Apple Hospitality REIT Announces Results of 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and June 2018 Distribution

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the "Company” or "Apple Hospitality”) today announced voting results from the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 17, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, with over 93% of votes cast voting in favor of each director nominee and proposal, the Company’s shareholders approved:

• the election of Bruce H. Matson, Blythe J. McGarvie and L. Hugh Redd to the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board”);
• the adoption of an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation (the "Charter”) to declassify the Board and provide for annual elections of directors;
• on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers; and
• the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to serve for 2018.

Upon election to the Board, Ms. McGarvie was appointed by the Board to serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Matson will continue to serve as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and on the Executive Committee, and Mr. Redd will continue to serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee and on the Compensation Committee.

As a result of the approval of the amendment to the Company’s Charter to declassify the Board, each director elected at the Annual Meeting will serve a one-year term, as will each director elected at future shareholder meetings.

In addition, the Company today announced that its Board declared a regular monthly cash distribution of $0.10 per common share for the month of June 2018. The distribution is payable on June 18, 2018, to shareholders of record as of June 4, 2018.

Based on the Company’s common stock closing price of $18.39 on May 18, 2018, the annualized distribution of $1.20 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 6.5 percent.

About Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, select-service hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality’s portfolio consists of 242 hotels with more than 30,700 guest rooms located in 88 markets throughout 34 states. Franchised with industry-leading brands, the Company’s portfolio comprises 117 Marriott®-branded hotels and 125 Hilton®-branded hotels. For more information, please visit www.applehospitalityreit.com.

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