UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Bainum, Barbara
8737 Colesville Road, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
CHH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
4/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock | |J (1| |1,906,369 |A | |1,906,369 |I |Note 2 |
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" " | |G (9|V|1,736 |D | |85,821 |I |Note 3 |
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" " | | | | | | |194,321 |I |Note 4 |
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" " | | | | | | |281,400 |I |Note 5 |
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" " | | | | | | |3,507 |I |Note 6 |
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" " | |G (1|V|2,604 |A | |68,332 |I |Note 7 |
| |0) | | | | | | | |
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" " | | | | | | |434,491 |I |Note 8 |
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" " | | | | | | |101,013 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Common Stock Option |-- |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |1,8| |
| | | |-| | | | | | | | |31 | |
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Restricted Stock |-- |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- |3,0| |
| | | |-| | | | | | | | |89 | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Note 1: Liquidating distribution from Bainum Associates Limited Partnership
("BA") and MC Investments Limited
Partnership ("MC"). The Barbara Bainum Trust was a limited partner of both BA
and MC.
Note 2: Shares owned by the Barbara Bainum Declaration of Trust (the "Trust")
in which Ms. Bainum is the sole
trustee.
Note 3: The proportionate interest of the Trust in shares (1,779,628) owned by
Mid Pines Associates, L.P., the sole
trustee of which is Ms.
Bainum.
Note 4: The proportionate interest of the Barbara Bainum Grantor Retained
Annuity Trust dated September 5, 1996,
the sole trustee of which is Ms. Bainum, in shares (1,779,628) owned by Mid
Pines Associates, L.P.
Note 5: The proportionate interest of the Trust in shares (3,567,869) owned by
Realty Investment Company, Inc., a
real estate investment and management company in which Ms. Bainum is a
noncontrolling shareholder.
Note 6: The proportionate interest of Ms. Bainum in shares (112,200) owned by
Vintage Limited Partnership.
Note 7: The proportionate interest of certain trusts in shares (1,779,628)
owned by Mid Pines Associates, L.P. for
the benefit of Ms. Bainum's niece and nephews. Ms. Bainum is the sole trustee
and her niece and nephews are the
beneficiaries. Beneficial ownership is
disclaimed.
Note 8: The proportionate interest of certain trusts in shares (3,567,869)
owned by Realty Investment Company, Inc.
for the benefit of Ms. Bainum's niece and nephews. Ms. Bainum is the sole
trustee and her niece and nephews are
the beneficiaries. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
Note 9: Gifts from the Barbara Bainum Declaration of Trust to her children of
her interest in shares (1,779,628)
owned by Mid Pines Associates,
L.P.
Note 10: Includes gifts from the Bruce Bainum Declaration of Trust to various
trusts in shares (1,779,628) owned by
Mid Pines Associates, L.P. for the benefit of Ms. Bainum's niece and nephews.
Ms. Bainum is the trustee and her
niece and nephews are the beneficiaries. Beneficial ownership is
disclaimed.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Barbara Bainum
DATE
5/7/99
