EX-32 9 dex32.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certifications Pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 32

Certifications Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Whirlpool Corporation (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jeff M. Fettig, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Roy W. Templin, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

 

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly represents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/S/    JEFF M. FETTIG

Name:

 

Jeff M. Fettig

Title:

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

February 17, 2010

 

/S/    ROY W. TEMPLIN

Name:

 

Roy W. Templin

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:

 

February 17, 2010