BIRKS GROUP INC.

Foreign Filer Report • Jan 23, 2006

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January, 2006

BIRKS & MAYORS INC.

1240 Square Phillips

Montreal, Quebec

Canada

H3B 3H4

(Address of principal executive office)

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Documents submitted herewith

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

1. Press Release, dated January 23, 2006.

SIGNATURES

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

/s/ Michael Rabinovitch
Michael Rabinovitch
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Birks & Mayors Inc. Announces the Closing of a New Credit Facility

Montréal, Canada and Tamarac, Florida – January 23, 2006 – Birks & Mayors Inc. (AMEX:BMJ) today announced the signing of a senior secured credit facility. The new credit facility replaces the previous two separate credit facilities maintained by Birks & Mayors Inc. and its subsidiary Mayors Jewelers, Inc., prior to their recent merger. The new credit facility is syndicated with a total of four participating financial institutions and will be primarily used to finance inventory, capital expenditures, working capital and for other general corporate purposes.

“This new credit facility will offer Birks & Mayors greater borrowing capacity and availability, improved liquidity as well as reduced borrowing costs with a more flexible source of financing,” said Tom Andruskevich, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The credit facility establishes a U.S. $135 million senior secured credit facility for Birks & Mayors Inc. Bank of America, N.A., GMAC Commercial Finance LLC, LaSalle Retail Finance and Back Bay Capital Funding LLC. The credit facility expires on January 18, 2009.

About Birks & Mayors

Birks & Mayors is a leading North American luxury retailer, designer, manufacturer and wholesaler of fine jewelry, timepieces, sterling silverware and gifts. Birks & Mayors has 67 luxury jewelry stores, 39 stores operating under the Birks brand across Canada, and 28 stores operating under the Mayors brand in Florida and Atlanta, Georgia.

Contact:

Birks & Mayors Inc.

Michael Rabinovitch, 954-590-9162

mrabinovitch@mayors.com

www.mayors.com

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