UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
APA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 86-1430562 | |||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| 2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Suite 200 Houston, Texas | 77042 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.625 per share | Nasdaq Texas, LLC | |||||||
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ⮽
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form 8-A (“Form 8-A”) is being filed by APA Corporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the dual listing of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.625 per share (“Common Stock”), with Nasdaq Texas, LLC (“Nasdaq Texas”) under the trading symbol “APA.” The Common Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “APA.”
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock to which this Form 8-A relates, as may be amended from time to time, contained in Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company expects the listing and trading of the Common Stock on Nasdaq Texas to commence on March 6, 2026, under the symbol “APA.”
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed, because no other securities of the Company are registered on Nasdaq Texas, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section l2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| APA CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: March 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ben C. Rodgers | ||||||
| Ben C. Rodgers | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||