{"url_path":"/sec/whr/8-k/2026-06-01/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/0001193125-26-250029-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-250029","cik":"0000106640","ticker":"WHR","issuer_name":"WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/0001193125-26-250029-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000106640","primary_entity_name":"WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/"},"word_count":412,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01\n\nOther Events\n\nOn June 1, 2026, Whirlpool Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the proposed offering of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $750 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes” and, together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “Notes Offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release announcing the Notes Offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.\n\nAlso on June 1, 2026, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all outstanding 1.250% Senior Notes due 2026 (Common Code 151414915 and ISIN No. XS1514149159) (the “2026 Existing Notes”) and 1.100% Senior Notes due 2027 (Common Code 171661617 and ISIN No. XS1716616179) (the “2027 Existing Notes” and, together with the 2026 Existing Notes, the “Existing Notes”) of Whirlpool Finance Luxembourg S.à r.l. (“Whirlpool Luxembourg”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is also soliciting consents from registered holders of the 2027 Existing Notes to a proposed amendment to the indenture governing the Existing Notes (the “Existing Notes Indenture”) to accelerate Whirlpool Luxembourg’s ability to satisfy and discharge the Existing Notes Indenture with respect to the 2027 Existing Notes (the “Consent Solicitation”). A copy of the press release announcing the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.\n\nThis Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall it constitute an offer to sell, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of the securities would be made only by means of a confidential offering memorandum. These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws."}