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Hain Celestial has closed its previously announced sale of chicken and turkey business Hain Pure Protein to Aterian Investment Partners for $80 million. Centerview Partners was financial adviser to Hain Celestial on the transaction.

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) (“Hain Celestial” or the “Company”), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life, today announced that, consistent with the Company’s prior announcement on May 9, it has completed the sale of all of its equity interest in Hain Pure Protein Corporation, which includes the FreeBird and Empire® Kosher businesses, to Aterian Investment Partners for a purchase price of $80 million, subject to customary adjustments. Hain Celestial expects to use net proceeds from the sale to pay down debt.

Centerview Partners acted as a financial advisor to Hain Celestial.

About The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Almond Dream®, Arrowhead Mills®, Bearitos®, Better Bean®, BluePrint®, Casbah®, Celestial Seasonings®, Clarks, Coconut Dream®, Cully & Sully®, Danival®, DeBoles®, Earth’s Best®, Ella’s Kitchen®, Europe’s Best®, Farmhouse Fare, Frank Cooper’s®, Gale’s®, Garden of Eatin’®, GG UniqueFiber, Hain Pure Foods®, Hartley’s®, Health Valley®, Imagine, Johnson’s Juice Co., Joya®, Lima®, Linda McCartney® (under license), MaraNatha®, Mary Berry (under license), Natumi®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Orchard House®, Rice Dream®, Robertson’s®, Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery, Rudi’s Organic Bakery®, Sensible Portions®, Spectrum® Organics, Soy Dream®, Sun-Pat®, Sunripe®, SunSpire®, Terra®, The Greek Gods®, Tilda®, Walnut Acres®, WestSoy®, Yorkshire Provender®, Yves Veggie Cuisine® and William’s. The Company’s personal care products are marketed under the Alba Botanica®, Avalon Organics®, Earth’s Best®, JASON®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene® brands.