0001260864-12-000001.txt : 20120503 0001260864-12-000001.hdr.sgml : 20120503 20120503170216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001260864-12-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120501 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120503 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120503 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENSON THOMAS J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001260864 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14669 FILM NUMBER: 12810672 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA CITY: EL PASO STATE: TX ZIP: 79912 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HELEN OF TROY LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916789 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC HOUSEWARES & FANS [3634] IRS NUMBER: 742692550 FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CLARENDON HOUSE STREET 2: CHURCH STREET CITY: HAMILTON BERMUDA STATE: D0 ZIP: - BUSINESS PHONE: 915-225-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HELEN OF TROY PLAZA CITY: EL PASO STATE: TX ZIP: 79912 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0305 4 2012-05-01 0000916789 HELEN OF TROY LTD HELE 0001260864 BENSON THOMAS J 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA EL PASO TX 79912 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President and CFO Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share 3778 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 34.72 2012-05-01 4 A 0 7500 34.72 A 2022-05-01 Common Stock 7500 36675 D The options vest over five years in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% Vincent D. Carson as Attorney-In-Fact for Thomas J. Benson 2012-05-03