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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * HU MARK K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ [WHR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 M-63N 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2007 (Street) BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/01/2007   M(1)   5,000 A $ 83.25 6,209 D   Common Stock 01/01/2007   M(1)   883 D $ 83.25 5,326 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Restricted Shares (Special Retention Program)	$ 83.25	01/01/2007		M(1)			5,000	(1)	(1)	Common	5,000	$ 0	5,000	D
Phantom Restricted Shares (Strategic Excellence Program)	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common	792		792	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(3)							(3)	(3)	Common	20,000		20,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common	5,027		5,027	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common	4,600		4,600	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HU MARK K 2000 M-63N BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022			EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Signatures

/s/ Robert T. Kenagy		01/04/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Settlement of 50% of a special retention award totalling 10,000 shares of common stock under the Whirlpool Corporation 1998 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 (see Table II for disposition of derivative securities (5,000 shares of phantom restricted stock)). Of the 5,000 shares received, 883 shares were sold to the Company pursuant to the Company's plan provisions under a tax withholidng right. Restrictions will lapse on the remaining 50% of this award on 01/01/2011. Participants may elect to defer receipt of vested shares. Dividend equivalents on deferred stock will be invested in additional stock.
(2)	792 phantom stock shares (Strategic Excellence Program) awarded on 02/14/2005 under the SEP 2004 grant made pursuant to the 2002 Whirlpool Corporation Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in transactions exempt under Rule 16(b)-3(c). Time restrictions on these shares will lapse on 02/14/2007.
(3)	20,000 option shares with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights awarded on 01/05/2004 at the option price of $71.80 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and the options will expire 10 years from the date of grant.
(4)	5,027 option shares with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights awarded on 02/16/2004 at the option price of $72.94 per share. 3,351 shares are currently exercisable, with the remaining one third becoming exercisable on 02/16/2007. The options will expire 10 years from the date of grant.
(5)	4,600 option shares with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights awarded on 02/20/2006 at the option price of $89.16 per share. Shares will become exercisable as follows: one-third on 02/20/2007; one-third on 02/20/2008; and one-third on 02/20/2009. The options will expire 10 years from the date of grant.

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