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 21, 2015

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)

(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:

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 21, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Whirlpool Corporation (the “Corporation”) elected James Peters, 45, to the position of Corporate Controller, effective June 1, 2015. In this position, he will serve as the principal accounting officer of the Corporation.

Mr. Peters joined the Corporation in 2004 as Director, Corporate Accounting and Finance, and has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Whirlpool North America since 2010. In the interim period, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility, including two years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Peters was an Internal Audit Manager for Limited Brands and a Consulting Manager for Ernst & Young.

Material terms of the compensation arrangement for Mr. Peters are not expected to change as a result of this appointment.

Mr. Peters succeeds Christopher J. Kuehn, who is assuming the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Whirlpool North America, effective June 1, 2015.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 21, 2015, the Corporation held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the Corporation’s proxy statement dated March 6, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”). The results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

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.