01—Abstract
Summary
Summary of the 8-K filed May 28, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.
At APA Corporation's annual meeting of shareholders held on May 22, 2025, 315,519,427 of the 361,441,463 eligible shares of common stock, approximately 87%a, were voted.
Shareholders elected all eleven director nominees to one-year terms expiring at the 2026 annual meeting. Each nominee received more For votes than Against votes, with the Against counts ranging from 2,079,393 (Kenneth M. Fisher) to 18,006,852 (Annell R.
Bay). Shareholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2025, with 308,483,531 votes for, 6,368,358 against, and 667,537 abstentions. In a non-binding advisory vote, shareholders approved the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement, with 236,063,201 votes for, 45,671,250 against, and 1,106,125 abstentions.
This filing reports the outcome of routine annual meeting proposals. It does not contain financial results, guidance, or transaction disclosures.
02—Key points
Key Highlights
- Approximately 87% of eligible shares (315,519,427 of 361,441,463) were voted at the May 22, 2025 annual meeting.
- All 11 director nominees were elected to one-year terms expiring at the 2026 annual meeting.
- Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year 2025 with 308,483,531 votes for and 6,368,358 against.
- The non-binding say-on-pay vote on named executive officer compensation was approved with 236,063,201 votes for and 45,671,250 against.
- Annell R. Bay received the most Against votes among directors at 18,006,852, while Kenneth M. Fisher received the fewest at 2,079,393.
- Broker non-votes were 32,678,851 on each director election and on the say-on-pay proposal.
03—Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Were all of APA's director nominees elected?
Yes. All eleven nominees, including Annell R. Bay, Matthew R. Bob, John J. Christmann IV, Juliet S. Ellis, Kenneth M. Fisher, Charles W. Hooper, Chansoo Joung, H. Lamar McKay, Peter A. Ragauss, David L. Stover, and Anya Weaving, were elected by a majority of shares voted to one-year terms expiring at the 2026 annual meeting.
Who is APA's independent auditor for fiscal year 2025?
Shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2025, with 308,483,531 votes for, 6,368,358 against, and 667,537 abstentions.
How did shareholders vote on executive compensation?
In a non-binding advisory vote on the named executive officers' compensation as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement, shareholders approved it with 236,063,201 votes for, 45,671,250 against, 1,106,125 abstentions, and 32,678,851 broker non-votes.
How many shares were eligible to vote and how many were voted?
There were 361,441,463 shares of common stock, par value $0.625 per share, eligible to vote, and 315,519,427 shares, or approximately 87%, were voted at the May 22, 2025 annual meeting.
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