WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (NYSE:WHR) Files An 8-K Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit PlansItem 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On April 26, 2018, Whirlpool Corporation (the “Company”) received a notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 from the plan administrator of the Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The notice is required due to the record keeper for the 401(k) Plan needing to temporarily suspend activity in the 401(k) Plan’s Whirlpool Stock Fund in order to process in the 401(k) Plan the Company’s recently commenced modified Dutch auction tender offer. On April 30, 2018, the Company sent to its directors and executive officers the notice required by Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation BTR (Blackout Trading Restriction), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Whirlpool common stockholders or other interested persons may obtain, without charge, the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period (during the blackout period and for a period of two years after the ending date of the blackout period) by contacting: Bridget Quinn, Assistant General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Whirlpool Corporation, 2000 M-63 North, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022-2692, or calling at (269) 923-5000.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d): The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
See Exhibit Index.
Exhibit Index
WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exhibit991noticetodirector.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit Exhibit 99.1MEMORANDUMTo: Directors and Section 16 Officers of Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool” or the “Company”)From: Bridget QuinnDate: April 30,…To view the full exhibit click here
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.
