0001260864-12-000002.txt : 20121211 0001260864-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20121211 20121211165042 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001260864-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121207 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121211 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: 121256865 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 X0306 4 2012-12-07 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 2012-12-07 4 M 0 50 21.21 A 3828 D Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share 2012-12-07 4 S 0 50 31.56 D 3778 D Employee Stock Option (Right To Buy) 21.21 2012-12-07 4 M 0 50 21.21 D 2013-08-22 Common Stock 50 36625 D The options vest over five year years in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%. The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person in November 2012. Vincent D. Carson as Attorney-In-Fact for Thomas J. Benson 2012-12-11