UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2014
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13393 | 52-1209792 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(301) 592-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 28, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Liza Landsman as a director for a term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of shareholders. Ms. Landsman’s compensation for services as director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors. The information required by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is not yet determined at the time of this filing. The Company’s Board of Directors has not determined at this time to which of its committees, if any, Ms. Landsman will be appointed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 29, 2014 | Choice Hotels International, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Simone Wu | |||||
| Name: | Simone Wu | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | |||||
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