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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K For the fiscal year ended : December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 or For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Common Stock , $ .01 par value ( Title of each class ) to LIFETIME BRANDS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Commission file number : 0-19254 1000 Stewart Avenue , Garden City , New York 11530 ( Address of principal executive offices , including Zip Code ) ( 516 ) 683-6000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) 11-2682486 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : LCUT The NASDAQ Global Select Market ( Name of each exchange on which registered ) ( Trading Symbol ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes □ No X Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 0 No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No