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 27, 2013

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  001-14669

CLARENDON HOUSE

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 27, 2013, 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 seven and the election of the seven nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.

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

3.             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 seven nominees for director were each elected to serve a one-year term. The votes for each director were as follows:

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 not approved, having received the following votes:

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:

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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.

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