Sec Form 4 Filing - Welch Jamie @ Kinetik Holdings Inc. - 2022-02-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Welch Jamie 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Kinetik Holdings Inc. [ KNTK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 2700 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/22/2022 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77056 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction 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 Class A Common Stock 02/22/2022 A 1,357,531 A $ 0 1,357,531 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 Kinetik Holdings Units( 1 ) ( 1 ) 02/22/2022 A 370,692 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 370,692 $ 0 370,692 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Welch Jamie 2700 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 300 HOUSTON, TX77056 X See Remarks Signatures By: /s/ Todd Carpenter, Attorney-in-Fact 02/24/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The term "Kinetik Holdings Units" is used herein to represent common units representing limited partnership interests in Kinetik Holdings LP (the "Partnership" and such common units "Partnership Common Units") and an equal number of paired shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer. The terms of the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership provide that each holder of Partnership Common Units (other than the Issuer) generally has the right to cause the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of its Partnership Common Units (the "Redemption Right") in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer or, at the Partnership's election, an equivalent amount of cash. In connection with any redemption of Partnership Common Units pursuant to the Redemption Right, the corresponding number of shares of the Class C Common Stock will be cancelled. The Partnership Common Units and the right to exercise the Redemption Right have no expiration date.

Remarks: Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer

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