FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

KNIGHT JUSTIN G 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. [ APLE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

814 EAST MAIN STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/1/2016
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23219
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares   9/1/2016     A    190696.0000   A $0.0000   (1) 1019377.0000   D    
Common Shares   9/1/2016     A    16639.0000   A $0.0000   (2) 26270.0000   I   By J. Knight Generation Skipping Irrevocable Trust  
Common Shares                  268304.0000   I   By J A M N Ltd. Partnership LLC  
Common Shares                  1170.0000   I   By trust f/b/o children  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Received in exchange for 30,090 Series B Preferred Shares and 804 Units (consisting of one common share and one Series A preferred share) of Apple REIT Ten, Inc. ("Apple Ten") in connection with the merger of Apple Ten into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the issuer (the "Merger") along with approximately an aggregate of $365,321 in cash consideration. There was no active trading market for Apple Ten Series B Preferred Shares or Apple Ten Units as of the date of the Merger. Apple Hospitality common shares had a closing market value of $18.94 per share on the effective date of the Merger.
(2)  Received by a trust for the reporting person's children in exchange for 2,631.25 Series B Preferred Shares of Apple Ten in connection with the Merger along with approximately an aggregate of $31,876 in cash consideration. There was no active trading market for Apple Ten Series B Preferred Shares as of the date of the Merger. Apple Hospitality common shares had a closing market value of $18.94 per share on the effective date of the Merger.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KNIGHT JUSTIN G
814 EAST MAIN STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219 		X
President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Kelly C. Clarke, Attorney-in-fact 9/6/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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