Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC [HAIN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 250
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Footnote 1
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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) (2) 121,141
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, L.P.
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
      See Footnote 1

Signatures

Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory 03/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D") may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D, Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital") may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D. Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC ("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-D. Glenn W. Welling, by virtue of his position as the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital, and as the sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Co-Invest VI-D.

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