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        satisfy the filing obligation of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
        registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></div>
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        Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
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          fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 provide useful information to investors
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          by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or any proxy
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Unassociated Document
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): October 25, 2005
HELEN
        OF TROY LIMITED
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA
001-14669
74-2692550
(State
                    or other jurisdiction
of
                    incorporation)
(Commission
File
                    Number)
(IRS
                    Employer
Identification
                    No.)
CLARE
        NDON HOUSE
CHURCH
        STREET
HAMILTON,
        BERMUDA
(Business
        address of registrant)
ONE
        HELEN
        OF TROY PLAZA
EL
        PASO,
        TEXAS 79912
(United
        States mailing address of registrant)
Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code: (915) 225-8000
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ITEM
        7.01.
REGULATION
        FD DISCLOSURE
Helen
        of
        Troy Limited (the "Company") has stated that its EBITDA (as defined below)
        is
        expected to be $92 million
for
        the
        fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 compared to $108 million for the fiscal
        year
        ended February 28, 2005.
This
        information may be considered non-GAAP forward looking Financial Information
        as
        contemplated by SEC
Regulation
        G, Rule 100. Accordingly, the Company is providing the following table which
        reconciles these measures to their
corresponding GAAP based historical and forward looking measures:
RECONCILIATION
                  OF REPORTED AND EXPECTED EBITDA TO GAAP
NET
                  EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
(in
                  millions)
Year
                  Ended
Year
                  Ended
02/28/05
02/28/06
(Historical)
(Forecasted)
Net
                  earnings from continuing operations
$
76.7
$
57.4
Interest
                  Expense / Income, net
9.5
14.7
Income
                  Tax Expense
12.9
7.7
Depreciation
                  and Amortization
9.7
11.8
EBITDA
                  (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and
                  amortization) excluding discontinued operations
$
108.8
$
91.6
Use
          of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Management
          believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, in connection
          with the results of the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005, and forecasted
          fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 provide useful information to investors
          regarding our results of operations as this non-GAAP financial measure
          allows
          investors to better evaluate ongoing business performance and factors that
          influenced performance during the period under report. Management also
          uses
          these non-GAAP measures internally to monitor performance of the business.
          These
          non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not
          as a
          substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Safe
          Harbor Statement
The
          Company desires to avail itself of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
          Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") and is including this
          cautionary statement for the express purpose of availing itself of the
          protection afforded by the Act. The accompanying disclosures contained
          in this
          Form 8-K contain forward-looking statements regarding the Company's
          expectations.
A
          number
          of risks or uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially
          from
          historical or anticipated results. Generally, the words "expected",
          "expectation" and "forecasted" identify forward-looking statements. The
          Company
          cautions readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
          The
          actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking
          statements. The Company intends its forward-looking statements to speak
          only as
          of the time of such statements, and does not undertake to update or revise
          them
          as more information becomes available. Additional information concerning
          potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included
          in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2005 and the Form
          10-Q's for the quarters ended May 31, 2005 and August 31, 2005.
The
          information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
          Section
          18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
          by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or any proxy
          statement or report or other document we may file with the SEC, regardless
          of
          any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall
          be
          expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
          to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
          has
          duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
          duly authorized.
HELEN
                    OF TROY LIMITED
Date: October
                    25, 2005
By:
/s/ Thomas
                    J. Benson
Thomas
                    J. Benson
Senior
                      Vice President, Finance and
Chief
                      Financial Officer