SILVER SPRING, Md., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc., today announced it will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. EDT at the Choice Hotels Learning Center, 10720 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland.
The record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the meeting was March 12, 2007. On the meeting agenda are the election of three Class I directors to hold office for a three-year term ending at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and other business that properly comes before the meeting.
Nominees for director this year are William L. Jews, John T. Schwieters and David C. Sullivan.
A more detailed description of the matters to be discussed is included in the company's 2007 proxy statement that was filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proxy statement is now available on the company's website at http://www.choicehotels.com/.
About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,300 hotels, representing more than 430,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 40 countries and territories. As of December 31, 2006, 860 hotels are under development in the United States, representing 66,238 rooms, and an additional 70 hotels, representing 6,317 rooms, are under development in more than 20 countries and territories. The company's Cambria Suites, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel brands serve guests worldwide. Additional corporate information may be found on Choice Hotels' Internet site, which may be accessed at http://www.choicehotels.com/.
Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Cambria Suites, Clarion, Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.
