Lifetime Brands to Report Fourth-Quarter 2005 Results on March 2, 2006; Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2006--Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq NM:LCUT), a leading designer, marketer and distributor of nationally branded consumer products for the home, will release its fourth-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, March 2, 2006. The Company has scheduled a conference call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day.

The dial-in number for the conference call is (706) 634-1218. A replay of the call will also be available through Thursday March 9, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID #4201405.

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.

Separately, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share, payable on February 20, 2006 to shareholders of record on February 7, 2006.

Lifetime is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of kitchenware, cutlery & cutting boards, bakeware & cookware, pantryware & spices, tabletop and bath accessories, marketing its products under various trade names, including Farberware(R), KitchenAid(R), Pfaltzgraff(R), Cuisinart(R), Hoffritz(R), Sabatier(R), Nautica(R), Joseph Abboud Environments(R), Roshco(R), Baker's Advantage(R), Kamenstein(R), CasaModa(TM), and :USE(R). Lifetime's products are distributed through almost every major retailer in the United States.

CONTACT: Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Robert McNally, 516-683-6000
or
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Investor Relations
Harriet Fried, 212-838-3777

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.