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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-15-002342
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150217
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150217

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:		15618205

	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="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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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) February&nbsp;17, 2015 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>38-1490038</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Benton Harbor, Michigan</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;17, 2015, Indesit Company S.p.A. (<I>societ&agrave; per azioni</I> under the laws of the Republic of Italy) (the
&#147;Issuer<B>&#148;</B>), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that the Issuer commenced a consent solicitation to amend certain provisions of the &#128;300,000,000
4.50% Guaranteed Notes due April&nbsp;16, 2018 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Indesit Company Luxembourg S.A. so that the terms and conditions of the Notes are better aligned to the terms and conditions of
notes and bonds issued by the Company. If the proposed amendments to the terms of the Notes are approved, Whirlpool Corporation will become a guarantor of the Notes. A copy of the Issuer&#146;s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Form&nbsp;8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities have not
been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The securities are being offered only outside the United States to certain investors in offshore transactions in
reliance on Regulation S, and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, &#147;U.S. persons&#148;, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or local securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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
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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/ Larry M. Venturelli</P></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="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Indesit S.p.A. announces a consent solicitation in respect of its outstanding EUR 300,000,000 4.50&nbsp;per cent. Guaranteed Notes due
26&nbsp;April 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>17&nbsp;February 2015.</I> Indesit Company S.p.A. (<I>societ&agrave; per azioni</I> under the laws of the Republic of Italy)
(the <B>Issuer</B>) today announced that it has commenced soliciting consents from holders (the <B>Noteholders</B>) of its outstanding &#128;300,000,000 4.50&nbsp;per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 26&nbsp;April 2018 unconditionally and irrevocably
guaranteed by Indesit Company Luxembourg S.A. (the <B>Luxembourg Guarantor</B>) (ISIN: XS0923605470) (the <B>Notes</B>) with respect to certain amendments to (i)&nbsp;the terms and conditions of the Notes (the <B>Conditions</B>) (ii)&nbsp;the trust
deed constituting the Notes dated 26&nbsp;April 2013 between the Issuer, the Luxembourg Guarantor and BNP Paribas Trust Corporation UK Limited as trustee (the <B>Trust Deed</B>) and (iii)&nbsp;the agency agreement dated 26&nbsp;April 2013 made
between, among others, the Issuer, the Luxembourg Guarantor and the BNP Paribas Securities Services, Luxembourg Branch as principal paying agent and Luxembourg paying agent (the <B>Agency Agreement</B>) pursuant to a consent solicitation memorandum,
dated as of 17&nbsp;February 2015 (the <B>Consent Solicitation Memorandum</B>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As more fully described in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum, the
Issuer, the Luxembourg Guarantor and Whirlpool Corporation, further to the acquisition of the Issuer and its subsidiaries by Whirlpool Corporation and its subsidiaries, wish to amend the Conditions (along with certain conforming changes to the Trust
Deed and Agency Agreement) so that the Conditions are better aligned to the terms and conditions of notes and bonds issued by Whirlpool Corporation, and to provide a guarantee of the notes from Whirlpool Corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement does not contain the full terms and conditions of the consent solicitation, which are contained in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consent solicitation is only made, and copies of the Consent Solicitation Memorandum will only be made available, to a Noteholder who has certified that
it is (a)&nbsp;outside the United States and not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and (b)&nbsp;otherwise a person to whom the consent solicitation can lawfully be made and that may
lawfully participate in the consent solicitation (each, an <B>Eligible Holder</B>). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consent solicitation commenced today and will expire at 5.00 p.m.
(Rome Time), on 17&nbsp;March 2015 (the <B>Voting Deadline</B>), subject to the right of the Issuer to extend, re-open and/or terminate the consent solicitation. Eligible Holders of Notes who provide their consent at or before 5:00 p.m. 2&nbsp;March
2015, subject to any extension by the Issuer (the <B>Early Participation Deadline</B>), will receive a consent payment equal to 0.15 percent of the nominal amount of the relevant Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A meeting of the Noteholders convened by the Issuer will be held on 20&nbsp;March 2015 at 10.00 a.m. (Rome time) and, if necessary, may be adjourned in the
manner described in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Noteholders who are not Eligible Holders may exercise their right to attend and/or vote at the
meeting of the Noteholders in accordance with the Trust Deed (and as described in the Notice relating to the meeting published by the Issuer on 17&nbsp;February 2015). However, the effectiveness and implementation of the Extraordinary Resolution
will be subject to, <I>inter alia</I>, the requisite quorum and majority of votes cast at the Meeting being satisfied by Eligible Noteholders, irrespective of any participation or votes cast by non-Eligible Noteholders, as better detailed in the
Consent Solicitation Memorandum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Issuer has retained Lucid Issuer Services Limited to serve as Tabulation Agent for the consent solicitation.
Questions and requests for assistance in connection with the delivery of consents may be directed to the Tabulation Agent by telephone at + 44 207 704 0880 or by email to <U>indesit@lucid-is.com</U>. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nothing in this announcement or the Consent Solicitation Memorandum constitutes or contemplates an offer of, an
offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any security in any jurisdiction and participation in the consent solicitation by a Noteholder in any circumstances in which such participation is unlawful will not be accepted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United
States. The securities are being offered only outside the United States to certain investors in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S, and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or
for the account or benefit of, &#147;U.S. persons&#148;, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or local securities laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Terms used in this paragraph have the meaning given to them by Regulation S. </P>
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