Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co

Current report

Government trade actions could have a material adverse effect on our subsidiaries, financial position, and results of operation.

Current report

Over the past several years, the U.S. government has taken a number of trade actions that impact or could impact our operations, including imposing tariffs on certain goods imported into the U.S. In addition, several governments, including the European Union, China and India, have imposed tariffs on certain goods imported from the United States. While our suppliers are primarily located in the Asia-Pacific region, approximately three-fourths of our suppliers are currently based in China. As a result, many of our product lines are subject to the tariffs imposed under Section 301 of U.S. trade law that have been applied to separate lists of Chinese goods imported into the United States, beginning in 2018. The Section 301 tariffs on goods covered by lists 1, 2, 3 and 4a affect approximately 10% of our total purchases on an annualized basis. In addition, during April 2025 the U.S. government announced baseline tariffs on products from all countries and additional individualized reciprocal tariffs on the countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficits, including China. We are continually evaluating the impact of the current and any possible new tariffs on our supply chain, costs, sales and profitability and are implementing strategies to mitigate anticipated impact, including reviewing sourcing options and seeking alternate sources of supply in various countries outside of China, filing requests for exclusion from the tariffs for certain product lines and working with our suppliers and customers. We can provide no assurance that any strategies we implement to mitigate the impact of such tariffs or other trade actions will be successful. Given the uncertainty regarding the scope and duration of these trade actions by the U.S. government or other countries, as well as the potential for additional trade actions, the impact on our operations and results remains uncertain.

Current report

(2) Of the repurchases made in February, 39,121 shares represent Class A Common of the Company that were withheld for tax payments due upon issuance of Class A Common to employees under the Incentive Plan. These shares were repurchased at an average price of $17.61. There were no shares withheld for tax payments in January or March.

Current report

(3)Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases but excludes the 1% excise tax on stock repurchases imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Current report

Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, the Company withheld shares for tax payments due upon issuance of stock to employees under the Executive Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 39,121 and 30,404 shares, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, pursuant to the Incentive Plan.

Current report

The total combined share repurchases from the stock repurchase program and the Incentive Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 was 180,556 and 30,404 shares, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of $3.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively.