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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-058051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140219

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000106640
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES [3630]
		IRS NUMBER:				381490038
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03932
		FILM NUMBER:		14624046

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CNTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6169235000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WHIRLPOOL SEEGER CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710824
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February&nbsp;18, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;18, 2014, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Whirlpool
Corporation appointed Geraldine T. Elliott a Director of Whirlpool Corporation and a member of the Board&#146;s Human Resources Committee and Audit Committee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Elliott&#146;s compensation will be consistent with that of other nonemployee directors, consisting of an annual cash retainer in the amount of
$120,000, and annual equity compensation, to be paid in Whirlpool common stock, in the amount of $120,000. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the nonemployee director compensation program, Ms.&nbsp;Elliott received a grant of 1,000 shares of
Whirlpool common stock under the Amended and Restated 2010 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, upon her appointment to the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The press release
announcing the appointment of Ms.&nbsp;Elliott is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release dated February&nbsp;18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;19, 2014</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ KIRSTEN J. HEWITT</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right"><B>Whirlpool Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">Media:
Whirlpool Corporation Press Office, 269/923-7405 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">Media@Whirlpool.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Arial Narrow" ALIGN="right">Financial: Joe Lovechio, 269/923-2641 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WHIRLPOOL APPOINTS GERRI ELLIOTT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BENTON HARBOR, Mich. &#150; February&nbsp;18, 2014 &#150; </B>Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today the appointment of Geraldine
&#147;Gerri&#148; Elliott, executive vice president and chief customer officer at Juniper Networks, to its board of directors, effective immediately. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Gerri has exceptional information technology and leadership expertise, and we are delighted to welcome her to our board,&#148; said Jeff M. Fettig,
Whirlpool Corporation&#146;s chairman and chief executive officer. &#147;As we drive results in an increasingly digital economy, Gerri&#146;s strategic understanding of transformative digital technologies, as well as her global marketing, sales and
service experience, will be invaluable to our board of directors and Whirlpool Corporation.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elliott, 57, was appointed executive vice president and
chief customer officer of Juniper Networks in 2013, after prior roles as executive vice president and chief sales officer, and as executive vice president of strategic alliances. In January 2014, Elliott announced her personal decision to retire
from Juniper, effective later in the year. In her current role, she drives the strategic and operational objectives for the company&#146;s global marketing, sales, systems engineering, advanced technologies, channel partners, field operations and
customer service and support organizations. Elliott joined Juniper in 2009 from Microsoft Corporation, where she held a series of senior executive positions, including as corporate vice president of the company&#146;s Worldwide Public Sector
organization. Prior to joining Microsoft, Elliott spent 22 years at IBM Corporation, where she held executive and management positions in strategy development, services and consulting, product management and sales leadership. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elliott holds a bachelor&#146;s degree in International Politics from New York University. She serves on the
advisory boards for Catalyst and the Center for Executive Women Senior Leadership Program at Northwestern University&#146;s Kellogg School of Management. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Whirlpool Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whirlpool Corporation is the
world&#146;s leading global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual revenues of approximately $19 billion in 2013, 69,000 employees and 59 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets
<I>Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, Bauknecht</I> and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. Additional information about the company can be found at
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