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) September 11, 2015
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3932 | 38-1490038 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2000 North M-63, Benton Harbor, Michigan |
49022-2692 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (269) 923-5000
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 11, 2015, Whirlpool Corporation issued an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.8 of the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers disclosing that, subject to limited reservations, it does not intend to make a firm offer for AGA Rangemaster Group plc (“AGA”) and that it is withdrawing its proposal for a possible acquisition of AGA.
The information included in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
| Date: September 11, 2015 | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Bridget K. Quinn | |||||
| Name: | Bridget K. Quinn | |||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary and Group Counsel | |||||