CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC DE
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 20, 2025
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)List of Documents Filed as Part of this Report
- Financial Statements
The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted under Item 8 of this Report on Form 10-K.
- Financial Statement Schedules
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm required pursuant to Item 15(a)(2) is submitted under Item 8 of this report.
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable.
- Exhibits
| ExhibitNumber | Description |
| 3.01(a) | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels Franchising, Inc. (renamed Choice Hotels International, Inc.) |
| 3.01A(c) | Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc. dated April 30, 2013 |
| 3.01B(gg) | Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc., dated May 16, 2024 |
| 3.02C(gg) | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Choice Hotels International, Inc., dated as of May 16, 2024 |
| 4.01(i) | Indenture, dated August 25, 2010 between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee |
| 4.04(q) | Third Supplemental Indenture dated November 27, 2019 among Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4.05(aa) | Description of Capital Stock Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| 4.06(w) | Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated July 23, 2020 among Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4.07(hh) | Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2024, between Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee |
| 10.02(d) | Amended and Restated Chairman's Services Agreement dated September 10, 2008 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Stewart Bainum, Jr. |
| 10.02A(r)† | Amendment to Amended and Restated Chairman's Services Agreement dated January 1, 2012 between Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Stewart Bainum, Jr. |
| 10.02B(n)† | Amendment to Amended and Restated Chairman's Services Agreement dated January 1, 2017 between Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Stewart Bainum, Jr. |
| 10.02C(b)† | Amendment to Amended and Restated Chairman's Services Agreement dated January 1, 2019 |
| 10.02D(dd)† | Amendment to Amended and Restated Chairman’s Services Agreement effective as of January 1, 2022 |
| 10.02E†* | Amendment to Amended and Restated Chairman's Services Agreement effective as of January 1, 2025 |
| 10.03(e)† | Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2006 Long- Term Incentive Plan |
| 10.03A(g)† | Amendment to Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated January 1, 2009 |
| 10.03B(h)† | Amendment to Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated April 29, 2010 |
| 10.03C(c)† | Amendment to Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated April 25, 2013 |
| 10.03D(t)† | Amendment to Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated February 27, 2015 |
| 10.04(c)† | Choice Hotels International, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan |
| 10.05(x)† | Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
| 10.06(o)† | Choice Hotels International, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (for Grandfather Account Balances) |
| 10.06A(g)† | Amended and Restated Choice Hotels International, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (for Non-Grandfather Account Balances) |
| 10.07(m)† | Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Patrick Pacious, dated May 5, 2011 |
| 10.07A(r)† | Amendment to Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Patrick Pacious, dated March 13, 2012 |
| 10.07B(y)† | Amended and Restated Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Patrick S. Pacious, dated September 12, 2017 |
| 10.08(f)† | Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Simone Wu, dated February 13, 2012 |
| 10.08A(f)† | Amendment to Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Simone Wu, dated March 25, 2013 |
| 10.09(z)† | Form of Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement |
| 10.10(ee)† | 2023 Form of Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement |
| 10.11(v) | Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2017, by and among Choice Hotels International, Inc., WoodSpring Hotels LLC and WoodSpring Hotels Franchise Services LLC |
| 10.12(u) | Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement dated August 20, 2018 among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Deutsche Bank, AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, the other agents there to and a syndicate of lenders |
| 10.13(k) | Extension Confirmation Letter dated as of July 2, 2019 in connection with Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement |
| 10.14(j) | First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement, dated February 18, 2020 among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto |
| 10.15(s) | Extension Confirmation Letter dated as of August 12, 2020 in connection with Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement |
| 10.16(l) | Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement dated August 11, 2021, among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Bank, as Administrative Agent, and the lender’s party thereto |
| 10.17(l) | Extension Confirmation Letter dates as of August 11, 2021 in connection with Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement |
| 10.18(p) | Assignment and Acceptance dated May 11, 2022 in connection with Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement |
| 10.19(ff) | Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement, dated February 14, 2023 among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto |
| 10.20(ff) | Successor Agency Agreement, dated February 14, 2023, by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as successor agent, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as resigning agent, and Choice Hotels International, Inc. |
| 10.21(ii) | Second Amended and Restated Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2024, among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the other agents party thereto and a syndicate of lenders |
| 10.22(bb) | Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2022 by and among Choice Hotels International, Inc., Radisson Holdings Inc., Radisson Hospitality, Inc., Aplite Holdings AB and Radisson Hospitality Belgium BV/SRL |
| 10.23(cc)† | Amendment to Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation & Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Patrick Pacious, dated May 24, 2022 |
| 10.24(cc)† | Letter Agreement between the company and Patrick S. Pacious, dated May 24, 2022 |
| 10.25†* | Amendment to Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Severance Benefit Agreement between the Company and Robert McDowell, dated January 15, 2025 |
| 19* | Insider Trading Policy, dated April 19, 2018 |
| 21.01* | Subsidiaries of Choice Hotels International, Inc. |
| 23* | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP |
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) |
| 31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) |
| 32* | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
| 97* | Dodd-Frank Compensation Recovery Policy effective October 2, 2023 |
| 101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document |
| 101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE* | XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
*Filed herewith.
† Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.
(a)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed August 31, 1998.
(b)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed February 26, 2019.
(c)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2013, filed on May 1, 2013.
(d)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 10, 2008.
(e)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Current Report on form 8-K dated May 1, 2006, filed on May 5, 2006.
(f)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed on May 8, 2013.
(g)Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed March 2, 2009.
(h) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as Appendix B to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A K filed March 25, 2010.
(i) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 25, 2010, filed August 25, 2010.
(j) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 18, 2020, filed February 21, 2020.
(k) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, filed November 5, 2019.
(l) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International Inc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 filed November 4, 2021.
(m) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2011, filed May 10, 2011.
(n) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed February 27, 2017.
(o) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed March 31, 2003.
(p) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, filed August 4, 2022.
(q) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 27, 2019.
(r) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed on May 9, 2012.
(s) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,2020, filed November 5, 2020.
(t) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2015, filed April 29, 2015.
(u) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2018.
(v) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 15, 2017, filed December 18, 2017.
(w) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2020.
(x) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2017, filed April 24, 2017.
(y) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed September 18, 2017.
(z) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, filed May 5, 2017.
(aa) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed March 2, 2020.
(bb) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated on June 12, 2022, filed on June 13, 2022.
(cc) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2022, filed May 27, 2022.
(dd) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed February 24, 2022.
(ee) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed August 8, 2023.
(ff) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2023.
(gg) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 15, 2024, filed May 17, 2024.
(hh) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2024, filed July 2, 2024.
(ii) Incorporated by reference to the identical document filed as an exhibit to Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 2024, filed on June 28, 2024.
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