UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): DECEMBER 22, 2005

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                               MAYTAG CORPORATION
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

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         DELAWARE                     1-655                     42-0401785
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     (STATE OR OTHER          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)         (IRS EMPLOYER
     JURISDICTION OF                                      IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
      INCORPORATION)

      403 WEST FOURTH STREET NORTH, NEWTON IOWA                  50208
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       (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                (ZIP CODE)

                                 (641) 792-7000
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               REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.
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              On December 22, 2005, Maytag Corporation (the "Company") issued a
press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.


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Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits.


EXHIBIT NO.                             DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press Release


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                                    SIGNATURE
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              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 22, 2005

                                              MAYTAG CORPORATION

                                              By: /s/ Roger K. Scholten
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                                              Name:   Roger K. Scholten
                                              Title:  Sr. V.P. & General Counsel


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.                             DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press Release