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): January 5, 2007
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-16017 98-0223493
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(Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12, 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
(a)
As previously reported in the Registrant's Form 8-K bearing a cover date of
June 5, 2006, the Registrant's Board of Directors approved, and its shareholders
on June 5, 2006 confirmed, amendments to the Registrant's Bye-Laws 48, 118 and
119, subject to and effective upon the adoption of final rules by the New York
Stock Exchange and amendments to the laws of Bermuda. The amendments permit
certain notices and other documents to be given to shareholders by posting them
on the Registrant's website www.orient-express.com, and notices of its general
meetings to be given by posting them on the Registrant's website or by e-mail,
if and to the extent permitted by the applicable rules of the New York Stock
Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the laws of Bermuda.
On August 21, 2006, the New York Stock Exchange adopted amendments to its
Listed Company Manual that permit a listed company to comply with the Exchange
requirement to deliver its annual financial statements to its shareholders by
making the company's annual report on Form 10-K available on, or by a link
through, its corporate website. In addition, on January 5, 2007, the Government
of Bermuda published the Governor's assent to the Bermuda Companies Amendment
Act 2006 ("2006 Amendment Act"), which assent was dated December 29, 2006. The
2006 Amendment Act permits the delivery of proxy materials to shareholders by
posting them on an internet website and the delivery of notices of general
meetings through the Registrant's website or by email.
A copy of the Registrant's Amended Bye-Laws was filed as Exhibit 3 to the
Registrant's Form 8-K bearing cover date June 5, 2006, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 Bye-Laws, as of January 5, 2007
of the Registrant's Form 8-K
bearing cover date June 5, 2006
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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.
Date: January 9, 2007
By: /s/ Paul M White
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Paul M. White
Vice President - Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
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