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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bainum Brian   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE [CHH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD, SUITE 375 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2019 (Street) FULTON, MD 20759 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               76,894 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock               261,492 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               6,595 I See Footnote (3) Common Stock               40,283 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock               126,509 I See Footnote (5) Common Stock 04/19/2019   A   1,715 A $ 0 1,715 D (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bainum Brian 8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD SUITE 375 FULTON, MD 20759	X

Signatures

Christine A. Shreve, POA		04/22/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Bainum's proportionate interest in various trusts formed for the benefit of Mr. Bainum and his siblings, in shares (978,482) owned by MidPines Associates, LP, a family partnership.
(2)	Mr. Bainum's proportionate interest in various trusts formed for the benefit of Mr. Bainum, his siblings, and their descendants, in shares (6,821,574) owned by Realty Investment Company, Inc., a family owned investment and management company for which Mr. Bainum is a non voting stockholder and serves as a Director.
(3)	Shares owned by BBFAM Ventures, LLC, whose sole member is a trust for the benefit of Mr. Bainum's wife and descendants.
(4)	Mr. Bainum's proportionate interest in shares owned by a trust formed for the benefit of Mr. Bainum and his siblings.
(5)	Mr. Bainum's proportionate interest in various trusts formed for the benefit of Mr. Bainum, his siblings, and their descendants, in shares (1,685,061) owned by Posadas Holdings, LLC, a family investment company.
(6)	Restricted stock will vest in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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