SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Taylor Parent, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIFETIME BRANDS, INC [ LCUT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share	5,593,116(1)	D(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Taylor Parent, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CP Taylor GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Centre Partners V, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Centre Partners V LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JRJ V LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Harwich Road V LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JRJ Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Harwich Road Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* POLLACK BRUCE G (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JAFFE DAVID (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 5,593,116 shares of common stock of the Issuer directly held by Taylor Parent, LLC ("Taylor Parent").

2. CP Taylor GP, LLC ("CP Taylor") has the authority to appoint the board of directors of Taylor Parent. Centre Partners V, L.P. ("Centre Partners LP") is the sole member of CP Taylor. Centre Partners V LLC ("Centre Partners") is the general partner of Centre Partners LP. JRJ V LP ("JRJ LP") and Harwich Road V LP ("Harwich Road LP") are co-managers of Centre Partners. JRJ Inc. ("JRJ") is the general partner of JRJ LP. Harwich Road Inc. ("Harwich Road") is the general partner of Harwich Road LP. Bruce Pollack is the president of JRJ. David Jaffe is the president of Harwich Road. As such, each of the reporting persons may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Taylor Parent. (con't in FN 3)

3. (con't from FN 2) Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report may not be deemed an admission either the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

	Taylor Parent, LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Treasurer	03/09/2018
	CP Taylor GP, LLC, By: /s/ Michael Schnabel, Authorized Person	03/09/2018
	Centre Partners V, L.P., By: Centre Partners V LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person	03/09/2018
	Centre Partners V LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person	03/09/2018
	JRJ V LP, By: JRJ Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President	03/09/2018
	Harwich Road V LP, By: Harwich Road Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President	03/09/2018
	JRJ Inc., By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President	03/09/2018
	Harwich Road Inc., By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President	03/09/2018
	/s/ Bruce G. Pollack	03/09/2018
	/s/ David L. Jaffe	03/09/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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