{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-23-149340","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CHH","cik":"0001046311","company_name":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE","filed_at":"2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:37.758288+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-14T19:10:53.227034+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"confidence":"high","headline":"Choice Hotels shareholders elect 11 directors and approve annual say-on-pay frequency at 2023 meeting","bullets":["All 11 director nominees elected; Donna F. Vieira received highest votes (47.66M), John P. Tague lowest (45.68M).","Advisory vote on frequency: '1 Year' won with 47.43M votes; company will hold annual say-on-pay votes.","Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 31.89M for (67%) and 15.78M against.","Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2023 passed with 49.27M for, 93k against."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-149340","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-149340.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-149340.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-149340.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/0001193125-23-149340-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/d485210d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T19:10:53.227034+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"4c4af9174f592fdee60cbb91b98bf245ece8d18c","claim":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE shareholders approved Election of eleven directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 The Company’s shareholders elected the following eleven directors to hold office for a term of one year ending at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Brian B. Bainum 47,359,132 365,198 44,879 1,626,814 Stewart W. Bainum, Jr. 47,216,507 516,441 36,265 1,626,814 William L. Jews 47,233,360 509,167 26,686 1,626,814 Monte J. M. Koch 47,433,755 309,417 26,041 1,626,814 Liza K. Landsman 47,583,607 160,301 25,305 1,626,814 Patrick S. Pacious 47,421,030 322,597 25,586 1,626,814 Ervin R. Shames 46,332,149 1,409,399 27,665 1,626,814 Gordon A. Smith 47,614,606 127,410 27,197 1,626,814 Maureen D. Sullivan 47,355,781 388,942 24,490 1,626,814 John P. Tague 45,679,523 2,062,707 26,983 1,626,814 Donna F. Vieira 47,663,402 81,321 24,490 1,626,814","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/0001193125-23-149340-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"608e076bc8235188ccdbf4b4ba70a3a8028dac5f","claim":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation votes at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 The Company’s shareholders approved an advisory vote for annual advisory votes on executive compensation. The voting results are set forth below: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 47,426,680 11,068 289,776 41,689 1,626,814","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/0001193125-23-149340-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7b9c3bb473747a906a36859e7a212f9f198d51b2","claim":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE shareholders approved Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results are set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 49,271,856 93,498 30,673 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/0001193125-23-149340-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e19582afcd77809f1e0c4be5437e88303765ac74","claim":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 The Company’s shareholders approved an advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results are set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 31,887,541 15,778,408 103,264 1,626,814","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312523149340/0001193125-23-149340-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}