GARDEN CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 11, 2009--
Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCUT), North America’s leading resource
for nationally branded kitchenware, tabletop and home décor products,
today announced the results of the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Stockholders elected the following incumbent directors to serve until
the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
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Jeffrey Siegel
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Chairman, Chief Executive and President
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Ronald Shiftan
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Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer
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Craig Phillips
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Senior Vice President – Distribution
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David Dangoor
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President, Innoventive Partners LLC
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Michael Jeary
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President, Partners + Jeary
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John Koegel
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Principal, Jo-Tan LLC
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Cherrie Nanninga
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Chief Operating Officer, New York Tri-State Region,
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CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
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William Westerfield
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Retired Partner, Price Waterhouse LLC
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Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2009, and approved an amendment to the Company’s
2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of the
Company’s common stock available under the plan by 1,000,000 to
3,500,000.
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Lifetime Brands is North America’s leading resource for nationally
branded kitchenware, tabletop and home décor products. The Company
markets its products under many of the industry’s best known brands,
including Farberware®, KitchenAid®, Pfaltzgraff®, Mikasa®, Cuisinart®,
Calvin Klein®, CasaModa®, Gorham®, Hoffritz®, International® Silver,
Kirk Stieff®, Nautica®, Pedrini®, Roshco®, Sabatier®, Sasaki®, Towle®
Silversmiths, Tuttle®, Wallace® and Vasconia®. Lifetime’s products are
distributed through most major retailers in North America.
Source: Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Laurence Winoker, 516-203-3590
Chief
Financial Officer
investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com
or
Lippert/Heilshorn
& Assoc.
Harriet Fried, 212-838-3777
Vice President
hfried@lhai.com
