UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14 (a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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| ¨ | Preliminary Proxy Statement | ¨ | CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY RULE 14A-6 (E) (2)) |
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| ¨ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to (S) 240.14a-11(c) or (S) 240.14a-12 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person (s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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Notes:
Reg. (S) 240.14a-101
SEC 1913 (3–99)
The following notice will appear on Whirlpool Corporations’s corporate intranet site:
Whirlpool stockholders: Vote your shares
Whirlpool Corporation’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on April 16, 2013. Employees who own Whirlpool Corporation stock through a broker will receive instructions from their brokers about how to vote their shares. Employees who own stock through the Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or who are registered stockholders have received or will be receiving an email from id@proxyvote.com with the subject line: Confidential: To Be Opened By Addressee Only — WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Annual Meeting. The email will direct you to the website. It includes a control number and further instructions about how to vote. Employees who hold stock through the 401(k) Plan must vote by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Employees who are registered holders may vote through April 15, 2013.
What is the annual meeting of stockholders?
Whirlpool Corporation holds its annual meeting of stockholders every April on the third Tuesday of the month. At the meeting, stockholders receive an update on the state of the business and are able to cast their votes on items such as election of directors and other proposals.
What is the proxy statement?
The company’s board of directors encourages shareholders to vote their shares by proxy so that shareholders’ interests are fully represented whether or not the shareholders are at the annual meeting to vote in person. The annual proxy statement discloses information about the company and the annual meeting of stockholders, including the company’s financial performance, board members’ qualifications, executive compensation and stockholder proposals that are up for vote.
Whirlpool Corporation, its directors and executive officers and certain other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies. Information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).