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Issuer:     APPFOLIO INC (APPF)
CIK:        0001433195
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-01T20:18:56+00:00
Accession:  0001433195-26-000040
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AppFolio appoints two new directors, Shane Trigg as Chairman; updates director compensation
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- Andreas von Blottnitz and Janet Kerr retired from Board effective June 29, 2026; von Blottnitz also stepped down as Chairman.
- Diya Jolly (CPTO of Xero) and Michael Yang (Partner at Investment Group of Santa Barbara) elected as Class I directors.
- Shane Trigg, President and CEO, appointed Chairman of the Board; Winifred Webb named Lead Independent Director.
- Non-employee director annual equity award increased to $200,000 (from $150,000); committee chair retainer reduced to $40,000.
- New Lead Independent Director role created with additional annual cash retainer of $40,000.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433195/000143319526000040/0001433195-26-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433195/000143319526000040/appf-20260626.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001433195-26-000040

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