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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Administrative Center
2000 North M-63
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022-2692
To Our Stockholders:
It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 2013 Whirlpool Corporation annual meeting of
stockholders to be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 8:00 a.m., Chicago time, at 120 East Delaware
Place, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois.
At the meeting, stockholders will vote on the matters set forth in the formal notice of the meeting
that follows on the next page. In addition, we will discuss Whirlpool's 2012 performance and the outlook
for this year, and we will answer your questions.
A financial supplement containing important financial information about Whirlpool is contained in
Part II of this booklet. We have also included with this booklet an annual report that includes summary
financial and other important information.
We are pleased to once again furnish proxy materials to our stockholders on the Internet. We
believe this approach provides our stockholders with the information they need, while lowering the costs
of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our annual meeting.
Your vote is important. We urge you to please vote your shares now whether or not you plan to
attend the meeting. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the proxy being voted by following
the procedures described in Part I of this booklet.
Your vote is important and much appreciated!
JEFF M. FETTIG
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
March 4, 2013