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): April 17, 2008

 

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 April 17, 2008, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”). The Amended Agreement, which is effective as of March 31, 2008, revises certain financial covenants, increases the applicable margin rates and establishes a borrowing base calculation. A copy of the Amended Agreement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item  2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure contained in “Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibit

 

99.1

Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Lifetime Brands, Inc., Lenders party hereto, Citibank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent.

 

 

 

 

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: April 22, 2008