Sec Form 13G Filing - GREENHAVEN ASSOCIATES INC filing for WHIRLPOOL CORPWHIRLPOOL CORP - 2022-04-27

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

  

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No.         )*

 

Whirlpool Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

963320106

(CUSIP Number)

 

April 26, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

☒

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

☐

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

☐

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

  

 

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)	Greenhaven Associates, Inc. 13-3436799
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) ☐ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION	New York State

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	895,445
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	1,938,164
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	895,445
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	2,833,609

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	2,833,609
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9	5.04%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON	IA

  

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G

 

Instructions for Cover Page

 

(1)  Names of Reporting Persons - Furnish the full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed - i.e., each person required to sign the schedule itself - including each member of a group. Do not include the name of a person required to be identified in the report but who is not a reporting person.

 

(2)  If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held as a member of a group and that membership is expressly affirmed, please check row 2(a). If the reporting person disclaims membership in a group or describes a relationship with other person but does not affirm the existence of a group, please check row 2(b) [unless it is a joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) in which case it may not be necessary to check row 2(b)].

 

(3) The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.

 

(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization - Furnish citizenship if the named reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise, furnish place of organization.

 

(5)-(9), (11) Aggregated Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person, etc. - Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11) are to be completed in accordance with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G. All percentages are to be rounded off to the nearest tenth (one place after decimal point).

 

(12) Type of Reporting Person -

 

Category		Symbol
Broker Dealer		BD
Bank		BK
Insurance Company		IC
Investment Company		IV
Investment Adviser		IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund, or Endowment Fund		EP
Parent Holding Company/Control Person		HC
Savings Association		SA
Church Plan		CP
Corporation		CO
Partnership		PN
Individual		IN
Other		OO

 

Notes:

 

Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are needed, one reporting person per page.

 

Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or TO) by appropriate cross references to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may only be used where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure required by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a cover page item will result in the item becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly being considered as “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act.

 

Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements by filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed facsimiles, provided the documents filed have identical formats to the forms prescribed in the Commission’s regulations and meet existing Securities Exchange Act rules as to such matters as clarity and size (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).

 

 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to solicit the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain security holders of certain issuers.

 

Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory. The information will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This statement will be made a matter of public record. Therefore, any information given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.

 

Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can use it for a variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental authorities or securities self-regulatory organizations for investigatory purposes or in connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws or other civil, criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions.

 

Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule may result in civil or criminal action against the persons involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and rules promulgated thereunder.

 

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 

A.

Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) containing the information required by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14 following the calendar year covered by the statement or within the time specified in Rules 13d-1(b)(2) and 13d-2(c). Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) shall be filed within the time specified in Rules 13d-1(c), 13d- 2(b) and 13d-2(d). Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) shall be filed not later than February 14 following the calendar year covered by the statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1(d) and 13d-2(b).

 

B.

Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules under section 13(f) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as that covered by a statement on this schedule may be incorporated by reference in response to any of the items of this schedule. If such information is incorporated by reference in this schedule, copies of the relevant pages of such form shall be filed as an exhibit to this schedule.

 

C.

The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without referring to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.

 

 

Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer

Whirlpool Corporation

 

(b)

Offices

2000 North M-63 

Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692

 

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing

Greenhaven Associates, Inc. 13-3436799

 

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

3 Manhattanville Road 

Purchase, NY 10577

 

(c)

Citizenship

Greenhaven Associates, Inc. is incorporated in New York State. Greenhaven’s shareholders and executives all are citizens of the United States of America.

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock

 

(e)

CUSIP Number

963320106

 

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

	(a)	☐	A broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
	(b)	☐	A bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(c)	☐	An insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(d)	☐	An investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).;
	(e)	☒	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	☐	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	☐	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	☐	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J; and
	(k)	☐	A group, in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K). ). If a member of the group is filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

 

 

Item 4. Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: 2,833,609

 

(b)

Percent of class:5.04%

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 895,445

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,938,164

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 895,445

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,833,609

 

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Greenhaven Associates Inc. (Greenhaven), an Investment Advisory firm, has investment discretion with respect to the securities to which this statement relates.  Greenhaven has sole power to vote 895,445 common shares of Whirlpool Corporation.  All other shares are owned by clients of Greenhaven. Clients of Greenhaven have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from, the sale of common stock of Whirlpool Corporation. No one person’s interest in the common stock is more than five percent of the total outstanding common stock of Whirlpool Corporation.

 

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

 

Not applicable

 

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

Not applicable

 

 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not applicable

 

Item 10. Certification

 

(a) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to § 240.13d-1(b):

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

 

(b) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), or if the statement is filed pursuant to § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K) and a member of the group is a non-U.S. institution eligible to file pursuant to § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J):

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to [insert particular category of institutional investor] is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

 

(c) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to § 240.13d-1(c):

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

	4/27/2022
	Date
	Edgar Wachenheim III
	Signature
	Chairman & CEO
	Name/Title

 

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, Provided, however, That a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

 

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties for whom copies are to be sent.

 

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)