Apple Hospitality (APLE) Director Glenn W. Bunting Receives 2,116-Share Award

What Happened
Glenn W. Bunting Jr., a director of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE), was granted/received 2,116 shares on August 31, 2026. The shares were recorded at $15.95 each (the NYSE closing price that day), for a total value of $33,750. This transaction is an award (code A) as part of director compensation, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-31; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-09-02 (timely filing).
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (A) — equity component of director retainer.
• Shares granted: 2,116; Per-share value used: $15.95; Total reported value: $33,750.
• Footnotes: F1 = quarterly equity component of board retainer; F2 = per-share value equals NYSE close on 8/31/2026.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context
This was a routine equity retainer payment to a board member as compensation. Such awards reflect regular pay practices and are not the same as a director buying or selling shares on the open market, so they should not be taken as a direct signal of the insider’s market view.