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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 * HANDEL MORTON E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LINENS N THINGS INC [LIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LINENS 'N THINGS, INC., 6 BRIGHTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2006 (Street) CLIFTON, NJ 07012 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 02/14/2006   D   6,003 D $ 28 (1) 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/14/2006   D   700 (2) D $ 28 (1) 0 D

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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
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 23.76	02/14/2006		D			4,000	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	4,000	$ 4.24 (4)	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 31.07	02/14/2006		D			4,000	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	4,000	$ 0 (4)	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 20.85	02/14/2006		D			4,000	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	4,000	$ 7.15 (4)	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 35.95	02/14/2006		D			4,000	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	4,000	$ 0 (4)	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 27.79	02/14/2006		D			2,000	(8)	(8)	Common Stock	2,000	$ 0.21 (4)	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$ 26.88	02/14/2006		D			6,000	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	6,000	$ 1.12 (4)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HANDEL MORTON E C/O LINENS 'N THINGS, INC. 6 BRIGHTON ROAD CLIFTON, NJ 07012	X

Signatures

/s/ Brian D. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact		02/16/2006
**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)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Laundry Holding Co., Laundry Merger Sub Co. and the issuer, dated as of November 8, 2005 (the "Merger Agreement"), in exchange for $28.00 for each share of common stock of the issuer (the "Linens Common Stock") held by the reporting person.
(2)	Represents restricted stock units granted May 5, 2005 that will vest on May 6, 2006.
(3)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 5, 2006, May 5, 2007 and May 5, 2008. Options expire on May 5, 2012.
(4)	Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Linens Common Stock subject to the option multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of $28.00 over the exercise price per share of Linens Common Stock under such option.
(5)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 6, 2005, May 6, 2006 and May 7, 2007. Options expire on May 6, 2011.
(6)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 1, 2004, May 1, 2005 and May 1, 2006. Options expire on May 1, 2010.
(7)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 9, 2003, May 9, 2004 and May 9, 2005. Options expire on May 9, 2012.
(8)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 2, 2002, May 2, 2003 and May 2, 2004. Options expire on May 2, 2011.
(9)	Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 31, 2001, May 31, 2002 and May 31, 2003. Options expire on May 31, 2010.

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