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) April 14, 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 8.01. Other Events.

On April 14, 2014, Whirlpool Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly dividend from 62.5 cents per share to 75 cents per share, effective for the dividend payable on June 15, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2014. The press release also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $500 million share repurchase authorization. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated April 14, 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: April 15, 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: 269/923-7405

Media@Whirlpool.com

Financial: Joe Lovechio, 269/923-2641

Investor_Relations@Whirlpool.com

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND 20% BASED ON STRONG

GROWTH AND MARGIN EXPANSION

$500 million share buyback authorization also announced

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — April 14, 2014 — The board of directors of Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) declared today a 20 percent increase in the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 75 cents per share from 62.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 15, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2014.

The company’s board of directors also approved a new $500 million share repurchase authorization. The company completed its previously authorized repurchase program in December 2013.

“I am pleased to announce that we are continuing to enhance returns to shareholders through a dividend increase and share repurchase program,” said Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and chief executive officer of Whirlpool Corporation. “Our record 2013 earnings performance delivered revenue growth and margin expansion with our industry-leading brands and innovative products. These moves underscore our confidence in our long-term growth and innovation strategies and expected strong performance in 2014.”

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales 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. Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

Whirlpool Additional Information

This document contains forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those statements. For information about the factors that could cause such differences, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, including the information set forth under the caption “Risk Factors.”

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