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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-05-230773
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIRKS & MAYORS INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001179821
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32635
		FILM NUMBER:		051220333

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1240 SQUARE PHILLIPS
		CITY:			MONTREAL
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3B 3H4
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5143972511

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1240 SQUARE PHILLIPS
		CITY:			MONTREAL
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3B 3H4

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HENRY BIRKS & SONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020809
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 6-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For the month of&nbsp;November, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>BIRKS&nbsp;&amp; MAYORS INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1240 Square Phillips </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Montreal, Quebec </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Canada
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>H3B 3H4 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address
of principal executive office) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;[X]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Note</B>: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form
6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Note</B>: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K
if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant&#146;s &#147;home country&#148;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&#146;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
distributed to the registrant&#146;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;[X] </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Documents submitted herewith </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>
<A NAME="toc"></A>LIST OF DOCUMENTS </U></B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<A HREF="#tx63309_1">Press Release, dated November&nbsp;14, 2005. </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<A HREF="#tx63309_2">Change to Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc. board committees. </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: November&nbsp;21, 2005</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;/s/ Michael Rabinovitch</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>
<A NAME="tx63309_1"></A>Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Complete Merger </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Montreal, Canada and Sunrise, Florida, November&nbsp;14, 2005. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc. (&#147;Birks&#148;) (AMEX:BMJ) today announced that the stockholders of Mayor&#146;s Jewelers, Inc. (&#147;Mayors&#148;) (AMEX: MYR) have approved the merger agreement between Henry
Birks&nbsp;&amp; Sons Inc. and Mayors and that the merger of the two companies has been completed. As a result, Mayors stock will cease trading on the American Stock Exchange. In connection with the transaction, Henry Birks&nbsp;&amp; Sons Inc. has
changed its name to Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Lorenzo Rossi di
Montelera, Chairman of the board of Birks also announced that four former members of the Mayors board, Emily Berlin, Elizabeth M. Eveillard, Massimo Ferragamo and Ann Spector Lieff, have joined the Birks board. In addition, Dr.&nbsp;Rossi announced
that Alain Benedetti, FCA, Vice-Chair of the board of directors of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and formerly Vice-Chairman and Canadian-area Managing Partner of Ernst and Young LLP, has also joined the Birks board.
Mr.&nbsp;Benedetti will serve as Chair of Birks Audit Committee. With the addition of the new board members, a majority of the members of the Birks board are independent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tom Andruskevich, Chief Executive Officer of Birks commented: &#147;We are delighted to have completed the merger. We believe the
transaction will allow us to create greater potential for short and long-term growth and shareholder value as we begin to fully integrate the two companies.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Transaction Highlights </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The name of the merged company is &#147;Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks will begin trading on Tuesday, November&nbsp;15 on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol BMJ. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Holders of Mayors common stock will receive 0.08695 Birks Class&nbsp;A Voting Shares for each share of Mayors common stock. Cash will be provided for fractional shares.
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks has adopted new articles and bylaws that provide protections for minority shareholders. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks stores in Canada will continue to operate under the name Birks and the Mayors stores in Florida and Georgia will continue to operate under the name Mayors.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Persons who were registered stockholders of Mayors will receive
a letter from SunTrust Bank, exchange agent in connection with the merger, with instructions regarding how they can receive their Birks Class&nbsp;A Voting Shares. Mayors stockholders that have questions regarding the share exchange may contact
SunTrust Bank by telephone at (404)&nbsp;588-7815. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Birks&nbsp;&amp;
Mayors </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors is a leading North American luxury
retailer, designer, manufacturer and wholesaler of fine jewelry, timepieces, sterling silverware and gifts. Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors has 67 luxury jewelry stores, 39 stores operating under the Birks brand across Canada, and 28 stores operating under
the Mayors brand in Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Some of the statements contained in this press release, including those relating to Birks
strategies and other statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148;
&#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of Birks. These
statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Birks expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Birks to be materially different from
any future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1)&nbsp;future results of operations, liquidity and financial position; (2)&nbsp;fluctuation in the
market price of Birks Class&nbsp;A voting shares; (3)&nbsp;difficulties in integrating the companies and in achieving anticipated cost savings; (4)&nbsp;difficulties in implementing Birks business strategy, including with respect to the merger;
(5)&nbsp;current or future litigation or regulatory action, including successful resolution of the SEC inquiry; (6)&nbsp;fluctuation in interest rates, exchange rates and prices of commodities; (7)&nbsp;changes in the competitive landscape;
(8)&nbsp;Birks ability to effectively source and manufacture merchandise for its stores; (9)&nbsp;interruption in the supply chain; (10)&nbsp;relationships with Birks vendors; (11)&nbsp;protection of intellectual property; (12)&nbsp;ability to
properly manage inventory; (13)&nbsp;ability to renew leases; (14)&nbsp;ability to withstand seasonal fluctuations; (15)&nbsp;ability to effectively identify and remedy deficiencies in Birks internal control over financial
reporting;&nbsp;(16)&nbsp;the impact of adverse economic conditions and future catastrophic events; (17)&nbsp;Birks ability to attract and retain key personnel; and (18)&nbsp;the success of Birks marketing initiatives. Should one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. The future results and stockholder values of Birks may differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements contained in this press release due to, among other factors, the matters set forth under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Birks registration statement of Form F-4 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No.&nbsp;333-126936). Birks undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><I>Contact: </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Birks&nbsp;&amp;
Mayors Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael Rabinovitch, 954-846-2853 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>mrabinovitch@mayors.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>www.mayors.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Source: Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>
<A NAME="tx63309_2"></A>Birks&nbsp;&amp; Mayors Inc. Notification of Change to Board Committees </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a result of the merger between Henry Birks &amp; Sons Inc. and Mayor&#146;s Jewelers, Inc., which took place on November 14, 2005, a change in the composition of the audit committee, the human relations committee,
and the executive committee and the creation of three (3) new board committees has been approved by the board of directors of Birks &amp; Mayors Inc. (&#147;Birks&#148;). Prior to the consummation of the merger, the audit committee was comprised of
Shirley A. Dawe, Peter R. O&#146;Brien, and Filippo Recami, the human relations committee was comprised of Shirley A. Dawe and Peter O&#146;Brien, and the executive committee was comprised of Thomas A. Andruskevich, Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera,
and Filippo Recami. The audit committee is now comprised of Alain Benedetti (Chair), Elizabeth M. Eveillard, and Ann Spector Lieff, each of whom is an independent, non-employee director of Birks, the human relations committee, now known as the
compensation committee, is now comprised of Elizabeth M. Eveillard (Chair), Alain Benedetti, and Massimo Ferragamo, each of whom is an independent, non-employee director of Birks, and the executive committee is now comprised of Thomas A.
Andruskevich (Chair), Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera, Filippo Recami, Peter O&#146;Brien, and Shirley A. Dawe. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The board of directors of Birks approved the creation of the following new board committees, including a corporate governance committee, a nominating committee, and a strategy committee. Shirley A. Dawe (Chair), Ann
Spector Lieff, and Emily Berlin, each of whom is an independent, non-employee director of Birks, constitute the corporate governance committee. Emily Berlin (Chair), Ann Spector Lieff, and Massimo Ferragamo, each of whom is an independent,
non-employee director of Birks, constitute the nominating committee. Filippo Recami, (Chair), Thomas A. Andruskevich, Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera, and Margherita Oberti constitute the strategy committee. </FONT></P> <P
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