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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): June 18, 2007
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HELEN
OF TROY LIMITED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________________
Commission
File Number: 001-14669
Bermuda
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74-2692550
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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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)
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
4.01 Change
in Certifying Accountant.
On
June
18, 2007, Helen
of
Troy Limited (the "Company")
engaged
Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public
accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
year ending February 29, 2008. Our Audit Committee approved the appointment
of
Grant Thornton LLP.
During
the fiscal years ended February 28, 2007 and February 28, 2006, and through
the
date of this report, we have not consulted with Grant
Thornton LLP
regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and neither a
written report was provided to us nor oral advice was provided to us by
Grant
Thornton LLP
that we
concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as
to
the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that
was either the subject of a disagreement, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)
of
SEC Regulation S-K, or a "reportable event" described in Item 304(a)(1)(v)
of
SEC Regulation S-K.
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.
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HELEN
OF TROY LIMITED
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Date: June
19, 2007
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/S/
Thomas J. Benson
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Thomas
J. Benson
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Senior
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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