# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000874396
**File Stem:** 0000874396-26-000026
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000874396-26-000026.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000874396-26-000026

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260618

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260622

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260622

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LIFETIME BRANDS, INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000874396
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 112682486
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-19254
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261104998

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 STEWART AVENUE
- **CITY:** GARDEN CITY
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11530
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5166836000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1000 STEWART AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 1000 STEWART AVENUE
- **CITY:** GARDEN CITY
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 11530

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LIFETIME HOAN CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**__________________________**

**FORM 8-K**

**__________________________**

**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, 2026**

**__________________________**

**Lifetime Brands, Inc.**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

**__________________________**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **0-19254** | **11-2682486** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction <br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**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)**

**__________________________**

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:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| **Common Stock, $0.01 par value** | **LCUT** | **The Nasdaq Global Select Market** |

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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. ☐

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**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the "Company") held on June 18, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the "Plan") (see Item 5.07 below). The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means to attract, retain, motivate and reward selected directors, officers, employees, consultants and certain service providers of the Company and its affiliates and to increase their ownership interests in the Company. The types of awards that may be granted under the Plan include stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, stock grants and certain other awards. Under the Plan, the Company will reserve for issuance 10,717,500 shares of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan. It is not possible to determine specific amounts and types of awards that may be granted to eligible participants under the Plan (as amended and restated) subsequent to the Annual Meeting because the grant and payment of such awards is subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").

This summary of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 24, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"), which is incorporated herein by reference.

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

At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Proxy Statement: (i) to elect nine (9) directors to serve on the Company's Board until the 2027 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, 2026 ("Proposal 2"); (iii) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal 3"); and (iv) to approve an amendment and restatement of the Plan ("Proposal 4").

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 nine (9) 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 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | FOR | WITHHELD | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeffrey Siegel | 13617253 | 2515911 | 1234 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert B. Kay | 15051616 | 1081549 | 1233 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeffrey H. Evans | 15057303 | 1075862 | 1233 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rachael A. Jarosh | 15028730 | 1105195 | 473 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cherrie Nanninga | 14002619 | 2131306 | 473 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bruce G. Pollack | 14620592 | 1512573 | 1233 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael J. Regan | 14040509 | 2092656 | 1233 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Schnabel | 15027990 | 1105175 | 1233 | 4529514 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Daniel Siegel | 14995177 | 1137988 | 1233 | 4529514 |

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**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, 2026, based on the following votes:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <u>FOR</u> | <u>AGAINST</u> | <u>ABSTAIN</u> | BROKER <br><u>NON-VOTES</u> |
| 20,397,055 | 157,901 | 108,956 | 0 |

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**Proposal 3**

The Company's stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers, based on the following votes:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <u>FOR</u> | <u>AGAINST</u> | <u>ABSTAIN</u> | BROKER <br><u>NON-VOTES</u> |
| 15,747,252 | 65,124 | 322,022 | 4,529,514 |

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**Proposal 4**

The Plan, as described above under Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, was approved based on the following votes:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <u>FOR</u> | <u>AGAINST</u> | <u>ABSTAIN</u> | BROKER <br><u>NON-VOTES</u> |
| 15,771,536 | 353,659 | 9,203 | 4,529,514 |

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**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On June 22, 2026, 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 14, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 31, 2026 (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**

<u>[99.1](ex99106182026.htm)</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release issued by Lifetime Brands, Inc. on June 22, 2026, announcing the results of the 2026 Annual

Meeting and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.

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

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**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.

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|:---|:---|
| Lifetime Brands, Inc. | Lifetime Brands, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Laurence Winoker |
|  | Laurence Winoker<br>Executive Vice President – Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |

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Date: June 22, 2026

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![image.jpg](image.jpg)

**Lifetime Brands, Inc. Announces Results of 2026 Annual Meeting**

**Declares Dividend to be Paid August 14, 2026** 

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., June 22, 2026 (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 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held Thursday, June 18, 2026.

The stockholders elected the following directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

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|:---|:---|
| Jeffrey Siegel | Chairman of the Board |
| Robert B. Kay | Chief Executive Officer, Lifetime Brands, Inc. |
| Jeffrey H. Evans | Former Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Toys, and Seasonal, Walmart U.S. |
| Rachael A. Jarosh | Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Enactus |
| Cherrie Nanninga | Partner, Real Estate Solutions Group, LLC |
| Bruce G. Pollack | Managing Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLC |
| Michael J. Regan | Retired Certified Public Accountant |
| Michael Schnabel | Senior Partner, Centre Partners Management, LLC |
| Daniel Siegel | President, Lifetime Brands, Inc. |

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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, 2026.

On a non-binding advisory basis, stockholders approved the 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

The stockholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Separately, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, Lifetime's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per share payable on August 14, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 31, 2026.

**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, Elements®, Planet Box®, and Dolly®. The Company also provides exclusive private label products to leading retailers worldwide.

The Company's corporate website is <u>www.lifetimebrands.com.</u>

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**Contacts:**

**Lifetime Brands, Inc.**

Laurence Winoker, Chief Financial Officer

516-203-3590

<u>investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com</u> 

or

**MZ North America**

Shannon Devine

Main: 203-741-8811

LCUT@mzgroup.us