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More than 700 new refrigerators go to Hurricane Katrina victims NEWTON, Iowa and HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maytag Corporation (NYSE:MYG) and Sears Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SHLD) are together donating more than 700 new refrigerators worth nearly $800,000 to Hurricane Katrina victims in an effort to help those affected replace appliances damaged in the storm. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000505/MYGLOGO ) Maytag Corporation manufactured the Kenmore branded refrigerators. Sears has agreed to honor the full warranty on the side-by-side refrigerators. "Sears is committed to helping America outfit and maintain their homes. Because it operates 24-hours a day, seven days a week, a high quality refrigerator is central to the day-to-day operation of a family's kitchen," said Tina Settecase, vice president and general manager of home appliances for Sears, Roebuck and Co. "We're pleased to be part of this effort." The units are being donated through Gifts in Kind International, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that partners with businesses and nonprofit groups to provide products and services that help improve communities. As many Louisiana residents struggle to rebuild their lives and homes, thousands of people have lived for months without the ability to keep food refrigerated and are faced with replacing some or all of their appliances. In a recent Harris Interactive survey, 89 percent of the respondents across the United States said their refrigerator is one household appliance they couldn't live without.(1) "With ongoing rebuilding efforts, there continues to be so many people in need of working appliances," said Kat Ortego, director of community resources, with the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way Hurricane Relief Center. "We're thrilled to be distributing brand new refrigerators to them while there is still so much need." The 26-cubic-feet-capacity units worth more than $1,000 each are being shipped from Iowa to more than 10 United Way groups in Louisiana who will oversee distribution of the appliances. "We are thrilled to be part of this effort to help Hurricane Katrina victims replace their much-needed appliances. We hope these new refrigerators will restore some normalcy to their lives," said Annette Bravard, senior vice president of marketing, Maytag Corporation. "We're proud to partner with Gifts in Kind International and United Way to distribute the appliances and to work with Sears to provide the warranties on these new refrigerators." About Maytag Corporation Maytag Corporation is a leading producer of home and commercial appliances. Its products are sold to customers throughout North America and in international markets. The corporation's principal brands include Maytag(R), Hoover(R), Jenn-Air(R), Amana(R), Dixie-Narco(R) and Jade(R). About Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more than 2,400 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and Canada, which includes approximately 926 full-line and 1,100 specialty stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at http://www.sears.com/ or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at http://www.searsholdings.com/ . (1) Survey Methodology - Harris Interactive(R) fielded the online survey on behalf of Maytag between Nov. 16-18, 2005 among a nationwide sample of 2,043 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. The data were weighted to be representative of the total U.S. adult population on the basis of region, age within gender, education, household income, race/ethnicity and propensity to be online. In theory, with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95 percent certainty that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 3.6 percentage points. Sampling error for the sub-sample of U.S. adults who vacuum is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Media Contact: John Daggett Maytag Corporate Communications (641) 787-7711 First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: klynn2@maytag.com http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000505/MYGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Maytag Corporation CONTACT: John Daggett of Maytag Corporate Communications, +1-641-787- 7711, Web site: http://www.maytagcorp.com/ http://www.sears.com/ http://www.searsholdings.com/

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