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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Lovechio Joseph A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/10/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ [WHR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 N M-63 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 Stock 2,000 D   Common Stock 382.776 I 401(k) Stock Fund

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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)	02/17/2024	Common	180	$ 138.56	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	02/16/2025	Common	568	$ 213.23	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	02/15/2026	Common	1,210	$ 132.19	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common	53	$ (4)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common	22	$ (5)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common	110	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (7)	  (7)	Common	4,000	$ (7)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (8)	  (8)	Common	284	$ (8)	D	Â
Deferred Restricted Stock Units	  (9)	  (9)	Common	825.935	$ (9)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lovechio Joseph A 2000 N M-63 BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022	Â	Â	  VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER	Â

Signatures

/s/ Bridget K. Quinn, Attorney-in-Fact		10/18/2016
**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, granted on February 17, 2014, with respect to 548 shares, became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2015.
(2)	The option, granted on February 16, 2015, became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2016.
(3)	The option, granted on February 15, 2016, becomes exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2017.
(4)	The restricted stock units, granted on February 17, 2014, in the amount of 166 restricted stock units, vest in three equal installments beginning on February 17, 2015. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares on February 17, 2017.
(5)	The restricted stock units, granted on May 1, 2014, in the amount of 69 restricted stock units, vest in three equal installments beginning on May 1, 2015. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares on May 1, 2017.
(6)	The restricted stock units, granted on February 16, 2015, in the amount of 169 restricted stock units, vest in three equal installments beginning on February 16, 2016. The remaining restricted stock units will vest and convert one-for-one to shares as follows: one-third of the original grant on February 16, 2017 and one-third of the original grant on February 16, 2018.
(7)	The restricted stock units, granted on February 16, 2015, will vest on February 16, 2018 and convert one-for-one to shares.
(8)	The restricted stock units, granted on February 15, 2016, will vest and convert one-for-one to shares as follows: one-third of the original grant on February 15, 2017, one-third of the original grant on February 15, 2018, and one-third of the original grant on February 15, 2019.
(9)	As of 09/15/2016, the latest date for which information is reasonably available, there are 825.9350 units held in the Executive Deferred Stock Plan II account of the reporting person. Each unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock.

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