diff --git a/nearby/service/java/com/android/server/nearby/common/bluetooth/fastpair/PairingException.java b/nearby/service/java/com/android/server/nearby/common/bluetooth/fastpair/PairingException.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.server.nearby.common.bluetooth.fastpair;
+
+/** Base class for pairing exceptions. */
+// TODO(b/200594968): convert exceptions into error codes to save memory.
+public class PairingException extends Exception {
+    PairingException(String format, Object... objects) {
+        super(String.format(format, objects));
+    }
+}