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    SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Choice Hotels International Inc. (Amendment)

    5/22/24 9:58:56 AM ET
    $CHH
    Hotels/Resorts
    Consumer Discretionary
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    SC 13D/A 1 d804985dsc13da.htm SC 13D/A SC 13D/A

     

     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

     

     

    SCHEDULE 13D

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    (Amendment No. ___15___)*

     

     

    CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

    (Name of Issuer)

    Common Stock

    (Title of Class of Securities)

    169905-10-6

    (CUSIP Number)

    Christine A. Shreve - 240-295-1600

    8171 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 375, Fulton, MD 20759

    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

    May 20, 2024

    (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     

     

    If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box ☐.

     

    *

    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

     

     

     


    CUSIP No. 169905-10-6    13D    Page 2 of 4

     

     1   

     Name of Reporting Person

     

     Stewart W. Bainum, Jr (“Mr. Bainum, Jr.” or the “Reporting Person”)

     2  

     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

     (a) ☐  (b) ☐

     

     3  

     SEC Use Only

     

     4  

     Source of Funds

     

     00

     5  

     Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to Items 2(C) or 2(E)

     

     ☐

     6  

     Citizenship or Place of Organization

     

     USA

    Number of

    Shares

    Beneficially 

    Owned by

    Each

    Reporting

    Person

    with:

     

        7   

     Sole Voting Power

     

     2,784,903

        8  

     Shared Voting Power

     

     6,821,574

        9  

     Sole Dispositive Power

     

     2,784,903

       10  

     Shared Dispositive Power

     

     6,821,574

     11   

     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     

     9,606,477

     12  

     Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

     

     13  

     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     

     19.94%

     14  

     Type of Reporting Person

     

     IN


    CUSIP No. 169905-10-6    13D    Page 3 of 4

     

    Item 1.

    Security and Issuer

     

      (a)

    Name of Issuer:

    Choice Hotels International, Inc.(“The Company”)

     

      (b)

    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

    915 Meeting Street, Suite 600 Rockville, MD 20852

     

      (c)

    Title and Class of Securities:

    Common Stock

     

    Item 2.

    Identity and Background

     

      (a)

    Name:

    Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.

     

      (b)

    Business Address:

    8171 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 375 Fulton, MD 20759

     

      (c)

    Present Employment and Address:

    Chair, Choice Hotels International 915 Meeting Street, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852

     

      (d)

    Record of Convictions:

    During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).


    CUSIP No. 169905-10-6    13D    Page 4 of 4

     

      (e)

    Record of Civil Proceedings:

    During the last five years, the Reporting Person was not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating such activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     

      (f)

    Citizenship:

    USA

     

    Item 3.

    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

    N/A

     

    Item 4.

    Purpose of Transaction

    On May 20, 2024, Mid Pines Associates, LP (“MP”) dissolved and distributed 910,330 shares of common stock of the Issuer on a prorata basis to its partners. Stewart Bainum Jr. was a general partner and had shared voting authority. The Stewart Bainum, Jr. Declaration of Trust(“SBJTrust”) received 126,035 shares from this distribution. The transfer involved no consideration.

     

    Item 5.

    Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     

      (a)

    Amount and percentage beneficially owned:

    Reporting Person:

    9,606,477 shares (19.94%) shares, including 1,137,139 shares owned by the Stewart Bainum, Jr. Declaration of Trust of which Mr. Bainum, Jr. is the sole trustee and beneficiary. The aggregate number referred to in the preceding sentence also includes 1,417,056 shares owned by Leeds Creek Holdings, LLC whose only member is SBJTrust; 6,821,574 shares owned by White Oak Legacy, Inc. (f/k/a Realty Investment Company, Inc.), in which SBJTrust owns voting stock and has shared voting authority; 6,357 shares owned by the Bruce Bainum 2009 Family Trust, 32,741 shares owned by Bruce Bainum 2012 Exempt Family Trust, 186,802 shares owned by the Bruce Bainum 2012 Non Exempt Family Trust, each of which is a trust for the benefit of descendants of Mr. Bainum Jr.’s brother, Bruce Bainum, for which Mr. Bainum, Jr. is trustee and has voting and dispositive authority; and 4,808 shares which Mr. Bainum, Jr has the right to acquire pursuant to restricted stock grants vesting through 2027.

     

      (b)

    Number of shares as to which such person has:

     

    (i) Sole Voting Power

         2,784,903  

    (ii) Shared Voting Power

         6,821,574  

    (iii) Sole Dispositive Power

         2,784,903  

    (iv) Shared Dispositive Power

         6,821,574  

     

      (c)

    A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is as follows:

    On 5/14/2024 the Bruce Bainum 2012 Non-Exempt Family Trust exchanged 10,941 shares for an asset with the Bruce Bainum 2012 Exempt Family Trust and also distributed 5,470 shares to a beneficiary.


      (d)

    Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of Another Person:

    To the extent that shares of the Issuer identified in Item 5(a) are held by corporations or partnerships, other shareholders and partners, respectively, have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares to the extent of their proportionate interests in such entities. To the best of the Reporting Person’s knowledge, other than Stewart Bainum, Jr., Bruce Bainum, Roberta Bainum and Barbara Bainum, no other person has such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class of securities.

     

      (e)

    Ownership of Less than Five Percent:

    N/A

     

    Item 6.

    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

    None

     

    Item 7.

    Material to be Filed as Exhibits

    None

    Signature

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

    Date: May 22, 2024

     

    /s/ Stewart Bainum, Jr

    Stewart Bainum, Jr.
    BY:  

    /s/Christine A. Shreve

      Christine A. Shreve, Attorney-in-fact
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