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): January 13, 2009

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-19254

11-2682486

 

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)516-683-6000

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)N/A

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 13, 2009, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Shares Subscription Agreement by and among Lifetime Brands, Inc., Grupo Vasconia S.A.B (“Vasconia”) (formerly know as Ekco, S.A.B.) and Mr. José Ramón Elizondo Anaya and Mr. Miguel Ángel Huerta Pando, dated as of June 8, 2007. The terms of the amendment are effective December 30, 2008.

The amendment extends the date through which the Company has the right to require Vasconia to repurchase the Company’s ownership interest in Vasconia to March 31, 2009.

A copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Shares Subscription Agreement is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1

Amendment No. 3 to the Shares Subscription Agreement by and among Lifetime Brands, Inc., Ekco, S.A.B. and Mr. José Ramón Elizondo Anaya and Mr. Miguel Ángel Huerta Pando, dated as of June 8, 2007.

 

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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.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Laurence Winoker

Laurence Winoker
Senior Vice President – Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 

Date: January 16, 2009

 

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