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 (earliest event reported): December 1, 2006
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-16017 98-0223493
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(Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HMEX, Bermuda
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
441-295-2244
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On December 1, 2006, for personal reasons, James B. Sherwood retired from
his executive duties as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors. He
will remain non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors until the next
annual meeting of shareholders in June 2007, when he will resign as Chairman and
continue solely as a non-executive director.
The Company's December 1, 2006 press release announcing James Sherwood's
retirement from his executive duties is being filed as an exhibit, and is
incorporated by reference, in this report.
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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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99.1 Press release of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. dated December
1, 2006 announcing retirement of Mr. James B. Sherwood.
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SIGNATURE
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.
By: /s/ Paul M. White
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Paul M. White
Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 6, 2006
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