RANKIN THOMAS T 4

What Happened

• Thomas T. Rankin, a director of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. (HBB), was awarded 1,581 shares on 2026-04-01 under the company's Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan. The transaction is coded as an award/grant (A); no per-share price or total dollar value is provided in the filing.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Form 4 filed 2026-04-03 (appears to be reported promptly).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares awarded: 1,581 "Required Shares" per the non-employee director plan (Footnote F1).
• Price/Value: N/A in the filing (no dollar amount reported).
• Shares owned after transaction: not reported as beneficially owned — the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares (Footnote F3).
• Footnotes: F1 = awarded as "Required Shares" under the Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan; F3 = Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership. F2 listed as N/A.

Context

• This was an equity award to a non-employee director (common for director compensation) rather than an open-market purchase or sale; such awards are routine compensation and do not necessarily signal the director's personal trading intent. The director’s disclaimer of beneficial ownership limits how useful this award is for assessing insider alignment with shareholders.