CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE

Regulatory Filings • Oct 27, 2022

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2022 ( August 11, 2022 )

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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-13393	52-1209792
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, — Rockville,	20850
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 592-5000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

On August 11, 2022 , Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“the Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (“the Original Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing the acquisition of (1) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Radisson Hospitality, Inc. (“Radisson Americas”) and (2) certain trademarks held by Radisson Hospitality Belgium BV/SRL (“Radisson Belgium”) covering (i) the United States of America and its territories, namely Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; (ii) all countries located on the continents of North America and South America; and (iii) all countries and territories located on the Caribbean Sea (the “Transaction”), pursuant to a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2022, by and among the Company, Radisson Holdings Inc. (the “Seller”), Radisson Americas, Aplite Holdings AB and Radisson Belgium (the “Purchase Agreement”). The consideration paid at closing, was approximately $673,155,000, reflecting adjustments relating to disclosed leakage, including reductions for transaction expenses payable by Radisson Americas.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 12, 2022.

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the Original Report to provide the historical combined financial information of Radisson and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company, as required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of Form 8-K, respectively, which were excluded from the Original Report. Except as set forth herein, this Amendment does not amend, modify or update the disclosure contained in the Original Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

(i) The historical audited combined financial statements of Radisson, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, together with the notes thereto and the independent certified public accountant's report thereon, are filed as exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment and incorporated by reference herein.

(ii) The historical interim condensed combined unaudited financial statements of Radisson, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, together with the notes thereto, are filed as exhibit 99.2 to this Amendment and incorporated by reference herein.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information related to the Transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Amendment and incorporated by reference herein:

(i) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022 and Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit #	Description
23.1*	Consent of Pricewaterhouse C oopers LLP
99.1*	Historical a udited combined financial statements of Radisson , as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 , and the report of Pricewaterhouse C oopers L LP , independent auditors
99.2*	Historical interim condensed combined unaudited financial statements of Radisson , as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
99.3*	Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022 and Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

• Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:
Dominic E. Dragisich
Chief Financial Officer