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These excerpts taken from the WYN 8-K filed Jul 31, 2006. DISPUTE RESOLUTION Section 12.1 Negotiation. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the
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transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, Disputes), the general counsels of the relevant Parties (or such other executive officers designated by the relevant Party) shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Dispute; provided, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Dispute (Dispute Notice); provided, further, that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 12.2 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Dispute has been resolved. If the general counsels of the relevant Parties (or such other executive officers designated by the relevant Party) are unable to resolve the Dispute within forty-five (45) days from the receipt by a Party (or Parties) of a Dispute Notice, the Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Section 12.2(a) or Section 12.2(b) as the case may be. Section 12.2 Arbitration. (a) Accounting Disputes. If (i) the Dispute arises out of the determination of any amount under Section 2.1 (relating to a Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Return), Section 2.3 (relating to a Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Return), Article III (relating to payment of Taxes and other amounts), Section 8.8 (relating to certain Tax benefit payments in connection with Pre-2007 Shared Entity Audits), Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12 or Section 8.13 or (ii) any other Dispute under this Agreement that, where there are two Parties to the Dispute, each agrees should be resolved pursuant to this Section 12.2(a) and, where there are more than two Parties to such Dispute, a majority of the Parties to such Dispute agrees should be resolved pursuant to this Section 12.2(a) (each, an Accounting Dispute), then, subject to Section 12.1, the Parties to the Accounting Dispute shall jointly retain an Independent Firm acceptable to each of the Parties to the Accounting Dispute to resolve the Accounting Dispute. If the Parties to the Accounting Dispute cannot agree upon an Independent Firm in accordance with this Section 12.2(a) within ten (10) days from the receipt by a Party (or Parties) of the Dispute Notice relating to such Accounting Dispute, then any Party may request that the American Arbitration Association (AAA) appoint a partner in an Independent Firm (other than an accounting firm that is then providing auditing services to any Party). The Independent Firm or partner selected by the Parties to the Dispute or the AAA, as the case may be (the Accounting Arbitrator), shall act in accordance with the Expedited Procedures of the AAAs Commercial Arbitration Rules to resolve all points of disagreement, and its decision shall be final and binding upon all Parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction. Following the decision of the Accounting Arbitrator, the Parties to the Accounting Dispute shall each promptly take or cause to be taken any action necessary to implement the decision of such Accounting Arbitrator. (b) Other Disputes. If a Dispute is not an Accounting Dispute (Other Dispute), then, subject to Section 12.1, such Other Dispute shall be determined, at the request of any relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in New York City, in accordance with the then-
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existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (the Rules), except as modified herein. There shall be three arbitrators. If there are only two Parties to the arbitration, each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) days of receipt by the requesting Party of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two Party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. If there are more than two Parties to the arbitration, such Parties shall have twenty (20) days to agree on a panel of three arbitrators. On the request of any Party to the arbitration, any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking procedure in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. (c) Any controversy concerning whether a Dispute is arbitrable, whether arbitration has been waived, whether a Party to or assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation, applicability or enforceability of this Article XII shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply applicable Tax Laws and the substantive Laws of the State of New York, without regard to any choice of Law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply and cause the members of their applicable Group to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award, in any court of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited to (a) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable Law, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided, however, the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages unless in connection with indemnification for a third-party claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such third party claim). Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause the members of their applicable Group to keep, confidential all matters relating to the arbitration or the award, and any negotiations, conferences and discussions pursuant to Section 12.1 shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations and the existence of the arbitration, the pleadings submitted therein and the outcome thereof shall be kept confidential by all of the Parties thereto; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or the regulations of any stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration or litigation. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party, from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary
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relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any party to respect the arbitral tribunals orders to that effect. Section 12.3 Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement during the course of Dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article XII with respect to all matters not subject to such Dispute resolution. Section 12.4 Costs. Except as otherwise may be provided in this Agreement, the costs of any mediation or arbitration pursuant to this Article XII shall be borne by the losing Party or Parties in such proportion as the arbitrator or arbitrators determine based on the facts and circumstances. DISPUTE RESOLUTION Section 10.1. Negotiation. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of any Contract relating to the use or lease of real property if any third party is a necessary party to such controversy, dispute or claim) (collectively, Agreement Disputes), the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) days from the time of receipt by a Party of written notice of such Agreement Dispute (Dispute Notice); provided, further, that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved. Section 10.2. Arbitration. If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of any relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in New York City, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
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Arbitration Association (AAA), except as modified herein (the Rules). There shall be three arbitrators. If there are only two Parties to the arbitration, each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. If there are more than two Parties to the arbitration, such Parties shall have twenty (20) days to agree on a panel of three arbitrators. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this Article X shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive Laws of the State of New York, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply and cause the members of their applicable Group to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award, in any court of competent jurisdiction, including (a) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided, however, the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages unless in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim). Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause the members of their applicable Group to keep, confidential all matters relating to the arbitration or the award, and any negotiations, conferences and discussions pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party, from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunals orders to that effect.
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Section 10.3. Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution. Section 10.4. Costs. Except as otherwise may be provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the costs of any mediation or arbitration pursuant to this Article X shall be borne by the losing Party or Parties in such proportion as the arbitrator determines based on the facts and circumstances. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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