<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000106640-20-000026.txt : 20200218
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000106640-20-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200218
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200218

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000106640
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES [3630]
		IRS NUMBER:				381490038
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03932
		FILM NUMBER:		20626112

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CNTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2699235000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WHIRLPOOL SEEGER CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710824
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<div><a name="s5d84cdd6ebdd4dcdab9bfdb75b50f2a6"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:3px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font 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LaClair as an independent director nominee to stand for election at its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. LaClair is the Chief Financial Officer of Ally Financial (&#8220;Ally&#8221;) and a member of Ally&#8217;s executive council. As CFO, her responsibilities include oversight of Ally&#8217;s finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, investor relations, modeling and analytics and supply chain.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release announcing Ms. LaClair&#8217;s nomination is attached and incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:98.828125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:16%;"></td><td style="width:84%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="exb99122182020.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Press Release dated February 18, 2020</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 104</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Website Disclosure</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We routinely post important information for investors on our website, whirlpoolcorp.com, in the "Investors" section. We also intend to update the Hot Topics Q&amp;A portion of this webpage as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investors section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our webpage is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="se9175df9035140a38bf761e2e3c299ca"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:15px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Date: February 18, 2020 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;text-indent:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/  BRIDGET K. 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<div><a name="s2b4f8ce383a94ff4ac6c75a18727fe79"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;"><img src="captureb05.jpg" alt="captureb05.jpg" style="height:41px;width:122px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Contact: Whirlpool Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Media: 269-923-7405</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">Media@Whirlpool.com</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">Whirlpool Corporation nominates Jennifer LaClair </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">to 2020 Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Feb. 18, 2020 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">- Whirlpool Corporation announced that Jennifer LaClair has been nominated for election to its Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 21, 2020.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">LaClair is the Chief Financial Officer of Ally Financial and a member of the firm&#8217;s executive council. As CFO, her responsibilities include oversight of Ally&#8217;s finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, investor relations, modeling and analytics and supply chain. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Jenn is a highly respected leader in the financial services industry. Her unique experience and perspective will be a valuable asset to the board of directors as Whirlpool Corporation forges ahead in our pursuit to constantly improve life at home,&#8221; said CEO Marc Bitzer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Prior to joining Ally Financial in December 2017, LaClair spent ten years at PNC Financial Services. Most recently, she served as the head of business banking where she was charged with setting strategy, driving performance and managing risk. Prior to this role she held a number of senior positions at the company and served as the chief financial officer across all of PNC&#8217;s business lines. Previously she was a consultant at McKinsey and Company, focused on strategy and operations.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Whirlpool Corporation&#8217;s ability to successfully navigate a dynamic environment by leveraging its iconic brands and global scale to deliver innovative products to its customers has been truly impressive,&#8221; said LaClair. &#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled to be nominated to join the board of a company with a strong customer focus and a terrific culture.  I look forward to sharing my financial and operational experience to help guide Whirlpool Corporation as it executes on its strategic priorities.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">LaClair&#8217;s nomination marks the first time in Whirlpool Corporation history that the slate of board nominees will have four women members. Achieving 30 percent female representation on the Board of Directors reinforces Whirlpool&#8217;s commitment to Inclusion &amp; Diversity, which has been a core value of the company for decades. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Board members William D. Perez and Michael F. Johnston will be retiring at the end of their term after 10 and 16 years of service, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;I&#8217;d like to thank William D. Perez and Michael F. Johnston, for their considerable contribution to Whirlpool Corporation during their respective time on the Board of Directors,&#8221; said Bitzer. &#8220;Their leadership carried Whirlpool through significant milestones that drove our company to the leading position we hold today.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Current members of the board that have also been nominated for re-election are Marc R. Bitzer,  Samuel R. Allen, Greg Creed, Gary T. DiCamillo, Diane M. Dietz, Gerri T. Elliott, John D. Liu, James M. Loree, Harish Manwani, Patricia K. Poppe, Larry O. Spencer, Michael D. White.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">About Whirlpool Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the leading major appliance manufacturer in the world, with approximately $20 billion in annual sales, 77,000 employees and 59 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2019. The company markets</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Whirlpool</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">KitchenAid</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Maytag</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Consul</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Brastemp</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Amana</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Bauknecht</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">JennAir</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;">Indesit</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found at</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">whirlpoolcorp.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Additional Information</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:20px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Whirlpool Corporation (&#8220;Whirlpool&#8221;)  plans to file a proxy statement and accompanying solicitation materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). The proxy statement will contain important information about Whirlpool, the Annual Meeting, and related matters. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement and the accompanying solicitation materials when they become available because these documents will contain important information.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:22px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Whirlpool, its directors, and certain of its executive officers and other agents may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting. Information regarding the names of Whirlpool&#8217;s directors, nominees, and executive officers and their respective interests in Whirlpool is set forth in Whirlpool&#8217;s annual report on Form 10-K and will be set forth in the proxy statement and accompanying solicitation materials and in their respective Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC after the date set forth in the proxy statement. These documents (when they become available), are available free of charge on the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov or by visiting Whirlpool&#8217;s Investor Relations website at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">investors.whirlpoolcorp.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</div></body>
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