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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC [ LCUT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/16/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share | 05/16/2019 | P | 44,606(1) | A | $9.5942(2) | 5,973,816(3) | I | See footnotes(4)(5)(6) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share | 05/17/2019 | P | 19,300(1) | A | $9.5967(7) | 5,993,116(3) | I | See footnotes(4)(5)(6) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01, per share | 7,086 | D(6)(8) | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares of common stock purchased in open market transactions by Centre Capital Investors V, L.P. ("Centre Investors"). Centre Partners V, L.P. ("Centre Partners LP") is the sole general partner of Centre Investors. |
| 2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.5500 to $9.6000, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein. |
| 3. Includes 5,593,116 shares of common stock directly held by Taylor Parent, LLC ("Taylor Parent"). |
| 4. CP Taylor GP, LLC ("CP Taylor") has the authority to appoint the board of directors of Taylor Parent. Centre Partners, L.P. is the sole member of CP Taylor and the general partner of Centre Investors. Centre Partners V LLC ("Centre Partners") is the general partner of Centre Partners LP. JRJ V LP ("JRJ LP") and Harwich Road V LP ("Harwich Road LP") are co-managers of Centre Partners. JRJ Inc. ("JRJ") is the general partner of JRJ LP. Harwich Road Inc. ("Harwich Road") is the general partner of Harwich Road LP. Bruce Pollack is the president of JRJ. David Jaffe is the president of Harwich Road. (Cont'd in FN 5) |
| 5. (Cont'd from FN 4) As such, Centre Partners LP, Centre Partners, JRJ LP, Harwich Road LP, JRJ, Harwich Road, Bruce Pollack and David Jaffe may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Centre Investors and CP Taylor, Centre Partners LP, Centre Partners, JRJ LP, Harwich Road LP, JRJ, Harwich Road, Bruce Pollack and David Jaffe may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Taylor Parent. |
| 6. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein. |
| 7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.5500 to $9.6000, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein. |
| 8. These shares are directly owned by Mr. Pollack. |
| Centre Partners V, L.P., By: Centre Partners V LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person | 05/17/2019 | |
| Centre Capital Investors V LP, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, Authorized Person | 05/17/2019 | |
| Centre Partners V LLC, By: /s/ William Tomai, Authorized Person | 05/17/2019 | |
| JRJ V LP, By: JRJ Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President | 05/17/2019 | |
| Harwich Road V LP, By: Harwich Road Inc., Its: General Partner, By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President | 05/17/2019 | |
| JRJ Inc., By: /s/ Bruce G. Pollack, President | 05/17/2019 | |
| Harwich Road Inc., By: /s/ David L. Jaffe, President | 05/17/2019 | |
| /s/ Bruce G. Pollack | 05/17/2019 | |
| /s/ David L. Jaffe | 05/17/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||