Document:

Whirlpool Corporation Executive Deferred Savings Plan II

 Exhibit 10(iii)(v) 
  
 Whirlpool Corporation 
 Executive Deferred Savings Plan II 
 (Effective as of January 1, 2005) 

 Contents 
  

					
		  	 Article 1. Establishment and Purpose
	  	1
	1.1	  	 Establishment
	  	1
	1.2	  	 Purpose
	  	1
		  	 Article 2. Definitions
	  	1
	2.1	  	 Definitions
	  	1
	2.2	  	 Gender and Number
	  	3
		  	 Article 3. Eligibility for Participation
	  	3
	3.1	  	 Eligibility
	  	3
		  	 Article 4. U.S. Participant Election to Defer
	  	3
	4.1	  	 Base Salary or Short-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount
	  	3
	4.2	  	 Deferral of Long-Term Incentive Compensation
	  	3
	4.3	  	 Deferral Period
	  	4
	4.4	  	 Delay of Payment
	  	4
	4.5	  	 Manner of Payment
	  	5
	4.6	  	 Irrevocable Elections
	  	5
		  	 Article 5. Non-U.S. Participant Deferral
	  	5
	5.1	  	 Base Salary or Short-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount
	  	5
	5.2	  	 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount
	  	5
	5.3	  	 Deferral Period
	  	5
	5.4	  	 Manner of Payment
	  	5
		  	 Article 6. Deferred Accounts
	  	6
	6.1	  	 Participant Account(s)
	  	6
	6.2	  	 Growth Additions
	  	6
	6.3	  	 Charges Against Accounts
	  	6
	6.4	  	 Contractual Obligation
	  	6
	6.5	  	 Unsecured Interest
	  	6
		  	 Article 7. Payment of Deferred Amounts
	  	6
	7.1	  	 Payment of Deferred Amounts
	  	6
	7.2	  	 Payment due to Unforeseeable Emergency
	  	6
		  	 Article 8. Beneficiary
	  	7
	8.1	  	 Beneficiary
	  	7
		  	 Article 9. Rights of Employees, Participants
	  	7
	9.1	  	 Employment
	  	7
	9.2	  	 Nontransferability
	  	8

  

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		  	 Article 10. Administration
	  	8
	10.1	  	 Administration
	  	8
	10.2	  	 Conflicting Terms
	  	8
		  	 Article 11. Claims Procedure
	  	8
	11.1	  	 Claims Procedure
	  	8
		  	 Article 12. Amendment and Termination of the Plan
	  	9
	12.1	  	 Amendment
	  	9
	12.2	  	 Termination
	  	9
		  	 Article 13. Change in Control
	  	10
	13.1	  	 In General
	  	10
		  	 Article 14. Requirements of Law
	  	10
	14.1	  	 Requirements of Law
	  	10
	14.2	  	 409A Compliance
	  	11
	14.3	  	 Governing Law
	  	11
		  	 Article 15. Withholding Taxes
	  	11
	15.1	  	 Withholding Taxes
	  	11
		  	 Article 16. Effective Date of the Plan
	  	11
	16.1	  	 Effective Date
	  	11

 SUPPLEMENT A 
  

					
		  	 Article A-1. Purpose, Eligibility And Effective Date
	  	A-1
	A-1.1	  	 Purpose
	  	A-1
	A-1.2	  	 Effective Date
	  	A-1
	A-1.3	  	 Eligibility
	  	A-1
	A-1.4	  	 Participation
	  	A-1
		  	 Article A-2. Definitions
	  	A-1
	A-2.1	  	 Definitions
	  	A-1
		  	 Article A-3. Participant Deferral Elections and Contribution Credits
	  	A-3
	A-3.1	  	 Participant Elections to Defer
	  	A-3
	A-3.2	  	 Participant Contribution Credits
	  	A-3
		  	 Article A-4. Employer Matching Contribution Credits
	  	A-3
	A-4.1	  	 Employer Matching Contribution Credits
	  	A-3
	A-4.2	  	 Timing of Employer Matching Contribution Credits
	  	A-4
	A-4.3	  	 Special Rule Regarding 2007 Deemed Matching Contribution Credits
	  	A-5
		  	 Article A-5. Automatic Company Contribution Credits
	  	A-5
	A-5.1	  	 Automatic Company Contribution Credits
	  	A-5
	A-5.2	  	 Timing of Automatic Company Contribution Credits
	  	A-5

  

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		  	 Article A-6. Accounts; Vesting; Earnings and Losses
	  	A-5
	A-6.1	  	 Restoration Accounts
	  	A-5
	A-6.2	  	 Participant Contribution Credit Subaccount
	  	A-5
	A-6.3	  	 Automatic Company Contribution Credit Subaccount
	  	A-5
	A-6.4	  	 Employer Matching Contribution Credit Subaccount
	  	A-5
	A-6.5	  	 Vesting of Contribution Credits
	  	A-5
	A-6.6	  	 Investment Options
	  	A-6
	A-6.7	  	 Adjustment of Restoration Accounts
	  	A-6
		  	 Article A-7. Distributions
	  	A-6
	A-7.1	  	 Distribution of Benefits
	  	A-6
	A-7.2	  	 Distributions in the Event of Death
	  	A-6
	A-7.3	  	 Distributions to Specified Employees
	  	A-6
	A-74.	  	 Distributions in the Event of an Unforeseeable Emergency
	  	A-6
		  	 Article A-8. Amendment or Termination
	  	A-7
	A-8.1	  	 Amendment and Termination
	  	A-7

  

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 Article 1. Establishment and Purpose 
  

	1.1	 	Establishment 

 Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
hereby establishes, effective as of January 1, 2005, this nonqualified deferred compensation plan for executives as described herein, which shall be known as THE WHIRLPOOL EXECUTIVE DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN II (hereinafter called the
“Plan”). This Plan is applicable to deferrals of salary and incentives earned on and after January 1, 2005, and amounts deferred under The Executive Deferred Savings Plan, effective September 1, 1990, as amended (the
“Existing Plan”), that were not vested as of December 31, 2004. This Plan is intended to comply with Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) section 409A, IRS Notice 2005-1, the proposed regulations issued under Code section 409A
and all other Internal Revenue Service guidance that may be issued thereunder. 
  

	1.2	 	Purpose 

 The purpose of this Plan is to provide a means whereby
Participants may elect to defer receipt of the following forms of compensation payable by the Company, subject to Committee approval: (i) Base Salary, (ii) Short-Term Incentive Compensation, and Long-Term Incentive Compensation.

 Article 2. Definitions 
  

	2.1	 	Definitions 

 Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have
the meaning set forth below: 
  

	(a)	 	“Base Salary” means an Employee’s permanent wages; salaries; shift premiums; overtime; sales commissions; vacation and holiday pay; and paid leave for jury
duty, bereavement leave and military duty. 

  

	(b)	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  

	(c)	 	“Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in Section 409A. 

  

	(d)	 	“Committee” means the Human Resources Committee of the Board empowered to take actions as stated in this Plan. 

  

	(e)	 	“Company” means Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 

  

	(f)	 	 “Disability” or “Disabled” means the Participant is (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months
under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. The Participant 

  

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will be determined to be Disabled only if he or she is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or if he or she is determined
to be disabled in accordance with the Company’s (or Subsidiary’s, if applicable) disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the foregoing
definition of Disability. 

  

	(g)	 	“Employee” means a regular salaried employee (including executives and directors who are also employees) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any branch or
division thereof. 

  

	(h)	 	“Long-Term Incentive Compensation” means such long-term incentives as the Committee may approve from time to time, that are performance-based compensation, as
described in Section 409A. 

  

	(i)	 	“Non-U.S. Participant” means any Participant who is subject to taxation by a country other than the United States of America (“U.S.”) and who is not
subject to taxation by the U.S. Government. 

  

	(j)	 	“Participant” means an Employee who is designated by the Committee to participate in this Plan or who becomes a Participant under Supplement A.

  

	(k)	 	“Section 409A” means Code section 409A, IRS Notice 2005-1, the proposed regulations issued under Code section 409A and all other Internal Revenue Service guidance
that may be issued thereunder. 

  

	(l)	 	“Separation from Service” has the meaning given to such term in Section 409A. 

  

	(m)	 	“Specified Employee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 409A. 

  

	(n)	 	“Short-Term Incentive Compensation” means such short-term incentives as the Committee may approve from time to time. 

  

	(o)	 	“Subsidiary” means any corporation, a majority of the total combined voting power of all the classes of stock which is directly or indirectly owned by the Company.

  

	(p)	 	“Unforeseeable Emergency” means (i) a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code section 152(a)); (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise
covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster); or, (iii) any other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Whether an Unforeseeable
Emergency exists will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in accordance with Section 409A. 

  

	(q)	 	“U.S. Participant” means any Participant who is subject to taxation by the U.S. Government. 

  

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	(r)	 	“Year” means the 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31. 

  

	2.2	 	Gender and Number 

 Except when otherwise indicated by the context,
any masculine terminology when used in the Plan shall also include the feminine gender, and the definition of any term herein in the singular shall also include the plural. 
 Article 3. Eligibility for Participation 
  

	3.1	 	Eligibility 

 Participation in the Plan shall be limited to:
(a) those Employees of the Company or any Subsidiary designated as Participants by the Committee; or (b) any Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary who becomes eligible to participate in Supplement A pursuant to Section 1.3
thereof. In the event an Employee no longer meets the requirements for participation in this Plan, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, he shall become an inactive Participant, retaining all the rights described under this Plan, except
the right to make any further deferrals, until the time that he again becomes an active Participant. 
 Article 4. U.S. Participant Election to Defer 

  

	4.1	 	Base Salary or Short-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount 

 At any time prior to December 31 of each Year, and subject to the approval of the Committee, any U.S. Participant may elect to defer, by written notice to the Company, 
  

	(a)	 	any part (in 5% increments up to 75%) of his Base Salary to be earned during the immediately following calendar Year, and 

  

	(b)	 	any part (in 5% increments up to 75%) of any Short-Term Incentive Compensation payable with respect to services to be performed in the immediately following Year.

 In the first Year in which an Employee becomes a Participant, the Participant must make the election to defer Base Salary
and/or Short-Term Incentive Compensation, payable for services to be performed subsequent to the election, within thirty (30) days after the date the Committee notifies him that he is eligible to participate in the Plan. An election relating to
Short-Term Incentive Compensation payable on an annual basis for services performed in the current Year will apply to the portion of such Short-Term Incentive Compensation equal to the total amount of Short-Term Incentive Compensation for the Year
multiplied by the number of days remaining in the Year after the election over the total number of days in the Year. 
  

	4.2	 	Deferral of Long-Term Incentive Compensation 

	(a)	 	 Long-Term Incentive Compensation. With respect to Long-Term Incentive Compensation the Committee may permit eligible Participants to defer any part (in 5%
increments up to 75%) of the amount of Long-Term Incentive Compensation to be paid for such performance period provided that the election to defer is made no later than the date that is six months before the end of the performance period. In no
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election to defer Long-Term Incentive Compensation be permitted after such compensation has become both substantially certain to be paid and readily
ascertainable. 

  

	 (b)
	 	 Elections with respect to unvested amounts. With respect to awards of Long-Term Incentive Compensation that
require the Participant’s continued performance of services for at least twelve months from grant of an award thereunder before the Participant vests in the award, the Committee may permit eligible Participants to defer any part (in 5%
increments up to 75%) of the payment of the award, provided that the election to defer such compensation is made on or before the thirtieth (30th) day after grant of the award and the election is made at least twelve months in advance of the earliest possible vesting date. 

  

	(c)	 	Stock awards deferred pursuant to the Whirlpool Corporation Executive Stock Appreciation and Performance Program (“ESAP”) or the Whirlpool Strategic Excellence Program
(“SEP”) shall have no voting rights. 

  

	4.3	 	Deferral Period 

 Subject to Section 4.4, payment of the
amounts deferred under the Plan shall be made to the U.S. Participant as soon as administratively feasible following: (a) the earliest to occur of his: (i) Disability, (ii) death, or (iii) Separation from Service; or (b) to
the extent that the Committee authorizes such an election, a date irrevocably elected by a Participant, in accordance with Section 409A, that is either five (5) or ten (10) years after the date such Participant elects to defer such
amounts in accordance with this Article 4. 
  

	4.4	 	Delay of Payment 

 Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan,
payment of the amounts deferred under the Plan will be delayed as follows: 
  

	(a)	 	If any Participant is a Specified Employee, upon a Separation from Service for any reason other than Disability or death, commencement of payment to such Participant shall not be
made before the date that is six (6) months after the date of his Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant). Payments to which a Specified Employee would otherwise be entitled during this period shall be
accumulated and paid, together with earnings that have accrued during this six-month delay, on the first business day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of his Separation from Service. 

  

	(b)	 	If the Company reasonably anticipates that any portion of the benefit payable under the Plan to any Participant could be limited or nondeductible under Code section 162(m) (or cause
other amounts payable by the Company to be nondeductible under Code section 162(m)), then the payment of such portion of the benefit to such Participant shall be delayed until the earliest date on which the Company reasonably anticipates that the
deduction will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code section 162(m). 

  

	(c)	 	 If the Committee so determines, payment of amounts under the Plan may be delayed as permitted under Section 409A, as if stated in the Plan, for example, if the
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reasonably anticipates that making a payment will violate a term of any Company loan agreement, or the payment may violate applicable law.

  

	(d)	 	If the payment of any deferred amount hereunder is delayed for any reason beyond the Participant’s date of Separation from Service, the portion so delayed will be credited with
earnings, if any, from the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service until paid. 

  

	4.5	 	Manner of Payment 

 All payments of deferred compensation hereunder
shall be made in a cash lump sum, except that (i) all ESAP or SEP awards which would have been paid in stock if not deferred shall be paid in stock as a lump sum payment, and (ii) amounts deferred under the Existing Plan that were not
vested as of December 31, 2004, shall be paid in the form elected by the Participant for those amounts. 
  

	4.6	 	Irrevocable Elections 

 The elections in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are
irrevocable once made and may not be modified or terminated by the Participant or his beneficiary. 
 Article 5. Non-U.S. Participant Deferral

  

	5.1	 	Base Salary or Short-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount 

 At any time prior to December 31 of each Year, the Company may, by written notice, request any Non-U.S. Participant to defer: 
  

	(a)	 	any part (in 5% increments up to 75%) of his Base Salary to be earned during the immediately following calendar Year, and 

  

	(b)	 	any part (in 5% increments up to 75%) of any Short-Term Incentive Compensation, or any bonus plan established for Non-U.S. Participants, or any successor plan, with respect to
services to be performed in the immediately following Year. 

  

	5.2	 	Long-Term Incentive Compensation Deferral Amount 

 At any time prior
to October 1 of the last Year of any performance period under any Long-Term Incentive Compensation plan, the Company may, by written notice, request any Non-U.S. Participant to defer any part (in 5% increments up to 75%) of the incentive to be
paid for such performance period. 
  

	5.3	 	Deferral Period 

 Payment of the amount deferred under the Plan
shall be made to the Non-U.S. Participant as soon as administratively feasible following: (a) the earliest to occur of his: (i) Disability, (ii) death, or (iii) Separation from Service; or (b) to the extent that the
Committee authorizes such an election, a date irrevocably elected by a Participant that is either five (5) or ten (10) years after the date such Participant elects to defer such amounts in accordance with this Article 5. 
  

	5.4	 	Manner of Payment 

 The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer may
determine the manner of payment to any Non-U.S. Participant or beneficiary. 
  

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 Article 6. Deferred Accounts 
  

	6.1	 	Participant Account(s) 

 The Company shall establish and maintain a
bookkeeping account(s) for each Participant, to be credited as of the date the Long-Term Incentive Compensation, Short-Term Incentive Compensation, or Base Salary is actually deferred. 
  

	6.2	 	Growth Additions 

 Each Participant’s account(s) shall be
credited as of the first day of each semi-annual period, or other period as the Committee may determine, with a growth addition computed on the average daily balance in the account for the preceding six months. The growth addition shall be equal to
said average daily account balance multiplied by a growth increment, the amount of which shall be determined from time to time by the Committee. If such growth increment is tied to a stock fund, such growth addition may be negative and result in a
reduction to the Participant’s account. 
  

	6.3	 	Charges Against Accounts 

 There shall be charged against each
Participant’s account any payments made to the Participant or to his beneficiary in accordance with Article 7 hereof. 
  

	6.4	 	Contractual Obligation 

 It is intended that the Company is under a
contractual obligation to make payments from a Participant’s account when due. Account balances shall not be financed through a trust fund or insurance contracts or otherwise unless owned by the Company. Payment of account balances shall be
made out of the general assets of the Company. 
  

	6.5	 	Unsecured Interest 

 No Participant or beneficiary shall have any
interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the Company. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. 

Article 7. Payment of Deferred Amounts 
  

	7.1	 	Payment of Deferred Amounts 

 Payment of a Participant’s
deferred Base Salary or Incentive Compensation, plus accumulated growth additions attributable thereto, shall be paid, in the time and manner described in Articles 4 and 5 of the Plan. 
  

	7.2	 	Payment due to Unforeseeable Emergency 

 Notwithstanding any
provision in the Plan to the contrary, upon a finding that the Participant has suffered an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow payment of the Participant’s deferred amounts prior to the time otherwise
specified for payment of benefits under the Plan. Whether a Participant is faced with an Unforeseeable Emergency permitting a payment under this Section shall be determined by the Committee based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each case,
but, in any case, a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, or by liquidation 

  

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of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship. Distributions because of an
Unforeseeable Emergency shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the
distribution). 
 Article 8. Beneficiary 
  

	8.1	 	Beneficiary 

 A Participant may designate a primary beneficiary or
beneficiaries who, upon his death, are to receive the distributions that otherwise would have been paid to him. In addition, the Participant shall designate a contingent beneficiary or beneficiaries who shall receive distributions should the primary
beneficiary or beneficiaries predecease the Participant. All designations shall be in writing and shall be effective only if and when delivered to the Corporate Vice President — Human Resources during the lifetime of the Participant.

 The designation of a spouse as a beneficiary shall automatically be revoked upon divorce or legal separation. 
 In the absence of a beneficiary designation or in the event that all of the named beneficiaries predecease the Participant, or if there is doubt as to the right of any
beneficiary, the Company shall make payments to the surviving member(s) of the following classes of beneficiaries, in equal shares, with preference for classes in the order listed below: 
  

	 	•	 	 the Participant’s spouse (unless legally separated by court decree), 

  

	 	•	 	 the Participant’s children (including children by adoption), 

  

	 	•	 	 the Participant’s parents (including parents by adoption), and 

  

	 	•	 	 the Participant’s executor or administrator. 

 Benefits will be paid exclusively to the member(s) of the first class in the order listed above, which has surviving member(s). If that class has more than one member, payment will be made in equal shares among members of that class.

 Article 9. Rights of Employees, Participants 
  

	9.1	 	Employment 

 Nothing in this Plan shall interfere with or limit in
any way the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any Employee’s or Participant’s employment at any time, nor confer upon any Employee or Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. 
  

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	9.2	 	Nontransferability 

 No right or interest of any Participant in this
Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or subject to any lien, directly, by operation of law, or otherwise, including execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge and bankruptcy. In the event of a Participant’s death, payment of any
amounts due under this Plan shall be made to the Participant’s designated beneficiary, or in the absence of such designation, to the classes of beneficiaries as stated in Section 8.1 herein. 
 Article 10. Administration 
  

	10.1	 	Administration 

	(a)	 	The Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (the “Chairman”) shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Plan, subject to the control and
direction of the Committee. The Chairman is authorized to interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; provide for conditions and assurances deemed necessary or advisable to protect the interests
of the Company; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, but only to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan or the directions of the Committee and only to the extent any
such action does not operate to disproportionately advantage the Chairman in the event the Chairman is a Participant in the Plan. 

  

	(b)	 	The Committee shall determine within the limits of the express provisions of the Plan the Employees to whom, and the time or times at which, participation shall be extended and the
amount which may be deferred. In making such determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by such Employees or classes of Employees, their present and potential contributions to the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ success, and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant. The determination, interpretation, or other action of the Committee made or taken pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and
shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons or other interested parties. 

  

	10.2	 	Conflicting Terms 

 To the extent that the terms of this Plan
conflict with the written terms of any annual or long-term incentive plan or program maintained by the Company with respect to the deferral of amounts under those plans or programs, the terms of this Plan shall control. 
 Article 11. Claims Procedure 
  

	11.1	 	Claims Procedure 

 Benefits shall be paid in accordance with the
provisions of this Plan. 
  

	(a)	 	 The Participant, or a designated recipient or any other person claiming through the Participant, shall make a written request for benefits under this Plan. This
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shall be mailed or delivered to the Committee. Such claim shall be reviewed by the Committee or a delegate. 

  

	(b)	 	If the claim is denied, in full or in part, the Committee shall provide a written notice within (90) days setting forth the specific reasons for denial, and any additional
material or information necessary to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and appropriate information and explanation regarding the steps to be taken if a review of the denial is desired. However,
if special circumstances require an extension of the period of time for considering a claim, the 90-day period can be extended for an additional 90 days by giving the claimant written notice of the extension, the reason why the extension is
necessary, and the date a decision is expected. 

  

	(c)	 	If the claim is denied and a review is desired, the Participant (or beneficiary) shall notify the Committee in writing within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written
notice of denial. In requesting a review, the Participant or beneficiary may request a review of pertinent documents with regard to the benefits created under this Plan, may submit any written issues and comments, may request an extension of time
for such written submission of issues and comments, and may request that a hearing be held, but the decision to hold a hearing shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee. 

  

	(d)	 	The decision on the review of the denied claim shall be rendered by the Committee within sixty (60) days after the receipt of the request for review (if no hearing is held) or
within sixty (60) days after the hearing if one is held. However, if special circumstances require an extension of the period of time for considering an appeal, the 60-day period can be extended for an additional 60 days by giving the claimant
written notice of the extension, the reason why the extension is necessary, and the date a decision is expected. The decision shall be written and shall state the specific reasons for the decision including references to the specific provisions of
this Plan on which the decision is based. 

 Article 12. Amendment and Termination of the Plan 
  

	12.1	 	Amendment 

 The Committee, consistent with relevant Board action,
may amend or modify the Plan, at any time and from time to time and in any respect, provided, however, that no such action of the Committee, without approval of the Participant, may adversely affect in any way any amounts already deferred pursuant
to the Plan. 
  

	12.2	 	Termination 

 The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan
in accordance with this Section. 
  

	(a)	 	 Bankruptcy. The Company may terminate the Plan within twelve months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code section 331, or with the approval of a
bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that the amounts deferred under the Plan are included in the Participants’ gross incomes in the latest of: (i) the calendar year in which the Plan termination occurs;
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longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

  

	(b)	 	Change in Control. The Company may terminate the Plan within the thirty days preceding or the twelve months following a Change in Control. The Plan will be treated as
terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Company and all affiliates are terminated, so that the Participants in the Plan and all participants under substantially similar arrangements are required to receive all
amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve months of the date of termination of the arrangements. 

  

	(c)	 	Discretionary Termination. The Company may terminate the Plan at any time in its discretion, provided that: (i) all arrangements sponsored by the Company and its
affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Section 409A if the same individual participated in all of the arrangements, are terminated; (ii) no payments other than payments that would be payable under the
terms of the arrangements if the termination had not occurred are made within twelve months of the termination of the arrangements; (iii) all payments are made within twenty-four months of the termination of the arrangements; and (iv) the
Company and its affiliates do not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Section 409A if the same individual participated in both arrangements, at any time within five years following the date of
termination of the Plan. 

  

	(d)	 	Other. The Company may terminate the Plan upon such other events and in such other conditions as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may prescribe in generally applicable
published guidance. 

 Article 13. Change in Control 
  

	13.1	 	In General 

 Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, in the
event of a Change in Control of the Company, all amounts due to Participants under this Plan, including growth additions (up to and including the effective date of the Change in Control), shall be paid in a single cash lump sum payment to each
Participant, within ten (10) calendar days after such Change in Control. 
 Article 14. Requirements of Law 
  

	14.1	 	Requirements of Law 

 The Plan is intended to be an unfunded
deferred compensation plan maintained for a select group of management or highly-compensated employees under sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The payment
of cash pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and shall not be made except upon approval of proper government agencies as may be required. 
  

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	14.2	 	409A Compliance 

 This Plan is intended to comply with the
applicable requirements of Section 409A. To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the requirements of Section 409A, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A, such
provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax treatment to a Participant of participating in the Plan. 
  

	14.3	 	Governing Law 

 This Plan shall be governed by, construed and
administered in accordance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, and any other applicable Federal law, including Section 409A, and to the extent not preempted by Federal law, this Plan shall be governed by, construed and administered under
the laws of the State of Michigan, other than its laws respecting choice of law. 
 Article 15. Withholding Taxes 
  

	15.1	 	Withholding Taxes 

 The Company shall deduct from all payments under
this Plan an amount necessary to satisfy any Federal, state, local, or foreign withholding tax requirements. 
 Article 16. Effective Date of the Plan

  

	16.1	 	Effective Date 

 The Plan is effective as of January 1, 2005.

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION has caused
this Plan to be executed below by its duly authorized representatives this 20th day of December, 2006. 
  

			
	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Jeff Fettig

		
	 Its:
	 	 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 ATTEST: 

			
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert T. Kenagy

		
	 Its:
	 	 Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  

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 Supplement A 
 to the 
 Whirlpool Executive Deferred Savings Plan II

 (Effective as of January 1, 2007) 

 Article A-1. Purpose, Eligibility and Effective Date 
  

	A-1.1	 	Purpose 

 This Supplement A to the Whirlpool Executive Deferred
Savings and Restoration Plan II (“Supplement A”) has been established for the mutual benefit of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Plan Participants with its primary purpose to supplement retirement benefits provided by the 401(k)
Retirement Plan to the extent that benefits under the 401(k) Retirement Plan are limited by (i) Section 401(a)(17) of the Code regarding limits on the amount of annual compensation that can be recognized under the 401(k) Retirement Plan,
(ii) Section 402(g) of the Code regarding annual limits on elective deferrals under the 401(k) Retirement Plan, and/or (iii) Section 415 of the Code regarding the limitations on contributions and other additions to
Participant’s accounts under the 401(k) Retirement Plan. This Supplement A is intended to be an unfunded deferred compensation arrangement for a select group of management or highly compensated personnel (within the meaning of the applicable
provisions of ERISA) and shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. This Supplement A shall also be known as the “Whirlpool Executive Restoration Plan”. 
  

	A-1.2	 	Effective Date 

 This Supplement A shall be effective
January 1, 2007. 
  

	A-1.3	 	Eligibility 

 An Employee shall be eligible to participate in this
Supplement A under Article A-3 and Article A-4 if the Employee: (a) is in Band 4 or above, or its current equivalent under the Company’s position grading system, (b) elects to make the maximum pre-tax contribution under the 401(k)
Retirement Plan, and (c) makes an irrevocable election to participate in this Supplement A for any Plan Year. 
 An Employee shall be eligible to
participate in this Supplement A under Article A-5 if the Employee: (a) is in Band 4 or above, or its current equivalent under the Company’s position grading system, and (b) has compensation that exceeds the Annual Compensation Limit.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no Employee who is a Retirement Zone Participant under the terms of the Whirlpool Employees Pension Plan shall be eligible to participate in this Supplement A under Article A-5 for Plan Years beginning before
January 1, 2010. 
  

	A-1.4	 	Participation 

 A person who is eligible to participate in this
Supplement A shall become a Participant under this Supplement A as of the first day of the Plan Year next following the Plan Year during which such person meets the eligibility conditions described in Section A-1.3 above. 
 Article A-2. Definitions 
  

	A-2.1	 	Definitions 

 Whenever used in this Supplement A, the following
terms shall have the meaning set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Capitalized Terms not defined in this Supplement A shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan. 
  

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	(a)	 	“401(k) Retirement Plan” means the Whirlpool Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, as amended. 

  

	(b)	 	“Annual Compensation Limit” means $225,000, as adjusted by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for increases in the cost-of-living in accordance with Code
Section 401(a)(17)(B). 

  

	(c)	 	“Automatic Company Contribution Credit Subaccount” means the bookkeeping subaccount established pursuant to Section A-6.3 

  

	(d)	 	“Bonus Compensation” means short-term bonus payments designated by the Employee’s Employer, provided, however, that short-term bonus payments shall be
considered Bonus Compensation in the year earned and not in the year paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Employee is a participant in the Whirlpool Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, such Employee’s Bonus Compensation shall be
deemed to be zero ($0). 

  

	(e)	 	“Compensation” means an Employee’s permanent wages; salaries; shift premiums; overtime; sales commissions; vacation and holiday pay; and paid leave for jury
duty, bereavement leave and military duty. Compensation shall also include tax-deferred deposits made on behalf of an Employee under the 401(k) Retirement Plan or under a plan of the Company which qualifies under Code Sections 125 or 132(f).
Compensation shall also include amounts an Employee elects to defer under nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by the Company. Compensation shall not include cash payments or the value of benefits received under the Employer’s
Flex Choice flexible benefits program, moving expenses, tuition expenses and reimbursements for employee purchases. 

  

	(f)	 	“Contribution Credits” means Participant Contribution Credits, Automatic Company Contribution Credits, Employer Matching Contribution Credits and Deemed Matching
Contribution Credits. 

  

	(g)	 	“Employer Matching Contribution Credit Subaccount” means the bookkeeping subaccount established pursuant to Section A-6.4. 

  

	(h)	 	“Participant Contribution Credit Subaccount” means the bookkeeping subaccount established pursuant to Section A-6.2. 

  

	(i)	 	“Plan Participant” or “Participant” means an Employee who is eligible to receive benefits under this Supplement A. 

  

	(j)	 	“Plan Year” means the calendar year. 

  

	(k)	 	“Restoration Account” means the bookkeeping account created by the Company for the administration of each Participant’s benefits under this Supplement A.

  

 A-2 

	(l)	 	“Total Compensation” means the sum of a Participant’s Compensation and Bonus Compensation. 

  

	(m)	 	“Unforeseeable Emergency” means (i) a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152(a)); (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise
covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster); or (iii) any other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Whether an Unforeseeable
Emergency exists will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in accordance with Section 409A. 

 Article A-3. Participant
Deferral Elections and Contribution Credits 
  

	A-3.1	 	Participant Elections to Defer 

 Prior to the start of each Plan
Year, a Participant shall make an irrevocable election to defer a percentage between zero (0%) and fifteen (15%) percent of such Participant’s Compensation and a percentage between zero (0%) and fifteen (15%) of such
Participant’s Bonus Compensation for that Plan Year under this Supplement A. Such percentages shall be the same percentages that such Participant elects to defer under the 401(k) Retirement Plan but deferrals shall be made under this Supplement
A to the extent that deferrals cannot be made under the 401(k) Retirement Plan because of limits under Code Sections 401(a)(17), 402(g) or 415. A Participant’s election for any Plan Year shall also govern the deferral of such Participant’s
Bonus Compensation earned in the Plan Year but paid in March of the following Plan Year. 
  

	A-3.2	 	Participant Contribution Credits 

 Credits (“Participation
Contribution Credits”) shall be made to the Restoration Account of a Participant to reflect the amount of Compensation deferred by such Participant. 
 Article A-4. Employer Matching Contribution Credits 
  

	A-4.1	 	Employer Matching Contribution Credits 

  

	(a)	 	For each Plan Year the Company shall make a contribution credit (an “Employer Matching Contribution Credit”) to the Restoration Account of each Participant in an amount
equal to: (a) one hundred percent (100%) of the first three percent (3%) of such Participant’s Total Compensation that such Participant elects to defer under this Supplement A for such year, and (b) fifty percent
(50%) of the next two percent (2%) of such Participant’s Total Compensation that such Participant elects to defer under this Supplement A for such Plan Year. The amount of the Employer Matching Contribution Credit for a Participant
shall be reduced by the amount of employer matching contributions, if any, made for the Participant under the 401(k) Retirement Plan. 

  

	(b)	 	 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph (a) of this section: (i) an Employee who is a Retirement Zone Participant under the terms of the Whirlpool
Employees Pension Plan and who is in Bands 00 – 4a shall not be eligible to receive an Employer Matching 

  

 A-3 

	 	 
Contribution Credit with respect to any portion of the Participant’s Total Compensation deferred by the Participant while an officer of the Employer in
Band 00, 01, 02, 03 or 4a for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2010, and shall receive an Employer Matching Contribution Credit for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2010 with respect to any portion of the Participant’s
Total Compensation deferred by the Participant while the Participant was not an officer of the Employer in Band 00, 01, 02, 03 or 4a under the terms described in subparagraph (b)(ii) and paragraph (c) of this section ; and (ii) a
Participant who is a Retirement Zone Participant under the terms of the Whirlpool Employees Pension Plan and who is in Band 4 shall receive an Employer Matching Contribution Credit for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2010 under a special
formula based on the percentage shown in subparagraph (c) (to the extent permitted under Section 409A), which shall be reduced by the amount of employer matching contributions, if any, made for the Participant under the 401(k) Retirement
Plan, provided that either (i) the Participant is an Employee on the last day of the Plan Year, or (ii) the Participant terminated employment due to death, Disability, or retirement during the Plan Year. 

  

	(c)	 	With respect to Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2010, for a Participant who is a Retirement Zone Participant under the terms of the Whirlpool Employees Pension Plan and
who is in Band 4, the amount of the Employer Matching Contribution Credit for each Plan Year, before reduction as described in paragraph (b) above, shall be determined by applying the Employer’s matching percentage for that Plan Year by
that portion of the Participant’s Total Compensation that such Participant elects to defer under this Supplement A for such year, which shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Participant’s Total Compensation. Management shall
establish performance goals it deems appropriate for paying the Employer Matching Contribution Credit. Once established, management in its sole discretion may revise such performance goals at any time to take into account occurrences other than
those occurring in the ordinary course of business for the Plan Year, or other unusual circumstances, including but not limited to (1) the sale or purchase of some or all of the assets or stock of the Employer, (2) a material change in the
Employer’s debt-to-equity ratio, (3) repurchase by an Employer of its stock, (4) issuance by an Employer of new stock, (5) adjustments to earnings and other financial measures to exclude the effect of unusual or extraordinary
items, (6) acquisitions and divestitures, (7) regulatory or legislative changes, and (8) accounting changes. The Employer’s actual matching percentage for a Plan Year shall be determined after the end of the Plan Year as the
percentage that applies to the actual performance goal attained by the Employer for the Plan Year, provided, however, that the matching percentage shall not be less than twenty-five percent (25%). 

  

	A-4.2	 	Timing of Employer Matching Contribution Credits 

 Employer Matching
Contribution Credits for any Plan Year shall be made after the end of such Plan Year, provided, however, that in the Plan Year of a Participant’s Separation from Service, such Contribution Credits shall be made as soon as administratively
practicable after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

 A-4 

	A-4.3	 	Special Rule Regarding 2007 Deemed Matching Contribution Credits 

 A
Contribution Credit will be made to the Restoration Account of each Participant in the Plan for 2007 in an amount equal to the Employer Matching Contribution Credit that would have been credited to such Participant’s Restoration Account if such
Participant’s bonus paid under the Company’s Performance Excellence Plan in March of 2007 had been Compensation eligible for deferral in 2007 under this Supplement A (the “Deemed Matching Contribution Credit”). 
 Article A-5. Automatic Company Contribution Credits 
  

	A-5.1	 	Automatic Company Contribution Credits 

 For each Plan Year the
Company shall make a contribution credit (an “Automatic Company Contribution Credit”) to the Restoration Account of each Participant in an amount equal to 3% of such Participant’s Total Compensation in excess of the Annual
Compensation Limit for such Plan Year. 
  

	A-5.2	 	Timing of Automatic Company Contribution Credits 

 Automatic Company
Contribution Credits for any Plan Year shall be made after the end of such Plan Year, provided, however, that in the Plan Year of a Participant’s Separation from Service, such Contribution Credits shall be made as soon as administratively
practicable after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 Article A-6. Accounts; Vesting; Earnings and Losses 
  

	A-6.1	 	Restoration Accounts 

 All Contribution Credits made on behalf of a
Participant pursuant to Articles A-3, A-4 and A-5 of this Plan shall be credited by the Company to such Participant’s Restoration Account as of the date such Contribution Credit is made. 
  

	A-6.2	 	Participant Contribution Credit Subaccount 

 A Participant
Contribution Credit Subaccount shall be maintained for each Participant representing the portion of such Participant’s Restoration Account resulting from Participant Contribution Credits. 
  

	A-6.3	 	Automatic Company Contribution Credit Subaccount 

 An Automatic
Company Contribution Credit Subaccount shall be maintained for each Participant representing the portion of such Participant’s Restoration Account resulting from Automatic Company Contribution Credits. 
  

	A-6.4	 	Employer Matching Contribution Credit Subaccount 

 An Employer
Matching Contribution Credit Subaccount shall be maintained for each Participant representing the portion of such Participant’s Restoration Account resulting from Employer Matching Contribution Credits and Deemed Matching Contribution Credits.

  

	A-6.5	 	Vesting of Contribution Credits 

 A Participant shall at all times
be vested in his or her Participant Contribution Credit Subaccount and Employer Matching Contribution Credit Subaccount. A Participant will attain a fully vested interest in the portion of his or her Automatic Company Contribution Subaccount
attributable to 

  

 A-5 

 
Automatic Company Contribution Credits after the Participant has earned three years of vesting service with the Employer as determined under the 401(k)
Retirement Plan. Prior to that time, such Participant shall have a zero percent (0%) vested interest in such Automatic Company Contribution Credits. 
  

	A-6.6	 	Investment Options 

 The Company shall, from time to time, in its
sole discretion, select one or more investment options (which may, but need not, be comparable to the investment options offered under the 401(k) Retirement Plan and shall not include Whirlpool Corporation stock) to be made available as the
measuring standards for crediting earnings and losses to a Participant’s Restoration Account. A Participant may select from such investment options, in a manner established by the Company, the investment option or options to apply to his or her
Restoration Account and may change such selections, all in accordance with such rules as the Company may establish. If a Participant fails to make an investment election under this Section A-6.6, his Restoration Account will be invested in a default
investment fund designated by the Company. 
  

	A-6.7	 	Adjustment of Restoration Accounts 

 Restoration Accounts shall be
adjusted for investment earnings or losses as of each business day. The earnings or losses to be credited to the portion of any Participant’s Restoration Account under this Section A-6.7 for any period shall be equivalent to the amount of
earnings or losses which would have been credited to the Restoration Account if such portion of such Account had actually been invested in such investment options during such period in the manner selected by the Participant. 
 Article A-7. Distributions 
  

	A-7.1	 	Distribution of Benefits 

 A Participant’s Restoration Account
shall be distributed in a lump sum distribution as soon as practicable after such Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

	A-7.2	 	Distributions in the Event of Death 

 If a Participant dies prior to
his or her Separation from Service, such Participant’s Restoration Account shall be distributed in a lump sum distribution to such Participant’s designated beneficiary under the 401(k) Retirement Plan as soon as practicable after such
Participant’s death. 
  

	A-7.3	 	Distributions to Specified Employees 

 If a Participant is a
Specified Employee, the lump sum distribution of such Participant’s Restoration Account will not be paid until six months after such Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

	A-74.	 	Distributions in the Event of an Unforeseeable Emergency 

 Notwithstanding any provision in this Supplement A to the contrary, upon a finding that the Participant has suffered an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow a distribution of the Participant’s
Restoration Account prior to the time otherwise specified for payment of benefits under this Supplement A. Whether a Participant is faced with an 

  

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Unforeseeable Emergency permitting a distribution under this Section shall be determined by the Committee based on the relevant facts and circumstances of
each case, but, in any case, a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, or by liquidation of
the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship. Distributions because of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency
need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution). 
 Article A-8. Amendment or Termination 
  

	A-8.1	 	Amendment and Termination 

 The Board of Directors shall have the
right to amend this Supplement A from time to time or to terminate the accrual of benefits hereunder, but any such amendment or termination shall not reduce any Restoration Account of a Participant as of the date of the amendment. The Board of
Directors may also elect to terminate this Supplement A, in which event, the Restoration Accounts of Participants shall be disposed of as determined by the Board of Directors, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the
Treasury under the Internal Revenue Code, including Section 409A. 
  

 A-7Retirement Contribution Excess Benefit Program

 Exhibit (10)j 
 KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 
 RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION EXCESS BENEFIT PROGRAM 

Amended and Restated effective September 12, 2007 
 In recognition of the valuable services provided to Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”), and its subsidiaries, by its employees, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”)
wishes to provide additional retirement benefits to those individuals whose benefits under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Retirement Contribution Plan (the “RCP”) are restricted by the operation of the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. It is the intent of the Corporation to provide these benefits under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This Program is intended to encompass two plans, (i) an “excess benefit plan” within the
meaning of Section 3(36) of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and, as such, to be exempt from all of the provisions of ERISA pursuant to Section 4(b)(5) thereof and (ii) a non-qualified
supplemental retirement plan which is unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Corporation, pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 401 of
ERISA and, as such, exempt from the provisions of Parts II, III and IV of Title I of ERISA. 
 ARTICLE 1 
 Definitions 
 Each term which is used in this Program
and also used in the RCP shall have the same meaning herein as the RCP. 
 Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of this Program, where the following words
and phrases appear in this Program they shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 
 1.1
“Beneficiary” means the person or persons who under this Program becomes entitled to receive a Participant’s interest in the event of the Participant’s death. The Beneficiary need not be the same as the beneficiary under the RCP.

 1.2 A “Change of Control” of the Corporation shall be deemed to have taken place if: (i) a third person, including a “group” as
defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires shares of the Corporation having 20% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of Directors of the Corporation; or
(ii) as the result of any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons who were directors of
the Corporation before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any successor to the Corporation. 
 1.3 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code for 1986, as amended and any lawful regulations or other pronouncements promulgated thereunder. 
  

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 1.4 “Committee” means the Benefits Administration Committee named under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Incentive Investment Plan and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Retirement Contribution Plan. 
 1.5 “Earnings” means remuneration when paid, or would
have been paid but for an Employee’s deferral election, to a Participant from a Participating Unit for personal services rendered to such Participating Unit (before any withholding required by law or authorized by the person to whom such
remuneration is payable), including overtime, bonuses, incentive compensation, vacation pay, deducted military pay, state disability payments received, workers compensation payments received and, to the extent such deductions decrease the
individual’s base pay, Before-Tax deferrals under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Salaried Employee Incentive Investment Plan, contributions under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Flexible Benefits Plan or any other plan described under
Section 125 of the Code, and deferrals under the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan. Earnings shall exclude any severance payments (except as provided in Section 4.3 of the RCP), payments made under the Kimberly-Clark
Corporation Equity Participation Plans, pay in lieu of vacation, compensation paid in a form other than cash (such as goods, services and, except as otherwise provided herein, contributions to employee benefit programs), service or suggestion
awards, and all other special or unusual compensation of any kind; provided, however that the limitations on Earnings provided for pursuant to Code Sections 401(a)(17) shall not apply under this Program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Earnings shall
not include any remuneration paid to a Participant after payment of such individual’s Individual Account commences in accordance with Section 4.9 following the Participant’s Termination of Service. 
 1.6 “Effective Date” means January 1, 1997. 
 1.7
“Excess Plan” means the plan established as part of the Program for Participants whose Retirement Contributions to the RCP are limited solely by Code Section 415. 
 1.8 “Grandfathered Benefit” means the vested amount of the Participant’s Individual Account as of December 31, 2004, including earnings on such amount thereafter. Such amount shall be determined in
accordance with Code Section 409A and any guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 1.9 “Individual Account” means the account established pursuant
to Section 3. 
 1.10 “Investment Funds” means the phantom investment funds established under this Program which will accrue earnings as if
the Participant’s Individual Account held actual assets which were invested in the appropriate Investment Fund as defined under the RCP. 
 1.11
“Participant” means any Employee who satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 2. In the event of the death or incompetency of a Participant, the term shall mean the Participant’s personal representative or
guardian. 
 1.12 “Program” means the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Retirement Contribution Excess Benefit Program as set forth herein and as the same
may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that the term “Excess Plan” or “SRP” may be used to refer to only one of the two plans encompassed within the Program. 
  

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 1.13 “Retirement Date” means the date of Termination of Service of the Participant on or after he attains age
55 and has 5 Years of Service with the Corporation. 
 1.14 “RCP” means the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Retirement Contribution Plan, as in effect
from time to time. 
 1.15 “SRP” means the plan established as part of the Program for Participants whose Retirement Contributions to the RCP are
limited by the application of the rules, or regulations, of Code Section 401(a)(4) or the limitations of Code Section 401(a)(17), in either case alone or in conjunction with the limitations of Code Section 415 or whose Earnings are
not fully taken into account in determining the Employee’s Retirement Contributions to the RCP. 
 1.16 “Termination of Service” means the
Participant’s cessation of his service with the Corporation for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by reasons of retirement or death. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 Eligibility 
 2.1 Any Employee who is a Participant in the RCP on or after the Effective Date and whose Retirement Contributions to the RCP are limited solely by Code Section 415
shall participate in the Excess Plan. Any other Employee who is a Participant in the RCP on or after the Effective Date and whose Retirement Contributions to the RCP are limited by the application of the rules, or regulations, of Code
Section 401(a)(4) or the limitations of Code Section 401(a)(17), in either case alone or in conjunction with the limitations of Code Section 415 or whose Earnings are not fully taken into account in determining the Employee’s
Retirement Contributions to the RCP shall participate in the SRP; provided, however, that no Employee shall become a Participant in the SRP unless such Employee is a member of a select group of management or highly compensated Employees of the
Corporation so that the SRP is maintained as a plan described in Section 201(2) of ERISA. 
 2.2 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of
Article 2 to the contrary, any Employee who on the Effective Date is both an active employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and is a Participant in the Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company Defined Contribution Excess Benefit Program (the “KCTC
Plan”) must elect to participate in this Program and shall, pursuant to this election, as of the Effective Date, have the amount credited to the Participant’s Individual Account under the KCTC Plan transferred to this Program. “Active
employee” shall not include employees who are in transition assignments or who are on Limited Service as defined under the Scott Paper Company Termination Pay Plan for Salaried Employees. 
 ARTICLE 3 
 Individual Account 
 3.1 The Corporation shall create and maintain an unfunded Individual Account under the Excess Plan or the SRP, as applicable, for each Participant to which it shall
credit the amounts described in this Article 3. Participants entitled to receive Retirement Contributions under the RCP shall receive Retirement Contributions under the Excess Plan in an amount as would have been contributed for such Participant
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imposed by Section 415 of the Code, and calculated using Earnings as defined in this Program, but only to the extent that such amount exceeds such
limitations. In addition, each Participant shall receive Retirement Contributions under the SRP as would have been contributed for such Participant under the RCP without regard to the limitations on benefits imposed by Sections 401(a)(17) and
401(a)(4) of the Code, and calculated using Earnings as defined in this Program, but only to the extent that such amount exceeds the Retirement Contributions under the RCP. Such Retirement Contributions shall be made for each Participant on the same
terms and conditions, at the same times, and pursuant to the same elections made by the Participant as they would have been if paid under the RCP, were not for such limitations on benefits or Earnings. 
 3.2 For the period prior to July 1, 1997, as of the last day of each calendar month, the Corporation shall credit each Participant’s Individual Account with
deemed interest with respect to the then balance of the Participant’s Individual Account equal to 1% plus the rate shown for U.S. Treasury Notes with a remaining maturity closest to, but not exceeded, 7 years, in the “representative
mid-afternoon over the counter quotations supplied by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York City, based on transactions of $1 million or more,” as reported in The Wall Street Journal published on the last business day of each calendar
month; provided, however, the Committee may change this crediting rating at any time for deemed interest not yet credited to an Individual Account. 
 3.3
After June 30, 1997 and prior to June 29, 2000, each Participant’s Retirement Contributions under this Program shall be considered allocated to the Investment Funds in the same proportion as the Participant has elected under the RCP
pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof. Effective June 29, 2000, each Participant’s Retirement Contributions under this Program shall be considered allocated to the Investment Funds according to the Participant’s elections under this
Program, independent of the Participant’s elections under the RCP, provided that (i) such Participant’s elections under this Program shall be made in the same or similar manner prescribed by the Committee for the RCP, and
(ii) such Participant’s elections under the RCP as of June 29, 2000 shall be carried over to this Program until such time as the Participant changes them hereunder. 
 3.4 After June 30, 1997 and prior to June 29, 2000, reallocations between Investment Funds shall be considered made at the same time, in the same proportionate amount, and to and from the same Investment
Funds under this Program as those made by the Participant under Section 6.3 of the RCP; provided, however, that if such Participant has no account balance under the RCP, the Participant may make separate reallocation elections hereunder in a
manner prescribed by the Committee. Effective June 29, 2000, reallocations between Investment Funds shall be considered made according to the Participant’s elections under this Program, independent of the Participant’s elections under
the RCP, provided that (i) such Participant’s elections under this Program shall be made in the same or similar manner prescribed by the Committee for the RCP, and (ii) such Participant’s elections under the RCP as of
June 29, 2000 shall be carried over to this Program until such time as the Participant changes them hereunder. 
 3.5 After June 30, 1997 and
before June 29, 2000, the Corporation shall credit each Participant’s Individual Account with earnings, gains and losses as if such accounts held actual assets and such assets were invested among such Investment Funds, in the same
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hereunder in the manner prescribed by the Committee. Effective June 29, 2000, the Corporation shall credit each Participant’s Individual Account
with earnings, gains and losses as if such accounts were invested among the Investment Funds according to the Participant’s elections under this Program, independent of the Participant’s elections under the RCP, provided that (i) such
Participant’s elections under this Program shall be made in the same or similar manner prescribed by the Committee for the RCP, and (ii) such Participant’s elections under the RCP as of June 29, 2000 shall be carried over to this
Program until such time as the Participant changes them hereunder. 
 ARTICLE 4  
 Distributions of Benefit Supplement  
 4.1
Retirement Benefit. Subject to Section 4.5 below, upon a Participant’s Retirement Date, he shall be entitled to receive the amount of his Individual Account. The form of benefit payment, and the time of commencement of such benefit,
shall be as provided in Section 4.4. 
 4.2 Termination Benefit. Upon the Termination of Service of a Participant prior to his Retirement Date,
for reasons other than death, the Corporation shall pay to the Participant, a benefit equal to his Individual Account. 
 Unless otherwise directed by the
Committee, the termination benefit shall be payable in a lump sum as set forth in Section 4.9 following the Participant’s Termination of Service. Upon payment following a Termination of Service, the Participant shall immediately cease to
be eligible for any other benefit provided under this Program. 
 4.3 Death Benefits. Upon the death of a Participant or a retired Participant, the
Beneficiary of such Participant shall receive the Participant’s remaining Individual Account. Payment of a Participant’s remaining Individual Account shall be made in accordance with Section 4.4. 
 4.4 Form of Benefit Payment. Upon the happening of an event described in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, the Corporation shall pay to the Participant the amount
specified therein in a lump sum. 
 4.5 Limitations on the Annual Amount Paid to a Participant. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Program
to the contrary, in the event that a portion of the payments due a Participant pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 would not be deductible by the Corporation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Corporation, (a) with respect
to the portion of the payment that is a Grandfathered Benefit, at its discretion, may postpone payment of such amounts to the Participant until such time that the payments would be deductible by the Corporation and (b) with respect to the
portion of the payment that is not a Grandfathered Benefit, shall postpone payment of such amounts to the Participant until such time that the payments would be deductible by the Corporation. Provided, however, that no payment postponed pursuant to
this Section 4.5 shall be postponed beyond the first anniversary of such Participant’s Termination of Service. 
 4.6 Change of Control and Lump
Sum Payments 
 (a) If there is a Change of Control, notwithstanding any other provision of this Program, any Participant who has a
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during a twenty-four (24) month period immediately following a Change of Control, elect to receive an immediate lump sum payment of the balance of his
Grandfathered Benefit, reduced by a penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit as of the last business day of the month preceding the date of the election. The ten percent (10%) penalty shall be
permanently forfeited and shall not be paid to, or in respect of, the Participant. 
 (b) If there is a Change of Control, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Program, any retired Participant, or Beneficiary, who has a Grandfathered Benefit hereunder may, at any time during a twenty-four (24) month period immediately following a Change of Control, elect to receive an immediate
lump sum payment of the balance of his Grandfathered Benefit, reduced by a penalty equal to five percent (5%) of the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit as of the last business day of the month preceding the date of the election. The five
percent (5%) penalty of the retired Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Grandfathered Benefit shall be permanently forfeited and shall not be paid to, or in respect of, the retired Participant or Beneficiary. 
 (c) In the event no such request is made by a Participant, a retired Participant or Beneficiary, the Program shall remain in full force and effect.

 4.7 Change in Credit Rating and Lump Sum Payments. 
 In
the event the Corporation’s financial rating falls below Investment Grade, a Participant, retired Participant, or Beneficiary may at any time during a six (6) month period following the reduction in the Corporation’s financial rating,
elect to receive an immediate lump sum payment of the balance of his Grandfathered Benefit reduced by a penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit or five percent (5%) of the retired
Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Grandfathered Benefit as of the last business day of the month preceding the election. The penalties accrued hereunder shall be permanently forfeited and shall not be paid to, or in respect of, the
Participant, retired Participant or Beneficiary. 
 In the event no such request is made by a Participant, retired Participant or Beneficiary, the Program
shall remain in full force and effect. 
 4.8 Tax Withholding. To the extent required by law, the Corporation shall withhold any taxes required to be
withheld by any Federal, State or local government. 
 4.9 Commencement of Payments. Unless otherwise provided, commencement of payments under
Section 4.6 or 4.7 of this Program shall be as soon as administratively feasible on or after the last business day of the month following receipt of notice and approval by the Committee of an event which entitles a Participant or a Beneficiary
to payments under this Program. Unless otherwise provided, commencement of payments of a Grandfathered Benefit under Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 of this Program shall be payable in the first calendar quarter of the year following the Plan year in
which the Participant terminates employment from the Corporation for any reason; provided, however, that such a termination shall not be deemed to occur until immediately following the receipt of all payments due to the Employee under the Scott
Paper Company Termination Pay Plan for Salaried Employees. Unless otherwise provided, commencement of payments of the portion of a Participant’s Individual Account which is not a Grandfathered Benefit, under Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 of this
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Participant terminates employment from the Corporation for any reason, or (ii) the date which is six months following the Participant’s separation
from service from the Corporation for any reason (or, if earlier the date of death of the Participant). 
 4.10 Recipients of Payments; Designation of
Beneficiary. All payments to be made by the Corporation under the Program shall be made to the Participant during his lifetime, provided that if the Participant dies prior to the completion of such payments, then all subsequent payments under
the Program shall be made by the Corporation to the Beneficiary determined in accordance with this Section. The Participant may designate a Beneficiary by filing a written notice of such designation with the Committee in such form as the Committee
requires and may include contingent Beneficiaries. The Participant may from time-to-time change the designated Beneficiary by filing a new designation in writing with the Committee. If a married Participant designates a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries
other than his spouse at the time of such designation, such designation shall not be effective (and the Participant’s spouse shall be the Beneficiary) unless: 
  

	 	(a)	the spouse consents in writing to such designation; 

  

	 	(b)	the spouse’s consent acknowledges the effect of such designation, which consent shall be irrevocable; and 

  

	 	(c)	the spouse executes the consent in the presence of either a Plan representative designated by the Committee or a notary public. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent shall not be required if the Participant establishes to the satisfaction of the Committee that such consent cannot be
obtained because (i) there is no spouse; (ii) the spouse cannot be located after reasonable efforts have been made; or (iii) other circumstances exist to excuse spousal consent as determined by the Committee. If no designation is in
effect at the time when any benefits payable under this Plan shall become due, the Beneficiary shall be the spouse of the Participant, or if no spouse is then living, the representatives of the Participant’s estate. 
 ARTICLE 5 
 Vesting 
 5.1 The balance of a Participant’s Individual Account shall be 100% vested at the same time as if the amounts had been credited to the Participant’s Account
under the RCP. 
 5.2 K-C Aviation Benefit. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Participant shall be fully vested in his Individual
Account as of the date on which he ceases to be an Eligible Employee under the Program, if such Participant meets all of the following conditions: 
  

	 	(a)	immediately prior to the Closing Date, as defined in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of July 23, 1998 by and between the Corporation and Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation (the “Agreement”), he must have been an Employee employed by the Corporation or K-C Aviation Inc.; and 

  

	 	(b)	 as of the Closing Date, as defined in the Agreement, he must have ceased to be an Eligible Employee solely on account of the sale of the stock of K-C Aviation

  

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Inc. pursuant to the Agreement, and he must either (i) be employed by the Buyer, as defined in the Agreement, immediately after he ceases to be an
Eligible Employee hereunder, or (ii) have been on a long-term disability leave of absence from K-C Aviation Inc. as of the Closing Date, as defined in the Agreement. 

 ARTICLE 6 
 Funding 
 6.1 The Board may, but shall not be required to, authorize the establishment of a trust by the Corporation to serve as the funding vehicle for the benefits described
herein. In any event, the Corporation’s obligations hereunder shall constitute a general, unsecured obligation, payable solely out of its general assets, and no Participant shall have any right to any specific assets of the Corporation.

 ARTICLE 7 
 Administration

 7.1 The Committee shall administer this Program and shall have the same powers and duties, and shall be subject to the same limitations as are set
forth in the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Incentive Investment Plan and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation Retirement Contribution Plan. 
 ARTICLE
8 
 Amendment and Termination 
 8.1 The
Corporation, by action of the Board, or a Committee of the Board, shall have the right at any time to amend this Program in any respect, or to terminate this Program; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall operate to reduce
the benefit that has accrued for any Participant who is participating in the Program nor the payment due to a terminated Participant at the time the amendment or termination is adopted. Continuance of the Program is completely voluntary and is not
assumed as a contractual obligation of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Program shall terminate when the RCP terminates. 
 Any action
permitted to be taken by the Board, or a Committee of the Board, under the foregoing provision regarding the modification, alteration or amendment of the Program may be taken by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Corporation, if such action

  

	 	(a)	is required by law, or 

  

	 	(b)	is estimated not to increase the annual cost of the Program by more than $5,000,000 or 

  

	 	(c)	is estimated not to increase the annual cost of the Program by more than $25,000, provided such action is approved and duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the
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 Any action taken by the Board, a Committee of the Board, or Chief Human Resources Officer shall be made by or pursuant to
a resolution duly adopted by the Board, a Committee of the Board, or Chief Human Resources Officer and shall be evidenced by such resolution or by a written instrument executed by such persons as the Board, a Committee of the Board, or Chief Human
Resources Officer shall authorize for such purpose. 
 Any action which is required or permitted to be taken by the Board under the provisions of this Plan
may be taken by the Management and Development Compensation Committee of the Board or any other duly authorized committee of the Board designated under the By-Laws of the Corporation. 
 The Board, the Management and Development Compensation Committee of the Board or any duly authorized committee of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Human Resources Officer may authorize persons to
carry out its policies and directives subject to the limitations and guidelines set by it, and may delegate its authority under the Plan. 
 The Chief Human
Resources Officer shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation before January 31 of each year all action taken by such position hereunder during the preceding calendar year. 
 The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the Board before January 31 of each year all action taken by such position hereunder during the preceding calendar year.

 ARTICLE 9 
 Miscellaneous 
 9.1 Nothing contained herein (a) shall be deemed to exclude a Participant from any compensation, bonus, pension,
insurance, termination pay or other benefit to which he otherwise is or might become entitled to as an Employee or (b) shall be construed as conferring upon an Employee the right to continue in the employ of the Corporation as an executive or
in any other capacity; provided, however, that if, at the time payments are to be made hereunder, the Participant or the Beneficiary are indebted or obligated to the Corporation, then the payments remaining to be made to the Participant or the
Beneficiary may, at the discretion of the Corporation, be reduced by the amount of such indebtedness or obligation, provided, however, that an election by the Corporation not to reduce any such payment or payments shall not constitute a waiver of
its claim for such indebtedness or obligation. 
 9.2 Any amounts payable by the Corporation hereunder shall not be deemed salary or other compensation to a
Participant for the purposes of computing benefits to which the Participant may be entitled under any other arrangement established by the Corporation for the benefit of its Employees. 
 9.3 The rights and obligations created hereunder shall be binding on a Participant’s heirs, executors and administrators and on the successors and assigns of the Corporation. 
 9.4 The Program shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin. 
  

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 9.5 The rights of any Participant under this Program are personal and may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or
encumbered. Any attempt to do so shall be void. 
 9.6 Neither the Corporation, its Employees, agents, any member of the Board, the Plan Administrator nor
the Committee shall be responsible or liable in any manner to any Participant, Beneficiary, or any person claiming through them for any benefit or action taken or omitted in connection with the granting of benefits, the continuation of benefits or
the interpretation and administration of this Program. 
 9.7 An application or claim for a benefit under the RCP shall constitute a claim for a benefit
under this Program. 
 9.8 The Corporation is the plan sponsor. All actions shall be taken by the Corporation in its sole discretion, not as a fiduciary, and
need not be applied uniformly to similarly situated individuals. 
  

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