Choice Hotels International Inc.

Choice Hotels International Inc. is listed on NYSE (CHH). Reference is made to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K for the financial information required to be included herein. Overview Choice Hotels International, Inc. and subsidiaries (together the Company or Choice) is one of the largest hotel franchisors in the world with 4,977 hotels open and 569 hotels under development as of December 31, 2004, representing 403,806 rooms open and 45,167 rooms under development in 49 states and more than 40 countries and territories outside the United States. Choice franchises lodging properties under the proprietary brand names (the Choice brands): Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn , Econo Lodge , Rodeway Inn , MainStay Suites , Cambria Suites and Flag Hotels. We operate in a single reportable segment encompassing our franchising business.

ChoicePoint Inc.

ChoicePoint Inc. is listed on NYSE (CPS). ChoicePoint Inc., a Georgia corporation (ChoicePoint), was incorporated in 1997. Over the past seven years, ChoicePoint has transformed from a predominately manually-driven and insurance customer-focused asset base into the diversified, technology driven, data intensive business it is today. Given the unique data, analytical and distribution capabilities, ChoicePoint is the leading provider of identification and credential verification services for making smarter decisions in a world challenged by increased risks. Serving the needs of business, government, non-profit organizations and consumers, ChoicePoint works to create a safer and more secure society through the responsible use of information. Based on market share, ChoicePoint is a leading provider of risk management and fraud prevention information and related technology solutions to the insurance industry.

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