Cendant Corporation 8-K dated July 13, 2006
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) July
13, 2006 (July 7, 2006)
Cendant
Corporation
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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1-10308
(Commission
File No.)
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06-0918165
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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9
West 57th
Street
New
York, NY
(Address
of principal
executive
office)
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10019
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (212)
413-1800
None
(Former
name or former address if changed since last
report)
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(17 CFR
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
1.01
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Entry
into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
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New
Wyndham Worldwide Credit Facility
On
July 7, 2006, our Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham Worldwide”)
subsidiary entered into a new $1,200 million credit facility, consisting of
a
$900 million five-year revolving credit facility and a $300 million five-year
term loan facility (the agreement pursuant to which such facility was entered
into is referred to herein as the “Credit Agreement”).
At
or
prior to the previously announced separation of Wyndham Worldwide from Cendant,
we expect that Wyndham will draw the entire amount of the term loan facility
and
$260 million of the revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the term loan
facility and the $260 million drawn from the revolving credit facility will
be
transferred to Cendant solely for the purpose of repaying certain of Cendant’s
indebtedness (including its existing asset-linked facility relating to certain
of the assets of Cendant’s Hospitality Services (including Timeshare Resorts)
businesses). The remaining availability under the revolving credit facility
will
be used to provide liquidity for ongoing working capital needs, letters of
credit issuances and other general corporate needs, in each case of Wyndham
Worldwide.
The
new
facility includes affirmative covenants, including the maintenance of specific
financial ratios. These financial covenants consist of a minimum interest
coverage ratio of at least 3.0 times as of the measurement date and a maximum
leverage ratio not to exceed 3.5 times on the measurement date. Negative
covenants in the new credit facility include limitations on indebtedness of
material subsidiaries; liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations,
dissolutions and sales of substantially all assets; and sale and leasebacks.
Events of default in the new credit facility include nonpayment of principal
when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts; violation of covenants;
cross payment default and cross acceleration (in each case, to indebtedness
(excluding securitization indebtedness) in excess of $50 million); and a change
of control (the definition of which will permit Wyndham Worldwide’s separation
from Cendant).
On
July 7, 2006, Cendant entered into a guaranty of Wyndham Worldwide’s
obligations under the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Guaranty”);
however, upon the distribution of all of the capital stock of Wyndham Worldwide
by Cendant to its shareholders, such Credit Agreement Guaranty and all
obligations of Cendant thereunder shall unconditionally terminate.
New
Wyndham Worldwide Interim Loan Facility
On
July 7, 2006, Wyndham Worldwide also entered into a $800 million interim
loan facility (the agreement pursuant to which such facility was entered into
is
referred to herein as the “Interim Loan Agreement”) the proceeds of which,
together with the proceeds of the borrowings described above, will be used
to
fund the expected transfer of $1,360 million to Cendant prior to the separation.
The interim loan facility is unsecured and contains terms substantially similar
to those contained in the Credit Agreement. The interim loan facility includes
a
mandatory prepayment provision requiring the repayment of the facility in full
upon the entering into of permanent financing to replace such facility.
On
July 7, 2006, Cendant entered into a guaranty of Wyndham Worldwide’s
obligations under the Interim Loan Agreement (the “Interim Loan Agreement
Guaranty”); however, upon the distribution of all of the capital stock of
Wyndham Worldwide by Cendant to its shareholders, such Interim Loan Agreement
Guaranty and all obligations of Cendant thereunder shall unconditionally
terminate.
A
copy of
the Credit Agreement Guaranty, the Interim Loan Agreement Guaranty, the Credit
Agreement and the Interim Loan Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits
10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4,
respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Certain
of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement Guaranty, the Interim Loan
Agreement Guaranty, the Credit Agreement and the Interim Loan Agreement and
their respective affiliates, have performed, and
may
in
the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other
financial advisory services for Cendant, Wyndham Worldwide and their
subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees
and
expenses.
Amendments
to Timeshare Conduit Facility
On
July
7, 2006, our Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding, LLC subsidiary
amended its conduit facility pursuant to which it issued its secured Loan-Backed
Variable Funding Notes, Series 2002-1 (the “Notes”), in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $800,000,000 to, among other things, allow for the
separation of Wyndham Worldwide from Cendant. In addition, effective as of
the
date of Wyndham Worldwide’s separation from Cendant, the performance guarantee
provided by Cendant with respect to the variable funding notes will be replaced
by a performance guarantee provided by Wyndham Worldwide.
Copies
of
the operative documents underlying the Notes are attached hereto as Exhibit
10.5
through
Exhibit
10.11
and are
incorporated by reference herein.
Certain
of the purchasers of the Notes, the trustee and the collateral agent, and their
respective affiliates, have performed and may in the future perform, various
commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services
for
us and our subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive,
customary fees and expenses.
New
Timeshare Term Financing
On
July
11, 2006, our Sierra Timeshare 2006-1 Receivables Funding, LLC subsidiary (the
"Issuer") issued $325,000,0000 aggregate principal amount of 5.84% Vacation
Timeshare Loan Backed Notes, Series 2006-1, Class A-1, due 2018 and $225,000,000
aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Vacation Timeshare Loan Backed
Notes, Series 2006-1, Class A-2, due 2018 bearing interest at one-month LIBOR
plus 0.15% per annum (collectively, the "Series 2006-1 Notes") under the
Indenture and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2006, by and among
the
Issuer, Wyndham Consumer Finance, Inc., as Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral
Agent
(the "Indenture"). The Series 2006-1 Notes are secured under the Indenture
primarily by a pool of pledged loans, each relating to the financing of one
or
more timeshare properties by a consumer, and related pledged assets. In
addition, the payment of interest on, and principal of, the Series 2006-1 Notes
are insured by a financial guaranty insurance policy issued by MBIA Insurance
Corporation. A copy of the Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit
10.12
and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Certain
of the initial purchasers of the 2006-1 Notes, the Trustee and the Collateral
Agent, and their respective affiliates, have performed and may in the future
perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial
advisory services for us and our subsidiaries for which they have received,
and
will receive, customary fees and expenses. Certain of the initial purchasers
are
affiliates of one or more entities who also serve as investors, or as
administrators of investors, with respect to asset-backed commercial paper
conduits that hold certain Secured Variable Funding Notes, issued by our Sierra
Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding Company, LLC subsidiary, which were
partially or fully repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the Series 2006-1
Notes.
Item
2.03
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Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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The
information described above under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.
On
July
10, 2006, Cendant Corporation announced that, in connection with its previously
announced tender offers for its outstanding 6.250% Senior Notes due 2008, 6.25%
Senior Notes due 2010, 7.375% Senior Notes due 2013 and 7.125% Senior Notes
due
2015, it is extending the expiration time of the tender offers to 5:00 p.m.,
New
York City time, on July 27, 2006.
A
copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1
and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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10.1
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Guaranty,
dated as of July 7, 2006, made by Cendant Corporation in favor
of JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative
Agent”)
for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the
“Lenders”)
from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of
July 7,
2006 among Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers
from
time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, Citicorp USA, Inc.,
as
Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia
and The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Documentation Agents, Credit Suisse,
Cayman
Islands Branch, as Co-Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent.
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10.2
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Guaranty,
dated as of July 7, 2006, made by Cendant Corporation in favor
of JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative
Agent”)
for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the
“Lenders”)
from time to time parties to the Interim Term Loan Agreement, dated
as of
July 7, 2006 among Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, The Royal Bank
of
Scotland plc and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Syndication Agents,
Bank of
America, N.A. and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Documentation
Agents, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
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10.3
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Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006, among Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation, as Borrower, certain financial institutions as lenders,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citicorp USA,
Inc., as
Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia
and The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Documentation Agents, and Credit
Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch, as Co-Documentation Agent (Incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Registration Statement on Form
10 of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July
12,
2006).
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10.4
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Interim
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006, among Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation, as Borrower, certain financial institutions
as
lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Syndication
Agents, and Bank of America, N.A., and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands
Branch, as Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.32 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.5
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Master
Indenture and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and
Amended and Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and among Sierra
Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, Wyndham
Consumer
Finance, Inc., as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank, National Association,
as
successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee and
Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to
the
Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(File
No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.6
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, to Master Indenture and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, by and among Sierra Timeshare
Conduit Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, Wyndham Consumer
Finance,
Inc., as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank, National Association,
successor
to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral
Agent
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registration
Statement
on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001-
32876) filed on
July 12, 2006).
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10.7
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Master
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Wyndham Consumer Finance,
Inc., as Seller, Fairfield Resorts, Inc., as Co-Originator,
and Fairfield
Myrtle Beach, Inc., as Co-Originator and Kona Hawaiian Vacation
Ownership,
LLC, as an Originator, and Shawnee Development, Inc., as an
Originator,
and Sea Gardens Beach and Tennis Resort, Inc., Vacation Break
Resorts,
Inc., Vacation Break Resorts at Star Island, Inc., Palm Vacation
Group and
Ocean Ranch Vacation Group, each as a VB Subsidiary, and Palm
Vacation
Group and Ocean Ranch Vacation Group, each as a VB Partnership
and Sierra
Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit
10.11 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.8
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, to Master Loan Purchase Agreement,
dated as
of August 29, 2002, by and between Wyndham Consumer Finance, Inc., as
Seller, Fairfield Resorts, Inc., as Co-Originator, Fairfield
Myrtle Beach,
Inc., as Co-Originator, Kona Hawaiian Vacation Ownership, LLC,
as an
Originator, Shawnee Development, Inc., as an Originator, Sea
Gardens Beach
and Tennis Resort, Inc., Vacation Break Resorts, Inc., Vacation
Break
Resorts at Star Island, Inc., Palm Vacation Group and Ocean
Ranch Vacation
Group, each as a VB subsidiary, and Palm Vacation Group and
Ocean Ranch
Vacation Group, each as a VB Partnership, and Sierra Deposit
Company, LLC,
as Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to
the
Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(File
No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12, 2006).
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10.9
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Master
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Trendwest Resorts,
Inc., as
Seller, and Sierra Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration Statement on
Form 10 of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on
July 12,
2006).
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10.10
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended as of
July 7, 2006 to the Master Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 29, 2002, by and between Trendwest Resorts, Inc., as Seller,
and Sierra Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated
by reference
to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of
Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.11
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Master
Pool Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Sierra Deposit Company,
LLC, as Depositor, and Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables
Funding, LLC,
as Issuer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the
Registration
Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File
No. 001-
32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.12
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Indenture
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2006, by and among
Sierra
Timeshare 2006-1 Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, and Wyndham
Consumer
Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as
Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registration
Statement
on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876)
filed on
July 12, 2006).
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99.1
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Press
Release dated July 10,
2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CENDANT
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Eric J. Bock
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Eric
J. Bock
Executive
Vice President, Law
and
Corporate Secretary
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Date:
July 13, 2006
CENDANT
CORPORATION
CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report
Dated July
13, 2006 (July 7, 2006)
EXHIBIT
INDEX
10.1
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Guaranty,
dated as of July 7, 2006, made by Cendant Corporation in favor of
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative
Agent”)
for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the
“Lenders”)
from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July
7,
2006 among Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers
from
time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, Citicorp USA, Inc.,
as
Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia
and The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Documentation Agents, Credit Suisse,
Cayman
Islands Branch, as Co-Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent.
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10.2
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Guaranty,
dated as of July 7, 2006, made by Cendant Corporation in favor of
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative
Agent”)
for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the
“Lenders”)
from time to time parties to the Interim Term Loan Agreement, dated
as of
July 7, 2006 among Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, The Royal Bank
of
Scotland plc and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Syndication Agents,
Bank of
America, N.A. and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Documentation
Agents, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
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10.3
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Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006, among Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation, as Borrower, certain financial institutions as lenders,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citicorp USA,
Inc., as
Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia
and The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Documentation Agents, and Credit Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch, as Co-Documentation Agent (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Registration Statement on Form
10 of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July
12,
2006).
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10.4
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Interim
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006, among Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation, as Borrower, certain financial institutions
as
lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Syndication
Agents, and Bank of America, N.A., and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands
Branch, as Documentation Agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.32 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.5
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Master
Indenture and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and
Amended and Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and among Sierra
Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, Wyndham Consumer
Finance, Inc., as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank, National Association,
as
successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee and
Collateral Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the
Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(File
No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.6
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, to Master Indenture and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, by and among Sierra Timeshare
Conduit Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, Wyndham Consumer Finance,
Inc., as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank, National Association, successor
to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral
Agent
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registration Statement
on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876)
filed on
July 12, 2006).
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10.7
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Master
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Wyndham Consumer Finance,
Inc., as Seller, Fairfield Resorts, Inc., as Co-Originator, and
Fairfield
Myrtle Beach, Inc., as Co-Originator and Kona Hawaiian Vacation
Ownership,
LLC, as an Originator, and Shawnee Development, Inc., as an Originator,
and Sea Gardens Beach and Tennis Resort, Inc., Vacation Break Resorts,
Inc., Vacation Break Resorts at Star Island, Inc., Palm Vacation
Group and
Ocean Ranch Vacation Group, each as a VB Subsidiary, and Palm Vacation
Group and Ocean Ranch Vacation Group, each as a VB Partnership
and Sierra
Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit
10.11 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.8
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, to Master Loan Purchase Agreement,
dated as
of August 29, 2002, by and between Wyndham Consumer Finance, Inc., as
Seller, Fairfield Resorts, Inc., as Co-Originator, Fairfield Myrtle
Beach,
Inc., as Co-Originator, Kona Hawaiian Vacation Ownership, LLC,
as an
Originator, Shawnee Development, Inc., as an Originator, Sea Gardens
Beach
and Tennis Resort, Inc., Vacation Break Resorts, Inc., Vacation
Break
Resorts at Star Island, Inc., Palm Vacation Group and Ocean Ranch
Vacation
Group, each as a VB subsidiary, and Palm Vacation Group and Ocean
Ranch
Vacation Group, each as a VB Partnership, and Sierra Deposit Company,
LLC,
as Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the
Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(File
No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12, 2006).
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10.9
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Master
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, and Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Trendwest Resorts,
Inc., as
Seller, and Sierra Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration Statement on Form
10 of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July
12,
2006).
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10.10
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Series
2002-1 Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2002 and Amended as of
July 7, 2006 to the Master Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 29, 2002, by and between Trendwest Resorts, Inc., as Seller,
and Sierra Deposit Company, LLC, as Purchaser (Incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876) filed on July 12,
2006).
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10.11
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Master
Pool Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2002, Amended and
Restated as of July 7, 2006, by and between Sierra Deposit Company,
LLC, as Depositor, and Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding,
LLC,
as Issuer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registration
Statement on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No.
001-
32876) filed on July 12, 2006).
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10.12
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Indenture
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2006, by and among
Sierra
Timeshare 2006-1 Receivables Funding, LLC, as Issuer, and Wyndham
Consumer
Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as
Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registration
Statement
on Form 10 of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (File No. 001- 32876)
filed on
July 12, 2006).
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99.1
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Press
Release dated July 10, 2006.
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Credit Agreement Guaranty, dated as of July 7, 2006
Exhibit
10.1
GUARANTY
made
by
CENDANT
CORPORATION
in
favor
of
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Dated
as
of July 7, 2006
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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SECTION
1.
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DEFINED
TERMS
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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SECTION
2.
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Guaranty
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2.1
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Guaranty
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2 |
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2.2
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No
Subrogation
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2.3
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Amendments,
etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights
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3 |
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2.4
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Guaranty
Absolute and Unconditional
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2.5
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Reinstatement
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2.6
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Payments
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SECTION
3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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3.1
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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4 |
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3.2
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Corporate
Authority, No Violation and Compliance with Law
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5 |
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3.3
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Enforceability
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5 |
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SECTION
4.
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SECTION
5.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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5.1
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Amendments
in Writing
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6 |
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5.2
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Notices
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5.3
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No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies
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5.4
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Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification
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5.5
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Successors
and Assigns
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5.6
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Set-Off
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5.7
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Severability
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5.8
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Section
Headings
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5.9
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Integration
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5.10
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GOVERNING
LAW
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5.11
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Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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5.12
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Acknowledgements
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5.13
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Releases
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5.14
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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SCHEDULE
Schedule
1
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Notice
Addresses
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GUARANTY
GUARANTY
(this “Guaranty”),
dated
as of July 7, 2006, made by CENDANT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
“Guarantor”),
in
favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative
Agent”)
for
the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”)
from
time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”),
among
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (the “Borrower”),
the
Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from time to time
parties to the Credit Agreement, CITICORP USA, INC., as Syndication Agent,
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Documentation Agents, CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as
Co-Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E
;S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make
extensions of credit to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers upon the
terms
and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower is a member of an affiliated group
of
companies that includes the Guarantor;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower, each Subsidiary Borrower and the Guarantor will derive substantial
direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under
the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their
respective extensions of credit to the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower
under the Credit Agreement that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered
this Guaranty to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the
Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Borrower thereunder, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as
follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINED
TERMS
1.1 Definitions.
(a)
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Collateralized”:
secured by cash collateral arrangements and/or backstop letters of credit
entered into on terms and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender.
“Obligations”:
the
collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans,
the
reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and Competitive
Letters of Credit, the Guaranty (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and all
other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower
(including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate
provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after
the
filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest
is
allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection
with, the Credit Agreement, the other Fundamental Documents (other than this
Guaranty), any Letter of Credit, Competitive Letter of Credit or any other
document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing,
in
each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations,
swap coupon or termination payments, fees or indemnities or reasonable
out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent
or
to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the
terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
“Termination
Event”:
either
(i) the consummation of the Spin-Off or (ii) payment in full of the Obligations,
termination of the Commitments and termination or expiration of the Letters
of
Credit (or such Letters of Credit shall have been Collateralized).
1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a)
The
words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not
to
any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section and Schedule references
are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified.
(b) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
SECTION
2. GUARANTY
2.1 Guaranty.
(a)
The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably (except as otherwise provided
in Section 5.13) guaranties to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower and
any
Subsidiary Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise) of the Obligations.
(b) The
Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all reasonable documented expenses
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) which may be paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing
Lender or any Lender in enforcing, or obtaining advice of counsel in respect
of,
any rights with respect to, or collecting, any or all of the Obligations and/or
enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting against, the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary Borrower under this Guaranty; provided,
however,
that
the Guarantor shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm for the Lenders or any Issuing Lender (unless there shall exist
an
actual conflict of interest among such Persons, and in such case, not more
than
two separate firms) in connection with any one such action or any separate,
but
substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall
the
Guarantor be liable for any settlement or proceeding effected without the
Guarantor’s written consent. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect
until the occurrence of a Termination Event.
(c) No
payment or payments made by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other
Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from
the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person by virtue of any
action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application, at any
time
or from time to time, in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall
be
deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of the
Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment or payments
(other than payments made by the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or
payments received or collected from the Guarantor in respect of the
Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations until the occurrence of a
Termination Event.
(d) The
Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to time, it shall
make
any payment to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of its
liability hereunder, it will notify the Administrative Agent and such Lender
in
writing that such payment is made under this Guaranty for such
purpose.
2.2 No
Subrogation.
Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, or
any
set-off or application of funds of the Guarantor by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of
the
rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower or against any collateral security or Guaranty or right
of
offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any
contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
in
respect of payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, until the occurrence of
a
Termination Event. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account
of
such subrogation rights at any time before the occurrence of a Termination
Event, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust for the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the
Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over
to
the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly
indorsed by the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be
applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order
as
the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.3 Amendments,
etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights.
The
Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any
reservation of rights against the Guarantor, and without notice to or further
assent by the Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative
Agent or such Lender, and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations,
or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any
collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect
thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released
by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and any collateral security, guaranty
or
right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
for
the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered
or
released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any
obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held
by it
as security for the Obligations or for this Guaranty or any property subject
thereto. When making any demand hereunder against the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to,
make a similar demand on the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower, and any
failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand or
to
collect any payments from the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower or any
release of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall not relieve the
Guarantor of its obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair
or
affect the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of law,
of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Guarantor. For the purposes
hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal
proceedings.
2.4 Guaranty
Absolute and Unconditional.
The
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this
Guaranty; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to
have
been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived,
in reliance upon this Guaranty; and all dealings between the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed
to
have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. The Guarantor
waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default
or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or the Guarantor
with respect to the Obligations. This Guaranty shall be construed as a
continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment without regard to
(a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any of the
Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guaranty or right
of
offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or
counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at
any
time be available to or be asserted by they Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other
circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower,
such Subsidiary Borrower or the Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be
construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower or
such
Subsidiary Borrower for its Obligations, or of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When pursuing its rights
and
remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and any
Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies
as it may have against the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any other Person
or against any collateral security or guaranty for the Obligations or any right
of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments
from the Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower or any such other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guaranty or to exercise any such
right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower or
any
such other Person or of any such collateral security, guaranty or right of
offset, shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall
not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or
available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower. This Guaranty shall remain in full
force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its
terms upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns thereof, and shall
inure
to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and their respective
successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, until the occurrence of a
Termination Event, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of
the
Credit Agreement the Borrower and Subsidiary Borrowers may be free from any
Obligations.
2.5 Reinstatement.
This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may
be,
if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or upon or as a result
of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee
or
similar officer for, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower or any substantial
part of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary Borrower’s property, or otherwise, all
as though such payments had not been made.
2.6 Payments.
The
Guarantor hereby guaranties that payments hereunder will be paid to the
Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding
Office.
SECTION
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
The
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent
and each Lender that:
3.1 Corporate
Existence and Power.
The
Guarantor has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdictions of organization and is in good standing or has
applied for authority to operate as a foreign corporation or other organization
in all jurisdictions where the nature of its properties or business so requires
it and where a failure to be in good standing as a foreign corporation would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Guarantor.
The
Guarantor has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Guaranty.
3.2 Corporate
Authority, No Violation and Compliance with Law.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty (a) have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Guarantor,
(b)
will not violate any provision of any Applicable Law (including any laws related
to franchising) applicable to the Guarantor or any of its respective properties
or assets, (c) will not violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Guarantor and (d) will not violate or be in
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse
of
time or both) a default under, any material indenture, bond, note, instrument
or
any other material agreement to which the Guarantor is a party or by which
the
Guarantor or any of its respective properties or assets are bound.
3.3 Enforceability.
This
Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor
(enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The
Guarantor agrees that the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.3 shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor on the date
of
each borrowing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower under the Credit
Agreement on and as of such date of borrowing as though made hereunder on and
as
of such date.
SECTION
4. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
The
Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the
Administrative Agent under this Guaranty with respect to any action taken by
the
Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative
Agent
of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided
for herein or resulting or arising out of this Guaranty shall, as between the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and
by
such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among
them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for
the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting,
and
the Guarantor shall not be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any
inquiry respecting such authority.
SECTION
5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Amendments
in Writing.
None of
the terms or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented
or
otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor
and
the Administrative Agent; provided
that any
provision (other than Section 5.13) of this Guaranty may be waived by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a letter or agreement executed by the
Administrative Agent and the Guarantor or by facsimile or other electronic
transmission from the Administrative Agent.
5.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or the
Guarantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section
10.1
of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to
or
upon the Guarantor shall be addressed to the Guarantor at its notice address
set
forth on Schedule 1.
5.3 No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to Section 5.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise
be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in
any
Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude
any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right
or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of
any
other rights or remedies provided by law.
5.4 Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)
The
Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent
for all its reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in
collecting against the Guarantor under this Guaranty, as applicable, or
otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guaranty, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including
the allocated fees and expenses of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of
counsel to the Administrative Agent; provided,
however,
that
the Guarantor shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm for the Lenders (unless there shall exist an actual conflict
of
interest among such Persons, and in such case, not more than two separate firms)
in connection with any one such action or any separate, but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Guarantor
be
liable for any settlement or proceeding effected without the Guarantor’s written
consent.
(b) The
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Guaranty to the extent the Borrower
would
be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
5.5 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and
their
successors and assigns; provided that the Guarantor may not assign, transfer
or
delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent.
5.6 Set-Off.
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender
at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be
continuing,
without notice to the Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by
the
Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other
credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct
or
indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or
owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or the
account of the Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the
Administrative Agent or such Lender may elect, against and on account of the
obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or
such
Lender hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender against the Guarantor, in any currency,
whether arising hereunder, under the Credit Agreement, any other Fundamental
Document or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may elect,
whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Lender has made any demand for
payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent
or unmatured. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall notify the
Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided that
the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and
application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this
Section 5.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent or such
Lender may have.
5.7 Severability.
Any
provision of this Guaranty which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
5.8 Section
Headings.
The
Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only
and
are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in
the
interpretation hereof.
5.9 Integration.
This
Guaranty represents the agreement of the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises,
undertakings, representations or warranties by the Guarantor, Administrative
Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly
set forth or referred to herein.
5.10 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS GUARANTY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
5.11 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Guaranty, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof,
to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District
of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Guarantor at its address referred
to in Section 5.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other
jurisdiction; and
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
5.12 Acknowledgements.
The
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it
has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Guaranty;
(b) neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with
or
duty to the Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty, and
the relationship between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative
Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is
solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no
joint
venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions
contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Guarantor and the
Lenders.
5.13 Releases.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Guaranty to the contrary, (i)
upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, this Guaranty and all obligations
of
the Guarantor hereunder shall unconditionally terminate, all without delivery
of
any instrument or performance of any act by any party and (ii) this Section
5.13
shall not be waived, amended, modified, supplemented or nullified without the
prior written consent of the Guarantor.
5.14
WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY
LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM
THEREIN.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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CENDANT
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
David B. Wyshner
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Name: David
B. Wyshner
Title:
Executive
Vice President and Treasurer
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO GUARANTY
Schedule
1
NOTICE
ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS
Cendant
Corporation
1
Campus
Drive
Parsippany,
New Jersey 07054
Attention:
David B. Wyshner
Telecopy:
(973) 496-5080
Telephone:
(973) 496-7938
Interim Ter Loan Guaranty, dated July 7, 2006
Exhibit
10.2
GUARANTY
made
by
CENDANT
CORPORATION
in
favor
of
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Dated
as
of July 7, 2006
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Section
1.
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DEFINED
TERMS
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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Section
2.
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Guaranty
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2.1
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Guaranty
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2.2
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No
Subrogation
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2.3
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Amendments,
etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights
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3
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2.4
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Guaranty
Absolute and Unconditional
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2.5
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Reinstatement
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2.6
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Payments
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Section
3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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3.1
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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3.2
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Corporate
Authority, No Violation and Compliance with Law
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3.3
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Enforceability
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Section
4.
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Section
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MISCELLANEOUS
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5.1
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Amendments
in Writing
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5.2
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Notices
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5.3
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No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies
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5
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5.4
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Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification
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5.5
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Successors
and Assigns
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5.6
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Set-Off
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6
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5.7
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Severability
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5.8
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Section
Headings
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5.9
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Integration
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5.10
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GOVERNING
LAW
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5.11
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Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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5.12
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Acknowledgements
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5.13
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Releases
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5.14
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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SCHEDULE
Schedule
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Notice
Addresses
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GUARANTY
GUARANTY
(this “Guaranty”), dated as of July 7, 2006, made by CENDANT CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the
banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”) from time to
time parties to the Interim Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006
(as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Interim Term
Loan Agreement”), among WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (the “Borrower”), THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Syndication Agents,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Documentation
Agents, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
W I T N E
60;S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Interim Term Loan Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed
to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to
the
conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes
the
Guarantor;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower and the Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect
benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Interim Term
Loan
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their
respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Interim Term Loan
Agreement that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty
to
the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Interim Term Loan Agreement and to
induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower
thereunder, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for
the
ratable benefit of the Lenders, as follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINED
TERMS
1.1 Definitions.
(a)
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Interim Term Loan Agreement
and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Interim Term Loan
Agreement.
(b) The
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Obligations”:
the
collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and
all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without
limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the
Interim Term Loan Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Interim Term Loan Agreement
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether
or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or
hereafter incurred, which may arise
under,
out of, or in connection with, the Interim Term Loan Agreement, the other
Fundamental Documents (other than this Guaranty) or any other document made,
delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether
on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, swap coupon or
termination payments, fees or indemnities or reasonable out-of-pocket costs
or
expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable out-of-pocket fees
and
disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that
are
required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the
foregoing agreements).
“Termination
Event”:
either
(i) the consummation of the Spin-Off or (ii) payment in full of the Obligations
and termination of the Commitments.
1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a)
The
words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not
to
any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section and Schedule references
are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified.
(b) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
SECTION
2. GUARANTY
2.1 Guaranty.
(a)
The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably (except as otherwise provided
in Section 5.13) guaranties to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when
due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.
(b) The
Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all reasonable documented expenses
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) which may be paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
in enforcing, or obtaining advice of counsel in respect of, any rights with
respect to, or collecting, any or all of the Obligations and/or enforcing any
rights with respect to, or collecting against, the Borrower under this Guaranty;
provided,
however,
that
the Guarantor shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm for the Lenders (unless there shall exist an actual conflict
of
interest among such Persons, and in such case, not more than two separate firms)
in connection with any one such action or any separate, but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Guarantor
be
liable for any settlement or proceeding effected without the Guarantor’s written
consent. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until the
occurrence of a Termination Event.
(c) No
payment or payments made by the Borrower or any other Person or received or
collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower or any
other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or
appropriation or application, at any time or from time to time, in reduction
of
or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release
or
otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder which shall,
notwithstanding any such payment or payments (other than payments made by the
Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or payments received or collected from
the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations
until the occurrence of a Termination Event.
(d) The
Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to time, it shall
make
any payment to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of its
liability hereunder, it will notify the
Administrative
Agent and such Lender in writing that such payment is made under this Guaranty
for such purpose.
2.2 No
Subrogation.
Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, or
any
set-off or application of funds of the Guarantor by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of
the
rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or against
any collateral security or Guaranty or right of offset held by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations, nor
shall
the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement
from
the Borrower in respect of payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, until
the
occurrence of a Termination Event. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor
on account of such subrogation rights at any time before the occurrence of
a
Termination Event, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust for
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the
Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over
to
the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly
indorsed by the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be
applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order
as
the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.3 Amendments,
etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights.
The
Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any
reservation of rights against the Guarantor, and without notice to or further
assent by the Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative
Agent or such Lender, and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations,
or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any
collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect
thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released
by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and any collateral security, guaranty
or
right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
for
the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered
or
released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any
obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held
by it
as security for the Obligations or for this Guaranty or any property subject
thereto. When making any demand hereunder against the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to,
make a similar demand on the Borrower, and any failure by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to make any such demand or to collect any payments from
the
Borrower or any release of the Borrower shall not relieve the Guarantor of
its
obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights
and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of law, of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender against the Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand”
shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2.4 Guaranty
Absolute and Unconditional.
The
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this
Guaranty; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to
have
been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived,
in reliance upon this Guaranty; and all dealings between the Borrower and the
Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on
the
other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated
in reliance upon this Guaranty. The Guarantor waives diligence, presentment,
protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon
the
Borrower or the Guarantor with respect to the Obligations. This Guaranty shall
be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment
without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Interim Term
Loan Agreement, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor
or guaranty or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time
to
time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense,
set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which
may at any time be available to or be asserted by they
Borrower
against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other
circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower
or the Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an
equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for its Obligations, or of the
Guarantor under this Guaranty, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the
Administrative Agent and any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to,
pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower or any
other
Person or against any collateral security or guaranty for the Obligations or
any
right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any
payments from the Borrower or any such other Person or to realize upon any
such
collateral security or guaranty or to exercise any such right of offset, or
any
release of the Borrower or any such other Person or of any such collateral
security, guaranty or right of offset, shall not relieve the Guarantor of any
liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies,
whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender against the Borrower. This Guaranty shall remain in full
force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its
terms upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns thereof, and shall
inure
to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and their respective
successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, until the occurrence of a
Termination Event.
2.5 Reinstatement.
This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may
be,
if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of the Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment of
a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
the
Borrower or any substantial part of the Borrower’s property, or otherwise, all
as though such payments had not been made.
2.6 Payments.
The
Guarantor hereby guaranties that payments hereunder will be paid to the
Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding
Office.
SECTION
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
The
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent
and each Lender that:
3.1 Corporate
Existence and Power.
The
Guarantor has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdictions of organization and is in good standing or has
applied for authority to operate as a foreign corporation or other organization
in all jurisdictions where the nature of its properties or business so requires
it and where a failure to be in good standing as a foreign corporation would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Guarantor.
The
Guarantor has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Guaranty.
3.2 Corporate
Authority, No Violation and Compliance with Law.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty (a) have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Guarantor,
(b)
will not violate any provision of any Applicable Law (including any laws related
to franchising) applicable to the Guarantor or any of its respective properties
or assets, (c) will not violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Guarantor and (d) will not violate or be in
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse
of
time or both) a default under, any material indenture, bond, note, instrument
or
any other material agreement to which the Guarantor is a party or by which
the
Guarantor or any of its respective properties or assets are bound.
3.3 Enforceability.
This
Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor
(enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The
Guarantor agrees that the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.3 shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor on the date
of
each borrowing by the Borrower under the Interim Term Loan Agreement on and
as
of such date of borrowing as though made hereunder on and as of such
date.
SECTION
4. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
The
Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the
Administrative Agent under this Guaranty with respect to any action taken by
the
Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative
Agent
of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided
for herein or resulting or arising out of this Guaranty shall, as between the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Interim Term Loan
Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from
time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the
Guarantor, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting
as agent for the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain
from
acting, and the Guarantor shall not be under any obligation, or entitlement,
to
make any inquiry respecting such authority.
SECTION
5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Amendments
in Writing.
None of
the terms or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented
or
otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor
and
the Administrative Agent; provided
that any
provision (other than Section 5.13) of this Guaranty may be waived by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a letter or agreement executed by the
Administrative Agent and the Guarantor or by facsimile or other electronic
transmission from the Administrative Agent.
5.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or the
Guarantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section
10.1
of the Interim Term Loan Agreement; provided that any such notice, request
or
demand to or upon the Guarantor shall be addressed to the Guarantor at its
notice address set forth on Schedule 1.
5.3 No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to Section 5.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise
be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in
any
Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude
any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right
or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of
any
other rights or remedies provided by law.
5.4 Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)
The
Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent
for all its reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in
collecting against the Guarantor under this Guaranty, as applicable, or
otherwise
enforcing
or preserving any rights under this Guaranty, including, without limitation,
the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees
and
expenses of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the
Administrative Agent; provided,
however,
that
the Guarantor shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm for the Lenders (unless there shall exist an actual conflict
of
interest among such Persons, and in such case, not more than two separate firms)
in connection with any one such action or any separate, but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Guarantor
be
liable for any settlement or proceeding effected without the Guarantor’s written
consent.
(b) The
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Guaranty to the extent the Borrower
would
be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Interim Term Loan
Agreement.
5.5 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and
their
successors and assigns; provided that the Guarantor may not assign, transfer
or
delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent.
5.6 Set-Off.
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender
at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, without notice to the Guarantor, any such notice being
expressly waived by the Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any
and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in
any
currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in
each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender
to or for the credit or the account of the Guarantor, or any part thereof in
such amounts as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may elect, against
and
on account of the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender hereunder and claims of every nature and
description of the Administrative Agent or such Lender against the Guarantor,
in
any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Interim Term Loan Agreement,
any other Fundamental Document or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent or
such
Lender may elect, whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Lender has
made
any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims
may
be contingent or unmatured. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall
notify the Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made
by
the Administrative Agent or such Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under
this Section 5.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including,
without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent
or
such Lender may have.
5.7 Severability.
Any
provision of this Guaranty which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
5.8 Section
Headings.
The
Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only
and
are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in
the
interpretation hereof.
5.9 Integration.
This
Guaranty represents the agreement of the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises,
undertakings, representations or warranties by the Guarantor, Administrative
Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly
set forth or referred to herein.
5.10 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS GUARANTY
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
5.11 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Guaranty, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof,
to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District
of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Guarantor at its address referred
to in Section 5.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other
jurisdiction; and
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
5.12 Acknowledgements.
The
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it
has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Guaranty;
(b) neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with
or
duty to the Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty, and
the relationship between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative
Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is
solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no
joint
venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions
contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Guarantor and the
Lenders.
5.13 Releases.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Guaranty to the contrary, (i)
upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, this Guaranty and all obligations
of
the Guarantor hereunder shall unconditionally terminate, all without delivery
of
any instrument or performance of any act by any
party,
and (ii) this Section 5.13 shall not be waived, amended, modified, supplemented
or nullified without the prior written consent of the Guarantor.
5.14 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY
LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM
THEREIN.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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CENDANT
CORPORATION
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By:
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David B. Wyshner
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Name: David
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Title:
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO GUARANTY
Schedule
1
NOTICE
ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS
Cendant
Corporation
1
Campus
Drive
Parsippany,
New Jersey 07054
Attention:
David B. Wyshner
Telecopy:
(973) 496-5080
Telephone:
(973) 496-7938
Press Release dated July 10, 2006
Exhibit
99.1
CENDANT
EXTENDS EXPIRATION TIME FOR TENDER OFFERS
NEW
YORK, July 10, 2006—Cendant
Corporation (NYSE:CD)
today
announced that, in connection with its previously announced tender offers for
its outstanding 6.250% Senior Notes due 2008, 6.25% Senior Notes due 2010,
7.375% Senior Notes due 2013 and 7.125% Senior Notes due 2015, it is extending
the expiration time of the tender offers to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on
the evening of Thursday, July 27, 2006. Pricing will be calculated by the dealer
managers at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 25, 2006, unless extended
by
the Company, but in no event shall the pricing date be less than two business
days prior to the expiration date.
The
cash
tender offers were initiated by the Company on June 14, 2006, and included
a
solicitation of consents to proposed amendments to the indenture governing
the
notes. As previously announced, through June 27, 2006, the Company received
consents from holders of each series of notes that exceeded the requisite
consents needed to amend the indenture with respect to each series of notes.
Such consents may not be revoked.
As
a
result of the successful completion of the consent solicitations, the Company
and the trustee under the indenture have entered into a supplemental indenture
that will eliminate substantially all restrictive covenants, certain events
of
default and certain other related provisions of the indenture. The supplemental
indenture will not become operative unless and until payment is made for notes
accepted for purchase by the Company pursuant to the tender offers.
Except
as
set forth above, all other provisions of the tender offers and consent
solicitations with respect to the notes remain unchanged. The Company reserves
the right to further amend or extend the tender offers and the consent
solicitations in its sole discretion.
Cendant’s
purchase of the notes remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various
conditions, including declaration of the dividends of the common stock of
Realogy and Wyndham Worldwide to holders of Cendant common stock by the
Company’s Board of Directors; Wyndham Worldwide’s incurrence of debt under its
new credit facilities and transfer of proceeds from such borrowings to the
Company; Realogy’s incurrence of debt under its new credit
facilities
and
transfer of proceeds from such borrowings to the Company;
and
execution by the Company’s Travelport subsidiary of new credit facilities,
incurrence of debt thereunder and transfer of proceeds from such borrowings
to
the Company or the closing of the sale of Travelport by the Company and receipt
by the Company of cash proceeds of no less than $1.8 billion which can be used
to partially fund the tender offers.
Banc
of
America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
and
Merrill Lynch & Co. are the Lead Joint Dealer Managers for the tender offers
and Lead Solicitation Agents for the consent solicitations. Investors with
questions regarding the offer may contact Banc of America at (704) 386-3244
(collect) or (866) 475-9886 (toll free), Barclays at (212) 412-4072 (collect)
or
(866) 307-8991 (toll free),
JPMorgan
at (212) 834-4077 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (toll free) and Merrill Lynch
at
(212) 449-4914 (collect) or (888) 654-8637 (toll free). Mellon Investor Services
LLC is the Information Agent and can be contacted at (201) 680-6590 (collect)
or
(800) 392-5792 (toll free).
None
of
the Company, its Board of Directors, the Information Agent or the dealer
managers makes any recommendation as to whether holders of the notes should
tender or refrain from tendering notes or as to whether holders of the notes
should provide consents to the proposed amendments. This press release does
not
constitute an offer to purchase any securities. The tender offers and the
consent solicitations are being made solely pursuant to the tender offer and
related consent solicitation documents.
About
Cendant Corporation
Cendant
Corporation is primarily a provider of travel and residential real estate
services. With approximately 85,000 employees, New York City-based Cendant
provides these services to businesses and consumers in over 100 countries.
More
information about Cendant, its companies, brands and current SEC filings may
be
obtained by visiting the Company's Web site at www.cendant.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements
of
the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance
or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements
preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes",
"expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "plans", "may
increase", "may fluctuate" and similar expressions or future or conditional
verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally
forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer
to
expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or
results are forward-looking statements. The Company cannot provide any
assurances that the separation or any of the proposed transactions related
thereto (including the proposed sale of the travel distribution services
division, Travelport) will be completed, nor can it give assurances as to the
terms on which such transactions will be consummated. The sale of Travelport
is
subject to certain conditions precedent as described in the Purchase Agreement
relating to the sale. In addition, the other separation transactions are subject
to other conditions precedent, including final approval by the Board of
Directors of Cendant.
Various
risks could cause future results to differ from those expressed by the
forward-looking statements included in this press release. You are cautioned
not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as
of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press
release. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements
are specified in Cendant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
Cendant’s Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2006, including under
headings such as "Forward-Looking Statements", "Risk Factors" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
Except for the Company's ongoing obligations to disclose material information
under the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to
release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or
to
report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law.
Media
Contact:
Elliot
Bloom
212-413-1832
Investor
Contacts:
Sam
Levenson
212-413-1834
Henry
A.
Diamond
212-413-1920