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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-372061
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141014
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141015
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141015

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:		141156571

	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:		2699235000

	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="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<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:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;October&nbsp;14, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;14, 2014, Whirlpool Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l.,
completed its acquisition (i)&nbsp;from Fineldo S.p.A. (&#147;Fineldo&#148;), a company incorporated under the laws of Italy, of 42.7% of the issued share capital of Indesit Company S.p.A., a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Italy
whose shares are listed on the stock market organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (&#147;<U>Indesit</U>&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;from Ms.&nbsp;Franca Carloni, Mr.&nbsp;Aristide Merloni, Mr.&nbsp;Andrea Merloni, Ms.&nbsp;Maria Paola Merloni,
Ms.&nbsp;Antonella Merloni, Ms.&nbsp;Ester Merloni, Fines S.p.A. and Mr.&nbsp;Vittorio Merloni (collectively, the &#147;Family&#148;), of 13.2% of Indesit&#146;s issued share capital. The Company previously completed its acquisition from
Ms.&nbsp;Claudia Merloni of 4.4% of Indesit&#146;s issued share capital. In the aggregate, the Company has acquired 60.4% of Indesit&#146;s issued share capital. This represents a 66.8% voting stake in Indesit, a position that allows the Company to
control both the ordinary and the extraordinary shareholders&#146; meetings of Indesit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement with Fineldo entered
into on July&nbsp;10, 2014, the aggregate purchase price for Fineldo&#146;s shares was &#128;536.9&nbsp;million (approximately $678.2 million based on the exchange rate as of September&nbsp;30, 2014). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement with the Family entered into on July&nbsp;10, 2014, the aggregate purchase price for the Family shares was
&#128;165.9&nbsp;million (approximately $209.5 million based on the exchange rate as of September&nbsp;30, 2014). Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement with Claudia Merloni entered into on July&nbsp;10, 2014, the aggregate purchase price for
Claudia Merloni&#146;s shares was &#128;55.3&nbsp;million (approximately $69.8 million based on the exchange rate as of September&nbsp;30, 2014). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company funded the aggregate purchase price for the shares through borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Long-Term Credit Agreement entered into on September&nbsp;26, 2014, by and among the Company, certain other borrowers, the lenders
referred to therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, BNP Paribas and Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;14, 2014,
the Company issued a press release announcing closing of the share acquisitions described above. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ KIRSTEN J. HEWITT</P></TD></TR>
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Relations: (269)&nbsp;923-2641 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">investor_relations@whirlpool.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Media: (269)&nbsp;923-7405 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">media@whirlpool.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Whirlpool Completes Purchase of Majority Interest in Indesit </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BENTON HARBOR, Mich. &#150; Oct. 14, 2014 &#150; </B>Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Whirlpool Italia
Holdings S.r.l., acquired a 56 percent stake in Indesit Company S.p.A. (BIT: IND), representing 61.9 percent of the voting stock of Indesit. Whirlpool acquired the shares under two share purchase agreements entered into on July&nbsp;10 with Fineldo
S.p.A. and members of the Merloni family. The acquisitions bring Whirlpool&#146;s stake in Indesit to 60.4 percent, representing 66.8 percent of the voting stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indesit Ukraine LLC, with operations representing approximately three percent of Indesit&#146;s 2013 revenues, will be held separately pending antitrust
clearance by the Ukrainian antitrust authority, which is expected to be obtained by the end of the year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The appliance market in Europe is
competitive and increasingly global. This transaction will build our market position and enable sustainable growth in the region,&#148; said Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and chief executive officer of Whirlpool Corporation. &#147;And with Indesit, we
have found a great fit, as both companies are complementary and focused on delivering quality and innovation to consumers.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We believe
consumers will benefit from our combined technology leadership, investments in innovation and a broad offering of products for their homes,&#148; said Marc Bitzer, president of North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Whirlpool
Corporation. &#147;This also is an exciting opportunity for our trade customers, given the complementary market positions, product offerings and distribution channels of Whirlpool and Indesit throughout Europe.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. will now commence the steps to launch a mandatory tender offer for the remainder of Indesit&#146;s outstanding shares, with
the intention to delist the company. The tender offer purchase price per share is equal to &#128;11.00/USD$13.89, based on exchange rates as of September&nbsp;30, 2014. This price is equal to the share purchase price agreed to by the parties under
the share purchase agreements and which was paid without adjustment. Additional information will be provided in the tender offer statement to be issued by Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. in compliance with Italian law. </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 sales 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. Additional information about the company can be found at <U>http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com</U>. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements in this press release relating to the Company&#146;s expectations following the acquisition of the Indesit shares constitute
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These statements reflect management&#146;s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press
release.&nbsp;Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not, or the times at or by which, events will
occur. Actual performance may differ materially from that expressed or implied in such statements. These statements rely on assumptions which may or may not be realized. Reference should be made to the factors discussed under &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; set forth in Whirlpool&#146;s periodic reports filed with the&nbsp;U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOTICE TO U.S. SHAREHOLDERS OF INDESIT COMPANY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
mandatory tender offer described in this announcement will be made for the shares of Indesit, an Italian company and is subject to Italian disclosure and procedural requirements, which are different from those of the United States. This announcement
is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Indesit. At the time the mandatory tender offer is commenced, Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. will disseminate the tender offer document as required by applicable law
and shareholders of Indesit should review such tender offer document carefully. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, in
accordance with normal Italian practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l., Indesit and their affiliates or brokers (acting as agents for Whirlpool Italia Holdings
S.r.l., Indesit or any of their respective affiliates, as applicable) have in the past purchased and may from time to time after the date of this announcement, and other than pursuant to the mandatory tender offer, directly or indirectly purchase,
or arrange to purchase, shares of Indesit or any securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for shares of Indesit. No such purchases have been made other than the purchase of 5,027,731 shares of Indesit by Whirlpool
Corporation on 17&nbsp;July 2014 and the purchase of 63,896,340 shares of Indesit by Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. on 14&nbsp;October 2014, each pursuant to agreements entered into and disclosed by press release on 10&nbsp;July 2014. Any such
purchases will not be made at prices higher than the offer purchase price unless the offer purchase price is increased accordingly. </P>
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information will be disclosed as required in Italy by means of a press release, pursuant to Art. 41, paragraph 2, letter c) of CONSOB resolution No.&nbsp;11971 of 14&nbsp;May 1999, as amended, or other means reasonably calculated to inform U.S.
shareholders of Indesit. In addition, the financial advisors to Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. and Indesit may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of Indesit, which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such
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