SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* THIENEMAN MICHAEL D (Last) (First) (Middle) WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2000 M-63N (Street) BENTON HARBOR MI 49022 (City) (State) (Zip)	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
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	02/18/2008		A(1)		13,308	A	(1)	17,884	D
Common Stock	02/18/2008		F(1)		4,356	D	$88.49	13,528	D
Common Stock								823.7847(2)	D(3)
Common Stock								660.11(4)	I	401(k) Stock Fund

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Stock	(5)	02/18/2008		A(5)		2,500		(5)	(5)	Common	2,500	$0	2,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(6)	02/18/2008		A(6)		7,600		(6)	(6)	Common	7,600	$0	7,600	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Payment of 13,308 shares of common stock under a 2005 Enhanced Strategic Excellence Program ("SEP") award for which performance conditions were satisfied on 02/18/2008. The 2005 Enhanced SEP award was made under the Whirlpool Corporation Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

2. As of 12/15/2007, the latest date for which information is reasonably available, there are 823.784729 shares held in the account of the undersigned pursuant to the Whirlpool Corporation Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

3. The execution and filing of this report shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is for the pupose of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the beneficial owner of 39.8937945 shares held in joint tenancy by the reporting person and his wife.

4. As of 12/15/2007, the latest date for which information is reasonably available, there are 660.11 shares held in the acocunt of the undersigned pursuant to the Plan indicated in Column 7.

5. 2,500 phantom stock shares ("SEP") granted on 02/18/2008 under the 2007 SEP award of contingent shares made pursuant to the Whirlpool Corporation Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16(b)-3. Time restrictions will lapse and shares will become vested on 02/18/2010.

6. 7,600 option shares awarded on 02/18/2008 at the option price of $88.49 per share with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights. Shares will become exercisable as follows: one-third on 02/18/2009; one-third on 02/18/2010; and one-third on 02/18/2011. The options will expire 10 years from the date of grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Daniel F. Hopp, Attorney-in-Fact	02/20/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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