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This excerpt taken from the WYN 8-K filed Jul 31, 2006.

REFUNDS AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 4.1 Refunds relating to Pre-2007 Shared Entity Tax Returns.

(a) Realogy. Subject to Section 8.2(h), Realogy shall be entitled to the Realogy Sharing Percentage of all Refunds of Taxes with respect to: (i) all Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns and (ii) all Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns.

(b) Wyndham. Subject to Section 8.2(h), Wyndham shall be entitled to the Wyndham Sharing Percentage of all Refunds of Taxes with respect to: (i) all Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns and (ii) all Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns.

(c) Travelport. Subject to Section 8.2(h), Travelport shall be entitled to the Travelport Sharing Percentage of all Refunds of Taxes with respect to: (i) all Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns and (ii) all Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns.

(d) Refunds resulting in correlative detriment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b) or Section 4.1(c), to the extent a Refund is reasonably likely to result in a correlative detriment to one or more of the Parties for an applicable Post Distribution Tax Period, such Refund shall to the extent thereof be paid proportionately to the Parties that are reasonably likely to realize such detriment, provided, however, if the Travelport Sale occurs, any correlative detriment to Travelport or any Travelport Subsidiary that is reasonable likely to occur as a result of a Refund shall be ignored.

 

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Section 4.2 Refunds for the benefit of Cendant. Cendant shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to:

(a) all Post-2006 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns; and

(b) all CCRG Entity Tax Returns.

Section 4.3 Refunds for the benefit of Realogy. Realogy shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to all Realogy Tax Returns.

Section 4.4 Refunds for the benefit of Wyndham. Wyndham shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to:

(a) all Post-2006 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns; and

(b) all Wyndham Tax Returns.

Section 4.5 Refunds for the benefit of Travelport. Travelport shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to all Travelport Tax Returns.

Section 4.6 Carrybacks. Each of the Parties shall be permitted (but not required) to carry back net operating losses or other Tax attributes realized in any Post-Distribution Tax Period of such Party to any period preceding or including any of the Distributions, provided, however, that a Party shall not be permitted to carry back a net operating loss or other Tax attribute to:

(a) any Tax period relating to a Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Return without the consent of each of the Parties (not including Travelport if the Travelport Sale occurs); and

(b) any Tax period relating to a Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Return without the consent of each of the Spinco Parties (not including Travelport if the Travelport Sale occurs).

Section 4.7 Amended Tax Returns.

(a) Pre-2007 Shared Entity Tax Returns and Post-2006 Shared Entity Tax Returns. Subject to Article VIII (relating to Audits):

 

  (i) Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns. Subject to Section 2.1(a)(iii)(D), Cendant shall not amend or cause to be amended any Pre-2007 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Return without the consent of each of the Spinco Parties (except for Travelport if the Travelport Sale occurs).

 

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  (ii) Post-2006 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns. Cendant shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all Post-2006 Cendant Shared Entity Tax Returns.

 

  (iii) Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns. Subject to Section 2.3(a)(iii)(D), Wyndham shall not amend or cause to be amended any Pre-2007 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Return without the consent of each of Realogy and Travelport (or, if the Travelport Sale occurs, without the consent of Realogy).

 

  (iv) Post-2006 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns. Wyndham shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all Post-2006 Wyndham Shared Entity Tax Returns.

(b) CCRG Entity Tax Returns. Subject to Article VIII (relating to Audits), Cendant shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all CCRG Entity Tax Returns.

(c) Realogy Tax Returns. Subject to Article VIII (relating to Audits), Realogy shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all Realogy Tax Returns, provided, however, that Realogy shall not amend or cause to be amended any Realogy Tax Return to the extent such amendment affects Pre-2007 Realogy Separate Company Shared Taxes without the consent of each of Wyndham and Travelport (or, if the Travelport Sale occurs, without the consent of Wyndham).

(d) Wyndham Tax Returns. Subject to Article VIII (relating to Audits), Wyndham shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all Wyndham Tax Returns, provided, however, that Wyndham shall not amend or cause to be amended any Wyndham Tax Return to the extent such amendment affects Pre-2007 Wyndham Separate Company Shared Taxes, without the consent of Realogy and Travelport (or, if the Travelport Sale occurs, without the consent of Realogy).

(e) Travelport Tax Returns. Subject to Article VIII (relating to Audits), Travelport shall be entitled to amend or cause to be amended all Travelport Tax Returns, provided, however, that Travelport shall not amend or cause to be amended any Travelport Tax Return to the extent such amendment affects Pre-2007 Travelport Separate Company Shared Taxes, without the consent of each of Realogy and Wyndham.

Section 4.8 Payments of Refunds.

(a) Any Refund to which a Party is entitled pursuant to this Article IV that is received by another Party shall be paid by such other Party to such Party in immediately available funds within five (5) Business Days of receipt.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.8(a), to the extent a Party applies or causes to be applied an overpayment of Taxes as a credit toward or a reduction in Taxes otherwise payable (or a Taxing Authority requires such application in lieu of a Refund) and such Refund, if received, would have been payable by such Party to another Party (or Parties) pursuant to this Article IV, such Party shall be deemed to have actually received a Refund to the extent thereof and shall pay (in immediately available funds) such Refund to the Parties no later than the Due Date of the Tax Return on which such Refund is applied to reduce Taxes otherwise payable.

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