Sec Form 4 Filing - LANNIE P ANTHONY @ APA Corp - 2022-05-16

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 LANNIE P ANTHONY 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APA Corp [ APA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. Vice Pres & Gen Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/16/2022 (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 Common Stock 05/16/2022 S( 1 )( 2 ) 86,750 D $ 41.26 58,844 D Common Stock 40,800 I Held by Trustee of NQ Plan

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

Reporting Owners Re porting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LANNIE P ANTHONY 2000 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 100 HOUSTON, TX77056 Exec. Vice Pres & Gen Counsel Signatures Raj Sharma, Attorney-in-Fact 05/16/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On February 25, 2022, during an open window (when the adjusted stock price closed at $33.58 per share), Mr. Lannie entered into a 10b5-1 plan with Fidelity to sell 86,757 of his shares of APA Corporation common stock, upon satisfaction of certain minimum price and elapse of time conditions. The minimum price and time conditions were first met on May 16, 2022, and the order automatically executed under his 10b5-1 plan on that date. ( 2 )The reporting person's sale of the company's common stock reported herein was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, to the extent of 40,800 shares sold from his brokerage account, with the reporting person's purchase of 40,800 shares of company common stock in his non-qualified plan account at a price of $40.3598 per share on March 7, 2022. The reporting person has paid $36,613.23 to the company, representing the full amount of the profit realized in connection with the short-swing transaction, less transaction costs.

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