT</B> (&ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;)
is made effective on the date hereof to the employment agreement dated as of July&nbsp;1, 2003, as amended on October&nbsp;30,
2006,&nbsp;December&nbsp;31, 2008, July&nbsp;1, 2009 and June 30, 2012 (the &ldquo;<U>Employment Agreement</U>&rdquo;), between
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), and Irwin D. Simon (the &ldquo;<U>Executive</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt"><B>WHEREAS,</B> Executive has been employed
by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt"><B>WHEREAS,</B> the parties desire to
amend the Employment Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;7(j) of the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt"><B>NOW, THEREFORE, </B>in consideration
of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend the Agreement and supersede the provisions of the Agreement
as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">1.&#9;The definition of &ldquo;Termination
for Good Reason&rdquo; in Section 5(d) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="color: black">&quot;Termination for
Good Reason&quot; means a termination of Executive's employment by Executive following (i) a diminution in Executive's positions,
duties and responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof,</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #4F81BD"> </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: black">(ii)
the removal of Executive from, or the failure to re-elect Executive as Chairman of the Board of the Company or as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, (iii) a reduction in Executive's annual Base Salary, (iv) a material breach by the Company of any other
provision of this Agreement or </FONT>(v) following a Change in Control, Executive not being Chief Executive Officer or Chairman
of the Board of any ultimate parent company resulting from the Change in Control or any material reduction in compensation opportunity
(including achievability) or benefits provided under any compensation, incentive, employee benefit or welfare plan or program of
the Company or any subsidiary in which the Executive participates before the Change in Control.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt">Except as provided herein, all other terms
and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that the terms
of this Amendment shall not create or provide any grounds for payment of any benefits under Section&nbsp;5(b) of the Employment
Agreement or otherwise trigger any rights of Executive under the Employment Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the undersigned
has caused this Amendment to be executed as of November 2, 2012.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B>THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Denise M. Faltischek</P></TD></TR>
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