EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 22 TX-Helen-of-Troy-Call
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Helen of Troy Limited
(Nasdaq: HELE) designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name
personal care products, today announced that it will release second quarter
financial results prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 8,
2008.
The Company's quarterly earnings conference call has been scheduled for
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Gerald J. Rubin, Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President, Thomas J. Benson, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Robert D. Spear, Senior Vice President, Chief
Information Officer will host the conference call. Members of the news media,
investors and the general public are invited to access a live broadcast of the
conference call via the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at
http://www.hotus.com. This event will be archived and available for replay
through November 30, 2008.
Helen of Troy Limited is a leading designer, producer and global marketer
of brand-name personal care and household consumer products. The Company's
personal care products include hair dryers, curling irons, hair setters,
women's shavers, brushes, combs, hair accessories, home hair clippers,
mirrors, foot baths, body massagers, paraffin baths, liquid hair styling
products, body powder and skin care products. The Company's household products
include kitchen tools, cutlery, bar and wine accessories, household cleaning
tools, tea kettles, trash cans, storage and organization products, gardening
tools, kitchen mitts and trivets, barbeque tools, and rechargeable lighting
products. The Company's products are sold to consumers by mass merchandisers,
drug chains, warehouse clubs and grocery stores under licensed trade marks
including Vidal Sassoon(R), licensed from The Procter & Gamble Company,
Revlon(R), licensed from Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, Dr.
Scholl's(R), licensed from Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc.,
Sunbeam(R), Health at Home(R) and Health o meter(R) licensed from Sunbeam
Products, Inc., Sea Breeze(R), licensed from Shiseido Company Ltd.,
Vitapointe(R), licensed from Sara Lee Household and Body Care UK Limited, Toni
& Guy(R) outside of the Americas, licensed from Mascolo Limited, Bed Head(R)
and TIGI(R) in the Americas licensed from MBL/TIGI Products, LP, and
Toni&Guy(R) in the Americas licensed from MBL/TONI&GUY Products, LP. Helen of
Troy's owned brands include OXO(R), Good Grips(R), Candela(R), Brut(R),
Vitalis(R), Final Net(R), Ammens(R), Condition(R) 3-in-1, SkinMilk(R),
Dazey(R), Caruso(R), Karina(R), DCNL(R), Nandi(R), and Isobel(R). The Company
markets hair and beauty care products under the Helen of Troy(R), Hot
Tools(R), Hot Spa(R), Salon Edition(R), Gallery Series(R), Wigo(R), Fusion
Tools(R), Belson(R), Belson Pro(R), Gold 'N Hot(R), Curlmaster(R),
Profiles(R), Comare(R), Mega Hot(R), and Shear Technology(R) owned brands to
the professional beauty salon industry.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are
subject to change. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong.
They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks
and uncertainties. Many of these factors will be important in determining the
Company's actual future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement
can be guaranteed. Actual future results may vary materially from those
expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements are qualified in their entirety by a number of risks that could
cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated
results. Generally, the words "anticipates", "believes", "expects" and other
similar words identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on 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. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release should be read in conjunction with, and are subject to and
qualified by, the risks described in the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended February 29, 2008 and in our other filings with the SEC. Investors are
urged to refer to the risk factors referred to above for a description of
these risks.
SOURCE Helen of Troy Limited
