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Shareholder and Other Information
Whirlpool Corporation’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K and other financial information,
is available free of charge to stockholders
of record.
The Financial Summary contained in this
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 2012 Proxy
State ment and in the Financial Supplement
to the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
both of which are available on the company’s
website at www.whirlpoolcorp.com.
This Annual Report contains forward-
looking statements. These statements
are based on current expectations and
assumptions that are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could
differ materially because of the factors
discussed in the “Risk Factors” section
of the Form 10-K.
Company earnings releases for each
quarter—typically issued in April, July,
October and February—can be obtained
by contacting:
Joe Lovechio
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Whirlpool Corporation
2000 N. M-63, Mail Drop 2800
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Stock Exchanges
Common stock of Whirlpool Corporation
(exchange symbol: WHR) is listed on the
New York and Chicago stock exchanges.
Annual Meeting
Whirlpool Corporation’s next annual meet-
ing is scheduled for April 17, 2012, at 8 a.m.
(Central Time), at 120 East Delaware Place,
8th Floor, Chicago, IL.
Transfer Agent, Shareholder Records,
Dividend Disburse ments and Corporate
Secretary
For information about or assistance with
individual stock records, transactions, div-
idend checks or stock certificates, contact:
Computershare 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:
800-952-9245
www.computershare.com
For additional information, contact:
Bridget K. Quinn
Assistant Secretary
Whirlpool Corporation
2000 N. M-63, Mail Drop 2200
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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 Corporation Common Stock.
Non-shareholders may purchase their
initial shares through the plan for a mini-
mum of $250, or through automatic bank
account debits of $50 for five months.
Participants may make cash contributions
of up to $250,000 annually, invested daily,
with or without reinvesting their dividends,
and can sell part of the shares held in the
program without exiting the plan. There
are modest transaction processing fees
and brokerage commissions for pur-
chases, sales and dividend reinvestment.
For details, contact Computer share or visit its
Direct Stock Purchase Plan website to enroll.
Stock-Split and Dividend History
March 1952: 2-for-1 stock exchange
December 1954: 100% stock dividend
May 1965: 2-for-1
May 1972: 3-for-1
December 1986: 2-for-1
Example: 100 shares of Whirlpool
Corporation Common Stock purchased
in February 1952 equaled 4,800 shares
in January 2012.
For each quarter during 2010 and Q1 2011,
Whirlpool Corporation paid a dividend
of $0.43 per share. Beginning in Q2 2011,
Whirlpool Corporation paid a quarterly
dividend of $0.50 per share.
Market Price
High Low Close
4Q 2011 $ 62.00 $ 45.22 $ 47.45
3Q 2011 82.99 47.35 49.91
2Q 2011 92.00 72.48 81.32
1Q 2011 92.28 79.15 85.36
4Q 2010 $ 91.28 $ 72.95 $ 88.83
3Q 2010 96.90 71.00 80.96
2Q 2010 118.44 86.86 87.82
1Q 2010 91.11 73.30 87.25
As of December 31, 2011, there were a total
of 13,527 registered shareholders.
Trademarks
Whirlpool, Maytag, Maxima, KitchenAid,
Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Consul,
Bauknecht, Gladiator, KOSMOS, Viva!,
Life. Simplified., Bravos XL, Facilite, Easy
Storage, Chillerator, What’s Inside Matters
and shape of the stand mixer are trade-
marks of Whirlpool Corporation or its
wholly or majority-owned affiliates.
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Newsweek, Habitat for Humanity, Fortune,
Corporate Responsibility, DiversityInc,
Instituto Consulado da Mulher, Cook for
the Cure, Susan G. Komen for the Cure,
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companies.
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