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BERMUDA
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001-14669
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74-2692550
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
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Statements
regarding the expected overall levels of sales for the balance of
the
current fiscal year as well as the fiscal year ending February 28,
2007.
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Statements
regarding earnings guidance for the balance of the current fiscal
year as
well as the fiscal year ending February 28,
2007.
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Statements
regarding expected levels of consolidated
EBITDA.
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Statements
regarding general sales trends in certain categories of our business
for
the balance of the fiscal year.
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Statements
regarding our new distribution center being fully operational during
the
first quarter of fiscal 2007, and the related impact of transitioning
our
Housewares segment from external information systems to our internal
information systems, the impact and timing of certain related one-time
expenditures in connection with these transitions, their impact on
certain
key expense categories, the expected future annual net savings arising
from the move to our new distribution facility and the potential
sale and
possible leaseback of an existing distribution facility at some point
during the remainder of the current fiscal
year.
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Statements
regarding the expected timing and branding of new product introductions
into various domestic and foreign
markets.
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Statements
regarding anticipated effective corporate tax rates going forward
for the
foreseeable future.
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Statements
regarding key components of working capital, and the expected impact
of
seasonal trends on their general balance sheet levels during the
ensuing
fourth fiscal quarter.
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Statements
regarding the expected paydown of our revolving line of credit, and
anticipated draws against our new floating rate loan agreement with
the
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, both expected to occur
in the
fourth quarter of the current fiscal year and the first quarter of
our
next fiscal year.
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Statements
regarding our expectations for general sales price increases verses
our
expectations regarding the possibility of raw materials and product
sourcing related price increases.
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Statements
regarding future levels of operating income by segment, and the potential
impact and timing of expected future changes in the allocation of
certain
items of corporate overhead, once certain transitional service costs
currently being paid by our Housewares segment are terminated and
these
services are absorbed within our existing cost structure.
A
number of risks or uncertainties could cause actual results to differ
materially from historical or anticipated results or from the results
or
effects contemplated by the forward looking statements. Generally,
the
words “anticipates”, "believe", “believes”, “expects”, "expected",
"expectation", "forecasting" and other similar words 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 and
the forward looking statements 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, August 31, 2005 and November 30,
2005.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated January 9, 2006
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99.2
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Text
of conference call held January 9,
2006
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| HELEN OF TROY LIMITED | ||
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| Date: January 13, 2006 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Benson |
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Thomas
J. Benson
Senior
Vice President, Finance and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated January 9, 2006
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99.2
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Text
of conference call held January 9,
2006
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