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Shareholders’ and Other Information
Financial Information
Whirlpool Corporation's annual report on
Form 10-K, a cassette-tape recording of the
annual report to shareholders and other
financial information is available free of
charge to stockholders of record.
The Financial Summary contained in this
Summary Annual Report should be read
together with the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements and related notes, and
the “Management's Discussion and
Analysis.” This information appears in the
Financial Supplement to the Company's
Proxy Statement and in the Financial
Supplement to the 2004 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, both of which are available
through the Internet at
www.whirlpoolcorp.com.
Company earnings releases for each quarter -
typically issued in April, July, October and
February - can be obtained by contacting:
Larry Venturelli
Vice President, Investor Relations
Whirlpool Corporation, 2000 N. M-63,
Mail Drop 2800
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Certifications
The most recent certifications by the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are
filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K. The Chief Executive Officer's
most recent certification to the New York
Stock Exchange pursuant to Section
303A.12(a) the NYSE's Listed Company
Manual was submitted May 10, 2004.
Transfer Agent,
Shareholder Records,
Dividend Disbursements
and Corporate Secretary
For information about or assistance with
individual stock records, transactions,
dividend checks or stock certificates, contact:
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 43069
Providence, RI 02940-3069
Telephone: [phone]
Outside the United States: 781.575.2879
TDD/TTY for hearing impaired:
201.222.4955
www.equiserve.com
Internet account access:
http://gateway.equiserve.com
For additional information about the
Company, contact:
Robert T. Kenagy
Corporate Secretary
Whirlpool Corporation, 2000 N. M-63,
Mail Drop 2200
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
As a participant in the DirectSERVICE
Investment and Stock Purchase PROGRAM,
you can be the direct owner of your shares of
Whirlpool Common Stock. Non-sharehold-
ers may purchase their initial shares through
the plan for a minimum investment of $250,
or through automatic bank account debits of
$50 for five months. Participants may make
cash contributions of up to $250,000 annu-
ally, invested daily, with or without reinvest-
ing their dividends, and can sell part of the
shares held in the program without exiting
the plan. There are modest transaction pro-
cessing fees and brokerage commissions for
purchases, sales and dividend reinvestment.
For details, contact EquiServe or visit their
Direct Stock Purchase Plan Website to enroll.
Annual Meeting
Whirlpool Corporation's next annual
meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2005, at
8:00 a.m. (Central Time), at 120 East
Delaware Place, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois.
Stock Exchanges
Common stock of Whirlpool Corporation
(exchange symbol: WHR) is listed on the
New York and Chicago stock exchanges.