{"url_path":"/sec/chh/8-k/2026-05-21/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-21","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/0001193125-26-234741-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-234741","cik":"0001046311","ticker":"CHH","issuer_name":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/0001193125-26-234741-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001046311","primary_entity_name":"CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE"},"word_count":295,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07\n\nSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nAt the Annual Meeting, four proposals were submitted to the Company’s shareholders. The final voting results of these proposals were as follows:\n\nProposal 1\n\nThe Company’s shareholders elected the following eleven directors to hold office for a term of one year ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\n \n  \nVotes For\n \n  \nVotes\nAgainst\n \n  \nVotes\nAbstained\n \n  \nBroker\nNon-Votes\n \n\nBrian B. Bainum\n\n  \n \n38,948,020\n \n  \n \n313,213\n \n  \n \n7,156\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nStewart W. Bainum, Jr.\n\n  \n \n38,918,410\n \n  \n \n342,223\n \n  \n \n7,672\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nWilliam L. Jews\n\n  \n \n38,730,464\n \n  \n \n530,805\n \n  \n \n7,120\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nMonte J. M. Koch\n\n  \n \n31,636,833\n \n  \n \n7,610,899\n \n  \n \n20,657\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nLiza K. Landsman\n\n  \n \n39,000,610\n \n  \n \n257,660\n \n  \n \n10,119\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nPatrick S. Pacious\n\n  \n \n39,007,390\n \n  \n \n253,059\n \n  \n \n7,940\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nErvin R. Shames\n\n  \n \n30,559,622\n \n  \n \n8,687,510\n \n  \n \n21,257\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nGordon A. Smith\n\n  \n \n31,686,831\n \n  \n \n7,560,908\n \n  \n \n20,650\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nMaureen D. Sullivan\n\n  \n \n39,109,123\n \n  \n \n150,855\n \n  \n \n8,411\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nJohn P. Tague\n\n  \n \n38,651,604\n \n  \n \n607,970\n \n  \n \n8,815\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\nDonna F. Vieira\n\n  \n \n31,666,069\n \n  \n \n7,581,852\n \n  \n \n20,468\n \n  \n \n4,181,008\n \n\n \n\nProposal 2\n\nThe Company’s shareholders approved an advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAgainst\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAbstained\n\n  \n\nBroker\nNon-Votes\n\n36,213,116\n  \n3,011,948\n  \n43,325\n  \n4,181,008\n\nProposal 3\n\nThe Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Board size range from three to twelve to five to fifteen. The voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAgainst\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAbstained\n\n  \n\nBroker\nNon-Votes\n\n43,081,767\n  \n309,513\n  \n58,117\n  \n0\n\nProposal 4\n\nThe Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results are set forth below:\n\n \n\nVotes For\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAgainst\n\n  \n\nVotes\nAbstained\n\n  \n\nBroker\nNon-Votes\n\n43,375,425\n  \n68,184\n  \n5,788\n  \n0"}