After selling over $9.58 million in company stock in early January, Bruce Bainum, son of the founder of Choice Hotels International Inc., sold an additional $6.8 million last week, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On Jan. 20, Bainum sold 125,000 shares in three increments with prices ranging between $54.33 and $55.04.

Between Jan. 9 and Jan. 13, Bainum sold 103,000 shares in five transactions.

According to the filing, Bainum still holds 2,927,467 shares.

Baium is the brother of Stewart Bainum Jr., the chairman of the board of directors for Choice Hotels.

Choice Hotels International is one of the largest lodging companies in the world, with more than 6,400 hotels in over 40 countries. Choice owns hotel franchises including Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Cambria hotels & suites and Suburban.

Choice Hotels International shares closed Jan. 20 at $55.20, up 1.38 percent for the day.