UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Bainum, Roberta
8737 Colesville Road, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/19/99
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
CHH
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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|195,072 |I |Note 1 |
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|9,641 |I |Note 2 |
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|1,906,369 |I |Note 3 |
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|700,214 |I |Note 4 |
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|72,484 |I |Note 5 |
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|20,000 |I |Note 6 |
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|5,425 |I |Note 7 |
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|60,000 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
Note 1: The proportionate interest of the Roberta 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 2: The proportionate interest of Roberta Bainum's minor child in shares
(112,200) owned by Vintage Limited
Partnership.
Note 3: Shares owned by the Roberta Bainum Irrevocable Trust. Ms. Bainum's
two brothers are co-trustees and
she is the beneficiary.
Note 4: The proportionate interest of the Roberta Bainum Irrevocable Trust in
shares (3,567,869) owned by Realty
Investment Company, Inc. Ms. Bainum's two brothers are co-trustees and she is
the beneficiary.
Note 5: The proportionate interest of the Roberta Bainum Irrevocable Trust in
shares (1,779,628) owned by Mid
Pines Associates, L.P. Ms. Bainum's two brothers are co-trustees and she is
the beneficiary.
Note 6: The proportionate interest of Roberta Bainum in shares (1,779,628)
owned by Mid Pines Associates, L.P.
Note 7: The proportionate interest of the Robert Bainum Irrevocable Trust in
shares (112,200) owned by Vintage
Limited Partnership. Ms. Bainum's brothers are co-trustees and she is the
beneficiary.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Roberta Bainum
DATE
5/7/99
