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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LENOX GROUP INC [LNX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR,  3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/08/2008 (Street) NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

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 05/08/2008   S   24,360 D $ 1.5401 1,436,534 I By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd. (1) Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share 05/09/2008   S   511 D $ 1.4818 1,436,023 I By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd. (1) Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share 05/08/2008   S   4,640 D $ 1.5401 264,276 I By RGC Enterprise, Ltd (2) Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share 05/09/2008   S   94 D $ 1.4818 264,182 I By RGC Enterprise, Ltd (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X
C4S & CO LLC C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X
COHEN PETER A C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X		See Explanation of Responses
STARK MORGAN B C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X
STRAUSS THOMAS W C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X
SOLOMON JEFFREY M C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK CITY, NY 10022		X
RCG Enterprise Ltd C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022				See Explanation of Responses
RCG CARPATHIA MASTER FUND LTD C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022				See Explanation of Responses

Signatures

By: Ramius LLC; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Managing Member		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Peter A. Cohen		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Morgan B. Stark		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Thomas W. Strauss		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: RCG Enterprise, Ltd, By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd.; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Consists of Shares owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd. (RCG Carpathia). As the investment advisor of RCG Carpathia, with the power to direct some of the affairs, including decisions with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares, of RCG Carpathia, Ramius LLC (Ramius) may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia. As the managing member of Ramius, C4S & Co., L.L.C. (C4S) may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia. As the managing members of C4S, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Carpathia. Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, Ramius and C4S disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Consists of Shares owned by RCG Enterprise, Ltd (RCG Enterprise). As the investment manager of RCG Enterprise, with the power to direct some of the affairs, including decisions with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares, of RCG Enterprise, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Enterprise. As the managing member of Ramius, C4S may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Enterprise. As the managing members of C4S, each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by RCG Enterprise. Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, Ramius and C4S disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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