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This excerpt taken from the WYN 8-K filed Jul 19, 2006.

Restricted Stock Units

RSUs granted by Cendant entitle the employee to receive one share of Cendant common stock upon vesting. RSUs granted in 2003 vest ratably over a four-year term. Subsequently, Cendant adopted performance and time vesting criteria for RSU grants. The predetermined performance criteria determine the number of RSUs that will ultimately vest and are based on the growth of Cendant’s earnings and cash flows over the vesting period of the respective award. The number of RSUs that will ultimately vest may range from 0% to 200% of the base award. Vesting occurs over a four year period, but cannot exceed 25% of the base award in each of the three years following the grant date. The annual activity related to Cendant’s RSU plan for Cendant employees consisted of (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

     2005    2004    2003
    

Number
of

RSUs

    Weighted
Average
Grant
Price
  

Number
of

RSUs

    Weighted
Average
Grant
Price
  

Number
of

RSUs

   Weighted
Average
Grant
Price

Balance at beginning of year

   16     $ 20.85    6     $ 13.98       $

Granted at fair market value(a)

   14       20.19    13       23.16    6      13.98

Granted in connection with PHH spin-off(b)

   1       *                 

Vested

   (3 )     19.48    (2 )     13.97        

Canceled

   (5 )     20.90    (1 )     17.02        
                         

Balance at end of year

   23 (c)   $ 20.65    16     $ 20.85    6    $ 13.98
                         

(*) Not meaningful.
(a) In 2005 and 2004, reflects the maximum number of RSUs assuming achievement of all performance and time vesting criteria.
(b) As a result of the January 2005 spin-off of PHH Corporation by Cendant, the closing price of Cendant common stock was adjusted downward by $1.10 on January 31, 2005. In order to provide an equitable adjustment to holders of its RSUs, Cendant granted incremental RSUs to achieve a balance of 1.0477 RSUs outstanding subsequent to the spin-off for each RSU outstanding prior to the spin-off.
(c) As of December 31, 2005, approximately 7 million of the total RSUs outstanding are related to RSUs granted to employees of the Company.

As discussed above, the total outstanding RSUs granted by Cendant as of the date of the separation will be equitably adjusted, including RSUs that were granted to Company employees as well as RSUs that were granted to other Cendant employees who are not employed by the Company. Based upon the current anticipated distribution ratio, as of December 31, 2005, the Company would have expected to issue approximately three million RSUs at the date of separation in connection with Cendant’s equitable adjustment.

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