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): December 1, 2014 (November 26, 2014)

 

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 26, 2014, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice of Mr. Craig Phillips’s retirement and resignation as Senior Vice President - Distribution of the Company, effective January 2, 2015. Mr. Phillips is a named executive officer of the Company and has been a Director of the Company since 1974. Mr. Phillips will continue to serve as a Director of the Company following his retirement and resignation as Senior Vice President—Distribution of the Company.

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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.

 

Date: December 1, 2014