For Our Employees and Retirees

This is a historic time in the history of Maytag and Whirlpool.

We understand that you may have questions about the acquisition and how you are affected.

If you are a Maytag employee or retiree and have questions about your current benefits, please call the Employee Service Center at 800-870-7701. For active employees, the open enrollment period to select benefits for 2007 will occur in the fall. You will receive more information closer to that time.

If you are a Whirlpool employee or retiree and have questions about your current benefits, please call the Employee Service Center at 888-KEY-2-ESC. For active employees, the open enrollment period to select benefits for 2007 will occur in the fall as usual. You will receive more information closer to that time.

All employees can stay up-to-date with the acquisition news on our internal Web site, http://dayone.whirlpool.com/. Please note that the DayOne website is only accessible from computers connected to the combined Whirlpool/Maytag network.