Item 8.01. Other Events

On July 5, 2022, Welbilt, Inc. (the "Company") elected to redeem all of its outstanding 9.500% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") pursuant to a notice of conditional redemption under the indenture governing the Notes. The redemption, which is expected to take place on August 4, 2022, is conditioned upon the consummation of the acquisition of the Company pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 14, 2021, among the Company, Ali Holding S.r.l., an Italian società a responsabilità limitata ("Ali"), Ali Group North America Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ali ("Acquiror"), and Ascend Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror. There can be no assurances as to when or if such condition will be satisfied.

Information included herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual events, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the events and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The reader is directed to the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties.


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