Form 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 23, 2004

LINENS ’N THINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12381
(Commission File Number)
22-3463939
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6 Brighton Road, Clifton, New Jersey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
07015
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 778-1300

        Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
     

        On November 23, 2004, Linens ’n Things, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Audrey Schlaepfer is departing the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer effective November 24, 2004. The Company will begin a search for a successor for this position.


SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





Dated:  November 23, 2004
LINENS ’N THINGS, INC.


By:      BRIAN D. SILVA
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Name:  Brian D. Silva
Title:    Senior Vice President,
             Human Resources, Administration and
             Corporate Secretary