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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): February 27, 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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
814 East Main Street |
Richmond, Virginia |  | 23219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 804 344-8121

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

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

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value |  | APLE |  | The 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. (which is referred to below as the “Company”) is filing this report in accordance with Items 7.01 and 9.01 of Form 8-K.

## Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 27, 2026, the Company made available on its website an updated investor presentation for use at various conferences and meetings in the coming weeks containing, among other things, certain operating statistics for January and February 2026. A copy of the investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 | Investor Presentation dated February 27, 2026
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 Officer
|  | February 27, 2026