{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-409974","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CHH","cik":"0001046311","company_name":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE","filed_at":"2026-10-01T13:00:22+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-01T13:02:00.290779+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:18:07.947396+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"Choice Hotels CHRO Patrick Cimerola to transition from role at end of 2026; advisor through June 30, 2027","bullets":["Choice Hotels and CHRO Patrick Cimerola agreed he will transition from the CHRO role at the end of 2026 on Sept. 29, 2026.","Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Cimerola is expected to remain an employee through June 30, 2027 as a special advisor, receiving $25,000 per month.","As advisor he keeps benefit plans and perquisites, but is not eligible for future equity awards or a 2027 cash bonus; prior unvested equity continues vesting.","On the June 30, 2027 Separation Date, he is entitled to termination-without-cause benefits under his Aug. 1, 2011 agreement, amended Dec. 31, 2025, using Dec. 31, 2026 base salary.","Jeffrey W. Lobb, Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary, signed the Oct. 1, 2026 filing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-409974","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-409974.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-409974.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-409974.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312526409974/0001193125-26-409974-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312526409974/d120513d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:18:07.947396+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":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}