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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-334431
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150925
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151001
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151001

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:		151135238

	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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<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) September&nbsp;25, 2015 </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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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>38-1490038</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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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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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&nbsp;September&nbsp;25, 2015, Whirlpool Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an Amended and Restated Short-Term Credit
Agreement (the &#147;Amended 364-Day Facility&#148;) by and among the Company, certain other borrowers, the lenders referred to therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and BNP Paribas and Citibank, N.A. as Syndication Agents. J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners for the Amended 364-Day Facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amended 364-Day Facility has a maturity date of&nbsp;September 23, 2016, aggregate borrowing capacity of $500 million and amends and
restates in its entirety the Short-Term Credit Agreement entered into by the Company on September&nbsp;26, 2014 (the &#147;Original 364-Day Facility&#148;) which was intended to support the Company&#146;s 2014 acquisition of Indesit Company
S.p.A.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Collectively,&nbsp;the $500 million Amended 364-Day Facility, a &#128;250&nbsp;million European facility added in July 2015 and the
Company&#146;s existing $2.0 billion long-term credit facility provide the Company with total committed credit facilities of approximately $2.8 billion (the &#147;Facilities&#148;), which is fundamentally unchanged from the $3.0 billion in committed
credit facilities available as of December&nbsp;31, 2014.&nbsp;The resulting Facilities are now more geographically diverse, better reflecting the Company&#146;s growing global operations.&nbsp;In addition to the Facilities and as disclosed in the
Company&#146;s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, there are additional committed credit facilities in Brazil supporting the Company&#146;s Latin American operations.&nbsp;The Company believes these facilities are sufficient to support its
global operations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest and fee rates payable with respect to the Amended 364-Day Facility based on the Company&#146;s current
debt rating are unchanged from the Original 364-Day Facility and are as follows: (1)&nbsp;the spread over LIBOR is 1.250%; (2)&nbsp;the spread over prime is 0.250%; and (3)&nbsp;the unused commitment fee is 0.125%, as of the date hereof.&nbsp;The
Amended 364-Day Facility&nbsp;contains customary covenants and warranties including, among other things, a rolling twelve month maximum leverage ratio limited to 3.25 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter and a rolling twelve month interest coverage ratio
required to be greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter. In addition, the covenants limit the Company&#146;s ability to (or to permit any subsidiaries to), subject to various exceptions and limitations: (i)&nbsp;merge with other
companies; (ii)&nbsp;create liens on its property; (iii)&nbsp;incur debt or off-balance sheet obligations at the subsidiary level; (iv)&nbsp;enter into transactions with affiliates, except on an arms-length basis; (v)&nbsp;enter into agreements
restricting the payment of subsidiary dividends or restricting the making of loans or repayment of debt by subsidiaries to the Company or other subsidiaries; and (vi)&nbsp;enter into agreements restricting the creation of liens on its assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many of the lenders have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, financial advisory,
lending and/or commercial banking services, or other services for Whirlpool Corporation and its subsidiaries, for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation and expense reimbursement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of the Amended 364-Day Facility in this Current Report on Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
text of the Amended 364-Day Facility, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended&nbsp;September&nbsp;30, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information regarding the Company&#146;s entry into the Amended 364-Day Facility provided under Item&nbsp;1.01 above is hereby
incorporated by reference. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements in this Current Report relating to the Company&#146;s beliefs regarding the sufficiency of its existing credit facilities
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 Current
Report.&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>

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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
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</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/ Bridget K. Quinn</P></TD></TR>
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