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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">26-1379210</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>814 East Main Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richmond, Virginia</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Justin G. Knight </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>814 East Main Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richmond, Virginia 23219 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">344-8121</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul
Manca </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tifarah Allen </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hogan Lovells US LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>555
Thirteenth Street, N.W. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">637-5600</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148;
&#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to
the persons participating in the Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions
to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this registration statement or as a
prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents are incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018793/aple-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2024. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The portions of the Company&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024042986/aple-20240409.htm">Definitive
 Proxy Statement</A> on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;9, 2024 incorporated by reference in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018793/aple-20231231.htm">Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024053569/aple-20240331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2024. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission
on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018789/aple-20240222.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
22, 2024</A> (with respect to Item 8.01 only), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024019384/aple-20240219.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
23, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000119312524044602/d764764d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
23, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024049158/aple-20240426.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
26, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024065218/aple-20240523.htm">May&nbsp;28, 2024</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of the Company&#146;s common shares, no par value, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518515001205/applehospitality8a12b051115.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A>, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;
13, 2015, as updated by <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018793/aple-ex4_1.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018793/aple-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;22, 2024 and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports; provided, however, the Company is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Securities. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the &#147;VSCA&#148;) permits, and the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation (the &#147;Articles&#148;)
require, to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, that the Company indemnify its officers and directors in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act. Under Sections <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13.1-697</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13.1-702</FONT> of the VSCA, a Virginia corporation generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and criminal actions if such officer or
director acted in good faith and believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to
its best interests, and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification, unless limited by a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation, when a
director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Articles provide that the Company must indemnify any individual who is, was or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or other proceeding (including a proceeding by or in the right of the Company or by or on behalf of its shareholders) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the Company or of any legal entity
controlled by the Company, or is or was a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan established at the direction of the Company, against all liabilities and reasonable expenses incurred by him on account of the proceeding, provided that the directors
of the Company (excluding the indemnified party) determine in good faith that his course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company, and provided further that such liabilities and expenses were not
incurred because of his willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard of duties or knowing violation of the criminal law.&nbsp;Before any indemnification is paid, a determination must be made that indemnification is permissible in the
circumstances because the person seeking indemnification is eligible for indemnification and has met the standard of conduct set forth above.&nbsp;Such determination must be made in the manner provided by Virginia law for determining that
indemnification of a director is permissible; provided, however, that if a majority of the directors of the Company has changed after the date of the alleged conduct giving rise to a claim for indemnification, the determination that indemnification
is permissible must, at the option of the person claiming indemnification, be made by special legal counsel agreed upon by the board of directors of the Company and such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless a determination has been made that indemnification is not permissible, the Company must make advances and reimbursement for expenses
incurred by any person named above upon receipt of an undertaking from him to repay the same if it is ultimately determined that such individual is not entitled to indemnification. The Company is authorized to contract in advance to indemnify its
directors and officers to the extent it is required to indemnify them pursuant to the provisions described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the
above, indemnification will not be allowed for any liability imposed by judgment, and costs associated therewith, including attorneys&#146; fees, arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws associated with the
public offering of the Company&#146;s common shares unless (i)&nbsp;there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (ii)&nbsp;such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee, or (iii)&nbsp;a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that
indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights of
each person or entity entitled to indemnification under the Articles shall inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s or entity&#146;s heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns. Indemnification pursuant to the Articles shall not be
exclusive of any other right of indemnification to which any person or entity may be entitled, including indemnification pursuant to a valid contract, indemnification by legal entities other than the Company, and indemnification under policies of
insurance purchased and maintained by the Company or others. However, no person or entity shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the extent such person or entity is indemnified by another, including an insurer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors or officers for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have
been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518518001353/ex_119574.htm">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518520000697/ex_186357.htm">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;18, 2020)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024065218/aple-ex10_1.htm">Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May&nbsp;28, 2024) </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however,
</I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Richmond,
state of Virginia, on this 28th day of May, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Justin G. Knight</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Justin G. Knight</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew P. Rash, Rachel S. Labrecque or Elizabeth S. Perkins, and
each of them, as his <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming all that such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Justin G. Knight</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Justin G. Knight</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Glade M. Knight</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2024
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
26-1379210
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
814 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia
23219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip code)
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Justin G. Knight
Chief
Executive Officer
814 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Name and address of agent for service)
(804)
344-8121
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Paul
Manca
Tifarah Allen
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555
Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202)
637-5600
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,"
"accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form
S-8
will be sent or given to
the persons participating in the Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions
to Part I of Form
S-8,
such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as a
prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
•
The Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 22, 2024.
•
The portions of the Company's
Definitive
 Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 9, 2024 incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
•
The Company's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2024.
•
The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission
on
February
22, 2024
(with respect to Item 8.01 only),
February
23, 2024
,
February
23, 2024
,
April
26, 2024
, and
May 28, 2024
.
•
The description of the Company's common shares, no par value, contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on
Form
8-A
, filed with the Commission on May 
13, 2015, as updated by
Exhibit 4.1
to the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024 and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports; provided, however, the Company is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
any Current Report on Form
8-K.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the "VSCA") permits, and the Company's articles of incorporation (the "Articles")
require, to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, that the Company indemnify its officers and directors in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act. Under Sections
13.1-697
and
13.1-702
of the VSCA, a Virginia corporation generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and criminal actions if such officer or
director acted in good faith and believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to
its best interests, and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification, unless limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation, when a
director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation.
The Articles provide that the Company must indemnify any individual who is, was or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or other proceeding (including a proceeding by or in the right of the Company or by or on behalf of its shareholders) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the Company or of any legal entity
controlled by the Company, or is or was a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan established at the direction of the Company, against all liabilities and reasonable expenses incurred by him on account of the proceeding, provided that the directors
of the Company (excluding the indemnified party) determine in good faith that his course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company, and provided further that such liabilities and expenses were not
incurred because of his willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard of duties or knowing violation of the criminal law. Before any indemnification is paid, a determination must be made that indemnification is permissible in the
circumstances because the person seeking indemnification is eligible for indemnification and has met the standard of conduct set forth above. Such determination must be made in the manner provided by Virginia law for determining that
indemnification of a director is permissible; provided, however, that if a majority of the directors of the Company has changed after the date of the alleged conduct giving rise to a claim for indemnification, the determination that indemnification
is permissible must, at the option of the person claiming indemnification, be made by special legal counsel agreed upon by the board of directors of the Company and such person.
Unless a determination has been made that indemnification is not permissible, the Company must make advances and reimbursement for expenses
incurred by any person named above upon receipt of an undertaking from him to repay the same if it is ultimately determined that such individual is not entitled to indemnification. The Company is authorized to contract in advance to indemnify its
directors and officers to the extent it is required to indemnify them pursuant to the provisions described above.
Notwithstanding the
above, indemnification will not be allowed for any liability imposed by judgment, and costs associated therewith, including attorneys' fees, arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws associated with the
public offering of the Company's common shares unless (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (ii) such claims have been
dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee, or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that
indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
The rights of
each person or entity entitled to indemnification under the Articles shall inure to the benefit of such person's or entity's heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns. Indemnification pursuant to the Articles shall not be
exclusive of any other right of indemnification to which any person or entity may be entitled, including indemnification pursuant to a valid contract, indemnification by legal entities other than the Company, and indemnification under policies of
insurance purchased and maintained by the Company or others. However, no person or entity shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the extent such person or entity is indemnified by another, including an insurer.
Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors or officers for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have
been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly
 Report on Form
10-Q
filed August
6, 2018)
4.2
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed May
18, 2020)
5.1
Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the validity of the common shares of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. registered hereby*
10.1
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May 28, 2024)
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
23.2
Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)*
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)*
107
Filing Fee Table*
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Richmond,
state of Virginia, on this 28th day of May, 2024.
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.
By:
/s/ Justin G. Knight
Justin G. Knight
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew P. Rash, Rachel S. Labrecque or Elizabeth S. Perkins, and
each of them, as his
attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact
and agent or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Justin G. Knight
Justin G. Knight
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 28, 2024
/s/ Elizabeth S. Perkins
Elizabeth S. Perkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 28, 2024
/s/ Rachel S. Labrecque
Rachel S. Labrecque
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 28, 2024
/s/ Glade M. Knight
Glade M. Knight
Executive Chairman
May 28, 2024
/s/ Glenn W. Bunting, Jr.
Glenn W. Bunting, Jr.
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ Jon A. Fosheim
Jon A. Fosheim
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ Kristian M. Gathright
Kristian M. Gathright
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ Carolyn B. Handlon
Carolyn B. Handlon
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ Blythe J. McGarvie
Blythe J. McGarvie
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ L. Hugh Redd
L. Hugh Redd
Director
May 28, 2024
/s/ Howard E. Woolley
Howard E. Woolley
Director
May 28, 2024