UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):			May 67, 2026
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware		001-38214	31-1236686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4421 WATERFRONT DR	GLEN ALLEN	VA	23060
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip code)
	(804)	273-9777
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

HBB

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

Emerging growth company

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Item 25.0207. ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

~~On May 6, 2026,~~ Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (the “Company”) ~~issued~~held aits ~~press~~2026 ~~release~~Annual ~~announcing~~Meeting ~~its~~of ~~unaudited~~stockholders ~~financial~~on ~~results~~May ~~for~~7, 2026. Reference is made to the ~~first~~Company’s ~~quarter~~2026 ~~ended~~definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31 25, 2026~~. A~~ ~~copy~~for ofmore information regarding the ~~Company’s~~proposals ~~press~~set ~~release~~forth isbelow ~~attached~~and ~~hereto~~the asvote ~~Exhibit~~required 99for approval of these matters. The matters voted upon and isthe ~~incorporated~~final ~~herein~~results byof ~~reference.~~the vote were as follows:

~~The~~Proposal ~~information~~1 ~~set~~- ~~forth~~The instockholders ~~Item~~elected ~~2.02~~each of ~~this~~the ~~Current~~following ~~Report~~twelve onnominees ~~Form~~to ~~8-K, including Exhibit 99, are being furnished by~~ the ~~Company~~Board ~~pursuant to Item 2.02~~ of ~~Form~~Directors ~~8-K,~~until ~~insofar~~the asnext ~~they~~annual ~~disclose~~meeting ~~historical~~and ~~information~~until ~~regarding~~their ~~the~~successors ~~Company’s~~are ~~results of operations.~~elected:

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


DIRECTOR	VOTES FOR	VOTES WITHHELD	BROKER NON-VOTES
Mark R. Belgya	41,141,827	874,265	596,452
J.C. Butler, Jr.	39,971,850	2,044,242	596,452
Paul D. Furlow	41,141,774	874,318	596,452
Dennis W. LaBarre	39,262,457	2,753,635	596,452
April L. Lane	41,987,872	28,220	596,452
Bela S. Mehta	41,980,570	35,522	596,452
Michael S. Miller	40,848,855	1,167,237	596,452
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.	40,198,655	1,817,437	596,452
Thomas T. Rankin	40,579,618	1,436,474	596,452
James A. Ratner	40,842,485	1,173,607	596,452
R. Scott Tidey	41,963,538	52,554	596,452
Clara R. Williams	40,772,467	1,243,625	596,452

~~Item~~Proposal ~~9.01~~2 ~~Financial~~- ~~Statements~~The ~~and~~stockholders ~~Exhibits.~~approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s Named Executive Officer compensation:

As described in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Votes For			41,419,189
Votes Against			206,237
Abstentions			390,666
Broker Non-Votes			596,452

(d) Exhibits
99						Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company first quarter ended March 31, 2026 earnings release, dated May 6, 2026
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

Proposal 3 - The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for 2026:


Votes For			42,592,210
Votes Against			13,361
Abstentions			6,973
Broker Non-Votes			—

SIGNATURES

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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:	May 611, 2026		HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY
		By:	/s/ ~~Sally~~Andrew MC. ~~Cunningham~~Carington
		Name:	~~Sally~~Andrew MC. ~~Cunningham~~Carington
		Title:	Senior Vice President, ~~Chief~~General ~~Financial~~Counsel ~~Officer~~ and ~~Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)/(Principal Accounting Officer)~~Secretary

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