# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001046311
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-079219
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5185
**Document Hash:** ba2901b273fff531bc16eb6c44740acb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-079219.hdr.sgml**: 20230324

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-079219

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230320

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230324

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230324

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001046311
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 521209792
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13393
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23760415

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** ROCKVILLE
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 20850
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3015925181

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 CHOICE HOTELS CIRCLE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** ROCKVILLE
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 20850

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CHOICE HOTELS FRANCHISING INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19971118

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19971022

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

#### OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2023

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## CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-13393** | **52-1209792** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400,**<br> **Rockville, Maryland 20850** | **20850** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 592-5000

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<u>see</u> General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share CHH | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**  |

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On March 20, 2023, Elizabeth A. Redmond, the current principal accounting officer of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (the "Company") for the purposes of the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), provided notice of her resignation from the Company, effective April 7, 2023. There are no disagreements between the Company and Ms. Redmond on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices in connection with her planned departure.

Dominic E. Dragisich, Chief Financial Officer of the Company since March 2017 and the current principal financial officer of the Company for the purposes of the Company's filings with the SEC, will serve as the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer upon Ms. Redmond's departure.

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 24, 2023 | /s/ Simone Wu |
|  | **Simone Wu** |
|  | **Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate<br>Secretary & External Affairs** |

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