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Issuer:     CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH)
CIK:        0001046311
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T13:00:22+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-409974
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Choice Hotels CHRO Patrick Cimerola to transition from role at end of 2026; advisor through June 30, 2027
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- 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.

Source:
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