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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Centre Partners V, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIFETIME BRANDS, INC [LCUT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC, 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/20/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share 11/20/2018   P   462 (1) A $ 10.8 5,632,244 (2) I See footnotes (3) (4) (5) Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share               7,086 D (5) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Centre Partners V, L.P. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Centre Capital Investors V LP C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Centre Partners V LLC C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
JRJ V LP C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Harwich Road V LP C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
JRJ Inc. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Harwich Road Inc. C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
POLLACK BRUCE G C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
JAFFE DAVID C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X

Signatures

Centre Partners V, L.P., By: Centre Partners V LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centre Capital Investors V LP, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, Authorized Person		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centre Partners V LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JRJ V LP, By: JRJ Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harwich Road V LP, By: Harwich Road Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JRJ Inc., By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harwich Road Inc., By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Bruce G. Pollack		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David L. Jaffe		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of common stock purchased in open market transactions by Centre Capital Investors V, L.P. ("Centre Investors"). Centre Partners V, L.P. ("Centre Partners LP") is the sole general partner of Centre Investors.
(2)	Includes 5,593,116 shares of common stock directly held by Taylor Parent, LLC ("Taylor Parent").
(3)	CP Taylor GP, LLC ("CP Taylor") has the authority to appoint the board of directors of Taylor Parent. Centre Partners, L.P. is the sole member of CP Taylor and the general partner of Centre Investors. Centre Partners V LLC ("Centre Partners") is the general partner of Centre Partners LP. JRJ V LP ("JRJ LP") and Harwich Road V LP ("Harwich Road LP") are co-managers of Centre Partners. JRJ Inc. ("JRJ") is the general partner of JRJ LP. Harwich Road Inc. ("Harwich Road") is the general partner of Harwich Road LP. Bruce Pollack is the president of JRJ. David Jaffe is the president of Harwich Road. (Cont'd in FN 5)
(4)	(Cont'd from FN 4) As such, Centre Partners LP, Centre Partners, JRJ LP, Harwich Road LP, JRJ, Harwich Road, Bruce Pollack and David Jaffe may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Centre Investors and CP Taylor, Centre Partners LP, Centre Partners, JRJ LP, Harwich Road LP, JRJ, Harwich Road, Bruce Pollack and David Jaffe may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Taylor Parent.
(5)	Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	These shares are directly owned by Mr. Pollack.

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