Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2019

APACHE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-4300

41-0747868

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100

Houston, Texas 77056-4400

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.625 par value	APA	New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Global Select Market
7.75% Notes Due 2029		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Apache held on May 23, 2019, there were 375,910,273 shares of Apache common stock, par value $0.625 per share, eligible to vote, of which 346,168,051 shares, or 92.09 percent, were voted.

The matters voted upon, the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below:

•

The following nominees for directors were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions:


Nominee	For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
Annell R. Bay		311,717,326		4,318,637		257,663		29,874,425
John J. Christmann IV		314,869,555		1,197,792		226,278		29,874,425
Juliet S. Ellis		314,954,720		1,081,857		257,049		29,874,425
Chansoo Joung		314,859,679		1,195,381		238,565		29,874,425
Rene R. Joyce		311,826,212		4,206,406		261,008		29,874,425
John E. Lowe		313,362,274		2,313,651		617,701		29,874,425
William C. Montgomery		309,260,319		6,768,441		264,866		29,874,425
Amy H. Nelson		314,665,522		1,366,406		261,698		29,874,425
Daniel W. Rabun		309,370,626		6,677,866		245,134		29,874,425
Peter A. Ragauss		314,959,580		1,098,617		235,428		29,874,425

•

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apache’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2019 was ratified by the majority of shares voted, including abstentions:


For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
341,210,300	4,524,797	432,953	0

•

In a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Apache’s named executive officers as disclosed in Apache’s 2019 proxy statement (commonly known as “say on pay”), the compensation of Apache’s named executive officers was approved by the majority of shares voted, including abstentions:


For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
301,750,760	13,866,351	676,087	29,874,853

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.