secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE)
CIK:        0001418121
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-23-005910
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Apple Hospitality appoints former Marriott executive Carolyn Handlon to board
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- Carolyn Handlon appointed to board effective March 1, 2023; will stand for election at 2023 annual meeting.
- Handlon served as Marriott EVP Finance & Global Treasurer for 17+ years, with 35 years at Marriott.
- Board now has 9 directors, including 3 women (over 30% of board).
- Independent director compensation: $185k annual retainer ($70k cash, $115k vested stock), prorated for 2023.
- 2023 annual meeting set for May 18, 2023; shareholders of record as of March 20, 2023.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017023005910/0000950170-23-005910-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017023005910/aple-20230303.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-005910

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