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                                  EXHIBIT 4.1

                           Credit Agreement (3-Year)

                                  Dated as of

                                  May 3, 2001

                                     Among

                              Maytag Corporation,

                            The Banks Party Hereto,

                                      And

                       Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch,
                            as Administrative Agent


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                            BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc.

                                      And

                        Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.
                             as Co-Lead Arrangers,

                                 Bank One, NA,
                             as Syndication Agent

                                      And

                             Royal Bank of Canada,
                            as Documentation Agent
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                               Table of Contents

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Section                                            Heading                                           Page
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Section 1.            The Committed Facility........................................................     1

    Section 1.1.      The Commitments...............................................................     1
    Section 1.2.      Applicable Interest Rates.....................................................     1
    Section 1.3.      Minimum Borrowing Amounts.....................................................     3
    Section 1.4.      Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Interest Rates
                         Applicable to Loans........................................................     3

Section 2.            General Provisions Applicable To Loans; Reduction of Commitments..............     5

    Section 2.1.      Interest Periods..............................................................     5
    Section 2.2.      Maturity of Loans.............................................................     6
    Section 2.3.      Prepayments...................................................................     6
    Section 2.4.      Default Rate..................................................................     6
    Section 2.5.      The Notes.....................................................................     7
    Section 2.6.      Commitment Terminations.......................................................     7
    Section 2.7.      Funding Indemnity.............................................................     8
    Section 2.8.      Substitution of Euro for National Currency....................................     8

Section 3.            Fees..........................................................................     9

    Section 3.1.      Facility Fee..................................................................     9
    Section 3.2.      Usage Fee.....................................................................     9
    Section 3.3.      Administrative Agent Fees.....................................................     9

Section 4.            Place and Application of Payments.............................................     9

    Section 4.1.      Place and Application of Payments.............................................     9

Section 5.            Definitions; Interpretation...................................................    10

    Section 5.1.      Definitions...................................................................    10
    Section 5.2.      Interpretation................................................................    17

Section 6.            Representations and Warranties................................................    17

    Section 6.1.      Organization and Qualification................................................    17
    Section 6.2.      Subsidiaries..................................................................    17
    Section 6.3.      Corporate Authority and Validity of Obligations...............................    18
    Section 6.4.      Not an Investment Company.....................................................    18
    Section 6.5.      Margin Stock..................................................................    18
    Section 6.6.      Financial Reports.............................................................    18
    Section 6.7.      No Material Adverse Change....................................................    19
    Section 6.8.      Litigation....................................................................    19
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    Section 6.9.      Tax Returns...................................................................    19
    Section 6.10.     Approvals.....................................................................    19
    Section 6.11.     Liens.........................................................................    19
    Section 6.12.     ERISA.........................................................................    19
    Section 6.13.     Compliance with Environmental Laws............................................    20

Section 7.            Conditions Precedent..........................................................    21

    Section 7.1.      Initial Borrowing.............................................................    21
    Section 7.2.      All Loans.....................................................................    21

Section 8.            Covenants.....................................................................    22

    Section 8.1.      Existence.....................................................................    22
    Section 8.2.      Maintenance...................................................................    23
    Section 8.3.      Taxes.........................................................................    23
    Section 8.4.      Insurance.....................................................................    23
    Section 8.5.      Financial Reports and Other Information.......................................    23
    Section 8.6.      Leverage Ratio................................................................    24
    Section 8.7.      Interest Coverage Ratio.......................................................    25
    Section 8.8.      Mergers, Consolidations, Leases, and Sales....................................    25
    Section 8.9.      ERISA.........................................................................    26
    Section 8.10.     Conduct of Business...........................................................    26
    Section 8.11.     Liens.........................................................................    26
    Section 8.12.     Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock.................................................    28
    Section 8.13.     Compliance with Laws..........................................................    28

Section 9.            Events of Default and Remedies................................................    28

    Section 9.1.      Events of Default.............................................................    28
    Section 9.2.      Non-Bankruptcy Defaults.......................................................    30
    Section 9.3.      Bankruptcy Defaults...........................................................    30
    Section 9.4.      Expenses......................................................................    31

Section 10.           Change in Circumstances.......................................................    31

    Section 10.1.     Change of Law.................................................................    31
    Section 10.2.     Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or Inadequacy of, LIBOR.    31
    Section 10.3.     Increased Cost and Reduced Return.............................................    32
    Section 10.4.     Lending Offices...............................................................    33
    Section 10.5.     Discretion of Bank as to Manner of Funding....................................    33
    Section 10.6.     Substitution of Bank..........................................................    33

Section 11.           The Administrative Agent......................................................    34

    Section 11.1.     Appointment and Authorization.................................................    34
    Section 11.2.     Administrative Agent and Affiliates...........................................    34
    Section 11.3.     Action by Administrative Agent................................................    34
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    Section 11.4.     Consultation with Experts.....................................................    35
    Section 11.5.     Liability of Administrative Agent.............................................    35
    Section 11.6.     Indemnification...............................................................    35
    Section 11.7.     Credit Decision...............................................................    35
    Section 11.8.     Resignation of Administrative Agent and Successor
                          Administrative Agent......................................................    36
    Section 11.9.     Payments......................................................................    36

Section 12.           Miscellaneous.................................................................    37

    Section 12.1.     Withholding Taxes.............................................................    37
    Section 12.2.     No Waiver of Rights...........................................................    38
    Section 12.3.     Non-Business Day..............................................................    38
    Section 12.4.     Documentary Taxes.............................................................    38
    Section 12.5.     Survival of Representations...................................................    38
    Section 12.6.     Survival of Indemnities.......................................................    39
    Section 12.7.     Sharing of Set-Off............................................................    39
    Section 12.8.     Notices.......................................................................    39
    Section 12.9.     Counterparts..................................................................    40
    Section 12.10.    Successors and Assigns........................................................    40
    Section 12.11.    Participants..................................................................    40
    Section 12.12.    Assignment of Commitments by Banks............................................    40
    Section 12.13.    Designation...................................................................    41
    Section 12.14.    Amendments....................................................................    42
    Section 12.15.    Legal Fees and Indemnification................................................    42
    Section 12.16.    Currency......................................................................    43
    Section 12.17.    Currency Equivalence..........................................................    43
    Section 12.18.    Governing Law.................................................................    43
    Section 12.19.    Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial..............................    43
    Section 12.20.    Headings......................................................................    44
    Section 12.21.    Entire Agreement..............................................................    44

Signatures..........................................................................................    45
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Schedule 8.3  Taxes

Exhibit A     Form of Note
Exhibit B     Subsidiaries
Exhibit C     Form of Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit D     Form of Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit E     Form of Compliance Certificate

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                               Credit Agreement

     Credit Agreement (3-Year), dated as of May 3, 2001, among Maytag
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the Banks party hereto
from time to time and Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as Administrative Agent.

                                  Witnesseth:

     Whereas, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Borrower has requested and the Banks are willing to make available to the
Borrower the credit facility provided for herein.

     Now, Therefore, it is Agreed:

Section 1.  The Committed Facility.

     Section 1.1. The Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
each Bank severally agrees to make a loan or loans (individually a "Loan" and
collectively "Loans") to the Borrower from time to time in U.S. Dollars or
Alternative Currencies on a revolving basis in an aggregate outstanding Original
Dollar Amount up to the amount of its commitment to make Loans set forth on the
applicable signature page hereof or in any applicable assignment pursuant to
Section 12.12 hereof (its "Commitment" and cumulatively for all the Banks the
"Commitments") (subject to any reductions thereof pursuant to the terms hereof)
prior to the Termination Date. At no time shall the aggregate Original Dollar
Amount of all outstanding Loans exceed the Commitments then in effect, which
Commitments on the date hereof total U.S. $200,000,000. Each Borrowing of Loans
shall be advanced ratably from the Banks in proportion to their respective
Unused Commitments. Subject to Section 1.4 hereof, the Borrower may elect that
each Borrowing of Loans be advanced or maintained as Domestic Rate Loans or
Eurocurrency Loans, which Loans may be repaid and the principal amount thereof
reborrowed prior to the Termination Date, subject to all reductions in the
Commitments and all other terms and conditions hereof.

     Section 1.2.  Applicable Interest Rates.

      (a) Domestic Rate Loans. Each Domestic Rate Loan made or maintained by a
Bank shall bear interest during each Interest Period that it constitutes a
Domestic Rate Loan (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the
case may be, and actual days elapsed) on the unpaid principal amount thereof
from the date such Loan is advanced, continued or created by conversion from a
Eurocurrency Loan until the last day of such Interest Period at a rate per annum
equal to the Domestic Rate from time to time in effect, payable on the last day
of the applicable Interest Period and at maturity (whether by acceleration or
otherwise).

     "Domestic Rate" means for any day the greater of:
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            (i)  the rate of interest announced by the Administrative Agent from
      time to time as its prime commercial rate, or equivalent, for U.S. Dollar
      loans to borrowers located in the United States, with any change in the
      Domestic Rate resulting from a change in said prime commercial rate to be
      effective as of the date of the relevant change in said prime commercial
      rate; and

            (ii) the sum of (x) the rate per annum (rounded upward, if
      necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of
      the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the
      Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as
      published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next
      succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day,
      the rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the
      immediately preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding
      Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on any such next
      succeeding Business Day, the rate for such day shall be the average of the
      rates quoted to the Administrative Agent by two or more New York or
      Chicago Federal funds brokers on such day for such transactions as
      determined by the Administrative Agent, plus (y) 3/8 of 1% (0.375%).

      (b) Eurocurrency Loans. Each Eurocurrency Loan made or maintained by a
Bank shall bear interest during each Interest Period that it constitutes a
Eurocurrency Loan (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days
elapsed) on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the first day of such
Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period at a rate per annum
equal to the sum of the applicable Eurocurrency Margin plus the Adjusted LIBOR
applicable to such Loan, payable on the last day of the applicable Interest
Period and at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise), and, if the
applicable Interest Period is longer than three months, on each day occurring
every three months after the first day of such Interest Period.

      "Adjusted LIBOR" means, for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, a rate
per annum determined in accordance with the following formula:

                                         LIBOR
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          Adjusted LIBOR =  100% - Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage

      "LIBOR" means, with respect to an Interest Period for a Borrowing of
Eurocurrency Loans, the average of the respective rates of interest per annum,
as determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%), at which deposits of U.S. Dollars or the
relevant Alternative Currency, as applicable, in immediately available and
freely transferable funds are offered to each of the Reference Banks at 11:00
a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period by major banks in the eurocurrency interbank market upon request by each
such Reference Bank for a period equal to such Interest Period and in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loan scheduled to be advanced,
continued or created by conversion from a Domestic Rate Loan by such Reference
Bank as part of such Borrowing.

      "Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage" means, for any Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Loans, the daily average for the applicable Interest Period of the maximum rate
at which reserves

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(including, without limitation, any supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves) are imposed during such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) on "eurocurrency liabilities", as
defined in such Board's Regulation D (or in respect of any other category of
liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on
Eurocurrency Loans is determined or any category of extension of credit or other
assets that include loans by non-United States offices of any Bank to United
States residents) subject to any amendments of such reserve requirement by such
Board or its successor, taking into account any transitional adjustments
thereto. For purposes of this definition, the Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed
to be "eurocurrency liabilities" as defined in Regulation D without benefit or
credit for any prorations, exemptions or offsets under Regulation D.

     "Eurocurrency Margin" means for each Eurocurrency Loan: (i) 0.275% per
annum for any day Level I Status exists, (ii) 0.375% per annum for any day Level
II Status exists, (iii) 0.475% per annum for any day Level III Status exists,
(iv) 0.575% per annum for any day Level IV Status exists and (v) 0.675% per
annum for any day Level V Status exists.

      (c) Rate Quotations. Each Reference Bank agrees to use its best efforts
to furnish quotations to the Administrative Agent as contemplated by this
Section. If any Reference Bank does not furnish a timely quotation, the
Administrative Agent shall determine the relevant interest rate on the basis of
the quotation or quotations furnished by the remaining Reference Bank or, if no
such quotation is provided on a timely basis, the provisions of Section 10.2
shall apply.

      (d) Rate Determinations. The Administrative Agent shall determine each
interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and the Original Dollar Amount
of each Loan hereunder, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive and
binding except in the case of manifest error or willful misconduct. The Original
Dollar Amount of each Eurocurrency Loan shall be determined or redetermined, as
applicable, effective as of the first day of each Interest Period applicable to
such Loan.

     Section 1.3. Minimum Borrowing Amounts. Each Borrowing of Loans at any time
outstanding shall be in an amount not less than an Original Dollar Amount of
U.S. $10,000,000.

     Section 1.4. Manner of Borrowing Loans and Designating Interest Rates
Applicable to Loans.

      (a) Notice to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall give notice to
the Administrative Agent by no later than 9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) (i) at least
three (3) Business Days before the date on which the Borrower requests the Banks
to advance a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans and (ii) on the date the Borrower
requests the Banks to advance a Borrowing of Domestic Rate Loans. The Loans
included in each Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate
specified in such notice of a new Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may from
time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each
Borrowing or, subject to the minimum amount requirement for each outstanding
Borrowing contained in Section 1.3, a portion thereof, as follows: (i) if such
Borrowing is of Eurocurrency Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, the Borrower may continue part or all of such

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Borrowing as Eurocurrency Loans for an Interest Period or Interest Periods
specified by the Borrower or, if such Eurocurrency Loan is denominated in U.S.
Dollars, convert part or all of such Borrowing into Domestic Rate Loans, (ii) if
such Borrowing is of Domestic Rate Loans, on any Business Day, the Borrower may
convert all or part of such Borrowing into Eurocurrency Loans denominated in
U.S. Dollars for an Interest Period or Interest Periods specified by the
Borrower. The Borrower shall give all such notices requesting the advance,
continuation, or conversion of a Borrowing to the Administrative Agent by
telephone or telecopy (which notice shall be irrevocable once given and, if by
telephone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing). Notices of the continuation
of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans for an additional Interest Period or of the
conversion of part or all of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in
U.S. Dollars into Domestic Rate Loans or of Domestic Rate Loans into
Eurocurrency Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars must be given by no later than
9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least three (3) Business Days before the date of the
requested continuation or conversion. All such notices concerning the advance,
continuation, or conversion of a Borrowing shall specify the date of the
requested advance, continuation or conversion of a Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day), the amount of the requested Borrowing to be advanced, continued,
or converted, the type of Loans to comprise such new, continued or converted
Borrowing and, if such Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Loans, the
currency and Interest Period applicable thereto. The Borrower agrees that the
Administrative Agent may rely on any such telephonic or telecopy notice given by
any person it in good faith believes is an Authorized Representative without the
necessity of independent investigation, and in the event any such notice by
telephone conflicts with any written confirmation, such telephonic notice shall
govern if the Administrative Agent has acted in reliance thereon.

      (b) Notice to the Banks. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt
telephonic or telecopy notice to each of the Banks of any notice from the
Borrower received pursuant to Section 1.4(a) above. The Administrative Agent
shall give notice to the Borrower and each Bank by like means of the interest
rate applicable to each Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans and, if such Borrowing
is denominated in an Alternative Currency, shall give notice by such means to
the Borrower and each Bank of the Original Dollar Amount thereof.

      (c) Borrower's Failure to Notify. Any outstanding Borrowing of Domestic
Rate Loans shall, subject to Section 7.2 hereof, automatically be continued for
an additional Interest Period on the last day of its then current Interest
Period unless the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent within the
period required by Section 1.4(a) that it intends to convert such Borrowing into
a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans or notifies the Administrative Agent within
the period required by Section 2.3(a) that it intends to prepay such Borrowing.
In the event the Borrower fails to give notice pursuant to Section 1.4(a) above
of the continuation or conversion of any outstanding principal amount of a
Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars before the last day
of its then current Interest Period within the period required by Section 1.4(a)
and has not notified the Administrative Agent within the period required by
Section 2.3(a) that it intends to prepay such Borrowing, such Borrowing shall
automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Domestic Rate Loans, subject to
Section 7.2 hereof. In the event the Borrower fails to give notice pursuant to
Section 1.4(a) above of the continuation of any outstanding principal amount of
a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency before
the last day of its then current Interest Period within the period

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required by Section 1.4(a) and has not notified the Administrative Agent within
the period required by Section 2.3(a) that it intends to prepay such Borrowing,
such Borrowing shall automatically be continued as a Borrowing of Eurocurrency
Loans in the same Alternative Currency with an Interest Period of one month,
subject to Section 7.2 hereof, including the restrictions contained in the
definition of Interest Period.

      (d) Disbursement of Loans. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the
date of any requested advance of a new Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, and not
later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the date of any requested advance of a
new Borrowing of Domestic Rate Loans, subject to Section 7 hereof, each Bank
shall make available its Loan comprising part of such Borrowing in funds
immediately available at the principal office of the Administrative Agent in
Chicago, Illinois, except that if such Borrowing is denominated in an
Alternative Currency each Bank shall make available its Loan comprising part of
such Borrowing at such office as the Administrative Agent has previously
notified to each Bank, in such funds then customary for the settlement of
international transactions in such currency and no later than such local time as
is necessary for such funds to be received and transferred to the Borrower for
same day value on the date of the Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall make
available to the Borrower Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars at the
Administrative Agent's principal office in Chicago, Illinois and Loans
denominated in Alternative Currencies at such office as the Administrative Agent
has previously notified the Borrower, in each case in the type of funds received
by the Administrative Agent from the Banks. Outstanding Borrowings of Loans that
are continued for an additional Interest Period or converted into Loans of a
different type, as permitted by Section 1.4(a), are maintained by each Bank in
the same principal amount as originally advanced.

Section 2.  General Provisions Applicable To Loans; Reduction
            of Commitments

      Section 2.1. Interest Periods. As provided in Section 1.4 hereof, at the
time of each request to advance, continue, or create through conversion a
Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, the Borrower shall select an Interest Period
applicable to such Loans from among the available options. The term "Interest
Period" means the period commencing on the date a Borrowing is made, continued,
or created through conversion and ending: (a) in the case of Domestic Rate
Loans, on the last day of the calendar quarter in which such Borrowing is
advanced, continued, or created by conversion (i.e., the first to occur
thereafter of March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31); and (b) in the
case of Eurocurrency Loans 1, 2, 3, 6, or, if available from all the Banks, 9
months thereafter, as the Borrower may select; provided, however, that:

            (a) any Interest Period for a Borrowing of Domestic Rate Loans
     commencing less than 90 days before the Termination Date shall end on the
     Termination Date;

            (b) with respect to any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, the
     Borrower may not select an Interest Period that extends beyond the
     Termination Date;

            (c) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise be
     a day that is not a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period
     shall be extended to the next

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     succeeding Business Day, provided that, if such extension would cause the
     last day of an Interest Period for a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans to
     occur in the following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period
     shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; and

            (d) for purposes of determining an Interest Period for a Borrowing
     of Eurocurrency Loans, a month means a period starting on one day in a
     calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next
     calendar month; provided, however, that if there is no numerically
     corresponding day in the month in which such an Interest Period is to end
     or if such an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar
     month, then such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the
     calendar month in which such Interest Period is to end.

      Section 2.2. Maturity of Loans. Each Loan shall mature and become due and
payable by the Borrower on the Termination Date.

      Section 2.3. Prepayments.

      (a) Loans.   The Borrower shall have the privilege of prepaying without
premium or penalty and in whole or in part (but, if in part, then: (i) if such
Borrowing is denominated in U.S. Dollars, in an amount not less than U.S.
$10,000,000 and in integral multiples of U.S. $1,000,000, (ii) if such Borrowing
is denominated in an Alternative Currency, an amount for which the U.S. Dollar
Equivalent is not less than U.S. $10,000,000 and (iii) in an amount such that
the minimum amount required for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof
remains outstanding) any Borrowing of Loans at any time upon three Business
Days', in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, or one Business Day's, in the case of
Domestic Rate Loans, prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall
advise each Bank thereof promptly thereafter), such prepayment to be made by the
payment of the principal amount to be prepaid and accrued interest thereon to
the date fixed for prepayment and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, any
compensation required by Section 2.7 hereof.

      (b) Reborrowings. Any amount paid or prepaid before the Termination Date
may, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be borrowed, repaid
and borrowed again.

      Section 2.4. Default Rate. If any payment of principal on any Loan is not
made when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise), such Loan shall bear
interest (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed)
from the date such payment was due until paid in full, payable on demand, at a
rate per annum equal to:

            (a) with respect to any Domestic Rate Loan, the sum of two percent
      (2%) plus the Domestic Rate from time to time in effect; and

            (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the sum of two percent
      (2%) plus the rate of interest in effect thereon at the time of such
      default until the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and,
      thereafter, if such Loan is denominated in U.S. Dollars, at a rate per
      annum equal to the sum of two percent (2%) plus the Domestic Rate from
      time to

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      time in effect or, if such Loan is denominated in an Alternative Currency,
      at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Eurocurrency Margin, plus two
      (2%) plus the rate of interest per annum as determined by the
      Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole
      multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent (1/16%) at which overnight or
      weekend deposits of the appropriate currency (or, if such amount due
      remains unpaid more than three Business Days, then for such other period
      of time not longer than six months as the Administrative Agent may elect
      in its absolute discretion) for delivery in immediately available and
      freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to
      major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for
      the applicable period as determined above and in an amount comparable to
      the unpaid principal amount of any such Eurocurrency Loan (or, if the
      Administrative Agent is not placing deposits in such currency in the
      interbank market, then the Administrative Agent's cost of funds in such
      currency for such period).

      Section 2.5. The Notes. (a) Each Loan made to the Borrower by a Bank shall
be evidenced by a single promissory note of the Borrower issued to such Bank in
the form of Exhibit A hereto. Each such promissory note is hereinafter referred
to as a "Note" and collectively such promissory notes are referred to as the
"Notes."

      (b) Each Bank shall record on its books and records or on a schedule to
its Note the amount of each Loan advanced, continued, or converted by it, all
payments of principal and interest and the principal balance from time to time
outstanding thereon, the type of such Loan, and, in respect of any Eurocurrency
Loan, the Interest Period, the currency in which such Loan is denominated, and
the interest rate applicable thereto; provided that prior to the transfer of any
Note all such amounts shall be recorded on a schedule to such Note. The record
thereof, whether shown on such books and records of a Bank or on a schedule to
any Note, shall be prima facie evidence as to all such matters; provided,
however, that the failure of any Bank to record any of the foregoing or any
error in any such record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
the Borrower to repay all Loans made to it hereunder together with accrued
interest thereon. At the request of any Bank and upon such Bank tendering to the
Borrower the Note to be replaced, the Borrower shall furnish a new Note to such
Bank to replace any outstanding Note, and at such time the first notation
appearing on a schedule on the reverse side of, or attached to, such Note shall
set forth the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans, if any, then
outstanding thereon.

      Section 2.6. Commitment Terminations. The Borrower shall have the right at
any time and from time to time, upon five (5) Business Days' prior written
notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments, in whole or in
part, without premium or penalty, any partial termination to be in an amount not
less than U.S. $10,000,000 or any larger amount that is an integral multiple of
U.S. $1,000,000, and to reduce ratably the Commitments of the Banks; provided
that the Commitments may not be reduced to an amount less than the Original
Dollar Amount of Loans then outstanding. Any termination of Commitments pursuant
to this Section 2.6 may not be reinstated.

      Section 2.7. Funding Indemnity. In the event any Bank shall incur any
loss, cost or expense (including, without limitation, any loss of profit, and
any loss, cost or expense incurred

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by reason of the liquidation or re-employment of deposits or other funds
acquired by such Bank to fund or maintain any Eurocurrency Loan or the relending
or reinvesting of such deposits or amounts paid or prepaid to such Bank) as a
result of:

            (a) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan on
     a date other than the last day of its Interest Period,

            (b) any failure (because of a failure to meet the conditions of
     Section 7 or otherwise) by the Borrower to borrow or continue a
     Eurocurrency Loan, or to convert a Domestic Rate Loan into a Eurocurrency
     Loan, on the date specified in a notice given pursuant to Section 1.4
     hereof,

            (c) any failure by the Borrower to make any payment of principal on
     any Eurocurrency Loan when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise), or

            (d) any acceleration of the maturity of a Eurocurrency Loan as a
     result of the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder,

then, upon the demand of such Bank, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such
amount as will reimburse such Bank for such loss, cost or expense.  If any Bank
makes such a claim for compensation, it shall provide to the Borrower, with a
copy to the Administrative Agent, a certificate executed by an officer of such
Bank setting forth the amount of such loss, cost or expense in reasonable detail
(including an explanation of the basis for and the computation of such loss,
cost or expense) and the amounts shown on such certificate if reasonably
calculated shall be conclusive.

     Section 2.8. Substitution of Euro for National Currency. If any Alternative
Currency is replaced by the Euro, the Euro may be tendered in payment of any
outstanding amount denominated in such Alternative Currency at the conversion
rate specified in, or otherwise calculated in accordance with, the regulations
adopted by the Council of the European Union relating to the Euro. Except as
provided in the foregoing provision of this Section, no replacement of an
Alternative Currency by the Euro shall discharge, excuse or otherwise affect the
performance of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or its Notes.
Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be
appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the
European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the
Euro.

Section 3.  Fees.

     Section 3.1. Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the ratable account of the Banks, based on their Commitments, a
facility fee (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case
may be, and the actual number of days elapsed) on the average daily amount of
the Credit Exposures hereunder at a rate of (i) 0.100% per annum for each day
Level I Status exists, (ii) 0.125% per annum for each day Level II Status
exists, (iii) 0.150% per annum for each day Level III Status exists, (iv) 0.175%
per annum for each day
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Level IV Status exists, and (v) 0.200% per annum for each day Level V Status
exists. Such fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar
quarter, commencing June 30, 2001, on the Termination Date, and on the date on
which the Credit Exposures are reduced to zero. If any Bank fails to fund a Loan
at a time when, pursuant to Section 7 hereof, it is obligated to fund such Loan,
it shall not accrue a facility fee hereunder until it cures such default by
funding such Loan. The Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such Bank's
portion of the facility fee otherwise payable under this Section 3.1 if it
notifies the Administrative Agent of such Bank's default and of the amount of
the facility fee thereby not earned by such defaulting Bank. If the
Administrative Agent receives any payment of the facility fee hereunder from
which an amount has been so deducted as provided above, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to not remit to any Bank identified by the Borrower as such a
defaulting Bank its pro rata share of the portion of the facility fee not earned
by such Bank as notified by the Borrower as provided above.

     Section 3.2. Usage Fee. For each day that the sum of the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans plus the outstanding principal amount of the
"Loans" outstanding under the Other Credit Agreement exceeds 33% of the sum of
the Commitments then in effect plus the "Commitments" under the Other Credit
Agreement then in effect, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Banks, based on their outstanding Loans, a fee equal
to 0.125% per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days
elapsed) of the principal amount of all Loans outstanding on each such day,
payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and on the date the
Credit Exposures are reduced to zero.

     Section 3.3. Administrative Agent Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent the fees agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower.

Section 4.  Place and Application of Payments.

     Section 4.1. Place and Application of Payments. All payments of principal
of and interest on the Loans and all payments of facility fees and all other
amounts payable under this Agreement shall be made to the Administrative Agent
by no later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time) at the principal office of the
Administrative Agent in Chicago, Illinois (or such other location in the State
of Illinois as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower) or, if
such payment is to be made in an Alternative Currency, no later than 12:00 noon
local time at the place of payment to such office as the Administrative Agent
has previously notified the Borrower for the benefit of the Person or Persons
entitled thereto. Any payments received after such time shall be deemed to have
been received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business Day. All such
payments shall be made (i) in lawful money of the United States of America, in
immediately available funds at the place of payment, or (ii) in the case of
amounts payable hereunder in an Alternative Currency, in such Alternative
Currency in such funds then customary for the settlement of international
transactions in such currency, in each case without setoff or counterclaim. The
Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds
relating to the payment of principal or interest on Loans or fees ratably to the
Banks and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any
Bank to such Bank, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.

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Section 5.  Definitions; Interpretation.

   Section 5.1. Definitions. The following terms when used herein have the
following meanings:

     "Adjusted LIBOR" is defined in Section 1.2(b) hereof.

     "Administrative Agent" means Bank of Montreal, acting through its Chicago
Branch, and any successor pursuant to Section 11.8 hereof.

     "Alternative Currency" means Euros, Pounds Sterling, Deutsche Marks, French
Francs, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Italian Lire and any other
currency requested by the Borrower as an "Alternative Currency" hereunder which
is available to each Bank as confirmed by the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower after consultation with the Banks.

     "Applicable Credit Rating" at any time means (i) the Moody's Rating at such
time and the S&P Rating at such time, if such Credit Ratings are the same, or
(ii) if the Moody's Rating and the S&P Rating differ by one level (it being
understood that a rating level shall include numerical modifiers and (+) and (-)
modifiers), the Applicable Credit Rating shall be the higher of the two Credit
Ratings or (iii) if the Moody's Rating and the S&P Rating differ by more than
one level or if there is no Moody's Rating or S&P Rating, the Applicable Credit
Rating shall be the Credit Rating that is one level lower than the higher of the
two Credit Ratings or one level below the remaining Credit Rating.  If any
Credit Rating shall be changed by Moody's or S&P, such change shall be effective
for purposes of determining the Applicable Credit Rating as of the Business Day
following such change and shall remain effective until the effective date of the
next such change.

     "Authorized Officer" means each Authorized Representative and in any case
shall include the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and any Assistant
Treasurer, or, in each case, any other officer performing comparable duties
however designated.

     "Authorized Representative" means any of Steven H. Wood, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, Steven J. Klyn, Vice President and
Treasurer, and Mark S. Ayers, Assistant Treasurer, as shown on the list of
officers provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.1(c) hereof, or any
other person shown on any updated list provided by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent, or any further or different officer(s) or employee(s) of
the Borrower so named by any Authorized Representative of the Borrower in a
written notice to the Administrative Agent.

     "Bank" means each bank signatory hereto or that becomes a Bank hereunder
pursuant to an assignment in accordance with Section 12.12 hereof.

     "Borrower" means Maytag Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

     "Borrowing" means the total of Loans of a single type advanced, continued
for an additional Interest Period, or converted from a different type into such
type by one or more

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Banks on a single date and for a single Interest Period. Borrowings of Loans are
advanced ratably from each of the Banks according to their Unused Commitments
and are continued or converted in the same amounts as originally advanced. A
Borrowing is "advanced" on the day Banks advance funds comprising such Borrowing
to the Borrower, is "continued" on the date a new Interest Period for the same
type of Loans commences for such Borrowing, and is "converted" when such
Borrowing is changed from one type of Loans to the other, all as requested by
the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.4(a).

     "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which Banks are authorized or required to close in Chicago, Illinois or New
York, New York; if the applicable Business Day relates to the advance,
continuation, conversion of or into, or payment of a Eurocurrency Loan, any such
day on which banks are dealing in U.S. Dollar deposits or the relevant
Alternative Currency in the interbank market in London, England; if the
applicable Business Day relates to the borrowing or payment of a Eurocurrency
Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euros, any such day on
which banks and foreign exchange markets are open for business in the city where
disbursements of or payments on such Loans are to be made; and, if the
applicable Business Day relates to the borrowing or payment of Eurocurrency
Loans denominated in the Euro, any such day which is a TARGET Day.

     "Capital Lease" means at any date any lease of Property which in accordance
with GAAP at the time in effect would be required to be capitalized on the
balance sheet of the lessee.

     "Capital Lease Obligations" of a Person means the amount of the obligations
of such Person under Capital Leases which would be shown as a liability on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

     "Change of Control" is defined in Section 9.1(h) hereof.

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "Commitment" is defined in Section 1.1 hereof.

     "Consolidated Earnings Before Interest and Taxes" means, for any fiscal
quarter, determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (i) Operating Income, plus (ii) for the
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2000, $29,900,000 for non-cash write-offs
taken by the Borrower during such fiscal quarter relating to discontinued
business and product initiatives, asset write downs and executive severance
costs.

     "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any fiscal quarter, determined on a
consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP, (i) Consolidated Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, plus (ii)
depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets for such
fiscal quarter.

     "Consolidated Indebtedness" means (i) all (a) obligations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money, (b) obligations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries representing the deferred purchase price of property or services
other than accounts payable for

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property or other accrued expenses for services, in each case arising in the
ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade, (c) obligations of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other
instruments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (d) Capital Lease
Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, plus (ii) all obligations of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Manditorily Redeemable Preferred
Capital Securities issued by Maytag Capital Trust I and Maytag Capital Trust II,
determined (without duplication) on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.

     "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any fiscal quarter of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to interest expense on
Consolidated Indebtedness, as determined in accordance with GAAP plus the amount
of the distribution made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Manditorily
Redeemable Preferred Capital Securities issued by Maytag Capital Trust I and
Maytag Capital Trust II as shown in the footnotes to the Borrower's Form 10-K or
Form 10-Q for such period.

     "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the consolidated net
income of the Borrower and Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period determined
in accordance with GAAP.

     "Consolidated Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary or other entity whose
accounts are required to be consolidated with those of the Borrower in
accordance with GAAP.

     "Controlled Group" has the same meaning as in Section 414(b) of the Code.

     "Credit Exposure" means, with respect to any Bank at any time, (i) the
amount of its Commitment (whether used or unused) at such time or (ii) if the
Commitments have terminated in their entirety, the aggregate outstanding
principal of its Loans.

     "Credit Rating" means the Moody's Rating or the S&P Rating.

     "Default" means any event or condition the occurrence of which would, with
the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute an Event of
Default.

     "Domestic Rate" is defined in Section 1.2(a) hereof.

     "Domestic Rate Loan" means a Loan denominated in U.S. Dollars bearing
interest before maturity at the rate specified in Section 1.2(a) hereof.

     "ERISA" is defined in Section 6.12 hereof.

     "Euro" means the currency of participating member states of the European
Union that adopt a single currency in accordance with the Treaty on European
Union signed February 7, 1992.

     "Eurocurrency Loan" means a Loan bearing interest before maturity at the
rate specified in Section 1.2(b) hereof.

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     "Eurocurrency Margin" is defined in Section 1.2(b) hereof.

     "Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage" is defined in Section 1.2(b) hereof.

     "Event of Default" means any of the events or circumstances specified in
Section 9.1 hereof.

     "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States,
from time to time in effect, consistently applied.

     "Guaranty" of a Person means any agreement by which such Person assumes,
guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the
payment of, or otherwise becomes liable upon, the obligation of any other
Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other
financial condition of any other Person or otherwise assures any creditor of
such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort
letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or letter of credit.

     "Interest Period" is defined in Section 2.1 hereof.

     "Lending Office" is defined in Section 10.4 hereof.

     "Level I Status" means the Applicable Credit Rating is A or higher (to the
extent based on a S&P Rating) or A2 or higher (to the extent based on a Moody's
Rating).

     "Level II Status" means the Applicable Credit Rating is A- (to the extent
based on a S&P Rating) or A3 (to the extent based on a Moody's Rating).

     "Level III Status" means the Applicable Credit Rating is BBB+ (to the
extent based on a S&P Rating ) or Baa1 (to the extent based on a Moody's
Rating).

     "Level IV Status" means the Applicable Credit Rating is  BBB (to the extent
based on a S&P Rating) or Baa2 (to the extent based on a Moody's Rating).

     "Level V Status" means the Applicable Credit Rating is BBB- or lower (to
the extent based on a S&P Rating) or Baa3 or lower (to the extent based on a
Moody's Rating).

     "LIBOR" is defined in Section 1.2(b) hereof.

     "Lien" means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a
claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest
is based on the common law, statute or contract, including, but not limited to,
the security interest lien arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge,
conditional sale, security agreement or trust receipt, or a lease, consignment
or bailment for security purposes. The term "Lien" shall also include
reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights of way, covenants,
conditions, restrictions, leases and other title exceptions and encumbrances
affecting Property. For the purposes of this definition, a Person shall be
deemed to be the owner of any Property which it has acquired or

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holds subject to a conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other
arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or
vested in some other Person for security purposes, and such retention of title
shall constitute a "Lien."

     "Loan" is defined in Section 1.1 hereof and the term "type" of Loan refers
to its status as a Domestic Rate Loan or Eurocurrency Loan.

     "Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as defined in Regulation U of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

     "Material Plan" is defined in Section 9.1(f) hereof.

     "Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower except a
Subsidiary that (i) is incorporated outside the United States, and (ii) has
neither (a) assets with a book value in excess of U.S. $5,000,000 nor (b) annual
revenues for the most recently completed calendar year in excess of U.S.
$5,000,000.

     "Moody's Rating" means the rating assigned by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. to the outstanding senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term
indebtedness of the Borrower. Any reference in this Agreement to any specific
rating is a reference to such rating as currently defined by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. and shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent rating if such
rating system changes.

     "Note" is defined in Section 2.5(a) hereof.

     "Operating Income" means, for any fiscal quarter, operating income
determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP and consistent with the consolidated income and
consolidated cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2000, heretofore
furnished to the Banks.

     "Original Dollar Amount" means the amount of any Loan denominated in U.S.
Dollars and, in relation to any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the
U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such Loan on the day it is advanced or continued for
an Interest Period.

     "Other Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement (364-Day) dated as of
the date hereof among the Borrower, the banks party thereto from time to time
and Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent, as amended from time to time.

     "PBGC" is defined in Section 6.12 hereof.

     "Permitted Securitizations" means sales at no less than fair market value
of accounts receivable owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

     "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust,
unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a
government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

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     "Plan" means with respect to the Borrower and each Subsidiary at any time
an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or
subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and
either (i) is maintained by a member of the Controlled Group for employees of a
member of the Controlled Group of which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a
part, (ii) is maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any
other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to
which a member of the Controlled Group of which the Borrower or such Subsidiary
is a part is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has
within the preceding five plan years made contributions, or (iii) under which a
member of the Controlled Group of which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a
part has any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a
substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA at any time
during the preceding five years or by reason of being deemed a contributing
sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

     "Property" means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether
real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired.

     "Reference Banks" means Bank of Montreal and Bank One, NA.

     "Required Banks" means as of the date of determination thereof, Banks
holding at least 66-2/3% of the Commitments or, in the event that no Commitments
are outstanding hereunder, Banks holding at least 66-2/3% in aggregate principal
amount of the Loans outstanding hereunder.

     "Security" has the same meaning as in Section 2(l) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

     "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     "Set-Off" is defined in Section 12.7 hereof.

     "S&P Rating" means the rating assigned by Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. to the outstanding
senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term indebtedness of the Borrower.
Any reference in this Agreement to any specific rating is a reference to such
rating as currently defined by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent
rating if such rating system changes.

     "Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity of which more than fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding Voting Stock, in the case of a corporation, or
comparable equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of the
governing body of such non-corporate entity is at the time directly or
indirectly owned by the Borrower, by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by the
Borrower and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

     "TARGET Day" shall mean any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-
time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System (or, if such clearing
system ceases to be

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operative, such other clearing system (if any) determined by the Administrative
Agent to be a suitable replacement) is operating.

     "Termination Date" means May 3, 2004.

     "Unfunded Vested Liabilities" means, with respect to any Plan at any time,
the amount (if any) by which (i) the present value of all vested nonforfeitable
accrued benefits under such Plan exceeds (ii) the fair market value of all Plan
assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent
ongoing actuarial valuation date for such Plan.

     "Unused Commitment" means as to each Bank, the difference between such
Bank's Commitment and the Original Dollar Amount of all outstanding Loans of
such Bank.

     "U.S. Dollars" and the sign "U.S.$" means the lawful currency of the United
States of America.

     "U.S. Dollar Equivalent" means the amount of U.S. Dollars which would be
realized by converting an Alternative Currency into U.S. Dollars in the spot
market at the exchange rate quoted by the Administrative Agent, at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the date on which a
computation thereof is required to be made, to major banks in the interbank
foreign exchange market for the purchase of U.S. Dollars for such Alternative
Currency.

     "U.S. Taxes" is defined in Section 12.1(c) hereof.

     "Voting Stock" of any Person means capital stock of any class or classes
(however designated) having ordinary voting power for the election of directors
of such Person, other than stock having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency.

     "Welfare Plan" means a "welfare plan," as said term is defined in Section
3(1) of ERISA.

     "Wholly-Owned" when used in connection with any Subsidiary of the Borrower
means a Subsidiary of which all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock
(other than directors' qualifying shares as required by law) or other equity
interests are owned by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries.

          Section 5.2.  Interpretation. The foregoing definitions shall be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
All references to times of day herein shall be references to Chicago, Illinois
time unless otherwise specifically provided. Where the character or amount of
any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined
or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for
the purposes of this Agreement, the same shall be done in accordance with GAAP,
to the extent applicable, except where such principles are inconsistent with the
specific provisions of this Agreement.

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Section 6.     Representations and Warranties.

          The Borrower represents and warrants to the Banks as follows:

     Section 6.1.   Organization and Qualification. The Borrower is duly
organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, has full and adequate corporate power to carry on its business as now
conducted, is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the nature
of the Property owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified and in good
standing would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
Property, business or operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     Section 6.2.   Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, the only Subsidiaries
of the Borrower are designated in Exhibit B hereto; each Subsidiary is duly
organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it was incorporated or organized, as the case may be, has
full and adequate corporate, partnership or company power, as applicable, to
carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified and in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
transacted by it or the nature of the Property owned or leased by it makes such
licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed
or qualified and in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition or Property, business or operations of the Borrower and
the Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Exhibit B hereto, as from time
to time updated pursuant to Section 8.5(e), correctly sets forth, as to each
Subsidiary required to be listed thereon, whether or not it is a Consolidated
Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case
may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its
capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors'
qualifying shares as required by law or nominal ownership by other shareholders
required by local law for a non-U.S. Subsidiary), a description of each class of
its authorized capital stock and other equity interests and the number of shares
of each class issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock and other equity interests of each Subsidiary are validly
issued and outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable and all such shares and
other equity interests indicated in Exhibit B as owned by the Borrower or a
Subsidiary are owned, beneficially and of record, by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, free of any Lien.

     Section 6.3.   Corporate Authority and Validity of Obligations. The
Borrower has full right and authority to enter into this Agreement, to make the
borrowings herein provided for, to issue its Notes in evidence thereof and to
perform all of its obligations hereunder and under the Notes; this Agreement and
each Note delivered by the Borrower have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Borrower and constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Borrower enforceable in accordance with their terms, except insofar as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and this Agreement and the
Notes do not, nor does the performance or observance by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of any

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of the matters or things therein provided for, contravene any provision of law
or any provision of any charter, by-law, partnership or other organizational
agreement, as applicable, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any material
covenant, indenture or agreement of or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or a substantial portion of their respective Properties.

          Section 6.4.  Not an Investment Company. The Borrower is not an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.

          Section 6.5.  Margin Stock. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its primary activities, in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin
Stock, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will use the
proceeds of any Loan in a manner that violates any provision of Regulation U or
X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

          Section 6.6.  Financial Reports. The consolidated statement of
financial condition of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as at
December 31, 2000 and the related statements of consolidated income and
consolidated cash flows of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for
the year then ended and accompanying notes thereto, which financial statements
are accompanied by the report of Ernst & Young, independent public accountants,
and the unaudited condensed statement of consolidated financial condition of the
Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2001 and the related
condensed statements of consolidated income and consolidated cash flows of the
Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for the three months then ended and
accompanying notes, heretofore furnished to the Banks, fairly present the
consolidated financial conditions of the Borrower and the Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at such dates and the consolidated results of their operations
and their consolidated cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with
GAAP.

          Section 6.7.  No Material Adverse Change. From December 31, 2000 to
the date of this Agreement, there has been no material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or business prospects of the Borrower and the
Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

          Section 6.8.  Litigation. There is no litigation or governmental
proceeding pending, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower is there any litigation
or governmental proceeding or investigation threatened, against the Borrower or
any Consolidated Subsidiary which if adversely determined would (a) in any
material way impair the validity or enforceability of, or materially impair the
ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or the
Notes or (b) other than as previously disclosed in writing to the Banks, result
in any material adverse change in the financial condition or Property, business
or operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.

          Section 6.9.  Tax Returns. The consolidated United States federal
income tax returns of the Borrower for the taxable year ended December 31, 1997
and for all taxable years ended prior to said date have been examined by the
Internal Revenue Service and have been approved as filed, and any additional
assessments in connection with any of such years have been paid or the
applicable statute of limitations therefor has expired. There are no assessments
in respect of the consolidated United States federal income tax returns of the
Borrower and the Consolidated

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Subsidiaries of a material nature for any taxable year ended after December 31,
1997 pending, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower is any such assessment
threatened, other than for those which are provided for by adequate reserves.

          Section 6.10.  Approvals. No authorization, consent, license,
exemption or filing or registration with any court or governmental department,
agency or instrumentality, or any approval or consent of the stockholders of the
Borrower or from any other Person, is necessary to the valid execution, delivery
or performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or the Notes.

          Section 6.11.  Liens. There are no Liens on any of the Property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, except those which are permitted by Section 8.12
hereof.

          Section 6.12.  ERISA. The Borrower and each Subsidiary are in
compliance in all material respects with the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), to the extent applicable to them and have
received no notice to the contrary from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
("PBGC") or any other governmental entity or agency. As of December 31, 2000
there were no Unfunded Vested Liabilities of Plans maintained by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred
with respect to any Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the
incurrence by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any material liability, fine or
penalty. Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing, neither the
Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any contingent liability with respect to any
post-retirement benefits under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for
continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of ERISA.

          Section 6.13.  Compliance with Environmental Laws. (a) The business
and operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries comply in all respects with
all applicable federal, state, regional, county and local laws, statutes, rules,
regulations and ordinances relating to public health, safety or the environment,
including, without limitation, relating to releases, discharges, emissions or
disposals to air, water, land or groundwater, to the withdrawal or use of
groundwater, to the use, handling or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCB's), asbestos or urea formaldehyde, to the treatment, storage, disposal or
management of hazardous substances (including, without limitation, petroleum,
its by-products or derivatives, or other hydrocarbons), to exposure to toxic,
hazardous, or other controlled, prohibited or regulated substances, to the
transportation, storage, disposal, management or release of gaseous or liquid
substances, and any regulation, order, injunction, judgment, declaration, notice
or demand issued thereunder, except to the extent that such noncompliance in the
aggregate would not (i) impair the validity or enforceability of, or materially
impair the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under, this
Agreement or the Notes or (ii) result in any material adverse change in the
financial condition or Property, business or operations of the Borrower and the
Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     (b)  The Borrower has not given, nor is it obligated to give, nor has it
received, any notice, letter, citation, order, warning, complaint, inquiry,
claim or demand that: (i) the Borrower has violated, or is about to violate, any
federal, state, regional, county or local environmental,

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health or safety statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment or order;
(ii) there has been a release, or there is a threat of release (other than, in
either case, a federally permitted release), of hazardous substances (including,
without limitation, petroleum, its by-products or derivatives, or other
hydrocarbons) from the Borrower's property, facilities, equipment or vehicles
(whether now or heretofore owned); (iii) the Borrower may be or is liable, in
whole or in part, for the costs of cleaning up, remediating or responding to a
release of hazardous substances (including, without limitation, petroleum, its
by-products or derivatives, or other hydrocarbons); or (iv) any of the
Borrower's property or assets are subject to a Lien in favor of any governmental
entity for any liability, costs or damages, under any federal, state, regional,
county or local environmental law, rule or regulation arising from, or costs
incurred by such governmental entity in response to, a release of a hazardous
substance (including, without limitation, petroleum, its by-products or
derivatives, or other hydrocarbons), except to the extent that such violation,
release, liability or Lien could not (A) impair the validity or enforceability
of, or materially impair the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations
under, this Agreement or the Notes or (B) result in any material adverse change
in the financial condition or Property, business or operations of the Borrower
and the Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and provided that, in the
case of a Lien, such Lien does not violate Section 8.12 hereof.

Section 7.  Conditions Precedent.

     The obligation of each Bank to advance, continue, or convert any Loan
hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

            Section 7.1.  Initial Borrowing. Prior to the advance of the initial
Borrowing hereunder :

            (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received for each Bank the
     favorable written opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, counsel to the
     Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, and of Roger K.
     Sholten, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary of
     the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, and otherwise
     in form and substance satisfactory to each of the Banks;

            (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received for each Bank
     certified copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower
     and of a Special Committee thereof, together authorizing the execution and
     delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, indicating the authorized signers
     of this Agreement and the Notes and all other documents relating thereto
     and the specimen signatures of such signers;

            (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a
     list of its Authorized Representatives;

            (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received for the benefit of
     the Banks the upfront fees agreed between the Borrower and the
     Administrative Agent; and

            (e) On or prior to the date hereof, the Borrower shall have provided
     evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the termination of the
     Credit Agreement dated

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     as of July 28, 1995 among Maytag Corporation, the banks party thereto, Bank
     of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as Agent, and Royal Bank of Canada, as Co-
     Agent, payment in full of the principal of and accrued interest on all
     loans outstanding thereunder and all accrued fees owing thereunder.

     Each Bank that is also a bank under the credit agreement referenced in
clause (e), by its execution hereof, hereby waives any requirement under such
agreement that the Borrower give prior notice of the termination of the
commitments thereunder, and agrees that such notice may be given on the same day
as such termination is to be effective.  Because such Banks constitute the
"Required Banks" under such credit agreement, such credit agreement shall
terminate and all amounts payable thereunder shall be due and payable on the
date hereof.

     Section 7.2.  All Loans. As of the time of the advance, continuation, or
conversion of each Borrowing hereunder (including the initial Borrowing):

               (a)  The Administrative Agent shall have received for each Bank
     the Notes of the Borrower and the notice required by Section 1.4 hereof;

               (b)  Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower
     set forth in Section 6 hereof shall be true and correct as of said time,
     except that any such representation or warranty that expressly relates
     solely to an earlier date need only be true and correct as of such date;

               (c)  The Borrower shall be in full compliance with all of the
     terms and conditions hereof, and no Default or Event of Default shall have
     occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of the advance,
     continuation, or conversion of such Borrowing;

               (d)  After giving effect to the advance, continuation, or
     conversion of such Borrowing the aggregate amount of all indebtedness for
     borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will not exceed any
     limit on such indebtedness then established by the Board of Directors of
     the Borrower; and

               (e)  After giving effect to the advance, continuation or
     conversion of such Borrowing (i) the Original Dollar Amount of all Loans
     outstanding hereunder shall not exceed the Commitments then in effect and
     (ii) the Original Dollar Amount of all Loans outstanding from each Bank
     shall not exceed such Bank's Commitment; and

               (f)  Such Borrowing shall not violate any order, judgment or
     decree of any court or other authority or any provision of law or
     regulation applicable to any Bank (including, without limitation,
     Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) as
     then in effect, provided that if any such circumstances affect fewer than
     all the Banks then the unaffected Banks shall not be relieved of their
     obligations to continue or convert their Loans that form part of such
     Borrowing.

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     Each request for a Borrowing hereunder shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to
the facts specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.2.  If any
conditions contained in this Section 7.2 are not fulfilled for a Borrowing on
the last day of its Interest Period, notwithstanding Section 2.2 hereof, such
Borrowing shall be due and payable on the last day of its Interest Period.

Section 8.  Covenants.

     The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Note is outstanding hereunder or
any credit is available to or in use by the Borrower hereunder except to the
extent compliance in any case or cases is waived in writing by the Required
Banks:

     Section 8.1.  Existence. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each
Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its existence, subject to the provisions of
Section 8.8 hereof.

     Section 8.2.  Maintenance. The Borrower will maintain, preserve and keep
its plants, properties and equipment necessary to the proper conduct of its
business in reasonably good repair, working order and condition and will from
time to time make all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements,
additions and betterments thereto so that at all times such plants, properties
and equipment shall be reasonably preserved and maintained, and will cause each
Subsidiary so to do in respect of Property owned or used by it; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Borrower or a Subsidiary
from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any such properties if such
discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Borrower, desirable in the conduct of
its business or the business of the Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any
material respect to the Banks or the holders of the Notes.

     Section 8.3.  Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.3 hereto, the
Borrower will duly pay and discharge, and will cause each Subsidiary to pay and
discharge, all taxes, rates, assessments, fees and governmental charges upon or
against the Borrower or such Subsidiary or against their respective Properties,
in each case before the same becomes delinquent and before penalties accrue
thereon, unless and to the extent that the same is being contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves are provided therefor.

     Section 8.4.  Insurance. The Borrower will insure, and keep insured, and
will cause each Subsidiary to insure, and keep insured, with good and
responsible insurance companies, all insurable Property owned by it which is of
a character usually insured by companies similarly situated and operating like
Property; and to the extent usually insured (subject to self-insured retentions)
by companies similarly situated and conducting similar businesses, the Borrower
will also insure, and cause each Subsidiary to insure, employers' and public and
product liability risks with good and responsible insurance companies. The
Borrower will upon request of the Administrative Agent furnish a summary setting
forth the nature and extent of the insurance maintained pursuant to this Section
8.4.

     Section 8.5.  Financial Reports and Other Information. The Borrower will,
and will cause each Consolidated Subsidiary to, maintain a standard system of
accounting in accordance with GAAP and will furnish to the Administrative Agent
for copying and distribution to the

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Banks such information respecting the business and financial condition of the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested by any Bank; and
without any request will furnish to the Administrative Agent for copying and
distribution to the Banks:

            (a) within 50 days after the end of each of the first three
     quarterly fiscal periods of the Borrower, a copy of the Borrower's Form 10-
     Q Report filed with the SEC;

            (b) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
     Borrower, a copy of the Borrower's Form 10-K Report filed with the SEC,
     including a copy of the annual report of the Borrower and the Consolidated
     Subsidiaries for such year with accompanying financial statements, prepared
     by the Borrower and certified by Ernst & Young or any other independent
     public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the
     Borrower, in accordance with GAAP;

            (c) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all
     proxy statements, financial statements and reports which the Borrower sends
     to its shareholders, and copies of all other regular, periodic and special
     reports and all registration statements which the Borrower files with the
     SEC or any successor thereto, or with any national securities exchange;

            (d) as promptly as possible, and in any event within one Business
     Day after an Authorized Officer has knowledge thereof, notice of (i) any
     change in the S&P Rating or the Moody's Rating and (ii) any Default or
     Event of Default and describe in reasonable detail the facts and
     circumstances giving rise thereto; and

            (e) an updated Exhibit B along with the financial statements
     delivered under subsection (a) or (b) above, as applicable, for any
     calendar quarter during which there is a change in any of the facts
     specified in Exhibit B hereto, as then most recently updated.

     The Borrower will permit each Bank to visit and inspect, under the
Borrower's guidance, any of the Properties of such Borrower or any Subsidiary,
to examine all their books of account and records, to make copies and abstracts
therefrom, and to discuss the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' respective
affairs, finances and accounts with such officers or employees as the Borrower
may designate for such purpose, all at such reasonable times as may be
reasonably requested; provided that unless a Default or an Event of Default
exists, all such inspections shall be at the expense of the Bank or Banks making
such inspections.

     Each of the financial statements furnished to the Banks pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 8.5 shall be accompanied by a written
certificate signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower
to the effect that (i) to the best of the knowledge and belief of the signer
thereof no Default or Event of Default has occurred during the period covered by
such statements or, if any such Default or Event of Default has occurred during
such period, setting forth a description of such Default or Event of Default and
specifying the action, if any, taken by the Borrower to remedy the same, (ii)
the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 hereof are true and
correct as though made on the date of such certificate, except as otherwise
described, (iii) the Borrower is in compliance with all covenants contained in
Section 8 hereof,

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and (iv) a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto showing the
calculations necessary to determine compliance with Sections 8.6 and 8.7 hereof.
In the event the Borrower is no longer required to file Form 10Q and 10K Reports
with the SEC, the Borrower will nevertheless furnish to the Banks at the time
hereinabove set forth all the financial and other information that would have
comprised such filings.

     Section 8.6.  Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will, as of the last day of each
of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, maintain
a ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal
quarters then ended of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 and, as the last day of the
fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower, maintain a ratio of
Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters
then ended of not more than 3.0 to 1.0.

     Section 8.7.  Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will, as of the last
day of each fiscal quarter for each fiscal year of the Borrower, maintain the
ratio of Consolidated Earnings Before Interest and Taxes to Consolidated
Interest Expense for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters ending on
such date of not less than 3.0 to 1.0.

     Section 8.8.  Mergers, Consolidations, Leases, and Sales. The Borrower:

            (a)    will not be a party to any merger or consolidation unless the
     Borrower is the surviving corporation;

            (b)    except as permitted in subsection (c) hereof, will not permit
     any Consolidated Subsidiary to be a party to any merger or consolidation
     unless the Consolidated Subsidiary is the surviving corporation and remains
     a Consolidated Subsidiary after the merger or consolidation, except any
     Consolidated Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned
     Consolidated Subsidiary and except that this subsection (b) shall not
     prohibit any merger where the Consolidated Subsidiary is not the surviving
     corporation if, after giving effect to such merger, the surviving
     corporation is a Wholly-Owned Consolidated Subsidiary;

            (c)    except for Permitted Securitizations, will not, and will not
     permit any Consolidated Subsidiary to, sell, assign, lease or otherwise
     transfer to any Person other than the Borrower or one or more Consolidated
     Subsidiaries any Properties (including, without limitation, any capital
     stock of any Consolidated Subsidiary) other than in the ordinary course of
     its business as conducted on the date hereof, unless such sale, assignment,
     lease or transfer is for a consideration not less than the fair market
     value thereof and unless, after giving effect to such sale, assignment,
     lease or transfer, the aggregate proceeds to the Borrower and the
     Consolidated Subsidiaries of all such sales, assignments, leases and
     transfers (other than in the ordinary course of its business as conducted
     on the date hereof) shall not exceed 10% of the Borrower's consolidated
     assets as shown on the Borrower's March 31, 2001 financial statements
     described in Section 6.6 hereof; and

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               (d)  except as permitted in subsection (c) hereof, will not
     dissolve or liquidate any Consolidated Subsidiary unless all of the net
     assets (minus, (i) in the case of a liquidation or dissolution of a
     Consolidated Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the assets
     allocable to other Persons holding an interest in such Consolidated
     Subsidiary and (ii) in any case, amounts owed to creditors of such
     Subsidiary and the expenses of liquidation) of such dissolved or liquidated
     Consolidated Subsidiary are concurrently transferred to the Borrower or a
     Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

    Section 8.9.   ERISA. The Borrower will promptly pay and discharge all
obligations and liabilities arising under ERISA of a character which if unpaid
or unperformed might result in the imposition of a Lien against any of its
properties or assets and will promptly notify the Administrative Agent of (i)
the occurrence of any reportable event (as defined in ERISA) with respect to a
Plan, other than any such event of which the PBGC has waived notice by
regulation, (ii) receipt of any notice from PBGC of its intention to seek
termination of any Plan or appointment of a trustee therefor, (iii) its or any
Subsidiary's intention to terminate or withdraw from any Plan, and (iv) the
occurrence of any event with respect to any Plan which could result in the
incurrence by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any material liability, fine or
penalty, or any material increase in the contingent liability of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary with respect to any post-retirement Welfare Plan benefit.

    Section 8.10.  Conduct of Business. The Borrower will not engage in any
business if, as a result, the general nature of the business which would then be
engaged in by the Borrower would be substantially changed from the general
nature of the business engaged in by the Borrower on the date of this Agreement.

    Section 8.11.  Liens. The Borrower will not nor will it permit any
Subsidiary to create, incur, permit to exist or to be incurred any Lien of any
kind on any Property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided, however,
that this Section 8.12 shall not apply to nor operate to prevent:

               (a)  Liens existing as of the date of this Agreement (which in
     the aggregate secure less than U.S. $10,000,000 in indebtedness and other
     liabilities and which in the aggregate apply to Property constituting less
     than 5% of the Borrower's consolidated assets);

               (b)  Liens in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment
     insurance, old age benefits, social security obligations, taxes,
     assessments, statutory obligations or other similar charges, good faith
     deposits in connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which the
     Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party (other than contracts for borrowed
     money), or other deposits required to be made in the ordinary course of
     business; provided that in each case the obligation secured is not overdue
     or, if overdue, is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
     and adequate reserves have been established therefor;

               (c)  mechanics', workmen's, materialmen's, landlords', carriers'
     or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with
     respect to obligations which

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     are not due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
     proceedings and adequate reserves have been established therefor;

               (d)  Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the
     Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to which the Borrower or such
     Subsidiary shall be prosecuting an appeal or proceeding for review and with
     respect to which it shall have obtained a stay of execution pending such
     appeal or proceeding for review; provided that the aggregate amount of
     liabilities (including interest and penalties, if any) of the Borrower and
     the Subsidiaries secured by such Liens shall not exceed U.S. $25,000,000 at
     any one time outstanding;

               (e)  Liens for property taxes not yet subject to penalties for
     nonpayment, or survey exceptions, encumbrances, mineral or royalty
     reservations, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, rights
     of way, sewers, electric lines, pipe lines, telegraph and telephone lines
     and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use
     of its properties, which exceptions, encumbrances, easements, reservations,
     rights and restrictions do not in the aggregate materially detract from the
     value of such properties or materially impair their use in the operation of
     the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

               (f)  Liens upon any Property acquired by the Borrower or any
     Subsidiary after the date hereof (A) to secure the payment of all or any
     part of the purchase price of such Property upon the acquisition thereof by
     the Borrower or such Subsidiary, or (B) to secure any indebtedness issued,
     assumed or guaranteed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to, at the
     time of, or within 270 days after the acquisition of such Property, which
     indebtedness is issued, assumed or guaranteed for the purpose of financing
     all or any part of the purchase price of such Property, provided that in
     the case of any such acquisition the Lien shall not apply to any Property
     other than the Property so acquired or purchased;

               (g)  Liens of or upon any Property existing at the time of
     acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and not created in
     contemplation of such acquisition;

               (h)  Liens of or upon any Property of a corporation existing at
     the time such corporation is merged with or into or consolidated with the
     Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing at the time of a sale or transfer of
     the properties of a corporation (or division thereof) as an entirety or
     substantially as an entirety to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and not
     created in contemplation of such transaction;

               (i)  Liens to secure indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the
     Borrower or to another Subsidiary;

               (j)  Liens in favor of the United States of America or any State
     thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political
     subdivision of the United States of America or any State thereof, or in
     favor of any other country or political subdivision, to secure partial,
     progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or

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     to secure any indebtedness incurred or guaranteed for the purpose of
     financing or refinancing all or any part of the purchase price of the
     Property subject to such Liens, or the cost of constructing or improving
     the Property subject to such mortgages (including, without limitation,
     mortgages incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue
     or similar financings);

               (k)  any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive
     extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien
     referred to in the foregoing paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive,
     provided, however, that the principal amount of indebtedness secured
     thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness so secured at
     the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such
     extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to the Property which
     was subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced; or

               (l)  Liens arising out of any Permitted Securitization.

    Section 8.12.  Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock. (a) The Borrower shall only
use the proceeds of the Loans for general corporate purposes.

     (b)  The Borrower shall not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any
of the Loans to purchase or carry any Margin Stock, and at no time will Margin
Stock constitute 25% or more of the assets of the Borrower or of the
consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

    Section 8.13.  Compliance with Laws. Without limiting any of the other
covenants of the Borrower in this Section 8, the Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business, and otherwise be, in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and orders of any
governmental or judicial authorities, non-compliance with which would (a) in any
material way impair the validity or enforceability or the ability of the
Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Notes or (b)
result in any material adverse change in the financial condition or properties,
business or operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries taken
as a whole; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall not be
required to comply with any such law, regulation, ordinance or order if it shall
be contesting such law, regulation, ordinance or order in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves, if appropriate, shall have been
established therefor.

Section 9.     Events of Default and Remedies.

    Section 9.1.   Events of Default. Any one or more of the following shall
constitute an Event of Default:

               (a)  (i) default in the payment when due of any principal on any
     Note or any Loan evidenced thereby, whether at the stated maturity thereof
     or at any other time provided in this Agreement; or (ii) default for a
     period of five days in the payment when due of interest on any Note or any
     Loan evidenced thereby or of any other sums required to be paid pursuant to
     this Agreement;

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               (b)  default by the Borrower in the observance or performance of
     any covenant set forth in Sections 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.10 or 8.12 hereof;

               (c)  default by the Borrower in the observance or performance of
     any other provision hereof not mentioned in (a) or (b) above, which is not
     remedied within 30 days after notice thereof to the Borrower by the
     Administrative Agent or any Bank;

               (d)  any representation or warranty made herein by the Borrower,
     or in any statement or certificate furnished pursuant hereto by the
     Borrower, or in connection with any Loan advanced hereunder, proves untrue
     in any material respect as of the date of the issuance or making thereof;

               (e)  the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail within thirty (30)
     days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the
     payment of money in excess of U.S. $25,000,000, which is not stayed on
     appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith in a manner
     that stays enforcement thereof;

               (f)  the Borrower or any other member of its Controlled Group
     shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess of
     U.S. $10,000,000 which it shall have become liable to pay to the PBGC or to
     a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or notice of intent to terminate a Plan or
     Plans having aggregate Unfunded Vested Liabilities in excess of U.S.
     $10,000,000 (collectively, a "Material Plan") shall be filed under Title IV
     of ERISA by the Borrower or any other member of its Controlled Group, any
     plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC shall
     institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to cause a
     trustee to be appointed to administer any Material Plan or a proceeding
     shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any Material Plan against the
     Borrower or any member of its Controlled Group to enforce Section 515 or
     4219(c)(5) of ERISA and such proceeding shall not have been dismissed
     within thirty (30) days thereafter; or a condition shall exist by reason of
     which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any
     Material Plan must be terminated;

               (g)  (A) default shall occur in the payment when due of any
     indebtedness for borrowed money issued or assumed by the Borrower or any
     Subsidiary aggregating in excess of U.S. $10,000,000 or the Borrower or any
     Subsidiary shall default in the payment of any guaranty of indebtedness in
     such an amount, or (B) default shall occur under any indenture, agreement
     or other instrument under which any indebtedness for borrowed money of the
     Borrower or any Subsidiary may be issued, assumed or guaranteed, and such
     default shall continue for a period of time sufficient to permit the
     acceleration of the maturity of any such indebtedness for borrowed money of
     the Borrower or any Subsidiary aggregating in excess of U.S. $10,000,000
     (whether or not such maturity is in fact accelerated);

               (h)  any person or group of persons (within the meaning of
     Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) shall
     have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
     promulgated by the SEC under said Act) of

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     20% or more in voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower
     (a "Change of Control");

               (i)  the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) have
     entered against it an order for relief under the United States Bankruptcy
     Code, as amended, (ii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay,
     its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make an assignment for the
     benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in,
     the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or
     similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, (v)
     institute any proceeding seeking to have entered against it an order for
     relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, to adjudicate
     it insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation,
     reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts
     under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or
     relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the
     material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, or (vi) fail
     to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section
     9.1(j) hereof;

               (j)  a custodian, receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or
     similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any Material
     Subsidiary or any substantial part of any of their Property, or a
     proceeding described in Section 9.1(i)(v) shall be instituted against the
     Borrower, and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding
     continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

               (k)  the Borrower shall fail at any time to maintain (i) a
     Moody's Rating of at least Baa3 and (ii) an S&P Rating of at least BBB-; or

               (l)  the occurrence of any "Event of Default" under (and as
     defined in) the Other Credit Agreement.

    Section 9.2.  Non-Bankruptcy Defaults. When any Event of Default other than
those described in Sections 9.1(i) or (j) has occurred and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, (a) if so directed by the
Required Banks, terminate the remaining Commitments of the Banks hereunder on
the date stated in such notice (which may be the date thereof); and (b) if so
directed by the Banks holding Notes evidencing more than 66-2/3% of the
aggregate principal amount of all Loans then outstanding, declare the principal
of and the accrued interest on all outstanding Notes of the Borrower to be
forthwith due and payable and thereupon all of said Notes, including both
principal and interest, shall be and become immediately due and payable together
with all other amounts payable under this Agreement without further demand,
presentment, protest or notice of any kind. The Administrative Agent, after
giving notice to the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.1 or this Section 9.2, shall
also promptly send a copy of such notice to the other Banks, but the failure to
do so shall not impair or annul the effect of such notice.

    Section 9.3.  Bankruptcy Defaults. When any Event of Default described in
subsections (i) or (j) of Section 9.1 hereof has occurred and is continuing,
then all outstanding Notes shall immediately become due and payable together
with all other amounts payable under

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this Agreement without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and
the obligation of the Banks to extend further credit pursuant to any of the
terms hereof shall immediately terminate.

    Section 9.4.   Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent and each Bank, or any other holder of any Note outstanding hereunder, all
costs and expenses incurred or paid by the Administrative Agent and such Bank or
any such holder, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, in
connection with any Default or Event of Default by the Borrower hereunder or in
connection with the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or of the Notes.

Section 10.    Change in Circumstances.

    Section 10.1.  Change of Law. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement or any Note, if at any time after the date hereof any change in
applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof makes it unlawful
for any Bank to make or continue to maintain Eurocurrency Loans in any currency
or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby, such Bank shall
promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative
Agent, and such Bank's obligations to make or maintain Eurocurrency Loans in
such currency under this Agreement shall terminate until it is no longer
unlawful for such Bank to make or maintain Eurocurrency Loans in such currency.
The Borrower shall prepay on demand the outstanding principal amount of any such
affected Eurocurrency Loans, together with all interest accrued thereon and all
other amounts then due and payable to such Bank under this Agreement; provided,
however, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Borrower may instead elect to convert the principal amount of the affected
Eurocurrency Loan if denominated in U.S. Dollars into a Domestic Rate Loan from
such Bank that shall not be maintained through conversion ratably by the Banks
but only by such affected Bank.

    Section 10.2.  Unavailability of Deposits or Inability to Ascertain, or
Inadequacy of, LIBOR. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for
any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans:

               (a)  the Administrative Agent is advised by the Reference Banks
     that deposits in U.S. Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency (in
     the applicable amounts) are not being offered to the Reference Banks in the
     eurocurrency interbank market for such Interest Period, or that by reason
     of circumstances affecting the interbank eurocurrency market adequate and
     reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable LIBOR, or

               (b)  Banks having 25% or more of the aggregate amount of the
     Commitments advise the Administrative Agent that (i) LIBOR as determined by
     the Administrative Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to
     such Banks or Bank of or its funding their Eurocurrency Loans or Loan for
     such Interest Period or (ii) that the making or funding of Eurocurrency
     Loans in the relevant currency has become impracticable as a result of an
     event occurring after the date of the Agreement which in the opinion of
     such Banks or Bank materially affects such Loans,

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then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the
Borrower and the Banks, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist,
the obligations of the Banks or of the relevant Bank to make Eurocurrency Loans
in the currency so affected shall be suspended.

    Section 10.3.  Increased Cost and Reduced Return. (a) If on or after the
date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any
change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by
any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its
Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force
of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency:

            (i)  shall subject any Bank (or its Lending Office) to any tax, duty
     or other charge with respect to its Eurocurrency Loans, its Notes or its
     obligation to make Eurocurrency Loans, or shall change the basis of
     taxation of payments to any Bank (or its Lending Office) of the principal
     of or interest on its Eurocurrency Loans or any other amounts due under
     this Agreement in respect of its Eurocurrency Loans or its obligation to
     make Eurocurrency Loans (except for taxes imposed on or measured by the
     overall net income of such Bank or its Lending Office imposed by the
     jurisdiction in which such Bank's principal executive office or Lending
     Office is located); or

            (ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
     deposit or similar requirement (including, without limitation, any such
     requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
     System, but excluding with respect to any Eurocurrency Loans any such
     requirement included in an applicable Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage)
     against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended
     by, any Bank (or its Lending Office) or shall impose on any Bank (or its
     Lending Office) or on the interbank market any other condition affecting
     its Eurocurrency Loans, its Notes or its obligation to make Eurocurrency
     Loans;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or
its Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan, or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or its Lending
Office) under this Agreement or under its Notes with respect thereto, by an
amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then, within fifteen (15) days after
demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower
shall be obligated to pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduction.

     (b)  If after the date hereof, any Bank shall have determined that the
adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy,
or any change therein (including, without limitation, the adoption of any risk-
based capital guidelines, or any revisions thereof, currently proposed by
banking regulators), or any change in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or
its Lending Office) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or
comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing

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the rate of return on such Bank's capital, or on the capital of any corporation
controlling such Bank, as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level
below that which such Bank could have achieved but for such adoption, change or
compliance (taking into consideration such Bank's policies with respect to
capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then from
time to time, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such reduction.

      (c) Each Bank that suspends its obligation to advance or maintain
Eurocurrency Loans under Section 10.1 hereof, determines to seek compensation
under this Section 10.3, or becomes entitled to receive additional amounts under
Section 12.1(c) hereof shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of
the circumstances that entitle the Bank to such right pursuant to any of such
Sections and will designate a different Lending Office if such designation will
avoid such situation or, in the case of Sections 10.3 and 12.1, reduce the
amount of compensation payable thereunder, and will not, in the judgment of such
Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.  A certificate of any Bank
claiming compensation under this Section 10.3 and setting forth the additional
amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive if reasonably
determined.  In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable
averaging and attribution methods.

     Section 10.4.  Lending Offices. Each Bank may, at its option, elect to make
its Loans hereunder at the branch, office or affiliate specified on the
appropriate signature page hereof (each a "Lending Office") for each type of
Loan available hereunder or at such other of its branches, offices or affiliates
or an international banking facility created by such Bank to make such Loan as
it may from time to time elect and designate in a notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent; provided, however, that in such event such Loan shall be
deemed to have been made by such Bank from its relevant Lending Office for such
Loans, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan shall nevertheless
be to such Bank and shall be deemed to be held by such Bank, to the extent of
such Loan, for the account of such branch, office, affiliate or international
banking facility.

     Section 10.5.  Discretion of Bank as to Manner of Funding. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, each Bank shall be entitled to fund and
maintain its funding of all or any part of its Loans in any manner it sees fit,
it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement all
determinations hereunder shall be made as if each Bank had actually funded and
maintained each Eurocurrency Loan through the purchase of deposits in the
eurocurrency interbank market having a maturity corresponding to such Loan's
Interest Period and bearing an interest rate equal to LIBOR for such Interest
Period.

     Section 10.6.  Substitution of Bank. If (a) any Bank has demanded
compensation or given notice of its intention to demand compensation under
Section 10.3 or (b) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any
Bank pursuant to Section 12.1, and in any such case the Required Banks are not
in the same situation, the Borrower shall have the right, with the assistance of
the Administrative Agent if desired, to seek a substitute bank or banks
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may be one or more of
the Banks) to replace such Bank under this Agreement. The Bank to be so replaced
shall cooperate with the Borrower

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and substitute bank to accomplish such substitution on the terms of Section
12.12 hereof, provided that such Bank's entire Commitment is replaced, and the
U.S. $3,500 fee payable under Section 12.12 shall not be payable in connection
with any such assignment required under this Section 10.6 and all amounts due
and owing to such Bank hereunder shall be paid in full.

Section 11.    The Administrative Agent.

     Section 11.1.  Appointment and Authorization. Each Bank hereby irrevocably
appoints Bank of Montreal its Administrative Agent under this Agreement and
hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative
Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are
delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

     Section 11.2.  Administrative Agent and Affiliates. The Administrative
Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other
Bank and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not
the Administrative Agent, and each Administrative Agent and its affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Borrower as if
it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. The term Bank as used herein,
unless the context otherwise clearly requires, includes the Administrative Agent
in its individual capacity as a Bank. References in Section 1 hereof to the
Administrative Agent's Loans, or to the amount owing to the Administrative Agent
for which an interest rate is being determined, refer to the Administrative
Agent in its individual capacity as a Bank.

     Section 11.3.  Action by Administrative Agent. Except for action expressly
required of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall
in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder unless
the Administrative Agent shall be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by
the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it
by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. In all cases in which
this Agreement does not require the Administrative Agent to take certain
actions, the Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in using their
discretion in failing to take or in taking any action hereunder. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to take any action with respect to any Event of Default, except as
expressly provided in Section 9.2. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed
to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default until it receives written
notice thereof from the Borrower or a Bank specifically identified as a "notice
of default." The Administrative Agent shall be acting as an independent
contractor hereunder and nothing herein shall be deemed to impose on the
Administrative Agent any fiduciary obligations to the Banks or the Borrower.

     Section 11.4.  Consultation with Experts. The Administrative Agent may
consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts
selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel,
accountants or experts.

     Section 11.5.  Liability of Administrative Agent. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by

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it in connection herewith (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required
Banks or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into
or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with
this Agreement or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of
any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower; (iii) the satisfaction of
any condition specified in Section 7, except receipt of items required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent; or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or
genuineness of this Agreement, the Notes or any other instrument or writing
furnished in connection herewith; and the Administrative Agent makes no
representation of any kind or character with respect to any such matter
mentioned in this sentence. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its
duties hereunder or under the Notes by or through employees, agents, and
attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Banks, the Borrower, or any
other Person for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-
fact selected with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not incur any
liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, request
or statement, (whether written or oral) or other documents believed by it to be
genuine or to be signed by the proper party or parties and, in the case of legal
matters, in relying on the advice of counsel (including counsel for the
Borrower). In particular and without limiting any of the foregoing, the
Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for confirming the accuracy of
any compliance certificate or other document or instrument received by it
hereunder or under the Notes. The Administrative Agent may treat the Banks that
are named herein as the holders of the Notes and the indebtedness contemplated
herein unless and until the Administrative Agent receives notice of the
assignment of the Note and the indebtedness held by a Bank hereunder pursuant to
an assignment contemplated by Section 12.12 hereof.

     Section 11.6.  Indemnification. Each Bank shall, ratably in accordance with
its Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated in whole, ratably
in accordance with its outstanding Loans), indemnify the Administrative Agent,
its directors, officers, and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Borrower) against any cost, expense (including counsels' fees and
disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss, obligation, damages, penalties,
judgments, suits or liability (except such as result from the Administrative
Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct) that any of them may suffer or
incur in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by any of
them hereunder.

     Section 11.7.  Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each
Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement.

     Section 11.8.  Resignation of Administrative Agent and Successor
Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor
Administrative Agent as provided below, the Administrative Agent may resign at
any time by giving written notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower, and the
Required Banks may remove the Administrative Agent, with

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the consent of the Borrower, at any time. Upon any such resignation or removal
of the Administrative Agent, the Required Banks shall have the right to appoint,
with the consent of the Borrower, a successor Administrative Agent. If no
successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required
Banks, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after
the retiring Administrative Agent's giving of notice of resignation or receiving
notice of its removal, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of
the Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial
bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State
thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S. $200,000,000.
Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent,
the provisions of this Section 11 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent.

     Section 11.9.  Payments. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been
notified by a Bank prior to the date on which such Bank is scheduled to make
payment to the Administrative Agent of the proceeds of a Loan (which notice
shall be effective upon receipt) that such Bank does not intend to make such
payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has made such
payment when due and the Administrative Agent may in reliance upon such
assumption (but shall not be required to) make available to the Borrower the
proceeds of the Loan to be made by such Bank and, if any Bank has not in fact
made such payment to the Administrative Agent, such Bank shall, on demand, pay
to the Administrative Agent the amount made available to the Borrower
attributable to such Bank together with interest thereon in respect of each day
during the period commencing on the date such amount was made available to the
Borrower and ending on (but excluding) the date such Bank pays such amount to
the Administrative Agent at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. If
such amount is not received from such Bank by the Administrative Agent
immediately upon demand, the Borrower will, on demand, repay to the
Administrative Agent the proceeds of the Loan attributable to such Bank with
interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable to
the relevant Loan, but without such payment being considered a payment or
prepayment of a Loan, so that the Borrower will have no liability under Section
2.7 hereof with respect to such payment. "Federal Funds Rate" shall mean the
rate described in clause (x) of Section 1.2(a)(ii) hereof.

Section 12.    Miscellaneous.

     Section 12.1.  Withholding Taxes.

      (a) U.S. Withholding Tax Exemptions.  Each Bank that is not a United
States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall
submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date the
initial Borrowing is made hereunder, two duly completed and signed copies of
either Form W8-BEN (relating to such Bank and entitling it to a complete
exemption from withholding on all amounts to be received by such Bank, including
fees, pursuant to this Agreement and the Loans) or Form W8-ECI (relating to all
amounts to be received by such Bank, including fees, pursuant to this Agreement
and the Loans) of the United

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States Internal Revenue Service. Thereafter and from time to time, each such
Bank shall submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such additional
duly completed and signed copies of one or the other of such Forms (or such
successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United
States taxing authorities) as may be (i) notified by the Borrower or
Administrative Agent to such Bank and (ii) required under then-current United
States law or regulations to avoid or reduce United States withholding taxes on
payments in respect of all amounts to be received by such Bank, including fees,
pursuant to this Agreement or the Loans. Upon the request of the Borrower or
Administrative Agent, each Bank that is a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall submit to the Borrower a
certificate to the effect that it is such a United States person.

      (b) Inability of Bank to Submit Forms.  If any Bank determines, as a
result of any change in applicable law, regulation or treaty, or in any official
application or interpretation thereof, that it is unable to submit to the
Borrower any form or certificate that such Bank is obligated to submit pursuant
to subsection (a) of this Section 12.1, or that such Bank is required to
withdraw or cancel any such form or certificate previously submitted or any such
form or certificate otherwise become ineffective or inaccurate, such Bank shall
promptly notify the Borrower and Administrative Agent of such fact and the Bank
shall to that extent not be obligated to provide any such form or certificate
and will be entitled to withdraw or cancel any affected form or certificate, as
applicable.

      (c) Payment of Additional Amounts.  If, as a result of any change in
applicable law, regulation or treaty, or in any official application or
interpretation thereof, the Borrower is required by law or regulation to make
any deduction, withholding or backup withholding of any taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, fees, liabilities or similar charges of the United States of America,
any possession or territory of the United States of America (including the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) or any area subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States of America ("U.S. Taxes") from any payments to a Bank in respect
of Loans then or thereafter outstanding, or other amounts owing hereunder, the
amount payable by the Borrower will be increased to the amount which, after
deduction from such increased amount of all U.S. Taxes required to be withheld
or deducted therefrom, will yield the amount required under this Agreement to be
payable with respect thereto; provided that the Borrower shall not be required
to pay any additional amount pursuant to this subsection (c) to any Bank that
(i) is not, on the date this Agreement is executed by such Bank, either (x)
entitled to submit Form W8-BEN relating to such Bank and entitling it to a
complete or partial exemption from withholding on all amounts to be received by
such Bank, including fees, pursuant to this Agreement and the Loans (and in the
case of a Bank that on such date is only entitled to present a Form W8-BEN
entitling it to a partial exemption from such withholding the Borrower shall in
no event be required to make any such additional payment beyond the value of the
partial exemption to which such Bank was originally entitled) or Form W8-ECI
relating to all amounts to be received by such Bank, including fees, pursuant to
this Agreement and the Loans or (y) a U.S. person (as such term is defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (ii) has failed to submit any form or
certificate that it was required to file pursuant to subsection (a) of this
Section 12.1 and entitled to file under applicable law, or (iii) is no longer
entitled to submit Form W8-BEN or Form W8-ECI as a result of any change in
circumstances other than a change in applicable law, regulation or treaty or in
any official application or interpretation thereof.  Within 30 days after the
Borrower's payment of any such U.S. Taxes, the

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Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
relevant Bank(s), originals or certified copies of official tax receipts
evidencing such payment. The obligations of the Borrower under this subsection
(c) shall survive the payment in full of the Loans and the termination of the
Commitments.

     Section 12.2.  No Waiver of Rights. No delay or failure on the part of any
Bank or on the part of the holder or holders of any Note in the exercise of any
power or right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor as an acquiescence in any
default, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or
further exercise of any other power or right, and the rights and remedies
hereunder of the Banks and of the holder or holders of any Notes are cumulative
to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies which any of them would
otherwise have.

     Section 12.3.  Non-Business Day. If any payment of principal or interest on
any Loan or of any fee hereunder shall fall due on a day which is not a Business
Day, interest at the rate such Loan bears for the period prior to maturity or at
the rate such fee accrues shall continue to accrue from the stated due date
thereof to and including the next succeeding Business Day, on which the same
shall be payable.

     Section 12.4.  Documentary Taxes. The Borrower agrees that it will pay any
documentary, stamp or similar taxes payable in respect to this Agreement or any
Note, including interest and penalties, in the event any such taxes are assessed
irrespective of when such assessment is made and whether or not any credit is
then in use or available hereunder.

     Section 12.5.  Survival of Representations. All representations and
warranties made herein or in certificates given pursuant hereto shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of the Notes, and shall
continue in full force and effect with respect to the date as of which they were
made as long as any credit is in use or available hereunder.

     Section 12.6.  Survival of Indemnities. All indemnities and all other
provisions relative to reimbursement to the Banks of amounts sufficient to
protect the yield of the Banks with respect to the Loans, including, but not
limited to, Section 2.7 and Section 10.3 hereof, shall survive the termination
of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and the Notes.

     Section 12.7.  Sharing of Set-Off. Each Bank agrees with each other Bank a
party hereto that if on or after the date of the occurrence of an Event of
Default and the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section
9.2 or 9.3 hereof such Bank shall receive and retain any payment, whether by
set-off or application of deposit balances or otherwise ("Set-off"), on any of
its Loans outstanding under this Agreement in excess of its ratable share of
payments on all Loans then outstanding to the Banks, then such Bank shall
purchase for cash at face value, but without recourse, ratably from each of the
other Banks such amount of the Loans held by each such other Bank (or interest
therein) as shall be necessary to cause such Bank to share such excess payment
ratably with all the other Banks; provided, however, that if any such purchase
is made by any Bank, and if such excess payment or part thereof is thereafter
recovered from such purchasing Bank, the related purchases from the other Banks
shall be rescinded ratably and the purchase price restored as to the portion of
such excess payment so recovered, but without interest. Each Bank's ratable
share of any such Set-off shall be determined by the proportion that

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the aggregate amount of Loans then due and payable to such Bank bears to the
total aggregate amount of the Loans then due and payable to all the Banks.

     Section 12.8.   Notices. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices
hereunder shall be in writing (including cable, telecopy or telex) and shall be
given to the relevant party at its address, telecopier number or telex number
set forth below, in the case of the Borrower, or on the appropriate signature
page hereof, in the case of the Banks and the Administrative Agent, or such
other address, telecopier number or telex number as such party may hereafter
specify by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, given by United
States certified or registered mail, by telecopy or by other telecommunication
device capable of creating a written record of such notice and its receipt.
Notices hereunder to the Borrower shall be addressed to:

                    Maytag Corporation
                    403 West 4th Street, North
                    Newton, Iowa 50208
                    Attention: Vice President and Treasurer
                    Telephone: (641) 787-8593
                    Telecopy:  (641) 787-8095

Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given
by telecopier, when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopier number
specified in this Section and a confirmation of such telecopy has been received
by the sender, (ii) if given by telex, when such telex is transmitted to the
telex number specified in this Section and the answerback is received by sender,
(iii) if given by mail, five (5) days after such communication is deposited in
the mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, addressed as
aforesaid or (iv) if given by any other means, when delivered at the addresses
specified in this Section; provided that any notice given pursuant to Section 1
hereof shall be effective only upon receipt.

     Section 12.9.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of
which when executed shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     Section 12.10.  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit
of each of the Banks and the benefit of their respective successors and assigns,
including any subsequent holder of any Note. The Borrower may not assign any of
its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of all of the
Banks.

     Section 12.11.  Participants. Each Bank shall have the right at its own
cost to grant participations (to be evidenced by one or more agreements or
certificates of participation) in the Loans made, and/or Commitments held, by
such Bank at any time and from time to time; provided that no such participation
shall relieve any Bank of any of its obligations under this Agreement, and
provided further that no such participant shall have any rights under this
Agreement except as provided in this Section 12.11, and the Administrative Agent
shall have no obligation or responsibility to such participant. Any party to
which such a participation has been

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granted shall have the benefits of Section 2.7 and Section 10.3 hereof but shall
not be entitled to receive any greater payment under either such Section than
the Bank granting such participation would have been entitled to receive with
respect to the rights transferred. Any agreement pursuant to which any Bank may
grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Bank shall retain
the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment,
modification or wavier of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
participation agreement may provide that such Bank will not agree to any
modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement that would (A) increase any
Commitment of such Bank if such increase would also increase the participant's
obligations, (B) forgive any amount of or postpone the date for payment of any
principal of or interest on any Loan or of any fee payable hereunder in which
such participant has an interest or (C) reduce the stated rate at which interest
or fees accrue or other amounts payable hereunder in which such participant has
an interest.

     Section 12.12.  Assignment by Banks. Each Bank shall have the right at any
time, with the prior consent of the Borrower and of the Administrative Agent
(which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), to sell, assign, transfer
or negotiate all or any part of its rights and obligations hereunder and under
the Notes to one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions;
provided that the assigning Bank shall assign the same percentage of its
"Commitment" under the Other Credit Agreement concurrently with such assignment;
provided further that the Borrower's consent shall not be required upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon any such
assignment, its notification to the Administrative Agent, and the payment of a
U.S. $3,500 recordation and administration fee to the Administrative Agent
(which fee shall in no event be the obligation of the Borrower), the assignee
shall become a Bank hereunder, all Loans and the Commitment it thereby holds
shall be governed by all the terms and conditions hereof, and the Bank granting
such assignment shall have its Commitment and its obligations and rights in
connection therewith, reduced by the amount of such assignment.

      Any Bank may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights hereunder to secure obligations of such Bank, including
any such pledge or grant to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section 12.12 shall
not apply to any such pledge or grant of a security interest; provided that no
such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Bank from any of its
obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or secured party for such
Bank as a party hereto; provided further, however, the right of any such pledgee
or grantee (other than any Federal Reserve Bank) to further transfer all or any
portion of the rights pledged or granted to it, whether by means of foreclosure
or otherwise, shall be at all times subject to the terms of this Agreement.

     Section 12.13.  Designation. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, any Bank (a "Designating Bank") may grant to one or more
special purpose funding vehicles (each, an "SPV"), identified as such in writing
from time to time by the Designating Bank to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that
such Designating Bank would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a
commitment by any SPV to make any Loan, (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise
such option or otherwise

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fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Designating Bank shall be
obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) the
Designating Bank shall remain liable for any indemnity or other payment
obligation with respect to its Commitment hereunder. The making of a Loan by an
SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Designating Bank to the same
extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Designating Bank.

      (b) As to any Loans or portion thereof made by it, each SPV shall have all
the rights that a Bank making such Loans or portion thereof would have had under
this Agreement; provided, however, that each SPV shall have granted to its
Designating Bank an irrevocable power of attorney, to deliver and receive all
communications and notices under this Agreement (and any Note) and to exercise
on such SPV's behalf, all of such SPV's voting rights under this Agreement.  No
additional Note shall be required to evidence the Loans or portion thereof made
by an SPV; and the related Designating Bank shall be deemed to hold its Note as
agent  for such SPV to the extent of the Loans or portion thereof funded by such
SPV.  In addition, any payments for the account of any SPV shall be paid to its
Designating Bank as agent for such SPV.

      (c) Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any
indemnity or payment under this Agreement for which a Bank would otherwise be
liable.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which
agreements shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the
date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, it will not institute
against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPV any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof.

      (d) In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Section 12.13 or otherwise in this Agreement, any SPV may (i) at any time
and without paying any processing fee therefor, participate all or a portion of
its interest in any Loans to the Designating Bank or to any financial
institutions providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of
such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a
confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any
rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or
credit or liquidity enhancements to such SPV.  This Section 12.13 may not be
amended without the written consent of any Designating Bank affected thereby.

     Section 12.14.  Amendments. Any provision of this Agreement or the Notes
may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing
and is signed by (a) the Borrower, (b) the Required Banks, and (c) if the rights
or duties of the Administrative Agent are affected thereby, the Administrative
Agent; provided that:

                 (i) no amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section shall (A)
     increase any Commitment of any Bank without the consent of such Bank or (B)
     forgive any amount of or postpone the date for payment of any principal of
     or interest on any Loan or of any fee payable hereunder or reduce the
     stated rate at which interest or fees accrue hereunder

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     without the consent of the Bank to which such payment is owing or which has
     committed to make such Loan hereunder; and

               (ii) no amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section shall,
     unless signed by each Bank, change the provisions of this Section, the
     definition of Required Banks or Termination Date, or any condition
     precedent set forth in Section 7 hereof or the provisions of Sections
     9.1.(i), 9.1.(j), 9.3, or 12.7 or affect the number of Banks required to
     take any action hereunder.

   Section 12.15.  Legal Fees and Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to pay
the reasonable fees and disbursements of Chapman and Cutler, counsel to the
Administrative Agent, in connection with the preparation and execution of this
Agreement, and any amendment, waiver or consent related hereto, whether or not
the transactions contemplated herein are consummated. The Borrower further
agrees to indemnify each Bank, its directors, officers and employees against all
losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation
therefor whether or not any Bank is a party thereto) which any of them may pay
or incur arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Note, the
transactions contemplated hereby or the direct or indirect application or
proposed application of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder, other than (i) those
which arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party
claiming indemnification or (ii) those covered by another explicit provision
hereof or required to be paid by a Bank or Banks hereunder. The obligations of
the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

   Section 12.16.  Currency. Each reference in this Agreement to U.S. Dollars or
to an Alternative Currency (the "relevant currency") is of the essence. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, the obligation of the Borrower in respect of
any amount due in the relevant currency under this Agreement shall,
notwithstanding any payment in any other currency (whether pursuant to a
judgment or otherwise), be discharged only to the extent of the amount in the
relevant currency that the Bank entitled to receive such payment may, in
accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such
other currency (after any premium and costs of exchange) on the Business Day
immediately following the day on which such party receives such payment. If the
amount in the relevant currency that may be so purchased for any reason falls
short of the amount originally due, the Borrower shall pay such additional
amounts, in the relevant currency, as may be necessary to compensate for the
shortfall. Any obligations of the Borrower not discharged by such payment shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be due as a separate and
independent obligation and, until discharged as provided herein, shall continue
in full force and effect.

   Section 12.17.  Currency Equivalence. If for the purposes of obtaining
judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower
hereunder or under the Notes in the currency expressed to be payable herein or
under the Notes (the "specified currency") into another currency, the parties
agree that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with
normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified
currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which
final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such
sum due to any Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any Note
shall, notwithstanding any judgment in

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a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent
that on the Business Day following receipt by such Bank or the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase
the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified
currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Bank or the
Administrative Agent in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such
Bank and the Administrative Agent against such loss, and if the amount of the
specified currency so purchased exceeds the sum of (a) the amount originally due
to the applicable Bank or the Administrative Agent in the specified currency
plus (b) any amounts shared with other Banks as a result of allocations of such
excess as a disproportionate payment to such Bank under Section 12.7 hereof,
such Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such
excess to the Borrower.

   Section 12.18.  Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes, and the rights
and duties of the parties hereto, shall be construed and determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts
of law doctrine.

   Section 12.19.  Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The
Borrower hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and of any Illinois State
court sitting in the City of Chicago for purposes of all legal proceedings
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Notes or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby. The Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim
that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Bank
agrees that nothing in this Section 12.19 shall waive any right it may have to
remove any such proceeding initially brought in an Illinois State court to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Bank hereby irrevocably waive any
and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, the Notes or the transactions contemplated thereby.

   Section 12.20.  Headings. Section headings used in this Agreement are for
reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

   Section 12.21.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and any prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with
respect thereto are superseded hereby.

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     In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized
officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

                                         Maytag Corporation

                                         By /s/   Steven J. Klyn
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Title  Vice President & Treasurer
                                                 -----------------------------

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115 S. LaSalle Street                    Bank Of Montreal, Chicago Branch,
Chicago, Illinois 60603                  in its individual capacity as a Bank
Telecopy:  (312) 750-3834                and as Administrative Agent
Telephone: (312) 750-3860
Attention: Angelo Barone
Commitment: $25,000,000                  By     /s/  Angelo A. Barone
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Title        Director
                                                ----------------------------


Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  115 South LaSalle Street
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60603

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   115 South LaSalle Street
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60603

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One Bank One Plaza                       Bank One, NA
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telecopy:  (312) 732-8034
Telephone: (312) 732-7592                By   /s/  Ronald Edwards
                                           ---------------------------------
Attention: Ronald Edwards                  Title   Vice President
                                                ----------------------------
Commitment: $25,000,000


Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  One Bank One Plaza
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60603

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   One Bank One Plaza
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60603

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New York Branch                          Royal Bank of Canada
One Liberty Plaza, 3/rd/ Floor
New York, NY 10006-1404
Telecopy: (212) 428-2372                 By   /s/  Gordon C. MacArthur
                                           ---------------------------------
Telephone: (212) 428-6322                  Title      Senior Manager
                                                ----------------------------
Attention: Manager, Loans Administration
Commitment: $25,000,000


with a copy to:


Royal Bank of Canada
New York Branch
One Liberty Plaza, 3/rd/ Floor
New York, New York 10006-1404
Attention: G. MacArthur
Telecopy:  (212) 428-6459
Telephone: (212) 428-2324


Lending Offices:


   Domestic Rate Loans:                  New York Branch
                                         One Liberty Plaza, 3rd Floor
                                         New York, NY 10006-1404

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   New York Branch
                                         One Liberty Plaza, 3rd Floor
                                         New York, NY 10006-1404

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Sears Tower                              Citicorp USA, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive, 86/th/ Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telecopy:  (312) 876-3289                By    /s/  Mary O'Connell
                                           ----------------------------
Telephone: (312) 876-3277                  Title    Vice President
                                                -----------------------
Attention: Lesley Noer
Commitment: $20,000,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  2 Penns Way, Suite 200
                                         New Castle, Delaware 19720

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   2 Penns Way, Suite 200
                                         New Castle, Delaware 19720

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777 E. Wisconsin Avenue                  Firstar Bank, N.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5300
Telecopy: (414) 765-5367
Telephone: (414) 765-4478                By    /s/  Janell W. Stanosz
                                           -----------------------------------
Attention: Matthew Jaworski                Title   Assistant Vice President
                                                ------------------------------
Commitment: $20,000,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
                                         Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5300

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
                                         Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5300

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127 Public Square                        KeyBank National Association
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Telecopy: (216) 689-4981
Telephone: (216) 689-4442                By   /s/  Frank J. Jancar
                                           -------------------------------
Attention: Frank J. Jancar                 Title   Vice President
                                                --------------------------
Commitment: $20,000,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  127 Public Square
                                         Cleveland, Ohio 44114

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   127 Public Square
                                         Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4010       Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telecopy:  (312) 876-6436
Telephone:  (312) 876-6403               By   /s/    Peter Knight
                                           ----------------------------------
Attention: Vic Pierzchalski                Title  Senior Vice President
                                                -----------------------------
Commitment: $20,000,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  277 Park Avenue
                                         New York, New York 10172

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   277 Park Avenue
                                         New York, New York 10172

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130 Liberty Street                       Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
Mail Stop NYC 02-1414                     and/or Cayman Islands Branch
New York, New York 10006
Telecopy: (212) 469-8212
Telephone: (212) 469-8532                By   /s/  Thomas A. Foley
                                           ---------------------------------
Attention: Alexander Karow                 Title    Vice President
                                                ----------------------------
Commitment: $12,500,000

                                         By   /s/  Iain Stewart
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Title    Vice President
                                                ----------------------------

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  130 Liberty Street
                                         Mail Stop NYC 02-1414
                                         New York, New York 10006

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   130 Liberty Street
                                         Mail Stop NYC 02-1414
                                         New York, New York 10006

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50 S. LaSalle Street                     The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, Illinois 60675
Telecopy: (312) 444-5055
Telephone: (312) 444-5033                By   /s/  David J. Mitchell
                                           ----------------------------------
Attention: David J. Mitchell               Title     Vice President
                                                -----------------------------
Commitment: $12,500,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                  50 S. LaSalle Street
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60675

   Eurocurrency Loans:                   50 S. LaSalle Street
                                         Chicago, Illinois 60675

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Three World Financial Center, 11/th/ Floor  Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
New York, New York 10285
Telecopy: (212) 526-7691
Telephone: (212) 526-0437                   By    /s/ Michael E. O'Brien
                                              --------------------------------
Attention: Michael O'Brien                    Title   Authorized Signatory
                                                   ---------------------------
Commitment: $12,500,000

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:                     Three World Financial Center
                                            New York, New York 10285

   Eurocurrency Loans:                      Three World Financial Center
                                            New York, New York 10285

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225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 2000      The Fuji Bank, Limited
Chicago, Illinois
Telecopy: (312) 621-3386
Telephone: (312) 621-0526            By    /s/   Peter L. Chinnici
                                      ----------------------------------------
Attention: Jim Bell                  Title Senior Vice President & Group Head
                                          ------------------------------------

Lending Offices:

   Domestic Rate Loans:              Two World Trade Center
                                     New York, New York 10048

   Eurocurrency Loans:               Two World Trade Center
                                     New York, New York 10048

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                                 Schedule 8.3


                                     Taxes

The Borrower has not paid taxes on the following railroad right of way and
trackage properties because the Borrower has determined that (1) the outstanding
tax liabilities with respect to the properties exceed the fair market values of
the properties and (2) the properties are no longer necessary for the business
operations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                           Annual
Company                     State      Location           Description               Parcel #                Tax
<S>                         <C>       <C>                <C>                       <C>                    <C>
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        14003 Calumet             25-30-403-001-0000     $ 2,965
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        14003 Calumet             25-30-403-004-0000     $   908
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        14003 Calumet             25-30-404-024-0000     $ 6,110
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        14008 Calumet             25-30-116-028-0000     $12,254
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        70002 Hyde Park           25-26-400-017-0000     $ 3,135
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        70002 Hyde Park           25-26-400-016-0000     $ 2,104
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        70002 Hyde Park           25-01-433-005-0000     $11,690
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        70002 Hyde Park           25-26-400-010-0000     $ 3,105
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        70002 Hyde Park           26-06-322-004-0000     $ 8,292
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        72001 Lake                20-09-204-002-0000     $ 6,809
Maytag Corporation           IL        Cook County        72003 Lake                25-05-231-002-0000     $    34
Maytag Appliances Sales Co   MN        Dakota County      Section 2 Twn 27          20-00200-011-80        $ 1,510
                                       Real Estate        Range 22
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                                   Exhibit A

                                     Note

                                                           ________________,____

     For Value Received, the undersigned, Maytag Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of __________________
(the "Bank") on the Termination Date of the hereinafter defined Credit
Agreement, at the principal office of Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, in
Chicago, Illinois, (or in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in an
Alternative Currency, at such office as the Administrative Agent has previously
notified the Borrower) in the currency of such Loan in accordance with Section
4.1 of the Credit Agreement, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans
made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, together with
interest on the principal amount of each Loan from time to time outstanding
hereunder at the rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in
the Credit Agreement.

     The Bank shall record on its books or records or on a schedule attached to
this Note, which is a part hereof, each Loan made by it pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, together with all payments of principal and interest and the
principal balances from time to time outstanding hereon, whether the Loan is a
Domestic Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan, the currency thereof and the interest
rate and Interest Period applicable thereto, provided that prior to the transfer
of this Note all such amounts shall be recorded on a schedule attached to this
Note. The record thereof, whether shown on such books or records or on a
schedule to this Note, shall be prima facie evidence of the same, provided,
however, that the failure of the Bank to record any of the foregoing or any
error in any such record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
the Borrower to repay all Loans made to it pursuant to the Credit Agreement
together with accrued interest thereon.

     This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement (3-Year)
dated as of May 3, 2001, among the Borrower, Bank of Montreal, as Administrative
Agent, and others (as amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), and
this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits provided for
thereby or referred to therein, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby
made for a statement thereof. All defined terms used in this Note, except terms
otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Credit
Agreement. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of Illinois.

     Prepayments may be made hereon and this Note may be declared due prior to
the expressed maturity hereof, all in the events, on the terms and in the manner
as provided for in the Credit Agreement.
<PAGE>

     The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, protest or notice of any
kind hereunder.

                                 Maytag Corporation

                                 By
                                   Title __________________________________

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                                   Exhibit B

            Subsidiaries of Maytag Corporation as of March 31, 2001

                                                           Jurisdiction of
                             Name                          Organization

Maytag Appliances Sales Company                        Delaware
Maytag Holdings, Inc.                                  Delaware
 Dixie-Narco Inc.                                      Delaware
  Blodgett Holdings, Inc.                              Delaware
   G.S. Blodgett Corporation                           Vermont
     G.S. Blodgett International Limited*              Barbados
     Pitco Frialator, Inc.                             New Hampshire
     Maytag Europe Limited                             England
     MagiKitch'n Inc.                                  Pennsylvania
     Cloverleaf Properties, Inc.                       Vermont
Maytag Foreign Sales Corporation                       Virgin Islands
The Hoover Company                                     Delaware
 The Hoover Company (Sales)                            Delaware
 The Hoover Company (General, LLC)                     Delaware
 The Hoover Company (Limited, LLC)                     Delaware
  Hoover Company I LP                                  Delaware
Maytag International, Inc.                             Delaware
 Maharashtra Investment, Inc.                          Delaware
 Hoover Mexicana S.A. de C.V.                          Mexico
  Jade Products Company                                Delaware
 Maytag Comercial, S. de R.L. de C.V.                  Mexico
 Maytag Servicios, S. de R.L. de C.V.*                 Mexico
Hoover Holdings Inc.                                   Delaware
 Juver Industrial S.A. de C.V.                         Mexico
 Maytag Limited                                        Canada
 Maytag Australia Pty., Ltd.                           Australia
 Maytag Worldwide N.V.*                                The Netherlands Antilles
 Maytag Iberia, S.L.*                                  Spain
 AERA Limited*                                         Hong Kong
 AERA (Hong Kong) Pte Ltd.*                            Singapore
Maytag International Investment, Inc.                  Delaware
 Maytag I.I., Inc.                                     Delaware
  Maytag International Investments B.V.                Netherlands
   Hefei Rongshida Co. Ltd. (50.5%)                    China
Anvil Technologies LLC (33.77%)                        Delaware
Maytag Capital Trust I (2.91%)                         Delaware
Maytag Capital Trust II (2.91%)                        Delaware

All subsidiaries are Consolidated Subsidiaries. All subsidiaries other than
those with an asterisk next to their names are Material Subsidiaries as of March
31, 2001.

Note: Ownership in subsidiaries is 100% unless otherwise indicated.
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                                   Exhibit C

                                  May 3, 2001

To each of the Banks parties to
the "Credit Agreement" (as defined below),
and to Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as Administrative Agent

       Re:                     Loans to Maytag Corporation
                               ---------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to Maytag Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), in connection with the Credit Agreement (3-Year) of even date
herewith (the "Credit Agreement") among the Borrower, the financial institutions
parties thereto (the "Banks") and Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as
Administrative Agent, and the transactions contemplated thereby.

     This opinion is furnished to you at the request of the Borrower pursuant to
Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement.  Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined are used as defined in the Credit Agreement.

     In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Credit Agreement
and the promissory notes delivered on the date hereof to the Banks signatory to
the Credit Agreement (the "Notes").

     In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have also examined originals
or copies, certified to our satisfaction, of such (i) certificates of public
officials, (ii) certificates of officers and representatives of the Borrower,
and (iii) other documents and records, and we have made such inquiries of
officers and representatives of the Borrower, as we have deemed relevant or
necessary as the basis for such opinions.  We have relied as to factual matters
upon, and assumed the accuracy of, such certificates, the representations and
warranties of the Borrower, made in the Credit Agreement, and other statements,
documents and records supplied to us by the Borrower and we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures (other than signatures of officers of the
Borrower) and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and
the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as
certified or photostatic copies.
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     In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have assumed that:

            (i)   all the parties to the Credit Agreement, other than the
     Borrower, are duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
     the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization and have the
     requisite corporate power to enter into the Credit Agreement; and

            (ii)  the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement have been
     duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and proceedings on the
     part of all parties thereto other than the Borrower; the Credit Agreement
     has been duly executed and delivered by all parties thereto and constitutes
     the valid and binding obligation of all parties thereto other than the
     Borrower, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms;
     the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement do not, and the execution,
     delivery and performance thereof by each of the parties thereto other than
     the Borrower will not, violate or conflict with the certificate of
     incorporation or bylaws of any such party, any contract or indenture to
     which it is a party or by which it is created or bound, or any law, order
     or decree of any court, administrative agency or other governmental
     authority applicable to any such party.

     Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications stated herein,
we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof:

            1.    The Borrower has been duly organized and is validly existing
     and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Borrower
     has the requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as
     currently conducted.

            2.    The Borrower has the requisite corporate power and authority
     to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement
     and the Notes. Such execution, delivery and performance:

                  (a)  have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper
          corporate action of the Borrower,

                  (b)  do not violate any provision of the certificate of
          incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or require any approval of
          the Borrower's stockholders, and

                  (c)  will not violate any law or regulation of the State of
          Illinois (including, without limitation, any usury laws) or of the
          United States of America applicable to the Borrower.

            3.    The Credit Agreement and the Notes constitute the valid and
     binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their
     respective terms.

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            4. The Borrower is not an "investment company" registered or
     required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
     amended, or, to our knowledge, controlled by such a company.

            5. No approval, consent or authorization of, or filing or
     registration with, any governmental department, agency or instrumentality
     is necessary for the Borrower's execution or delivery of the Credit
     Agreement or the Notes or for the Borrower's performance of any of the
     terms thereof.

     Our opinions above are subject to the following qualifications:

               (a)  Our opinions relating to validity, binding effect and
          enforceability in Paragraph 3 above are subject to limitations imposed
          by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
          conveyance, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
          generally.  In addition, our opinions relating to enforceability in
          Paragraph 3 above are subject to (i) the effect of general principles
          of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
          or at law) and (ii) limitations imposed by public policy under certain
          circumstances on the enforceability of provisions indemnifying a party
          against liability for its own wrongful or negligent acts.  In applying
          principles of equity referred to in clause (i) above, a court, among
          other things, might not allow a creditor to accelerate maturity of a
          debt upon the occurrence of a default deemed immaterial.  Such
          principles applied by a court might include a requirement that a
          creditor act reasonably and in good faith.

               (b)  Certain provisions of the Credit Agreement may be
          unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion of such
          provisions does not affect the validity of the Credit Agreement;
          however, the unenforceability of such provisions may result in delays
          in the enforcement of the Administrative Agent's and the Banks' rights
          and remedies under the Credit Agreement (and we express no opinion as
          to the economic consequences, if any, of such delays).

               (c)  We express no opinion as to the effect of the compliance
          or noncompliance of the Administrative Agent or any of the Banks with
          any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to the
          Administrative Agent or any of the Banks because of the Administrative
          Agent's or any of the Banks' legal or regulatory status, the nature of
          the business of the Administrative Agent or any of the Banks or the
          qualification of any such party to conduct business in any
          jurisdiction.

     The foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the United States and the
State of Illinois and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and
we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other state or
jurisdiction.

     Whenever in this opinion reference is made to our knowledge, such reference
is to the conscious awareness of Dennis V. Osimitz, James R. Looman and Teresa
W. Harmon of

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information regarding factual matters. With respect to such matters, such
persons have not, with your express permission and consent, undertaken any
investigation or inquiry either of other lawyers, files maintained by the firm,
or officers or employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. The
reference to "conscious awareness" as used in this paragraph has the meaning
given that phrase in the Third-Party Legal Opinion Report, Including the Legal
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Opinion Accord, of the Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, 47
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Bus. Law. 167, 192 (1991).

     The opinions expressed herein are being delivered to you as of the date
hereof and are solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions
contemplated in the Credit Agreement and may not be relied on in any manner or
for any purpose by any other person, nor any copies published, communicated or
otherwise made available in whole or in part to any other person or entity
without our express prior written consent, except that you may furnish copies
thereof to any party that becomes a Bank after the date hereof pursuant to the
Credit Agreement.  We do not express any opinion, either implicitly or
otherwise, on any issue not expressly addressed in numbered Paragraphs 1 through
5.  The opinions expressed above are based solely on facts, laws and regulations
existing or in effect on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise
or supplement this opinion should such facts change or should such laws or
regulations be changed by legislative or regulatory action, judicial decision or
otherwise, notwithstanding that such changes may affect the legal analysis or
conclusions contained herein.


                                             Very truly yours,

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                                   Exhibit D

                                  May 3, 2001

To each of the Banks parties to
the "Credit Agreement" (as defined below),
and to Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent

    Re:                         Loans to Maytag Corporation
                                ---------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I am Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary of
Maytag Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower").  I am familiar with
the Credit Agreement (3-Year) of even date herewith (the "Credit Agreement")
among the Borrower, the financial institutions parties thereto (the "Banks") and
Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent, and the transactions contemplated
thereby.

     This opinion is furnished to you at the request of the Borrower pursuant to
Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement.  Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined are used as defined in the Credit Agreement.

     In connection with this opinion, I have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of the Credit Agreement
and the promissory notes delivered on the date hereof to the Banks signatory to
the Credit Agreement (the "Notes").

     In rendering the opinions set forth herein, I have also examined originals
or copies, certified to my satisfaction, of such (i) certificates of public
officials, (ii) certificates of officers and representatives of the Borrower,
and (iii) other documents and records, and I have made such inquiries of
officers and representatives of the Borrower, all as I have deemed relevant or
necessary as the basis for such opinions.  I have relied as to factual matters
upon, and assumed the accuracy of, such certificates and other statements,
documents and records supplied to me by the Borrower and I have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures (other than signatures of officers of the
Borrower) and the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals and
the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as
certified or photostatic copies.

     Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications stated herein, I
am of the opinion that, as of the date hereof:

            1.  The Borrower has the requisite corporate power and authority to
     execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement and
     the Notes. Such execution, delivery and performance:
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               (a)  have been duly authorized by all necessary and proper
          corporate action of the Borrower,

               (b)  do not violate any provision of the certificate of
          incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or require any approval of
          the Borrower's stockholders, and

               (c)  to my knowledge, do not violate any material indenture or
          agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound or
          any provision of any judgment or decree applicable to the Borrower.

            2. There is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to
     my knowledge, threatened, against the Borrower or any Subsidiary which
     could reasonably be expected to (i) materially adversely affect the
     business and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
     consolidated basis or (ii) impair the validity or enforceability of the
     Credit Agreement or the Notes or materially impair the ability of the
     Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement or the
     Notes.

            3. The Credit Agreement and the Notes have been duly executed and
     delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

     The foregoing opinions are limited to the laws of the United States and the
State of Iowa, and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and I
express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other state or jurisdiction.

     The opinions expressed herein are being delivered to you as of the date
hereof and are solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions
contemplated in the Credit Agreement and may not be relied on in any manner or
for any purpose by any other person, nor any copies published, communicated or
otherwise made available in whole or in part to any other person or entity
without my express prior written consent, except that you may furnish copies
thereof to any party that becomes a Bank after the date hereof pursuant to the
Credit Agreement.  I do not express any opinion, either implicitly or otherwise,
on any issue not expressly addressed in numbered Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.  The
opinions expressed above are based solely on facts, laws and regulations
existing or in effect on the date hereof, and I assume no obligation to revise
or supplement this opinion should such facts change or should such laws or
regulations be changed by legislative or regulatory action, judicial decision or
otherwise, notwithstanding that such changes may affect the legal analysis or
conclusions contained herein.


                                             Very truly yours,

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                                   Exhibit E

                            Compliance Certificate

     This Compliance Certificate is furnished to Bank of Montreal as
Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement (3-Year) dated as
of May 3, 2001 by and among Maytag Corporation (the "Borrower"), the Banks party
thereto, and Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent (the "Credit Agreement").
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

     The Undersigned on behalf of the Borrower hereby certifies that:

          1.   I am the duly elected treasurer of the Borrower.

          2.   I have reviewed or caused to be reviewed the terms of the Credit
     Agreement and I have made or have caused to be made under my supervision, a
     detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower during
     the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.

          3.   The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I
     have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or the occurrence of
     any event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default during or at the
     end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements
     or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below.

          4.   The representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of the
     Credit Agreement are true and correct as though made on the date hereof,
     except as set forth below.

          5.   The Borrower is in compliance with all covenants contained in
     Section 8 of the Credit Agreement, except as set forth below.

          6.   The Attachment hereto sets forth financial data and computations
     evidencing the Borrower's compliance with certain covenants of the Credit
     Agreement, all of which data and computations are, to the best of my
     knowledge, true, complete and correct and have been made in accordance with
     the relevant Sections of the Credit Agreement.
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     Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 by
listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during
which it has existed and the action the Borrower has taken, is taking, or
proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:

     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________

     The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in
the Attachment hereto and the financial statements delivered with this
Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this _________ day of
__________________ _____.



                                   Maytag Corporation



                                   By
                                     Title ____________________________

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                     Attachment To Compliance Certificate

             Compliance Calculations for Credit Agreement (3-Year)
                            Dated as of May 3, 2001
                    Calculations as of _____________, _____

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     A.    Leverage Ratio (Section 8.6)

               1.   Consolidated Indebtedness                        $__________

               2.   Consolidated EBITDA                              $__________

               3.   Ratio of Line 1 to 2 (Line 3
                    Ratio must be not greater than
                    3.50 to 1.00 for the first three
                    fiscal quarters of each fiscal
                    year and not greater than 3.00
                    to 1.00 for the fourth fiscal quarter
                    of each fiscal year)                             ______:1.00

     B.   Interest Coverage Ratio (Section 8.7)

               1.   Consolidated Earnings Before Interest and Taxes  $__________

               2.   Consolidated Interest Expense                    $__________

               3.   Ratio of Line 1 to 2 (Line 3
                    Ratio must be equal to or greater
                    than 3.00 to 1.00)                               ______:1.00