---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001841666-25-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APA"
cik: "0001841666"
company_name: "APA Corp"
filed_at: "2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T18:34:57.193643+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# APA terminates EVP of Operations D. Clay Bretches

## Summary
- EVP of Operations D. Clay Bretches employment terminated effective June 4, 2025.
- No successor announced; responsibilities temporarily assigned to remaining executive team.
- No reason for termination disclosed in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001841666-25-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APA
- cik: 0001841666
- company_name: APA Corp
- filed_at: 2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000184166625000005/0001841666-25-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000184166625000005/apa8k-20250604.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001841666-25-000005
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001841666-25-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  D. Clay Bretches was terminated as Executive Vice President of Operations at APA Corp.
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Operations
  source text: On June 4, 2025, the employment of D. Clay Bretches, Executive Vice President of Operations of APA Corporation, was terminated.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000184166625000005/0001841666-25-000005-index.htm

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