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
10770 Columbia Pike, Suite 100
Silver Spring, MD 20901
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
5-31-00
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>
|4-6-00|J | |47,033 |A | | | |NOTE 3 |
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|5-15-0|G | |-265,000 |D | | | |NOTE 8 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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|4-29-0|J | |1,217 |A | | | |NOTE 9 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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|5-31-0|G(10| |-96,000 |D | |1,648,868 |I |NOTE 1 |
|0 |) | | | | | | | |
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|5-15-0|G | |265,000 |A | | | |NOTE 8 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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|5-25-0|J | |-2,500 |D |11.425 |262,500 | |NOTE 8 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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|5-31-0|G | |96,000 |A | |96,000 | |NOTE 10 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |132,854 |I |NOTE 2 |
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|4-6-00|J | |-47,033 |D | |147,288 |I |NOTE 3 |
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| | | | | | |281,400 |I |NOTE 4 |
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|5-18-0|J | |-3,507 |D | |0 |I |NOTE 5 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |68,332 |I |NOTE 6 |
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| | | | | | |434,491 |I |NOTE 7 |
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|4-29-0|J | |-1,217 |I | |2,123 |D |NOTE 9 |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |980 |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 Options | | | | | | | | | |8,136 | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Note 1. Shares owned by the Barbara Bainum Declaration of Trust (The "Trust")
in which Ms. Bainum is the sole
trustee.
Note 2. 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 3: The proportionate interest of the Barbara Bainum Grantor Retained
Annuity Trust ("GRAT") dated
September 5, 1996, the sole trustee of which is Ms. Bainum, in shares
(1,779,628) owned by Mid Pines
Associates, LP. On April 6, 2000, the GRAT made its required distribution to
Ms. Bainum using Mid Pines interests
representing a benficial interest in 47,033 shares of Choice. These 47,033
shares were contributed to Ms.
Bainum's
Trust.
Note 4. The proportionate interest of the Trust in shares (3,567,869) owned by
Relty Investment Company, Inc., a
real estate investment and management company in which Ms. Bainum is a
noncontrolling shareholder.
Note 5. Ms. Bainum previously reported her proportionate interest in shares
(112,200) owned by Vintage Limited
Partnerhsip, a family limited partnership. On May 18, 2000, Vintage
contributed its entire portfolio of Choice
shares to Cambridge LLC, a family owned entity. Shares held by Cambridge are
not attributable to Ms. Bainum.
Note 6. The proportionate interest of certain trusts in shares (1,779,628)
owned by Mid Pines Associates, LP for
the benefit of Ms. Bainum's niece and nephews. Ms. Bainum is the sole trustee
and her niece and nephews are
the beneficiares. Beneficial owership is
disclaimed.
Note 7. 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 beneficiares. Beneficial owership is
disclaimed.
Note 8. On May 15, 2000, Ms. Bainum contributed 265,000 shares from her Trust
for the formation of the Barbara
Bainum Charitable Remainder Unitrust ("CRUT"). Ms. Bainum retains only an
income interest in the CRUT. An
independent individual serves as the trustee of the CRUT. On May 25, 2000, the
CRUT sold 2,500 shares.
Note 9. On April 29, 2000, 1,217 shares were distributed from the Non-Employee
Director Compensation Plan to
Ms. Bainum's Trust. There are 2,123 shares remaining in the plan for Ms.
Bainum.
Note 10. On May 31, 2000, Ms. Bainum gave 96,000 shares to her husband,
Wilfried Busse, for creation of the
Wilfried Busse Charitable Remainder Unitrust ("WB-CRUT"). The trustee of the
WB-CRUT is Ms. Bainum's son. Mr.
Busse retains an income interest in the
trust.
