0001193125-11-223806.txt : 20110816 0001193125-11-223806.hdr.sgml : 20110816 20110816081012 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-223806 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110815 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110816 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000106640 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES [3630] IRS NUMBER: 381490038 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03932 FILM NUMBER: 111038739 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: WHIRLPOOL CNTR 2000 M 63 STREET 2: C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY CITY: BENTON HARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 49022-2692 BUSINESS PHONE: 6169235000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WHIRLPOOL CTR 2000 M 63 STREET 2: C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY CITY: BENTON HARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 49022-2692 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WHIRLPOOL SEEGER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710824 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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
 EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT:

Whirlpool Corporation

Media: Whirlpool Corporation Press Office, 269/923-7405

Media@Whirlpool.com

Financial: Angela Hersil, 269/923-2641

Investor_Relations@Whirlpool.com

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION APPOINTS HARISH MANWANI TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – August 15, 2011 – Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today the appointment of Harish Manwani, president of Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe at Unilever, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

“His proven business leadership makes Harish Manwani an outstanding addition to our board,” said Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool Corporation’s chairman and chief executive officer. “We expect his breadth of experience and guidance on business issues will be invaluable to our board of directors and Whirlpool Corporation.”

Manwani, 58, has served as president on the Unilever Executive Board since 2005, and has recently been appointed chief operating officer for Unilever effective September 2011. He joined Hindustan Unilever Limited in 1976 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including overseeing Unilever’s consumer goods businesses in Latin America, North America and Asia. He is also non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Manwani is an honors graduate of Mumbai University and holds a master’s degree in management studies. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of more than $18 billion in 2010, 71,000 employees, and 66 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. Additional information about the company can be found at www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

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