| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Whirlpool Corp |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
2000 North M-63, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022-2692 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This report on Schedule 13G is being filed by Appaloosa LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Filer"). The Filer is the investment adviser to Azteca Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Azteca"), and Palomino Master Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation ("Palomino"). Appaloosa Capital Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ACI"), is the general partner of the Filer, and David A. Tepper is the controlling stockholder and president of ACI and owns a majority of the limited partnership interests in the Filer.
As of September 30, 2025, Azteca held 3,646,500 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), of Whirlpool Corp (the "Issuer") and Palomino held 1,853,500 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Filer is deemed to beneficially own the 5,500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held in the aggregate by Azteca and Palomino, for an aggregate beneficial ownership percentage of approximately 9.8%. The beneficial ownership percentage is based upon approximately 56 million shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer with the SEC on October 28, 2025. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The address for the Filer is 51 John F. Kennedy Pkwy, Short Hills, NJ 07078. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See Item 4 of the cover page. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
963320106 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
5,500,000.00 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
9.8% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0.00
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
5,500,000.00
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0.00
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
5,500,000.00
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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