UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~May 2110, 2022

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Welbilt, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-37548	47-4625716
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2227 Welbilt Boulevard, New Port Richey, Florida 34655

(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)

(727) 375-7010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value

WBT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~. Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Conditions.

~~(e)~~ On ~~April 21~~May 10, 2022, ~~the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of~~ Welbilt, Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”) approved~~ a ~~special~~press ~~cash~~release ~~bonus~~announcing ~~arrangement~~its ~~(the~~financial ~~“Transaction~~results ~~Bonus”)~~ for ~~Jennifer Gudenkauf,~~ the ~~Company’s~~quarter ~~Executive~~ended ~~Vice~~March 31, ~~President and Chief Human Resource Officer~~2022. The ~~Transaction~~full ~~Bonus~~text ~~is to be paid in cash within 30 days after, and contingent upon, the closing~~ of the ~~sale~~press ofrelease ~~the Company’s Manitowoc Ice division. Payment of the Transaction Bonus~~ is ~~contingent~~furnished onherewith ~~Ms.~~as ~~Gudenkauf’s continued employment through the closing of the sale, unless she is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~The amount of the cash bonus will depend on the purchase price~~ and ~~will range between $25,000 (if a minimum threshold~~ is ~~achieved)~~incorporated ~~and~~herein ~~$250,000. The Transaction Bonus is also contingent on the execution~~ by Msreference. ~~Gudenkauf of a transaction bonus agreement, which will contain detailed terms and conditions of the grant.~~

The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release dated May 10, 2022, regarding the earnings of Welbilt, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
101						Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language ("iXBRL")
104						Cover page interactive data file (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

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.

	WELBILT, INC.
Date: April 25, 2022	By:	/s/ Joel H. Horn
Date: May 10, 2022	By:	/s/ Martin D. Agard
		Joel H. Horn
		Martin D. Agard
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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