UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27,
2007
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THE
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-22818
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22-3240619
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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58
South Service Road, Melville, NY 11747
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (631) 730-2200
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 27, 2007, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into
a letter agreement with the agents and lenders under the Company’s Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2006, by and among the Company,
Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders
party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the letter
agreement, the administrative agent and the lenders agreed to extend until
November 14, 2007, the Credit Agreement’s due date for the Company to provide
the lenders with audited financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year
ended June 30, 2007, as well as the related compliance certificate and financial
projections.
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: October
4, 2007
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THE
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Ira J. Lamel |
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Name:
Ira J. Lamel
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Title:
Executive Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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