HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC 10-Q

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the periods indicated. Period (a) Total number of shares purchased (1) (b) Average price paid per share (c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans (d) Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans (in millions of dollars) (2) January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022 2,332,093 $ 37.80 2,295,033 $ 230.3 February 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022 425,086 36.46 421,762 $ 214.9 March 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022 857,340 33.07 857,340 $ 186.6 Total 3,614,519 $ 36.52 3,574,135 (1) Includes shares surrendered for payment of employee payroll taxes due on shares issued under stock-based compensation plans and shares repurchased under share repurchase programs approved by the Board of Directors. See (2) below for further details. (2) In June 2017, August 2021, and January 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million, $300 million, and $200 million, respectively, of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Share repurchases under the 2021 and 2022 authorizations commenced after the previous authorizations were fully utilized. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, pursuant to preset trading plans, in private transactions or otherwise. The current 2022 authorization does not have a stated expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 3.6 million shares under the repurchase program for a total of $130.4 million, excluding commissions, at an average price of $36.48 per share. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $186.6 million of remaining authorization under the share repurchase program.