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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2017


	Meeting Information
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For holders as of: March 24, 2017
	Date: May 18, 2017	Time: 11:00 AM EDT
	Location: Courtyard and Residence Inn Richmond Downtown
	1320 East Cary Street
	Richmond, VA 23219

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC 814 EAST MAIN STREET RICHMOND,VA 23219		You are receiving this communication because you hold
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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

1. Election of directors

Nominees

01 Glenn W. Bunting 02 Glade M. Knight 03 Daryl A. Nickel

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

2. Approval on an advisory basis of executive compensation paid by the Company.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

3. Approval on an advisory basis on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 4 through 5D.

4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to serve for 2017.

5A. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Charter to declassify the Board of Directors and provide for annual elections of directors.

5B. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Charter to require a majority vote for all Charter amendments.

5C. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Charter to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement for affiliated transactions.

5D. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Charter to eliminate provisions that are no longer applicable.

NOTE: In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.