LIFETIME BRANDS, INC

NOTE 1 —BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and business

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (“the Company”) designs, sources and sells branded kitchenware, tableware and other home solution products used in the home and markets its products under a number of widely-recognized brand names and trademarks, which are either owned or licensed by the Company or through retailers’ private labels and their licensed brands. The Company’s products, which are targeted primarily to consumers purchasing moderately priced kitchenware, tableware and housewares, are sold through nearly every major level of trade. The Company generally markets several lines within each of its product categories under more than one brand. The Company sells its products directly to retailers (who may resell the Company’s products through their websites) and, to a lesser extent, to distributors. The Company also sells a selection of its products directly to consumers through its own websites.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring accruals and non-recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026.

The Company’s business and working capital needs are seasonal, with a majority of sales occurring in the third and fourth quarters. In 2025 and 2024, net sales for the third and fourth quarters accounted for 58% of total annual net sales, for both periods. In anticipation of the pre-holiday shipping season, inventory levels increase primarily in the June through October time period.

The Company’s current estimates contemplate current and expected future conditions, as applicable; however it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could differ from expectations, which could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and financial position.

Changes in laws and regulations

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. administration’s imposition of tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) was unlawful. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has launched Phases One, Two, and Three of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries ("CAPE") IEEPA refunds claims process. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company concluded that $40.1 million of tariff refunds were probable of being recovered and recognized the refund as a reduction to cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Awarded interest related to tariff refunds is recognized in the period in which it is realized. As of September 30, 2026, the Company received $37.3 million and the remaining $2.8 million of outstanding IEEPA tariff receivables is recorded within prepaid and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company received and recognized $1.4 million of interest related to the IEEPA refunds.

Revenue recognition

The Company sells products wholesale, to retailers and distributors, and retail, directly to consumers. Wholesale sales and retail sales are primarily recognized at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the products, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products.

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The Company offers various sales incentives and promotional programs to its customers in the normal course of business. These incentives and promotions typically include arrangements such as cooperative advertising, buydowns, volume rebates and discounts. These arrangements and an estimate for products expected to be returned are reflected as reductions of revenue at the time of sale. See NOTE 2 —REVENUE to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales consist primarily of costs associated with the production and procurement of product, inbound freight costs, purchasing costs, handling costs, duties and tariffs, royalties, and other product procurement related charges.

Distribution expenses consist primarily of warehousing expenses and freight-out expenses.

Accounts receivable

The Company periodically reviews the collectability of its accounts receivable and establishes allowances for estimated credit losses that could result from the inability of its customers to make required payments, taking into consideration customer credit history and financial condition, industry and market segment information, credit reports, and expectations of current and future economic conditions. A considerable amount of judgment is required to assess the ultimate realization of these receivables including assessing the initial and on-going creditworthiness of the Company’s customers.

The Company also maintains an allowance for anticipated customer deductions. Contractual deductions for incentives and promotions granted to customers such as cooperative advertising, are recorded as a reduction to accounts receivable at the time of sale. These deductions are primarily fixed amounts; however, in certain cases, these deductions are not fixed and, therefore, the allowance is estimated based on currently available information and historical trends of deductions.

Receivable purchase agreement

The Company has an uncommitted Receivables Purchase Agreement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“HSBC”) as Purchaser (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). The sale of accounts receivable, under the Receivables Purchase Agreement with HSBC, is excluded from the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at the time of sale and the related sale expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not sell receivables to HSBC during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025.

At September 30, 2026, $21.0 million of accounts receivable were available for sale to HSBC, net of applicable charges.

Inventory

Inventory consists principally of finished goods sourced from third-party suppliers. Inventory also includes finished goods, work in process and raw materials related to the Company’s manufacture of sterling silver products. Inventory is priced using the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. The Company estimates the selling price of its inventory on a product-by-product basis based on the current selling environment. If the estimated selling price is lower than the inventory’s cost, the Company reduces the value of the inventory to its net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.

The components of inventory were as follows (in thousands):

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Fair value of financial instruments

The Company determined that the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of their short-term nature. The Company determined that the carrying amounts of borrowings outstanding under its ABL Agreement and Term Loan (each as defined in NOTE 5 — DEBT to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) approximate fair value since such borrowings bear interest at variable market rates.

Derivatives

The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires that all derivative instruments be recognized on the balance sheet at fair value as either an asset or liability. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that qualify as hedges and have been designated as part of a hedging relationship for accounting purposes are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations in the same period that the hedged items are recognized in earnings. Changes in fair value of derivatives that do not qualify as hedging instruments for accounting purposes are recorded in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived assets

The Company had no recorded goodwill as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Long-lived assets, including intangible assets deemed to have finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment indicators include, among other conditions, cash flow deficits, historic or anticipated declines in revenue or operating profit or material adverse changes in the business climate that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may be impaired. When impairment indicators are present, the recoverability of the asset is measured by comparing the carrying value of the asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of each long-lived asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

See NOTE 4 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at the inception of a contract. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are included in operating lease right-of-use assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The current and long-term components of operating lease liabilities are included in the current portion of operating lease liability and operating lease liabilities, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, net, accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities. The Company’s finance leases are not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate required to borrow funds over a similar term to purchase the leased asset and is based on an unsecured borrowing rate and risk-adjusted to approximate a collateralized rate at the commencement date of the lease.

The operating lease ROU asset may also include any lease payments made, adjusted for any prepaid or accrued rent payments, lease incentives, and initial direct costs incurred. Certain leases may include options to extend or terminate the lease. Periods to extend the lease are included in the lease term when the Company is reasonably certain that the extension option would be exercised, and the associated lease payments for such periods are reflected in the ROU asset and lease liability. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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For certain equipment leases, the Company applies a portfolio approach to effectively account for its ROU assets and lease liabilities. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

The Company has elected the practical expedient to account for each separate lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component, thus causing all fixed payments to be capitalized.

Restructuring costs are recognized at fair value when the related liability is incurred. For severance and other employee-related costs, a liability is generally incurred on the date the restructuring plan is communicated to affected employees. In certain situations, severance or other employee-related benefits require employees to render service over a specified period in order to be eligible to receive the benefit, and that service period extends beyond a minimum retention period. In these circumstances, the fair value of the termination benefits is recognized ratably over the required service period, beginning on the communication date.

The Company recorded restructuring expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 related to the following activities:

Distribution Facility Relocation

In January 2025, the Company announced the relocation of the Company’s East Coast distribution operations currently located in Robbinsville, NJ (the “Robbinsville Facility”) to Hagerstown, Maryland (the “Hagerstown Facility”). As a result of the relocation the Company will exit the Robbinsville Facility. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, related to employee severance expenses. The Company expects to complete the exit of the Robbinsville Facility by the fourth quarter of 2026 and expects additional exit costs of approximately $0.1 million related to employee severance and $1.9 million for other related costs.

Manufacturing Operations - Sterling Flatware & Mexico Operations

In March 2026, the Company approved a plan to close its manufacturing operations of its sterling flatware products. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company incurred $0.1 million of employee severance expenses and $0.6 million of other costs which consisted of an inventory provision on remaining raw materials inventory. The Company had completed the actions under this closure as of the prior period. No additional expense was incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2026.

In June 2026, the Company approved a plan to close its manufacturing operations in Mexico. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company incurred $0.3 million of employee severance expenses and $0.4 million of other costs which consisted of an inventory provision on remaining raw materials inventory and write-off of fixed assets that will be disposed. No expense was incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2026.

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Project Concord

The Company's International segment incurred severance expenses associated with the reorganization of the International segment's workforce. The reorganization is related to Project Concord and primarily affects the structure of the International segment's merchandising and sales workforce. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company incurred $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of employee severance expenses. As of September 30, 2026, the Company expects that restructuring activities related to this project to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026 and expects to incur additional costs of $0.3 million related to employee severance.

As of September 30, 2026, accrued restructuring liability was $1.6 million, which was related to distribution facility relocation expenses. The accrued restructuring is expected to be paid by the end of 2026.

New accounting pronouncements

Updates not listed below were assessed and either determined not to be applicable or are expected to have a minimal effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The guidance requires additional disclosure in the notes to the financial statements for specified information about certain costs and expenses. The new guidance is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

NOTE 2 —REVENUE

The Company sells products wholesale, to retailers and distributors, and retail, directly to consumers. Wholesale sales and retail sales are recognized at the point in time the customer obtains control of the products in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products. To indicate the transfer of control, the Company must have a present right to payment, legal title must have passed to the customer, the customer must have the significant risks and rewards of ownership, and where acceptance is not a formality, the customer must have accepted the product or service. The Company’s principal terms of sale are Free On Board (“FOB”) Shipping Point, or equivalent, and, as such, the Company primarily transfers control and records revenue for product sales upon shipment. Sales arrangements with delivery terms that are not FOB Shipping Point are not recognized upon shipment and the transfer of control for revenue recognition is evaluated based on the associated shipping terms and customer obligations. Shipping and handling fees that are billed to customers in sales transactions are included in net sales and amounted to $1.0 million and $2.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and $1.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. Net sales exclude taxes that are collected from customers and remitted to the taxing authorities.

The Company offers various sales incentives and promotional programs to its wholesale customers from time to time in the normal course of business. These incentives and promotions typically include arrangements such as cooperative advertising, buydowns, volume rebates and discounts. These sales incentives and promotions represent variable consideration and are reflected as reductions in net sales in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. While many of the sales incentives and promotions are contractually agreed upon with the Company’s customers, certain of the sales incentives and promotions are non-contractual and require the Company to estimate the amount of variable consideration based on historical experience and other known factors or as the most likely amount in a range of possible outcomes. On a quarterly basis, variable consideration is assessed on a portfolio approach in estimating the extent to which the components of variable consideration are constrained. Payment terms vary by customer, but generally range from 30 to 90 days or at the point of sale for the Company’s retail direct sales.

The Company incurs certain direct incremental costs to obtain contracts with customers, such as sales-related commissions, where the recognition period for the related revenue is less than one year. These costs are expensed as incurred and recorded

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The following tables present the Company’s net sales disaggregated by segment, product category and geographic region for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):

NOTE 3 —LEASES

The Company has operating leases for corporate offices, distribution facilities, a manufacturing plant, and certain vehicles.

The components of lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

(1)Expenses are recorded within distribution expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Supplemental cash flow information for lease related liabilities and assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the right-of-use assets obtained include the right-of-use asset for the Hagerstown Facility lease, which commenced on April 30, 2026. The lease included a tenant improvement allowance of $5.1 million.

The aggregate future lease payments for operating leases as of September 30, 2026 were as follows (in thousands):

Average lease terms and discount rates were as follows:

NOTE 4 —INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

(1)The net value at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 reflect a reduction of $113.0 million impairment charges within U.S. segment and $11.9 million impairment charges within International segment.

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Goodwill impairment test

In the second quarter of 2025, the Company observed a sustained decline in the market valuation of the Company’s common stock. Additionally, the Company’s near term forecasts for the U.S. reporting unit were revised downward due to changes in retailer and consumer buying patterns, which were impacted by the recent changes in the U.S. tariff policies. Based on these factors the Company concluded that impairment indicators for the U.S. reporting unit were present as of June 30, 2025.

The Company performed an interim impairment test of the goodwill in the U.S. reporting unit as of June 30, 2025 by comparing its fair value with its carrying value. The analysis was performed by using a discounted cash flow and market multiple method. Accordingly, this fair value measurement is classified as Level 3 since it is based primarily on unobservable inputs. Based upon the analysis performed, the Company’s U.S. reporting unit goodwill was fully impaired and a $33.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge was recognized. The goodwill impairment charge was the result of the decline in the Company’s near term forecasts that were revised downward due to the changes in retailer and consumer buying patterns and an increase to the company-specific risk premium, which is an input to the cost of capital assumption, to address the potential risks in the long-term forecast.

NOTE 5 —DEBT

ABL Agreement

On August 17, 2026, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2018 (as amended, the “ABL Agreement”) among the Company, as borrower, the other borrowers and loan parties from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Non-EEA Agented Borrowers and J.P. Morgan SE, as Administrative Agent for the EEA Agented Borrower. The ABL Agreement provides for an asset-based revolving credit facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million, consisting of $160.0 million of U.S. tranche commitments, $35.0 million of U.K. tranche commitments and $5.0 million of Dutch tranche commitments, and a maturity date of August 17, 2031.

The ABL Agreement is subject to an earlier springing maturity date of May 18, 2031,91 days prior to the Term Loan maturity date of August 17, 2031, if the Company’s Term Loan has not been repaid or refinanced, with a minimum maturity, by such date. The maximum borrowing amount under the ABL Agreement may be increased to up to $300.0 million if certain conditions are met.

Term Loan

On August 17, 2026, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement” and together with the ABL Agreement, the “Debt Agreements”) with other borrowers and loan parties from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and PLC Agent LLC, as Administrative Agent, providing for a term loan (the “Term Loan”), in an aggregate principal amount of $60.0 million. The Term Loan matures on August 17, 2031. Under the Term Loan Agreement, the Company has the right to obtain additional commitments to increase the total Term Loan if certain conditions are met. The total commitment under the Term Loan, if and as so increased, may not exceed $100.0 million.

The Term Loan Agreement requires the Company to make quarterly payments of principal, each equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan, commencing on October 1, 2027, with the remaining balance payable on the maturity date.

The proceeds of the Term Loan were used to repay indebtedness outstanding under the Company's previous term loan agreement, dated as of March 2, 2018 (as amended), to pay transaction costs, and for general corporate purposes.

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Borrowing Availability and Term Loan Summary

As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the total availability under the ABL Agreement was as follows (in thousands):

Availability under the ABL Agreement is limited to the lesser of the $200.0 million commitment thereunder and the borrowing base and therefore depends on the valuation of certain current assets comprising the borrowing base. The borrowing capacity under the ABL Agreement depends, in part, on eligible levels of accounts receivable and inventory that fluctuate regularly as well as any required reserves for the Term Loan. Due to the seasonality of the Company’s business, the Company may have greater borrowing availability during the third and fourth quarters of each year. Consequently, the $200.0 million commitment under the ABL Agreement may not represent actual borrowing capacity.

The current and non-current portions of the Company’s Term Loan, or, for December 31, 2025, its prior term loan included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

In connection with its debt refinancing activities, the Company incurred $1.7 million of debt issuance costs for the Term Loan, which are presented as a direct reduction of the debt carrying value and amortized using the effective interest method. Concurrently, the Company incurred $3.0 million in fees related to the ABL Agreement, which were capitalized as deferred charges and are being amortized straight-line over the facility's term. Additionally, the Company recognized a $2.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs from the previous term loan that was repaid.

Interest Rates

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest based upon the currency and type of borrowing at one of the followings rates, as applicable: (i) an Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the ABL Agreement), plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.0% (ii) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted EURIBO Rate (each as defined in the ABL Agreement), as applicable, plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.00% or (iii) the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or Overnight Swingline Rate (each as defined in the ABL Agreement), plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.00%. The respective margins are based upon average quarterly availability, as defined in and computed pursuant to the ABL Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, from the effective date of the Amendment through the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ending on or about September 30, 2026, the applicable margins are fixed at 0.75% for alternate base rate loans and 1.75% for term benchmark, RFR and overnight swingline rate loans. In addition, the Company pays a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum based on the average daily unused portion of the aggregate commitment under the ABL Agreement. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the ABL Agreement at September 30, 2026 was between 5.48% and 7.75%.

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The Term Loan bears interest at Term SOFR, plus a margin of 6.75% to 7.25%. Under limited circumstances, borrowings bear interest at a base rate, plus an applicable margin ranging from 7.75% to 8.25%. The respective margins are based upon the Company's average quarterly availability under the ABL Agreement as a percentage of the ABL commitment. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan at September 30, 2026 was 10.76%.

Covenants

The Company's payment obligations under its Debt Agreements are guaranteed by its U.S. subsidiaries and, in the case of the ABL Agreement only, certain foreign secured obligations are guaranteed by certain of its foreign subsidiaries. The Secured Obligations under the Debt Agreements are secured by security interests in substantially all assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and, in the case of the ABL Agreement only, the foreign secured obligations thereunder are secured by security interests in substantially all assets of certain of its foreign subsidiaries. The relative priority of the security interests is governed by an ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement between the administrative agents for the ABL Agreement and Term Loan. In addition, the Debt Agreements provide for customary restrictions and events of default. Restrictions include limitations on additional indebtedness, liens, acquisitions, investments and payment of dividends.

Under the Term Loan Agreement, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Adjusted EBITDA, less a specified adjustment, of $30.0 million, measured as of the end of each month for the trailing twelve-month period. Further, the Debt Agreements provide that during any period (a) commencing on the last day of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters on or prior to the date availability under the ABL Agreement is less than the greater of $12.5 million and 10% of the Line Cap (calculated without giving effect to the Term Loan Push-Down Reserve, if any) at any time and (b) ending on the day after such availability has exceeded the greater of $12.5 million and 10% of Line Cap (calculated without giving effect to the Term Loan Push-Down Reserve, if any) for 45 consecutive days, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.

The Company was in compliance with the covenants of the Debt Agreements at September 30, 2026.

The Company expects that it will continue to borrow, subject to availability, and repay funds under the ABL Agreement based on working capital and other corporate needs.

NOTE 6 —DERIVATIVES

The Company’s risk management strategy includes the use of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily to offset the earnings impact related to inventory purchases. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes. The Company classifies cash flows from its derivative transactions as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Company’s derivatives expose it to credit risks from possible non-performance by counterparties. The Company has limited its credit risk by entering into derivative transactions exclusively with investment-grade rated financial institutions and monitors the creditworthiness of these financial institutions on an ongoing basis. The Company utilizes standard counterparty master netting agreements that net certain foreign currency and interest rate swap transactions in the event of the insolvency of one of the parties to the transaction. These master netting arrangements permit the Company to net amounts due from the Company to counterparty with amounts due to the Company from the same counterparty. Although all of the Company’s recognized derivative assets and liabilities are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, the Company has elected to present these assets and liabilities on a gross basis.

The Company does not anticipate non-performance by any of its counterparties.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

To manage its exposures to interest rate movements, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. These interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

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In March 2024 and October 2024, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements, each with an aggregate notional value of $25.0 million, which were terminated in the third quarter of 2026. In September 2026, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, with an aggregate notional value of $15.0 million and expiring in August 2031. These non-designated interest rate swaps serve as cash flow hedges of the Company’s exposure to the variability of the payment of interest on a portion of its Term Loan borrowings. The Company’s total outstanding notional value of interest rate swaps was $15.0 million at September 30, 2026.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

To reduce the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its results, from time to time the Company is a party to certain foreign exchange contracts, primarily to offset the earnings impact related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates associated with inventory purchases. The Company designates these contracts for accounting purposes as cash flow hedges. The Company purchases foreign currency forward contracts with terms of less than 18 months. The aggregate gross notional value of foreign exchange contracts at September 30, 2026 waszero.

The fair values of the interest rate swaps have been obtained from the counterparties to the agreements and were based on Level 2 observable inputs using proprietary models and estimates about relevant future market conditions. The fair values of the foreign exchange contracts were based on Level 2 observable inputs using quoted market prices for similar assets in an active market.

The amounts of gains and losses, realized and unrealized, related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are recognized in other comprehensive income, net of taxes, as follows (in thousands):

Realized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts that are reported in other comprehensive income are reclassified into cost of sales as the underlying inventory purchased is sold.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company reclassified less than $0.1 million of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive losses to earnings, related to foreign exchange contracts recognized in cost of sales.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company reclassified less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive losses to earnings, related to foreign exchange contracts recognized in cost of sales.

Interest and mark to market (loss) gain related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments that were recognized in earnings are as follows (in thousands):

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NOTE 7 —STOCK COMPENSATION

On June 18, 2026, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The amendment and restatement of the Plan revised the terms and conditions of the Plan to, among other things, increase the shares available for grant under the Plan by 1,000,000 shares. As of September 30, 2026, there were 1,481,230 shares available for the grant of awards under the Plan, assuming maximum performance of performance-based awards.

Option Awards

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 is as follows:

(1)Includes a non-plan stock option award of 15,000 stock options granted in 2024.

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their exercisable, in-the-money stock options on September 30, 2026. The intrinsic value is calculated for each in-the-money stock option as the difference between the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 30, 2026 and the exercise price.

Restricted Stock

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 is as follows:

The total fair value of restricted stock that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $2.9 million.

Performance shares

Each performance award represents the right to receive up to 150% of the target number of shares of common stock. The number of shares of common stock earned will be determined at the end of the performance period, based on the attainment of

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A summary of the Company’s performance-based award activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 is as follows:

(1)Represents the target number of shares to be issued for each performance-based award.

(2)Includes the forfeiture of performance-based awards granted in 2023 as the performance metric was not attained.

The Company recorded stock compensation expense as follows (in thousands):

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NOTE 8 —(LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic (loss) income per common share has been computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the relevant period. Diluted (loss) income per common share adjusts net (loss) income and basic (loss) income per common share for the effect of all potentially dilutive shares of the Company’s common stock. Anti-dilutive securities are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

The calculations of basic and diluted (loss) income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:

(1)Stock options and other stock awards that have been excluded from the denominator as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 9—INCOME TAXES

Income tax benefit of $0.4 million and income tax provision of $6.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively, represent taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at a combined effective benefit tax rate of 9.3% and provision tax rate of 36.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2026 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to foreign losses for which no tax benefit is recognized as such amounts are fully offset with a valuation allowance.

Income tax provision of $2.9 million and income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, represent taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at a combined effective provision tax rate of 171.1% and benefit tax rate of 0.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the impact of non-deductible expenses, foreign losses for which no tax benefit is recognized as such amounts are fully offset with a valuation allowance and a partial valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized as a result of the goodwill impairment in the second quarter. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to a partial valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized as a result of the goodwill impairment in the second quarter.

The Company has identified the following jurisdictions as “major” tax jurisdictions: U.S. Federal, California, New Jersey, New York and the United Kingdom.

The Company evaluates its tax positions on a quarterly basis and revises its estimates accordingly. There were no material changes to the Company’s uncertain tax positions, interest, or penalties during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted on July 4, 2025 with various provisions impacting the Company, none of which are material to the 2026 financial statements.

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NOTE 10 –BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Segment information

The Company operates intwo reportable segments: U.S. and International. The U.S. segment is the Company’s domestic business that designs, markets and distributes its products to retailers and distributors, as well as directly to consumers through third parties and its own internet websites primarily in the U.S. The International segment is the Company’s international business that sells and distributes products to consumers primarily in the U.K., the European Union and the Asia Pacific region.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company has segmented its operations to reflect the manner in which the CODM reviews and evaluates the results of its operations. The CODM allocates operating and capital resources and evaluates the performance of the Company’s segments based on segment net sales, segment gross margin, and segment (loss) income from operations. Such measures give recognition to specifically identifiable operating costs. Significant segment expenses that are included in segment operating income consist of cost of sales, distribution expenses (which include freight-out expenses and warehouse expenses) and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Certain general and administrative expenses are not allocated to the Company’s segments as these represent corporate level activities and are reflected below as unallocated corporate expenses. These costs primarily include senior executive salaries and benefits, stock compensation, director fees and accounting, legal fees and consulting fees.

(1) Unallocated corporate expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included a net legal settlement gain of $6.4 million. Details see NOTE 11 — CONTINGENCIES.

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NOTE 11 —CONTINGENCIES

Wallace EPA Matter

Wallace Silversmiths de Puerto Rico, Ltd. (“WSPR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, operates a manufacturing facility in San Germán, Puerto Rico that is leased from the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (“PRIDCO”). In March 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) announced that the San Germán Ground Water Contamination site in Puerto Rico (the “Site”) had been added to the Superfund National Priorities List due to volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) present in the local drinking water supply.

In May 2008, WSPR received from the EPA a Notice of Potential Liability and Request for Information pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sections 9607(a) and 9604(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). In July 2011, WSPR received a letter from the EPA requesting access to the property that it leases from PRIDCO to conduct an environmental investigation, and the Company granted such access. In February 2013, the EPA requested access to conduct a further environmental investigation at the property. PRIDCO agreed to such access and the Company consented. The EPA conducted a further investigation during 2013 and, in April 2015, notified the Company and PRIDCO that the results from vapor intrusion sampling may warrant the implementation of measures to mitigate potential exposure to sub-slab soil gas. The Company reviewed the information provided by the EPA and requested that PRIDCO, as the property owner, fund and implement a solution acceptable to the EPA. In order to protect the health of its employees and continue its business operations, WSPR has implemented corrective action measures to respond to vapor intrusion, such as sealing the floors of the building and conducting periodic air monitoring to address potential exposure.

On December 11, 2015, the EPA issued the Record of Decision (“ROD”) for an initial operable unit (“OU-1”), electing to implement its preferred remedy, which consists of soil vapor extraction (“SVE”) and dual-phase extraction/in-situ treatment. This selected remedy includes SVE to address soil (vadose zone) source areas at the Site, impermeable cover as necessary for the implementation of SVE, dual phase extraction in the shallow saprolite zone, and in-situ treatment as needed to address residual sources. The EPA’s total net present worth estimated cost for its selected remedy is $7.3 million. In February 2017, the EPA indicated that it planned to expand its investigation to a second operable unit (“OU-2”) to determine the nature and extent of the groundwater damage at and from the Site and to determine the nature of the remedial action needed to address the damage. The EPA requested access to the property occupied by WSPR to install monitoring wells and to undertake groundwater sampling as part of this expanded investigation. WSPR consented to the EPA’s access request, provided that the EPA received PRIDCO’s consent as the property owner. The EPA has also issued notices of potential liability to a number of other entities that historically used VOCs at the Site.

In December 2018, the Company, WSPR, and other identified potentially responsible parties affiliated with the Site entered into tolling agreements with the U.S. government to extend the statute of limitations for potential claims for the recovery of response costs for the initial operable unit under Section 107 of CERCLA. The tolling agreements have been extended multiple times and currently expires on November 10, 2026. The tolling agreements do not constitute in any way an admission or acknowledgment of any fact, conclusion of law, or liability by the parties to the agreements.

The EPA released its proposed plan for OU-2 in July 2019, and on September 30, 2019, the EPA issued the ROD for OU-2. The EPA elected to implement its preferred remedy consisting of in-situ treatment of groundwater and a monitored natural attenuation program including monitoring of the plume fringe at the Site. The EPA’s estimated total net present worth cost for its selected remedy for OU-2 is $17.3 million, and the EPA is currently leading remediation of OU-2.

In August 2021, WSPR received a Notice of Liability for the Site from the Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA, and in September 2021, WSPR responded with a good faith offer to conduct additional testing and remedial design work for OU-1. WSPR entered into a Consent Decree for Remedial Design and Remedial Action at Operable Unit One of the San German Groundwater Contamination Site (“Decree”). On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Government filed a complaint in United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for the purpose of seeking judicial approval of the Decree. As required by applicable regulations, the U.S. Government simultaneously lodged the Decree for public comment. No comments were received during the public comment period. On September 6, 2023, at the conclusion of the public comment period, the U.S. Government filed a Motion to Enter the Decree, and the court entered the Decree on December 14, 2023, thereby effectuating the Decree. On January 10, 2024, the EPA issued a notice to proceed with the OU-1 remedial work. The Company thereafter commenced remedial work on OU-1 in accordance with the Decree. WSPR submitted the final draft Remedial Design Work Plan,

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Supplemental Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan, and Pilot Study Work Plan to the EPA on May 30, 2025, and its contractor mobilized to the Site in August 2026 to begin remediation.

The Company reserved $5.6 million to cover probable and estimable liabilities with respect to the above remedial design and remedial action for OU-1. However, it is not possible at this time for the Company to estimate its share of its ultimate liability for the Site. In the event of one or more adverse determinations related to this matter, it is possible that the ultimate liability resulting from this matter and the impact on the Company’s results of operations could be material. As of September 30, 2026, the remaining probable and reasonably estimable liability related to the above remedial design and remedial action for OU-1 is $5.2 million.

Legal Settlement Gain

In 2015, Taylor Precision Products, Inc. (“Taylor” and/or the “Plaintiff”), which was acquired by the Company on March 2, 2018, commenced a legal action related to a 2013 acquisition, alleging that the seller failed to sufficiently disclose certain adverse information as part of the acquisition. In February 2025, the Company received a net settlement of $6.4 million, which consisted of a $7.0 million settlement less $0.6 million in legal fees related to this case. The Company recognized the gain in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Other

The Company is, from time to time, involved in other legal proceedings. The Company believes that other such litigation is routine in nature and incidental to the conduct of the Company’s business and that none of this litigation, individually or collectively, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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NOTE 12— OTHER

Cash dividends

Dividends declared in the nine months ended September 30, 2026 were as follows:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company paid dividends of $2.9 million. This included payments made on February 13, 2026, May 15, 2026 and August 14, 2026 of $0.9 million, $0.9 million and $0.9 million to stockholders of record on January 30, 2026, May 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, respectively, and payments of $0.2 million for dividends payable upon the vesting of restricted shares.

In the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company reduced retained earnings for the accrual of $1.0 million relating to the dividend payable on August 14, 2026.

On November 3, 2026, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of 0.0425 per share of common stock payable on February 12, 2027 to stockholders of record on January 29, 2027.

Stock repurchase program

On November 3, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), the Company's Board authorized an increase to the Company’s previously-authorized share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) such that the amount of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), available for repurchase as of the Effective Date is $20.0 million (exclusive of fees and commissions).

Under the Repurchase Program, Lifetime Brands may repurchase its Common Stock through a variety of methods, including open market purchases, which may or may not be pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, privately negotiated transactions, block trades accelerated share repurchase, tender offers, or any combination of such methods. The timing and amount of shares of Common Stock that may be repurchased under the Repurchase Plan will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the share price, market conditions, corporate considerations, business opportunities, debt agreements, and regulatory requirements. The Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time without prior notice. Prior to the Effective Date, there was approximately $11.1 million available for repurchase under the Repurchase Program. No shares were repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

Supplemental cash flow information

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(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, includes $1.4 million related to the interest received on the IEEPA tariff refunds.

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

(1)Amounts reclassified are recorded in cost of sales on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.

(2)Amounts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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