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Issuer:     CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH)
CIK:        0001046311
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-000795
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Choice Hotels updates severance agreements; new 2025 SBA form adopted
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- Entered updated Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Severance Benefit Agreement (2025 SBA) with Chief Segment Officer Raul Ramirez.
- 2025 SBA provides single lump-sum severance and health-care continuation payment, replaces installment payouts.
- Amended existing agreements for Dominic Dragisich, David Pepper, Scott Oaksmith, and Simone Wu to align change-in-control severance with Section 409A.
- Amendments add cooperation, protected rights, and tax-withholding clarifications consistent with 2025 SBA.
- 2025 SBA expected to be used with future executive officers, subject to committee approval.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000162828026000795/0001628280-26-000795-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000162828026000795/chh-20251231.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-000795

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