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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 * TEMPLIN ROY W   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) Vice President and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, 2000 M-63N 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2005 (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               1,475 D (1)

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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
Deferred Phantom ESAP Stock in WEDSP	(2)	06/15/2005		A(2)		1.804		(2)	(2)	Common	(2)	$ 0	288.804 (2)	D
Phantom Restricted Shares (Strategic Excellence Program)	(3)							(3)	(3)	Common	839		839	D
Phantom Restricted Shares (Special Retention Program)	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common	20,000		20,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common	10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(6)							(6)	(6)	Common	2,664		2,664	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TEMPLIN ROY W WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2000 M-63N BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022			Vice President and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Robert T. Kenagy		06/16/2005
**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)	680 shares are held in the name of the undersigned's broker.
(2)	Grant of 1.804 phantom shares of common stock ("dividend equivalents") based on phantom shares deferred under the Executive Deferred Savings Plan II in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3. As of 06/15/05, 288.804 total phantom shares deferred, which includes dividend equivalents earned in phantom restricted stock.
(3)	839 phantom stock shares (Strategic Excellence Program) awarded on 02/14/05 under the 2002 Whirlpool Corporation Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in transactions exempt under Rule 16(b)-3(c). Time restrictions will lapse and shares will become vested as follows: 50% on 02/14/06; and 50% on 02/14/07.
(4)	Award of 20,000 phantom stock shares (Special Retention Program) on 08/02/04 with the effective date of the award to be 09/01/04 under the Whirlpool Corporation 2002 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in transactions exempt under Rule 16(b)-3(c). Shares will become vested as follows: 50% on 09/01/2007 and 50% on 02/01/2011. Participants may elect to defer receipt of vested shares. Dividend equivalents on deferred stock will be invested in additional stock.
(5)	10,000 option shares with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights awarded on 07/01/2003 at the option price of $62.98 per share. 5,000 shares are currently exercisable, with the remaining 5,000 shares becoming exercisable on 07/01/2005. The options will expire 10 years from date of grant.
(6)	2,664 option shares with cashless exercise and tax withholding rights awarded on 02/16/04 at the option price of $72.94 per share. 888 shares are currently exercisable, with the remaining share to become exercisable as follows: one-third on 02/16/06; and one-third on 02/16/07. The options will expire 10 years from date of grant.

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