---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-069332"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APA"
cik: "0001841666"
company_name: "APA Corp"
filed_at: "2022-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T00:53:10.064959+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# APA Corp director William C. Montgomery to retire at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Montgomery notified board on March 7, 2022, citing new responsibilities at Quantum Energy Partners.
- He will not stand for reelection at the May 2022 annual shareholder meeting.
- Montgomery served over ten years on the board; no replacement announced yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-069332
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APA
- cik: 0001841666
- company_name: APA Corp
- filed_at: 2022-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312522069332/0001193125-22-069332-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312522069332/d303237d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-069332
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-069332.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-069332.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William C. Montgomery departed as Director at APA Corp.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 7, 2022, William C. Montgomery notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of APA Corporation (the “Company”) that due to recently taking on additional responsibilities at Quantum Energy Partners, he had decided to retire from the Board upon expiration of his current term at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting in May.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312522069332/0001193125-22-069332-index.htm

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