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) May 3, 2005
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-16017 (Commission File Number) |
98-0223493 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
22 VICTORIA STREET
P.O. BOX HM 1179
HAMILTON HMEX, 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:
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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 3, 2005, the registrant announced its consolidated earnings for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. The news release is attached as an Exhibit to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report is being furnished to the Commission.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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. | |||
Date: May 4, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ EDWIN S. HETHERINGTON Name: Edwin S. Hetherington Title: Secretary |
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| Exhibit Number |
Description |
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|---|---|---|
| 99 | News release dated May 3, 2005. |
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