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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-25-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2025-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:02:23.248197+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve 2025 Stock Incentive Plan; adds 1,055,000 new shares

## Summary
- 2025 Stock Plan approved with 18,766,619 votes for (96.7% of votes cast); replaces 2018 Plan.
- 1,055,000 new Shares authorized plus any unissued shares from Prior Plan.
- All eight director nominees elected, including Meeker, Berry, Carson, Case, Gomez, Otero, Raff, Woody.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) passed with 18,587,564 for.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor approved with 21,263,746 for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-25-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2025-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678925000054/0000916789-25-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678925000054/hele-20250820.htm

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