UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 30, 2006
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | 1-32876
(Commission File No.) | | 20-0052541
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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Seven Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ
(Address of principal
executive office) | | | | 07054
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(973) 496-8900
None
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 30, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (the “Company”) authorized the Company to make a special cash bonus payment in the amount of $500,000 to Virginia M. Wilson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the “Special Bonus”). The Special Bonus was previously contemplated by Cendant Corporation’s senior management and Compensation Committee pursuant to a program (the “Retention Program”) to incentivize and reward certain officers and key employees of each of the separated companies who were expected to provide transitional services to one or more of Cendant’s separated new companies and/or for additional duties in connection with implementing the separation transactions. The payment to Ms. Wilson is expected to be made by the Company on or about September 6, 2006.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION | | |
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| | | By: | | /s/ Scott G. McLester | | |
| | | | | Scott G. McLester | | |
| | | | | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | | |
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| Date: August 31, 2006 | | | | | | |
