Edgar Filing: Nochowitz Matthew

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â 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,Â MIÂ 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	Â

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽¹⁾	02/20/2022	Common	375	$ 71.03	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	02/18/2023	Common	1,376	$ 111.33	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	02/17/2024	Common	1,771	$ 138.56	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/16/2025	Common	1,553	$ 213.23	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/15/2026	Common	3,266	$ 132.19	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁶⁾	02/20/2027	Common	2,427	$ 177.19	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁷⁾	02/19/2028	Common	2,899	$ 172.7	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	04/01/2019⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Common	2,500	$ ⁽⁸⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	02/15/2019⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common	253	$ ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	02/20/2019⁽¹⁰⁾	Â ⁽¹⁰⁾	Common	396	$ ⁽¹⁰⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	02/19/2021⁽¹¹⁾	Â ⁽¹¹⁾	Common	2,500	$ ⁽¹¹⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	02/19/2019⁽¹²⁾	Â ⁽¹²⁾	Common	643	$ ⁽¹²⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

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

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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