FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Taylor Parent, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIFETIME BRANDS, INC [LCUT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC, 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share 5,593,116 (1) D (2) (3) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Taylor Parent, LLC C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
CP Taylor GP, LLC C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Centre Partners V, L.P. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Centre Partners V LLC C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
JRJ V LP C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Harwich Road V LP C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
JRJ Inc. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Harwich Road Inc. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
POLLACK BRUCE G C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
JAFFE DAVID C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Taylor Parent, LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Treasurer		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CP Taylor GP, LLC, By: /s/ Michael Schnabel, Authorized Person		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centre Partners V, L.P., By: Centre Partners V LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centre Partners V LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JRJ V LP, By: JRJ Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harwich Road V LP, By: Harwich Road Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JRJ Inc., By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harwich Road Inc., By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Bruce G. Pollack		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Jaffe		03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 5,593,116 shares of common stock of the Issuer directly held by Taylor Parent, LLC ("Taylor Parent").
(2)	CP Taylor GP, LLC ("CP Taylor") has the authority to appoint the board of directors of Taylor Parent. Centre Partners V, L.P. ("Centre Partners LP") is the sole member of CP Taylor. Centre Partners V LLC ("Centre Partners") is the general partner of Centre Partners LP. JRJ V LP ("JRJ LP") and Harwich Road V LP ("Harwich Road LP") are co-managers of Centre Partners. JRJ Inc. ("JRJ") is the general partner of JRJ LP. Harwich Road Inc. ("Harwich Road") is the general partner of Harwich Road LP. Bruce Pollack is the president of JRJ. David Jaffe is the president of Harwich Road. As such, each of the reporting persons may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Taylor Parent. (con't in FN 3)
(3)	(con't from FN 2) Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report may not be deemed an admission either the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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