0001558370-18-000079.txt : 20180109 0001558370-18-000079.hdr.sgml : 20180109 20180109165546 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001558370-18-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170823 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20180109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180109 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HELEN OF TROY LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916789 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC HOUSEWARES & FANS [3634] IRS NUMBER: 742692550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14669 FILM NUMBER: 18519624 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CLARENDON HOUSE STREET 2: 2 CHURCH STREET CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 11 BUSINESS PHONE: 915-225-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HELEN OF TROY PLAZA CITY: EL PASO STATE: TX ZIP: 79912 8-K/A 1 f8-ka.htm 8-K/A hele_Current folio_8K_5.07

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8‑K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 23, 2017

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  001‑14669

 

 

 

 

Bermuda

 

74‑2692550

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

CLARENDON HOUSE

2 CHURCH STREET

HAMILTON, BERMUDA

(Business address of registrant)

ONE HELEN OF TROY PLAZA

EL PASO, TEXAS 79912

(United States mailing address of registrant and zip code)

915‑225‑8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a‑12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12)

☐           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d‑2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d‑2(b))

☐           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e‑4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e‑4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company   ☐

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8‑K/A is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”) on August 28, 2017 (the “Original 8‑K”). The Original 8‑K was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to report the results of the matters submitted to a vote by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on August 23, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8‑K, the Company’s decision as to how frequently the Company will conduct future shareholder advisory votes regarding the named executive officers’ compensation.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, as set forth in the 2017 Proxy Statement and the vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting, the Company is confirming that it will include an annual advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials until the next required frequency vote, which is expected to be held at the Company’s  2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

Date: January 9, 2018

/s/ Brian L. Grass

 

Brian L. Grass

 

Chief Financial Officer