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Whirlpool Corporation has priced a private offering of $1.0 billion of 7.500% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2031 and $1.0 billion of 7.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2034, upsized from $750 million of each series. The notes are being sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. investors under Regulation S.
Closing is expected on June 16, 2026, contingent on Whirlpool’s new asset-based revolving credit facility. Whirlpool plans to use the net proceeds, together with borrowings under that facility, to fund a tender offer and related actions for its 1.250% Senior Notes due 2026 and 1.100% Senior Notes due 2027, repay its existing unsecured revolving credit facility, and pay related fees and expenses.
Whirlpool Corporation plans a private offering of $750 million of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2031 and $750 million of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2034. The company expects to use the proceeds, along with borrowings under a new asset-based revolving credit facility, to fund a cash tender offer for its subsidiary’s €500,000,000 1.250% Senior Notes due 2026 and €600,000,000 1.100% Senior Notes due 2027, to satisfy and discharge any remaining notes, repay amounts outstanding under its existing unsecured revolver, and pay related fees and expenses.
Whirlpool has commenced the tender offer and a related consent solicitation for the 2027 notes, offering an early tender premium of €50 per €1,000 principal amount to holders who tender by the early deadline. In 2025, Whirlpool reported approximately $16 billion in annual net sales, with close to 90% generated in the Americas.
Whirlpool Corporation reported a weak first quarter of 2026, swinging to a GAAP net loss of $85 million and a net earnings margin of (2.6)% on net sales of $3.27 billion, down 9.6% from 2025. GAAP diluted EPS was $(1.43), and ongoing EPS was $(0.56) as higher restructuring costs and softer demand weighed on results.
Free cash flow was $(896) million as operating cash flow declined and capital spending continued. For full-year 2026, Whirlpool guides to about $15.0 billion in net sales, GAAP EPS of $2.45–$2.95, ongoing EPS of $3.00–$3.50, operating cash flow of about $700 million, and free cash flow of over $300 million. The company plans structural cost reductions of over $150 million, debt reduction of over $900 million, a transition to an approximately $2.25 billion asset-based revolver, and has suspended its common dividend while prioritizing debt paydown.
Whirlpool Corporation reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of stockholders held on April 21, 2026. Stockholders elected 12 directors, including Marc R. Bitzer and Mary Ellen Adcock, to terms expiring in 2027 or until successors are elected and qualified.
Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, with 26,813,220 votes for, 11,498,460 against, and 333,837 abstentions, plus broker non-votes. In addition, they ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 with 46,613,244 votes for.
The company reiterated that it routinely posts important investor information, including potential Regulation FD disclosures, in the Investors section and Hot Topics Q&A portion of its website, which is not incorporated by reference into this report.
Whirlpool Corporation filed a current report describing the finalized separation terms for James Peters, its former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and President, Whirlpool Asia. His employment ended on March 30, 2026 under a Waiver and Release Agreement.
Under this agreement, Mr. Peters will receive $3,046,500 in severance, paid in two installments, with the second scheduled for March 2027. He remains eligible for a prorated 2026 annual incentive based on Company performance and for vesting of 20,000 restricted stock units on March 1, 2028. These benefits depend on his waiver of claims, adherence to two-year restrictive covenants, and an ongoing cooperation obligation.
Whirlpool Corporation reported that Executive Vice President James Peters has decided to resign from the company effective March 30, 2026. He had previously stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and President, Whirlpool Asia effective December 31, 2025 as part of the company’s ongoing talent planning process.
Whirlpool also reminded investors that it routinely shares important information in the Investors section of its website, including a Hot Topics Q&A area that may be used for material disclosures under Regulation FD, in addition to its press releases and other public communications.