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Delaware		1-3932	38-1490038
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2000 North M-63,
Benton Harbor,	Michigan		49022-2692
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share	WHR	Chicago Stock Exchange	and	New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Senior Notes due 2020	WHR 20	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 14, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Whirlpool Corporation appointed Patricia K. Poppe as a Director of Whirlpool Corporation, effective December 16, 2019.

Ms. Poppe's compensation will be consistent with that of other non-employee directors, consisting of an annual cash retainer in the amount of $145,000, and annual equity compensation, to be paid in Whirlpool common stock, in the amount of $145,000.

The press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Poppe is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



Exhibit No.	Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated October 15, 2019
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.