<html>
<head>
    <title>s801252013.htm</title>
    <!--Licensed to: troutmansanders-->
    <!--Document Created using EDGARizer 2020 5.4.3.1-->
    <!--Copyright 1995 - 2009 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.-->
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<br>
<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UNITED STATES</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FORM S-8</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div align="left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="36%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Delaware</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="36%" style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">11-2682486</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="36%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="36%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1000 Stewart Avenue</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Garden City, New York 11530</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(516) 683-6000</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices &amp; Zip Code)</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Full title of the plan)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Jeffrey Siegel</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1000 Stewart Avenue</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Garden City, New York 11530</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(516) 683-6000</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Copies to:</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div align="center">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="70%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="72%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="28%" style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Laurence Winoker</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="72%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="28%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Lifetime Brands, Inc.</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="72%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="28%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1000 Stewart Avenue</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="72%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">New York, New York 10111</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="28%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Garden City, New York 11530</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="72%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(212) 332-7148</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="28%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(516) 683-6000</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer&#8221;, &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Large accelerated filer&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="41%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">o</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Accelerated filer&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">x</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Non-accelerated filer&#160;&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="41%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">o</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="21%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Smaller reporting company&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">o</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="30%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2.55pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Title of Securities to</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">be Registered</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="18%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2.55pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Number of Shares to be</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Registered</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(1)</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2.55pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposed</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Maximum</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Offering</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Price per Share (2)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2.55pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposed</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Maximum</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Aggregate Offering</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Price (2)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2.55pt double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Amount of</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Registration Fee</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(2)(3)</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="30%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Common Stock, $.01 par value per share</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="18%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">700,000</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">$10.50</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">$7,350,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">$1,002.54</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right" style="WIDTH: 45pt">
<div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(1)&#160;&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), the number of shares being registered shall include an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock or common stock which may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions in accordance with anti-dilution provisions of the Lifetime Brands, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right" style="WIDTH: 45pt">
<div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(2)&#160;&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Calculated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the reported high and low sales prices for the Registrant&#8217;s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 22, 2013.&#160;&#160;The foregoing calculation is solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr valign="top">
<td align="right" style="WIDTH: 45pt">
<div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(3)&#160;&#160;</font></div>
</td>
<td>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act as follows:&#160;&#160;Proposed maximum aggregate offering price multiplied by .0001364.</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 700,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of Lifetime Brands, Inc (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) that may be offered and sold under the Plan, which was approved at the Company&#8217;s annual meeting held on June 13, 2012.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The contents of the Company&#8217;s previously filed (i) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-105382) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on May 19, 2003 and (ii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-146017) filed with the Commission on September 12, 2007&#160;&#160;and (iii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-162734) filed with the Commission on October 29, 2009 are hereby incorporated by reference herein to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">PART II</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(a) The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2012 which contained audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(b) The Company&#8217;s Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(c) The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2012;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(d) The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, filed with the Commission on August 8, 2012;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(e) The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012, filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(f) The Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 8, 2012, April 16, 2012, April 30, 2012, May 3, 2012, June 15, 2012, August 2, 2012, August 7, 2012, November 8, 2012, December 21, 2012, January 17, 2013; and</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(g) The description of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on May 6, 1991, and as amended on May 23, 1991, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description of our Common Stock that is incorporated by reference therein.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div align="left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 8.</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Exhibits.</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.2</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.3</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K dated June 15, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">5.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Opinion of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III.</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">15</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Letter re unaudited interim financial information</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">23.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">23.2</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Consent of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-LEFT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">24</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 4px; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SIGNATURES</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Garden City, State of New York, on January 25, 2013.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td colspan="2" width="47%">

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.</font></font></div>
</td>
<td width="2%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div align="center">&#160;</div>

<div align="center">
<table bgcolor="white" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td width="17%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="3%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">By:</font></td>
<td width="20%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">/s/ <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jeffrey Siegel</font></font></td>
<td width="24%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px">&#160;</td>
<td width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="3%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td colspan="2" width="44%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jeffrey Siegel</font></div>
</td>
<td width="2%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="3%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td colspan="2" width="44%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer,</font></td>
<td width="2%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="17%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td width="3%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td colspan="2" width="44%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">President and Director</font></td>
<td width="2%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Laurence Winoker as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to file all supplements, amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as a part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, and such attorney-in-fact may make such changes and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Signature</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Title</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Date</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Jeffrey Siegel</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chairman of the Board of Directors,</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jeffrey Siegel</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Ronald Shiftan</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ronald Shiftan</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chief Operating Officer and Director</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Laurence Winoker</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Senior Vice-President&#8212;Finance,</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Laurence Winoker</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Craig Phillips</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Senior Vice-President&#8212;Distribution <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">and Director</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Craig Phillips</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">&#160;</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ David Dangoor</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">David Dangoor</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Michael Jeary</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Michael Jeary</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ John Koegel</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John Koegel</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Cherrie Nanninga</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cherrie Nanninga</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ Michael Regan</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Michael Regan</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">/s/ William Westerfield</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="49%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January 25, 2013</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="27%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">William Westerfield</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="19%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
&#160;</div>

<br>
<div id="PGBRK" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div id="FTR">
<div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>

<div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%">
<hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
</div>
</div>

<div id="HDR">
<div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&#160; </font></div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">EXHIBITS</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Exhibit</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 0.5pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Description</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.2</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4.3</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K dated June 15, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">5.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="ex5_1-s801252012.htm">Opinion of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III.</a></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">15</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="ex15-s801252013.htm">Letter re unaudited interim financial information</a></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">23.1</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="ex23_1-s801252013.htm">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</a></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">23.2</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Consent of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">24</font></div>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="82%">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="82%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160; </font></td>
</tr></table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>
</body>
</html>
[{"type": "S-8", "sequence": "1", "filename": "s801252013.htm", "description": "FORM S-8", "secsgml_size_bytes": 88099}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "LIFETIME BRANDS, INC", "cik": "0000874396", "assigned-sic": "3420", "irs-number": "112682486", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1207"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-186208", "film-number": "13548790"}, "business-address": {"street1": "1000 STEWART AVENUE", "city": "GARDEN CITY", "state": "NY", "zip": "11530", "phone": "5166836000"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "1000 STEWART AVENUE", "street2": "1000 STEWART AVENUE", "city": "GARDEN CITY", "state": "NY", "zip": "11530"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "LIFETIME HOAN CORP", "date-changed": "19930328"}}
s801252013.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
11-2682486
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, New York 11530
(516) 683-6000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices & Zip Code)
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.
2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey Siegel
1000 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, New York 11530
(Name and address of agent for service)
(516) 683-6000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Laurence Winoker
Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000
1000 Stewart Avenue
New York, New York 10111
Garden City, New York 11530
(212) 332-7148
(516) 683-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to
be Registered
Number of Shares to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
(2)(3)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
700,000
$10.50
$7,350,000
$1,002.54
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares being registered shall include an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock or common stock which may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions in accordance with anti-dilution provisions of the Lifetime Brands, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
(2)
Calculated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the reported high and low sales prices for the Registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 22, 2013.  The foregoing calculation is solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act as follows:  Proposed maximum aggregate offering price multiplied by .0001364.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 700,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Lifetime Brands, Inc (the "Company") that may be offered and sold under the Plan, which was approved at the Company's annual meeting held on June 13, 2012.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The contents of the Company's previously filed (i) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-105382) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 19, 2003 and (ii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-146017) filed with the Commission on September 12, 2007  and (iii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-162734) filed with the Commission on October 29, 2009 are hereby incorporated by reference herein to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.                      Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2012 which contained audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b) The Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012;
(c) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the Commission on May 4, 2012;
(d) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, filed with the Commission on August 8, 2012;
(e) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012, filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012;
(f) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 8, 2012, April 16, 2012, April 30, 2012, May 3, 2012, June 15, 2012, August 2, 2012, August 7, 2012, November 8, 2012, December 21, 2012, January 17, 2013; and
(g) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on May 6, 1991, and as amended on May 23, 1991, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description of our Common Stock that is incorporated by reference therein.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein).
4.3
2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated June 15, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
5.1
Opinion of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III.
15
Letter re unaudited interim financial information
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Garden City, State of New York, on January 25, 2013.
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.
By:
/s/
Jeffrey Siegel
Jeffrey Siegel
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Laurence Winoker as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to file all supplements, amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as a part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, and such attorney-in-fact may make such changes and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jeffrey Siegel
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
January 25, 2013
Jeffrey Siegel
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Ronald Shiftan
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,
January 25, 2013
Ronald Shiftan
Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ Laurence Winoker
Senior Vice-President—Finance,
January 25, 2013
Laurence Winoker
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Craig Phillips
Senior Vice-President—Distribution
and Director
January 25, 2013
Craig Phillips
/s/ David Dangoor
Director
January 25, 2013
David Dangoor
/s/ Michael Jeary
Director
January 25, 2013
Michael Jeary
/s/ John Koegel
Director
January 25, 2013
John Koegel
/s/ Cherrie Nanninga
Director
January 25, 2013
Cherrie Nanninga
/s/ Michael Regan
Director
January 25, 2013
Michael Regan
/s/ William Westerfield
Director
January 25, 2013
William Westerfield
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein).
4.3
2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated June 15, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
5.1
Opinion of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III.
15
Letter re unaudited interim financial information
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Samuel B. Fortenbaugh III (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).