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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-430050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131031
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LIFETIME BRANDS, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874396
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				112682486
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19254
		FILM NUMBER:		131196426

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 STEWART AVENUE
		CITY:			GARDEN CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11530
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5166836000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 STEWART AVENUE
		STREET 2:		1000 STEWART AVENUE
		CITY:			GARDEN CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11530

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIFETIME HOAN CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;31, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lifetime Brands, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>11-2682486</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 516-683-6000 </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02, Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers; </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;31, 2013, the Board of Directors of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) elected Dennis E. Reaves as a director
of the Company.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Reaves is expected to be named as a member of the Strategic Planning and the Nominating&nbsp;&amp; Governance Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Reaves has 45 years of retail experience with more than 35
years in senior management positions in all facets of retail. He formerly was Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he had responsibility for $18 billion in sales volume. Mr.&nbsp;Reaves also has
served as a senior consultant to leading retailers, such as Big Lots, Inc. and Gap, Inc., and to multinational consumer products companies, including Jarden Corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Reaves election is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Laurence Winoker</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President &#150; Finance, Treasurer</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Lifetime Brands Elects Dennis E. Reaves to its Board of Directors </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GARDEN CITY, N.Y., November&nbsp;4, 2013 &#150; Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: LCUT), a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other
products used in the home, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Dennis E. Reaves as a director of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Reaves has 45
years of retail experience with more than 35 years in senior management positions in all facets of retail. He formerly was Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he had responsibility for $18 billion in
sales volume. Mr.&nbsp;Reaves also has served as a senior consultant to leading retailers, such as Big Lots, Inc. and Gap, Inc., and to multinational consumer products companies, including Jarden Corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime&#146;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dennis Reaves has been a strategic advisor to Lifetime for many years and we are delighted to have him join our Board of Directors. His
knowledge of the retail and consumer products industries is unsurpassed. We look forward to his continued contributions as we develop new distribution channels in existing markets and continue to expand the Company&#146;s geographic footprint
outside North America. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Reaves received a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Texas and served as a captain in the
U.S. Army and Texas National Guard. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I><B>Lifetime Brands, Inc</B><I></I>. <I> </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. The Company markets its products under such
well-known kitchenware brands as Farberware<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, KitchenAid<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, CasaM&#333;da<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>,
Cuisine de France<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Fred<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Guy Fieri<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Hoffritz<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Kizmos&#153;, Misto<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Mossy Oak<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Pedrini<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Roshco<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Sabatier<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Savora&#153; and Vasconia<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>; respected tableware brands such as Mikasa<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Pfaltzgraff<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Creative Tops<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Gorham<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, International<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Silver, Kirk Stieff<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Sasaki<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Towle<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Silversmiths,
Tuttle<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Wallace<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, V&amp;A<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>; and home solutions brands, including Bombay<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Debbie Meyer&#153;, Design for Living&#153;, Elements<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Kamenstein<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> and Melannco<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>. The Company also provides exclusive private label
programs to leading retailers worldwide. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s corporate website is <U>www.lifetimebrands.com</U>. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Laurence&nbsp;Winoker,&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">Harriet&nbsp;Fried,&nbsp;SVP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">516-203-3590</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">212-838-3777</TD></TR>
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