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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): February 15, 2019
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 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 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 15, 2019, Choice Hotels International, Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1—Press Release issued by Choice Hotels International, Inc., dated February 15, 2019




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:
February 15, 2019
 
 
 
 
/s/ Dominic E. Dragisich
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dominic E. Dragisich
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer