TAGUE JOHN P 4

What Happened

• John P. Tague, a director of Choice Hotels International (CHH), was granted/received 61.83 shares on April 15, 2026. The reported weighted-average acquisition price is $117.65 per share, for a total reported value of approximately $7,274.
• This filing is coded as an "A" (award/grant/other acquisition), meaning shares were issued or allocated to the insider rather than sold on the open market.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-16 (timely — filed one day after the transaction).
• Reported price: weighted average $117.65 per share; purchase prices ranged from $117.43 to $117.80 (see footnote).
• Total reported value: roughly $7,274.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnote: The weighted average price reflects multiple purchases in the range $117.43–$117.80. The reporting person offered to provide a breakdown of shares purchased at each price upon request.
• Transaction type: "A" = award/grant/other acquisition (direct equity grant, not an option exercise or sale).

Context

• Grants to directors are commonly part of board compensation (equity awards) and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment in the open market. This was a modest-sized equity award (~$7.3K).
• No indication in the filing that shares were immediately sold, subject to a 10b5-1 plan, or withheld for taxes; those items would be noted separately if applicable.