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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150601

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19254
		FILM NUMBER:		15902236

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Specialized Disclosure Report </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LIFETIME
BRANDS, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>0-19254</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>11-2682486</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Laurence Winoker</B> (<B>516) 683-6000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; and, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the &#147;Company&#148; shall include its consolidated
subsidiaries), evaluated its current products and determined that certain products it manufactures or contracts to manufacture contain tin or gold. Accordingly, the Company files herewith as Exhibit 1.01 its Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Report is also available at www.lifetimebrands.com, in the Corporate Governance subsection under Investor
Relations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit 1.01
to this specialized disclosure report, incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2- Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01 Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 1.01- Conflict Minerals
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 duly
authorized undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Laurence Winoker</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Laurence Winoker</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President &#150; Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: June 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit 1.01 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lifetime Brands, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This conflict minerals report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;Rule&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Business Overview </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lifetime
Brands, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; and, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the &#147;Company&#148; shall include its consolidated subsidiaries) designs, sources and sells branded kitchenware, tableware and other 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&#146; private labels and their licensed brands. The Company sells its products
to retailers (including through their Internet websites) and, to a lesser extent, to distributors. The Company also sells a limited selection of its products directly to consumers through its own Internet websites. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s product categories include two categories of products that people use to prepare, serve and consume foods, Kitchenware (kitchen tools and
gadgets, cutlery, cutting boards, shears, cookware, bakeware) and Tableware (dinnerware, stemware, flatware and giftware); and one category, Home Solutions, which comprises other products used in the home (pantryware, spice racks, thermal
beverageware, food storage, neoprene travel products and home d&eacute;cor). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Due Diligence </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Due Diligence Design </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company adopted a conflict
mineral due diligence program which included establishing a management team to oversee the Company&#146;s compliance with conflict mineral reporting. The management team overseeing the program is led by the Company&#146;s Chief Operating Officer,
and also includes the Company&#146;s Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations, President of Global Sourcing, Division Presidents, General Counsel and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions such as purchasing and
merchandising. The Company&#146;s conflict minerals due diligence program also included the development of a Conflict Minerals Policy Statement and due diligence compliance process to assess the potential for products to contain conflict minerals,
engagement of suppliers, record keeping and escalation procedures. The Company&#146;s due diligence procedures have been designed to be consistent with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (&#147;OECD&#148;) Due Diligence
Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD 2011). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Conflict Minerals Policy Statement </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Policy Statement was provided to the Company&#146;s suppliers. It emphasizes the Company&#146;s commitment to work with
manufacturers and suppliers to undertake due diligence with their supply chain to assure that conflict minerals originate only from smelters or refiners who source minerals outside the conflict region as defined in the Rule or regulations
thereunder, or mines and smelters or refiners which have been certified by an independent third party as conflict free if sourced from the conflict region. The Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Policy Statement can be found on the Company&#146;s
website, www.lifetimebrands.com, in the Corporate Governance subsection under Investor Relations. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sources of Supply </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With the exception of the
Company&#146;s sterling silver and pewter products, the Company sources almost all of its products from suppliers located outside the United States, primarily in the People&#146;s Republic of China. The Company manufactures its sterling silver and
pewter products at a leased facility in San Germ&aacute;n, Puerto Rico and fills containers with spices and assembles spice racks at its owned Winchendon, Massachusetts distribution facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the Company&#146;s assessment, kitchen tools and gadgets, cutlery, shears, stemware, flatware, giftware, pantryware, food storage and certain home
d&eacute;cor products the Company contracts to manufacture have the potential to contain conflict minerals through the use of gold, tin and tin solder. The Company&#146;s silver manufacturing facility was also assessed and it was determined that tin
and tin solder are used in certain products. Tin solder is used to join together metal pieces and could be considered necessary for the functionality of these products. For the purposes of the required Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
(&#147;RCOI&#148;), the Company focused its inquiry on its direct tin and tin solder suppliers and suppliers contracted to manufacture products the Company believes to have the potential to contain conflict minerals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Products Contracted to be Manufactured by the Company </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company identified 130 suppliers contracted to manufacture products with the potential to contain conflict minerals. A survey was sent to each of these
suppliers. The survey was developed to facilitate the disclosure and communication of information regarding the supply chain. It included questions regarding the supplier&#146;s conflict minerals policy, the engagement and requirements of its direct
suppliers, and details of smelters or refiners and sources of conflict minerals. The survey was designed to be consistent with industry-adopted surveys used in conflict mineral due diligence processes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company received responses from all suppliers surveyed and identified 6 suppliers who use tin or a tin alloy and 6 suppliers who use gold and therefore
are within the scope of the RCOI regarding the origin of the conflict mineral in question. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s suppliers contracted to manufacture
products identified a total of 4 smelters and refiners used in turn by the Company&#146;s direct suppliers. The smelter and refiners listed below have been identified as Conflict Free Smelters and Refiners by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative
(&#147;CFSI&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Smelter or Refiner Facility Name</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">China</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Belgium</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the 8 other suppliers who use gold, tin or a tin alloy, the suppliers identified their direct supplier of
gold, tin or a tin alloy to be located outside the conflict region; however, they were unable to identify the mines of origin or the refining facilities sourcing the conflict minerals used. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the other 118 suppliers surveyed by the Company, suppliers represented that no conflict minerals
were used in the manufacturing of products supplied to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has relied on the supplier responses received through the surveys to
provide it with information about the source of conflict minerals contained in its products. Each supplier response was certified by a representative of the supplier. All responses received were summarized and provided to the Company&#146;s
management team overseeing the due diligence program. Further, the management team assessed the reliability of responses received from the suppliers by requesting supporting documentation and by comparing identified smelters or refiners to publicly
available information about such smelters or refiners. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Products contracted to be manufactured by the Company containing gold, tin or a tin alloy are
manufactured at facilities located in China, Vietnam and Czech Republic. The amount of tin or gold used at these facilities was less than 1% of all materials used. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Products Manufactured by the Company </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has one
direct supplier of pewter (comprised of approximately 90% tin) and two direct suppliers of tin solder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s direct supplier of pewter
sources its tin through Operaciones Metalurgical S.A., a smelter located in Bolivia. This smelter has been identified as a Conflict Free Smelter by the CFSI. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s direct suppliers of tin solder are located in the United States. The Company surveyed these suppliers and received responses which included
the supplier&#146;s conflict minerals policy, the terms of engagement and requirements of its direct suppliers, and details of smelters and sources of conflict minerals. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One of the Company&#146;s direct suppliers of tin solder identified a total of 17 smelters used in turn by the
Company&#146;s direct supplier. The 17 smelters listed below have all been identified as Conflict Free Smelters by the CFSI: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Country of Facility</B></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Cooper Santa</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Brazil</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CV United Smelting</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EM Vinto</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bolivia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Malaysia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Metallo Chimique</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Belgium</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minera&ccedil;&atilde;o Taboca S.A.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Brazil</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minsur</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Peru</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">OMSA</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bolivia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Bangka Putra Karya</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Prima Timah Utama</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Tambang Timah</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Tambang Timah Tbk (Persero)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">PT Tinindo Inter Nusa</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indonesia</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Thaisarco</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Thailand</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">China</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the Company&#146;s other direct tin solder supplier, the supplier identified their direct supplier of tin to
be located outside the conflict region; however, they did not identify the mines of origin or the refining facilities sourcing the conflict minerals used. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Future Due Diligence Measures </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the nature of the
Company&#146;s supply chain, it is difficult to identify contributing sources upstream from the Company&#146;s direct suppliers. Despite the good-faith RCOI performed during this reporting period, the Company has not been able to identify all mines
of origin or all of the refining facilities sourcing the conflict minerals used by each of the suppliers identified through the survey. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tracing materials
back to their mine of origin is complex and an aspect of responsible sourcing. Future due diligence efforts will focus on the continuing education of suppliers regarding the Company&#146;s commitment to ensuring the safety, health and protection of
people and the environment worldwide. The Company will work with its suppliers to improve the content of survey responses and will continue to include a conflict minerals clause in new or renewed supplier contracts. The clause will require the
disclosure of use of conflict minerals and will also require suppliers to complete an annual conflict minerals survey. As the Company develops new products and manufactures or contracts to manufacture these new products, or acquired new
subsidiaries, the Company will also perform an upfront assessment of the supply chain to ensure it is compliant with the Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Policy Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report can be found on the Company&#146;s website, www.lifetimebrands.com, in the Corporate Governance subsection under Investor Relations. </P>
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