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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November&nbsp;7, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CASTLE BRANDS INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DELAWARE</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-2103550</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>570 Lexington Avenue, 29</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>th</SUP> Floor, New York NY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <B>(646)&nbsp;356-0200</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;7, 2008, Castle Brands Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into a letter agreement with
Vector Group Ltd. (&#147;Vector&#148;) and Richard J. Lampen. Under the agreement, effective as of October
11, 2008, Vector has agreed to make available to the Company the services of Mr.&nbsp;Lampen, Vector&#146;s
Executive Vice President, to serve as the Company&#146;s interim President and Chief Executive Officer
and to provide certain other financial and accounting services, including assistance with complying
with Section&nbsp;404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In consideration for such services, the Company
will pay Vector an annual fee of $100,000, plus any direct, out-of-pocket costs, fees and other
expenses incurred by Vector or Mr.&nbsp;Lampen in connection with providing such services, and will
indemnify Vector. The agreement is terminable by either party upon 30&nbsp;days&#146; prior written notice.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector beneficially owns, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, 320,000 shares of the Company&#146;s Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock
(convertible into 11,428,576 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, representing approximately
11.3% of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on an as-converted basis).
Mr.&nbsp;Lampen is a director and executive officer of the
Company. Dr.&nbsp;Phillip Frost, a director the Company, together with related entities, is a principal
stockholder of the Company and a greater than 5% stockholder of Vector. Dr.&nbsp;Frost, together with
related entities, beneficially owns approximately 6% of the outstanding shares of Vector.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
full terms of the letter agreement are set forth therein, a copy of such letter
agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The above
description of the terms of the letter agreement do not constitute a complete summary and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Item&nbsp;1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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    <TD><B>Other Events.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
November&nbsp;7, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement,
effective as of October&nbsp;11, 2008, with Ladenburg Thalmann Financial
Services Inc. (&#147;LTFS&#148;) under which the Company agreed to reimburse LTFS for its costs in providing
certain administrative, legal and financial services to the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Lampen is a director and
executive officer of LTFS. Dr.&nbsp;Frost is the chairman of the board of directors of LTFS. Dr.
Frost, together with related entities, is a principal stockholder of the Company and the principal
shareholder of LTFS. Dr.&nbsp;Frost, together with related entities
beneficially owns approximately 31% of the
outstanding shares of LTFS.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Exhibits
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter Agreement, dated November&nbsp;7, 2008, between Castle Brands Inc. and Vector Group Ltd.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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, hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CASTLE BRANDS INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Seth B. Weinberg
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Seth B. Weinberg&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dated: November&nbsp;7, 2008
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXHIBIT INDEX
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Letter Agreement, dated November&nbsp;7, 2008, between Castle Brands Inc. and Vector Group Ltd.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.1</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">November&nbsp;7, 2008
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Vector Group Ltd.<BR>
100 S.E. Second Street<BR>
Miami, Florida 33131<BR>
Attn.: Howard M. Lorber, President

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Gentlemen:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This letter agreement will confirm the understanding between Castle Brands Inc. (&#147;Company&#148;), a
Delaware corporation with offices at 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and Vector
Group Ltd. (&#147;VGL&#148;), a Delaware corporation with offices at 100 S.E. Second Street, Miami, Florida
33131, under which VGL will provide certain services to the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As reasonably requested by the Company, VGL will provide the following services (&#147;Services&#148;)
to the Company: (i)&nbsp;VGL will make available to the Company the services of Richard J. Lampen
(&#147;Lampen&#148;), VGL&#146;s Executive Vice President, to serve as the Company&#146;s interim President and Chief
Executive Officer; and (ii)&nbsp;VGL will provide, upon request of the Company, such other financial,
tax and accounting resources, including assistance in complying with Section&nbsp;404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In consideration of the Services, the Company shall pay VGL an annual fee of $100,000, payable
in quarterly installments of $25,000 in advance, commencing October&nbsp;11, 2008, prorated for the
calendar quarter. Thereafter, payments will be made on the first day of each calendar quarter.
Additionally, VGL shall be entitled to recover all direct, out-of-pocket costs, fees and other
expenses incurred by VGL or Mr.&nbsp;Lampen in connection with the Services.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with performance of the Services, Lampen, or other VGL employees, may receive
certain Confidential Information of the Company. VGL agrees that Lampen and each such other VGL
employee will neither disclose to any other person, entity or third party any of the Confidential
Information which is disclosed to Lampen or such other VGL employee, as applicable, nor utilize
such Confidential Information except in connection with the provision of the Services and that each
such person will only disclose the Confidential Information to such employees of VGL who need to
know such Confidential Information in order for Lampen and/or VGL to perform the Services. Any such
employees will also agree to the restrictions contained herein. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
prohibit or restrict Lampen, or such other VGL employee, from disclosing or using Confidential
Information in connection with performing Services on behalf of the Company, or, with respect to
Lampen, in performing his duties as an officer or director of the Company and its subsidiaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Confidential Information&#148; means any confidential data or information of the Company that is
not in the public domain or otherwise generally known.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><FONT face="Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">570 Lexington Ave., 29<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Floor | New York, NY 10022 | Voice 1.646.356.0200<BR>
www.castlebrandsinc.com</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless VGL from and against any loss,
liability, claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding, judgment, penalty, government investigation or
expense (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees), whether or not involving a third-party claim,
proceeding, demand, or liability of any kind, (collectively, &#147;Damages&#148;) arising, directly or
indirectly, or alleged to arise, directly or indirectly, in anyway out of the provision of services
by Mr.&nbsp;Lampen hereunder.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VGL shall provide the Company with reasonably prompt written notice of a claim for any Damages
or the commencement of any claim, demand, proceeding, action or suit (collectively, &#147;Proceeding&#148;).
Any failure to notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its indemnification obligation
hereunder except to the extent that the Company demonstrates that the defense of a Proceeding by
the Company was materially prejudiced by failure or delay to give such notice. The Company shall
diligently assume the defense, including payment thereof, of any Proceeding through counsel
selected by the Company (and not reasonably objected to by VGL). The Company shall have the right
to compromise or settle such matters (and VGL shall not have such right) provided however, that no
compromise or settlement of any such Proceeding may be effected by the Company without the consent
of VGL, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless (a)&nbsp;there is no finding or
admission of any violation of law by VGL and (b)&nbsp;the sole remedy provided thereunder is monetary
damages which will be paid in full by the Company and the Company demonstrates the capacity to do
so.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our agreement will commence as of October&nbsp;11, 2008 and will terminate upon not less than 30
days&#146; prior written notice by either of us.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please indicate your acceptance by signing this letter in the space provided below.
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