Choice Hotels International (CHH) AGM 2026 summary

Opening remarks and agenda

• Meeting opened with welcome remarks and outlined the agenda, including a Q&A session at the end with the Interim CEO.

• Record date for voting was set as March 23, 2026, with 45,757,096 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

• Quorum established with 95% of outstanding shares represented.

Board and executive committee updates

• Leadership transition announced: Patrick Pacious stepping down as CEO, remaining as advisor through August; Dom Dragisich appointed Interim CEO.

• Board expressed gratitude for outgoing CEO's contributions and confidence in new leadership.

Overview of voting outcomes

• All 11 board nominees re-elected for one-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting.

• Advisory vote on executive compensation approved by a large majority.

• Amendment to increase board size range from 3–12 to 5–15 members approved.

• Appointment of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, ratified.