GlobeNewswire Inc | Jun 25, 2021 08:00AM EDT

June 25, 2021

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., June 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCUT), a leading global provider of branded kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home, announced the results of the votes taken at the Companys 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held Thursday, June24, 2021.

Stockholders elected the following directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Jeffrey Siegel Executive Chairman, Lifetime Brands, Inc.Robert B. Kay Chief Executive Officer, Lifetime Brands, Inc.Rachael A. Jarosh President and Chief Executive Officer, EnactusJohn Koegel Principal, Jo-Tan, LLCCherrie Nanninga Partner, Real Estate Solutions Group, LLCCraig Phillips Retired Senior Vice President ? Distribution, Lifetime Brands, Inc.Veronique Former Global President, Vera Wang Group, LLCGabai-PinskyBruce G. Pollack Managing Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLCMichael J. Regan Retired Certified Public AccountantMichael Schnabel Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLC

In addition, stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December31, 2021.

On an advisory (non-binding) basis, stockholders approved the compensation of the Companys named executive officers.

On Thursday, June24, 2021, Lifetimes Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per share payable on August16, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August2, 2021.

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands is a leading global designer, developer and marketer of a broad range of branded consumer products used in the home. The Company markets its products under well-known kitchenware brands, including Farberware, KitchenAid, Sabatier, Amco Houseworks, Chefn Chicago Metallic, Copco, Fred & Friends, Houdini, KitchenCraft, Kamenstein, La Cafetire, MasterClass, Misto, Swing-A-Way, Taylor Kitchen, and Rabbit; respected tableware and giftware brands, including Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff, Fitz and Floyd, Empire Silver, Gorham, International Silver, Towle Silversmiths, Wallace, Wilton Armetale, V&A, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Year & Day; and valued home solutions brands, including BUILT NY, Taylor Bath, Taylor Kitchen, Taylor Weather and Planet Box. The Company also provides exclusive private label products to leading retailers worldwide.

The Companys corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com.

Contacts:

Lifetime Brands, Inc.Laurence Winoker, Chief Financial Officer516-203-3590investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com

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Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer KatcherEd Trissel / Andrew Squire / Rose Temple212-355-4449