# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001418121
**File Stem:** 0000950170-23-009735
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5315
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-23-009735.hdr.sgml**: 20230324

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-23-009735

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230324

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230324

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230324

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001418121
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 261379210
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** VA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37389
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23760029

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 814 EAST MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** RICHMOND
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 23219
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 804.344.8121

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 814 EAST MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** RICHMOND
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 23219

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Apple REIT Nine, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20071109

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM** 8-K/A

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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):** March 24, 2023<br>

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APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Virginia | 001-37389 | 26-1379210 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 814 East Main Street |  |  |
| Richmond**,** Virginia |  | 23219 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** 804 344-8121<br>

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Shares, no par value | APLE | The New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Explanatory Note**

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the "Amendment") to amend its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2023 (the "Initial Form 8-K") solely to provide updated information required by Item 5.02(d)(3). No other revisions have been made to the Initial Form 8-K, and other than as mentioned in the foregoing sentence, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other items or disclosures contained in the Initial Form 8-K.

**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

As previously disclosed in the Initial Form 8-K, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") appointed Carolyn Handlon to the Board, effective March 1, 2023. On and effective March 24, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board appointed Ms. Handlon as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

**(d) Exhibits**

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

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**SIGNATURES**

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.

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| **Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.** | **Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Justin G. Knight |
|  | Justin G. Knight |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |
|  | March 24, 2023 |

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