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~~July 218, 2026

APA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40144

86-1430562

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77042-3643

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

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

Trading

Name of each exchange

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.625 par value

APA

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Nasdaq Texas, LLC

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).

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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~~The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.~~02 Departure~~1 offurnished ~~Directors~~herewith, oris ~~Certain~~being ~~Officers;~~furnished ~~Election~~and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of ~~Directors;~~Section ~~Appointment~~18 of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers;~~Exchange ~~Compensatory~~Act ~~Arrangements~~or otherwise subject to the liabilities of ~~Certain~~Section ~~Officers~~18, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~On May 21, 2026, APA Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”)~~Item 2. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2016 Omnibus Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2016 Plan”), as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting filed with the U02.S. Results ~~Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). The Amendment (i) increased the number~~ of ~~shares~~Operations ~~authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan by 24,160,000 shares~~ and ~~(ii) extended~~Financial ~~the term of the 2016 Plan through May 21, 2036~~Condition. ~~The Amendment previously had been approved by the board of directors of the Company, subject to shareholder approval.~~

~~The~~On ~~foregoing~~July ~~description~~8, of2026, ~~the~~APA ~~Amendment~~Corporation isissued ~~qualified~~a inpress ~~its~~release ~~entirety~~announcing bysupplemental ~~reference~~information toregarding ~~the~~certain ~~full~~financial ~~text~~and ofoperating ~~the~~results ~~Amendment,~~for athe ~~copy~~fiscal ofquarter ~~which~~ended isJune ~~filed~~30, ~~as Exhibit 10~~2026.1 toThe ~~this~~full ~~Current~~text ~~Report~~of onthe ~~Form~~press ~~8-K~~release ~~and~~is ~~incorporated~~furnished ~~into~~herewith ~~this~~as ~~Item~~Exhibit 599.021 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 59.0701. ~~Submission~~Financial ofStatements ~~Matters~~and ~~to a Vote of Security Holders~~Exhibits.

At the Annual Meeting, there were 353,400,414 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.625 per share, eligible to vote, of which 312,221,847 shares, or approximately 88.35%, were voted. The matters voted upon, the number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, each rounded to the nearest whole share, were as stated below.(d)Exhibits

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release of APA Corporation dated July 8 , 2026.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

The following nominees for directors were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.

Nominee	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Annell R. Bay	269,919,835	7,802,862	409,361	34,089,789
John J. Christmann IV	275,118,068	2,608,513	405,477	34,089,789
Juliet S. Ellis	271,823,321	5,685,806	622,931	34,089,789
Kenneth M. Fisher	276,348,675	1,366,864	416,519	34,089,789
Charles W. Hooper	274,795,166	2,918,985	417,906	34,089,789
Chansoo Joung	274,003,759	3,708,825	419,474	34,089,789
H. Lamar McKay	276,435,125	1,286,135	410,798	34,089,789
Peter A. Ragauss	274,587,738	3,118,147	426,173	34,089,789
David L. Stover	275,026,460	2,699,058	406,540	34,089,789
Anya Weaving	275,421,441	2,081,920	628,696	34,089,789

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor.

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2026 was ratified by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.

For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
307,082,415			4,653,628			485,804			0

Proposal 3 — Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

In a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (commonly known as “say on pay”), the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.

For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
238,710,645			38,762,516			658,897			34,089,789

Proposal 4 — Approval of Amendment to the 2016 Omnibus Compensation Plan.

The Amendment as disclosed in the Proxy Statement was approved by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.

For			Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
266,499,823			10,989,332			642,903			34,089,789

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Third Amendment to the 2016 Omnibus Compensation Plan, approved by shareholders May 21, 2026.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

		APA CORPORATION
Date:	May 26, 2026	By:	/s/ Kimberly O. Warnica
			Kimberly O. Warnica
			Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary

APA CORPORATION


Date:	July 8, 2026	By:	/s/ Robert P. Rayphole
			Robert P. Rayphole
			Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

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