Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Nochowitz Matthew
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ [WHR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2000 N M63
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common 8,422.648
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 02/20/2022 Common 375 $ 71.03 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/18/2023 Common 1,376 $ 111.33 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/17/2024 Common 1,771 $ 138.56 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/16/2025 Common 1,553 $ 213.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/15/2026 Common 3,266 $ 132.19 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 02/20/2027 Common 2,427 $ 177.19 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 02/19/2028 Common 2,899 $ 172.7 D  
Restricted Stock Units 04/01/2019(8)   (8) Common 2,500 $ (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/15/2019(9)   (9) Common 253 $ (9) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/20/2019(10)   (10) Common 396 $ (10) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/19/2021(11)   (11) Common 2,500 $ (11) D  
Restricted Stock Units 02/19/2019(12)   (12) Common 643 $ (12) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nochowitz Matthew
2000 N M63
BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
      Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Bridget K. Quinn, Attorney-in-Fact 08/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 20, 2013.
(2) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 18, 2014.
(3) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2015.
(4) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2016.
(5) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2017 and the remaining installment will become exercisable on February 15, 2019.
(6) The option became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 20, 2018 and the remaining installments will become exercisable on February 20, 2019 and February 20, 2020.
(7) The option becomes exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 19, 2019.
(8) The restricted stock units, granted on April 1, 2014 in the amount of 7,500 restricted stock units, have one remaining vesting date on April 1, 2019 in the amount of 2,500 restricted stock units. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares on that date.
(9) The restricted stock units, granted on February 15, 2016 in the amount of 767 restricted stock units, have one remaining vesting date on February 15, 2019 in the amount of 253 restricted stock units. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares on that date.
(10) The restricted stock units, granted on February 20, 2017 in the amount of 603 restricted stock units, vest in three equal installments beginning on February 20, 2018. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares as follows: one-third of the original grant on February 20, 2019 and one-third of the original grant on February 20, 2020.
(11) The restricted stock units, granted on February 19, 2018, will vest on February 19, 2021 and convert one-for-one to shares.
(12) The restricted stock units, granted on February 19, 2018, will vest and convert one-for-one to shares as follows: one-third of the original grant on February 19, 2019, one-third of the original grant on February 19, 2020, and one-third of the original grant on February 19, 2021.

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