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): December 1, 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 December 1, 2009, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania, Inc. and Wellspan Properties, Inc. Pursuant to the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, the Company was released from its lease obligations for space in the Greenway Tech Center in York, Pennsylvania.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

99.1

Termination of Lease and Sublease Agreement dated as of December 1, 2009 by and between Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania, Inc. and Lifetime Brands, Inc.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Laurence Winoker

 

Laurence Winoker

Senior Vice President – Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: December 2, 2009