Sec Form 13G Filing - JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP filing for LIFETIME BRANDS, INC. (LCUT) - 2024-11-04

  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ___)*

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

53222Q103

(CUSIP Number)

 

October 29, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

	☐	Rule 13d-1(b)
	☒	Rule 13d-1(c)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

Page 1 of 7 Pages

  

 

Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 2 of 7 Pages

 

1.	Name of Reporting Person JB Capital Partners L.P.
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	☐
	(b)	☒
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization
	Delaware

 

Number of	5.	Sole Voting Power: -0-
Shares
Beneficially	6.	Shared Voting Power: 1,178,121
Owned by
Each	7.	Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Reporting
Person With	8.	Shared Dispositive Power: 1,178,121

 

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
	1,178,121
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions) ☐
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
	5.3%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
	PN

 

 

Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 3 of 7 Pages

 

1.	Name of Reporting Person Alan W. Weber
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	☐
	(b)	☒
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization
	United States

 

Number of	5.	Sole Voting Power: -0-
Shares
Beneficially	6.	Shared Voting Power: 1,178,121
Owned by
Each	7.	Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Reporting
Person With	8.	Shared Dispositive Power: 1,178,121

 

9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
	1,178,121
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions) ☐
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
	5.3%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
	IN, HC

 

 

Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 4 of 7 Pages

 

Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:
		Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		1000 Steward Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Item 2(a).	Name of Persons Filing:
		This statement is filed by (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”)
			(i)	JB Capital Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
			(ii)	Alan W. Weber, a United States citizen
Item 2(b).	Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
		5 Evan Place, Armonk, New York 10504
Item 2(c).	Citizenship:
		See Item 2(a)
Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number
		53222Q103
Item 3.	If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
		Not Applicable

 

Item 4.	Ownership
	(i) JB Capital Partners L.P. (1)
		(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 1,178,121 shares
		(b)	Percent of class: 5.32%*
		(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
			(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 shares
			(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,178,121 shares
			(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 shares
			(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,178,121 shares

 

 

Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 5 of 7 Pages

 

	(ii) Alan W. Weber (1)
		(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 1,178,121 shares
		(b)	Percent of class: 5.32%*
		(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
			(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 shares
			(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,178,121 shares
			(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 shares
			(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,178,121 shares

 

*	Based on an aggregate of 22,157,912 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of July 31, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

(1)

Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein by the other Reporting Persons and any other person named herein except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims membership in a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act with any other Reporting Person or other person.

 

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
		Not Applicable
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
		Not Applicable
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
		See Item 2 and Note (1) in Item 4
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
		See Item 2 and Note (1) in Item 4.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.
		Not Applicable.
Item 10.	Certifications:
		By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under Section 240.14a-11.

 

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Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 6 of 7 Pages

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: November 4, 2024
	JB Capital Partners L.P.
	By:	/s/ Alan W. Weber
		Name:	Alan W. Weber
		Title:	General Partner
		/s/ Alan W. Weber
		Alan W. Weber

 

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Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 53222Q103		Page 7 of 7 Pages

 

Exhibit 1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Statement on Schedule 13G filed herewith, and any amendments thereto, relating to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Lifetime Brands, Inc., with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Date: November 4, 2024
	JB Capital Partners L.P.
	By:	/s/ Alan W. Weber
		Name:	Alan W. Weber
		Title:	General Partner
		/s/ Alan W. Weber
		Alan W. Weber

 

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