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 | |||||