Lifetime Brands to Report Third-Quarter 2006 Results on November 6, 2006

WESTBURY, N.Y., Oct 24, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:LCUT), a leading designer, developer and marketer of nationally branded consumer products used in the home, will release its third-quarter results before the market opens on Monday, November 6, 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 Monday, November 13, and can be accessed by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID #9278476.

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 November 17, 2006 to shareholders of record on November 3, 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.

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.

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