Apple Hospitality updates equity distribution agents

Q: What did Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) change on August 6, 2026?

Apple Hospitality REIT entered into Amendment No. 2 to its equity distribution agreement, updating the list of sales agents while keeping the ability to sell common shares under the existing $500,000,000 program.

Q: Which agents were added or removed for Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)?

The amendment adds Huntington Securities, Inc. as an agent and removes B. Riley Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. from the equity distribution agreement.

Q: Does this Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) disclosure create a new securities offering?

No. Apple Hospitality REIT states that this disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities; it amends an existing equity distribution agreement.

Q: What exhibit did Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) file with this current report?

Apple Hospitality REIT filed Exhibit 1.1, which is Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated August 6, 2026, with the group of designated sales agents.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. entered into Amendment No. 2 to its equity distribution agreement on August 6, 2026.

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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. entered into Amendment No. 2 to its equity distribution agreement on August 6, 2026. Under the amended agreement, the company may continue to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $500,000,000 of its common shares, no par value per share, through designated sales agents.

The amendment updates the list of agents by removing B. Riley Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and adding Huntington Securities, Inc. Apple Hospitality notes that it has had customary commercial and/or investment banking relationships with the agents and certain of their affiliates, and states that this disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 8.01, 9.01

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Item 8.01 Other Events Other

Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Key Figures

Equity distribution capacity: $500,000,000 aggregate sales price Amendment date: August 6, 2026

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Equity distribution capacity $500,000,000 aggregate sales price Maximum amount of common shares that may be sold from time to time under the equity distribution agreement

Amendment date August 6, 2026 Date Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. entered into Amendment No. 2 to the equity distribution agreement

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Equity Distribution Agreement, aggregate sales price, Emerging growth company, Inline XBRL

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Equity Distribution Agreement financial

"entered into an Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the equity distribution agreement"

An equity distribution agreement is a formal plan between a company and financial institutions to sell newly issued shares of the company's stock to investors over a period of time. It helps the company raise money gradually, similar to filling a container with water in stages, rather than all at once. For investors, it provides an organized way to buy shares and can influence the stock's supply and price.

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"sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $500,000,000"

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"Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company"

An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.

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What did Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) change on August 6, 2026?

Apple Hospitality REIT entered into Amendment No. 2 to its equity distribution agreement, updating the list of sales agents while keeping the ability to sell common shares under the existing $500,000,000 program.

How much stock can Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) sell under its equity distribution agreement?

Apple Hospitality REIT may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $500,000,000 of its common shares through the agents named in the equity distribution agreement.

Which agents were added or removed for Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)?

The amendment adds Huntington Securities, Inc. as an agent and removes B. Riley Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. from the equity distribution agreement.

Does this Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) disclosure create a new securities offering?

No. Apple Hospitality REIT states that this disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities; it amends an existing equity distribution agreement.

What exhibit did Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) file with this current report?

Apple Hospitality REIT filed Exhibit 1.1, which is Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated August 6, 2026, with the group of designated sales agents.

What relationships exist between Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) and the sales agents?

Apple Hospitality REIT notes that, from time to time, it has had customary commercial and/or investment banking relationships with the sales agents named in the equity distribution agreement and certain of their affiliates.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 6, 2026

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia

001-37389

26-1379210

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


814 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia		23219
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(804) 344-8121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value	APLE	New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this report in accordance with Items 8.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K.

8.01 Other Events.

On August 6, 2026, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the equity distribution agreement, dated February 23, 2024 and amended as of February 25, 2025 (as amended, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Huntington Securities, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may continue to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $500,000,000 of its common shares, no par value per share, through the Agents.

The Amendment updates the definition of “Agent” and “Agents” in the Equity Distribution Agreement to remove B. Riley Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and add Huntington Securities, Inc.

A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing description of the material terms of the Amendment in this Item 8.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit, which is incorporated herein by reference.

From time to time, the Company has had customary commercial and/or investment banking relationships with the Agents and/or certain of their affiliates.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


1.1		Amendment No. 2 to Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 6, 2026, by and among the Company, Jefferies LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Huntington Securities, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

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

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.


Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

By:		/s/ Justin G. Knight
		Justin G. Knight
		Chief Executive Office

		August 6, 2026

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