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) April 16, 2012
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
001-16017 | 98-0223493 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Identification No.) |
22 VICTORIA STREET
HAMILTON HM 12, BERMUDA
(Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code
441-295-2244
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended simultaneously to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
ITEM 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
The information contained in this Current Report is furnished to the Commission under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in the filing. The registrant is a foreign private issuer and, therefore, is exempt from Regulation FD.
Commencing on or about April 16, 2012, the registrant will publish and distribute to shareholders the 2011 annual shareholders report of the registrant. Relevant excerpts from the 2011 annual shareholders report are attached as an Exhibit to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference, as follows:
· Introduction
· Chairman’s message (including reconciliations and adjustments)
The information in this Current Report is being furnished to the Commission
ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) | Exhibits |
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99 | Excerpts from 2011 annual shareholders report, being furnished to the Commission. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Edwin S. Hetherington |
| | Name: | Edwin S. Hetherington |
| | Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: April 16, 2012 | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description |
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99 | | Excerpts from 2011 annual shareholders report, being furnished to the Commission. |
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