Hain Celestial Announces 2:1 Stock Split

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

, a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced that its stockholders had approved an increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock from 100 million shares to 150 million shares. The Company's Board of Directors had previously approved a 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100% dividend subject to approval by stockholders to increase the Company's authorized shares. Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 12, 2014 will receive one additional share of Hain Celestial common stock for every one share of Hain Celestial common stock owned on that date. The additional shares are expected to be distributed on or about December 29, 2014.