Hamilton Beach (HBB) director grant increases insider holdings

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

John C. Butler Jr., a director of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB), was awarded 1,793 shares of Class A Common Stock on 10/01/2025 as “Required Shares” under the company’s Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan. After the grant, the filing shows the reporting person directly or indirectly holding a total of 180,217 shares in one trust for his benefit, additional trust holdings of 10,079 and 10,391 for minor children, 157,778 for his spouse, 2,800 in an IRA for the reporting person, and 780 in a BTR 2020 GST where the spouse is trustee. The filer disclaims beneficial ownership of the child and spouse trust shares where noted. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/03/2025.

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Corporate Governance Analyst

Director awarded 1,793 shares; holdings show concentrated family trusts.

The grant of 1,793 Class A shares on 10/01/2025 is recorded as compensation under the Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan, indicating routine director equity vesting rather than an open-market purchase. The Form 4 lists substantial aggregate holdings across trusts and accounts—totaling at least the disclosed figures—suggesting the reporting person and immediate family maintain significant ownership exposure to HBB.

The filing also contains explicit disclaimers of beneficial ownership for the minor-child and some spouse-held shares, which is a legal clarification that affects how ownership is counted under Section 16 reporting rules.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BUTLER JOHN C JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4421 WATERFRONT DRIVE

(Street)

GLEN ALLEN VA 23060

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co [ HBB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
			Member of a Group

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	10/01/2025		A(1)		1,793	A	(2)	180,217	I	Held in Trust for the benefit of Reporting Person
Class A Common Stock								10,079	I	Held in Trust for the benefit of Reporting Person's minor child(3)
Class A Common Stock								10,391	I	Held in Trust for the benefit of Reporting Person's minor child(3)
Class A Common Stock								157,778	I	Held in Trust for the benefit of Spouse(3)
Class A Common Stock								2,800	I	Individual Retirement Account for the benefit of Reporting Person
Class A Common Stock								780	I	Spouse serves as Trustee of BTR 2020 GST for the benefit of the Reporting Person's Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of Class A Common Stock awarded to the Reporting Person as "Required Shares" under the Company's Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan.

2. N/A

3. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares.

	/s/ Brent A. Ashley, attorney-in-fact	10/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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