Hamilton Beach (HBB) CFO Sarah M. Cunningham Receives Award

What Happened Sarah M. Cunningham, Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB), was granted 11,840 shares under the company's Executive Long‑Term Equity Incentive Compensation Plan on 2026-02-20 (reported as an award, code A, grant price $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding related to the award, she surrendered 1,835 shares back to the company at $19.40 per share (code F), resulting in proceeds/withholding of $35,599. The filing was submitted to the SEC on 2026-04-28.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-20.
• Award: 11,840 shares granted (reported price $0.00; code A).
• Tax withholding: 1,835 shares surrendered/disposed at $19.40 each = $35,599 (code F).
• Footnotes: F1 = award under Executive LTIP; F2 = mandatory cashless‑exercise/withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed on 2026-04-28 (the report date is 2026-02-20), which is a late filing for a Form 4.

Context This was primarily an equity award to an executive, with a routine mandatory cashless withholding of a portion of the award to cover taxes. Such tax‑withholding dispositions are common and do not, by themselves, signal buying or selling intent in the open market.