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August 26, 2026 4:06 PM EDT

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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) August 25, 2026

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						(IRS Employer
of incorporation)						Identification No.)

Richmond House

12 Par-la-Ville Road

Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices)

201 E. Main Street, Suite 300

El Paso, Texas 79901

(Registrant's United States mailing address) (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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, $0.10 par value per share

HELE

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 25, 2026, at the annual general meeting of the shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Helen of Troy Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Company”), the shareholders approved an amendment to the Helen of Troy Limited 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2025 Stock Plan”) authorizing an additional 965,000 shares of common shares of the Company for awards under the 2025 Stock Plan, subject to adjustment in applicable share counting rules under the 2025 Stock Plan (“Amendment No. 1”). Amendment No. 1 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 25, 2026, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting:

1.The election of the nine nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

2.An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.

3.The vote to approve Amendment No. 1.

4.Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and the authorization of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board to set the auditor’s remuneration.

The voting results for each proposal are set forth below.

Election of Directors

The Company’s nine nominees for director were each elected to serve on the Board until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. The votes for each director were as follows:


Name:	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
G. Scott Uzzell	17,138,219	216,248	18,390	3,583,885
Krista L. Berry	17,020,837	336,609	15,411	3,583,885
Thurman K. Case	14,905,915	2,451,457	15,485	3,583,885
Marlo M. Cormier	17,278,333	79,050	15,474	3,583,885
Mitchell E. Fadel	17,095,958	257,924	18,975	3,583,885
Tabata L. Gomez	16,949,162	407,640	16,055	3,583,885
Elena B. Otero	17,012,655	344,442	15,760	3,583,885
Beryl B. Raff	16,713,845	636,861	22,151	3,583,885
Darren G. Woody	16,538,280	819,063	15,514	3,583,885

Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
16,036,440	826,181	510,236	3,583,885

Vote to Approve Amendment No. 1 to the 2025 Stock Plan

The proposal to approve Amendment No. 1 was approved, having received the following votes:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
16,300,484	1,016,844	55,529	3,583,885

Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Auditor and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor’s remuneration was approved. The votes were cast as follows:


For	Against	Abstain
20,627,377	315,430	13,935

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


			Exhibit Number						Description
			10.1*†						Amendment No. 1 to the Helen of Troy Limited 2025 Stock Incentive Plan.

			* Filed herewith.
			† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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.