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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
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      on unvested and "out-of-the money" stock options previously awarded to officers
      and employees with option exercise prices greater than $19.65. The affected
      options held by officers and employees had a range of exercise prices between
      $20.35 and $33.88, with a weighted average exercise price of $24.79. Vesting
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      price per share of the Company's common stock on February 24, 2006 was $19.65.
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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): February 24, 2006
HELEN
      OF TROY LIMITED
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA
001-14669
74-2692550
(State
                or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS
                Employer
of
                incorporation)
File
                Number)
Identification
                No.)
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)
Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code: (915) 225-8000
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:
o
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
o
Soliciting
      material pursuant to
      Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
      communications
      pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
      communications
      pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
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On
      March
      1, 2006, Helen of Troy Limited issued a press release announcing the events
      described below. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
      99.1:
ITEM
      1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On
      February 24, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
      Helen
      of Troy Limited (the "Company") approved the immediate acceleration of vesting
      on unvested and "out-of-the money" stock options previously awarded to officers
      and employees with option exercise prices greater than $19.65. The affected
      options held by officers and employees had a range of exercise prices between
      $20.35 and $33.88, with a weighted average exercise price of $24.79. Vesting
      of
      options exercisable for a total of 285,217 shares was accelerated. The closing
      price per share of the Company's common stock on February 24, 2006 was $19.65.
      Except for the vesting change, all affected stock options will continue to
      be
      governed by their respective original terms and conditions. The accelerated
      options represent approximately 4.1% of the total of all outstanding Company
      options.
Of
      the
      total number of shares subject to accelerated options, no options held by
      executive officers of the Company were accelerated other than the unvested
      options to purchase an aggregate of 46,412 shares of common stock. Additionally,
      no unvested options held by members of the Board of Directors were accelerated.
      The table below presents information concerning the affected option awards
      and
      option holders.
Number
Range
                  of
of
                  Shares
Exercise
Name
Position
Grant
Dates
Accelerated
Prices
Thomas
                  J. Benson
Senior
                  VP, CFO
8/22/2003
42,662
$
21.21
Vincent
                  D. Carson
Senior
                  VP, General Counsel
12/1/2003
3,750
$
23.38
All
                  other officers and employees
Various
7/15/2003
                  to 9/29/2005
238,805
$
20.35
                  - $33.88
285,217
The
      Company is taking this action in order to reduce the future compensation expense
      associated with unvested stock options following the adoption of Statement
      of
      Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Share Based Payment (revised 2004)
      ("SFAS 123R"). The Company will be required to apply the expense recognition
      provisions of SFAS 123R beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. As a
      result of the acceleration, the Company estimates that it will reduce the stock
      option related compensation expense it otherwise would be required to record
      in
      connection with the accelerated options by approximately $1.6 million on a
      pre-tax basis over the original option vesting periods.
ITEM
      8.01. OTHER EVENTS:
As
      further described in the accompanying press release, the Board of Directors
      of a
      subsidiary of the Company approved the repatriation, pursuant to the American
      Jobs Creation Act of 2004, of $48.5 million in foreign earnings. As a result,
      management expects to incur a one-time tax charge estimated to be approximately
      $2.8 million in the fourth quarter ending February 28, 2006.
ITEM
      9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS:
(d)
      EXHIBITS
The
      following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
                No.
Description
99.1
Press
                Release dated March 1, 2006
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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:
March
                1, 2006
By:
/s/ Thomas
                J.
                Benson
Thomas
                J. Benson
Senior
                  Vice President, Finance and
Chief
                    Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                No.
Description
99.1
Press
                Release dated March 1, 2006
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