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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2019
  _____________________________________________________ 
 CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-13393
 
52-1209792
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland
 
20850
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 592-5000
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2019 Annual Meeting held on April 19, 2019, three proposals were submitted to the Company's stockholders. The final voting results of these proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders elected the following ten directors to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2020 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Vote
Barbara T. Alexander
49,879,187

 
6,498

 
137,894

 
3,579,170

Brian B. Bainum
49,708,343

 
168,244

 
146,988

 
3,579,170

Steward W. Bainum, Jr.
49,713,199

 
162,164

 
148,212

 
3,579,170

William L. Jews
49,720,978

 
161,352

 
141,249

 
3,579,170

Monte J. M. Koch
49,866,977

 
16,096

 
140,502

 
3,579,170

Liza K. Landsman
49,880,019

 
8,043

 
135,513

 
3,579,170

Patrick S. Pacious
49,775,345

 
110,608

 
137,626

 
3,579,170

Ervin R. Shames
49,723,537

 
159,791

 
140,247

 
3,579,170

Maureen D. Sullivan
49,875,944

 
12,123

 
135,508

 
3,579,170

John P. Tague
49,874,057

 
11,628

 
137,894

 
3,579,170

Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders approved an advisory vote on executive compensation. The voting results are set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Vote
49,317,018

 
517,888

 
188,673

 
3,579,170

Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The voting results are set forth below:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Vote
53,459,726

 
6,488

 
136,535

 








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:
April 23, 2019
 
 
 
 
/s/ Simone Wu
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simone Wu
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & External Affairs