UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): March 3, 2017

      Welbilt, Inc.      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2227 Welbilt Boulevard, New Port Richey, Florida 34655

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

(727) 375-7010

(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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 3, 2017, Welbilt, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to effect a change of the Company’s name from “Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.” to “Welbilt, Inc.,” effective as of March 3, 2017 (the “Name Change”). The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Certificate of Amendment effecting the Name Change is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Effective March 3, 2017, in connection with the Name Change, the Company also amended and restated its bylaws, by substituting “Welbilt, Inc.” for “Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.” in Section 1.1 of Article I and Section 7.3 of Article VII. The Amendments to the Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

On March 6, 2017, shares of the Company commenced trading under a new New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol, “WBT,” and a new CUSIP number, 949090 104.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 6, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2016, among the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as syndication agent, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, as co-documentation agents and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (the “Credit Agreement”).

The Amendment decreased the interest rate margins that apply to the senior secured term loan B facility from 4.75% to 3.00% per annum for Eurocurrency Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and from 3.75% to 2.00% per annum for ABR Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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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.

WELBILT, INC.

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FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT

Dated as of March 3, 2017