As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2008
No. 333- 149712
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 38 1490038 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Whirlpool Corporation
2000 North M 63, Benton Harbor, Michigan
49022 2962
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Whirlpool Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan II
(Full title of the Plan)
Robert J. LaForest, Esq.
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Whirlpool Corporation, Law Department
Mail Drop 2200, 2000 North M 63
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 2962
(Name and address of agent for service)
(269) 923 5020
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
Robert M. Hayward
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Termination of Registration
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-149712) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008, in order to effect the registration of plan interests under Whirlpool’s Executive Deferred Savings Plan II (the “Plan”). Whirlpool hereby removes from registration all of its plan interests registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Benton Harbor, State of Michigan on April 9, 2008.
| Whirlpool Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ DANIEL F. HOPP | |
| Name: | Daniel F. Hopp | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 9, 2008.
| Signature |
Title | |||
| /s/ JEFF M. FETTIG* Jeff M. Fettig |
Director Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
| /s/ MICHAEL A. TODMAN* |
Director and President, Whirlpool North America | |||
| Michael A. Todman | ||||
| /s/ ROY W. TEMPLIN* Roy W. Templin |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
| /s/ ANTHONY B. PETITT* |
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
| Anthony B. Petitt | ||||
| /s/ HERMAN CAIN* |
Director | |||
| Herman Cain | ||||
| /s/ GARY T. DICAMILLO* |
Director | |||
| Gary T. DiCamillo | ||||
| /s/ KATHLEEN J. HEMPEL* |
Director | |||
| Kathleen J. Hempel | ||||
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| Signature |
Title | |||
| /s/ MICHAEL F. JOHNSTON* |
Director | |||
| Michael F. Johnston | ||||
| /s/ WILLIAM T. KERR* |
Director | |||
| William T. Kerr | ||||
| /s/ ARNOLD G. LANGBO* |
Director | |||
| Arnold G. Langbo | ||||
| /s/ MILES L. MARSH* |
Director | |||
| Miles L. Marsh | ||||
| /s/ PAUL G. STERN* |
Director | |||
| Paul G. Stern | ||||
| /s/ JANICE D. STONEY* |
Director | |||
| Janice D. Stoney | ||||
| /s/ MICHAEL D. WHITE* |
Director | |||
| Michael D. White | ||||
| *By: /s/ DANIEL F. HOPP |
As Attorney-in-Fact | |||
| ATTORNEY-IN-FACT | ||||
| Daniel F. Hopp | ||||
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