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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): January 16, 2020

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda 74-2692550

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices)

1 Helen of Troy Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79912

(Registrant’s United States Mailing Address) (Zip Code)

(915) 225-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 Par Value Per Share	HELE	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐

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. ☐


Item 8.01	Other Events.

Effective January 16, 2020, Julien R. Mininberg, Chief Executive Officer of Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”), adopted a share trading plan (the “10b5-1 Plan”). This plan was adopted as part of Mr. Mininberg’s individual long-term strategy for asset diversification and estate management.

The 10b5-1 Plan was adopted in accordance with guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policies. Rule 10b5-1 permits corporate officers, directors and others to adopt written, pre-arranged share trading plans when they are not in possession of material, non-public information. Using these plans, insiders may gradually diversify their investment portfolios and spread shares trades over a period of time regardless of any material, non-public information they may receive after adopting their plans. In accordance with Rule 10b5-1, Mr. Mininberg will have no discretion over the sales of his common shares under the plan.

Subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, the shares that may be sold into the marketplace under the 10b5-1 Plan will be the number of the shares that Mr. Mininberg may receive pursuant to the following awards granted to Mr. Mininberg: (1) time-vested restricted stock units granted in March of 2017 and 2018 and expected to vest on March 1, 2020, and (2) performance restricted stock units granted on March 1, 2017 and expected to vest on May 15, 2020, in each case, net of shares settled for tax purposes. It is expected that sales under the 10b5-1 Plan could commence on May 15, 2020 and will be completed within eight months. Because the sales under the plan are subject to or dependent upon certain market pricing parameters, trading limitations, and vesting of performance-based awards, there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be sold under the plan, or that there will be any sales pursuant to the plan.

Any transactions under the 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 and Form 144 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to report 10b5-1 trading plans by other officers or directors of the Company in the future, or to report modifications or terminations of any such plans, whether or not the plan was publicly announced, except as may be required by law.

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 28, 2020	/s/ Brian L. Grass
	Brian L. Grass
	Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer