Form 8-K

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) July 21, 2005

 

 

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 M63 North, 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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On July 21, 2005, the registrant announced its second-quarter 2005 net earnings of $96 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to $106 million, or $1.53 per diluted share in the same period last year. A copy of the press release is attached as hereto as an Exhibit to this report.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1   Press release dated July 21, 2005

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: July 21, 2005   By:  

/s/ Robert T. Kenagy

    Name:   Robert T. Kenagy
    Title:   Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

 

99.1   Press release dated July 21, 2005