Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
GULIS STEPHEN L JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ [WWW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/20/2004
(Street)

ROCKFORD, MI 49351		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   15,792 A $ 23.3333 158,792 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   910 A $ 22.96 159,702 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,820 A $ 23.565 161,522 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   774 A $ 23.54 162,296 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   5,125 A $ 23.05 167,421 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   575 A $ 25.75 167,996 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   7,300 A $ 26.29 175,296 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   F   27,852 D $ 31.205 147,444 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     5,625 02/24/1997 02/23/2007 Common Stock 5,625 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     5,625 02/24/1998 02/23/2007 Common Stock 5,625 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     4,542 02/24/1999 02/23/2007 Common Stock 5,625 $ 0 1,083 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333             02/24/2000 02/23/2007 Common Stock 5,625   5,625 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.96 12/20/2004   M     910 02/24/2004 02/23/2010 Common Stock 910 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.565 12/20/2004   M     1,820 03/03/2004 03/02/2009 Common Stock 1,820 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.54 12/20/2004   M     774 03/05/2004 03/04/2011 Common Stock 744 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05 12/20/2004   M     5,125 02/18/2004 02/17/2014 Common Stock 5,125 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2005 02/17/2014 Common Stock 5,125   5,125 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2006 02/17/2014 Common Stock 5,125   5,125 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2007 02/17/2014 Common Stock 5,125   5,125 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 25.75 12/20/2004   M     575 04/27/1997 04/26/2007 Common Stock 575 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 26.29 12/20/2004   M     7,300 04/21/2004 03/04/2011 Common Stock 16,317 $ 0 9,017 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   13,017   12/20/2004 02/23/2007 Common Stock 13,017 $ 0 13,017 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   743   12/20/2004 02/23/2010 Common Stock 743 $ 0 743 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   1,510   12/20/2004 03/02/2009 Common Stock 1,510 $ 0 1,510 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   642   12/20/2004 03/04/2011 Common Stock 642 $ 0 642 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   4,192   12/20/2004 02/17/2014 Common Stock 4,192 $ 0 4,192 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   505   12/20/2004 04/26/2007 Common Stock 505 $ 0 505 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.205 12/20/2004   A   6,499   12/20/2004 03/04/2011 Common Stock 6,499 $ 0 6,499 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GULIS STEPHEN L JR
9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE
ROCKFORD, MI 49351		       Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Ott, by power of attorney   12/22/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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(1) Shares and prices have been adjusted to reflect stock splits

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