0001193125-12-322236.txt : 20120730 0001193125-12-322236.hdr.sgml : 20120730 20120730151254 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-322236 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120730 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20120730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120730 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: 12993380 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 d387796d8k.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) July 30, 2012

 

 

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)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) issued an affirmative preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation of large residential washers from South Korea and Mexico, which was initiated by a petition filed by Whirlpool Corporation. Final decisions on these matters by the DOC and the U.S. International Trade Commission, following completion of their investigations, are currently expected in the first half of 2013.

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that speak only as of this date. We disclaim any obligation to update these statements. Many risks, contingencies and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Information concerning various risks, contingencies and uncertainties can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent annual report on Form 10-K (including in the section captioned “Risk Factors”), quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K.

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: July 30, 2012    By:     /s/ KIRSTEN J. HEWITT
      Name: Kirsten J. Hewitt
      Title: Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary