Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gabel James A.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ [WWW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Performance Group
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ROCKFORD, MI 49351
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 69,546
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 07/08/2024 Common Stock 17,005 $ 26.81 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gabel James A.
C/O 9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE
ROCKFORD, MI 49351
      President, Performance Group  

Signatures

/s/ Timothy E. Foley, by Power of Attorney 01/12/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The number of shares reported includes 33,699 restricted shares of common stock granted to the reporting person on July 9, 2014, under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan of 2013. Subject to the Company's achievement of specified performance criteria in accordance with the terms of the grant, restrictions on 3,488, 10,986, and 19,225 of such shares will lapse in February 2015, February 2016, and February 2017, respectively. Any shares as to which restrictions do not lapse at such times will be forfeited.
(2) This option becomes exercisable as to 5,669 shares on July 9, 2015, as to 5,668 shares on July 9, 2016, and as to 5,668 shares on July 9, 2017.

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