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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 17, 2017
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 8.01. Other Events.
On April 17, 2017, Whirlpool Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend from $1.00 per share to $1.10 per share, effective for the dividend payable on June 15, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 19, 2017.
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 17, 2017 |
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: April 17, 2017 | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ BRIDGET K. QUINN | ||
Name: | Bridget K. Quinn | ||
Title: | Corporate Secretary and Group Counsel | ||