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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2017

Registration No. 333-220066

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 3

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company

4421 Waterfront Dr.

Glen Allen, VA 23060

(804) 273-9777

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Dana B. Sykes

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

4421 Waterfront Dr.

Glen Allen, VA 23060

(804) 273-9777

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Thomas Murphy, Esq.

Eric Orsic, Esq.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000

Chicago, IL 60606-0029

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not distribute these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

6,836,716 Shares of Class A Common Stock

6,836,716 Shares of Class B Common Stock

HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY

To the Stockholders of NACCO Industries, Inc.:

We are pleased to inform you that the board of directors of NACCO Industries, Inc. (“NACCO”) has approved the spin-off of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (“Hamilton Beach Holding”) to NACCO stockholders. Hamilton Beach Holding is a holding company for two separate businesses: consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances (Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.) and specialty retail (The Kitchen Collection, LLC). Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (“HBB”) is a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliances as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars, and hotels. HBB markets such products under numerous brand names, including the Hamilton Beach^®, Proctor Silex^® and Weston^® brands, among others. The Kitchen Collection, LLC (“KC”) is a national specialty retailer of kitchenware in outlet and traditional malls throughout the United States. Immediately following the spin-off, Hamilton Beach Holding will be an independent public company.

To effect the spin-off, NACCO will make a distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock to holders of NACCO common stock as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 26, 2017, the record date for the spin-off. NACCO will distribute one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A common stock, referred to as Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common, or our Class A Common, and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B common stock, referred to as Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common or our Class B Common, for each share of NACCO common stock, whether NACCO Class A common stock, referred to as NACCO Class A Common, or NACCO Class B common stock, referred to as NACCO Class B Common. The spin-off is expected to occur after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on September 29, 2017. Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common has been approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “HBB.” The Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange and is subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. Each share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common is entitled to one vote per share on matters submitted to a vote of the Hamilton Beach Holding common stockholders. Each share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common is entitled to ten votes per share on matters submitted to a vote of the Hamilton Beach Holding common stockholders, is subject to transfer restrictions and is convertible into one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common at any time without cost at the option of the holder.

After the spin-off, NACCO will continue to own and operate its other principal business, which is mining and value-added mining services (The North American Coal Corporation).

No vote of NACCO stockholders is required in connection with this spin-off. NACCO stockholders will not be required to pay any consideration for the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock they receive in the spin-off, and they will not be required to surrender or exchange shares of their NACCO common stock or take any other action in connection with the spin-off. We expect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will be tax-free to you, except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock.

Because NACCO owns all of the outstanding shares of Hamilton Beach Holding’s common stock, there currently is no public trading market for Hamilton Beach Holding common stock. We anticipate that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, for Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class A Common will develop on or shortly before the record date for the spin-off and will continue up to and including the spin-off date. We expect the “regular-way” trading of Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class A Common will begin on the first trading day following the spin-off date.

Hamilton Beach Holding qualifies as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and, therefore will be subject to reduced reporting requirements.

In reviewing this prospectus, you should carefully consider the matters described in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The date of this prospectus is [                ], 2017.

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This prospectus is being furnished solely to provide information to NACCO stockholders who will receive shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock in the spin-off. It is not and is not to be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any securities of NACCO or Hamilton Beach Holding. This prospectus describes Hamilton Beach Holding’s business, its relationship with NACCO and how the spin-off affects NACCO and its stockholders, and provides other information to assist you in evaluating the benefits and risks of holding or disposing of the common stock that you will receive in the spin-off.

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date set forth on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this prospectus may occur after that date, and we undertake no obligation to update the information, except in the normal course of our public disclosure obligations.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF

The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the spin-off. They may not include all the information that is important to you. We encourage you to read carefully this entire prospectus, including the annexes and the other documents to which we have referred you. We have included page references in certain parts of this section to direct you to a more detailed discussion of each topic presented in this section. Unless the context indicates otherwise, “Hamilton Beach Holding,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company and its subsidiaries before the spin-off and after the spin-off, as applicable. “NACCO” refers to NACCO Industries, Inc., unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, not its subsidiaries.

What will NACCO stockholders receive in the spin-off?

To effect the spin-off, NACCO will make a distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock to NACCO common stockholders as of the record date, which will be September 26, 2017. For each share of NACCO Class A Common held on the record date, NACCO will distribute one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common. Similarly, for each share of NACCO Class B Common held on the record date, NACCO will distribute one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common.

No fractional shares of our Class A Common or our Class B Common will be distributed in the spin-off. Instead, as soon as practicable after the spin-off, the transfer agent will convert the fractional shares of our Class B Common into an equal number of fractional shares of our Class A Common, aggregate all fractional shares of our Class A Common into whole shares of our Class A Common, sell these shares of our Class A Common in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the applicable portion of the aggregate net cash proceeds of these sales to each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the spin-off. You will not be entitled to any interest on the amount of the cash payment made in lieu of fractional shares.

NACCO stockholders will not be required to pay for shares of our common stock received in the spin-off, or to surrender or exchange shares of NACCO common stock or take any other action to be entitled to receive our common stock in the distribution. The distribution of our common stock will not cancel or affect the number of outstanding shares of NACCO common stock. Accordingly, NACCO stockholders should retain any NACCO stock certificates they hold as of the spin-off.

Immediately after the spin-off, holders of NACCO common stock as of the record date will hold all of the outstanding shares of our Class A Common and our Class B Common. Based on the number of shares of NACCO common stock outstanding on September 21, 2017, NACCO expects to distribute 6,836,716 shares of our Class A Common and 6,836,716 shares of our Class B Common to NACCO stockholders in the spin-off (page 37).

Why is NACCO spinning off Hamilton Beach Holding?

NACCO is an operating holding company with the following principal businesses: mining and value-added mining services (The North American Coal Corporation or “NACoal”), consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances (Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. or “HBB”) and specialty retail (The Kitchen Collection, LLC or “KC”). NACCO’s board of directors, which is referred to as the NACCO board, determined that separating its consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances and specialty retail businesses from NACCO’s mining and value-added mining services business through the spin-off of Hamilton Beach Holding is in the best interests of NACCO and its stockholders and has concluded that the separation will provide both NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding with a number of significant opportunities and benefits, including:

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The NACCO board considered the following factors, among others, in connection with its decision to spin-off Hamilton Beach Holding:

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What businesses will NACCO engage in after the spin-off?

NACCO will be principally engaged in the mining and value-added mining services business after the spin-off.

Why does Hamilton Beach Holding have two classes of common stock?

NACCO has two classes of common stock. The spin-off of Hamilton Beach Holding from NACCO is structured to provide the Hamilton Beach Holding stockholders with substantially the same capital structure that currently exists for the NACCO stockholders, with certain changes intended to provide Hamilton Beach Holding, as an independent company, with additional flexibility, including the ability to issue blank check preferred shares and an increased number of authorized shares. In the event blank check preferred stock is issued in the future, the voting rights and other rights of holders of our common stock may be adversely affected. In addition, while the governance-related provisions of Hamilton Beach Holding’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as well as a stockholders’ agreement to which Hamilton Beach Holding will be a party, are substantially the same as NACCO’s governance-related provisions and stockholders’ agreement, there are certain changes from the corresponding NACCO provisions. For example, holders of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common are permitted to transfer their shares to certain limited liability companies in addition to certain trusts and corporations. In addition, holders of NACCO Class B Common currently have the ability to transfer their shares to certain relatives and holders of our Class B Common will not have that right. With respect to the distribution of the stock of any subsidiary of Hamilton Beach Holding, Hamilton Beach Holding’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation will permit the Company to elect to distribute to each holder of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common shares of the Class A common stock of such subsidiary and to each holder of Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class B Common shares of the Class B common stock of such subsidiary, which is not permitted under the NACCO restated certificate of incorporation. Our amended and restated bylaws, unlike NACCO’s, contain additional procedures for the nomination and election of directors of Hamilton Beach Holding. Unlike NACCO’s, the 80% vote requirement to amend certain provisions of our amended and restated bylaws also applies to amendments to provisions regarding the order of business at meetings of stockholders and nominations and election of directors. The NACCO restated certificate of incorporation requires the affirmative vote of 50% of the outstanding voting stock of NACCO for the removal of directors, but our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for the removal of directors with or without cause by an 80% vote of our outstanding stock. Finally, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains an 80% vote requirement to amend certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation with respect to the election and removal of directors and amendment of bylaws, which is not in the NACCO restated certificate of incorporation. Hamilton Beach Holding’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and stockholders’ agreement are as described in more detail in “Ancillary Agreements — Stockholders’ Agreement” and “Description of Capital Stock of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off.”

Why will I receive Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common if I currently own only NACCO Class A Common or NACCO Class B Common?

The NACCO Charter provides that each share of NACCO Class A Common and NACCO Class B Common is equal in respect of rights to dividends and any other distribution in cash, stock or property. Therefore, pursuant to the terms of the NACCO Charter, NACCO is required to distribute one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common for each share of NACCO common stock, whether NACCO Class A Common or NACCO Class B Common. As a result of this requirement for equal distribution, the proportionate interest that NACCO stockholders will have in Hamilton Beach Holding following the spin-off will differ from the interest those stockholders currently have in NACCO. In particular, the collective voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding of current holders of NACCO Class A Common after the spin-off will be approximately 77% while the collective voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding of current holders of NACCO Class B Common after the spin-off will be approximately 23%. By contrast, the collective voting power in NACCO of the current holders of NACCO Class A Common is approximately 25% while the

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collective voting power in NACCO of the current holders of NACCO Class B Common is approximately 75%. By virtue of the spin-off, there will be a greater concentration of voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding among the holders of NACCO Class A Common than such holders have in NACCO and a corresponding reduction in the concentration of voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding among the holders of NACCO Class B Common. See “Risk Factors – The relative voting power of holders of our Class B Common who convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common will diminish” and “Risk Factors — The relative voting power of the remaining holders of Class B Common will increase as holders of our Class B Common convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common.”

Who is entitled to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off?

Holders of NACCO common stock at the close of business on September 26, 2017, the record date for the spin-off, will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off.

When is the spin-off expected to be completed?

The spin-off is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2017.

What do I need to do to receive my shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock?

You do not need to take any action to receive your shares of our common stock. The shares of our common stock will be distributed on the date of the spin-off to holders of NACCO common stock as of the record date for the spin-off in book-entry form for our Class A Common and in certificated form for our Class B Common in accordance with Section 170 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

What if I want to receive certificates representing my shares of Class A Common?

While the shares of our Class A Common will be distributed in book-entry form, you may request to receive certificates representing your shares of our Class A Common from our transfer agent.

What will govern my rights as a Hamilton Beach Holding stockholder?

Your rights as a Hamilton Beach Holding stockholder will be governed by Delaware law, as well as our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws. A description of these rights is included in this prospectus under the heading “Description of Capital Stock of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off” (page 150). Except as otherwise described in this prospectus, these documents are substantially comparable to NACCO’s constituent documents.

What if I want to convert or sell the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common I receive in the spin-off?

Like the NACCO Class B Common, our Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange, and we do not expect any trading market for our Class B Common to exist. In addition, our Class B Common generally will not be transferable except to or among a limited number of permitted transferees pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. However, our Class B Common will be convertible at any time, without cost to you, into our Class A Common on a share-for-share basis. If you want to sell the equity interest represented by your shares of our Class B Common, you may convert those shares into an equal number of shares of our Class A Common at any time, without cost, and then sell your shares of our Class A Common.

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Class B Common into an equal number of shares of our Class A Common. If you elect to convert your shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common, you should follow the instructions included with the form, complete, sign and date the form, and return the form, along with your certificate, if any, representing shares of our Class B Common, to our transfer agent. If you deliver a certificate, our transfer agent, as promptly as practicable after receipt of your completed, signed and dated form and certificate, will issue to you a certificate representing shares of our Class A Common equal to the number of shares of our Class B Common that you elected to convert. Any Class A Common issued upon conversion of Class B Common will be issued in the name or names you specified in the form. The conversion will be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date you surrendered your completed, signed and dated form and certificate, if any. After you receive shares of our Class A Common you may sell those shares. After you convert our Class B Common into our Class A Common, such shares may not be converted back into shares of our Class B Common.

Do I have to convert my shares of Class B Common before I sell them?

No. If you do not wish to complete the conversion process before you sell, you may effect a sale of our Class A Common into which your shares of our Class B Common are convertible. If you hold certificated Class B Common simply deliver the certificate or certificates representing such shares of our Class B Common to a broker, properly endorsed, in contemplation of the sale. The broker will then instruct the transfer agent to convert such Class B Common and, if necessary, present a certificate or certificates representing shares of our Class B Common to our transfer agent, who will issue to the purchaser a certificate, if necessary, representing the number of shares of our Class A Common sold in settlement of the transaction.

What are the potential risks, costs, and materially adverse consequences that could arise should NACCO decide not to proceed with the spin-off of Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. and The Kitchen Collection, LLC?

If the spin-off is not completed for any reason, NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding will have incurred significant costs related to the spin-off, including fees for attorneys and auditors and printer costs, that will not be recouped. In addition, members of our senior management will have devoted significant time to manage the spin-off process, which may have decreased the time they have had to manage the business of NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding.

We note that NACCO previously attempted to spin-off the Hamilton Beach business on two separate occasions. In 2006, NACCO intended to execute a spin-off of the Hamilton Beach business as part of a transaction in which NACCO would spin off the Hamilton Beach business and merge it into a third party target company. This spin-off did not occur because the target company was acquired before the spin-off could be completed. In 2007, NACCO intended to execute a spin-off of the Hamilton Beach business as a stand-alone company. NACCO’s board of directors ultimately determined not to proceed due to weak and declining macroeconomic and stock market conditions at the time of the proposed spin-off.

Are there risks associated with the spin-off and our business after the spin-off?

Yes. You should carefully review the risks described in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18.

Who can answer my questions about the spin-off?

If you have any questions about the spin-off, please contact the following.

NACCO Industries, Inc. 5875 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 220 Cleveland, Ohio 44124-4017 Attn: Investor Relations Telephone: 440-229-5130 Email: ir@naccoind.com

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Is stockholder approval needed in connection with the spin-off?

No vote of NACCO stockholders is required or will be sought in connection with the spin-off.

Where will the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding common stock be listed?

Our shares of Class A Common have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HBB.” Our Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange.

Where can I find more information about Hamilton Beach Holding and NACCO?

You can find more information about NACCO and us from various sources described under “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 155.

What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off to NACCO stockholders?

NACCO has received an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares. The opinion of tax counsel to NACCO is based on, among other things, current law and relies on certain facts and assumptions, and certain representations and undertakings, provided by NACCO and us regarding the past and future conduct of our respective businesses and other matters, which, if incorrect, could jeopardize the conclusions reached in the opinion.

The opinion of tax counsel concludes that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, such that (1) no gain or loss will be recognized by NACCO or us as a result of the spin-off, and (2) no gain or loss will be recognized by (and no amount will be included in the income of) a NACCO stockholder, upon the receipt of our common stock in the spin-off, except a NACCO stockholder may recognize a gain or loss with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional share. A copy of the opinion of tax counsel is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement that contains this prospectus.

In connection with the spin-off, we will enter into a tax allocation agreement with NACCO (the “Tax Allocation Agreement”). Under the Tax Allocation Agreement, NACCO will agree to make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the spin-off. If, notwithstanding the opinion of tax counsel, the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, the Section 336(e) election would generally cause a deemed sale of the assets of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries, causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. In such case, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding generally would be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make periodic payments to NACCO equal to the tax savings arising from a “step up” in the tax basis of Hamilton Beach Holding’s assets.

In addition, if the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, NACCO stockholders could be taxed on the full value of the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding’s common stock that they receive, which generally would be treated first as a taxable dividend to the extent of NACCO’s earnings and profits, then as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of each stockholder’s tax basis in shares of NACCO common stock, and thereafter as a capital gain with respect to any remaining value. The protective Section 336(e) election would not impact this treatment of NACCO stockholders.

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Hamilton Beach Holding stock were treated as acquired, directly or indirectly, by certain persons as part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off. For this purpose, it is unclear whether any increase in voting power by holders of our Class B Common Stock by reason of the conversion by other holders of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common Stock to Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common Stock should be considered an acquisition of voting power as part of a plan or series of related transactions. However, even if so treated, any such voting shift would not alone cause an acquisition of 50% or more of the voting power of our Common Stock and, as a result, would not, by itself, cause the spin-off to be taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code. However, if the IRS were to determine that other acquisitions of NACCO shares before or after the spin-off, or Hamilton Beach Holding shares after the spin-off, were part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, such determination could result in the recognition of a gain by NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code. Because of the protective Section 336(e) election, Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries would be deemed to have sold all of their assets, thereby causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. As described, above, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding would generally be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make certain periodic payments to NACCO.

For further information concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off, see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on page 45.

Each NACCO stockholder is urged to consult a tax advisor as to the specific tax consequences of the spin-off to that stockholder, including the effect of any state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws and any changes in applicable tax laws.

How will I determine the tax basis I will have in the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A and Class B common stock I receive in the spin-off?

Generally, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, your aggregate basis in the stock you hold in NACCO and the Hamilton Beach Holding common stock received in the spin-off (including cash received in lieu of fractional shares) will equal the aggregate basis of NACCO common stock held by you immediately before the spin-off. This aggregate basis will be allocated among your NACCO common stock and the Hamilton Beach Holding common stock you receive in the spin-off (including any fractional share interests in Hamilton Beach Holding for which cash is received) in proportion to the relative fair market value of each immediately following the spin-off. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” beginning on page 45.

You should consult with your tax advisor about how this allocation will work in your situation (including a situation where you have purchased or received NACCO shares at different times or for different amounts) and regarding any particular consequences of the spin-off to you, including the application of state, local and non-U.S. tax laws.

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information included in this prospectus, including the matters addressed in “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 34, you should carefully consider the matters described below. The risk factors described below include risk factors that will be applicable to our business if the spin-off is consummated, as well as risks related to the spin-off.

Risks Relating to the Spin-Off

The relative voting power of holders of our Class B Common who convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common will diminish.

Holders of our Class B Common will have ten votes per share of our Class B Common, while holders of our Class A Common will have one vote per share of our Class A Common. Holders of our Class A Common and holders of our Class B Common generally will vote together as a single class on most matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Holders of our Class B Common who convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A common will reduce their voting power.

The relative voting power of the remaining holders of Class B Common will increase as holders of our Class B Common convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common.

After the spin-off, holders of our Class A Common and holders of our Class B Common generally will vote together on most matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Consequently, as holders of our Class B Common convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common, the relative voting power of the remaining holders of our Class B Common will increase. Immediately after the spin-off, the holders of our Class B Common will collectively control approximately 90.9% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock and the holders of our Class A Common will collectively control approximately 9.1% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock.

If the spin-off by NACCO of our common stock to NACCO’s stockholders does not qualify as a tax-free transaction, the spin-off will not be consummated or if it is, tax could be imposed on NACCO’s stockholders.

NACCO has received an opinion from tax counsel to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares. The opinion is based on, among other things, current law and relies on certain facts and assumptions, and certain representations and undertakings, provided by NACCO and us regarding the past and future conduct of our respective businesses and other matters, which, if incorrect, could jeopardize the conclusions reached in the opinion.

Notwithstanding the opinion of tax counsel, the Internal Revenue Service could determine on audit that the spin-off should be treated as a taxable transaction if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings relied upon in the opinion is not correct or has been violated, or that the spin-off should be taxable for other reasons, including as a result of a significant change in stock or asset ownership after the spin-off.

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Under the Tax Allocation Agreement, NACCO will agree to make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the spin-off. If, notwithstanding the opinion of tax counsel, the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, the Section 336(e) election would generally cause a deemed sale of the assets of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries, causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. In such case, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding generally would be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make periodic payments to NACCO equal to the tax savings arising from a “step up” in the tax basis of Hamilton Beach Holding’s assets.

In addition, if the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, NACCO stockholders could be taxed on the full value of the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding’s common stock that they receive, which generally would be treated first as a taxable dividend to the extent of NACCO’s earnings and profits, then as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of each stockholder’s tax basis in shares of NACCO common stock, and thereafter as a capital gain with respect to any remaining value. The protective Section 336(e) election would not impact this treatment of NACCO stockholders.

Even if the spin-off qualifies as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, the spin-off would become taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code if a 50% or greater interest (by vote or value) in NACCO or Hamilton Beach Holding stock were treated as acquired, directly or indirectly, by certain persons as part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off. For this purpose, it is unclear whether any increase in voting power by holders of our Class B Common Stock by reason of the conversion by other holders of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common Stock to Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common Stock should be considered an acquisition of voting power as part of a plan or series of related transactions. However, even if so treated, any such voting shift would not alone cause an acquisition of 50% or more of the voting power of our Common Stock and, as a result, would not, by itself, cause the spin-off to be taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code. However, if the IRS were to determine that other acquisitions of NACCO shares before or after the spin-off, or Hamilton Beach Holding shares after the spin-off, were part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, such determination could result in the recognition of a gain by NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code. Because of the protective Section 336(e) election, Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries would be deemed to have sold all of their assets, thereby causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. As described above, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding would generally be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make certain periodic payments to NACCO.

If the spin-off does not qualify as a tax-free transaction, tax could be imposed on NACCO and, in certain circumstances, we may be required to indemnify NACCO after the spin-off for that tax.

Please see the preceding risk factor for a discussion of the tax consequences to NACCO in the event that the spin-off is not tax-free.

Under the terms of the Tax Allocation Agreement that we intend to enter into in connection with the spin-off, in the event that the spin-off were determined to be taxable solely as the result of actions taken after the spin-off by or in respect of Hamilton Beach Holding, any of its affiliates or its stockholders, Hamilton Beach Holding would be responsible for all taxes imposed on NACCO as a result thereof. Such tax amounts could be significant. Additionally, we will be responsible for a portion of taxes arising from a failure of the spin-off to qualify for tax-free treatment under the Code if (1) such taxes result from both an action or failure to act on our part and an action or failure to act on NACCO’s part, or (2) such taxes do not result from any action or failure to act on our or NACCO’s part.

We might not be able to engage in desirable strategic transactions and equity issuances for some period of time following the spin-off because of certain restrictions relating to requirements for tax-free distributions.

Our ability to engage in equity transactions could be limited or restricted after the spin-off in order to preserve, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax-free nature of the spin-off. Even if the spin-off otherwise qualifies for tax-free treatment under the Code, it may result in corporate-level taxable gain to NACCO under the

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Code if there is a 50% or greater change in ownership, by vote or value, of shares of our stock or NACCO’s stock occurring as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the spin-off. Any acquisitions or issuances of our stock or NACCO’s stock within two years before or two years after the spin-off are generally presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or NACCO may be able to rebut that presumption. It is unclear whether any increase in voting power by holders of our Class B Common Stock by reason of the conversion by other holders of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common Stock to Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common Stock should be considered an acquisition of voting power as part of a plan or series of related transactions. However, even if so treated, any such voting shift would not alone cause an acquisition of 50% or more of the voting power of our Common Stock and, as a result, would not, by itself, cause the spin-off to be taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code.

Under the Tax Allocation Agreement that we will enter into with NACCO, we will be prohibited from taking or failing to take any action that prevents the spin-off from being tax-free. Further, during the two-year period following the spin-off, without obtaining the consent of NACCO, a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an unqualified opinion of a nationally recognized law firm, we may be prohibited from:

These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions or engage in new businesses or other transactions that could maximize the value of our business. See “Ancillary Agreements — Tax Allocation Agreement” beginning on page 148.

The combined market values of NACCO common stock and our common stock that NACCO stockholders will hold after the spin-off may be less than the market value of NACCO common stock prior to the spin-off.

After the spin-off, holders of NACCO common stock prior to the spin-off will own a combination of NACCO common stock and our common stock. Any number of matters, including the risks described in this prospectus, may adversely impact the value of NACCO common stock and our common stock after the spin-off. Some of these matters may not have been identified by NACCO prior to the consummation of the spin-off and, in any event, may not be within NACCO’s or our control. In the event of any adverse circumstances, facts, changes or effects, the combined market values of NACCO common stock and our common stock held by NACCO stockholders after the spin-off may be less than the market value of NACCO common stock before the spin-off.

Risks Relating to Our Business after the Spin-Off

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

HBB’s business is sensitive to the strength of the North American consumer markets and weakness in these markets could adversely affect its business.

The strength of the economy in the United States, and to a lesser degree in Canada and Mexico, has a significant impact on HBB’s performance. Weakness in consumer confidence and poor financial performance by mass merchandisers, e-commerce retailers, warehouse clubs, department stores or any of HBB’s other customers could result in reduced revenues and profitability. A general slowdown in the consumer sector could result in additional pricing and marketing support pressures on HBB.

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The market for HBB’s products is highly seasonal and dependent on consumer spending, which could result in significant variations in our revenues and profitability.

Sales of HBB’s products are related to consumer spending. A downturn in the general economy or a shift in consumer spending away from small electric household and specialty housewares appliances could adversely affect its business. In addition, the market for small electric household and specialty housewares appliances is highly seasonal in nature. HBB generally recognizes a substantial portion of its sales in the last half of the year as sales of small electric appliances and specialty housewares appliances increase significantly with the fall holiday-selling season. Accordingly, quarter-to-quarter comparisons of past operating results of HBB are meaningful only when comparing equivalent time periods, if at all. Any economic downturn, decrease in consumer spending or shift in consumer spending away from small electric household and specialty housewares appliances may significantly reduce revenues and profitability.

HBB is dependent on key customers and the loss of, or significant decline in business from, one or more of its key customers could materially reduce its revenues and profitability and its ability to sustain or grow its business.

HBB relies on several key customers. Although HBB has long-established relationships with many customers, it does not have any long-term supply contracts with these customers, and purchases are generally made using individual purchase orders. A loss of or significant reduction in sales to any key customer could result in significant decreases in HBB’s revenues and profitability and an inability to sustain or grow its business.

HBB must receive a continuous flow of new orders from its large, high-volume retail customers; however, it may be unable to continually meet the needs of those customers. In addition, failure to obtain anticipated orders or delays or cancellations of orders or significant pressure to reduce prices from key customers could impair its ability to sustain or grow its business.

As a result of dependence on its key customers, HBB could experience a material adverse effect on its revenues and profitability if any of the following were to occur:

If HBB were to lose, or experience a significant decline in business from, any major customer or if any major customers were to go bankrupt, HBB might be unable to find alternate distribution outlets.

HBB depends on third-party suppliers for the manufacturing of all of its products, which subjects it to risks, including unanticipated increases in expenses, decreases in revenues and disruptions in the supply chain.

HBB is dependent on third-party suppliers for the manufacturing of all of its products. HBB’s ability to select reliable suppliers that provide timely deliveries of quality products will impact its success in meeting customer demand. Any inability of HBB’s suppliers to timely deliver products that meet HBB’s specifications or any unanticipated changes in suppliers could be disruptive and costly to us. Any significant failure by HBB to obtain quality products on a timely basis at an affordable cost or any significant delays or interruptions of supply would have a material adverse effect on our revenues and profitability.

Because HBB’s suppliers are primarily based in China, international operations subject HBB to additional risks including, among others:

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The foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on HBB’s ability to maintain or increase the supply of products, which may result in material increases in expenses and decreases in revenues and profitability.

HBB is subject to foreign currency exchange risk.

A portion of HBB’s revenue is derived from international operations, and HBB anticipates that a portion of sales will continue to come from outside the U.S. in the future. HBB’s international revenues may be adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Any hedging activities HBB engages in may only offset a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. HBB cannot predict with any certainty changes in foreign currency exchange rates or the degree to which HBB can mitigate these risks.

Increases in costs of products may materially reduce our profitability.

Factors that are largely beyond our control, such as movements in commodity prices for the raw materials needed by suppliers of HBB’s products, may affect the cost of products, and HBB may not be able to pass those costs on to its customers. As an example, HBB’s products require a substantial amount of plastic. Because the primary resource used in plastic is petroleum, the cost and availability of plastic varies to a great extent with the price of petroleum. When the prices of petroleum, as well as steel, aluminum and copper, increase significantly, they may materially reduce our profitability.

The increasing concentration of HBB’s branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliance sales among a few retailers and the trend toward private label brands could materially reduce revenues and profitability.

With the growing trend towards the concentration of HBB’s branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliance sales among a few retailers, HBB is increasingly dependent upon fewer customers whose bargaining strength is growing as a result of this concentration. HBB sells a substantial quantity of products to

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mass merchandisers, e-commerce retailers, national department stores, variety store chains, drug store chains, specialty home retailers and other retail outlets. These retailers generally have a large selection of small electric household and specialty housewares appliance suppliers to choose from. As a result, HBB competes for retail shelf space with its competitors. In addition, certain of HBB’s larger customers use their own private label brands on household appliances that compete directly with some of HBB’s products. As the retailers in the small electric household appliance industry become more concentrated, competition for sales to these retailers may increase, which could materially reduce our revenues and profitability.

The small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry is consolidating, which could reduce HBB’s ability to successfully secure product placements at key customers and limit our ability to sustain a cost competitive position in the industry.

Over the past several years, the small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry has undergone consolidation, and further consolidation is likely. As a result of this consolidation, the small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry primarily consists of a limited number of large distributors. HBB’s ability to gain or maintain share of sales in the small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry or maintain or enhance HBB’s relationships with key customers may be limited as a result of actions by competitors, including as a result of increased consolidation in the small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry.

If HBB is unable to continue to enhance existing products, as well as develop and market new products, that respond to customer needs and preferences and achieve market acceptance, we may experience a decrease in demand for our products, which could materially reduce revenues and profitability, which have historically benefited from sales of new products.

One of HBB’s strategic initiatives is to enhance placements through consumer-driven innovative products to generate revenue growth. HBB may not be able to compete as effectively with competitors, and ultimately satisfy the needs and preferences of customers, unless HBB can continue to enhance existing products and develop new innovative products for the markets in which HBB competes. Product development requires significant financial, technological, and other resources. Product improvements and new product introductions also require significant research, planning, design, development, engineering, and testing at the technological and product process levels and HBB may not be able to timely develop and introduce product improvements or new products. Competitors’ new products may beat HBB’s products to market, be higher quality or more reliable, be more effective with more features, obtain better market acceptance, or render HBB’s products obsolete. Any new products that HBB develops may not receive market acceptance or otherwise generate any meaningful revenues or profits for us relative to our expectations based on, among other things, commitments to fund advertising, marketing, promotional programs and development.

HBB’s inability to compete effectively with competitors in its industry, including large established companies with greater resources, could result in lost market share and decreased revenues.

The small electric household, specialty housewares appliances and commercial appliance industry does not have substantial entry barriers. As a result, HBB competes with many small manufacturers and distributors of housewares products. Additional competitors may also enter this market and cause competition to intensify. For example, some of HBB’s customers have expressed interest in sourcing, or expanding the extent of sourcing, small electric household and commercial appliances directly from manufacturers in Asia. We believe competition is based upon several factors, including product design and innovation, quality, price, product features, merchandising, promotion and warranty. If HBB fails to compete effectively with these manufacturers and distributors, it could lose market share and experience a decrease in revenues, which would adversely affect our results of operations.

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HBB also competes with established companies, a number of which have substantially greater facilities, personnel, financial and other resources. In addition, HBB competes with its own retail customers, who use their own private label brands, and importers and foreign manufacturers of unbranded products. Some competitors may be willing to reduce prices and accept lower profit margins to compete. As a result of this competition, HBB could lose market share and revenues.

Government regulations could impose costly requirements on HBB.

The SEC adopted conflict mineral rules under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act on August 22, 2012. The rules require disclosure of the use of certain minerals, commonly known as “conflict minerals,” which are mined from the DRC and adjoining countries. HBB incurs additional costs and expenses, which may be significant, to comply with these rules, including (i) due diligence to verify the sources of such conflict minerals; and (ii) any changes that HBB may make to its products, processes, or sources of supply as a result of such diligence and verification activities. Since HBB’s supply chain is complex, ultimately it may not be able to designate all products as “DRC conflict free” which may adversely affect its reputation with certain customers. In such event, HBB may also face difficulties in satisfying customers who require products purchased from HBB to be “DRC conflict free”. If HBB is not able to meet such requirements, customers may choose not to purchase HBB products, which could adversely affect sales and the value of portions of HBB’s inventory. Further, there may be only a limited number of suppliers offering products containing only DRC conflict free parts, components and subassemblies and, as a result, HBB cannot be sure that it will be able to satisfy its purchase requirements from such suppliers in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. Any one or a combination of these various factors could harm HBB’s business, and materially and adversely affect HBB’s results of operations.

HBB may be subject to risks relating to increasing cash requirements of certain employee benefits plans, which may affect its financial position.

Because HBB’s defined benefit pension plans are frozen and no longer provide for the accrual of future benefits, the expenses recorded for, and cash contributions required to be made to its defined benefit pension plans are dependent on, changes in market interest rates and the value of plan assets, which are dependent on actual investment returns. Significant changes in market interest rates, decreases in the value of plan assets or investment losses on plan assets may require HBB to increase the cash contributed to its defined benefit pension plans which may affect its financial position.

HBB may become subject to claims under foreign laws and regulations, which may be expensive, time-consuming and distracting.

Because HBB has employees, property and business operations outside of the United States, HBB is subject to the laws and the court systems of many jurisdictions. HBB may become subject to claims outside the United States for violations or alleged violations of laws with respect to the current or future foreign operations of HBB. In addition, these laws may be changed or new laws may be enacted in the future. International litigation is often expensive, time-consuming and distracting. As a result, any of these risks could significantly reduce HBB’s profitability and its ability to operate its businesses effectively.

To the extent that HBB relies on newly acquired businesses or new product lines to expand its business, these acquisitions or new product lines may not contribute positively to HBB’s earnings because anticipated sales volumes and synergies may not materialize, cost savings may be less than expected or acquired businesses may carry unexpected liabilities.

HBB may acquire partial or full ownership in businesses or may acquire rights to market and distribute particular products or lines of products. The acquisition of a business or of the rights to market specific products or use specific product names may involve a financial commitment by HBB, either in the form of cash or stock consideration. HBB may not be able to acquire businesses and develop products that will contribute positively to

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HBB’s earnings. Anticipated synergies may not materialize, cost savings may be less than expected, sales of products may not meet expectations or acquired businesses may carry unexpected liabilities.

HBB’s business involves the potential for product recalls, which could affect HBB’s sales and profitability.

As a marketer and distributor of consumer products, HBB is subject to the Consumer Products Safety Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, which empower the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, which is referred to as the CPSC, to seek to exclude from the market products that are found to be unsafe or hazardous. Under certain circumstances, the CPSC could require HBB to repair, replace or refund the purchase price of one or more of our products, or HBB may voluntarily do so. Any repurchases or recalls of our products could be costly to us and could damage our reputation or the value of our brands. If HBB is required to remove, or HBB voluntarily removes our products from the market, our reputation or brands could be tarnished, and HBB might have large quantities of finished products that could not be sold. Furthermore, failure to timely notify the CPSC of a potential safety hazard can result in fines being assessed against HBB. Additionally, laws regulating certain consumer products exist in some states, as well as in other countries in which HBB sells our products, and more restrictive laws and regulations may be adopted in the future. HBB’s results of operations are also susceptible to adverse publicity regarding the quality and safety of our products. In particular, product recalls may result in a decline in sales for a particular product.

HBB’s business subjects it to product liability claims, which could affect the reputation, sales and profitability of HBB and, potentially, KC.

HBB faces exposure to product liability claims if one of our products is alleged to have caused property damage, bodily injury or other adverse effects. HBB bears all costs associated with product liability claims up to a defined self-insured loss limit per claim and maintains product liability insurance for claims above this self-insured level. If a product liability claim is brought against HBB, our sales and profitability could be affected adversely as a result of negative publicity related to the claim, costs associated with any replacement of the product or expenses related to defending these claims. This could be true even if the claims themselves are ultimately settled for immaterial amounts. In addition, HBB may not be able to maintain product liability insurance on terms acceptable to HBB in the future. If the number of product liability claims HBB experiences exceeds historical amounts, if HBB is unable to maintain product liability insurance or if HBB’s product liability claims exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, HBB’s results of operations and financial condition could be affected adversely. The sales and profitability of KC, as an affiliate of HBB and a seller of certain HBB products, could also be affected adversely in the event of negative HBB publicity.

HBB’s actual liabilities relating to environmental matters may exceed our expectations.

HBB is subject to laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances. If HBB fails to comply with these laws, then we could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil and criminal sanctions. In addition, future changes to environmental laws could require HBB to incur significant additional expense.

HBB is investigating or remediating historical contamination at some current and former sites related to HBB’s prior manufacturing operations or the operations of businesses HBB acquired. In addition, the discovery of additional contamination at these or other sites could result in significant cleanup costs that could have a material adverse effect on HBB’s financial conditions and results of operations.

HBB could, under some circumstances, also be held financially liable for or suffer other adverse effects due to environmental violations or contamination caused by prior owners of businesses HBB has acquired. In certain circumstances, HBB’s financial liability for cleanup costs takes into account agreements with an unrelated third party. HBB’s liability for these costs could increase if the unrelated third party does not, or cannot, perform its obligations under those agreements. In addition, under some of the agreements through which HBB has sold real

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estate, HBB has retained responsibility for certain contingent environmental liabilities arising from pre-closing operations. These liabilities may not arise, if at all, until years after HBB sold these operations and could require us to incur significant additional expenses, which could materially adversely affect HBB’s results of operations and financial condition.

The Kitchen Collection, LLC

As consumer shopping habits change, foot traffic to brick and mortar stores could continue to decline and result in a loss of market share, revenues and profitability, and store closures at a more rapid pace than in the past.

The continuing and accelerating shift in consumer shopping patterns from traditional brick and mortar stores to e-commerce has resulted in declining mall traffic which has impacted most retailers. The majority of our stores are located in outlet and traditional malls and our success depends in part on the overall ability of these malls to successfully generate and maintain customer foot traffic. We cannot control the success of individual malls, or store closures by other retailers, which may lead to mall vacancies and reduced customer foot traffic. Reduced customer foot traffic could result in reduced revenues and profitability.

The market for KC’s products is highly seasonal and dependent on consumer spending, which could result in significant variations in our revenues and profitability.

Sales of products sold at KC stores are subject to a number of factors related to consumer spending, including general economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income such as unemployment rates, business conditions, interest rates, levels of consumer confidence, energy prices, mortgage rates, the level of consumer debt and taxation. In addition, KC generally recognizes a substantial portion of its revenues and operating profit in the last half of the year as sales to consumers increase significantly with the fall holiday-selling season. Accordingly, any economic downturn, decrease in consumer spending or a shift in consumer spending away from KC’s products could significantly reduce, or cause significant variations in, KC’s revenues and profitability.

KC faces an extremely competitive specialty retail market, and such competition could result in a reduction of KC’s prices and loss of market share.

The retail market is highly competitive. KC competes against a diverse group of retailers, including specialty stores, department stores, discount stores and internet and catalog retailers. Widespread sourcing of Chinese products allows many retailers to offer value-priced kitchen products. Many of KC’s competitors are larger and have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources. This competition could result in the reduction of KC product prices and a loss of market share, revenues and profitability.

KC may not be able to forecast customer preferences accurately in its merchandise selections.

KC’s success depends in part on its ability to anticipate the tastes of its customers and to provide merchandise that appeals to their preferences. KC’s strategy requires merchandising staff to introduce products that meet current customer preferences and that are affordable and distinctive in quality and design. KC’s failure to anticipate, identify or react appropriately to changes in consumer trends could cause excess inventories and higher mark-downs or a shortage of products and could harm KC’s business and operating results.

KC depends on third-party suppliers for all of its products, which subjects KC to risks, including unanticipated increases in expenses, decreases in revenues and disruptions in the supply chain.

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inability of KC’s suppliers to timely deliver products or any unanticipated changes in suppliers could be disruptive and costly to KC. The loss of a supplier could, in the short term, adversely affect KC’s business until alternative supply arrangements are secured. In addition, KC may not be able to acquire desired merchandise in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms in the future. KC’s business could also be adversely affected by delays in product shipments due to freight difficulties, strikes or other difficulties at its principal transport providers. Any significant failure by KC to obtain products on a timely basis at an affordable cost or any significant delays or interruptions of supply could have a material adverse effect on KC’s profitability.

KC may be forced to close a significant number of stores, which could adversely impact its profitability.

Although we have slowed the opening of new Kitchen Collection^® stores and have continued to close underperforming stores, the continuing and accelerating shift in consumer shopping patterns from traditional brick and mortar stores to e-commerce has resulted in declining outlet and traditional mall traffic, which has impacted most retailers. In the past, we have closed stores that did not generate acceptable profitability, and we may close additional stores in the future at a more rapid pace than in the past.

In addition, continued consolidation in the commercial retail real estate market could affect our ability to successfully negotiate favorable rental terms for our stores in the future. Should significant consolidation continue, a large proportion of KC’s stores could be concentrated with one or a few entities that could then be in a position to dictate unfavorable terms to KC due to their significant negotiating leverage. If KC is unable to negotiate favorable lease terms with these entities or if KC decides to close stores in the future and is unable to negotiate favorable terms with the landlords regarding the remaining lease obligations, KC could be liable for significant lease termination costs, which could have a material adverse effect on KC’s financial results.

Hamilton Beach Holding

Hamilton Beach Holding has no history operating as an independent public company on which you can evaluate Hamilton Beach Holding’s business strategy.

Hamilton Beach Holding has no operating history as an independent public company. Accordingly, Hamilton Beach Holding’s public company business strategy may not be successful on a stand-alone basis.

Hamilton Beach Holding is dependent on key personnel and the loss of these key personnel could significantly reduce its profitability.

Hamilton Beach Holding is highly dependent on the skills, experience and services of its and its subsidiaries’ key personnel and the loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and financial condition. Employment and retention of qualified personnel is important to the successful conduct of Hamilton Beach Holding’s business. Therefore, Hamilton Beach Holding’s success also depends upon its ability to recruit, hire, train and retain current and additional skilled and experienced management personnel. Hamilton Beach Holding’s inability to hire and retain personnel with the requisite skills could impair its ability to manage and operate its business effectively and could significantly reduce its profitability.

Hamilton Beach Holding’s financing arrangements will subject Hamilton Beach Holding to various restrictions that could limit operating flexibility.

HBB’s and KC’s respective credit facilities contain covenants and other restrictions that, among other things, require HBB and KC to satisfy certain financial tests, maintain certain financial ratios and restrict HBB’s and KC’s ability to incur additional indebtedness. The restrictions and covenants in HBB’s and KC’s respective credit facilities, and other future financing arrangements may limit HBB’s and KC’s ability to respond to market conditions, provide for capital investment needs or take advantage of business opportunities by limiting the amount of additional borrowings HBB and KC may incur.

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The terms we will receive in our agreements with NACCO could be less beneficial than the terms we may have otherwise received from unaffiliated third parties.

The agreements we will enter into with NACCO in connection with the spin-off, including a separation agreement, a transition services agreement, a tax allocation agreement, a transfer restriction agreement and a stockholders’ agreement, were prepared in the context of the spin-off while Hamilton Beach Holding was still a wholly owned subsidiary of NACCO. Accordingly, during the period when the terms of those agreements were prepared, Hamilton Beach Holding did not have a board of directors or a management team that was independent of NACCO. As a result, the terms of those agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length negotiations between unaffiliated parties.

Hamilton Beach Holding’s business could suffer if HBB’s or KC’s information technology systems are disrupted, cease to operate effectively or become subject to a security breach.

Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries rely heavily on information technology systems to operate websites; record and process transactions; respond to customer inquiries; manage inventory; purchase, sell and ship merchandise on a timely basis; and maintain cost-efficient operations. Given the significant number of transactions that are completed annually, it is vital to maintain constant operation of computer hardware and software systems and maintain cyber security. Despite our cyber security efforts, our information technology systems may be vulnerable from time to time to damage or interruption from computer viruses, power outages, third-party intrusions and other technical malfunctions. If our systems are damaged, or fail to function properly, we may have to make monetary investments to repair or replace the systems and could endure delays in operations.

In addition, we regularly evaluate information technology systems and requirements and from time to time implement modifications and/or upgrades to our information technology systems. Modifications include replacing existing systems with successor systems, making changes to existing systems and acquiring new systems with new functionality. There are inherent risks associated with replacing and modifying these systems, including inaccurate system information, system disruptions and user acceptance and understanding. We believe we are taking appropriate action to mitigate the risks but there can be no assurance that our actions will be successful or sufficient.

Any material disruption or slowdown of our systems, including a disruption or slowdown caused by a security breach or our failure to successfully upgrade its systems, could cause information, including data related to customer orders, to be lost or delayed. Such a loss or delay could reduce demand and cause our sales and/or profitability to decline.

Through sales and marketing activities and business operations, we collect and store confidential information and certain personal information from its customers, vendors and employees. For example, KC handles, collects and stores personal information in connection with customers’ purchasing products or services, or otherwise communicating or interacting with KC. KC also accepts payments using a variety of methods, including debit and credit cards, gift cards, electronic transfer of funds and others. Although KC has taken steps designed to safeguard such information, there can be no assurance that such information will be protected against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Unauthorized parties may attempt to penetrate our and our vendors’ network security and, if successful, misappropriate such information. Additionally, methods to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information change frequently and may be difficult to detect, which can impact our ability to respond appropriately. We could be subject to liability for failure to comply with privacy and information security laws, for failing to protect personal information or for failing to respond appropriately. Loss, unauthorized access to, or misuse of confidential or personal information could disrupt our operations, damage our reputation, and expose us to claims from customers, financial institutions, regulators, payment card associations, employees and other persons, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The transition services agreement Hamilton Beach Holding will enter into with NACCO contains early termination provisions that, if exercised by NACCO, could prevent Hamilton Beach Holding from operating Hamilton Beach Holding’s business in a cost-efficient manner and could disrupt Hamilton Beach Holding’s operations.

Hamilton Beach Holding will enter into a transition services agreement with NACCO. Under the terms of the transition services agreement, we will obtain certain services from NACCO on a transition basis for varying periods after the spin-off date, none of which is expected to exceed one year, with the option to extend the transition periods for one or more services. The transition services agreement is subject to early termination provisions. For instance, either Hamilton Beach Holding or NACCO may terminate the agreement if:

In addition, both NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding may terminate any transition service that is being provided at any time by giving such party 30 days’ prior written notice of its intention to do so. NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding may also terminate the agreement by mutual written agreement. Early termination of this agreement by NACCO could increase Hamilton Beach Holding’s transition-related costs and could disrupt our new public company operations.

Hamilton Beach Holding may experience increased costs or decreased operational efficiencies as a result of its needing to replace corporate functions previously provided by NACCO.

NACCO has historically assisted with certain Hamilton Beach Holding operations, including accounting, finance, tax administration, internal audit and strategic development. After the spin-off and pursuant to the transition services agreement, NACCO will provide support to Hamilton Beach Holding with respect to some of these functions, including:

for varying periods after the spin-off date, none of which is expected to exceed one year, with the option to extend the transition periods for one or more services. Hamilton Beach Holding will need to replicate certain personnel and services to which Hamilton Beach Holding will no longer have access after our spin-off from NACCO. Hamilton Beach Holding may incur additional costs to implement and support these functions.

In addition, there may be an adverse operational impact on Hamilton Beach Holding’s businesses as a result of the significant Hamilton Beach Holding management and employee time that will be dedicated to building these capabilities during the first few years after the spin-off. If Hamilton Beach Holding begins to operate these functions independently, without implementing adequate business functions of our own, Hamilton Beach Holding may not be able to operate effectively and its profitability may decline.

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Hamilton Beach Holding’s future financial performance may be worse than the performance reflected in Hamilton Beach Holding’s historical financial information included in this prospectus.

The historical financial information included in this prospectus may not reflect what Hamilton Beach Holding’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been had Hamilton Beach Holding been an independent public company during the periods presented or be indicative of what Hamilton Beach Holding’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows may be in the future when Hamilton Beach Holding is an independent public company. This is primarily because Hamilton Beach Holding’s historical financial information reflects allocations for services historically provided by NACCO, and Hamilton Beach Holding expects that the costs incurred for these services as a smaller independent public company may be higher than the share of total NACCO expenses allocated to us historically.

Accordingly, Hamilton Beach Holding’s future financial performance may be worse than the performance implied by the historical financial information presented in this prospectus.

For additional information about the past financial performance of Hamilton Beach Holding’s business and the basis of the presentation of Hamilton Beach Holding’s historical financial statements, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Audited Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and the Securities Market

There is no existing market for our common stock and we cannot be certain that an active trading market will develop or be sustained after the spin-off, and following the spin-off our stock price may fluctuate significantly.

There is no current public trading market for our common stock. We cannot predict the prices at which our Class A Common may trade after the spin-off. These trading prices will be determined by the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity in the market for these shares, investor perceptions of us and the industry in which we participate, our dividend policy and general economic and market conditions. The trading prices for these shares may fluctuate significantly, depending on many factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:

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Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.

Substantial sales of common stock may occur in connection with the spin-off, which could cause our stock price to decline.

The shares of our Class A Common that NACCO will distribute to our stockholders generally may be sold immediately. If a significant number of shares of our Class A Common are sold following the spin-off, the market price of the Class A Common may be adversely affected.

The market price of our Class A Common may be adversely affected if a significant number of shares of our Class B Common are converted into Class A Common and then sold.

Holders of our Class B Common may convert at any time and without cost Class B Common into Class A Common on a share-for-share basis. If a significant number of shares of our Class B Common are converted into Class A Common and then such shares of Class A Common are sold following the spin-off, the market price of our Class A Common may be adversely affected.

Your percentage ownership in Hamilton Beach Holding may be diluted in the future.

Your percentage ownership in Hamilton Beach Holding may be diluted in the future because of additional equity awards that we may grant to our directors, officers and employees in the future. We intend to establish an equity incentive plan that will provide for the grant of common stock-based equity awards to our directors, officers and other employees. In addition, we may issue equity as all or part of the consideration paid for acquisitions and strategic investments we may make in the future which may dilute your interests. For additional information regarding the risks relating to the relative voting power of the holders of our Class A Common and Class B Common, see “— The relative voting power of the remaining holders of Class B Common will increase as holders of our Class B Common convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common” beginning on page 18.

The amount and frequency of dividend payments made on Hamilton Beach Holding’s common stock could change.

Hamilton Beach Holding’s Board has the power to determine the amount and frequency of the payment of dividends. Decisions regarding whether or not to pay dividends and the amount of any dividends are based on earnings, capital, and future expense requirements, financial conditions, contractual limitations and other factors our Board may consider.

Certain members of the extended founding family of NACCO will own a substantial amount of Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class A and Class B common stock, and if they were to act in concert, could control the outcome of director elections and other stockholder votes on significant actions.

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off, will account for approximately 9.1% percent of the voting power of Hamilton Beach Holding. Holders of Class B Common will be entitled to cast ten votes per share and, as of the expected date of the spin-off, will account for the remaining voting power of Hamilton Beach Holding. As of the expected date of the spin-off, certain members of NACCO’s extended founding family are expected to hold approximately 49.2% percent of Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class A Common and 49.2% percent of Hamilton Beach Holding’s Class B Common due to the anticipated distribution by NACCO of one share Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common for each share of NACCO Class A Common and Class B Common held by NACCO common stockholders as of the record date. On the basis of this common stock ownership, certain members of NACCO’s extended founding family could exercise 49.2% percent of Hamilton Beach Holding’s total voting power immediately following the spin-off. Although there is no voting agreement among such family members, in writing or otherwise, if they were to act in concert, they would exert significant control over the outcome of director elections and other stockholder votes on significant actions, such as certain amendments to Hamilton Beach Holding’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and sales of Hamilton Beach Holding or substantially all of its assets. Because such family members could prevent other stockholders from exercising significant influence over significant corporate actions, Hamilton Beach Holding may be a less attractive takeover target, which could adversely affect the market price of its common stock. In addition, we anticipate that certain institutional stockholders who receive Class B Common in the spin-off will promptly convert such shares into Class A Common, which will have the effect of concentrating over 50% of Hamilton Beach Holding’s voting power among members of the extended founding family, which would allow them, if they were to act in concert, to control the outcome of director elections and other stockholder votes on significant actions.

Anti-takeover provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt that stockholders may consider favorable.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provisions, as amended and restated in connection with us becoming a public company, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging a prospective acquiror from making a tender offer for our shares or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. These provisions, among other things, establish that our board of directors fixes the number of members of the board, and establish advance notice requirements for nomination of candidates for election to the board or for proposing matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings. To the extent that these provisions discourage takeover attempts, they could deprive stockholders of opportunities to realize takeover premiums for their shares. Moreover, these provisions could discourage accumulations of large blocks of our common stock, thus depriving stockholders of any advantages that large accumulations of stock might provide. See “Description of Capital Stock of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-off — Provisions That May Have an Anti-Takeover Effect” below.

As a Delaware corporation, we will also be subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Section 203 prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our voting stock from engaging in certain business combinations unless the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder was approved in advance by our board of directors, results in the stockholder holding more than 85% of our voting stock, subject to certain restrictions, or is approved at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of our voting stock not held by the stockholder engaging in the transaction.

Any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

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We are an “emerging growth company” and as a result of the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, our common stock may be less attractive to investors and the reduced disclosures may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, which include, among other things:

We could be an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the spin-off, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have annual gross revenue of $1,070,000,000 or more, (ii) the date on which we have, during the previous three year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt or (iii) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the federal securities laws. We will qualify as a large accelerated filer as of the first day of the first fiscal year after we have (i) more than $700 million in outstanding common equity held by our non-affiliates and (ii) been public for at least 12 months. The value of our outstanding common equity will be measured each year on the last day of our second fiscal quarter.

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies are also permitted to elect to delay adoption of new or revised accounting standards until companies that are not subject to periodic reporting obligations are required to comply with those standards, if such accounting standards apply to non-reporting companies. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with those of another public company which is neither (i) an emerging growth company nor (ii) an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and the price of our common stock may be more volatile.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about our market opportunity strategies, competition, expected activities and investments, and the adequacy of our available cash resources. These forward-looking statements are usually accompanied by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Our actual results could be materially different or worse than those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the risk factors and uncertainties described above and elsewhere in this prospectus.

In addition, you should understand that the following important factors and assumptions could affect HBB future results:

You should also understand that the following important factors and assumptions could affect KC future results:

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You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. Neither we nor NACCO undertakes any obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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THE SPIN-OFF

The discussion in this prospectus of the spin-off and the principal terms of the separation agreement is subject to, and qualified by reference to, the separation agreement which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement that contains this prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

General

On September 18, 2017, the NACCO board and our Board each approved the separation agreement.

Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off

All of our common stock outstanding, which is currently 100 shares, is owned by NACCO. Before the spin-off, those shares will be converted into the number of shares of our Class A Common and our Class B Common required to effect the spin-off. To effect the spin-off, NACCO will make a distribution of all of the outstanding shares of our Class A Common and Class B Common to holders of NACCO common stock as of the record date for the spin-off. The record date for the spin-off is September 26, 2017.

The NACCO Charter provides that each share of NACCO Class A Common and NACCO Class B Common is equal in respect of rights to dividends and any other distribution in cash, stock or property. Therefore, pursuant to the terms of the NACCO Charter, NACCO is required to distribute one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common and one share of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common for each share of NACCO common stock, whether NACCO Class A Common or NACCO Class B Common. As a result of this requirement for equal distribution, the proportionate interest that NACCO stockholders will have in Hamilton Beach Holding following the spin-off will differ from the interest those stockholders currently have in NACCO. In particular, the collective voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding of current holders of NACCO Class A Common after the spin-off will be approximately 77% while the collective voting power in Hamilton Beach Holding of current holders of NACCO Class B Common after the spin-off will be approximately 23%. See “Risk Factors – The relative voting power of holders of our Class B Common who convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common will diminish” and “Risk Factors – The relative voting power of the remaining holders of Class B Common will increase as holders of our Class B Common convert their shares of our Class B Common into shares of our Class A Common.”

No fractional shares of our Class A Common or our Class B Common will be distributed in the spin-off. Instead, as soon as practicable after the spin-off, the transfer agent will convert the fractional shares of our Class B Common into an equal number of fractional shares of our Class A Common, aggregate all fractional shares of our Class A Common into whole shares of our Class A Common, sell these shares of our Class A Common in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the applicable portion of the aggregate net cash proceeds of these sales to each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the spin-off. Cash payments in lieu of fractional shares will be made to the holders in the same account in which the underlying shares are held. If holders physically hold certificates representing their shares of NACCO common stock, a check for the cash that they may be entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of our common stock will be mailed to those holders separately. Any holders that receive cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on the amounts of those payments.

None of NACCO, the transfer agent or us will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of our Class A Common. The receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares will generally be taxable to the recipient stockholders. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”

NACCO stockholders will not be required to pay for shares of our common stock received in the spin-off or to surrender or exchange shares of NACCO common stock or take any other action to be entitled to receive our common stock in the distribution. The distribution of shares of our common stock will not cancel or affect the number of outstanding shares of NACCO common stock. NACCO stockholders should retain their NACCO stock certificates, if any.

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Immediately after the spin-off, holders of NACCO common stock as of the record date will hold all of the outstanding shares of our Class A Common and our Class B Common. Based on the number of shares of NACCO common stock outstanding on September 21, 2017, NACCO expects to distribute 6,836,716 shares of our Class A Common and 6,836,716 shares of our Class B Common to NACCO stockholders in the spin-off.

CORPORATE STRUCTURE BEFORE THE SPIN-OFF

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CORPORATE STRUCTURE AFTER THE SPIN-OFF

Reasons for the Spin-Off

NACCO is an operating holding company with the following principal businesses: mining and value-added mining services (NACoal), consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances (HBB) and specialty retail (KC). NACCO’s board determined that separating its consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances and specialty retail businesses from NACCO’s other business through the spin-off of Hamilton Beach Holding is in the best interests of NACCO and its stockholders and has concluded that the separation will provide NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding with a number of significant opportunities and benefits, including:

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The NACCO board considered the following factors, among others, in connection with its decision to spin-off Hamilton Beach Holding:

Ownership of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off

Immediately after the spin-off, NACCO stockholders as of the record date will hold all of the outstanding shares of our Class A Common and our Class B Common. Based on the number of shares of NACCO common stock outstanding on September 21, 2017, NACCO expects to distribute 6,836,716 shares of our Class A Common and 6,836,716 shares of our Class B Common in the spin-off.

Operations of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off

We will continue to conduct business after completion of the spin-off under multiple brands and trade names. Our headquarters will be located in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Management of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off

After the spin-off, our executive officers will be substantially the same as our executive officers immediately before the spin-off and will remain in office until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws or as otherwise provided by law.

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After the spin-off, we will be led by:

See “Management” beginning on page 102 for additional information regarding our management after the spin-off.

Hamilton Beach Holding Board after the Spin-Off

After the spin-off, our Board will consist of Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., J.C. Butler, Jr., John P. Jumper, Dennis W. LaBarre, Michael S. Miller, Roger F. Rankin, Thomas T. Rankin, James A. Ratner, David F. Taplin, Gregory H. Trepp and Mark R. Belgya, who will remain in office until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws or as otherwise provided by law. Of these individuals, the following served as our directors prior to the spin-off: Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., John P. Jumper, Dennis W. LaBarre, Michael S. Miller, James A. Ratner and David F. Taplin.

After the spin-off, our Board will have an audit review committee, a compensation committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee and an executive committee. John P. Jumper, Dennis W. LaBarre, Michael S. Miller, James A. Ratner, David F. Taplin and Mark R. Belgya satisfy the criteria for director independence as set forth in the NYSE rules.

Immediately after the spin-off, the members of our Board, audit review committee, compensation committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and executive committee will be as follows:

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Interests of NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding Directors and Executive Officers in the Spin-Off

Some NACCO and Hamilton Beach Holding directors and executive officers have interests in the spin-off that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of NACCO stockholders who will receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. The NACCO board and our Board were aware of these interests and considered them in making their respective decisions to approve the separation agreement and the spin-off. These interests include:

Short-Term Incentive Compensation for Executive Officers and Other Management Employees

It is expected that the current short-term incentive compensation plans that cover our executive officers and other management employees will continue in effect through December 31, 2017 with few substantive changes:

For a further discussion of the short-term incentive compensation, see “Executive Compensation — Short-Term Incentive Compensation — Going Forward” beginning on page 130.

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Long-Term Incentive Compensation for Executive Officers and Other Management Employees

The current Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Effective March 1, 2015), referred to as the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan, which covers certain of our executive officers and other management employees, will continue in effect through December 31, 2017 with no substantive changes. Currently, the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan covers senior management employees whose employment is in the United States and employees whose employment is located outside of the United States. Employees whose employment is located in the United States will not receive awards under the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan after 2017. The 2017 awards to these employees will be paid out under the terms of the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan. For award years after 2017, we expect the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan to continue to cover employees whose employment is located outside of the United States.

In addition to the current HBB Long-Term Cash Plan, NACCO, as our sole stockholder, approved the adoption of the Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Executive Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (Effective September 29, 2017), which is referred to as the HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan. The HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan will cover Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. beginning on the spin-off date. Mr. Rankin is currently a participant in the NACCO Industries, Inc. Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective March 1, 2017), referred to as the NACCO Long-Term Equity Plan. Mr. Rankin’s 2017 award under the NACCO Long-Term Equity Plan will be pro-rated based on his pre-spin service with the NACCO-wide group. He also will receive a separate, pro-rata award for his post-spin Hamilton Beach Holding service in 2017 under the HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan. Messrs. Trepp and Tidey and the other senior management employees, including employees who were participants in the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan and whose employment is located in the United States, will become participants in the HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan, and will no longer participate in the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan, in 2018. Senior management employees whose employment is located outside of the United States will continue to participate in the HBB Long-Term Cash Plan post-2017. We expect the performance factor for 2017 under the HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan will be based on Hamilton Beach Holding ROTCE (defined on page 124).

For a further discussion of the HBHC Long-Term Equity Plan, see “Executive Compensation — Long-Term Incentive Compensation — Going Forward” beginning on page 134.

Hamilton Beach Holding Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation

Compensation that is paid to the directors who are not our officers will be paid pursuant to our Director Fee Policy, and a portion thereof will be paid under the Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan, referred to as the HBHC Directors’ Plan, which will be adopted in connection with the spin-off. Under the HBHC Directors’ Plan, each such director will receive $90,000 of the $150,000 annual retainer in shares of our Class A Common.

These shares are fully vested on the date of grant and the director is entitled to all rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote and receive dividends. However, the shares cannot be assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred by the director, voluntarily or involuntarily, other than the following:

These restrictions on transfer lapse upon the earliest to occur of:

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In addition, each director will have the right under the HBHC Directors’ Plan to receive shares of our Class A Common instead of cash for up to 100% of the balance of the director’s annual retainer, meeting attendance fees and any committee chair fees. Shares received instead of cash are not subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions.

For a further discussion of the HBHC Directors’ Plan see “Management — Compensation of Directors” beginning on page 112.

Listing of Hamilton Beach Holding Common Stock

Our Class A Common has been approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “HBB.” Our Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange.

Market for Hamilton Beach Holding Common Stock

Currently, there is no public market for our Class A Common. Our Class A Common has been approved for listing on the NYSE. We expect that a “when-issued” trading market for our Class A Common will develop before the record date for the spin-off. “When-issued” trading refers to a transaction made conditionally because the stock has been authorized but is not yet issued or available. Even though when-issued trading may develop, none of these trades will settle before the distribution date for the spin-off, and if the spin-off does not occur, all when-issued trading will be null and void. On the first trading day after the spin-off, when-issued trading will end and “regular-way” trading will begin. “Regular-way” trading refers to trading after a stock has been issued and typically involves a transaction that settles on the second full business day after the date of a transaction.

Our Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange or otherwise traded and will be subject to substantial restrictions on transfer, as described in more detail in “Description of Capital Stock of Hamilton Beach Holding after the Spin-Off — Common Stock — Restrictions on Transfer of Class B Common; Convertibility of Class B Common into Class A Common” beginning on page 150. Our Class B Common will, however, be convertible at all times, and without cost to the stockholder, into our Class A Common on a share-for-share basis. Therefore, stockholders desiring to sell the equity interest in us represented by their shares of our Class B Common may convert those shares into an equal number of shares of our Class A Common at any time and then sell the shares of our Class A Common.

Transferability of Hamilton Beach Holding Common Stock

The shares of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common that you will receive in the distribution will be freely transferable, unless you are considered an “affiliate” of ours under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Persons who can be considered our affiliates after the spin-off generally include individuals or entities that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with, us, and may include our directors and certain of our officers. Our affiliates may sell shares of our common stock received in the distribution only under a registration statement that the SEC has declared effective under the Securities Act, or under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144. Based on 5,266,568 shares of NACCO Class A Common and 1,570,148 shares of NACCO Class B Common outstanding, as of September 21, 2017, all individuals expected to

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be executive officers and directors of Hamilton Beach Holding will beneficially own 2,230,629 shares of Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common after the distribution. See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

Accounting Treatment

The spin-off will be accounted for by NACCO as a spin-off of Hamilton Beach Holding. After the spin-off, Hamilton Beach Holding is expected to be accounted for as a discontinued operation by NACCO. If accounted for as a discontinued operation, the measurement date would be the spin-off date. After the spin-off, our assets and liabilities will be accounted for at the historical book values carried by NACCO prior to the spin-off. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the spin-off.

Completion of the Spin-Off

The spin-off is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2017.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following discussion describes material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off to us, NACCO, and stockholders of NACCO common stock who hold such stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based on the Code, United States Treasury regulations issued under the Code and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus, and all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the tax consequences described below. This discussion does not address any state, local, or non-U.S. tax consequences or any estate, gift or other non-income tax consequences. The discussion assumes that the spin-off will be consummated in accordance with the separation agreement and as further described in this prospectus.

This discussion is not a complete description of all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off and, in particular, does not address U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to NACCO stockholders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:

If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds NACCO common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult a tax advisor as to the tax consequences of the spin-off.

NACCO stockholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them of the spin-off in light of their particular circumstances, including the applicability and effect of U.S.  federal, state, local, foreign and other tax laws.

Opinion of Tax Counsel McDermott Will & Emery LLP

NACCO has received an opinion from McDermott Will & Emery LLP, tax counsel to NACCO, to the effect that the spin-off will qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares. Specifically, the opinion of tax counsel concludes:

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The opinion of tax counsel is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or the courts; there can be no certainty that the Internal Revenue Service will not challenge the conclusions reflected in the opinion or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. Furthermore, the opinion of tax counsel relies, among other things, on specified assumptions, including assumptions regarding the absence of changes in existing facts and law and the consummation of the spin-off in accordance with the separation agreement, and on certain representations and undertakings as to factual matters made by, among others, NACCO and us regarding the past and future conduct of our respective business and other matters. Any inaccuracy in these assumptions or representations could jeopardize the conclusions reached by tax counsel in its opinion. A copy of the opinion of tax counsel is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement that contains this prospectus. Neither we nor NACCO intends to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off.

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Additional Tax Considerations

Under the Tax Allocation Agreement, NACCO will agree to make a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the spin-off. If, notwithstanding the opinion of tax counsel, the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, the Section 336(e) election would generally cause a deemed sale of the assets of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries, causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. In such case, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding generally would be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make periodic payments to NACCO equal to the tax savings arising from a “step up” in the tax basis of Hamilton Beach Holding’s assets.

In addition, if the spin-off fails to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, NACCO stockholders could be taxed on the full value of the shares of Hamilton Beach Holding’s common stock that they receive, which generally would be treated first as a taxable dividend to the extent of NACCO’s earnings and profits, then as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of each stockholder’s tax basis in shares of NACCO common stock, and thereafter as a capital gain with respect to any remaining value. The protective Section 336(e) election would not impact this treatment of NACCO stockholders.

Even if the spin-off qualifies as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, the spin-off would become taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code if a 50% or greater interest (by vote or value) in NACCO or Hamilton Beach Holding stock were treated as acquired, directly or indirectly, by certain persons as part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off. For this purpose, any acquisitions or issuances of NACCO’s common stock within two years before the spin-off and any acquisitions or issuances of our common stock or NACCO’s common stock within two years after the spin-off generally are presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or NACCO may be able to rebut that presumption. We are not aware of any acquisitions or issuances of NACCO’s common stock within the two years before the date of the spin-off (up through the date of this prospectus) that would be considered to occur as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the spin-off. It is unclear whether any increase in voting power by holders of our Class B Common Stock by reason of the conversion by other holders of Hamilton Beach Holding Class B Common Stock to Hamilton Beach Holding Class A Common Stock should be considered an acquisition of voting power as part of a plan or series of related transactions. However, even if so treated, any such voting shift would not alone cause an acquisition of 50% or more of the voting power of our Common Stock and, as a result, would not, by itself, cause the spin-off to be taxable to NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code.

However, if the IRS were to determine that other acquisitions of NACCO shares before or after the spin-off, or Hamilton Beach Holding shares after the spin-off, were part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the spin-off for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, such determination could result in the recognition of a gain by NACCO under Section 355(e) of the Code. Because of the protective Section 336(e) election, Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries would be deemed to have sold all of their assets, thereby causing the NACCO group to recognize a gain to the extent the fair market value of the assets exceeded the basis of Hamilton Beach Holding and its subsidiaries in such assets. As described above, in such case, to the extent that NACCO is responsible for the resulting transaction taxes, Hamilton Beach Holding would generally be required under the Tax Allocation Agreement to make certain periodic payments to NACCO. Under the Tax Allocation Agreement, we generally would be required to indemnify NACCO after the spin-off against all of the tax on that taxable gain if it were triggered solely by certain actions by us (including our subsidiaries) or with respect to our stock. See “Ancillary Agreements — Tax Allocation Agreement” beginning on page 148.

If an acquisition or issuance of our stock or NACCO’s stock triggers the application of Section 355(e) of the Code, NACCO would recognize a taxable gain as described above.

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Reporting Requirements

United States Treasury regulations require certain stockholders that receive stock in a spin-off to attach to their United States federal income tax return for the year in which the spin-off occurs a detailed statement setting forth certain information relating to the tax-free nature of the spin-off. NACCO stockholders that have acquired different blocks of NACCO common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate adjusted basis among, and the holding period of, shares of our common stock distributed with respect to such blocks of NACCO common stock.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the distribution of our Class A Common or our Class B Common in the spin-off.

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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

No consideration will be paid for the shares of our Class A Common or our Class B Common distributed in the spin-off.

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MARKET PRICE INFORMATION AND DIVIDEND POLICY

Market Price Data

There is no established trading market for shares of our Class A Common or our Class B Common. At September 21, 2017, there were 100 shares of our common stock outstanding, all of which immediately prior to the spin-off were owned by NACCO.

In connection with the spin-off, NACCO expects to distribute 6,836,716 shares of our Class A Common and 6,836,716 shares of our Class B Common to holders of NACCO Class A Common and NACCO Class B Common as of the record date for the spin-off. Our Class A Common has been approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “HBB.” Our Class B Common will not be listed on the NYSE or any other stock exchange or otherwise traded and will be subject to substantial restrictions on transfer.

Dividends

We paid dividends to NACCO in 2015 and 2016 in the aggregate amount of $57 million. We paid $3 million in dividends to NACCO from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017, and declared an additional $35 million dividend payable to NACCO prior to the spin-off.

Dividend Policy

We currently intend to pay regular quarterly dividends after the spin-off. The declaration of future dividends and the establishment of the per share amount, record dates and payout dates for such future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on various factors then existing, including earnings, financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends, restrictions imposed by applicable law, general business conditions and other factors that our Board deems relevant. The HBB and KC credit facilities limit our ability to pay dividends or make distributions in respect of our capital stock in certain circumstances. For a discussion of these restrictions, see the discussion under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources of HBB — After the Spin-Off” beginning on page 67 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources of KC — After the Spin-Off” beginning on page 80.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF

HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY

The following table sets forth our selected historical financial data as of and for each of the periods indicated. We derived the summary historical financial data as of and for each of the two years ended December 31, 2016 from our audited consolidated financial statements. We derived the summary historical financial data as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which, in the opinion of our management, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim period. This information is only a summary and you should read it in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in this prospectus.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the risk factors contained in this prospectus as well as our historical consolidated financial statements, including the notes related to those statements, and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from our historical financial results and those indicated in the forward-looking statements. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” beginning on pages 34 and 18, respectively. Unless otherwise specified, this section reflects our historical financial condition and results of operations. Tabular amounts are in thousands, except percentage data.

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company qualifies as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act. As a result, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company is permitted to, and intends to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Jobs Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies. An emerging growth company can delay the adoption of such accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies until the first to occur of the date the subject company (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in Securities Act Section 7(a)(2)(B). Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company has elected not to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies and, as a result, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company’s financial statements may not be comparable to other public companies.

Overview

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (“Hamilton Beach Holding” or the “Company”) is an operating holding company for two separate businesses: consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances and specialty retail. Results of operations and financial condition are discussed separately by segment, which corresponds with the industry groupings. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (“HBB”) is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of branded small electric household and specialty housewares appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars and hotels. The Kitchen Collection, LLC (“KC”) is a national specialty retailer of kitchenware operating under the Kitchen Collection^®store name in outlet and traditional malls throughout the United States. Hamilton Beach Holding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NACCO Industries, Inc.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities (if any). On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates based on historical experience, actuarial valuations and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

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is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Revenue recognition: Revenues are generally recognized when title transfers and risk of loss passes to the customer. Revenues at HBB are recognized when customer orders are completed and shipped. Revenues at KC are recognized at the point of sale when payment is made and customers take possession of the merchandise in stores. Reserves for discounts and returns are maintained for anticipated future claims at HBB and KC. The accounting policies used to develop these product discounts and returns include:

Product discounts: We record estimated reductions to revenues for customer programs and incentive offerings, including special pricing agreements, price competition, promotions and other volume-based incentives. At HBB, net sales represent gross sales less cooperative advertising, other volume-based incentives, estimated returns and allowances for defective products. At KC, retail markdowns are incorporated into KC’s retail method of accounting for cost of sales. If market conditions were to decline or if competition were to increase, we may take actions to increase customer incentive offerings, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenues at the time the incentive is offered. If our accrued cooperative advertising balance as of December 31, 2016 were to increase by one percent, the reserve for product discounts would increase and revenues would be reduced by $0.2 million. Our past results of operations have not been materially affected by a change in the estimate of product discounts, and although there can be no assurances, we are not aware of any circumstances that would be reasonably likely to materially change these estimates in the future.

Product returns: Products generally are not sold with the right of return. However, based on our historical experience, a portion of products sold are estimated to be returned due to reasons such as buyer remorse, duplicate gifts received, product failure and excess inventory stocked by the customer which, subject to certain terms and conditions, we will agree to accept. We record estimated reductions to revenues at the time of sale based on this historical experience and the limited right of return provided to certain customers. If future trends were to change significantly from those experienced in the past, incremental reductions to revenues may result based on this new experience. If our estimate of average return rates as of December 31, 2016 were to increase by one percent, the reserves for product returns would increase and revenues would be reduced by $0.1 million. Our past results of operations have not been materially affected by a change in the estimate of product returns and although there can be no assurances, we are not aware of any circumstances that would be reasonably likely to materially change these estimates in the future.

Retirement benefit plans: We maintain two defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits based on years of service and average compensation during certain periods. All eligible employees, including employees whose pension benefits are frozen, receive retirement benefits under defined contribution retirement plans. Our policy is to periodically make contributions to fund the defined benefit pension plans within the range allowed by applicable regulations. The defined benefit pension plan assets consist primarily of publicly traded stocks and government and corporate bonds. There is no guarantee the actual return on the plans’ assets will equal the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets or that the plans will not incur investment losses.

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consider the historical rates of return over a period of time that is consistent with the long-term nature of the underlying obligations of these plans as well as a forward-looking rate of return. The historical and forward-looking rates of return for each of the asset classes used to determine our estimated rate of return assumption were based upon the rates of return earned or expected to be earned by investments in the equivalent benchmark market indices for each of the asset classes.

Expected returns for pension plans are based on a calculated market-related value for U.S. pension plan assets. Under this methodology, asset gains and losses resulting from actual returns that differ from our expected returns are recognized ratably in the market-related value of assets over three years. Expected returns for pension plans are based on fair market value for non-U.S. pension plan assets.

The basis for the selection of the discount rate for each plan is determined by matching the timing of the payment of the expected obligations under the defined benefit plans and health care plans against the corresponding yield of high-quality corporate bonds of equivalent maturities.

Changes to the estimate of any of these factors could result in a material change to our pension obligation causing a related increase or decrease in reported net operating results in the period of change in the estimate. Because the 2016 assumptions are used to calculate 2017 pension expense amounts, a one percentage-point change in the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets would result in a change in pension expense for 2017 of approximately $0.3 million for the plans. A one percentage-point change in the discount rate would result in a change in pension expense for 2017 by approximately $0.1 million. A one percentage-point increase in the discount rate would have lowered the plans’ projected benefit obligation as of the end of 2016 by approximately $1.5 million; while a one percentage-point decrease in the discount rate would have raised the plans’ projected benefit obligation as of the end of 2016 by approximately $1.8 million.

Self-insurance liabilities: We are generally self-insured for product liability, environmental liability, medical claims and certain workers’ compensation claims. For product liability, catastrophic insurance coverage is retained for potentially significant individual claims. An estimated provision for claims reported and for claims incurred but not yet reported under the self-insurance programs is recorded and revised periodically based on industry trends, historical experience and management judgment. In addition, industry trends are considered within management’s judgment for valuing claims. Changes in assumptions for such matters as legal judgments and settlements, inflation rates, medical costs and actual experience could cause estimates to change in the near term. Changes in any of these factors could materially change our estimates for these self-insurance obligations causing a related increase or decrease in reported net operating results in the period of change in the estimate.

Inventory reserves: We write down inventory to the lower of cost or net realizable value, which includes an estimate for obsolescence or excess inventory based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Upon a subsequent sale or disposal of the impaired inventory, the corresponding reserve for impaired value is relieved to ensure that the cost basis of the inventory reflects any write-downs. An impairment in value of one percent of net inventories as of December 31, 2016 would result in additional expense of approximately $1.3 million.

Allowances for doubtful accounts: We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of our customers to make required payments. These allowances are based on both recent trends of certain customers estimated to be a greater credit risk as well as general trends of the entire customer pool. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. An impairment in value of one percent of net accounts receivable as of December 31, 2016 would require an increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts and would result in additional expense of approximately $1.0 million.

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accompanying financial statements have been allocated using the separate return method as if Hamilton Beach Holding was a separate taxpayer.

Tax law requires certain items to be included in the tax return at different times than the items are reflected in the financial statements. Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as depreciation expense. These temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities using currently enacted tax rates. The objective of accounting for income taxes is to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year, and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the provision for income taxes in the period that includes the enactment date. Management is required to estimate the timing of the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities, make assumptions about the future deductibility of deferred tax assets and assess deferred tax liabilities based on enacted law and tax rates for the appropriate tax jurisdictions to determine the amount of such deferred tax assets and liabilities. Changes in the calculated deferred tax assets and liabilities may occur in certain circumstances, including statutory income tax rate changes, statutory tax law changes, or changes in our structure or tax status.

Our tax assets, liabilities, and tax expense are supported by historical earnings and losses and our best estimates and assumptions of future earnings. We assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against our deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, both positive and negative, using a more likely than not standard. This assessment considers, among other matters, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. The assumptions about future taxable income require significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage the underlying businesses. When we determine, based on all available evidence, that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established.

Since significant judgment is required to assess the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns, the ultimate resolution of these events could result in adjustments to our financial statements and such adjustments could be material. We believe the current assumptions, judgments and other considerations used to estimate the current year accrued and deferred tax positions are appropriate. If the actual outcome of future tax consequences differs from these estimates and assumptions, due to changes or future events, the resulting change to the provision for income taxes could have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Hamilton Beach Holding is an operating holding company for two separate businesses that operate in the consumer, commercial and specialty small appliances market (HBB) and the specialty retail market (KC). Hamilton Beach Holding has no operations of its own, and only includes the required intercompany eliminations between HBB and KC. Selected consolidated results of Hamilton Beach Holding were as follows:

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The following table identifies, by segment, the components of change in Revenues, Operating profit (loss) and Net income (loss):

The components of change are discussed below in “Segment Results”.

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Hamilton Beach Holding - Before and After the Spin-off

Although Hamilton Beach Holding’s subsidiaries have entered into borrowing agreements, Hamilton Beach Holding has not guaranteed any borrowings of its subsidiaries. Dividends from its subsidiaries (to the extent permitted by its subsidiaries’ borrowing agreements) will be used to enable Hamilton Beach Holding to pay dividends to stockholders. Hamilton Beach Holding declared a $35 million dividend payable to NACCO prior to the spin-off. Payment of the dividend will be funded by additional borrowings under the HBB Facility, which under Amendment No. 5 to the HBB Facility, has been excluded from the covenants.

Contractual Obligations, Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

As a holding company, Hamilton Beach Holding has no contractual obligations, contingent liabilities and commitments.

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As a holding company, Hamilton Beach Holding has not entered into any off balance sheet financing arrangements. See HBB and KC’s contractual obligations tables in the HBB and KC segment results.

Capital Structure

Hamilton Beach Holding’s consolidated capital structure at June 30, 2017 compared with both June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2016 compared with December 31, 2015 is presented below:

June 30, 2017 Compared with June 30, 2016

June 30, 2017 Compared with December 31, 2016

December 31, 2016 Compared with December 31, 2015

The components of change are discussed below in “Segment Results”.

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OUTLOOK

Looking forward and taking into account the additional expenses associated with becoming a public company, Hamilton Beach Holding is expected to have ongoing annual incremental expenses of up to $3 million pre-tax. These expenses will commence on completion of the spin-off of Hamilton Beach Holding when the normal and customary expenses associated with being a public company are expected to be incurred, such as expenses related to its public reporting obligations, directors fees and insurance. In addition, Hamilton Beach Holding expects to incur up to $2.5 million in spin-related costs in the third quarter of 2017.

SEGMENT RESULTS

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

HBB’s business is seasonal and a majority of revenues and operating profit typically occurs in the second half of the year when sales of small electric appliances to retailers and consumers increase significantly for the fall holiday-selling season.

Financial Review

Operating Results

Second Quarter of 2017 Compared with Second Quarter of 2016

The results of operations for HBB were as follows for the three months ended June 30:

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The following table identifies the components of change in revenues for the second quarter of 2017 compared with the second quarter of 2016:

Revenues for the second quarter of 2017 were comparable to the second quarter of 2016 as an increase in sales volumes was partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency movements.

The following table identifies the components of change in operating profit for the second quarter of 2017 compared with the second quarter of 2016:

HBB’s operating profit increased $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the second quarter of 2016 as a result of $0.5 million in increased revenues and a $0.9 million decrease in cost of goods sold, both of which contributed to the increase in gross profit, which was partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

The decrease in cost of goods sold and the improvement in gross margin, which was 21.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared with 20.2% in the second quarter of 2016, resulted primarily from $1.4 million in lower product costs as well as a $0.6 million favorable shift in sales mix to higher-margin and higher-priced products. These favorable changes were partially offset by $0.5 million in higher transportation, warehouse and product liability costs within cost of goods sold, as well as increased Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to $0.9 million of higher employee-related costs. The increase in employee-related costs was primarily due to higher salaries and hourly compensation.

HBB’s Interest expense, Other income, net, Income tax expense and the effective income tax rates, 37.3% and 36.5%, respectively, were comparable in the second quarter of 2017 and the second quarter of 2016. HBB recognized net income of $3.2 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared with net income of $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2016, primarily due to the factors affecting operating profit.

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First Six Months of 2017 Compared with First Six Months of 2016

The results of operations for HBB were as follows for the six months ended June 30: