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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) 1 Choice Hotels Circle , Suite 400 Rockville , Maryland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.01 per share For the transition period from Commission file number 001-13393 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to X 52-1209792 ( IRS Employer Identification Number ) 20850 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 301 ) 592-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . CHH Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No No X Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ( Check one ) : Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 Ŭ.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . 0 0 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) Yes No X The aggregate market value of common stock of Choice Hotels International , Inc. held by non - affiliates was $ 2,865,617,331 as of June 30 , 2020 based upon a closing price of $ 78.90 per share .