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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-085358
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150305
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150310
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150310

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000106640
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES [3630]
		IRS NUMBER:				381490038
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03932
		FILM NUMBER:		15689497

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CNTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2699235000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		WHIRLPOOL CTR 2000 M 63
		STREET 2:		C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY
		CITY:			BENTON HARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49022-2692

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WHIRLPOOL SEEGER CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710824
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;5, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION </B></P>
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following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;5, 2015, Whirlpool Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) priced an offering of &#128;500,000,000 of 0.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
&#147;Notes&#148;). In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, ING Bank N.V. and The Royal Bank of Scotland (collectively, the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), pursuant
to which the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed severally to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be issued under an indenture dated as of March&nbsp;20, 2000, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to Citibank,
N.A.), as trustee, as supplemented by an officers&#146; certificate establishing the terms and providing for the issuance of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When issued, the
Notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-181339) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
May&nbsp;11, 2012. On March&nbsp;9, 2015, the Company filed a final prospectus supplement with the Commission relating to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated March&nbsp;5, 2015, by and among Whirlpool Corporation, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, ING Bank N.V. and The Royal Bank of Scotland.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated March&nbsp;5, 2015, by and among Whirlpool Corporation, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, ING Bank N.V. and The Royal Bank of Scotland.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>Execution Version </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&#128;500,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>0.625% Senior Notes due 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Underwriting Agreement </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">March&nbsp;5, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Royal Bank of Scotland plc </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As representatives of the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule&nbsp;1
hereto (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in Schedule 1 hereto of &#128;500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the &#147;Securities&#148;). The
Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March&nbsp;20, 2000 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor to Citibank, N.A.), as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;). </P>

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Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File
No.&nbsp;333-181339), including a prospectus (the &#147;Base Prospectus&#148;), relating to the debt securities to be issued from time to time by the Company, including the Securities. The Company has also filed, or proposes to file, with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;). The registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including
the exhibits thereto and the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness, is referred to herein as the &#147;Registration
Statement;&#148; and as used herein, the term &#147;Prospectus&#148; means the Base Prospectus as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales (or made available upon
request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) of the Securities and the term &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148; means the preliminary prospectus supplement, if any, specifically relating to the Securities together with the
Base Prospectus. Any references herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item&nbsp;12
of Form S-3 under the Securities Act prior to 8:55 a.m. New York City time on March&nbsp;5, 2015 (the &#147;Time of Sale&#148;). The terms &#147;supplement,&#148; &#147;amendment&#148; and &#147;amend&#148; as used herein with respect to the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) subsequent to the Time of Sale which are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Underwriting Agreement, the term &#147;Effective Time&#148; means each effective date of the
Registration Statement with respect to the offering of Securities, as determined for purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters</U>. (a)&nbsp;The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several
Underwriters named in Schedule&nbsp;1 hereto, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule&nbsp;1 hereto at a purchase price equal to 99.224% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued interest, if any, from
March&nbsp;12, 2015 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The net purchase price for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein will be paid by the Representatives to the
Company at 10:00 A.M., London time, on March&nbsp;12, 2015, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date as the Company and the Representatives may agree (the &#147;Closing Date&#148;), with any transfer taxes payable in connection
with the sale of the Securities to be duly paid by the Company, against the delivery of a global certificate (the &#147;Registered Global Certificate&#148;), duly executed and registered in the name of Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch,
as nominee, and in or substantially in the form provided in the Indenture, to Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK </P>
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Branch, as common depositary (the &#147;Common Depositary&#148;) for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and for Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I>
(&#147;Clearstream&#148;) and the registration of the holdings of the Securities represented by the Registered Global Certificate in the register maintained by the registrar for the Securities. The Registered Global Certificate will be made
available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 12:00 P.M., New York time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Against delivery of the Registered Global Certificate, the Representatives will, on the Closing Date, give instructions to
the Common Depositary to arrange for the payment to the Company on the Closing Date of the net purchase price for the Securities as aforesaid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement are acting solely in the
capacity of an arm&#146;s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to any offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a
fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, no such Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall
consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the
Company with respect thereto. Any review by such Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement of the Company, the transactions contemplated thereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the
Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <U>Representations and Warranties of the Company</U>. The Company represents
and warrants to each Underwriter that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Registration Statement and Prospectus</U>. The Company meets the
requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is an &#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than
three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the
Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act against the
Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the Effective Time, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Trust Indenture Act&#148;), and did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the </P>
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circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company makes no representation and warranty as to (i)&nbsp;that part of the Registration
Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility (Form&nbsp;T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii)&nbsp;the information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company, by or on behalf of any or all the Underwriters, through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>The Indenture</U>. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, is duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights and general equity principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the &#147;Enforceability Exceptions&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>No Consents Required</U>. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein except such as have been obtained under the Securities Act and such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the sale of the Securities as
contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement and such other approvals as have been obtained. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Disclosure Package. The
term &#147;Disclosure Package&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;the Preliminary Prospectus dated March&nbsp;5, 2015 (ii)&nbsp;the issuer free writing prospectuses as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act (each, an &#147;Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus&#148;), if any, identified in Schedule 2 hereto and (iii)&nbsp;the term sheet attached as Schedule 3 hereto. As of the Time of Sale, the Disclosure Package (i)&nbsp;will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act and (ii)&nbsp;did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. (1)&nbsp;The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the
Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any &#147;written communication&#148; (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii)&nbsp;and
(iii)&nbsp;below) an &#147;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#148;) other than (i)&nbsp;any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section&nbsp;2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii)&nbsp;the
Preliminary Prospectus, (iii)&nbsp;the Prospectus, (iv)&nbsp;the documents listed on Schedule 2 hereto and (v)&nbsp;any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. To the
extent required pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the </P>
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Securities Act, any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities, complies or will
comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and has been, or will be filed with the Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act); and
(2)&nbsp;each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities under this Agreement or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies
the Representatives as described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained
in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify the Representatives and has promptly amended or supplemented or will promptly amend or supplement, at its own
expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Incorporated Documents</U>. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Disclosure Package, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Status Under the Securities Act.</U> The Company was a &#147;well-known
seasoned issuer&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (A)&nbsp;at the time of filing the Registration Statement, (B)&nbsp;at the time of the most recent amendment to the Registration Statement for the purpose of complying with
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, by a report incorporated by reference therein filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or by form of prospectus filed pursuant
to the Securities Act), and (C)&nbsp;at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the
exemption of Rule 163 under the Securities Act; and the Company was not an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or any
Underwriter made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities. </P>
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thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and
present fairly the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby (except as disclosed therein), and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein; the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown thereby; and any <U>pro</U> <U>forma</U> financial information and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the assumptions underlying such <U>pro</U> <U>forma</U> financial
information are reasonable and are set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus presents fairly the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>No Material Adverse Effect</U>. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of the Company&#146;s Significant Subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business from
fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, that is material to the Company, and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole and
(ii)&nbsp;there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company and any of its subsidiaries, considered as a whole, or any material adverse change, or any development involving an impending material adverse
change, in the general affairs, financial position, stockholders&#146; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus. &#147;Significant Subsidiaries&#148; means, collectively, each of 1900 Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Kitchenaid Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Whirlpool S.A., a Brazilian company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <U>Organization and Good Standing</U>. The Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is
a validly existing entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with corporate or limited liability company power, as applicable, and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and has been duly </P>
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qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns
or leases properties and where the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial position, stockholders&#146; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a
&#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <U>The Securities</U>. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company
and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) <U>Due Authorization</U>. This Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) <U>No Violation or Default</U>. None of the execution or delivery of this Underwriting Agreement by the Company, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the issue and sale of the Securities by the Company, or compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Underwriting Agreement, the
Indenture and the Securities will conflict with or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance or charge upon any property or asset of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries under, (i)&nbsp;the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, (ii)&nbsp;any loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their respective properties is subject, or (iii)&nbsp;any law or any rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental agency or
body or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, except in each case for such breaches, violations, creations or impositions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) <U>Legal Proceedings</U>. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject other than litigation
or other proceedings which, in the opinion of the Company, will not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company&#146;s officers, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental
authorities; and (i)&nbsp;there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Act to be described in the Registration Statement that are not so described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii)&nbsp;there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. </P>
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certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission
and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p)
<U>Properties</U>. The principal manufacturing and service facilities referred to in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 under the caption &#147;Properties&#148; are either owned or leased by the
Company or one of its subsidiaries and, if owned, are held under good title, subject to no defects or encumbrances which would materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole and, if
leased, are held under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions which would materially interfere with such conduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) <U>Disclosure Controls</U>. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of &#147;disclosure controls and
procedures&#148; (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission&#146;s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#146;s management as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) <U>Accounting Controls</U><I>.</I> The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of &#147;internal control over
financial reporting&#148; (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, including, but not limited to internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorizations; (ii)&nbsp;transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company&#146;s internal controls. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) <U>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</U>. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company&#146;s
directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the &#147;Sarbanes-Oxley Act&#148;), including Section&nbsp;402
related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) <U>Compliance with Environmental Laws</U>. (i)&nbsp;Except as disclosed in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and the Disclosure Package, and in the case of each of (a), (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;below, excluding any failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or other authorizations or
approvals, and excluding any cost or liability for investigation or remediation that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries (a)&nbsp;are in compliance with any and all applicable
federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
(collectively, &#147;Environmental Laws&#148;); (b)&nbsp;have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses,; and (c)&nbsp;have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and
(ii)&nbsp;except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and the Disclosure Package, there are no material costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) <U>Investment Company</U>. The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the
application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, an &#147;investment company&#148; within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) <U>No Stabilization</U>. (i)&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates nor any person acting on its or their
behalf (other than the Underwriters, as to whom the Company makes no representation) has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or that constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or constitute, under the Exchange
Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; (ii)&nbsp;the Company has not issued and will not issue, without the prior consent of the
Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, any press or other public announcement referring specifically to the proposed issue of, or the terms of, the Securities unless the announcement adequately discloses that stabilizing action may take
place in relation to the Securities (but only to the extent required by laws, regulators or guidelines (including the United Kingdom&#146;s Financial Conduct Authority Handbook) applicable to the Company, the Underwriters, the Representatives or any
other entity undertaking stabilization in connection with the issue of the Securities) and the Company authorizes the Representatives to make all appropriate disclosure in relation to stabilization instead of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) <U>No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments</U>. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge
of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or controlled affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of, or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the &#147;FCPA&#148;), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an
offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, </P>
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or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any &#147;foreign official&#148; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate
for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed
to ensure compliance in all material respects therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) <U>No Conflict with OFAC Laws</U>. None of the Company, any
of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee or controlled affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (&#147;OFAC&#148;); and the Company will not knowingly, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y) <U>No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws</U>. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the
rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the &#147;Money Laundering Laws&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or
before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>Further Agreements of the Company</U>. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Filings with the Commission</U>. The Company will file the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act not later than the close of business on the second business day following the date of determination of the public offering price of the Securities or, if applicable, such earlier time as
may be required by Rule&nbsp;424(b) and Rule&nbsp;430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act. The Company will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Schedule 3 to the Underwriting Agreement) to the extent
required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00&nbsp;A.M., New York City time, on the second day succeeding the date of this Underwriting
Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. If at any time when Securities remain unsold by the Underwriters the Company receives from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be
eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, the Company will (i)&nbsp;promptly notify the Underwriters and (ii)&nbsp;subject to paragraph (c), promptly take such action as shall be necessary to permit the public offering and
sale of the Securities to continue as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Delivery of Copies</U>. The Company will deliver, without charge to the
Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters (i)&nbsp;copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto); (ii)&nbsp;copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the Company hereby consents to
the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act; and (iii)&nbsp;during the Prospectus Delivery Period, such number of copies of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto as such Underwriter may reasonably request.
As used herein, the term &#147;Prospectus Delivery Period&#148; means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is
required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses</U>. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing,
approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel
for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Notice to the Representatives</U><I>.</I>
The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i)&nbsp;when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii)&nbsp;when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment
to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from
the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act; (v)&nbsp;of the occurrence of any event within
the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not
misleading; and (vi)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending
any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. </P>
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(i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith
prepare and, subject to paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Disclosure Package as
may be necessary so that the statements in the Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Disclosure Package will comply with law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Ongoing Compliance</U><I>. </I>If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition
shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the
Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus
as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with
law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Blue Sky Compliance</U>. The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for
sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities, will arrange for the determination of the legality of
the Securities for purchase by institutional investors and will pay any fee of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., in connection with its review of the offering; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to
do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not
now so subject. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <U>Book-Entry</U>. The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its reasonable best
efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the Clearstream and Euroclear. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)
<U>Clear Market</U>. The Company will not during the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell, grant any other option to purchase or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the
Company or any affiliate of the Company or any </P>
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person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, or announce the offering of, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the
Securities, borrowings under its revolving credit agreements and lines of credit and issuances of its commercial paper). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <U>No Stabilization</U>. (i)&nbsp;The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would
constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; (ii)&nbsp;the
Company will not issue, without the prior consent of the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, any press or other public announcement referring specifically to the proposed issue of, or the terms of, the Securities unless the announcement
adequately discloses that stabilizing action may take place in relation to the Securities (but only to the extent required by laws, regulators or guidelines (including the United Kingdom&#146;s Financial Conduct Authority Handbook) applicable to the
Company, the Underwriters, the Representatives or any other entity undertaking stabilization in connection with the issue of the Securities.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <U>Use of Proceeds</U>. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner
specified in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) <U>No
Downgrade</U><I>.</I> Subsequent to the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the Time of Sale and (B)&nbsp;the execution and delivery of this Underwriting Agreement, and prior to the Closing Date, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives by telephone or
telecopy of (i)&nbsp;any decrease in the rating of the Securities or any other debt securities of the Company by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
Fitch Ratings Ltd. or if such entities no longer are providing such ratings, any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) or (ii)&nbsp;any written notice received
from Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. or if such entities no longer are providing the ratings referred to in (i), any
&#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) of any intended or contemplated decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate
the direction of the possible change. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) <U>Earning Statement</U><I>.</I> As soon as practicable, the Company will make
generally available to its security holders, and to the Representatives, an earning statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which satisfy the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule&nbsp;158 of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) <U>Filing of Exchange Act Documents</U><I>.</I> The Company will file promptly all
reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the Prospectus Delivery Period. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) <U>Record Retention</U>. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures
developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p)<U> Listing</U>. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Securities to be listed for trading on the
New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;) as promptly as practicable after the issuance of the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q)
<U>Stabilization</U>. In connection with the issuance of the Securities, the Company hereby authorizes one or more of the Underwriters (each a &#147;Stabilizing Manager&#148; and, together, the &#147;Stabilizing Managers&#148;) (or any person acting
on behalf of the Stabilizing Managers) to over-allot securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations. However, the Company acknowledges and agrees that there is no assurance that a Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of a Stabilizing Manager) will undertake stabilization action. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees
that any loss or profit sustained as a consequence of any such over-allotment or stabilization shall be for the account of the Stabilizing Manager. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <U>Certain Agreements of the Underwriters</U>. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any &#147;free writing
prospectus,&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release
issued by the Company) other than (i)&nbsp;a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission or is not required to be retained by
the Company pursuant to Rule 433, (ii)&nbsp;a term sheet substantially in the form of&nbsp;Schedule 3, (iii)&nbsp;any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule 2 or prepared pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(e) or Section&nbsp;4(c) above (including
any electronic road show), or (iv)&nbsp;any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;or (iv), an &#147;Underwriter Free
Writing Prospectus&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act
with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <U>Conditions of Underwriters&#146; Obligations</U>. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as
provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Registration Compliance; No Stop Order</U><I>.</I> No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or </P>
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threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to use the Registration Statement or any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment thereto
pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act shall have been received; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and in accordance with Section&nbsp;4(a)
hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Representations and Warranties</U><I>.</I> The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be
true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>No Material Adverse Effect</U><I>.</I> Subsequent to the
execution and delivery of this Underwriting Agreement, or, if earlier, the date of the latest financial statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or
other), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the effect of which is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities as contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Officer&#146;s Certificate</U><I>.</I> The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing
Date a certificate of the Company, signed by the chairman of the board, any president or vice president (whether or not designated by a number or word added before or after the title vice president) and the principal financial or accounting officer
of the Company to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, that, (i)&nbsp;the representations and warranties set forth in Section&nbsp;3 hereof
are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date and Company has substantially complied with all agreements and substantially satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to
the Closing Date and (ii)&nbsp;to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Comfort
Letters</U><I>.</I> On the date of this Underwriting Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof
and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with
respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; <U>provided</U> that the letter delivered on the Closing Date
shall use a &#147;cut-off&#148; date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Opinion of
In-House Counsel for the Company</U><I>.</I> Bridget K. Quinn, Group Counsel, Corporate Center and Assistant Secretary of the Company, shall have furnished to </P>
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the Underwriters, at the request of the Company, her written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Opinion of Counsel for the Company</U><I>.</I> The
Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters the opinion and negative assurance letter of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP, as counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Annex B hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <U>Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters</U><I>.</I> The Underwriters shall have received from Mayer Brown LLP, counsel
for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package and other related matters as the
Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>Clearance</U>. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through Clearstream and Euroclear. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <U>Listing</U>. On or prior to the Closing Date, an application for the listing of the Securities shall have been submitted
to the NYSE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <U>Additional Documents</U><I>.</I> On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives such further information, documents, certificates and opinions of counsel as the Representatives may reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the conditions specified in this Section&nbsp;6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Underwriting Agreement,
or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Underwriting Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and their counsel, this Underwriting
Agreement and all obligations of any Underwriter hereunder may be canceled at any time by such Underwriter. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents required to be delivered by this Section&nbsp;6 shall be delivered at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, counsel for the
Underwriters, at 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, on the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. <B></B>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Indemnification of the Underwriters</U><I>.</I> The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter,
its affiliates, directors, officers or employees and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers or employees and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities </P>
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(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement as originally filed or
in any amendment thereof, or in the Disclosure Package (or any part thereof), the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse as incurred each such indemnified party for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in connection with the preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. If the Company shall default in its obligations
to deliver the Securities, the Company shall indemnify and hold each Underwriter harmless against any loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Indemnification of the Company</U><I>.</I> Each Underwriter agrees severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, each of its employees and directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the
Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by the Representatives on behalf of such
Underwriter specifically for use in the preparation of the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which each Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the
following constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity: (i)&nbsp;the information in the table on page S-33 of the Prospectus listing
the &#147;Underwriters&#148; and the &#147;Principal Amount of Notes&#148;; and (ii)&nbsp;the third, eighth and ninth paragraphs, and fifth sentence of the seventh paragraph each under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148; beginning on page S-33 of
the Prospectus, and the Representatives confirm that such statements are correct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Notice and Procedures</U><I>.</I>
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;7,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party (i)&nbsp;will not relieve it from liability which it may have to any indemnified party. In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if the defendants in any such action include
both the indemnified </P>
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party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of
such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not
be liable to such indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i)&nbsp;the indemnified party shall have employed separate
counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel and an additional local counsel, if needed, approved by the Representatives in the case of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;7, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a)&nbsp;who are parties to such action),
(ii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, (iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party has
authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party or (iv)&nbsp;the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest; and except that, if clause (i)&nbsp;or (iii)&nbsp;is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause (i)&nbsp;or (iii). An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not
the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Contribution and Limitation on Liability</U><I>.</I> In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;7 is due in accordance with its terms, but is held by a court to be unavailable or insufficient in whole or in part to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, the Company and each Underwriter agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
same) (collectively, &#147;Losses&#148;) to which the Company and one or more Underwriters may be subject in such proportion so that each Underwriter is responsible for that portion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company and each Underwriter from the offering of the Securities from which such Losses arise; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that in no case shall any Underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the commissions received by such
Underwriter in connection with the Securities from which such Losses arise. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and each Underwriter shall contribute in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and of each Underwriter in </P>
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connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to
the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) of the Securities from which such Losses arise, and benefits received by each Underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total commissions received by such Underwriter in
connection with the Securities from which such Losses arise. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether any alleged untrue statement or omission relates to information provided by the Company or any Underwriter. The Company and each
Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For
purposes of this Section&nbsp;7, each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act and each director, officer and employee of any Underwriter shall have the
same rights to contribution as such Underwriter and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the
Registration Statement and each director, officer and employee of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). Any party entitled to
contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties under this paragraph (d), notify such
party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from other obligation it or they may have hereunder or otherwise
than under this paragraph (d). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Termination</U>. This Underwriting Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Underwriting Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i)&nbsp;there shall have occurred, any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting the business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the effect of which is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical to proceed with
the offering or delivery of the Securities, (ii)&nbsp;there shall have been, any decrease in the rating of any of the Company&#146;s debt securities by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. or if such entities no longer are providing such ratings, any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act)
or any formal notice given of any intended or contemplated decrease in any such rating, (iii)&nbsp;trading in the Company&#146;s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in the Company&#146;s
Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such
Exchange, (iv)&nbsp;a material disruption shall have occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, (v)&nbsp;a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State
authorities or (vi)&nbsp;there shall have </P>
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occurred any material outbreak or material escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis, the effect of which on financial
markets is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
subsequent to such event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. <U>Defaulting Underwriter</U>. (a)&nbsp;If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation
to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this
Underwriting Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within
which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting
Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Underwriting
Agreement, the term &#147;Underwriter&#148; includes, for all purposes of this Underwriting Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in this Underwriting Agreement that, pursuant to this Section&nbsp;9, purchases
Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements
for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased
does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to
purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter&#146;s <U>pro</U> <U>rata</U> share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which
such arrangements have not been made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities
of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate
principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b)&nbsp;above, then this Underwriting Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any
termination of this Underwriting Agreement pursuant to this Section&nbsp;9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section&nbsp;10 hereof
and except that the provisions of Section&nbsp;7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Nothing
contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter for damages caused by its default. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. <U>Payment of Expenses</U><I>.</I> (a)&nbsp;Whether or not the transactions contemplated by
this Underwriting Agreement are consummated or this Underwriting Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation,
(i)&nbsp;the copying and distribution of the Indenture and the preparation of the certificates representing the Securities; (ii)&nbsp;the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement,
any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for
counting and packaging) of such copies of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to either of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested
for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iv)&nbsp;the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original
issuance and sale of the Securities; (v)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Underwriting Agreement and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities;
(vi)&nbsp;the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may
designate (including filing fees) and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vii)&nbsp;the transportation and other expenses incurred
by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (viii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Company&#146;s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and
special counsel) for the Company; (ix)&nbsp;any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (x)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee, including any paying agent, and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities; (xi)&nbsp;all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of any offering by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; (xii)&nbsp;all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with the approval of the Securities by Clearstream and Euroclear for book-entry transfer; (xiii)&nbsp;all fees and expenses in
connection with the listing of the Securities on the NYSE; and (xiv)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder. It is understood, however, that except as
provided in this Section&nbsp;10 and Section&nbsp;7, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If (i)&nbsp;this Underwriting Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;8, (ii)&nbsp;the Company for any reason
fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii)&nbsp;the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Underwriting Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Underwriting Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. </P>
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the distribution of the Securities, offers Securities in excess of the aggregate principal amount to be issued or effects transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at levels other than those which might otherwise
prevail in the open market, such person(s) shall not in doing so be deemed to act as an agent of the Company. The Company will not as a result of any action taken by an Underwriter (or persons acting on its behalf), under this clause be obliged to
issue Securities in excess of the aggregate amount of Securities to be issued under this Agreement, nor shall the Company be liable for any loss, or entitled to any profit, arising from any excess offers or stabilization. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. <U>Agreement Among Managers</U>. By executing this Agreement, each of the Underwriters hereby agrees to be bound by the provisions of the
ICMA Agreement Among Managers Version 1 (Fixed-Price Non-Equity Related Issues)/New York Law Schedule (the &#147;AMM&#148;), save that clause 3 of the AMM shall not apply and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the AMM and this
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. For the purposes of the AMM, &#147;Managers&#148; means the Underwriters and the Representatives shall be &#147;Lead Managers,&#148; &#147;Settlement Lead Manager&#148; and &#147;Stabilizing
Manager&#148; means HSBC Bank plc and &#147;Subscription Agreement&#148; means the Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. <U>Persons Entitled to
Benefit of Agreement</U>. This Underwriting Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the
affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section&nbsp;7 hereof. Nothing in this Underwriting Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this
Underwriting Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. <U>Survival</U>. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the
Underwriters contained in this Underwriting Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the
Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Underwriting Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. <U>Certain Defined Terms</U>. For purposes of this Underwriting Agreement, (a)&nbsp;except where otherwise expressly provided, the term
&#147;affiliate&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act; (b)&nbsp;the term &#147;business day&#148; means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City and
(c)&nbsp;the term &#147;subsidiary&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act. </P>
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the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Notices</U><I>.</I> All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives at BNP Paribas, 10 Harewood Avenue, London NW1 6AA, United Kingdom, Attention: Fixed
Income Syndicate (fax no.: +44 (0)&nbsp;20 7595 2555); HSBC Bank plc, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom, Attn: Transaction Management Group (fax no. +44 (0)&nbsp;20 7992 4973); to ING Bank N.V., Foppingadreef 7, 1102 BD Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, Attention: DCM Origination / TRC 00.032 (fax: +31 20 565 8515); and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR, United Kingdom, Attention: New Issues, Syndicate Desk (fax no.: +44 20 7085 2591). Notices to the
Company shall be given to it at 2000 North M-63, Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692, (fax no. (269)&nbsp;923-5515); Attention: Treasurer, or if different, to the address set forth in this Underwriting Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial</U><I>.</I> This Underwriting Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Company and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Amendments or Waivers</U><I>.</I> No amendment or waiver of
any provision of this Underwriting Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Headings</U><I>.</I> The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part
of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Underwriting Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Counterparts</U>. This Underwriting
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </P>
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this Underwriting Agreement by signing in the space provided below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Geddes</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP PARIBAS </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC BANK PLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ING BANK N.V. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BNP PARIBAS</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ama Ocansey</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ama Ocansey</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">By: HSBC BANK PLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stuart King</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Stuart King</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">By: ING BANK N.V.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ D.N.M. van Impe</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">D.N.M. van Impe</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Huib Verbeek</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Huib Verbeek</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Head of Trading FM NL, ING Commercial Banking</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Hopkins</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount</B><br><B>of Notes</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#128;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC Bank plc</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ING Bank N.V.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Royal Bank of Scotland</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#128;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">500,000,000</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The term sheet set forth in Schedule 3 hereto. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">0.625% Notes due 2020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Pricing
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Rank:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior, Unsecured</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&#128;500,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Offering Format:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March 12, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.625%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Listing:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Whirlpool Corporation intends to list the notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;WHR 20&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.574%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.712%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Bund:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">+74 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Bund:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">OBL 0.00% due April 17, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Bund Price and Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100.145;-0.028%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Mid Swaps:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+40 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mid Swaps Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">0.312%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Annually on March 12, commencing March 12, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Day Count Convention:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">At any time at a discount rate of Comparable Government Bond Rate plus 12 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March 5, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March 12, 2015 (T+5)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Change of Control Offer to Purchase:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">If Whirlpool experiences a Change of Control Repurchase Event, it will be required, unless it has exercised the right to redeem the notes, to offer to repurchase the notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount,
plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Denominations:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&#128;100,000 and integral multiples of &#128;1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ISIN/Common Code/ CUSIP:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">XS1200845003 / 120084500 / 963320 AU0</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC Bank plc</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ING Bank N.V.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Royal Bank of Scotland plc</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement </B></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Schedule 3-1 </P>


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and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site
at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BNP Paribas, toll free at 1-800-854-5674, HSBC Bank plc toll free at
1-866-811-8049, ING Bank N.V. at +32 2 557 1604 or The Royal Bank of Scotland plc at +44 20 7085 4154. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Provided under separate cover] </P>
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