WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (NYSE:WHR) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on April 24, 2018, Whirlpool Corporation (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a purchase agreement with Nidec Corporation to sell the Company’s Embraco business unit, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of all necessary antitrust approvals. Antitrust approvals have been received in the U.S., Brazil and China, and are awaited in Europe and certain other jurisdictions.
On March 8, 2019, the Company filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to compel Nidec to take all actions necessary to ensure that required regulatory approvals are obtained in time to close the transaction by the initial closing deadline of April 24, 2019. The Company remains confident that the transaction will close and remains committed to taking all actions in the Company’s best interests to close by the initial closing deadline. The Company believes the lawsuit will expedite the process to achieve closing by this deadline. If closing does not occur by the initial closing deadline, the original agreement permits closing up to six months later.
Whirlpool Corporation Additional Information
Certain statements in this current report relating to the Company’s expectations for transaction closing and the Company’s belief that the lawsuit will expedite the process to achieve closing constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this current report. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not, or the times at or by which, events will occur. Actual performance may differ materially from that expressed or implied in such statements.
Reference should also be made to the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this current report are based upon what are believed to be reasonable assumptions, investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be material. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this current report and, except as expressly required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.
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About WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (NYSE:WHR)
Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. The Company manufactures products in approximately 15 countries and markets products around the world under brand names, such as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air and Indesit. The Company’s segments include North America, Latin America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia. The Company manufactures and markets a line of home appliances and related products. Its principal products are laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers and other portable household appliances. It also produces hermetic compressors for refrigeration systems. In the United States, it market and distribute products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Roper, Admiral, Affresh and Gladiator brand names primarily to retailers, distributors and builders.
