Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROTHFELD DANIEL K
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE [CHH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10750 COLUMBIA PIKE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2006
(Street)

SILVER SPRING, MD 20901		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   31 A $ 8.375 50,044 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   11,750 A $ 6.405 61,794 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   16,200 A $ 10.5825 77,994 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   16,192 A $ 10.1975 94,186 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   1,620 A $ 29.92 95,806 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   1,080 A $ 29.92 96,886 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   6,750 A $ 10.5825 103,626 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2006   M   3,312 A $ 10.1975 106,948 D  
Common Stock               1,910 I 401 (k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option $ 8.375 02/16/2006   M     31   (1) 02/07/2010 Common Stock 31 $ 0 22,031 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 6.405 02/16/2006   M     11,750   (1) 05/03/2010 Common Stock 11,750 $ 0 11,750 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 10.5825 02/16/2006   M     16,200   (1) 02/07/2012 Common Stock 16,200 $ 0 24,300 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 10.1975 02/16/2006   M     16,192   (1) 02/10/2013 Common Stock 16,192 $ 0 24,288 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 29.92 02/16/2006   M     1,620   (1) 02/14/2015 Common Stock 1,620 $ 0 14,580 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 29.92 02/16/2006   M     1,080   (1) 02/14/2015 Common Stock 1,080 $ 0 4,320 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 10.5825 02/16/2006   M     6,750   (1) 02/07/2012 Common Stock 6,750 $ 0 2,700 D  
Employee Stock Option $ 10.198 02/16/2006   M     3,312   (1) 02/10/2013 Common Stock 3,312 $ 0 2,208 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROTHFELD DANIEL K
10750 COLUMBIA PIKE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20901		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 Daniel Rothfeld   02/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options vest in five equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
 
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