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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-24

Lifetime Brands (LCUT)

CEO Robert Kay was paid $3,038,451 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 22.2% from fiscal year 2024, the 10th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-177145 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$3,038,451 ↓
Robert Kay total, FY2025
10th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
97.6%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Robert Kay$962,500—$2,021,076—$0—$54,875$3,038,451
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Siegel697,813—328,320—0—18,0001,044,133
President
Laurence Winoker442,750—138,510—0—12,000593,260
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Robert Kay$3,038,451$3,907,942—↓ −869,491
Daniel Siegel1,044,1331,858,9001,496,771↓ −814,767
Laurence Winoker593,2601,022,900814,690↓ −429,640

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against LCUT
4 companies name LCUT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses LCUT in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named LCUT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Laurence WinokerCFO$593,260
Robert KayCEO$3,038,451
Daniel SiegelPresident$1,044,133
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Bruce G. PollackIndependent Director$187,800
Cherrie NanningaIndependent Director$204,900
Craig PhillipsIndependent Director$181,900
Jeffrey H. EvansIndependent Director$220,355
Jeffrey SiegelChair of the Board$228,400
Michael J. ReganLead Independent Director$240,000
Michael SchnabelIndependent Director$181,900
Rachael A. JaroshIndependent Director$188,800
Veronique Gabai-PinskyIndependent Director$186,500
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Laurence WinokerRSU2025-03-11——13,500—$69,255
Robert KayRSU2025-03-11——196,986—1,010,538
Daniel SiegelRSU2025-03-11——32,000—164,160
Robert KayPSU2025-03-11147,740196,986—295,4791,010,538
Laurence WinokerPSU2025-03-1110,12513,500—20,25069,255
Daniel SiegelPSU2025-03-1124,00032,000—48,000164,160
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Laurence Winoker$69,255$69,255$050.0%
Robert Kay1,010,5381,010,538050.0%
Daniel Siegel164,160164,160050.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
SiegelPSU17,500—$69,125
SiegelRSU8,750—34,563
Robert KayRSU196,986—778,095
Robert KayRSU95,000—375,250
Robert KayPSU75,000—296,250
Robert KayRSU71,250—281,438
Robert KayRSU37,500—148,125
SiegelRSU32,000—126,400
Robert KayRSU24,625—97,269
SiegelRSU20,000—79,000
SiegelRSU15,000—59,250
Laurence WinokerRSU13,500—53,325
Laurence WinokerPSU13,500—53,325
Laurence WinokerRSU12,500—49,375
Laurence WinokerPSU11,000—43,450
Laurence WinokerRSU9,375—37,031
Laurence WinokerRSU5,500—21,725
SiegelRSU4,125—16,294
Laurence WinokerRSU2,000—7,900
Robert KayOption150,00013.75—
Robert KayOption250,0009.21—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's compensation philosophy is to attract, reward, and retain capable executives by linking a significant amount of compensation to measurable business performance and aligning management's interests with those of stockholders through both short-term and long-term incentives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPearl Meyer
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingfalse
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-2215,747,25265,124322,02297.6%Passed
20252025-06-1814,028,2222,085,341345,09085.23%Passed
20242024-06-2014,470,8441,273,396418,57189.53%Passed
20232023-06-2213,865,1591,101,795412,54090.15%Passed
20222022-06-2316,247,2411,391,816469,63089.72%Passed
20212021-06-2417,944,936146,821537,34696.33%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-06-2297.6%a
20252025-06-1885.23%b
20242024-06-2089.53%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Thus, an abstention from voting on Proposals 2, 3 and 4 has the same effect as a vote "against" the matter.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Thus, an abstention from voting on Proposal 2 or 3 has the same effect as a vote "against" the matter.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Thus, an abstention from voting on Proposal 2, 3 or 5 has the same effect as a vote “against” the matter.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Michael J. ReganIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Nominating/Governance (Chair) · Audit (Chair) · Executive$135,000$105,000——$0$240,000
Jeffrey SiegelNot independent · Board Chair · Executive (Chair)123,400105,000——0228,400
Jeffrey H. EvansIndependent · Audit71,633148,721——0220,355
Cherrie NanningaIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation (Chair)99,900105,000——0204,900
Rachael A. JaroshIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation83,800105,000——0188,800
Bruce G. PollackIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation82,800105,000——0187,800
Veronique Gabai-PinskyIndependent81,500105,000——0186,500
Michael SchnabelIndependent · Audit76,900105,000——0181,900
Craig PhillipsIndependent · Audit76,900105,000——0181,900
Daniel SiegelEmployee director · Newly elected—————0
Robert B. KayEmployee director · Executive—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$60,000
Annual equity retainer$105,000
Per board meeting fee$2,000
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 20,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$3
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$831,833
Equity awards (grant-date value)$988,721
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,820,554

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Lifetime Brands names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Lifetime Brands.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1The Buckle, Inc.2025Dennis Nelson$1,300,000$5,713,200$0$0$11,706,282
2JAKKS Pacific2025Stephen Berman1,850,0005,233,075009,958,012
3Unifi, Inc.2025Sandy Douglas1,050,0006,668,31101,908,6489,655,175
4YETI Holdings, Inc.2025Matthew Reintjes1,057,3085,500,18701,126,0337,697,528
5Lands’ End, Inc.2025Andrew McLean1,100,0002,841,491—1,416,2505,914,780
6Oxford Industries, Inc.2025Thomas Chubb III900,0003,942,2050388,4405,529,136
7Movado Group, Inc.2026Efraim Grinberg1,300,0011,949,998——5,228,254
8Helen of Troy Limited2026Noel Geoffroy177,0003,800,000039,9824,070,466
9Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co.2025R. Scott Tidey809,9921,069,99301,356,2753,501,213
10Lifetime Brands2025Robert Kay962,5002,021,076—03,038,451
11Johnson Outdoors Inc.2025Helen Johnson-Leipold924,4191,150,0000458,3152,767,128
—Solo Brands——————not in coverage universe
—iRobot Corporation——————not in coverage universe
—Universal Electronics Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Vera Bradley, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Superior Group of Companies——————not in coverage universe

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Lifetime Brandsnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co.not disclosedTransfer-Restricted Class A Common 65 · Cash 35not disclosedKorn Ferry
Helen of Troy Limited16.3%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoFW Cook
iRobot Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
JAKKS Pacificnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosedWillis Towers Watson, Lipis Consulting, Inc, Frederic W. Cook & Co.
Johnson Outdoors Inc.not disclosedPRSU 100not disclosedPearl Meyer
Lands’ End, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Nonot disclosed
Movado Group, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Oxford Industries, Inc.43%not disclosedYes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR) relative to comparator groupMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Solo Brandsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Superior Group of Companiesnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
The Buckle, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Unifi, Inc.121.2%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSR Modifier (S&P 400 Mid Cap)FW Cook
Universal Electronics Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Vera Bradley, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
YETI Holdings, Inc.71.0%PBRSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR)FW Cook

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Lifetime Brands in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert Kay (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Lifetime Brands in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,038,451.
How does Lifetime Brands's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Robert Kay's total compensation ranked at the 10th percentile of Lifetime Brands's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Lifetime Brands's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.6% of shareholders supported Lifetime Brands's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Lifetime Brands spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Lifetime Brands reported total board compensation of $1,820,554 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

11

Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Robert KayDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,038,451. Filing ↗
2Section 01, Daniel SiegelDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,044,133. Filing ↗
3Section 01, Laurence WinokerDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 593,260. Filing ↗
4Section 03, Laurence Winoker RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
5Section 03, Robert Kay RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 643073–643082
6Section 03, Daniel Siegel RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Robert Kay PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 648942–648951
8Section 03, Laurence Winoker PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 685931–685937
9Section 03, Daniel Siegel PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-177145Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 667096–667103
10Section 08, Michael J. ReganDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: span 355784–355830
11Section 08, Jeffrey SiegelDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 228,400. Filing ↗machine: span 339576–339643
12Section 08, Jeffrey H. EvansDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,355. Filing ↗machine: span 342020–342066
13Section 08, Cherrie NanningaDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 204,900. Filing ↗machine: span 346607–346653
14Section 08, Rachael A. JaroshDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 188,800. Filing ↗machine: span 344339–344385
15Section 08, Bruce G. PollackDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 187,800. Filing ↗machine: span 353515–353561
16Section 08, Veronique Gabai-PinskyDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 186,500. Filing ↗machine: span 351197–351243
17Section 08, Michael SchnabelDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 181,900. Filing ↗machine: span 358102–358148
18Section 08, Craig PhillipsDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 181,900. Filing ↗machine: span 348923–348969
19Section 08, Daniel SiegelDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 08, Robert B. KayDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
21Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-220000874396-26-000026Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.6% (votes for as printed: 15,747,252). Filing ↗
22Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-200000874396-25-000005Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.23% (votes for as printed: 14,028,222). Filing ↗
23Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-210001628280-24-029205Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.53% (votes for as printed: 14,470,844). Filing ↗
24Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
25Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
26Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 831,833 + equity 988,721 + all other 0 = 1,820,554, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,820,554
27The Buckle, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220000885245-26-000016CEO total compensation as printed in The Buckle, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,706,282. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c54 · span 327971–327981
28JAKKS Pacific, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001185185-26-001465CEO total compensation as printed in JAKKS Pacific's own proxy. As printed: 9,958,012. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c33 · span 171620–171629
29Unifi, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-11-050001020859-25-000058CEO total compensation as printed in Unifi, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,655,175. Filing ↗machine: span 888114–888123
30YETI Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001140361-26-011375CEO total compensation as printed in YETI Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,697,528. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 1046975–1046984
31Lands’ End, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001104659-26-036100CEO total compensation as printed in Lands’ End, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,914,780. Filing ↗
32Oxford Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-130000075288-26-000032CEO total compensation as printed in Oxford Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,529,136. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r3 · c12 · span 668880–668889
33Movado Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-060001140361-26-019208CEO total compensation as printed in Movado Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,228,254. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c25 · span 414416–414425
34Helen of Troy Limited, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-240000916789-26-000088CEO total compensation as printed in Helen of Troy Limited's own proxy. As printed: 4,070,466. Filing ↗machine: span 888837–888846
35Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001193125-26-122754CEO total compensation as printed in Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,501,213. Filing ↗machine: span 442820–442829
36Lifetime Brands (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177145CEO total compensation as printed in Lifetime Brands's own proxy. As printed: 3,038,451. Filing ↗
37Johnson Outdoors Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-090001140361-26-000787CEO total compensation as printed in Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,767,128. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 251468–251478
38Section 10a, Oxford Industries, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0000075288-26-000032Oxford Industries, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Helen of Troy Limited reciprocityDEF 14A—0000916789-26-000088Helen of Troy Limited's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Unifi, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001020859-25-000058Unifi, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Lands’ End, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-036100Lands’ End, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Johnson Outdoors Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-000787Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, JAKKS Pacific reciprocityDEF 14A—0001185185-26-001465JAKKS Pacific's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗
44Section 10a, YETI Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-011375YETI Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Lifetime Brands. Filing ↗