Filed by: Whirlpool Corporation
                           Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                                             Subject Company: Maytag Corporation
                                                       Commission File No: 1-655


"The following is an excerpt from an article published on September 13, 2005.


            WHIRLPOOL OFFICIALLY NOTIFIES REGULATORS OF MAYTAG INTENT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP)--Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) has officially notified the
Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice of its intent to
purchase rival appliance maker Maytag Corp. (MYG) in a cash-and-stock deal
valued at more than $1.7 billion.

Whirlpool sent notification letters last week to both agencies because it is
unclear at this point whether it will be the FTC or the Justice Department that
will investigate possible antitrust concerns, Whirlpool spokesman Steve Duthie
said Tuesday.

"Neither Justice nor the FTC has considered or ruled on a merger in the U.S.
appliance industry for a long time - 15 to 20 years, I think," Duthie said.

Once the regulators figure out which has jurisdiction, Benton Harbor-based
Whirlpool will provide the investigating agency with more details about its
planned acquisition of Maytag, he said.

Probably by the end of this month, Whirlpool will notify the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it plans to issue new shares of stock to be given to
Maytag shareholders as part of the proposed transaction."