106640--2/17/2010--WHIRLPOOL_CORP

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Changes in economic conditions could adversely affect demand for our products The global financial crisis could adversely affect our business and financial performance. The loss of or substantial decline in sales to any of our key trade customers, which include Sears, Lowe s, Home Depot, Casas Bahia, Best Buy, Ikea, major buying groups, and builders, could adversely affect our financial performance. We face intense competition in the home appliance industry and failure to successfully compete may negatively affect our business and financial performance. Foreign currency fluctuations may affect our financial performance. Product liability or product recall costs could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Unfavorable results of legal proceedings could materially adversely affect our business and financial performance. An inability to effectively execute and manage our business objectives could adversely affect our financial performance. We face inventory and other asset risk. Fluctuations and volatility in the cost of raw materials and purchased components could adversely affect our profits. The ability of suppliers to deliver parts, components and manufacturing equipment to our manufacturing facilities, including our ability to manufacture without disruption, could affect our global business performance. Significant differences between actual results and estimates of the amount of future funding for our pension plans and postretirement health care benefit programs, and significant changes in funding assumptions or significant increases in funding obligations due to regulatory changes, could adversely affect our financial results. Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products, services, and brands. We may be subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security, which may materially adversely affect our operations, financial condition and operating results. Risks associated with our international operations may decrease our revenues and increase our costs. We are subject to, and could be further subject to, governmental investigations or actions by other third parties. A deterioration in labor relations could adversely impact our global business. Our ability to attract, develop and retain executives and other qualified employees is crucial to our results of operations and future growth Changes in the legal and regulatory environment could limit our business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation.

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