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): June 10, 2014

 

 

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective June 10, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors amended and restated the Company’s by-laws (as amended and restated, the “Amended By-Laws”). The amendment contained in the Amended By-Laws changed and updated the Amended By-Laws by decreasing the threshold for further amendment of the Amended By-Laws by the stockholders of the Company from three-fourths of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote at a stockholder meeting to a majority of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote at a stockholder meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

3.1

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lifetime Brands, Inc.

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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.

 

Date: June 10, 2014