Safe Harbor Statement The following information includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any and all statements regarding the Company’s expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, capital expenditures, products, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans, goals and objectives of management for future operations, as well as statements that include words such as “anticipate,” “if,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and readers must recognize that actual results may differ materially from the expectations of the Company’s management. The Company does not undertake a duty to update such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, changes in the sales prices, product mix or levels of consumer purchases of small electric household and specialty housewares appliances; changes in consumer retail and credit markets, including the increasing volume of transactions made through third-party internet sellers; bankruptcy of or loss of major retail customers or suppliers; changes in costs, including transportation costs, of sourced products; delays in delivery of sourced products; changes in or unavailability of quality or cost effective suppliers; exchange rate fluctuations, changes in the import tariffs and monetary and other changes in the regulatory climate in the countries in which Hamilton Beach Brands buys, operates and/or sells products; product liability, regulatory actions or other litigation, warranty claims or returns of products; customer acceptance of, changes in costs of, or delays in the development of new products; increased competition, including consolidation within the industry; shift in consumer shopping patterns, gasoline prices, weather conditions, the level of consumer confidence and disposable income as a result of economic conditions, unemployment rates or other events or conditions that may adversely affect the level of customer purchases of our products; changes mandated by federal, state and other regulation, including tax, health, safety or environmental legislation; decreased levels of consumer visits to brick and mortar stores; increased competition, including through online channels; shift in consumer shopping patterns, gasoline prices, weather conditions, the level of consumer confidence and disposable income as a result of economic conditions, unemployment rates or other events or conditions that may adversely affect the number of customers visiting Kitchen Collection ® stores; changes in the sales prices, product mix or levels of consumer purchases of kitchenware and small electric appliances; changes in costs, including transportation costs, of inventory; delays in delivery or the unavailability of inventory; customer acceptance of new products; the anticipated impact of the opening of new stores, the ability to renegotiate existing leases and effectively and efficiently close under-performing stores; changes in import tariffs and monetary policies and other changes in the regulatory climate in the countries in which Kitchen Collection operates and/or buys and sells products; and other risks identified in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 1 |