On February 3, 2021, the board of directors of Resource REIT, Inc. appointed Marshall P. Hayes to serve as Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President of the Company effective immediately. Prior to the self-management transaction of Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc. (REIT I) in September 2020, when REIT I acquired the advisory and property management business of the entities affiliated with the Company's sponsor, Mr. Hayes was employed by Resource Real Estate, LLC (Resource Real Estate), the Company's sponsor and the owner of the external advisor to the Company. On January 27, 2021, upon the closing of the mergers with REIT I and Resource Apartment REIT III, Inc. (REIT III), Andrew Ceitlin, Robert Lieber and Lee Shlifer joined Alan Feldman, Thomas Ikeler and Gary Lichtenstein as members of the Board. On February 3, 2021, the Board made the following appointments to the committees of the Board: Compensation Committee members: Lee Shlifer (Chairman), Gary Lichtenstein, and Thomas Ikeler; Audit Committee members: Gary Lichtenstein (Chairman), Andrew Ceitlin, and Lee Shlifer; Investment Committee members: homas Ikeler (Chairman), Andrew Ceitlin and Lee Shlifer; Nominating & Governance Committee members: Andrew Ceitlin (Chairman), Gary Lichtenstein and Thomas Ikeler; Conflicts Committee members: Gary Lichtenstein, Thomas Ikeler, Andrew Ceitlin and Lee Shlifer.