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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-167972
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240625
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240625

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046311
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				521209792
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-273925
		FILM NUMBER:		241069945

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3015925000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS FRANCHISING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971022

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046311
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				521209792
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3015925000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS FRANCHISING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971022
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Relating to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>dated June&nbsp;25, 2024 to the Prospectus dated August&nbsp;11, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-273925</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$600,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.850%
Senior Notes due 2034 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;25, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pricing Term Sheet </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Choice Hotels International, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Expected Ratings (Moody&#146;s / S&amp;P)*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa3 / BBB-</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title of Securities:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.850% senior notes due 2034 (the &#147;notes&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$600,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">August&nbsp;1, 2034</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;1 and August&nbsp;1 of each year, commencing February&nbsp;1, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Record Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;15 and July&nbsp;15</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.850%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon Adjustment:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The coupon payable on the notes will be subject to adjustment based on certain rating events as described under the caption &#147;Description of Notes&#151;Interest Rate Adjustment of the Notes Based on Certain Rating Events&#148;
in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June&nbsp;25, 2024.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">98.929% of principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net&nbsp;Proceeds&nbsp;to&nbsp;Issuer&nbsp;(before&nbsp;expenses):&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$589,674,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.375% due May&nbsp;15, 2034</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">101-02</FONT> / 4.242%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+175 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.992%</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Optional Redemption:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Make-Whole Call:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to May&nbsp;1, 2034 (three months prior to the maturity date) (the &#147;Par Call Date&#148;), the issuer may redeem the notes at its
option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;&#8194;&#8201;&#8201;(1) (a) the sum of
the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the redemption date, and</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;&#8194;&#8201;&#8201;(2) 100% of the
principal amount of the notes to be redeemed,</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On or after the Par Call Date, the issuer may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to the redemption date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;25, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">July&nbsp;2, 2024 (T+5)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP / ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">169905 AH9 / US169905AH91</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Truist Securities,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC <BR></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Manager:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Loop Capital Markets LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Third Securities, Inc.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at
any time. Credit ratings are subject to change depending on financial and other factors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a
prospectus) and prospectus supplement with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in
the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention: WFS Customer Service, Email:
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wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com, Toll-Free: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-645-3751;</FONT></FONT></FONT> BofA
Securities, Inc., <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NC1-022-02-25,</FONT></FONT></FONT> 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, Email:
dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Telephone:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-471-2526,</FONT></FONT></FONT> Facsimile: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">902-9316</FONT> or by emailing
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com;</FONT> or Truist Securities, Inc., 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th floor, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attention: Prospectus Department, Email: TruistSecurities.prospectus@Truist.com, Telephone:
(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">685-4786.</FONT> </P>
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