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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ | dex991.htm |
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 27, 2011
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3932 | 38-1490038 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2000 North M-63, Benton Harbor, Michigan | 49022-2692 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(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:
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On April 27, 2011, Whirlpool Corporation issued a press release providing information regarding earnings for the first quarter of 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K 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 this Form 8-K 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.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 27, 2011 | |
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.
| WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: April 27, 2011 | By: | /s/ ROY W. TEMPLIN | ||
| Name: | Roy W. Templin | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||