---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001841666-25-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APA"
cik: "0001841666"
company_name: "APA Corp"
filed_at: "2025-11-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T22:36:46.765876+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# APA appoints Robert P. Rayphole as VP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

## Summary
- Appointment effective Nov. 15, 2025; Rayphole previously Assistant Controller since 2011.
- Rebecca A. Hoyt retires after 33 years; Rayphole succeeds her as CAO and Controller.
- Rayphole receives base salary of $355,000, target annual incentive 50%, long-term incentive 225%.
- Rayphole is a CPA with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Texas A&M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001841666-25-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APA
- cik: 0001841666
- company_name: APA Corp
- filed_at: 2025-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000184166625000035/0001841666-25-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000184166625000035/apa8k-20251106.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001841666-25-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001841666-25-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001841666-25-000035.txt

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