WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2006

Sep 19, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ (WHR)
CIK: 0000106640
Period of Report: 2006-09-15

Reporting Person: STERN PAUL G (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-09-15	Phantom Stock under Non-Employee Dir. Stock Owner. Plan	$	A	31.21	Acquired		Common ()	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8818	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (600)	600	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (1589)	1589	Direct
Stock Options	$		Common (1131)	1131	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of 31.21 phantom shares of common stock ("dividend equivalents") based on original deferral of 3,157 phantom shares deferred under the Nonemployee Director Stock Ownership Plan. This grant of deferred compensation is payable upon retirement from the Board of Directors. As of 09/15/06, 6,463.77 total phantom shares deferred, which includes dividend equivalents earned in phantom restricted stock.

F2: Stock option awarded on 4/20/93 at the option price of $44.50 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F3: Stock option awarded on 4/19/94 at the option price of $48.94 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F4: Stock option awarded on 4/16/96 at the option price of $50.27 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F5: Stock option awarded on 4/28/98 at the option price of $50.92 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F6: Stock option awarded on 4/20/99 at the option price of $61.75 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F7: Stock option awarded on 4/18/00 at the option price of $46.21 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F8: Stock option awarded on 4/15/03 at the option price of $64.69 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F9: Stock options awarded on 4/20/04 at the option price of $50.98 per share. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the fifth anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F10: Stock option awarded on 04/19/05 at the option price of $64.73 per share under the Nonemployee Director Equity Plan. All shares are currently exercisable and will expire either 20 years from the award date or the second anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.

F11: Stock option awarded on 04/18/06 at the option price of $90.90 per share under the Nonemployee Director Equity Plan. All shares will become exercisable six months after the award date. The expiration date is either 20 years from the award date or the second anniversary of the date the Director ceases being a Director.