SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
  
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BAINUM STEWART/

(Last) (First) (Middle)
8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD
SUITE 375

(Street)
FULTON MD 20759

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE [ CHH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/22/2008 12/22/2008 G 200,000 D $0 3,706,286 I See Footnote(1)
Common Stock 4,471,002 I See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 162,398 I See Footnote(4)
Common Stock 151,771 I See Footnote(5)
Common Stock 224,400 I See Footnote(6)
Common Stock 60,000 I See Footnote(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BAINUM STEWART/

(Last) (First) (Middle)
8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD
SUITE 375

(Street)
FULTON MD 20759

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BAINUM JANE

(Last) (First) (Middle)
8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD
SUITE 375

(Street)
FULTON MD 20759

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares owned by Stewart Bainum Declaration of Trust dated May 23, 1995 (the "SB Trust"), the sole trustee and current beneficiary of which is Mr. Bainum.
2. Shares owned by the Jane L. Bainum Declaration of Trust dated May 23, 1995 (the "JLB Trust"), the sole trustee and current beneficiary of which is Mr. Bainum's wife.
3. Shares owned by Dinwiddie Enterprises, Inc. (formerly known as Edelblut Associates, Inc.) a corporation owned entirely by the SB Trust.
4. The proportionate interest of the JLB Trust in shares (7,135,738) owned by Realty Investment Company, Inc., a real estate investment and management company, in which the JLB Trust is a non-controlling shareholder.
5. The proportionate interest of the SB Trust in shares (7,135,738) owned by Realty Investment Company, Inc., a real estate investment and management company, in which the SB Trust is a non-controlling shareholder.
6. Shares owned by Cambridge Investment Company, LLC ("Cambridge"), a family owned entity. As Managing Member, Mr. Bainum controls Cambridge and he and his wife also own equity interests in Cambridge.
Christine A. Shreve, Attorney-in-fact 02/03/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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