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):  August 26, 2014

 

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number:  001-14669

 

 

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:

 

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

 

On August 26, 2014, Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  The following proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.                                      Setting of the number of director positions at eight and the election of the eight nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2.                                      An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.

 

3.                                      Approval of the Helen of Troy Limited Amended and Restated 2011 Annual Incentive Plan.

 

4.                                      Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and the authorization of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration.

 

Board of Director Election Results

 

The Company’s eight nominees for director were each elected to serve a one-year term. The votes for each director were as follows:

 

Name:		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Gary B. Abromovitz		24,629,221		818,677		17,294		2,047,944
John B. Butterworth		24,986,537		464,061		14,594		2,047,944
Alexander M. Davern		25,412,555		36,043		16,594		2,047,944
Timothy F. Meeker		25,062,624		385,954		16,614		2,047,944
Julien R. Mininberg		25,032,023		415,945		17,224		2,047,944
Beryl B. Raff		25,412,754		35,914		16,524		2,047,944
William F. Susetka		25,303,530		145,087		16,575		2,047,944
Darren G. Woody		25,060,386		387,760		17,046		2,047,944

 

Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

 

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,926,421		421,243		117,528		2,047,944

 

Approval of the Helen of Troy Amended and Restated 2011 Annual Incentive Plan

 

The proposal to approve the Helen of Troy Amended and Restated 2011 Annual Incentive Plan was approved, having received the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,677,743		723,990		63,459		2,047,944

 

Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration was approved.  The votes were cast as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain
27,461,656		24,978		26,502

 

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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: September 2, 2014	/s/ Brian L. Grass
	Brian L. Grass
	Chief Financial Officer

 

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