As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
22-3240619
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
1111 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, New York 11042
(516) 587-5000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Irwin D. Simon
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
1111 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, New York 11042
(Name and address of agent for service)
(516) 587-5000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Roger Meltzer, Esq.
Christopher P. Giordano, Esq.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Telephone: (212) 335-4500
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ | |||
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered (2) | Amount to be Registered Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Amount of Registration Fee | |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | (1) | |
Warrants | (1) | |
Depositary Shares (3) | (1) | |
Purchase Contracts | (1) | |
Units | (1) | |
Total | (1) | |
(1) | Omitted pursuant to General Instructions II.E of Form S-3. An indeterminate aggregate offering price or unspecified number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrant elects to defer payment of all of the registration fee. The securities which may be offered pursuant to this registration statement include, pursuant to Rule 416, such additional number of shares of the common stock of the registrant that may become issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividends or similar event. |
(2) | Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. |
(3) Each depositary share will be issued under a deposit agreement and will be evidenced by a depositary receipt.
The registrant is filing this registration statement to replace Registration Statement No. 333-184584 (the “Prior Registration Statement”), which has expired pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 415(a)(6), effectiveness of this registration statement will be deemed to terminate the Prior Registration Statement.
PROSPECTUS
THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK
WARRANTS
DEPOSITARY SHARES
PURCHASE CONTRACTS
UNITS
We, or any selling security holder, may from time to time offer to sell our common stock, either separately or represented by warrants, depositary shares or purchase contracts, as well as units that include any of these securities or securities of other entities. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and trades under the ticker symbol “HAIN.” The warrants and purchase contracts may be convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or equity securities of one or more other entities.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. These securities also may be resold by security holders. We will provide specific terms of any securities to be offered in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell our common stock unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus. The shares of our common stock may be sold at fixed prices, prevailing market prices at the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, varying prices determined at the times of sale or negotiated prices. The shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement may be offered by us or any selling security holder directly to investors or to or through underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the offering and any applicable fees, commission or discount arrangements.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042. Our telephone number is (516) 587-5000.
Investing in any of our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the “Risk Factors” section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is October 26, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (the “Exchange Act”). Our Exchange Act number for our SEC filings is 0-22818. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC toll-free at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. We file information electronically with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available from the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically. Our Internet address is http://www.hain-celestial.com.
We also make our annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information available free of charge through the investor relations section of our website, www.hain-celestial.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or furnish them to, the SEC. The information on or accessible through our website that is not specifically incorporated by reference herein is not a part of this prospectus.
We have filed a registration statement and related exhibits with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act of 1933”). The registration statement contains additional information about us and the securities we may issue. You may inspect the registration statement and exhibits without charge at the office of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain copies from the SEC at prescribed rates.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. We hereby “incorporate by reference” the documents listed below, which means that we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and in some cases supersede this information. Specifically, we incorporate by reference the following documents or information filed with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):
• | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015; |
• | Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015, July 24, 2015, August 18, 2015 (only Item 5.02), September 8, 2015 and October 6, 2015; |
• | The description of our capital stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated November 12, 1993 and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; |
• | Our definitive proxy statement filed on October 9, 2015; and |
• | Future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of this offering. |
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus and any supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with other information.
We will provide, without charge, to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, including any beneficial owner, a copy of any and all of the documents referred to herein that are summarized in this prospectus, if such person makes a written or oral request directed to:
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
1111 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, NY 11042
Attention: Investor Relations
(516) 587-5000
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., our logos and all of our other product and service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. in the USA and other select countries. “®” and “™” indicate USA registration and USA trademark, respectively. Other third party logos and product/trade names are registered trademarks or tradenames of their respective companies.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and were derived utilizing numerous important assumptions that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
All statements included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward looking statements. Words such as “plan,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “predict,” “project,” “estimate,” “likely,” “believe,” “might,” “seek,” “may,” “potential,” “can,” “should,” “could,” “future” and similar expressions, or the negative of those expressions, may identify forward-looking statements.
Factors and assumptions involved in the derivation of forward-looking statements, and the failure of such other assumptions to be realized as well as other factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. These factors and assumptions may have an impact on the continued accuracy of any forward-looking statements that we make. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law. For any forward-looking statements contained in any document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
You are cautioned not to rely unduly on any forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties related to any forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail under “Risk Factors,” “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our reports and other documents on file with the SEC. You may obtain copies of these documents as described under “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference” above.
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RISK FACTORS
Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K and all other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement. Our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. In assessing the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference, you should also refer to the other information contained in or incorporated by reference in the prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, before deciding to purchase any shares of our common stock. See also “Forward-Looking Information” above.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement our intended use for the net proceeds received by us for our sale of securities under this prospectus. We will not receive the net proceeds of any sales by selling security holders. Pending the use of the net proceeds, we expect to invest the proceeds in short-term interest-bearing instruments or other debt securities.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description of the common stock, warrants, depositary shares, purchase contracts or units that may be offered under this prospectus.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
We will set forth information about selling security holders, where applicable, in a prospectus supplement, in a post-effective amendment, or in filings we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference.
LEGAL MATTERS
DLA Piper LLP (US) or such other counsel as may be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement will pass upon the validity of any securities issued under this prospectus. Roger Meltzer, a partner of DLA Piper LLP (US), is also a member of our board of directors. Mr. Meltzer receives compensation as a board member. Any underwriters will be represented by their own legal counsel.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements and schedule included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2015, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements and schedule are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s reports given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following statement sets forth our expenses in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement (all of which will be borne by us). All amounts shown are estimated.
SEC registration fee | $ | * |
Printing expenses | + | |
Legal fees and expenses | + | |
Accounting fees and expenses | + | |
Miscellaneous expenses | + | |
Trustee fees and expenses | + | |
Total | $ | + |
* | In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), we have elected to defer payment of the registration fee for the securities offered by this prospectus. |
+ | Estimated expenses are not presently known. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Delaware Law. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer under certain circumstances.
Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
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To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in Section 145 of the DGCL. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 of the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Article Tenth of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article VI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. permit The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. to indemnify its directors, officers and corporate personnel to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as the same may be supplemented or amended from time-to-time.
Insurance. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. has also purchased liability insurance policies covering its directors and officers.
This description of the indemnification of directors and officers is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., each of which has been filed with the SEC.
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Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | Incorporation by Reference (where a report or registration statement is indicated below, that document has been previously filed with the SEC and the applicable exhibit is incorporated by reference thereto) |
1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
4.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. | Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed April 24, 2000 (File No. 333-33830). |
4.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | Exhibit 3.2(b) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 26, 2014 (File No. 000-22818). |
4.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws. | Exhibit 3.2(a) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 26, 2014 (File No. 000-22818). |
4.4 | Specimen of common stock certificate. | Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed April 24, 2000 (File No. 333-33830). |
4.5 | Form of Warrant. | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
4.6 | Form of Unit Agreement. | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
5.1 | Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US). | Filed herewith. |
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | Filed herewith. |
23.2 | Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US). | Included in Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith. |
24.1 | Power of Attorney. | Included on the signature pages hereto. |
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Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a twenty percent (20%) change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities in the post-effective amendment at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
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thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
(8) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Success, State of New York, on October 26, 2015.
THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Pasquale Conte | |
Name: | Pasquale Conte | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Irwin D. Simon and Pasquale Conte as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ IRWIN D. SIMON | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | October 26, 2015 | ||
Irwin D. Simon | ||||
/s/ PASQUALE CONTE | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | October 26, 2015 | ||
Pasquale Conte | ||||
/s/ ROSS WEINER | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | October 26, 2015 | ||
Ross Weiner | ||||
/s/ RICHARD C. BERKE | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Richard C. Berke | ||||
/s/ ANDREW R. HEYER | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Andrew R. Heyer | ||||
/s/ RAYMOND W. KELLY | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Raymond W. Kelly | ||||
/s/ ROGER MELTZER | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Roger Meltzer | ||||
/s/ SCOTT M. O’NEIL | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Scott M. O’Neil | ||||
/s/ ADRIANNE SHAPIRA | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Adrianne Shapira | ||||
/s/ LAWRENCE S. ZILAVY | Director | October 26, 2015 | ||
Lawrence S. Zilavy | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | Incorporation by Reference (where a report or registration statement is indicated below, that document has been previously filed with the SEC and the applicable exhibit is incorporated by reference thereto) |
1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
4.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. | Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed April 24, 2000 (File No. 333-33830). |
4.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | Exhibit 3.2(b) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 26, 2014 (File No. 000-22818). |
4.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws. | Exhibit 3.2(a) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 26, 2014 (File No. 000-22818). |
4.4 | Specimen of common stock certificate. | Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed April 24, 2000 (File No. 333-33830). |
4.5 | Form of Warrant | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
4.6 | Form of Unit Agreement | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
5.1 | Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US). | Filed herewith. |
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | Filed herewith. |
23.2 | Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US). | Included in Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith. |
24.1 | Power of Attorney. | Included on the signature pages hereto. |
Exhibit 5.1
 | DLA Piper LLP (US) The Marbury Building 6225 Smith Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600 www.dlapiper.com T 410.580.3000 F 410.580.3001 |
October 26, 2015 | |
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
1111 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, New York 11042
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We serve as outside counsel to The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have been requested to render this opinion in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 25, 2015, including the base prospectus included therein at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective (the “Prospectus”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for registration by the Company of an unlimited amount of Securities (as defined below).
As used herein, the term “Securities” means (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), (ii) warrants to purchase Common Stock (“Warrants”), (iii) Common Stock that may be issued in the form of depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) evidenced by depositary receipts (“Depositary Receipts”), (iv) securities purchase contracts covering the purchase of Common Stock and/or Warrants, including purchase contracts issued as part of a contract (collectively, “Purchase Contracts”), or (v) units comprised of one or more of shares of Common Stock, Warrants, Depositary Shares and/or Purchase Contracts (collectively, “Units”), as designated by the Company at the time of their offering. The Registration Statement provides that the Securities may be offered separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”) or any related free writing prospectus (each, a “Free Writing Prospectus”).
In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have reviewed originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the “Documents”):
(a)The Registration Statement;
(b)The charter of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof, represented by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 30, 2000 as amended by the Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 21, 2014 and as modified by the Certificate of Correction to such Certificate of Amendment as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 26, 2014 (each in the form attached to the Officer’s Certificate (as defined below)) (collectively, the “Charter”);
(c)The Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as amended through November 20, 2014 and as in effect on the date hereof (in the form attached to the Officer’s Certificate) (the “Bylaws”);
(d)Resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the authorization of the filing of the Registration Statement and to the issuance of the Securities (in the form attached to the Officer’s Certificate);
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(e)A good standing certificate for the Company, dated as of a recent date, issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(f)A certificate executed by an officer of the Company (the “Officer’s Certificate”), dated as of the date hereof, as to certain factual matters; and
(g)Such other documents as we may have considered necessary to the rendering of the opinions expressed below.
In examining the Documents, and in rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following: (a) each of the parties to the Documents (other than the Company) has duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party (other than the Company) is a signatory and each instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents to which such party (other than the Company) is a signatory and each such party's (other than the Company’s) obligations set forth in such Documents and each other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with such Documents, are its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; (b) each person executing any Document and any other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents on behalf of any such party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so; (c) each natural person executing any Document and any other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents is legally competent to do so; (d) there are no oral or written modifications of or amendments or supplements to the Documents (other than such modifications or amendments or supplements identified above and attached to the Officer’s Certificate) and there has been no waiver of any of the provisions of the Documents by actions or conduct of the parties or otherwise; and (e) all Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, all Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies or telecopies or portable document file (".PDF") copies conform to the original Documents (and the authenticity of the originals of such copies), all signatures on all documents submitted to us for examination (and including signatures on photocopies, telecopies and .PDF copies) are genuine, and all public records reviewed are accurate and complete. As to all factual matters relevant to the opinion set forth below, we have relied solely upon the Officer’s Certificate, which we assume to be accurate and complete.
We further assume that:
(a)The issuance, sale, amount and terms of the Securities to be offered from time to time by the Company will be authorized and determined by proper action of the Board of Directors (or where permitted, a committee of the Board of Directors) of the Company (each, a “Board Action”) in accordance with the Company’s Charter, Bylaws and applicable law, in each case, so as not to result in a default under or breach of any instrument, document or agreement binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.
(b)The Company will not issue any Securities in excess of the number or amount authorized by the applicable Board Action.
(c)Prior to the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (including Common Stock that is the subject of Warrants, Depositary Shares, Purchase Contracts or Units) there will exist, under the Company’s Charter, the requisite number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.
(d)For shares of Common Stock represented by stock certificates (“Stock Certificates”), appropriate Stock Certificates representing shares of Common Stock will be executed and delivered upon issuance and sale of any such shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, and will comply with the Company’s
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Charter and Bylaws and applicable law. For shares of Common Stock not represented by Stock Certificates, the applicable Board Action shall have been taken and, upon request of a stockholder of the Company, appropriate written statements (“Written Statements”) will be prepared and delivered to such stockholder upon issuance and sale of any such shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, and will comply with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and applicable law.
(e)Any Warrants will be issued under a valid and legally binding warrant agreement (a “Warrant Agreement”) that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus and will comply with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and applicable law.
(f)To the extent that the obligations of the Company under any Warrant Agreement may be dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be identified in such Warrant Agreement as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”) will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Warrant Agent will be duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by such Warrant Agreement; such Warrant Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Warrant Agent and will constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of the Warrant Agent enforceable against the Warrant Agent in accordance with its terms; the Warrant Agent will be in compliance, generally, with respect to acting as Warrant Agent under such Warrant Agreement, with applicable laws and regulations; and the Warrant Agent will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under such Warrant Agreement.
(g)For any Warrants, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such Warrants will be duly reserved for issuance by a Board Action and, in the case of Warrants (including Warrants that are the subject of Depositary Shares, Purchase Contracts or Units), that the exercise price of such Warrants consists of legal consideration at or in excess of the par value of such shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof.
(h)Any Depositary Shares will be issued under a valid and legally binding deposit agreement between the Company and a depositary (the “Deposit Agreement”) that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus and will comply with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and applicable law. Each Depositary Share will represent a fraction or multiple of a share of Common Stock and will be evidenced by a Depositary Receipt. Appropriate Depositary Receipts will be executed and delivered prior to or upon the issuance and sale of any Depositary Shares and will comply with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and applicable law.
(i)To the extent that the obligations of the Company under any Deposit Agreement may be dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be identified in such Deposit Agreement as depositary (the “Depositary”) will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Depositary will be duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by such Deposit Agreement; such Deposit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositary and will constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of the Depositary enforceable against the Depositary in accordance with its terms; the Depositary will be in compliance, generally, with respect to acting as the Depositary under such Deposit Agreement, with applicable laws and regulations; and the Depositary will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under such Deposit Agreement.
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(j)Any Units will be issued under a valid and legally binding unit agreement (a “Unit Agreement”) that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus and will comply with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and applicable law.
(k)To the extent that the obligations of the Company under any Unit Agreement may be dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be identified in such Unit Agreement as agent (the “Unit Agent”) will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Unit Agent will be duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by such Unit Agreement; such Unit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Unit Agent and will constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of the Unit Agent enforceable against the Unit Agent in accordance with its terms; the Unit Agent will be in compliance, generally, with respect to acting as Unit Agent under such Unit Agreement, with applicable laws and regulations; and the Unit Agent will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under such Unit Agreement.
(l)Any Purchase Contracts will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and a third party in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contracts, and the Securities issued in connection with the Purchase Contracts will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Contracts.
(m)The underwriting or other agreements for offerings of the Securities (each, an “Underwriting Agreement,” and collectively, the “Underwriting Agreements”), if any, will be valid and legally binding contracts that conform to the respective descriptions thereof set forth in the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus.
(n)The Registration Statement has become effective and will remain effective under the Securities Act.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:
(1)Upon an issuance of Stock Certificates or Written Statements, if any, as the case may be, representing shares of Common Stock, against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the terms of the Charter, Bylaws and applicable law, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, or upon issuance and delivery of Stock Certificates or Written Statements, if any, for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of one or more Warrants, such shares of Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(2)Upon execution, issuance, and delivery of the Warrants against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the Charter, Bylaws and applicable law, the Warrant Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, the Warrants will be duly authorized and, when duly authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Warrant Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.
(3)Upon issuance of Depositary Shares, and upon issuance and delivery of the Depositary Receipts against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action,
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the Charter, the Bylaws and applicable law, the Deposit Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, the Depositary Shares will be duly authorized and, when duly authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Deposit Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.
(4)Upon execution, issuance, and delivery of the Purchase Contracts against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the Charter, Bylaws and applicable law, the Purchase Contracts, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and any related Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, such Purchase Contracts will be duly authorized and, when duly authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Purchase Contracts, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.
(5)Upon execution, issuance, and delivery of the Units against payment therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the Charter, Bylaws and applicable law, the Unit Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, the Units will be duly authorized and, when duly authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Unit Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.
In addition to the qualifications set forth above, the foregoing opinion is further qualified as follows:
(a)The foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or changes in the law which may hereafter occur.
(b)We are members of the bar of the State of Maryland and we have made no investigation of, and we express no opinion as to, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing) and the laws of the State of New York. This opinion concerns only the effect of the laws (exclusive of the principles of conflict of laws) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing) and the State of New York, each as currently in effect. As to matters of such laws of the State of Delaware and the State of New York, we have based our opinion solely upon our examination of such laws and the rules and regulations of the authorities administering such laws, all as reported in standard, unofficial compilations. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.
(c)We express no opinion as to compliance with the securities (or “blue sky”) laws of any jurisdiction.
(d)The opinion stated herein relating to the validity and binding nature of obligations of the Company is subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) public policy considerations, statutes or court decisions that may limit the rights of a party to obtain indemnification or contribution.
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(e)With respect to our opinion stated herein relating to the validity, binding nature and enforceability of obligations of the Company, we express no opinion concerning the provisions of any Underwriting Agreement, Deposit Agreement, Purchase Agreement or Warrant Agreement or the Securities which provide for the jurisdiction of the courts of any particular jurisdiction, which may not be binding on the courts in the forums selected or excluded, or the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
(f)This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no other opinion should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving our consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the registration of common stock, warrants, depository shares, purchase contracts and units and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated August 21, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Jericho, New York
October 26, 2015