Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 15, 2011

 

 

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-3932   38-1490038

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2000 M-63 North, Benton Harbor, Michigan   49022-2692

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

   (Zip Code)

(269) 923-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Appointment of New Directors

On August 15, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Harish Manwani a Director of Whirlpool Corporation (“Company”) and a member of the Board’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Manwani’s compensation will be similar to other non-employee directors of the Company, which is described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011.

The press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Manwani is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated August 15, 2011

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Date: August 16, 2011     By:  

/s/ ROBERT J. LAFOREST

    Name:   Robert J. LaForest
    Title:   Corporate Secretary