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): June 30, 2014

 


 

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Commission File Number:  001-14669

 

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)

 

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 2.03                                           Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

As previously disclosed, Helen of Troy Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Company”), and Helen of Troy, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (the “Borrower”), entered into the Credit Agreement, dated December 30, 2010, by and among the Company, the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., and the other lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement was amended on June 11, 2014 to, among other things, increase the unsecured revolving commitment of the Credit Agreement from $375 million to $570 million subject to the terms and limitations described in the Credit Agreement.  On June 30, 2014, a principal amount of $271 million was borrowed under the Credit Agreement.  The proceeds of the borrowing and cash on hand were used to (i) pay all of the cash consideration payable for the acquisition of the membership interests of Healthy Directions, LLC ( the “Acquisition”), (ii) refinance certain existing indebtedness of the Company, Healthy Directions, LLC and their subsidiaries and (iii) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition.  The commitment under the Credit Agreement terminates on December 30, 2015.

 

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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:         July 3, 2014

/s/ Brian Grass

 

Brian Grass

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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