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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): June 7, 2012
 
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
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 to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o
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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Registrant convened and held an annual general meeting of shareholders on June 7, 2012.  The holders of class A and B common shares, voting together, (i) elected nine directors of the Registrant, (ii) approved an amendment to the Registrant’s 2009 Share Award and Incentive Plan and (iii) appointed Deloitte LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm until the close of the 2013 annual general meeting and authorized the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to fix Deloitte’s remuneration. A brief description of each matter and the number of votes on each matter are as follows:
 
(1)  Election of nine directors, to constitute the entire Board of Directors, serving until the 2013 annual general meeting:
 
Name
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Harsha V. Agadi
 
 
21,815,721
 
 
3,842,162
 
 
435,531
 
John D. Campbell
 
 
20,789,786
 
 
4,868,097
 
 
435,531
 
Mitchell C. Hochberg
 
 
21,191,590
 
 
4,466,293
 
 
435,531
 
Ruth Kennedy
 
 
25,424,052
 
 
233,831
 
 
435,531
 
Prudence M. Leith
 
 
21,323,302
 
 
4,334,581
 
 
435,531
 
J. Robert Lovejoy
 
 
21,214,412
 
 
4,443,472
 
 
435,531
 
Jo Malone
 
 
25,423,822
 
 
234,061
 
 
435,531
Philip R. Mengel
 
 
21,733,017
 
 
3,924,866
 
 
435,531
 
Georg R. Rafael
 
 
21,807,634
 
 
3,850,249
 
 
435,531
 
(2)  Approval of an amendment to the Registrant’s 2009 Share Award and Incentive Plan to increase by 5,000,000 the number of class A common shares authorized for issuance under the plan:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
23,963,391
 
1,693,548
 
944
 
435,531
 
(3)  Appointment of Deloitte as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm until the close of the 2013 annual general meeting, and authorization of the Board’s Audit Committee to fix Deloitte’s remuneration:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
25,701,677
 
391,176
 
561
 
N/A
 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1  
Registrant’s 2009 Share Award and Incentive Plan, as amended.
 
 
 

 
 
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: June 8, 2012
 
 
By:
 
 
 /s/ Edwin S. Hetherington
 
       
Edwin S. Hetherington
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1  
Registrant’s 2009 Share Award and Incentive Plan, as amended.