UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2 )*
Helen of Troy Limited
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
G4388N106
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2002
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[x] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. G4388N106 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES None
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,700,000
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING None
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 2,700,000
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,700,000
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [_]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.6%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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CUSIP No. G4388N106 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES None
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,700,000
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING None
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 2,700,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,700,000
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.6%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP No. G4388N106 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Liberty Acorn Trust
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES None
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,300,000
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING None
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 2,300,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,300,000
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.2%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Helen of Troy Limited
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Clarendon House
Church Street
Hamilton, Bermuda
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM
("WAM GP")
Liberty Acorn Trust ("Acorn")
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
WAM, WAM GP and Acorn are all located at:
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
WAM is a Delaware limited partnership; WAM GP is a Delaware
corporation; and Acorn is a Massachusetts business trust.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
G4388N106
Item 3 Type of Person:
(d) Acorn is an Investment Company under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act.
(e) WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section
203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM GP is
the General Partner of the Investment Adviser.
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Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 2002):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
13d-3:
2,700,000
(b) Percent of class:
9.6 % (based on 28,181,464 shares outstanding as of
October 10, 2002).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,700,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: none
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition
of: 2,700,000
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
discretionary clients of WAM, including Acorn. Persons other
than WAM and WAM GP are entitled to receive all dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. Acorn is
the only such person known to be entitled to all dividends
from, and all proceeds from the sale of, shares reported
herein to the extent of more than 5% of the class.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
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Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are
held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 4, 2003
The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees and
consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in
connection with its beneficial ownership of the security reported
herein.
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
for itself and as general partner of
LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Senior Vice President and Secretary
The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees and
consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in
connection with its beneficial ownership of the security reported
herein.
LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 4, 2003 by and among
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. and
Liberty Acorn Trust
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