þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: |
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Statements of Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
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Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the
period from August 1, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2006 |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES: |
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Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4iSchedule of Assets (Held at Year End) as of
December 31, 2007 |
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Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4aDelinquent Participant Contributions for the
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
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SIGNATURE |
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EXHIBIT: |
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Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ASSETS: |
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Participant-directed investments at fair value: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 101,391 | $ | 58,742 | ||||
Mutual funds |
203,355,927 | 175,291,493 | ||||||
Common/collective trusts |
95,944,307 | 71,835,192 | ||||||
Common stock |
6,541,775 | 7,696,961 | ||||||
Participant loans |
13,605,741 | 11,432,176 | ||||||
Total investments |
319,549,141 | 266,314,564 | ||||||
RECEIVABLES: |
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Employer contribution receivable |
790,605 | 1,358,635 | ||||||
Employee contribution receivable |
1,429,456 | 2,432,995 | ||||||
Accrued investment income |
25,103 | 4,357 | ||||||
Total receivables |
2,245,164 | 3,795,987 | ||||||
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE |
321,794,305 | 270,110,551 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
340,268 | 606,874 | ||||||
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
$ | 322,134,573 | $ | 270,717,425 | ||||
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2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ADDITIONS: |
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Contributions: |
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Employee contributions |
$ | 39,515,429 | $ | 16,538,685 | ||||
Employer contributions |
22,918,047 | 9,534,250 | ||||||
Total contributions |
62,433,476 | 26,072,935 | ||||||
Net investment income: |
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
1,756,064 | 20,397,400 | ||||||
Dividends |
16,497,779 | 7,783,064 | ||||||
Interest |
1,002,984 | 261,702 | ||||||
Net investment income |
19,256,827 | 28,442,166 | ||||||
DEDUCTIONS: |
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Benefits paid to participants |
31,958,286 | 6,278,232 | ||||||
INCREASE IN ASSETS |
49,732,017 | 48,236,869 | ||||||
NET TRANSFERS INTO THE PLAN |
1,685,131 | 222,480,556 | ||||||
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: |
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BEGINNING OF YEAR |
270,717,425 | | ||||||
END OF YEAR |
$ | 322,134,573 | $ | 270,717,425 | ||||
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1. | DESCRIPTION OF PLAN | |
The following brief description of the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Employee Savings Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions. | ||
GeneralThe Plan is a defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan was formed on August 1, 2006 in connection with Wyndham Worldwide Corporations (the Company) separation from Cendant Corporation (Cendant). | ||
Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB (the Trustee or Merrill Lynch) is the Plans trustee. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Employee Benefits Committee (the Plan Administrator) controls and manages the operation and administration of the Plan. Under the terms of a trust agreement between the Trustee and the Company, contributions to the Plan are deposited with the Trustee and maintained in a trust on behalf of the Plan. The Plan Administrator has granted discretionary authority to one or more investment managers appointed by the Plan Administrator. | ||
On July 31, 2006, Cendant completed the spin-off of the Company and distributed one share of the Companys common stock for every five shares of outstanding Cendant Corporation common stock held on July 21, 2006. Upon the separation and distribution of the Company to Cendants stockholders, employees of the Company commenced participation in the Plan. Accordingly, assets associated with the account balances of employees of the Company totaling approximately $222.5 million were transferred from the Cendant Corporation Employee Savings Plan to the Plan. | ||
During June 2007, assets of approximately $1.7 million associated with the Pahio Vacation Ownership, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and the Pahio Resorts, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (Pahio plans) were merged into the Plan. | ||
The following is a summary of certain Plan provisions: | ||
EligibilityExcluding employees of Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. and employees working at the Wyndham Rio Mar location in Puerto Rico, each regular U.S. employee (as defined in the Plan document) of the Company hired on or after July 1, 2007 is eligible to participate in the Plan and receive employer matching contributions following the later of one year of employment or the attainment of age eighteen. | ||
Excluding employees of Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. and employees working at the Wyndham Rio Mar location in Puerto Rico, each regular U.S. employee hired prior to July 1, 2007 was eligible to participate in the Plan following the later of commencement of employment or the attainment of age eighteen and receive employer matching contributions following one year of employment. | ||
Excluding employees of Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. and employees working at the Wyndham Rio Mar location in Puerto Rico, each part-time U.S. employee (as defined in the Plan document) of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan and receive employer matching contributions following the later of one year of eligible service (as defined in the Plan document) or the attainment of age eighteen. | ||
ContributionsEach year, participants may contribute up to 20% of their pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limitations. The Company contributes 100% of the first 6% of base compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined contribution plans. |
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Participant AccountsIndividual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participants account is credited with the participants contribution, the Companys matching contribution, and Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of Plan losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participants vested account. | ||
InvestmentsParticipants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers mutual funds, common collective trusts and Wyndham Worldwide common stock as investment options for participants. | ||
VestingParticipants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. All employer contributions are 100% vested. | ||
Participant LoansParticipants may borrow from their fund accounts up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance, whichever is less (provided the vested balance is at least $1,000). The initial principal amount of the loan may not be less than $500. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants account and bear interest at rates commensurate with local prevailing rates at the time funds are borrowed as determined quarterly by the Plan administrator. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. | ||
Payment of BenefitsOn termination of service, a participant will receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participants vested interest in his or her account. | ||
Forfeited AccountsAs all employer matched amounts are 100% vested, the Plan does not have any forfeitures. Prior to being merged into the Plan, the Pahio plans recorded forfeitures of $18,243. Such forfeiture amount was merged into the Plan during June 2007 and will be used in 2008 to reduce future employer contributions. | ||
2. | SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |
Basis of AccountingThe accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. | ||
Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. | ||
Risks and UncertaintiesThe Plan contains investments in mutual funds, common/collective trusts and common stock. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate and credit risk and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of the Plans investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes would materially affect the amounts reported in the Plans financial statements. | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents The Plan considers highly-liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. | ||
Administrative ExpensesAdministrative expenses are paid by the Company, pursuant to the Plan document. |
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Payment of BenefitsBenefit payments to participants are recorded when paid. Amounts allocated to accounts of participants who have elected to withdraw from the Plan but have not yet been paid were $195,322 and $112,312 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. | ||
Valuation of Investments and Income RecognitionThe Plans investments are stated at fair value. Securities traded on a national securities exchange, such as common stock, are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. Mutual funds are valued at the quoted market price, which represents the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Common/collective trusts are valued at the net asset value of the shares held by the Plan at year-end, which is based on the fair value of the underlying assets. A portion of the Plans investments in common/collective trusts consist of a fund that invests primarily in guaranteed investment contracts with high quality insurance companies. The Plans investment in this common/collective trust fund is valued at fair market value of the underlying investments and then adjusted to contract value. The fair value recorded in the Plans financial statements for such fund was approximately $39.6 million and $32.2 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawals or transfers of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. Loans to participants are valued at outstanding loan balances, which approximate fair value. | ||
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest is recorded when earned. The accompanying Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits present net appreciation in fair value of investments, which includes unrealized gains and losses on investments held at December 31, 2007 and 2006, realized gains and losses on investments sold during the year ended December 31, 2007 and the period from August 1, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2006 and management and operating expenses associated with the Plans investments in mutual funds and common/collective trusts. | ||
Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments. | ||
Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment ContractsIn accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP), the statements of assets available for benefits presents investment contracts at fair value as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of fully benefit contracts from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in assets available for benefits is presented on a contract value basis and was not affected by the adoption of the FSP. The fair value of the contract is determined by multiplying the contract value by a ratio of the fair value of total assets held in the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust divided by the contract value of net assets held in the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust. | ||
New Accounting Pronouncements | ||
Fair Value MeasurementsIn September 2006, the FASB issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (SFAS No. 157), Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 established a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 17, 2007. The Plan Administrator has not completed the process of evaluating the impact that will result from adopting SFAS No. 157. The Plan Administrator is therefore unable to disclose the impact that adopting SFAS No. 157 will have on its assets available for benefits and changes in assets available for benefits for when such statement is adopted. | ||
Fair Value OptionIn February 2007, the FASB issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Options for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. It also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The Plan adopted SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008, as required, but elected not remeasure any assets. Therefore, there was no impact on the Plans financial statements resulting from the adoption. | ||
3. | FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS | |
The Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. A determination letter request was sent in January 2007 and is pending with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). |
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However, the Plan Administrator and the Plans tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and the related trust continues to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plans financial statements. | ||
4. | INVESTMENTS | |
The following table presents investments at fair value that represent five percent or more of the Plans assets available for benefits at fair value as of December 31: |
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of Shares | Value | |||||||
American Funds Growth Fund of America |
1,044,420 | $ | 35,510,246 | |||||
Davis New York Venture Fund |
678,334 | 27,438,619 | ||||||
Harbor Small Cap Value Fund |
853,776 | 16,990,148 | ||||||
ING International Value Fund |
1,235,060 | 22,947,417 | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust* |
37,467,289 | 37,467,289 | ||||||
Oppenheimer OFITC Emerging Markets Equity Fund II |
941,789 | 30,655,226 | ||||||
Pimco Total Return Fund |
2,970,356 | 31,753,101 |
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of Shares | Value | |||||||
Davis New York Venture Fund |
568,150 | $ | 22,129,458 | |||||
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund |
576,287 | 15,288,881 | ||||||
Harbor Small Cap Value Fund |
798,872 | 17,127,821 | ||||||
ING International Value Fund |
923,061 | 18,996,586 | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust XII |
856,520 | 14,286,752 | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust* |
31,333,864 | 31,333,864 | ||||||
MFS Mass Investors Growth Stock Fund |
1,591,100 | 22,068,557 | ||||||
Oppenheimer OFITC Emerging Markets Equity Fund II |
757,175 | 18,338,773 | ||||||
Pimco Total Return Fund |
2,483,761 | 25,781,439 |
* | The contract value was approximately $37.8 million and $31.9 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. |
During the year ended December 31, 2007 and the period from August 1, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2006, the Plans investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the period) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows: |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Mutual funds |
$ | (4,448,382 | ) | $ | 11,400,142 | |||
Common/collective trusts |
8,813,662 | 9,865,156 | ||||||
Common stock |
(2,609,216 | ) | (867,898 | ) | ||||
Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
$ | 1,756,064 | $ | 20,397,400 | ||||
5. | EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS | |
A portion of the Plans investments includes shares of mutual funds that are managed by the Trustee. The Trustee is the custodian of these investments as defined by the Plan, and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. | ||
Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments. |
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At December 31, 2007, the Plan held approximately 261,000 and 30,000 shares of common stock of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and Avis Budget Group, Inc., respectively, with a cost basis of approximately $8.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and a fair value of approximately $6.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. At December 31, 2006, the Plan held approximately 127,000, 40,000 and 91,000 shares of common stock of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Avis Budget Group, Inc. and Realogy Corporation, respectively, with a cost basis of approximately $3.2 million, $3.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and fair market value of approximately $4.1 million, $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2007 and the period from August 1, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2006, the Plan recorded dividend income of approximately $1.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, from its investments in the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust. | ||
6. | NON-EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS | |
During the plan year ended December 31, 2007, the Company inadvertently failed to make deposits of $4,891 of participant contributions within the timeframe required by the United States Department of Labor (D.O.L.) Regulation 2510.3-102. The Company intends to remit the delinquent participant contributions, file a Form 5330 with the IRS and pay the required excise tax on the transactions by July 31, 2008. In addition, participant accounts will be credited with the amount of investment income that would have been earned had the participant contributions been remitted on a timely basis. | ||
7. | PLAN TERMINATION | |
Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts. | ||
8. | RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500 | |
The following is a reconciliation of assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500 at December 31, 2007 and 2006: |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | 322,134,573 | $ | 270,717,425 | ||||
Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants |
(195,322 | ) | (112,312 | ) | ||||
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
(340,268 | ) | (606,874 | ) | ||||
Assets available for benefits per Form 5500 |
$ | 321,598,983 | $ | 269,998,239 | ||||
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 to Form 5500: |
2007 | ||||
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements |
$ | 31,958,286 | ||
Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2007 |
195,322 | |||
Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2006 |
(112,312 | ) | ||
Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500 |
$ | 32,041,296 | ||
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, 2007, but not yet paid as of that date. |
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2007 | ||||
Increase in assets per the financial statements |
$ | 49,732,017 | ||
Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants |
(195,322 | ) | ||
Adjustments from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts |
(340,268 | ) | ||
Increase in assets per Form 5500 |
$ | 49,196,427 | ||
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(b) | (c) | (e) | ||||||||
Identity of Issue, Borrower | Description of | (d) | Current | |||||||
(a) | Current Lessor or Similar Party | Investment | Cost** | Value**** | ||||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | Mutual fund | $ | 5,141,889 | |||||||
Allianz CCM Capital Appreciation Fund | Mutual fund | 3,967,897 | ||||||||
American Funds Growth Fund of America | Mutual fund | 35,510,246 | ||||||||
Davis New York Venture Fund | Mutual fund | 27,438,619 | ||||||||
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund | Mutual fund | 9,271,575 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2010 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 1,179 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2015 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 25,159 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2020 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 10,568 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2025 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 6,436 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 29,882 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 212,532 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 83,125 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2045 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 63,889 | ||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2050 Fund (A) | Mutual fund | 54,512 | ||||||||
Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund | Mutual fund | 11,860,817 | ||||||||
Harbor Small Cap Value Fund | Mutual fund | 16,990,148 | ||||||||
ING International Value Fund | Mutual fund | 22,947,417 | ||||||||
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund | Mutual fund | 3,101,501 | ||||||||
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund | Mutual fund | 6,035,011 | ||||||||
The Oakmark Equity & Income Fund | Mutual fund | 8,210,281 | ||||||||
Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund | Mutual fund | 7,958,758 | ||||||||
Pimco Total Return Fund | Mutual fund | 31,753,101 | ||||||||
Pioneer Mid Cap Value Fund | Mutual fund | 12,681,385 | ||||||||
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Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust XII | Common/collective trust | 14,849,421 | |||||||
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Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust | Common/collective trust | 37,467,289 | |||||||
Oppenheimer OFITC Emerging Markets Equity Fund II | Common/collective trust | 30,655,226 | ||||||||
Oppenheimer OFITC International Growth Fund II | Common/collective trust | 12,972,371 | ||||||||
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Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | Common stock | 6,150,047 | |||||||
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Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Common stock | 391,728 | |||||||
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Various participants | Loans to participants*** | 13,605,741 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 101,391 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 319,549,141 | ||||||||
* | Party-in-interest | |
** | Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments. | |
*** | Maturity dates range from 1/3/08 to 2/10/26. Interest rates range from 5.00% to 11.50%. | |
**** | Form 5500 instructions require reporting of Common/Collective Trusts at fair value on this schedule. |
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Identity of Party | Relationship of Plan, Employer, | |||||||
Involved |
or
Other Party-in-Interest |
Description
of Transactions |
Amount |
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Wyndham Worldwide |
Employer/Plan Sponsor | Participant contributions for employees were not | $ | 4,891 | ||||
Corporation |
funded within the time period prescribed | |||||||
by D.O.L. Regulation 2510.3-102. | ||||||||
The August 3, 2007 and September 28, 2007 | ||||||||
participant contributions will be deposited by | ||||||||
July 31, 2008. |
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Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Employee Savings Plan |
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By: | /s/ Mary Falvey | |||
Mary Falvey | ||||
Executive Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer Wyndham Worldwide Corporation |
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