Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is committed to conducting business in accordance with the highest standards of business ethics and complying with applicable laws, rules and regulations. In furtherance of this commitment, the Board of Directors (the "Board") promotes ethical behavior, and has adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors ("Code").

Every Director must:

Conflicts of Interest

Directors must avoid conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest occurs when an individual's private interest interferes in any way with the interests of the company or any of its subsidiary and affiliated companies (collectively, the "Company"). A conflict of interest may also arise when a Director, or a member of his or her immediate family1, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position in the Company. Directors should also be mindful of, and seek to avoid, conduct which could reasonably be construed as creating an appearance of a conflict of interest.

While the Code does not attempt to describe all possible conflicts of interest that could develop, the following are examples of conflicts of interest:

Any question about a Director's actual or potential conflict of interest with the Company should be brought promptly to the attention of the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Chairman of the Board, who will review the question and determine an appropriate course of action, including whether consideration or action by the full board is necessary. Directors involved in any conflict or potential conflict situations shall revise themselves from any decision relating thereto.

Business Relationships with Directors

As a further protection to minimize the risk of conflicts of interest with any independent Director, any monetary arrangement for goods or services between, on the one hand, an independent Director, or any member of an independent Director's immediate family, and, on the other hand, either the Company or a member of the Company's senior management shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors as a whole. Such approval shall not be required where:

Use of Corporate Information, Opportunities and Assets

Directors may not compete with the Company, or use opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company property, Company information or position, for their personal benefit or the benefit of persons or entities outside the Company. No Director may improperly use or waste any Company asset.

Confidentiality

Pursuant to their fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, Directors are required to protect and hold confidential all non-public information obtained due to their directorship position absent the express or implied permission of the Board of Directors to disclose such information.

Accordingly:

"Confidential Information" is all non-public information entrusted to or obtained by a Director by reason of his or her position as a Director of the Company. It includes, but is not limited to, non-public information that might be of use to competitors or harmful to the Company or its customers if disclosed, such as:

Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

The Company requires strict compliance by all its Directors with applicable laws, rules and regulations. These include federal and other securities laws, including insider trading laws, and the Company's insider trading compliance policies.

Fair Dealing

Directors must deal fairly with the Company's employees, customers, suppliers and competitors. No Director may take unfair advantage of the Company's employees, customers, suppliers, or competitors through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair-dealing practice.

Accountability

The Code referred to herein is mandatory and applies to all Directors, who are accountable for compliance with the Code.  Directors should communicate any suspected violations of this Code promptly to the Chairman of the Governance Committee and the Chairman of the Board. Suspected violations will be investigated by or at the direction of the Board or the Governance Committee, and appropriate action will be taken in the event that a violation is confirmed.

Waiver

Any waiver of any provision of the Code may be made only by the Board or by the Governance Committee, and must be promptly disclosed to the Company's shareholders as required by applicable law or securities exchange regulations.

1 As used herein, the term "immediate family" means a Director's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law and anyone - other than an employee - sharing the Director's home.

 

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