EXHIBIT 10.(iii)
Whirlpool Retirement Benefits
Restoration Plan
(Effective as of January 1, 2002)
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Article 1. Establishment and Restatement of the Plan
1.1 Restatement of the Plan
Whirlpool Corporation previously established an excess benefit plan for certain of its eligible Employees known as the
“Whirlpool Retirement Benefits Restoration Plan” (the “Plan”), which Plan was adopted on December 13, 1976, and was
effective as of January 1, 1976, and was last previously amended and restated effective as of January 1, 1989. The Plan is hereby
amended and restated in this instrument effective as of January 1, 2002.
Article 1. Establishment and Restatement of the Plan
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1.1 Restatement of the Plan
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1.2 Purpose
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1.3 Application of the Plan
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Article 2. Definitions and Construction
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2.1 Definitions
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2.2 Number
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2.3 Severability
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2.4 Applicable Law
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Article 3. Participation
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3.1 Eligibility
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3.2 Participation
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Article 4. Benefits
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4.1 Amount of Benefits
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4.2 Forfeiture for Cause
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4.3 Form of Payment and Commencement Date
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4.4 Preretirement Death Benefits
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4.5 Certain Post-Retirement Death Benefits
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Article 5. Administration and General Provisions
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5.1 Administration
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5.2 Funding of the Plan
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5.3 Payment of Expenses
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5.4 Indemnity for Liability
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5.5 Incompetence
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5.6 Nonalienation
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5.7 Employer-Employee Relationship
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5.8 Effect on Other Benefit Plans
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5.9 Tax Liability
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Article 6. Change in Control, Amendment, and Termination
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6.1 Change in Control
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6.2 Amendment
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Article 1. Establishment and Restatement of the Plan
1.1 Restatement of the Plan
Whirlpool Corporation previously established an e