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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 * Gilmartin Jane F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LINENS N THINGS INC [LIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Merchandising Off. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LINENS 'N THINGS, INC., 6 BRIGHTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/20/2005 (Street) CLIFTON, NJ 07015 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 07/20/2005   A   61,000 (1) A $ 0 61,000 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)

$ 25.84

07/20/2005

A

100,000

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 25.84

07/20/2005

A

50,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gilmartin Jane F C/O LINENS 'N THINGS, INC. 6 BRIGHTON ROAD CLIFTON, NJ 07015			EVP, Chief Merchandising Off.

Signatures

/s/ Brian D. Silva		07/22/2005
**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)	The restricted stock units were granted on July 20, 2005. These units become exercisable as follows: 7,500 on November 1, 2005, 7,500 on November 1, 2006, 7,750 on March 1, 2007, 15,000 on November 1, 2007, 7,750 on March 1, 2008, and 15,500 on March 1, 2009.
(2)	The options were issued pursuant to the Company's New Hire Authorization and vest and are exercisable on December 31, 2005. However, the shares underlying the options become eligible for transfer in one-third increments, if and at such point, over ten days in a 30 day period, the fair market value increases by 20%, 10% and 10% over grant price, or, in any event, six years and eleven months after the date of grant.
(3)	The options were issued pursuant to the Company's New Hire Authorization and vest in one-third annual increments beginning March 1, 2006.

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