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                                  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): MAY 3, 2006

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                         THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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            Delaware                   0-22818                  22-3240619
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

                    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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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

            Except as otherwise stated below, the information contained in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial
Condition." This information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated
by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.

            On May 3, 2006, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing financial results for its third quarter ended
March 31, 2006. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

       (d)  Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

   Exhibit No.      Description
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      99.1          Press Release of the Company dated May 3, 2006.



                                   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:  May 3, 2006

                                           THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
                                           (Registrant)


                                           By:    /s/ Ira J. Lamel
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                                           Name:  Ira J. Lamel
                                           Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer