SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.           )*

Castle Brands Inc.

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

148435100
(CUSIP Number)

Mr. Warren Roiter
Roiter Zucker
5-7 Broadhurst Gardens
Swiss Cottage
London NW6 3RZ, England
011-44-207-644-8918

October 20, 2008

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d.1(g), check the following box o.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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).

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(1) Includes 5,808,574 Common Shares (as defined herein) to be issued upon the conversion of 162,640 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person and 32,500 Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of vested warrants held by the Reporting Person.

(2) The calculation of the percentage is based on (i) 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of August 14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer ’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008, (ii) 85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer issued in connection with the transaction described in Item 4 of this 13D, and (iii) 32,500 Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of vested warrants held by the Reporting Person.

ITEM 1. Security and Issuer.

     This statement on Schedule 13D (this “13D”) relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Castle Brands Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 570 Lexington Avenue, 29^th Floor, New York, NY 10022, (646) 356-0200.

ITEM 2. Identity and Background.

     This 13D is being filed by Lafferty Ltd. (the “Reporting Person”), a Nevis corporation, whose principal business is that of an investment holding company. The sole director of the Reporting Person is Azure Limited, a company incorporated in Guernsey, Channel Islands (“Azure Ltd.”), whose principal business is to function as a service company for The Charter Group of Companies and provide a general nominee holding facility. The directors of Azure Ltd. are (i) Mr. Gordon Snelling (“Snelling”), a citizen of the Channel Islands whose principal occupation is an accountant and director of Azure Ltd., and (ii) Mrs. Patricia Whitford (“Whitford”, and with Snelling and Azure Ltd., “Azure”), a citizen of the Channel Islands whose principal occupation is a director of Azure Ltd. The address of the principal office of both the Reporting Person and Azure is P.O. Box 134, Town Mills, Trinity Square, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.

     Neither the Reporting Person nor, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Person, Azure, during the last five years, (1) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (2) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

     The source of funds for the acquisition of 80,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) acquired by the Reporting Person on October 20, 2008 for $1,000,000 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) was from the working capital of the Reporting Person.

     The source of funds for the acquisition of 82,640 shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Reporting Person on October 20, 2008 was from the conversion of $1,000,000, plus accrued interest, of the 9% senior secured notes of the Issuer, due May 31, 2009, which had previously been acquired with funds from the working capital of the Reporting Person.

ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.

     On October 11, 2008, the Issuer entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with each of the Reporting Person, Frost Gamma Investments Trust, Vector Group Ltd., I.L.A.R. S.p.A., Halpryn Group IV, LLC, Jacqueline Simkin Trust As Amended and Restated 12/16/2003, Hsu Gamma Investment, L.P., MZ Trading LLC and Richard J. Lampen (collectively, the “Purchasers” and collectively, without the Reporting Person, the “Other Purchasers”), providing for the issuance and sale of $15,000,000

(the “Purchase Price”) of the Series A Preferred Stock, an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares, at a purchase price of $12.50 per share (which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per Common Share). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock will, as described below, be automatically converted into Common Shares at a rate of 35.7143 Common Shares for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”) occurred on Monday, October 20, 2008. The issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock was made pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Board Composition. In connection with and as required by the Purchase Agreement, upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, four of the Issuer’s nine directors, Keith Bellinger, Colm Leen, Kevin Tighe and Robert Flanagan, resigned and the remaining five members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”) appointed four directors designated by the Purchasers, Dr. Phillip Frost, Glenn Halpryn, Richard J. Lampen and Micaela Pallini, to serve on the Board to fill such vacancies.

Management. In connection with the transaction, effective October 11, 2008, the Board appointed new management to replace Donald L. Marsh, who had acted as the Issuer’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lampen was appointed to serve as the Issuer’s interim President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Glover, the Issuer’s Senior Vice President — Marketing, was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer of US Operations.

Stockholder Meeting. As provided by the Purchase Agreement, the Issuer’s stockholders will be asked to vote on the following at a special meeting that will be held on a date to be announced by the Issuer:

	•		amendments to the Issuer’s charter to increase the authorized shares of the Issuer to 250,000,000 shares, 225,000,000 shares of which will be designated as Common Shares and 25,000,000 shares of which will be designated as preferred stock, and to permit stockholders to act by written consent and
	•		the election of a to be determined number of directors designated by the Purchasers who purchased a majority of the shares under the Purchase Agreement as the sole directors comprising the Board.

Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. As part of each Purchaser’s agreement with the Issuer, each Purchaser will vote in favor of the foregoing proposals. After the amendment to the Issuer’s charter to increase its authorized shares is approved by stockholders, each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into 35.7143 Common Shares.

Conversion and/or Amendment of Notes. Concurrently with the Closing, (a) all of the Issuer’s 6% convertible notes, in the principal amount of $9 million, due March 1, 2010, plus accrued interest, were converted into shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a per share price of $23.21 (which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.65 per Common Share) and (b) substantially all of the outstanding principal of the Issuer’s 9% senior secured notes, in the principal amount of $10 million, due May 31, 2009, plus accrued interest, were converted into shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a per share price of $12.50 (which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per Common Share), and the remaining unconverted notes (in the principal amount of $300,000) were amended so that, among other things, (i) the maturity date was extended to May 31, 2014, (ii) the interest rate was reduced to 3%, payable at maturity, and (iii) the security interest in the collateral of the Issuer will be

terminated. Following the Closing, holders of Series A Preferred Stock (comprised of the Purchasers and the converting note holders, many of which were stockholders of the Issuer prior to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement) own, excluding their prior ownership, approximately 85% of the Common Shares on an as-converted basis.

Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by the Issuer and each of the Purchasers. The Purchase Agreement also contains customary covenants and agreements, including with respect to the operation of the business of the Issuer and its subsidiaries between signing and the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, governmental filings and approvals, public disclosures and similar matters. Until the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Shares, the Issuer must conduct its business in the ordinary course and use its best efforts to preserve its business organization and significant business relationships. In addition, the Issuer cannot (except in certain cases in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice) take a number of specified actions that are customarily prohibited pending a closing.

Indemnification. The Issuer must indemnify each Purchaser against losses relating to (i) any breach of the Issuer’s representations or covenants or (ii) any claim brought against the Purchasers by a third party, arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the transaction documents or the status of the Purchasers as holders of the Issuer’s shares. No Purchaser will be entitled to indemnification unless the amount of loss exceeds $50,000, and the Issuer’s maximum liability will not exceed the Purchase Price.

Fees and Expenses. The Issuer must pay the Purchasers’ expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

Certificate of Designation. The Certificate of Designation, which was filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 9, 2008, establishes the rights, designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividends. Dividends may be paid on the Common Shares only if dividends are paid on the Series A Preferred Stock in an amount for each such share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of such dividends for all shares of the Common Shares into which each such share of Series A Preferred Stock could then be converted.

Preference on Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Issuer, the assets of the Issuer available for distribution to stockholders will be distributed as follows:

	•		First, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, before any payment is made to holders of the Common Shares or any other junior securities, $0.01 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.
	•		If the foregoing is insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amounts described above, then all of the Issuer’s assets will be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the amount of such Series A Preferred Stock owned by each such holder.

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After paying in full the preferential amounts due the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Issuer, if any, will be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Shares, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder, on an as-converted basis.

Voting. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Issuer’s stockholders on an as-converted basis. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Shares will vote together as a single class, and not as separate classes.

Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into Common Shares, at the then effective conversion rate, upon the filing of an amendment to the Issuer’s charter, which, once effective, makes available a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Shares to permit all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted. The conversion rate is 35.7143 Common Shares for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, and is subject to customary adjustment for dilutive issuances.

The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased by each Purchaser and the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser are set forth in the table below.

				# of Shares of					% of Total Shares
				Series A					under Purchase					% of Common Shares
	Name			Preferred Stock					Agreement					As-Converted(1)					Purchase Price
	Frost Gamma Investments Trust				397,200					33.10	%				14.04	%			$	4,965,000
	Vector Group Ltd.				320,000					26.67	%				11.31	%			$	4,000,000
	I.L.A.R. S.p.A.				240,000					20.00	%				8.48	%			$	3,000,000
	Halpryn Group IV, LLC				80,000					6.67	%				2.83	%			$	1,000,000
	Lafferty Ltd.				80,000					6.67	%				2.83	%			$	1,000,000
	Jacqueline Simkin Trust As Amended and Restated 12/16/2003				40,000					3.33	%				1.41	%			$	500,000
	Hsu Gamma Investment, L.P.				40,000					3.33	%				1.41	%			$	500,000
	MZ Trading LLC				1,400					0.12	%				0.05	%			$	17,500
	Richard J. Lampen				1,400					0.12	%				0.05	%			$	17,500
	Total:				1,200,000					100	%				42.42	%			$	15,000,000

(1)

The calculation of the percentage is based on 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of August 14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008, and 85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer issued in connection with the transaction described in this Item 4.

     The foregoing description of each of the Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designation, as applicable, copies of which are filed as Exhibits A and B hereto, respectively, and are incorporated in this report by reference.

     The Reporting Person acquired the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for investment purposes only. The Reporting Person may acquire additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Common Shares, or other securities of the Issuer (subject to availability at prices deemed favorable) in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Alternatively, the Reporting Person reserves the right to dispose or cause the disposal of some or all of the securities described herein in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. In addition, the Reporting Person may purchase or sell options on securities of the Issuer and may have a short position in such securities. The possible activities of the Reporting Person are subject to change at any time.

     Except as set forth in this Item 4, neither the Reporting Person, nor to the best knowledge of the Reporting Person, Azure, have any present plans or proposals which relate or would result in any of the matters set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a) and (b) As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person beneficially owns, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 6,512,315 Common Shares, which includes 5,808,574 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 162,640 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Reporting Person and 32,500 Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of vested warrants held by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person exercises both sole voting power and sole dispositive power over these securities. The Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person constitute approximately 6.4% of the Common Shares. The calculation of the percentage is based on (i) 15,629,776 Common Shares outstanding as of August 14, 2008, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2008, (ii) 85,403,988 Common Shares to be issued upon the conversion of 2,391,310.72 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection with the transaction described in Item 4 of this 13D, and (iii) 32,500 Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of vested warrants held by the Reporting Person. To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, Azure may not be deemed to be acting as a group with the Reporting Person and may not be deemed to exercise voting power and dispositive power with respect to the securities described herein.

     There does not exist any agreement between or among the Reporting Person, Azure and any of the Other Purchasers regarding the purchase, disposition, holding or voting of any of the Issuer’s securities. Accordingly, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer’s securities held by each of the Other Purchasers.

     (c) On October 20, 2008, the Reporting Person acquired 80,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Issuer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement at a purchase price of $12.50 per share which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per Common Share. Also on October 20, 2008, the Reporting Person acquired 82,640 shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Issuer pursuant to the conversion of $1,000,000, plus accrued interest, of the 9% senior secured notes of the Issuer, due May 31, 2009, at a purchase price of $12.50 per share which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per Common Share.

     (d) No person other than the Reporting Person has the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities described in this 13D that are beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

     (e) Not applicable.

     The information contained in Item 4 of this 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     The information contained in Item 4 of this 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

     The following documents are incorporated or attached as exhibits to this 13D. Such documents are summarized in this 13D, but the summaries are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the entire documents attached hereto.

Exhibit A:		Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 11, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on October 14, 2008).
Exhibit B:		Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Castle Brands Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on October 14, 2008).

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: October 31, 2008