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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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PHH CORPORATION
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IMPORTANT REMINDER TO VOTE YOUR PROXY
June 2, 2008
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
You recently received proxy materials for the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual
Meeting) of PHH Corporation (we, our, us or the Company), which will be held at the
Companys offices located at 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054 on Wednesday, June
11, 2008 starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern daylight time. In addition to electing two Class III
directors to the Board of Directors and ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Companys auditors at the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal
(Proposal No. 2) for the approval of the issuance of (a) up to 12,195,125 shares of our common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock) issuable upon conversion of the Companys
4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2012 (the Notes) previously issued, (b) up to 12,195,125
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to related convertible note hedge transactions that the
Company entered into in connection with the issuance of the Notes, and (c) up to 12,195,125 shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of related warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock that
the Company issued in connection with the convertible note hedge transactions. Our Board of
Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR Proposal No. 2.
In addition, independent proxy advisory firms, RiskMetrics Group (formerly known as
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.) and Glass Lewis & Co., have both recommended a vote FOR
Proposal No. 2.
Your vote is very important. Approval of Proposal No. 2 requires an affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the proposal. If you have not done so
already, we urge you to vote your shares right now. Only stockholders of record as of March 14,
2008, the record date for the Annual Meeting, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual
Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
We determined that the offering of the Notes and the related convertible note hedge
transactions and warrants could provide us with financing on terms that were more favorable to us
as compared to our other available financing options, including lower interest rates, the absence
of collateral requirements and relatively fewer covenant restrictions on our ongoing business,
despite the potential dilution of our Common Stock. We entered into the convertible note hedges
transactions and warrants for the purpose of reducing the potential dilution to our Common Stock
from any conversions of the Notes. The initial conversion price of the Notes is approximately
$20.50 per share of Common Sock and represents a 20.59% conversion premium over the $17.00 closing
price of our Common Stock on March 27, 2008, the day before we entered into the purchase agreement
for the sale of the Notes. The note hedge transactions and warrants that we entered into in
connection with the Notes generally have the effect of increasing the conversion price of the Notes
to $27.20 per share, a premium of 60% over the closing price of our Common Stock on March 27, 2008.
Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE Rules), we cannot issue shares of
our Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of our Common Stock that will, or will upon
issuance, equal or exceed 20% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock without first obtaining
stockholder approval. We are seeking stockholder approval of Proposal No. 2 in order to provide
the Company with the flexibility to issue the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock into
which the Notes, convertible note hedge transactions and warrants are convertible or exchangeable.
Our ability to do so will provide us with greater flexibility in discharging our obligations under
the Notes, convertible note hedge transactions and warrants and enable us to reduce our cash
expenditures and/or potential needs for additional financing upon the conversion of the Notes.
Please complete, sign and return the proxy card in the prepaid return envelope that was
enclosed with your Proxy Statement, or if you prefer, follow the instructions on your proxy card
for telephonic or Internet proxy authorization, as soon as possible. Please note that the proxy
card that accompanied the Proxy Statement mailed to the stockholders of the Company with the notice
of meeting dated April 29, 2008 remains valid. If you previously submitted a validly executed
proxy card for the Annual Meeting, which proxy has not been subsequently revoked, and you are a
holder of record as of the close of business on March 14, 2008, your vote will be recorded as
indicated on your proxy card.
If you sign, date and send us your proxy but do not indicate how you want to vote, your proxy
will be voted FOR the proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes, issuable pursuant to the related convertible note hedge transactions and
issuable upon exercise of the related warrants.
We encourage you to read the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting in its entirety. Copies
of the Proxy Statement, the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007 (the 2007 Annual Report) and other materials filed by the Company with the SEC are available
without charge to stockholders on our corporate website at www.phh.com or upon written
request to PHH Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mt. Laurel, New
Jersey 08054. The Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and the 2007 Annual Report are also
available at: http://corporate.phh.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=187859&p=proxy. If you have
questions about the Annual Meeting or any of the proposals to be acted on at the Annual Meeting,
please call Nancy Kyle, Vice President of Investor Relations at (856) 917-4268 or Georgeson, our
proxy solicitor, toll-free at (888) 605-7538.
If you have questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please call:
17 State Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(888) 605-7538 (Toll Free)
Banks and Brokerage Firms please call:
(212) 440-9800
Our Board of Directors appreciates your time and attention in considering Proposal No. 2 and
thanks you in advance for your cooperation and support.
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Sincerely, |
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A. B. Krongard |
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Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
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Terence W. Edwards |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |