John J Christmann Form 4 APACHE / JOHN J CHRISTMANN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CHRISTMANN JOHN J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2000 POST OAK BLVD.

SUITE 100

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056-4400

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APACHE CORP [ APA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	05/13/2018		M(1)		4,843	A	$0	152,650.966	D
Common Stock	05/13/2018		F(2)		1,906	D	$41.41	150,744.966	D
Common Stock								1,441.546	I	By JJC IV 1984 Trust
Common Stock								2,891.368	I	Held by Trustee of 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								70,832.801	I	Held by Trustee of NQ Plan
Common Stock								1,736.431	I	By JJC V 1998 Trust
Common Stock								1,736.431	I	By CAC 1998 Trust
Common Stock								1,736.431	I	By CEC 2003 Trust

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Restricted Stock / Units(3)	$0(4)	05/13/2018		M			4,843	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	4,843	$0	233,651	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Vesting on 05/13/2018 of restricted stock units under employer plan - data provided by plan administrator on 05/14/2018. Vesting occurs 25% per year over four years.

2. Shares withheld to cover required tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock effective as of 05/13/2018 - data provided by plan administrator on 05/14/2018.

3. With tandem tax withholding right

4. One share of Apache common stock for each restricted stock unit.

	Raj Sharma, Attorney-in-Fact	05/15/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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