Lifetime Hoan to Report First-Quarter 2005 Results On May 5, 2005; Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2005--LIFETIME HOAN CORPORATION (Nasdaq:LCUT), a leading designer, marketer and distributor of housewares, will release its first-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, May 5, 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 Thursday, May 12, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID # 5739583.

A live webcast of the conference call will be broadcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, www.lifetime.hoan.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 May 20, 2005 to shareholders of record on May 6, 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), Cuisinart(R), Hoffritz(R), Sabatier(R), DBK-Daniel Boulud Kitchen(TM), Joseph Abboud Environments(R), Roshco(R), Baker's Advantage(R), Kamenstein(R), CasaModa(TM), Hoan(R), Gemco(R) and :USE(R). Lifetime's products are distributed through almost every major retailer in the United States.

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

SOURCE: Lifetime Hoan Corporation