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EX-4.2

 Exhibit 4.2 

WHIRLPOOL EMEA FINANCE S.À R.L. 

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATED OFFICERS 

February 21, 2020 
 Pursuant
to Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 11.05 of the Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among Whirlpool Corporation (the “Parent Guarantor”), Whirlpool EMEA Finance S.à r.l. (the
“Issuer”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), and pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor on April 21, 2015 and April 16, 2018 and
resolutions adopted by the Board of Managers of the Issuer on February 3, 2020 (collectively, the “Resolutions”), the undersigned officers of the Parent Guarantor and authorized agents of the Issuer do hereby certify that there
is hereby approved and established pursuant to the Indenture, €500,000,000 aggregate amount of the Issuer’s 0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Securities”) whose terms shall be as set forth in Annex A-1 attached hereto. 
 The undersigned officers and agents (i) have read the applicable provisions
of the Indenture, (ii) have reviewed the form and terms of the Securities, (iii) have made such examination or investigation as is necessary, in the opinion of the undersigned, to enable the undersigned to express an informed opinion as to
whether or not the applicable conditions precedent under the Indenture have been complied with, (iv) hereby certify that the applicable conditions precedent under the Indenture have been complied with and (v) hereby certify that the form
and terms of the Securities comply with the Indenture. 
 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto
in the Indenture. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has signed his or her name as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	By: 	 	 /S/ CHRISTOPHER S. CONLEY

	Name:	 	Christopher S. Conley
	Title:	 	Vice President and Corporate Controller, Whirlpool Corporation
		
	By: 	 	 /S/ JENNIFER L. POWERS

	Name:	 	Jennifer L. Powers
	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer, Whirlpool Corporation
		
	By: 	 	 /S/ JENNIFER L. POWERS

	Name:	 	Jennifer L. Powers
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory, Whirlpool EMEA Finance S.à r.l
		
	By: 	 	 /S/ TANYA MARTINA JAEGER

	Name:	 	Tanya Martina Jaeger
	Title:	 	Class A Manager, Whirlpool EMEA Finance S.à r.l

 Certificate of Designated Officers 

  
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 ANNEX A-1 

0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 

1. The title of the Securities shall be the “0.500% Senior Notes due 2028” (the “Notes”). 

2. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is initially limited to
€500,000,000 (except for such Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.09, 2.11 or 12.03 of the Indenture). Additional Notes ranking
equally with the Notes in all respects (or in all respects other than the issue date and, in some cases, the public offering price and the first interest payment date, and the initial interest accrual date) may be authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered Holders of the Notes, provided that if such further Notes are not fully fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Issuer will cause
such further Notes to be issued under a CUSIP number and/or ISIN number that is different from the CUSIP number and/or ISIN number printed on the Notes. Such further Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and have the same
terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes. 
 3. The Notes shall be offered at an offering price equal to 99.369% of their
principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 21, 2020 to the date of delivery, and in payment for which the Issuer shall receive 98.919% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 21, 2020 to
the date of delivery, after a discount to the underwriters of the Notes of 0.450% of their principal amount. 
 4. The stated maturity of the
principal of the Notes shall be February 20, 2028. 
 5. The Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 0.500% per annum. 

Interest on the Notes will accrue from February 21, 2020, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid
or provided for, but excluding the relevant interest payment date. The Issuer will make interest payments on the Notes annually in arrears on February 20 of each year, beginning on February 20, 2021, to the person in whose name the Notes
are registered (i) in the case of notes represented by a global security, at the close of business on the Business Day (for this purpose a day on which Clearstream Banking S.A. (“Clearstream”) and Euroclear Bank SA/NV
(“Euroclear”) are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date and (ii) in all other cases, 15 calendar days prior to the relevant interest payment date. 

If an interest payment date for the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment shall be postponed to the next
succeeding Business Day, and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such interest payment date. 

  
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 Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the
period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid or duly provided for on the Notes (or February 21, 2020) if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to but
excluding the next scheduled interest payment date. This payment convention is referred to as ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association. 

6. The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Issuer on the terms described in the body of the Note. Other than with respect to a Change
of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the body of the Note), the Notes will not be repayable at the option of the Holders prior to their stated maturity date. The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. 

7. The Notes will be issued in registered, book-entry form only without interest coupons in denominations of €100,000 and integral
multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof. 
 8. The Notes shall be in such form or forms as may be approved by the authorized officers or
agents of the Issuer and the authorized officers of the Parent Guarantor as provided in the Resolutions, such approval to be evidenced by the authorized officers’ or agents’ manual or facsimile signature on the Notes, provided that
such form or forms of the Notes are not inconsistent with the requirements of the Indenture or the Resolutions and are substantially in the form or forms attached hereto as Exhibit A-1. 

9. The Notes shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name of a nominee of the common safekeeper for
Clearstream or Euroclear. 
 10. Payments of principal of, interest on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Notes are to be
denominated in euro. If, on and after February 18, 2021, the euro is unavailable to the Issuer, or in the case of the Guarantee, the Parent Guarantor due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Issuer’s or
the Parent Guarantor’s control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or
within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in United States dollars until the euro is again available to the Issuer or, in the case of the guarantee, the Parent Guarantor or so used. In such
circumstance, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into United States dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in
the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or most recently prior to the second Business Day
prior to the relevant payment date. 
 11. The Notes are not issuable in Tranches. 

12. The Notes are not convertible into Securities of any other Series. 

13. Both Section 10.01(B)(ii) and Section 10.01(B)(iii) of the Indenture apply to the Notes. For purposes of the discharge and
defeasance provisions, German government securities shall be used instead of U.S. Government Obligations in respect of payments due in euro on the Notes. 

  
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 14. The Parent Guarantor will fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to each
Holder and the Trustee the full and prompt payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, when and as the same become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase, by declaration of acceleration or
otherwise, including any additional amounts required to be paid in connection with certain taxes. Any obligation of the Parent Guarantor to make a payment may be satisfied by causing the Issuer to make such payment. 

15. The Issuer and, in the event that payments are required to be made by the Parent Guarantor pursuant to its obligations under the Guarantee,
the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor will pay additional interest on the Notes in such additional amounts on the terms described in the body of the Note. 
  

  
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 EXHIBIT A-1 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE NOMINEE OF THE ENTITY
APPOINTED AS COMMON SAFE-KEEPER (THE “CSK”) FOR CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. (“CLEARSTREAM”) AND EUROCLEAR BANK SA/NV (“EUROCLEAR” AND, TOGETHER WITH CLEARSTREAM, THE “CLEARING SYSTEMS”). 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CSK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE CSK OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CSK (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE CSK OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CSK), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE CLEARING SYSTEMS, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE CSK OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE. 
 Whirlpool EMEA Finance S.à r.l. 

0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) 

No. 1 
 ISIN No. XS2115092954 

Common Code No. 211509295 

CUSIP No. 96332X AA2 

€500,000,000 
 WHIRLPOOL EMEA
FINANCE S.À R.L., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 16, rue Erasme, L-1468 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies’ register under number B 223.569 (the “Company”), which term includes any successor under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to on the reverse hereof, for value received, promises to pay to the person whose name is entered in the register maintained by the Registrar in relation to the Notes (the “Registrar”) as the duly
registered Holder in the aggregate principal sum of FIVE HUNDRED MILLION EUROS (€500,000,000) or such other amount as indicated on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto, on February 20, 2028. 

 Interest Rate: 0.500% per annum. 

Interest Payment Date: February 20 of each year, commencing February 20, 2021. 

Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the
actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid or duly provided for on the Notes (or February 21, 2020 if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to but excluding the next scheduled interest payment date.
This payment convention is referred to as ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association. 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which will for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place. 
 [Signature Page Follows] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. 

WHIRLPOOL EMEA FINANCE S.À R.L. 
  

			
	By:	 	 

                     
            
 

	Name: Jennifer L. Powers
	Title: Authorized Signatory

 Dated: February 21, 2020 

 This is one of the Securities of the Series designated herein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture. 
 Dated: February 21, 2020 

			
	TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
	U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	
                     
                

		 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 EFFECTUATED for and on behalf of

Clearstream Banking SA,

	as Common Safekeeper, without recourse, warranty or liability
		
	By:	 	
                     
                    

		 	Authorized Signatory

 Authentication 

This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note. 

Effectuation 
 This Note shall not be
valid until it has been effectuated for or on behalf of the entity appointed as the Common Safekeeper by the relevant Clearing Systems. 

 Whirlpool EMEA Finance S.à r.l. 

0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 
 Issuance
in Euro 
 Payments of principal of, interest on, and any other amounts payable with respect to the Notes are to be denominated in euro.
If, on and after February 18, 2020, the euro is unavailable to the Company, or in the case of the Guarantee, the Parent Guarantor due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company’s or the Parent
Guarantor’s control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the
international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in United States dollars until the euro is again available to the Company, or in the case of the Guarantee, the Parent Guarantor or so used. In such
circumstance, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into United States dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in
the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or most recently prior to the second Business Day
prior to the relevant payment date. Any payment in respect of the Notes so made in United States dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture governing the Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall
have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the forgoing. 
 As used in this Note, unless otherwise noted,
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, (1) that is not a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in New York City or London and
(2) on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, is open. 

Interest 
 The Company promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum described above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from February 21, 2020 or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, but excluding the next
interest payment date. If an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and
after such interest payment date. 
 The Company will pay interest annually in arrears on February 20, of each year, commencing
February 20, 2021, to the person in whose name this Note is registered, (i) in the case of notes represented by a global security, at the close of business on the Business Day (for this purpose a day on which Clearstream Banking S.A.
(“Clearstream”) and Euroclear SA/NV (“Euroclear”) are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date and (ii) in all other cases, 15 calendar days prior to the relevant interest payment
date. 

 As set forth herein, the Company will pay additional interest on this Note in certain
circumstances. 
 Payment of Additional Amounts 

The Company and, in the event that payments are required to be made by the Parent Guarantor pursuant to its obligations under the Guarantee,
the Company or the Parent Guarantor will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on the Notes such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company, the Parent Guarantor
or a Paying Agent of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to a Holder, after withholding or deduction for any future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by Luxembourg, the United States or any other
jurisdiction in which the Company or the Parent Guarantor or, in each case, any successor thereof (including a continuing Person formed by a consolidation with the Company or the Parent Guarantor, into which the Company or the Parent Guarantor is
merged, or that acquires or leases all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or the Parent Guarantor) may be organized or resident for tax purposes, as applicable, or any political subdivision thereof or therein having the
power to tax (a “Taxing Jurisdiction”), will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: 

 

	 	(1)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder (or the
beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds the Notes), or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the Holder if the Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or
trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as: 

  

	 	(a)	 being or having been engaged in a trade or business in the Taxing Jurisdiction or having or having had a
permanent establishment in the Taxing Jurisdiction; 

  

	 	(b)	 having a current or former connection with the Taxing Jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely as a
result of the ownership of the Notes or the receipt of any payment or the enforcement of any rights thereunder), including being or having been a citizen or resident of the Taxing Jurisdiction; 

 

	 	(c)	 being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign
corporation for United States income tax purposes or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; 

  

	 	(d)	 being or having been a “10-percent shareholder” of the
Company or the Parent Guarantor as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any successor provision; or 

 

	 	(e)	 being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the
ordinary course of its trade or business; 

	 	(2)	 to any Holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a
fiduciary, partnership or limited liability company, but only to the extent that a beneficial owner with respect to the Holder, a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership or limited
liability company would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment; 

 

	 	(3)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the
Holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Taxing Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes,
if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the Taxing Jurisdiction or any taxing authority therein or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the Taxing Jurisdiction is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment
or other governmental charge; 

  

	 	(4)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is payable otherwise than by withholding by the
Company or a Paying Agent from the payment; 

  

	 	(5)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for a change in law,
regulation, or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; 

 

	 	(6)	 to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property tax or
similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge; 

  

	 	(7)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any
payment of principal of or interest on any note, if such payment can be made without such withholding by at least one other Paying Agent; 

  

	 	(8)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the presentation
by the Holder, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; 

 

	 	(9)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed or withheld but for the
beneficial owner being a bank (i) purchasing the Notes in the ordinary course of its lending business or (ii) that is neither (A) buying the Notes for investment purposes only nor (B) buying the Notes for resale to a third-party
that either is not a bank or holding the Notes for investment purposes only; 

	 	(10)	 to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or
any amended or successor provisions), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the
implementation of the foregoing or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement; or 

  

	 	(11)	 in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10).

 This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial
interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided above, no payment will be required for any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any
government or political subdivision. 
 Redemption of Notes 

(A) Optional Redemption 

Prior the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest in respect of the Notes to be redeemed that would be
due if the Notes to be redeemed matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of those payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”) on an annual
basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the applicable Comparable Government Bond Rate (as defined below) plus 20 basis points plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. 

On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be
redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. 
 Notwithstanding
the foregoing, installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date will be payable on the interest payment date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on
the relevant record date according to terms hereof and the Indenture. 
 The Company will mail, or otherwise provide notice of, any
redemption at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Notes being redeemed. Once notice of redemption is mailed or otherwise given, the Notes called for redemption will become due and payable on the
Redemption Date and at the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. So long as interests in the Notes are represented by one or more global notes, notices to Holders may be given by
delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream for communication by them to the Holders, and such notices shall be deemed to be given on the date of delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream. 

 “Comparable Government Bond” means, in relation to any Comparable
Government Bond Rate calculation, at the discretion of an Independent Investment Banker, a German government bond whose maturity is closest to the maturity of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the notes matured on the Par
Call Date), or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion determines that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of the Reference Bond Dealers,
determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate. 
 “Comparable Government Bond Rate” means
the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, with 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the gross redemption yield on the Notes to be redeemed, if they were to be purchased at such price on the third Business Day prior to
the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the gross redemption yield on such Business Day of the Comparable Government Bond (as defined above) on the basis of the middle market price of the Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on such Business Day as determined by the Independent Investment Banker. 
 “Independent Investment Banker”
means one of the Reference Bond Dealers that the Parent Guarantor appoints as the Independent Investment Banker from time to time. 

“Par Call Date” means November 20, 2027 (three months prior to the maturity of the Notes). 

“Reference Bond Dealer” means each of BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, ING Bank N.V., J.P. Morgan Securities
plc and Mizuho International plc, and their respective successors, except that if any of the foregoing ceases to be a broker of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a “Primary Bond Dealer”), the Parent Guarantor shall
designate as a substitute another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer. 
 On and after the
Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest). On or before the Redemption Date, the Company
will deposit with the Paying Agent or the Trustee money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be
selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate or in case the Notes are represented by one or more global notes, beneficial interests therein shall be selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in
accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor. The Notes will not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory redemption or sinking fund. 

(B) Redemption for Tax Reasons 

If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the Taxing
Jurisdiction, or any change in, or amendment to, an 

 
official position or judicial precedent regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after
February 18, 2020, the Company or the Parent Guarantor becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company or the Parent Guarantor as the case may be, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as
described under the heading “Payment of Additional Amounts” hereof with respect to the Notes, then the Company may at any time at the Company’s option redeem, in whole, but not in part, the Notes on not less than 10 nor more than 60
days’ prior notice to the Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. 

The Company will mail notice of any such redemption to the Holders within the notice period specified in the foregoing paragraph. So long as
interests in the Notes are represented by one or more global notes, notices to holders may be given by delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream for communication by them to the Holders, and such notices shall be deemed to be given on the date of
delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream. 
 Repurchase Upon Change of Control Repurchase Event 

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined below) occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes as described
above under “Redemption of Notes—Optional Redemption,” the Company will make an offer (the “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of €1,000) of that
Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to, but excluding, the date of repurchase (the “Change
of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the
Company will mail or provide a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment
date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or otherwise provided (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures
described herein and described in such notice. So long as interests in the Notes are represented by one or more global notes, notices to Holders may be given by delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream for communication by them to the Holders, and such
notices shall be deemed to be given on the date of delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream. The notice shall, if mailed or provided prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the
Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. 
 The Company will comply with the
requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder, to the extent those laws
and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase
Event provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions described herein by virtue of
such conflict. 

 On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful: 

(a) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Company’s Change of Control Offer; 

(b) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly
tendered; and 
 (c) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate
stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portion of Notes being purchased by the Company. 
 The Paying Agent will promptly mail
or otherwise provide to each Holder of properly tendered Notes the purchase price for the Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to
any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided, that each new Note will be in a principal amount of €100,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, while
interests in the Notes are represented by one or more global notes, the registered holder(s) of the global notes will, on or prior to the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, give notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent of any
acceptance of such offer to repurchase as aforesaid in accordance with the standard procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream (which may include notice being given on its or their instructions by Euroclear or Clearstream or any depositary for them to
the Paying Agent by electronic means). 
 The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control
Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under
its offer. 
 “Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means the rating on the Notes are lowered and the Notes are rated below
an Investment Grade Rating by any two of the three Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period
following public notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control (which 60-day period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade
below investment grade by any of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of
Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for the purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise
apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Parent Guarantor’s request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in
respect of, the applicable Change of 

 
Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event). 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: 

 

	 	•	 	 the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or
consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Parent Guarantor and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Parent Guarantor or one of its subsidiaries; 

  

	 	•	 	 the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of
which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as that term is defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of the Parent Guarantor’s voting stock; or 

 

	 	•	 	 the first day on which a majority of the members of the Parent Guarantor’s Board of Directors are not
Continuing Directors. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if
(i) the Parent Guarantor becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company that has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Notes and (ii) the holders of the voting stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction
are substantially the same as the holders of the Parent Guarantor’s voting stock immediately prior to that transaction. 

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating
Event. 
 “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, members of the Board of Directors of the Parent
Guarantor who (i) were members of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Notes; or (ii) were nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the continuing directors under
clause (i) or (ii) of this definition who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Parent Guarantor’s proxy statement in which such member was named
as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination). 
 “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. 

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or equal to or
higher than BBB– (or the equivalent) by S&P or Fitch, as applicable, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Parent Guarantor. 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. 

 “Rating Agencies” means (1) each of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P;
and (2) if Fitch, Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Parent Guarantor’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Parent Guarantor (as certified by a resolution of the Parent Guarantor’s Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody’s or
S&P, or any of them, as the case may be. 
 “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, Inc.,
and its successors 
 Paying Agent and Registrar 

Initially, Elavon Financial Services DAC will act as Paying Agent and as Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to the Holders. 
 Indenture; Defined Terms 

This Note is one of the 0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 issued under an Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2020 between the Company,
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and the indirect parent of the Company (the “Parent Guarantor”), and the Trustee (as originally executed and delivered or, if amended or supplemented as therein provided, as so amended
or supplemented or both, and including the forms and terms of particular Series of Securities established as contemplated thereunder, the “Indenture”). 

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in
the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “Trust Indenture Act”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture until such time
as the Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all
such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of this Note shall govern. 

References to Euroclear and/or Clearstream shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include a reference to any additional or
alternative clearing system as may be approved by the Company, the Paying Agent and the Trustee. 
 Denominations; Transfer; Exchange 

The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof. A
Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, interests in Notes which are represented by a global note shall be transferable in accordance with
the rules and procedures effective from time to time of Euroclear and Clearstream, as the case may be. 

 Persons Deemed Owners 

Subject to the second paragraph of this Section, a registered Holder may be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes. Except as
provided in the Section titled “Denominations; Transfer; Exchange” hereof, owners of beneficial interests in the Notes will not be entitled to have the Notes registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical
delivery of the Notes in definitive form and will not, subject to the second paragraph of this Section, be considered the owners or Holders under the Indenture, including for purposes of receiving any reports delivered by the Company or the Trustee
pursuant to the Indenture. 
 In considering the interests of Holders while interests in the Notes are represented by one or more global
notes held on behalf of Euroclear or, as the case may be, Clearstream, the Trustee may have regard to any information provided to it by such clearing systems or their respective operators as to the identity (either individually or by category) of
its accountholders with entitlements in respect of Notes represented by the global notes and may consider such entitlements as if such accountholders were the Holders of the relevant Notes represented by such global notes. 

Abbreviations and Defined Terms 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers 
 Pursuant to
recommendations promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures and/or the International Securities Identification Numbers Organization, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers and/or ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes
as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon. 

Further Issuances 
 The Company may create
and issue additional notes pursuant to the Indenture, provided that if such additional notes are not fully fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company will cause such additional notes to be issued under a CUSIP
number and/or ISIN number that is different from the CUSIP number and/or ISIN number printed on the Notes. Such additional notes will also be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor (on the same terms and with the same ranking
as the Guarantee). 

 Notices 

Notices to Holders will be mailed to the registered holders, subject to the provisions herein. Any notice shall be deemed to have been given on
the date of mailing. The Trustee will only mail notices to the registered Holder. The Trustee will mail notices as directed by the Company in writing by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each registered Holder’s last known address
as it appears in the Security Register that the Trustee maintains. Holders will not receive notices regarding the Notes directly from the Company unless the Company reissues the Notes in fully certificated form. So long as the interests in the
Notes are represented by one or more global notes, notices to Holders may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to Euroclear and Clearstream for communication by them to the Holders, and such notices shall be deemed to be given on the date of
delivery to Euroclear and Clearstream. 
 Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance 

Section 10.01(B)(ii) and Section 10.01(B)(iii) of the Indenture apply to this Note. For purposes of the discharge and defeasance
provisions of the Indenture, German government bonds shall be used as “Government Obligations.” 
 General; Guarantee 

This Note is a general senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s
other senior unsecured indebtedness from time to time outstanding. This Note is fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor, as provided in Article 14 of the Indenture, on a senior unsecured basis and will rank equally
in right of payment with all of the Parent Guarantor’s other senior unsecured indebtedness and guarantees from time to time outstanding. 

Governing Law 
 The laws of the State of
New York shall govern the Indenture, this Note and the Guarantee. The provisions of Articles 470-13 to 470-19 (inclusive) of the Luxembourg Law of 10 August 1915 on
commercial companies, as amended, are expressly excluded. 

 ASSIGNMENT FORM 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: 

I or we assign and transfer this Note to: 
  

 
 (Print or type
assignee’s name, address and zip code) 
  
  

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.) 

and irrevocably appoint
                     agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 

 
  
  

									
	Date:	 	  
	  		  	Your Signature:	  	  

  

			
	Signature	  	
	Guarantee:	  	  

 (Signature must be guaranteed) 
  

 
 Sign exactly as your name appears on the other
side of this Note. 
 The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan
associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15. 

 

			
	  

	Signature	 	

 Signature Guarantee: 

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit
unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15. 

 SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE 

The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made: 

 

									
	 Date
	  	 Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of

this Global Note
	  	 Amount of increase in
Principal Amount
of this
Global Note
	  	 Principal Amount of this
Global Note
following
such decrease or increase
	  	 Signature of authorized
signatory of
Trustee or
Notes Custodian

 NOTATION OF GUARANTEE 

Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”, which term includes any successor thereto under the Indenture
(the “Indenture”) referred to in the security on which this notation is endorsed (the “Security”)), has unconditionally guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee contained in Article 14 of the Indenture,
the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Security and the Indenture. 

The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders of the Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly
set forth in Article 14 of the Indenture and the Security. Reference is hereby made to such Article and Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee. 

The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Security upon which this
notation of the Guarantee is endorsed shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories. 

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 
  

			
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name: Jennifer L. Powers

	 Title: Vice President and TreasurerExhibit

Exhibit 4.1
DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

The following summary of the capital stock of Envista Holdings Corporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, each of which are incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit is a part, and certain provisions of Delaware law.  Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “we,” “us,” “our” and “Envista” in this Exhibit refer solely to Envista Holdings Corporation and not to our subsidiaries.  

General

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with no par value, all of which shares of preferred stock are undesignated. Our board of directors may establish the rights and preferences of the preferred stock from time to time. As of December 31, 2019, there were 158,651,200 outstanding shares of our common stock and no outstanding shares of preferred stock. 

Common Stock

Holders of our common stock are entitled to the rights set forth below.

Voting Rights

Each holder of our common stock will be entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. At each meeting of the stockholders, a majority in voting power of our shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum.

Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast. Our stockholders will not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or as required by law, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders, other than the election of directors, will be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total number of votes of our shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on such question, voting as a single class.

Dividends

Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably the dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. If there is a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us, holders of our common stock would be entitled to ratable distribution of our assets remaining after the payment in full of liabilities and any preferential rights of any then-outstanding preferred stock.

No Preemptive or Similar Rights

Holders of our common stock will have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.

Preferred Stock

Under the terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors will be authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) and by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to issue up to 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series without further action by the holders of our common stock. Our board of directors will have the discretion, subject to limitations prescribed by the DGCL and by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

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Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Provisions of the DGCL and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that our board of directors may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover statute. In general, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time the person became an interested stockholder, unless (i) prior to such time, the board of directors of such corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of such corporation at the time the transaction commenced (excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) the voting stock owned by directors who are also officers or held in employee benefit plans in which the employees do not have a confidential right to tender or vote stock held by the plan); or (iii) on or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors of such corporation and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock of such corporation not owned by the interested stockholder. Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own) 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock held by our stockholders.

A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of Section 203 with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws resulting from amendments approved by holders of at least a majority of the corporation’s outstanding voting shares. We did not elect to “opt out” of Section 203. 

Classified Board. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors is divided into three classes. The directors designated as Class I directors have terms expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. The directors designated as Class II directors have terms expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The directors designated as Class III directors have terms expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Commencing with the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, directors for each class will be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the year in which the term for that class expires. Under the classified board provisions, it would take at least two elections of directors for any individual or group to gain control of our board of directors. Accordingly, these provisions could discourage a third party from initiating a proxy contest, making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to gain control of us.

Removal of Directors. Our amended and restated bylaws provides that our stockholders may remove directors only for cause, by an affirmative vote of holders of at least the majority of our voting stock then outstanding.

Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of our outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, is required to amend certain provisions relating to the number, term, classification, removal and filling of vacancies with respect to our board of directors, the advance notice to be given for nominations for elections of directors, the calling of special meetings of stockholders, cumulative voting, stockholder action by written consent, certain relationships and transactions with Danaher Corporation, forum selection, the ability to amend the bylaws, the elimination of liability of directors to the extent permitted by Delaware law, director and officer indemnification and any provision relating to the amendment of any of these provisions.

Amendments to Bylaws. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that our amended and restated bylaws may only be amended by our board of directors or by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of our outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class.

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Size of Board and Vacancies. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that our board of directors will consist of not less than three nor greater than 15 directors, the exact number of which will be fixed exclusively by our board of directors. Any vacancies created in the board of directors resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause will be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum is present, or by a sole remaining director. Any director appointed to fill a vacancy on the board of directors will hold office until the earlier of the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he or she has replaced, a successor is duly elected and qualified or the earlier of such director’s death, resignation or removal.

Special Stockholder Meetings. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the secretary upon a written request delivered to the secretary by (a) the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board of directors, (b) the chairman of the board of directors or (c) our chief executive officer. Stockholders may not call special stockholder meetings.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that stockholder action must take place at the annual or a special meeting of our stockholders.

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation mandates that stockholder nominations for the election of directors will be given in accordance with the bylaws. The amended and restated bylaws have established advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors as well as minimum qualification requirements for stockholders making the proposals or nominations. Additionally, the bylaws require that candidates for election as director disclose their qualifications and make certain representations.

No Cumulative Voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a company’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting.

Undesignated Preferred Stock. The authority that our board of directors possesses to issue preferred stock could potentially be used to discourage attempts by third parties to obtain control of us through a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise by making such attempts more difficult or more costly. Our board of directors may be able to issue preferred stock with voting rights or conversion rights that, if exercised, could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock.

Limitations on Liability, Indemnification of Officers and Directors and Insurance

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors, and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes such an exculpation provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions that indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the DGCL, the personal liability of directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as our director or officer, or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws also provide that we must indemnify and advance reasonable expenses to our directors and, subject to certain exceptions, officers, subject to our receipt of an undertaking from the indemnified party as may be required under the DGCL. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation expressly authorizes us to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect us, our directors, our officers and certain employees for some liabilities.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions will not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. The provisions will not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, an investment in our common stock may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding against us or any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

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Exclusive Forum

Unless we otherwise consent in writing, the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or stockholders to us or our stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or (4) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware. Nothing in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws precludes stockholders that assert claims under the applicable securities laws from bringing such claims in state or federal courts, subject to applicable law. This provision would not apply to claims brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Listing

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “NVST.”  

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for shares of our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

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