Credit Suisse
Capital LLC
c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
To: Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NY 07054
Attention: Vice
President, Treasury
Telephone No.: (973) 753-7703
Facsimile No.: (973) 753-6730
The purpose of
this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is
to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“ Company ”) to
Credit Suisse Capital LLC (“ Dealer ”),
represented by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“
Agent ”) as its agent, as of the Trade Date specified
below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter
agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to
in the Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace
any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for
this Transaction.
The definitions
and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives
Definitions (the " Equity Definitions ”), as published
by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
(“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this
Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity
Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction
within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.
Each party is
hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other
party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial
financial transactions and has taken other material actions in
reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to
which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set
forth below.
1. This
Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between
Dealer and Company as to the terms of the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a
part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002
ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if
Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (but
without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the
State of New York as the governing law) on the Trade Date. In the
event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and
this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose
of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties
hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to
which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the
Agreement.
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The
Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a
Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions.
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates are as follows:
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Trade
Date:
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May 13,
2009
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Effective
Date:
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The third
Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment
Date
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Warrants:
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Equity call
warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at
the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below.
For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a
Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call
Option.
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Warrant
Style:
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European
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Seller:
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Company
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Buyer:
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Dealer
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Shares:
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The common
stock of Company, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol
“WYN”)
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Number of
Warrants:
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4,712,538,
subject to adjustment as provided herein.
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Warrant
Entitlement:
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One Share per
Warrant
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Strike
Price:
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USD
20.1590
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Premium:
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USD
2,685,000
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Premium Payment
Date:
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May 19,
2009
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Exchange:
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The New York
Stock Exchange
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Related
Exchange(s):
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All
Exchanges
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Expiration
Time:
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The Valuation
Time
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Expiration
Date(s):
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Each Scheduled
Trading Day during the period from and including the First
Expiration Date and to and including the fortieth (40
th ) Scheduled Trading Day following the First
Expiration Date shall be an “Expiration Date” for a
number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such
date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted
Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable,
to the Daily Number of Warrants for which such day shall be an
Expiration Date (or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to
zero) and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of
Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining
Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally
scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such
Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the
eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last
scheduled
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Expiration Date
under this Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right
to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration
Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith
estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the
Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any
subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall
determine using commercially reasonable means. Any day on which the
Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal closing time
shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole.
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First
Expiration Date:
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July 30,
2012 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next
following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption
Event below.
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Daily Number of
Warrants:
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For any
Expiration Date, the Number of Warrants that have not expired or
been exercised as of such day, divided by the remaining
number of Expiration Dates (including such day), rounded down to
the nearest whole number, subject to adjustment pursuant to the
provisos to “Expiration Date(s)”.
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Automatic
Exercise:
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Applicable; and
means that for each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants equal to
the Daily Number of Warrants (as adjusted pursuant to the terms
hereof) for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically
exercised.
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Market
Disruption Event:
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Section 6.3(a)(ii) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its
entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption,” and
inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase
“or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption; in each case that the
Calculation Agent determines is material.”
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Regulatory
Disruption:
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Any event that
Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion based on advice
of counsel, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any
legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related
policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies
or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted
by Dealer, and including without limitation Rule 10b-18 and
Regulation 14E under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and
Regulation M), for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any
market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall
notify Company as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory
Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by
it.
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Valuation
Time:
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Scheduled
Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session
is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation
Time in its reasonable discretion.
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Valuation
Date:
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Each Exercise
Date.
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Settlement
Terms:
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Settlement
Method Election:
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Applicable;
provided that (i) references to “Physical
Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions
shall be replaced by references to “Net Share
Settlement”; (ii) Company may elect Cash Settlement only
if Company represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date
of such election that (A) Company is not in possession of any
material non-public information regarding Company or the Shares,
(B) Company is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as
part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal
securities laws, and (C) the assets of Company at their fair
valuation exceed the liabilities of Company (including contingent
liabilities), the capital of Company is adequate to conduct the
business of Company, and Company has the ability to pay its debts
and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or
does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay
as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of
settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder
(and under any additional warrants issued as contemplated in
Section 9(v) hereof).
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Electing
Party:
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Company
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Settlement
Method Election Date:
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The third
Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first Expiration
Date.
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Default
Settlement Method:
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Net Share
Settlement
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Net Share
Settlement:
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If Net Share
Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date,
Company shall deliver to Dealer the Share Delivery Quantity of
Shares for such Settlement Date to the account specified hereto
free of payment through the Clearance System.
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Share Delivery
Quantity:
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For any
Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the
Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for
such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the
Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to
the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share
Amount.
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Net Share
Settlement Amount:
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For any
Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the
Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the relevant
Exercise Date , (ii) the Strike Price Differential for
such Settlement Date and (iii) the Warrant
Entitlement.
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Cash
Settlement:
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If Cash
Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date,
Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the
Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date.
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Settlement
Price:
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For any
Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as
displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on
Bloomberg page WYN.N <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto)
in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the
Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or
if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is
manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such
Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation
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Agent using a
volume-weighted method). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
(i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the
Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an
Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as
described above, then the Calculation Agent may adjust the
Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date as it deems
appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, taking into
account the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption
Event.
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Settlement
Date(s):
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As determined
in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject
to Section 9(k)(i) hereof.
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Other
Applicable Provisions:
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If Net Share
Settlement is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8,
9.9, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity
Definitions will be applicable as if Physical Settlement were
applicable.
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Representation
and Agreement:
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Notwithstanding
Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties
acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon
delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising under
applicable securities laws from Company’s status as issuer of
the Shares.
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3. Additional
Terms applicable to the Transaction:
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Adjustments
applicable to the Warrants:
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Method of
Adjustment:
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Calculation
Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any
adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may
make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price,
the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the
Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash
dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not
extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this
Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of
the Equity Definitions.
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Events applicable to the Transaction:
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New
Shares:
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Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions
is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause
(i) thereof in its entirety (including the word
“and” following clause (i)) and replacing it with the
phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related
depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any
of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or
The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”
and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the
phrase “and (iii) of an entity or person organized under
the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following
such Merger Event or Tender Offer”.
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Consequence of
Merger Events:
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Merger
Event:
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Applicable;
provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a
Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions
and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(A)
of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially
reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.1(b)
of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(A) will
apply.
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Share-for-Share:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Share-for-Other:
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Cancellation
and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)
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Share-for-Combined:
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Cancellation
and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that
Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment,
Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination).
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Consequence of
Tender Offers:
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Tender
Offer:
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Applicable;
provided however that if an event occurs that constitutes
both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity
Definitions and Additional Termination Event under
Section 9(h)(ii)(C) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in
its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of
Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or
Section 9(h)(ii)(C) will apply.
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Share-for-Share:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Share-for-Other:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Share-for-Combined:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Nationalization, Insolvency or
Delisting:
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Cancellation
and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided
that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of
the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the
Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not
immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New
York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ
Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are
immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New
York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ
Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or
quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the
Exchange.
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Additional
Disruption Events:
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Change in
Law:
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Applicable;
provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii)(X) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the word
“Shares” with the phrase “Hedge
Positions.”
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Failure to
Deliver:
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Not
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Insolvency
Filing:
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Applicable
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Hedging
Disruption:
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Applicable;
provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the
following:
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“‘Hedging Disruption’ means
that the Hedging Party is unable, after using commercially
reasonable efforts, to (A) acquire, establish, re-establish,
substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or
asset(s) it deems necessary to hedge the equity price risk of
entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the
relevant Transaction, or (B) realize, recover or remit the proceeds
of any such transaction(s) or asset(s). For the avoidance of doubt,
the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to
include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility
risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, such transactions or
assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be
available on commercially reasonable pricing terms (considered in
the aggregate across all such transactions).”
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Increased Cost
of Hedging:
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Not
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Loss of Stock
Borrow:
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Applicable
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Maximum Stock Loan
Rate:
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200 basis
points
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Increased Cost
of Stock Borrow:
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Applicable
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Initial Stock
Loan Rate:
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25 basis
points
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Hedging
Party:
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Dealer for all
applicable Additional Disruption Events
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Determining
Party:
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Dealer for all
applicable Extraordinary Events
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Non-Reliance:
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Applicable
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Agreements and
Acknowledgments
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Regarding
Hedging Activities:
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Applicable
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Additional
Acknowledgments:
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Applicable
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4. Calculation
Agent: Dealer
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5. Account
Details:
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(a)
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Account for
payments to Company:
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Bank:
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JPMorgan Chase
Bank, New York, NY
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ABA#:
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021000021
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Acct
Name:
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WHG
Hospitality, Inc.
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Acct
No.:
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304656429
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Account for
delivery of Shares from Company:
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To be provided
by Company.
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Account for
payments to Dealer:
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Citibank, N.A.,
New York
ABA number: 021-000-089
For A/C of: Credit Suisse Capital LLC
Account Number: 30459883
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Account for
delivery of Shares to Dealer:
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To be provided
by Dealer.
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6.
Offices:
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The Office of
Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a
Multibranch Party.
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The Office of
Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
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Credit Suisse
Capital LLC
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c/o Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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Eleven Madison
Avenue
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New York, NY
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7. Notices: For
purposes of this Confirmation:
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(a)
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Address for
notices or communications to Company:
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Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation
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22 Sylvan
Way
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Parsippany, NY
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Attention:
Vice President,
Treasury
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Telephone
No.:
(973) 753-7703
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Facsimile No.:
(973) 753-6730
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(b)
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Address for
notices or communications to Dealer:
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Dealer notice
information to follow:
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Credit Suisse
Capital LLC
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c/o Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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Eleven Madison
Avenue
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New York, NY
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Attn: Senior
Legal Officer
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Telephone:
(212) 538-2616
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Facsimile:
(212) 325-8036
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With a copy
to:
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Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC
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One Madison
Avenue, 8th Floor
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New York, New
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For payments
and deliveries:
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Attn: Debbye
Turnbull-Philip
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Telephone:
(212) 538-3604
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Facsimile:
(212) 325-8175
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For all other
communications:
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Attn: Equity
Derivatives Documentation
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Telephone:
(212) 538-6040
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Facsimile:
(917) 326-2660
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8.
Representations and Warranties of Company
The
representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement
”) dated as of May 13, 2009 between Company and Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters
party thereto, are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be
repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further
represents and warrants to Dealer that:
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(a)
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Company has all necessary corporate
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and
performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on Company’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles
of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to
indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by
federal or state securities laws or public policy relating
thereto.
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(b)
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Neither the execution and delivery
of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of
obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a
breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any
equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or
regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court
or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument
to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or
any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under,
or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or
instrument.
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(c)
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No
consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any
governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this
Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as
may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“ Securities Act ”) or state securities
laws.
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(d)
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The
Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant
by the net share settlement method (the “ Warrant
Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required
corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly
authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may
include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as
contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of
the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and
the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any
preemptive or similar rights.
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(e)
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Company is not and will not be
required to register as an “investment company” as such
term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
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(f)
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Company is an “eligible
contract participant” (as such term is defined in
Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the
“ CEA ”)) because one or more of the following
is true:
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Company is a corporation,
partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity
and:
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(A)
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Company has total assets in excess
of USD 10,000,000;
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(B)
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the
obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise
supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other
agreement, by an entity of the type described in
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Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through
(iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA;
or
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(C)
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Company has a net worth in excess of
USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection
with the conduct of Company’s business or to manage the risk
associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or
reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct
of Company’s business.
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(g)
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Company is not, on the date hereof,
in possession of any material non-public information with respect
to Company.
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(h)
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No
state or local (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
jurisdictions outside the United States) law, rule, regulation or
regulatory order applicable to the Shares or Company (including
without limitation any such law, regulation or order regulating the
gaming business or the consumer finance business, but excluding
Federal securities laws) (“ Applicable State Share
Ownership Law ”) would give rise to any reporting or
registration obligations or other requirements on Dealer or its
affiliates (including obtaining prior approval from any person or
entity), or would result in an adverse effect on Dealer or its
affiliates, (each, an “ Ownership Obligation ”),
as a consequence of Dealer and its affiliates collectively holding
the power to vote Shares in excess of any threshold amount that is
less than 10% of the number of Shares outstanding; and no
Applicable State Share Ownership Law imposes any Ownership
Obligation by any method other than counting the number of Shares
which a person holds the power to vote.
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(i)
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Company does not hold any license to
operate a gaming business in any jurisdiction (including without
limitation any jurisdiction outside the United States) other than
Puerto Rico, and Company is not subject to regulation under any
law, rule, regulation or regulatory order relating to the gaming
business of any jurisdiction (including without limitation
jurisdictions outside the United States) other than under the
gaming regulations issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Tourism Company.
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(a)
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Opinions . Company shall deliver an opinion
of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date, to Dealer with respect to
the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this
Confirmation.
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(b)
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Repurchase Notices
. Company shall, on any
day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly
give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “
Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such
repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject
to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than
155 million (in the case of the first such notice) or
(ii) thereafter more than 19 million less than the number of
Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice.
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its
affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees,
affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an
“ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and
all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging
activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of
becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including
without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or
cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection
therewith with respect to this Transaction), claims, damages,
judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable
attorney’s fees), joint or several, to which an Indemnified
Person actually may become subject, as a result of Company’s
failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and
in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within
30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified
Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony
or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the
foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any
governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be
brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such
Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and
Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to
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the
Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any
others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the
fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding.
Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company
agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could
have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by
such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability
on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the
indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an
Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company
under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified
Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable
by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph
are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that
may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in
equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
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(c)
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Regulation M; Company
Purchases . (i) During the period
starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last
Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the
Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a
“restricted period,” as such term is defined in
Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“
Regulation M ”), and Company shall not engage in
any “distribution,” as such term is defined in
Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the
requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and
102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business
Day immediately following the Settlement Period, unless in either
case Company has provided written notice to Dealer of the relevant
restricted period not later than 7:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
the first day of such restricted period. Company acknowledges that
any such notice may cause a Disrupted Day to occur pursuant to
Regulatory Disruption; accordingly, Company acknowledges that its
delivery of such notice must be made in good faith and not as part
of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 of
the Exchange Act.
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(ii) During the Settlement Period,
neither Company nor any “affiliate” or
“affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in
Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18
”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without
limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative
instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit
order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer
relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a
unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or
a
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