NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 6, 2014--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'A-2' commercial paper rating to Whirlpool Corp.'s proposed $1 billion (or its equivalent in another currency) commercial paper program. The program will be issued by Whirlpool and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Whirlpool Europe B.V. Whirlpool has indicated borrowings under the program will be used for general corporate purposes. In addition, the 'A-2' rating remains unchanged for the company's U.S. commercial paper program, which is increasing in size by $250 million to $1.5 billion. The corporate credit rating on Whirlpool is 'BBB', with a stable outlook. The rating is derived from our 'bbb' anchor, which reflects our assessment of the company's business risk profile as
