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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 18, 2025

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Lifetime Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware0-1925411-2682486
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
516-683-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading
Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueLCUTThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐




Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on June 18, 2025, at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Proxy Statement: (i) to elect ten (10) directors to serve on the Company’s Board until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (“Proposal 2”); and (iii) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 3”).

Set forth below are the final voting results with respect to each of the proposals acted upon at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following ten (10) nominees unanimously recommended by the Board, each of whom were named in the Proxy Statement, to serve on the Board to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
FORWITHHELDABSTAINBROKER NON-VOTES
Jeffrey Siegel15,301,9261,153,1573,5704,175,633
Robert B. Kay15,344,6051,112,4651,5834,175,633
Jeffrey H. Evans15,348,4691,101,5628,6224,175,633
Rachael A. Jarosh15,210,0411,241,0417,5714,175,633
Cherrie Nanninga15,084,9921,366,2367,4254,175,633
Craig Phillips14,940,7501,509,2818,6224,175,633
Veronique Gabai-Pinsky15,339,8781,111,3557,4204,175,633
Bruce G. Pollack15,193,8201,261,0503,7834,175,633
Michael J. Regan15,155,6181,294,4138,6224,175,633
Michael Schnabel15,003,6201,451,2503,7834,175,633

Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, based on the following votes:
FORAGAINSTABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
20,485,914112,82035,5520

Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based on the following votes:
FORAGAINSTABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
14,028,2222,085,341345,0904,175,633





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 20, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per share payable on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 1, 2025 (the “Press Release”). The Press Release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.


EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1    Press release issued by Lifetime Brands, Inc. on June 20, 2025, announcing the results of the 2025 Annual
Meeting and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.

104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
By:/s/ Laurence Winoker
Laurence Winoker
Executive Vice President – Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 20, 2025


Exhibit 99.1
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Lifetime Brands, Inc. Announces Results of 2025 Annual Meeting
Declares Dividend to be Paid August 15, 2025

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCUT), a leading global provider of branded kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home, announced the results of the votes taken at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

The stockholders elected the following directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Jeffrey SiegelChairman of the Board
Robert B. KayChief Executive Officer, Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Jeffrey H. EvansFormer Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Toys, and Seasonal, Walmart U.S.
Rachael A. JaroshFormer President and Chief Executive Officer, Enactus
Cherrie NanningaPartner, Real Estate Solutions Group, LLC
Craig PhillipsRetired, Senior Vice President — Distribution, Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Veronique Gabai-PinskyFormer Global President, Vera Wang Group, LLC
Bruce G. PollackManaging Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLC
Michael J. ReganRetired Certified Public Accountant
Michael SchnabelSenior Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLC

In addition, stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
On a non-binding advisory basis, stockholders approved the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Separately, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Lifetime’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per share payable on August 15, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 1, 2025.

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands is a leading global designer, developer and marketer of a broad range of branded consumer products used in the home. The Company markets its products under well-known kitchenware brands, including Farberware®, KitchenAid®, Sabatier®, Amco Houseworks®, Chef’n® Chicago™ Metallic, Copco®, Fred® & Friends, Houdini™, KitchenCraft®, Kamenstein®, La Cafetière®, MasterClass®, Misto®, Swing-A-Way®, Taylor® Kitchen, Rabbit®, and Dolly®; respected tableware and giftware brands, including Mikasa®, Pfaltzgraff®, Fitz and Floyd®, Empire Silver™, Gorham®, International® Silver, Towle® Silversmiths, Wallace®, Wilton Armetale®, V&A®, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew®, Year & Day®, Dolly®, Royal Leerdam®, and ONIS®; and valued home solutions brands, including BUILT NY®, S’well®, Taylor® Bath, Taylor® Kitchen, Taylor® Weather, Planet Box®, and Dolly®. The Company also provides exclusive private label products to leading retailers worldwide.

The Company’s corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com.

Contacts:
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Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Laurence Winoker, Chief Financial Officer
516-203-3590
investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com

or

MZ North America
Shannon Devine
Main: 203-741-8811
LCUT@mzgroup.us
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