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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-120530"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHH"
cik: "0001046311"
company_name: "CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T04:22:57.139211+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan; all directors re-elected

## Summary
- 2025 LTIP approved, authorizing 1M new shares plus rollover from 2017 plan; effective May 15, 2025, through May 15, 2035.
- All 11 director nominees elected with strong majorities; advisory say-on-pay passed with ~95% of votes cast in favor.
- Shareholder proposal requesting consideration of simple majority vote requirement approved (non-binding).
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2025 with 99.8% support.
- Plan reserves up to 1.5M shares for incentive stock options; shares withheld for taxes may be re-used.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-120530
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHH
- cik: 0001046311
- company_name: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312525120530/0001193125-25-120530-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312525120530/d930174d8k.htm

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