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): MARCH 29, 2006

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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 JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE         (IRS EMPLOYER
       OF INCORPORATION)            NUMBER)          IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)


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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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01       Other Events.
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                On March 29, 2006,  Maytag  Corporation  issued a press release,
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.






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






                                    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:  March 29, 2006

                                             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 NUMBER                    DESCRIPTION
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99.1               Press Release