Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, June 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Irwin Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial
 Group, Inc. (HAIN), will preside over the Opening Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, June 18 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Mary Celeste Anthes
 (631) 730-2460
 MaryCeleste.Anthes@hain-celestial.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 646.441.5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 -- uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN):

The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq:HAIN), headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in almost all natural food categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings(r), Terra(r), Garden of Eatin'(r), Health Valley(r), WestSoy(r), Earth's Best(r), Arrowhead Mills(r), MaraNatha(r), SunSpire(r), DeBoles(r), Hain Pure Foods(r), FreeBird(tm), Plainville Farms(r), Hollywood(r), Spectrum Naturals(r), Spectrum Essentials(r), Walnut Acres Organic(r), Imagine(r), Rice Dream(r), Soy Dream(r), Rosetto(r), Ethnic Gourmet(r), Yves Veggie Cuisine(r), Granose(r), Realeat(r), Linda McCartney(r), Daily Bread(tm), Lima(r), Grains Noirs(r), Natumi(r), JASON(r), Zia(r) Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics(r), Alba Botanica(r), Queen Helene(r), Tushies(r) and TenderCare(r). Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life(tm)" since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain-celestial.com.