FORM10-K ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934 For the fiscal year ended:December31, 2024 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromto Commission file number:0-19254 LIFETIME BRANDS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 11-2682486(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) Delaware(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) 1000 Stewart Avenue,Garden City,New York11530(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) (516)683-6000(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section12(b) of the Act: (Title of each class)(Trading Symbol)(Name of each exchange on which registered) Securities registered pursuant to Section12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subjectto such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required tosubmit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act: Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of itsinternal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered publicaccounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).Yes☐No☒ The aggregate market value of 12,827,241 shares of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June30, 2024, thelast day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $110,186,000. Directors, executive officers, andtrusts controlled by said individuals are considered affiliates for the purpose of this calculation and may not necessarily be considered affiliatesfor any other purpose. The number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of February28, 2025, was22,162,879. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Parts of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A underthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report. Table of Contents LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.FORM 10-KTABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecuritiesItem 6.[Reserved]Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9A.Controls and ProceduresItem 9B.Other InformationItem 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance47Item 11.Executive Compensation47Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stock