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EX-10.4

	 	 	 	 	 

Exhibit 10.4

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) made to the Employment Agreement dated as of the Effective Date (the
“Employment Agreement”), by and between Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Franz S. Hanning (the “Executive”). Except as provided herein all terms and
conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have previously entered into the Employment Agreement;
and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement in a manner
intended to address Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

     NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of December 31, 2008, the Employment Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:

     1. Section II of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

“The Company acknowledges that given the nature and scope of the Executive’s duties
and responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of TRG, one of the three business
units of the Company, an integral part of the Executive being able to perform such
duties and responsibilities is the Executive’s ability to report directly to the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Company further agrees the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company shall not delegate the direct supervision of the
Executive.”

     2. Section IV-A of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

“The Base Salary shall be payable according to the customary payroll
practices of the Company.”

     3. Section IV-B of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence to the end thereof:

“The Incentive Compensation Award shall be paid to the Executive at
such time as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the
Company’s Board of Directors, but in no event later than the last day
of the calendar year following the calendar year with respect to which
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     4. Section IV-G of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence to the end thereof:

“The Company shall reimburse all taxable business expenses to the
Executive promptly following submission but in no event later than the
last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in
which the expenses are incurred.”

     5. Section V of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

“For purposes of this Section V, Base Salary shall be paid in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section IV-A, and any Incentive
Compensation Award shall be paid in accordance with the terms set
forth in Section IV-B. Any earned but unpaid ALTI bonus shall be paid
in accordance with Section IV-C.”

     6. Section VI of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

“For purposes of this Section VI, Base Salary shall be paid in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section IV-A, and any
Incentive Compensation Award shall be paid in accordance with the
terms set forth in Section IV-B. Any earned but unpaid ALTI bonus
shall be paid in accordance with Section IV-C.”

     7. Section VII-C(ii) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as
follows:

“ii. ‘Constructive Discharge’ means (1) any material failure of the
Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including a
material reduction of Base Salary, as the same may be increased during
the Period of Employment), (2) the Executive’s primary business office
is moved without his consent to a location more than 50 miles from his
then current primary business office or (3) a material diminution of
the Executive’s duties, responsibilities or authority. The Executive
shall provide the Company a written notice which describes the
circumstances being relied on for such termination with respect to
this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the event giving rise to
the notice. The Company will have thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for
Constructive Discharge.”

     8. The first sentence of Section VII-D of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety as follows:

“In the event of a termination under this Section VII, any earned but
unpaid Base Salary as of the date of such termination shall be paid in
accordance with Section IV-A, (ii) any earned but unpaid Incentive

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Compensation Award as of the date of such termination shall be paid
in accordance with Section IV-B and (iii) the ALTI Bonus, to the
extent payable, shall be paid in accordance with Section IV-C. All
payments due to the Executive under Section VII(a)(i) shall be made to
the Executive in a lump sum no later than the 60th day
following the date of termination; provided, however,
that such payment shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the
execution by the Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) of a release
of claims against the Company and its affiliates in such reasonable
form determined by the Company in its sole discretion.”

     9. Section IX of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

“Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Gross-Up
Payment under this Section IX shall be made to the Executive no later
than by the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the
Executive’s taxable year in which the Executive remits the applicable
taxes.”

     10. The following new Section XIX is hereby added to the Employment Agreement:

“Section XIX

SECTION 409A OF THE CODE

(a) Section 409A. Although the Company does not guarantee to
the Executive any particular tax treatment relating to the payments
and benefits under this Agreement, it is intended that such payments
and benefits be exempt from, or comply with, Section 409A of the Code
and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively,
“Code Section 409A”) and this Agreement shall be construed in a manner
consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under
Code Section 409A.

(b) Separation From Service. A termination of employment
shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of
this Agreement providing for the payment of amounts or benefits
subject to Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of
employment unless such termination is also a “Separation from Service”
within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such
provision of this Agreement, references to a “resignation,”
“termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean
Separation from Service.

(c) Reimbursement. With regard to any provision herein that
provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits,
except as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to
reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation

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or exchange for another benefit and (ii) the amount of expenses
eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any
taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement,
or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year,
provided, that the foregoing clause shall not be violated with
regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section
105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit
related to the period the arrangement is in effect.

(d) Specified Employee. If the Executive is deemed on the
date of termination of employment to be a “specified employee”, within
the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code and
using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time
to time, or if none, the default methodology, then:

     (i) With regard to any payment, the providing of any benefit or
any distribution of equity that constitutes “deferred compensation”
subject to Code Section 409A, payable upon separation from service,
such payment, benefit or distribution shall not be made or provided
prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period
measured from the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service or
(ii) the date of the Executive’s death; and

     (ii) On the first day of the seventh month following the date of
the Executive’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, on the date of
death, (x) all payments delayed pursuant to this Section XIX shall be
paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining
payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or
provided in accordance with the normal dates specified for them herein
and (y) all distributions of equity delayed pursuant to this Section
XIX shall be made to the Executive.”

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amendment to be executed this
31st day of December 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	/s/ Franz S. Hanning
 	 
	 	Franz S. Hanning 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mary R. Falvey
 	 
	 	 	Mary R. Falvey, Executive Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

5EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

     This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is dated as of March 31, 2008 (the “Effective Date”),
by and between Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Geoff
Ballotti (the “Executive”).

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to serve the
Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

SECTION I

EMPLOYMENT; POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

     The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the
Company, for the Period of Employment as provided in Section II below and upon the terms and
conditions provided in this Agreement. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall serve
as, Chief Executive Officer of Group RCI (the Company’s global vacation exchange and rental
business). The Executive shall report to, and be subject to the direction of, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (the “Supervising Officer”). The Executive shall perform such duties and
exercise such supervision with regard to the business of the Company as are associated with his
respective positions, such as exercising responsibility for the vacation exchange and rentals
segment results, as well as such reasonable additional duties as may be prescribed from time to
time by the Supervising Officer. The Executive shall, during the Period of Employment, devote
substantially all of his time and attention during normal business hours to the performance of
services for the Company. The Executive shall maintain a primary office and conduct his business in
Parsippany, New Jersey (the “Business Office”), except for normal and reasonable business travel in
connection with his duties hereunder.

SECTION II

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 

     The period of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement (the “Period of Employment”)
shall begin on the Effective Date and shall end on the third anniversary of the Effective Date,
subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement. No later than 180 days prior to the
expiration of the Period of Employment, the Company and the Executive will commence a good faith
negotiation regarding extending the Period of Employment; provided,

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that, neither party hereto shall have any obligation hereunder or otherwise to consummate any such
extension or any new agreement relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Executive shall not be entitled to payments pursuant to Section VI(a) of
this Agreement by reason of the Company electing to not enter into a new agreement with the
Executive following the Period of Employment.

SECTION III

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

     For all services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Period of
Employment, including services as an executive officer, director or committee member of the Company
or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, the Executive shall be compensated as follows:

	 	(a)	 	Base Salary. The Company shall initially pay the Executive a fixed
base salary (“Base Salary”) of not less than $550,000, per annum, and thereafter the
Executive shall be eligible to receive annual increases as the Compensation Committee
(the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors deems appropriate, in accordance
with its customary procedures regarding salaries of senior officers. Base Salary shall
be payable according to the customary payroll practices of the Company, but in no event
less frequently than once each month.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Annual Incentive Awards. The Executive will be eligible to earn an
annual bonus for each fiscal year of the Company during the Period of Employment based
upon a target bonus equal to 100% of Base Salary earned during each such year, subject
to the attainment by the Company and/or Group RCI of applicable performance targets
established and certified by the Committee, including, if approved by the Committee,
performance and bonus targets relating to the attainment of above-target performance
(each such annual bonus, an “Incentive Compensation Award”). With respect to 2008
performance, provided that the Executive is employed by the Company on the date that
2008 performance-based bonuses are paid to employees, the Executive’s Incentive
Compensation Award (i) shall be not less than 100% of Base Salary earned by the
Executive in 2008 (the “Minimum 2008 Bonus”) and (ii) may equal up to 125% of Base
Salary earned by the Executive in 2008 upon the attainment of by the Company and/or
Group RCI of above-performance targets established and certified by the Committee. The
Executive’s bonus targets relating to Incentive Compensation Awards will be established
by the Company based upon financial performance targets substantially equivalent to
those applicable to other comparable senior executive officers (excluding the
Supervising Officer).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Long-Term Incentive Awards. As promptly as possible after the opening
the Company’s first trading window following the Effective Date, the Committee shall
grant the Executive a long term equity award with an aggregate grant date

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	 	 	 	value equal to $1,850,000, which shall be comprised of (i) restricted stock units
with a grant date value equal to $1,387,500 and (ii) stock appreciation rights
(which shall be settled in Company common stock) with a Black-Scholes value on the
date of grant equal to $462,500 (together, the “Initial Grant”). The Initial Grant
shall vest as determined by the Committee, including with respect to any
performance-based conditions applicable to vesting, in its sole and absolute
discretion, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2006
Equity and Incentive Plan, a copy of which was previously provided to the Executive
and which is publicly available as an exhibit to the Company’s periodic filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the applicable agreement evidencing such
award as determined by the Committee. Thereafter, the Executive shall be eligible
for long term incentive awards as determined by the Committee, and the Executive
will participate in such grants at a target compensation level commensurate with his
position as a senior executive officer of the Company. For purposes of this
Agreement, awards described in this paragraph are referred to as “Long Term
Incentive Awards.”
	 
	 	(d)	 	Relocation. The Executive will be provided with relocation assistance
in accordance with the Company’s relocation policy.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Additional Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in
all other compensation and employee benefit plans or programs and receive all benefits
and perquisites for which salaried employees of the Company generally are eligible
under any plan or program now in effect, or later established by the Company, on the
same basis as most similarly situated senior executives of the Company with comparable
duties and responsibilities. The Executive shall participate to the extent permissible
under the terms and provisions of such plans or programs, and in accordance with the
terms of such plans and program. For 2008, such programs shall include access to a
company-provided car, financial planning and tax services and executive medical
benefits upon the same terms and conditions applicable to similarly situated executives
of the Company (other than the Supervising Officer).

SECTION IV

BUSINESS EXPENSES 

     The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel and other
expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of his duties and obligations
under this Agreement. The Executive shall comply with such limitations and reporting requirements
with respect to expenses as may be established by the Company from time to time for its executive
officers and shall promptly provide all appropriate and requested documentation in connection with
such expenses.

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SECTION V

DEATH AND DISABILITY 

     The Period of Employment shall end upon the Executive’s death. If the Executive becomes
Disabled (as defined below) during the Period of Employment, the Period of Employment may be
terminated at the option of the Executive upon notice of resignation to the Company, or at the
option of the Company upon notice of termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409A (“Code Section 409A”) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The
Company’s obligation to make payments to the Executive under this Agreement shall cease as of such
date of termination, except for Base Salary and any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid
as of the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not take any
action with respect to the Executive’s employment status pursuant to this paragraph earlier than
the date on which the Executive becomes eligible for long-term disability benefits under the
Company’s long-term disability plan in effect from time to time.

SECTION VI

EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 

	 	(a)	 	Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the
Executive’s employment terminates during the Period of Employment due to either a
Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below): the
Company shall pay the Executive (or his surviving spouse, estate or personal
representative, as applicable), in accordance with paragraph (d) below, a lump sum
payment equal to 200% multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executive’s then current Base
Salary, plus (B) the Executive’s then current target Incentive Compensation Award (or,
if the Executive terminates employment in 2008 due to either a Without Cause
Termination or a Constructive Discharge, the Executive’s Minimum 2008 Bonus). In
addition, upon such event, all time-based Long Term Incentive Awards (including all
stock options and stock appreciation rights) granted on or after the Effective Date
which would have otherwise vested within one year following the Executive’s termination
of employment, will become vested and, subject to paragraph (d) below, paid upon the
Executive’s termination of employment, and any such awards which are stock options or
stock appreciation rights will remain outstanding for a period of two years (but not
beyond the original expiration date) following the Executive’s termination of
employment. With respect to any performance-based Long Term Incentive Awards
(including restricted stock units but excluding stock options and stock appreciation
rights) granted on or after the Effective Date, provided that the performance goals
applicable to the Long-Term Incentive Award are achieved, the Executive shall be
entitled to vest in and be paid a pro-rata portion of such Long Term Incentive Award
based upon the portion of the full performance

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	 	 	 	period during which the Executive was employed by the Company plus 12 months (or, if
less, assuming employment for the entire performance period). Subject to paragraph
(d) below, any vested performance-based Long Term Incentive Awards shall be paid to
the Executive at the time that the awards vest and are paid to employees generally.
The provisions relating to Long Term Incentive Awards set forth in this paragraph
shall not supersede or replace any provision or right of the Executive relating to
the acceleration of the vesting of such awards in the event of a change in control
of the Company or the Executive’s death or disability, whether pursuant to an
applicable stock plan document or award agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executive’s employment
terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary earned but
unpaid as of the date of such termination shall be paid to the Executive in accordance
with paragraph (d) below. Outstanding stock options and other equity awards held by
the Executive as of the date of termination shall be treated in accordance with their
terms.
	 
	 	(c)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:

	 	(i)	 	“Termination for Cause” means (a) the Executive’s willful
failure to substantially perform his duties as an employee of the Company or
any subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to
physical or mental illness), (b) any act of fraud, misappropriation,
dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any
subsidiary, (c) the Executive’s conviction of a felony or any crime involving
moral turpitude (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is
not subject to further appeal), (d) the Executive’s gross negligence in the
performance of his duties or (e) the Executive purposefully or negligently
makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company
pertaining to its financial statements. Unless the Company reasonably
determines in its sole discretion that the Executive’s conduct is not subject
to cure, then the Company will provide notice to the Executive of its intention
to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause hereunder, along with a
description of the Executive’s conduct which the Company believes gives rise to
Cause, and provide the Executive with a period of 15 days to cure such conduct
and/or challenge the Company’s determination that Cause exists hereunder;
provided, however, that (i) the determination of whether such conduct has been
cured and/or gives rise to Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole
discretion and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to immediately and
unilaterally restrict or suspend the Executive’s duties during such 15 day
period pending such determination.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	“Constructive Discharge” means (i) any material failure of the
Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including without
limitation any reduction of the Base Salary or other compensation opportunities
set

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	 	 	 	forth in this Agreement, as the same may be increased during the Period of
Employment, or other material element of compensation) or (ii) a material
reduction in the Executive’s duties, authority, title or responsibilities.
The Executive will provide the Company a written notice which describes the
circumstances being relied on for such termination with respect to this
Agreement within thirty (30) days after the event giving rise to the notice.
The Company will have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to
remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	“Without Cause Termination” or “Terminated Without Cause”
means termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company other than due
to death, disability, or Termination for Cause.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	“Resignation” means a termination of the Executive’s employment
by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge.

	 	(d)	 	Conditions to Payment and Acceleration; Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Executive shall not be
considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of this
Agreement and no payments shall be due to the Executive under Section VI of this
Agreement unless he would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service”
from the Company within the meaning of Code Section 409A. The payments due to the
Executive under this Section VI shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits
otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its
affiliates and such payments shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by
the Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) within twenty-one (21) days following the
Executive’s termination of employment of a release of claims against the Company and
its affiliates in such reasonable form determined by the Company in its sole
discretion. All payments due to the Executive under this Section VI shall be made
within ten days following the date on which the Executive executes the release
(provided the release is not subsequently revoked); except, that, to the extent
required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section
409A amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be
provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following
the Executive’s termination of employment shall instead be paid on the first business
day after the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment
(or death, if earlier).

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SECTION VII

OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE

DURING AND AFTER THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 

	 	(a)	 	The Executive shall, with reasonable notice during or after the Period of
Employment, furnish information as may be in his possession and fully cooperate with
the Company and its affiliates as may be requested in connection with any claims or
legal action in which the Company or any of its affiliates is or may become a party.
After the Period of Employment, the Executive shall cooperate as reasonably requested
with the Company and its affiliates in connection with any claims or legal actions in
which the Company or any of its affiliates is or may become a party. The Company agrees
to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
Executive by reason of such cooperation, including any loss of salary, and the Company
shall make reasonable efforts to minimize interruption of the Executive’s life in
connection with his cooperation in such matters as provided for in this paragraph.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that all information pertaining to
this Agreement or to the affairs; business; results of operations; accounting methods,
practices and procedures; members; acquisition candidates; financial condition;
clients; customers or other relationships of the Company or any of its affiliates
(“Information”) is confidential and is a unique and valuable asset of the Company or
any of its affiliates. Access to and knowledge of certain of the Information is
essential to the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement. The
Executive shall not during the Period of Employment or thereafter, except to the extent
reasonably necessary in performance of his duties under this Agreement, give to any
person, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency any Information, except
as may be required by law. The Executive shall not make use of the Information for his
own purposes or for the benefit of any person or organization other than the Company or
any of its affiliates. The Executive shall also use his best efforts to prevent the
disclosure of this Information by others. All records, memoranda, etc. relating to the
business of the Company or its affiliates, whether made by the Executive or otherwise
coming into his possession, are confidential and shall remain the property of the
Company or its affiliates.
	 
	 	(c)	 	 

	 	(i)	 	During the Period of Employment and the Post Employment Period,
(as defined below and, together with the Period of Employment, the “Restricted
Period”), irrespective of the cause, manner or time of any termination, the
Executive shall not use his status with the Company or any of its affiliates to
obtain loans, goods or services from another organization on terms that would
not be available to him in the absence of his relationship to the Company or
any of its affiliates.

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	 	(ii)	 	During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not make any
statements or perform any acts intended to or which may have the effect of
advancing the interest of any existing or prospective competitors of the
Company or any of its affiliates or in any way injuring the interests of the
Company or any of its affiliates. During the Restricted Period, the Executive,
without prior express written approval by the Board, shall not engage in, or
directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise) own or hold
proprietary interest in, manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in
the ownership, management, operation or control of, or furnish any capital to
or be connected in any manner with, any party which competes in any way or
manner with the Company’s vacation exchange and rental business, as such
business or businesses may be conducted from time to time, either as a general
or limited partner, proprietor, common or preferred shareholder, officer,
director, agent, employee, consultant, trustee, affiliate, or otherwise. The
Executive acknowledges that the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses are
conducted nationally and internationally and agrees that the provisions in the
foregoing sentence shall operate throughout the United States and the world.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	During the Restricted Period, the Executive, without express
prior written approval from the Board, shall not solicit any then-current
clients of the Company or any of its affiliates for any existing business of
the Company or any of its affiliates or discuss with any employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates information or operation of any business
intended to compete with the Company or any of its affiliates.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not interfere
with the employees or affairs of the Company or any of its affiliates or
solicit or induce any person who is an employee of the Company or any of its
affiliates to terminate any relationship such person may have with the Company
or any of its affiliates, nor shall the Executive during such period directly
or indirectly engage, employ or compensate, or cause or permit any person with
which the Executive may be affiliated, to engage, employ or compensate, any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Executive hereby
represents and warrants that the Executive has not entered into any agreement,
understanding or arrangement with any employee of the Company or any of its
affiliates pertaining to any business in which the Executive has participated
or plans to participate, or to the employment, engagement or compensation of
any such employee.
	 
	 	(v)	 	For the purposes of this Agreement, proprietary interest means
legal or equitable ownership, whether through stock holding or otherwise, of an
equity interest in a business, firm or entity or ownership of more than 5% of
any class of equity interest in a publicly-held company, the term “affiliate”
shall include without limitation all subsidiaries and licensees of the Company
and the term, “Post Employment Period” shall mean either (1) if the Executive’s
employment terminates for any reason at such time

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	 	 	 	following the expiration of the Period of Employment hereunder, a period of
one year following the Executive’s termination of employment; or (2) if the
Executive’s employment terminates during the Period of Employment hereunder,
a period of two years following the Executive’s termination of employment.

	 	(d)	 	The Executive hereby acknowledges that damages at law may be an insufficient
remedy to the Company if the Executive violates the terms of this Agreement and that
the Company shall be entitled, upon making the requisite showing, to preliminary and/or
permanent injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the
breach of or otherwise to specifically enforce any of the covenants contained in this
Section VII without the necessity of showing any actual damage or that monetary damages
would not provide an adequate remedy. Such right to an injunction shall be in addition
to, and not in limitation of, any other rights or remedies the Company may have.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither party shall oppose any motion
the other party may make for any expedited discovery or hearing in connection with any
alleged breach of this Section VII.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The period of time during which the provisions of this Section VII shall be in
effect shall be extended by the length of time during which the Executive is in breach
of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the
Company’s application for injunctive relief.
	 
	 	(f)	 	The Executive agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section VII are an
essential element of the compensation the Executive is granted hereunder and but for
the Executive’s agreement to comply with such restrictions, the Company would not have
entered into this Agreement.

SECTION VIII

INDEMNIFICATION 

The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the state
of the Company’s incorporation in effect at that time, or the certificate of incorporation and
by-laws of the Company, whichever affords the greater protection to the Executive (including
payment of expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding).

SECTION IX

MITIGATION 

The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for hereunder by
seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any such payment

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be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another
employer after the date the Executive’s employment hereunder terminates.

SECTION X

WITHHOLDING TAXES 

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company may directly or indirectly withhold from
applicable payments under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes that shall be
required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation.

SECTION XI

EFFECT OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS 

This Agreement shall supersede any prior agreements between the Company and the Executive relating
to the terms of the Executive’s employment, and any such prior agreement shall be deemed terminated
without any remaining obligations of either party thereunder (excluding agreements relating to
outstanding incentive compensation and equity awards which explicitly survive).

SECTION XII

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS 

Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or merging into or with, or
transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation which assumes this
Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of the Company hereunder. Upon such a consolidation,
merger or sale of assets the term “the Company” shall mean the other corporation and this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION XIII

MODIFICATION 

This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the parties. No term or
condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived except in writing by the party
charged with waiver. A waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and
shall not constitute a waiver for the future or act on anything other than that which is
specifically waived.

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SECTION XIV

GOVERNING LAW 

This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of New Jersey and its validity,
interpretation, performance and enforcement shall be governed by the internal laws of that state.

SECTION XV

ARBITRATION 

	 	(a)	 	Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or the breach hereof which cannot be settled by mutual agreement (other than with
respect to the matters covered by Section VII for which the Company may, but shall not
be required to, seek injunctive relief) shall be finally settled by binding arbitration
in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (or if not applicable, the applicable
state arbitration law) as follows: Any party who is aggrieved shall deliver a notice to
the other party setting forth the specific points in dispute. Any points remaining in
dispute twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice may be submitted to
arbitration in New Jersey, to the American Arbitration Association, before a single
arbitrator appointed in accordance with the arbitration rules of the American
Arbitration Association, modified only as herein expressly provided. After the
aforesaid twenty (20) days, either party, upon ten (10) days notice to the other, may
so submit the points in dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator may enter a default
decision against any party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The decision of the arbitrator on the points in dispute shall be final,
unappealable and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the arbitrator shall be
authorized to apportion its fees and expenses and the reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses of any such party as the arbitrator deems appropriate. In the absence of any
such apportionment, the fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by
each party, and each party shall bear the fees and expenses of its own attorney.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The parties agree that this Section XVI has been included to rapidly and
inexpensively resolve any disputes between them with respect to this Agreement, and
that this Section XVI shall be grounds for dismissal of any court action commenced by
either party with respect to this Agreement, other than post-arbitration actions
seeking to enforce an arbitration award. In the event that any court determines that
this arbitration procedure is not binding, or otherwise allows any litigation regarding
a dispute, claim, or controversy covered by this

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	 	 	 	Agreement to proceed, the parties hereto hereby waive any and all right to a trial
by jury in or with respect to such litigation.
	 
	 	(e)	 	The parties shall keep confidential, and shall not disclose to any person,
except as may be required by law, the existence of any controversy hereunder, the
referral of any such controversy to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof.

SECTION XVI

SURVIVAL 

Sections VII, VIII, IX, X and XI shall continue in full force in accordance with their respective
terms notwithstanding any termination of the Period of Employment.

SECTION XVII

SEPARABILITY 

All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. In the event any provision or
restriction contained herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, in whole or in
part, such finding shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of
this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that any such invalid or unenforceable provision
shall be deemed modified so that it shall be enforced to the greatest extent permissible under law,
and to the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction determines any restriction herein to be
unreasonable in any respect, such court may limit this Agreement to render it reasonable in the
light of the circumstances in which it was entered into and specifically enforce this Agreement as
limited.

SECTION IX

NO CONFLICTS

The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he is not a party to or otherwise bound
by any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any license, covenant, or
commitment of any nature), or subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or
administrative agency, that would conflict with or will be in conflict with or in any way preclude,
limit or inhibit the Executive’s ability to execute this Agreement or to carry out his duties and
responsibilities hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 

Name:

	 	/s/ Mary R. Falvey
 

Mary R. Falvey
	 	 
	Title:

	 	Executive Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Geoff Ballotti	 	 
	 	 	 
	Geoff Ballotti	 	 

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