Whirlpool Corp (WHR): Schedule 13G filed by Appaloosa LP
Appaloosa LP reported beneficial ownership of 5,500,000 shares of Whirlpool common stock, representing 9.8% of the class as of September 30, 2025. The filing attributes 3,646,500 shares to Azteca Partners LLC and 1,853,500 shares to Palomino Master Ltd., accounts advised by Appaloosa.
Appaloosa reported shared voting and dispositive power over 5,500,000 shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. The ownership percentage is based on approximately 56 million shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as referenced from Whirlpool’s Form 10-Q. The certification states the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
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Insights
Large passive stake: 9.8% of Whirlpool by Appaloosa.
Appaloosa LP disclosed beneficial ownership of 5,500,000 shares of Whirlpool, or 9.8%, as of September 30, 2025. The shares are held across Azteca Partners (3,646,500) and Palomino Master (1,853,500). Voting and dispositive power are shared over all reported shares, with none held under sole power.
The Schedule 13G certification indicates the position is held in the ordinary course and not to change or influence control, aligning with a passive filing. The ownership percentage references approximately 56 million shares outstanding as of the same date.
Potential trading implications depend on future position changes or additional disclosures. Subsequent filings may provide updates to ownership levels or filing status.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Whirlpool Corp
(Name of Issuer)
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
963320106
(CUSIP Number)
09/30/2025
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
Rule 13d-1(b)
Rule 13d-1(c)
Rule 13d-1(d)
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No.
963320106
1
Names of Reporting Persons
Appaloosa LP
2
Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
3
Sec Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5
Sole Voting Power
0.00
6
Shared Voting Power
5,500,000.00
7
Sole Dispositive Power
0.00
8
Shared Dispositive Power
5,500,000.00
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,500,000.00
10
Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
11
Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
9.8 %
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: See Item 2 for additional information.
SCHEDULE 13G
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);
(b)
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)
Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d)
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)
An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(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);
(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:
(k)
Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0.00
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
5,500,000.00
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0.00
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
5,500,000.00
Item 5.
Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.
Item 6.
Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
Not Applicable
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10.
Certifications:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Appaloosa LP
Signature:
By: Appaloosa Capital Inc., GP of Appaloosa LP /s/ David A. Tepper
Name/Title:
David A. Tepper, President of Appaloosa Capital Inc.
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