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) February 18, 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 18, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Whirlpool Corporation appointed Geraldine T. Elliott a Director of Whirlpool Corporation and a member of the Board’s Human Resources Committee and Audit Committee.

Ms. Elliott’s compensation will be consistent with that of other nonemployee directors, consisting of an annual cash retainer in the amount of $120,000, and annual equity compensation, to be paid in Whirlpool common stock, in the amount of $120,000. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the nonemployee director compensation program, Ms. Elliott received a grant of 1,000 shares of Whirlpool common stock under the Amended and Restated 2010 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, upon her appointment to the Board.

The press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Elliott 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 February 18, 2014

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: February 19, 2014	By:	/s/ KIRSTEN J. HEWITT
		Name: Kirsten J. Hewitt
		Title: Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT:

Whirlpool Corporation

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

Media@Whirlpool.com

Financial: Joe Lovechio, 269/923-2641

Investor_Relations@Whirlpool.com

WHIRLPOOL APPOINTS GERRI ELLIOTT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – February 18, 2014 – Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today the appointment of Geraldine “Gerri” Elliott, executive vice president and chief customer officer at Juniper Networks, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

“Gerri has exceptional information technology and leadership expertise, and we are delighted to welcome her to our board,” said Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool Corporation’s chairman and chief executive officer. “As we drive results in an increasingly digital economy, Gerri’s strategic understanding of transformative digital technologies, as well as her global marketing, sales and service experience, will be invaluable to our board of directors and Whirlpool Corporation.”

Elliott, 57, was appointed executive vice president and chief customer officer of Juniper Networks in 2013, after prior roles as executive vice president and chief sales officer, and as executive vice president of strategic alliances. In January 2014, Elliott announced her personal decision to retire from Juniper, effective later in the year. In her current role, she drives the strategic and operational objectives for the company’s global marketing, sales, systems engineering, advanced technologies, channel partners, field operations and customer service and support organizations. Elliott joined Juniper in 2009 from Microsoft Corporation, where she held a series of senior executive positions, including as corporate vice president of the company’s Worldwide Public Sector organization. Prior to joining Microsoft, Elliott spent 22 years at IBM Corporation, where she held executive and management positions in strategy development, services and consulting, product management and sales leadership.

Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree in International Politics from New York University. She serves on the advisory boards for Catalyst and the Center for Executive Women Senior Leadership Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual revenues of approximately $19 billion in 2013, 69,000 employees and 59 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 http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

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