1 EXHIBIT 11 WYNDHAM HOTEL CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ------------------------------- 1995 1996 ------------- ------------- Primary Earnings Per Share: Number of Shares: Common stock - 20,018 Pro forma common stock 20,018 - Assumed exercise of stock options* - - ------------- ------------- 20,018 20,018 ============= ============= Income before extraordinary item.................................. $ 7,949 $ 25,097 Pro forma income tax adjustment (unaudited)....................... (3,140) N/A Extraordinary items............................................... - (1,131) ------------- ------------- Historical net income as adjusted................................. $ 4,809 $ 23,966 ============= ============= Earnings per share: Income before extraordinary item............................... N/A $ 1.26 Pro forma income tax adjustment (unaudited).................... $ 0.24 $ N/A Extraordinary item............................................. - (0.06) ------------- ------------- Historical net income as adjusted.............................. $ 0.24 $ 1.20 ============= ============= Fully Diluted Earnings per Share: Number of shares: Common stock................................................... - 20,018 Pro form common stock.......................................... 20,018 - Assumed exercise of stock options* - - ------------- ------------- 20,018 20,018 ============= ============= Income before extraordinary item.................................. $ 7,949 $ 25,097 Pro forma income tax adjustment (unaudited)....................... (3,140) N/A Extraordinary item................................................ - (1,131) ------------- ------------- Historical net income as adjusted................................. $ 4,809 $ 23,966 ============= ============= Earnings per share: Income before extraordinary item N/A $ 1.26 Pro forma income tax adjustment (unaudited) $ 0.24 N/A Extraordinary items - (0.06) ------------- ------------- Historical net income as adjusted $ 0.24 $ 1.20 ============= ============= * Dilution from assumed exercise of stock options for 1996 is less than 3 percent of earnings per common share outstanding, and has not been included in the calculation.