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MA NAG E ME NT ’ S R E P O R T O N I NT E R N A L C O N T RO L OV ER FI NA NC I A L R E P O R T IN G
The management of Whirlpool Corporation is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Whirlpool’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance to
Whirlpool’s Management and Board of Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those
systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial state-
ment preparation and presentation.
The management of Whirlpool assessed the effectiveness of Whirlpool’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment and those criteria, management believes that Whirlpool
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.
Whirlpool’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on its assessment of
Whirlpool’s internal control over financial reporting. This report appears on page 103.
Jeff M. Fettig Roy W. Templin
Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President and
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
February 17, 2010 February 17, 2010
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