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) January 16, 2012
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3932 | 38-1490038 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2000 M-63 North, Benton Harbor, Michigan |
49022-2692 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(269) 923-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Whirlpool Corporation previously announced that Larry M. Venturelli, its current Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, would succeed Roy W. Templin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, upon his retirement in 2012. On January 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of Whirlpool elected Mr. Venturelli to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Templin will serve as Executive Vice President until April 2012 in order to continue to assist Whirlpool in its year-end reporting and with other transitional items. No decisions have been made at this time with respect to compensation arrangements as a result of this transition, but any required compensation information will be disclosed by Whirlpool once determined.
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: January 17, 2012 | By: | /s/ KIRSTEN J. HEWITT | ||||
| Name: | Kirsten J. Hewitt | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |||||