On May 12, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said that it withdrew its 'A-3' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings on Whirlpool Corp. at the request of the issuer. The company has no outstanding commercial paper balances. Ratings Withdrawn To: From: Whirlpool Corp. Corp. credit rating --/--/NR A-3 Commercial paper N/R A-3 Whirlpool Finance B.V. Commercial paper N/R A-3