Choice Hotels International Chief Human Resources Officer Patrick Cimerola acquired 77 common shares in a grant/award transaction on October 15, 2026. The reported weighted-average price was $103.61 per share. His reported direct holdings following the transaction were 33,207 shares.
Choice Hotels International Inc. (CHH) director Ervin R. Shames acquired 113 shares of common stock on October 15, 2026, in a reported grant/award acquisition. The reported weighted-average price was $103.61 per share; the price footnote gives a range of $103.54 to $103.82 per share. Shames held 47,946 shares directly after the transaction.
Choice Hotels International (CHH) and Chief Human Resources Officer Patrick Cimerola agreed that he will transition from the CHRO role at the end of 2026. Effective January 1, 2027, he is expected to remain an employee through June 30, 2027, serving as a special advisor. While in that role, he will receive a $25,000 monthly base salary and continue participating in benefit plans and executive perquisite programs. He will not be eligible for future equity awards or a 2027 fiscal-year cash bonus, but will continue vesting in previously granted, unvested awards under their written terms. After his anticipated separation on June 30, 2027, he will be entitled to benefits associated with termination without cause under the company’s plans and his severance agreement, using the base salary rate in effect on December 31, 2026.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (symbol: CHH) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC (CHH) director Patrick Pacious reported a Form 4 transaction involving company common stock. On 2026-08-31, 46,122 shares were delivered or withheld to cover exercise price or tax liability at a reported price of $103.36 per share. Following this disposition for payment purposes, Pacious directly held 381,168 shares of CHH common stock.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CHH) announced that its Board appointed Dominic E. Dragisich as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director, effective August 31, 2026, for a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. He has served as Interim CEO since May 20, 2026 and previously held senior roles including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Global Brand Officer, and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer. In connection with this appointment, former President and CEO Patrick S. Pacious resigned from the Board effective August 31, 2026, coinciding with the end of his transitional advisory role. Dragisich’s CEO compensation package includes a $1,000,000 base salary, a short-term incentive target of 150% of base salary, at least $4,000,000 target 2027 long‑term equity award value, acceleration of a $500,000 cash bonus, and a one-time $1,000,000 restricted stock unit grant that cliff vests on the third anniversary of grant, along with an amended non‑competition, non‑solicitation and severance benefit agreement effective August 31, 2026.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) disclosed that on August 28, 2026 it entered into a new $500 million senior unsecured term loan credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent. The Term Loan matures on August 28, 2029, with an optional one-year extension the company may request, subject to lender consent and customary conditions.
The Term Loan bears interest, at the company’s election, at SOFR plus 1.25% (with a 0.00% SOFR floor) or a base rate plus 0.25%. The agreement includes covenants restricting liens, additional indebtedness, dividends and stock repurchases, investments, and mergers or asset sales, and requires a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.5:1.0 and a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 4.5:1.0 (temporarily 5.5:1.0 following certain material acquisitions). While the company maintains an Investment Grade Rating, it is not required to comply with the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant. Proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital and debt repayment.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH) director William L. Jews reported selling 5,057 shares of common stock on August 18, 2026. The sale was executed at a weighted average price of $106.98 per share, with trade prices ranging from $106.91 to $107.09. Following this open-market transaction, he directly holds 23,986.82 shares of CHH common stock.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC (CHH) is the issuer of common stock that board member William Jews has notified an intention to sell under Rule 144. The notice covers 5,057 shares of CHH common stock, with an indicated value of $540,042.54, to be sold through Merrill Lynch on or after August 18, 2026 on the NYSE. The shares were acquired over multiple dates from April 2022 through May 2025 as stock bonus awards from Choice Hotels International Inc.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC (CHH) reported an insider transaction by Chief Marketing Officer Noha Abdalla. On 2026-08-15, Abdalla had 503 shares of common stock withheld or delivered under a Code F transaction for payment of exercise price or tax liability at $104.73 per share. Following this disposition, Abdalla directly owned 9,391 shares of CHH common stock.