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): November 21, 2014
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)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 21, 2014, Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. (“Whirlpool Italia”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, announced in Italy the provisional results for its mandatory tender offer for the remaining outstanding shares of Indesit Company S.p.A (“Indesit”). Following the last day of the offer period, Whirlpool Italia announced it had received tenders for a number of shares equal to 91.4% of the total shares available for purchase in the mandatory tender offer, which would, at settlement, increase Whirlpool Italia’s aggregate ownership interest in Indesit’s issued share capital to 97.4%.
This information is provisional in nature and should not be considered final until the announcement of final results of the tender offer. This information is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.
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 | ||||
| November 21, 2014 | By: | /s/ LARRY M. VENTURELLI | ||
| Name: Larry M. Venturelli | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||