-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K8TMxofeKROzV8Uzmp+IxZOtn5FT2r4XSDsNdI5A0qgoKGH54uNKKKFBsIakyyh8 DhP2oLvBcHlsUjYlrUXXCw== 0000910662-07-000432.txt : 20070918 0000910662-07-000432.hdr.sgml : 20070918 20070918104716 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910662-07-000432 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070918 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070918 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070918 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ORIENT EXPRESS HOTELS LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001115836 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 980223493 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16017 FILM NUMBER: 071121595 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 41 CEDAR AVE STREET 2: PO BOX HM 1179 CITY: HAMILTON HM EX BERMU STATE: D0 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127323200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEA CONTAINERS HOUSE STREET 2: 20 UPPER GROUND LONDON UK SEL 9PF 8-K 1 oehl8ksept18.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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) September 18, 2007 ------------------ ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Bermuda ---------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-16017 98-0223493 ------------------------ ------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 22 VICTORIA STREET HAMILTON HM 12, BERMUDA ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code 441-295-2244 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended simultaneously to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act. [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. ITEM 8.01. Other Events On September 18, 2007, the registrant issued a letter to The Indian Hotels Company Limited ("IHCL") in reply to its letter to the registrant dated September 14, 2007 and included as an exhibit to IHCL's Schedule 13-D dated September 17, 2007 filed with the Commission, and issued a related news release. The letter and news release of the registrant dated September 18, 2007 are attached as Exhibits to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Letter from the registrant dated September 18, 2007 replying to The Indian Hotels Company Limited. 99.2 News release of the registrant dated September 18, 2007 regarding reply to The Indian Hotels Company Limited. 1 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 thereunto duly authorized. ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD. By: /s/ Edwin S. Hetherington ------------------------- Name: Edwin S. Hetherington Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Date: September 18, 2007 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - ------ ----------- 99.1 Letter dated September 18, 2007 to The Indian Hotels Company Limited. 99.2 News Release dated September 18, 2007. 2 EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.txt LETTER TO THE INDIAN HOTELS COMPANY LIMITED EXHIBIT 99.1 - ------------ [Letterhead of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.] September 18, 2007 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL - --------------------- Mr R K Krishna Kumar Vice Chairman The Indian Hotels Company Limited The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Apollo Bunder Mumbai 400 001 India Dear Mr Kumar, I am in receipt of your letter of 14th September, 2007 addressed to our Chairman James Hurlock, and your recent filing, stating you and your affiliates are the beneficial owners of 4.3M class A common shares in Orient-Express Hotels. As you are a shareholder in Orient-Express Hotels, I am available to meet with you at a mutually convenient time. However, you should be aware that the Board of Directors of Orient-Express Hotels, after deliberation, does not wish to pursue the proposals mentioned in your letter. Accordingly, any meeting with you as shareholder would not include those proposals as topics for discussion. Very truly yours, /s/ Paul M White Paul M White President & CEO Orient-Express Hotels 3 Cc: J B Hurlock Chairman Orient-Express Hotels EX-99.2 3 ex99_2.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.2 - ------------ [Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. News Release] ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS NOT IN TALKS WITH INDIAN HOTELS COMPANY LTD Hamilton, Bermuda, September 18, 2007. Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com) today stated that it has received the letter from The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) dated September 14, 2007 and included in IHCL's SEC Schedule 13-D filing dated September 17, 2007 and has reviewed the press release issued by IHCL on the same date. Following a meeting of the Board of Directors of Orient-Express Hotels, President and Chief Executive Officer Paul White confirmed that Orient-Express Hotels' management has not entered into strategic discussions with IHCL, the Taj hotels group or any of their affiliates. The company has today responded to IHCL stating that it does not wish to pursue the proposals for discussion contained in their letter. The Orient-Express Hotels portfolio of hotels and other travel related services is aimed specifically at the top end of the luxury travel market, and the company believes its future growth plans should continue to focus on this segment as an independent company. ENDS 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----