Lifetime Brands to Report First Quarter 2012 Financial Results on Thursday,
May 3, 2012

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: LCUT), a leading global provider of kitchenware, tabletop and home decor products, will release its first quarter 2012 financial results at 7:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The Company has scheduled a conference call for 11:00 a.m., at which time Jeffrey Siegel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Laurence Winoker, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Company's financial results and will be available to answer investor questions.

The dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 788-0539, passcode #85646002. A replay of the call will also be available through May 10, 2012 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888, conference ID #85646002. A live webcast of the conference call will be broadcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site, www.lifetimebrands.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay of the call will also be available on the site.

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands is a provider of kitchenware, tabletop and other products used in the home. The Company markets its products under such well-known kitchenware brands as Farberware(R), KitchenAid(R), CasaModa(R), Cuisinart(R), Cuisine de France(R), Guy Fieri(R), Hoffritz(R), Kizmos(TM), Misto(R), Pedrini(R), Roshco(R), Sabatier(R), Savora(TM) and Vasconia(R); respected tabletop brands such as Mikasa(R), Pfaltzgraff(R), Creative Tops(R), Calvin Klein(R), Gorham(R), International(R) Silver, Kirk Stieff(R), Nautica(R), Sasaki(R), Towle(R) Silversmiths, Tuttle(R), Wallace(R), V&A(R) and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew(R); and home solutions brands, including Elements(R), Melannco(R), Kamenstein(R) and Design for Living(TM).

The Company's corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com.

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Laurence Winoker, 516-203-3590
investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com
or
LHA
Harriet Fried, SVP, 212-838-3777
hfried@lhai.com