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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of shareholders of APA Corporation (“APA”) held on May 27, 2021, there were 377,971,580 shares of APA common stock, par value $0.625 per share, eligible to vote, of which 315,965,055 shares, or 83.59 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 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, by the majority of shares voted, excluding abstentions: |
Nominee |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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Annell R. Bay |
250,779,722 | 24,846,835 | 201,991 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
John J. Christmann IV |
273,781,682 | 1,840,506 | 206,360 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
Juliet S. Ellis |
271,555,320 | 3,865,481 | 407,747 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
Chansoo Joung |
272,062,605 | 3,551,325 | 214,618 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
John E. Lowe |
272,411,384 | 3,172,135 | 245,028 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
H. Lamar McKay |
273,816,317 | 1,803,953 | 208,278 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
William C. Montgomery |
273,068,736 | 2,547,483 | 212,329 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
Amy H. Nelson |
272,020,660 | 3,584,639 | 223,249 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
Daniel W. Rabun |
272,303,124 | 3,310,869 | 214,555 | 40,136,507 | ||||||||||||
Peter A. Ragauss |
272,503,230 | 3,058,539 | 266,778 | 40,136,507 |
• | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as APA’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2021 was ratified by the majority of shares voted, including abstentions: |
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
312,882,858 |
2,711,719 | 370,478 | 0 |
• | In a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of APA’s named executive officers as disclosed in APA’s 2021 proxy statement (commonly known as “say on pay”), the compensation of APA’s named executive officers was approved by the majority of shares voted, including abstentions: |
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
262,442,117 |
12,857,054 | 529,377 | 40,136,507 |
• | The Apache Charter Amendment as described in APA’s 2021 proxy statement was approved by the majority of shares outstanding: |
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
270,547,489 |
4,546,853 | 734,206 | 40,136,507 |
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: June 1, 2021 | By: | /s/ Rajesh Sharma | ||||
Rajesh Sharma | ||||||
Corporate Secretary |