Boston Brussels Chicago Dallas Düsseldorf Frankfurt Houston London Los Angeles Miami | Eric Orsic | |
Milan Munich New York Orange County Paris Rome Seoul Silicon Valley Washington, D.C. | Attorney at Law | |
Strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices (Shanghai) | eorsic@mwe.com | |
+1 312 984 7617 |
September 6, 2017
Via EDGAR
Mr. Larry Spirgel
Assistant Director
AD Office 11 Telecommunications
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Re: Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted on August 21, 2017
File No. 333-220066
Dear Mr. Spirgel:
On behalf of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, Inc. (the Company), set forth below are responses to the comments from the staff (the Staff) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) received by letter, dated August 24, 2017 (the Comment Letter), regarding the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 that was submitted on August 21, 2017 (the Registration Statement). The headings and numbered paragraphs of this letter correspond to the headings and paragraph numbers contained in the Comment Letter and, to facilitate the Staffs review, we have reproduced the text of the Staffs comments in bold and italics below.
Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company is submitting, via EDGAR, Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Amendment No. 1), reflecting the responses of the Company below. Amendment No. 1 also includes other changes that are intended to update, clarify and render more complete the information contained therein.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 53
1. We note your response to comment 4. As previously requested, please provide a comprehensive discussion of your results of operations that addresses, in detail, each of your income statement line-items including Cost of Sales, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, and Income Tax Provision. The focus of this discussion should be on an analysis of the factors that caused the changes in each of the line-items to occur.
U.S. practice conducted through McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
444 West Lake Street Suite 4000 Chicago Illinois 60606-0029 Telephone: +1 312 372 2000 Facsimile: +1 312 984 7700 www.mwe.com
The Company has revised the Segments Results within Amendment No. 1 to include additional detail and discussion on pages 62 through 86 of Amendment No. 1. The Company believes that the presentation of Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition (MD&A) and Results of Operations complies with Item 303 of Regulation S-K and the Commissions Guidance Regarding Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
* * * *
Please contact me at (312) 984-7617 with any questions you may have regarding Amendment No. 1 or this letter. Electronic mail transmissions may be sent to me at eorsic@mwe.com and facsimile transmissions may be sent to my attention at (312) 984-7700.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Eric Orsic |
Eric Orsic |