Lifetime Brands to Report Second-Quarter 2006 Results on August 3, 2006; Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2006--Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT), a leading designer, developer and marketer of nationally branded consumer products for the home, will release its second-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, August 3, 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, August 10, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID # 3004041.

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 18, 2006 to shareholders of record on August 4, 2006.

Lifetime is a leading designer, developer and marketer of kitchenware, cutlery & cutting boards, bakeware & cookware, pantryware & spices, tabletop, home decor, picture frames and bath accessories, marketing its products under various trade names, including Farberware(R), KitchenAid(R), Pfaltzgraff(R), Calvin Klein(R), Cuisinart(R), Hoffritz(R), Sabatier(R), Nautica(R), Joseph Abboud Environments(R), Roshco(R), Baker's Advantage(R), Kamenstein(R), CasaModa(TM), :USE(R), Pedrini(R), International Silver(R), Towle(R), Tuttle(R), Wallace(R), Melannco(R), Rochard(R) and Kenneth Cole Reaction(R). Lifetime's products are distributed through almost every major retailer in the United States.

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

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.