Lifetime Brands to Report Second-Quarter 2005 Results on August 3, 2005; Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2005--LIFETIME BRANDS, INC. (Nasdaq NM:LCUT), a leading designer, marketer and distributor of nationally branded consumer products for the home, will release its second-quarter results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 3, 2005. 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 Wednesday, August 10, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID # 8039496.

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 August 19, 2005 to shareholders of record on August 5, 2005.

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), DBK-Daniel Boulud Kitchen(TM), Joseph Abboud Environments(R), Roshco(R), Baker's Advantage(R), Kamenstein(R), CasaModa(TM), Kathy Ireland(R), 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
Harriet Fried (Investor Relations), 212-838-3777

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.