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Exhibit 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being a
director or officer, or both, of WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") does hereby constitute and appoint DAVID R. WHITWAM, JEFF M.
FETTIG, and DANIEL F. HOPP, with full power to each of them to act alone, as the
true and lawful attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to each of said attorneys, to execute, file or
deliver any and all instruments and to do any and all acts and things which said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem advisable to enable the Company, the
Whirlpool Corporation 2000 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (referred to as the
"Plan"), or any of them, to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the "Securities Act") and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereto, in connection with the registration under said
Securities Act of
(a) 3,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company which may be
offered or delivered to participants in the Plan; and
(b) interests in the Plan which may be offered to employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries,
including specifically, but without limitation of the general authority hereby
granted, the power of authority to sign his or her name as director or officer,
or both, of the Company, as indicated below opposite his or her signature:
(i) to the registration statements, or any amendments, post-
effective amendments, deregistrations or papers supplemental
thereto, to be filed in respect of said shares of common stock
of the Company and said interests in the Plan, and to the
prospectuses or any amendments, supplements or revisions
thereof, to be filed with said registration statements or with
any amendments or post-effective amendments to said
registration statements;
(ii) to any amendments or post-effective amendments or
deregistrations as shall be necessary or appropriate to any
registration statements heretofore filed under said Securities
Act with respect to shares of common stock of the Company and
interests in said Plan;
(iii) to said prospectuses or any amendments, supplements or
revisions thereof to be filed with any registration statements
(or with any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto)
heretofore filed under said Securities Act with respect to
shares of common stock of the Company and interests in said
Plan; and each of the undersigned does hereby fully ratify and
confirm all
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that said attorney and agents, or any of them, or the
substitute of any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 18/th/ day of April, 2000.
Name Title
/s/ David R. Whitwam Director, Chairman of the Board and
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David R. Whitwam Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jeff M. Fettig Director, President and Chief
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Jeff M. Fettig Operating Officer
(Principal Operating Officer)
/s/ Mark E. Brown Executive Vice President and
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Mark E. Brown Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Betty A. Beaty Vice President and Controller
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Betty A. Beaty (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Herman Cain Director
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Herman Cain
/s/ Gary T. DiCamillo Director
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Gary T. DiCamillo
/s/ Allan D. Gilmour Director
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Allan D. Gilmour
/s/ Kathleen J. Hempel Director
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Kathleen J. Hempel
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/s/ James M. Kilts Director
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James M. Kilts
/s/ Miles L. Marsh Director
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Miles L. Marsh
/s/ Philip L. Smith Director
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Philip L. Smith
/s/ Paul G. Stern Director
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Paul G. Stern
/s/Janice D. Stoney Director
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Janice D. Stoney
