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
7-3-00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 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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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |1,648,868 |I |Note 1 |
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Common Stock |7-3-00|S | |262,500 |D |$10.4375 |0 |- |Note 8 |
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Common Stock |7-3-00|S | |96,000 |D |$10.4375 |0 |- |Note 5 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |132,854 |I |Note 2 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |147,288 |I |Note 3 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |281,400 |I |Note 4 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |68,332 |I |Note 6 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |434,491 |I |Note 7 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |2,123 |D |Note 9 |
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Common Stock |- |- | |- |- |- |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 |D | |
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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,
L.P.
Note 4: 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
non-controlling shareholder.
Note 5: Shares owned by the Wilfried Busse Charitable Remainder Unitrust were
sold to the Issuer in a private
sale. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed by the reporting
person.
Note 6: 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 and her niece and
nephews are the sole beneficiares. Beneficial ownership 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 sole beneficiares. Beneficial owership is
disclaimed.
Note 8: Shares owned by the Barbara Bainum Charitable Remainder Unitrust were
sold to the Issuer in a private
sale. An independent individual serves as trustee of the CRUT.
Note 9: Restricted shares granted pursuant to the Choice Hotels Non-Employee
Director Compensation Plan.
