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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2010
Registration No. 333 - 125233
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Apache Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 		  No. 41-0747868
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400
(713) 296-6000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Apache Corporation
2005 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
P. Anthony Lannie, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
APACHE CORPORATION
2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400
(713) 296-6000
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
 

 

 

This amendment is filed by the registrant, Apache Corporation (“Apache”), to remove from registration under this Registration Statement certain shares of Apache Common Stock, par value $0.625 per share (“Apache Common Stock”).
A total of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock were initially registered in connection with the 2005 Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2005 (File No. 333-125233).
Apache is hereby removing from registration 2,079,382 shares of Common Stock previously registered in connection with the 2005 Stock Option Plan.

 

 

SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Houston, State of Texas.
             
    APACHE CORPORATION    
 
            
Date: July 13, 2010
  By:   /s/ G. Steven Farris
 
G. Steven Farris, 		   
 
      Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer		    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities, which includes a majority of the board of directors, on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
/s/ G. Steven Farris
   Chairman of the Board and    
 
G. Steven Farris
  Chief Executive Officer    
 
  (Principal Executive Officer)   July 13, 2010
 
        
/s/ Roger B. Plank
  President    
 
Roger B. Plank
  (Principal Financial Officer)   July 13, 2010
 
        
/s/ Rebecca A. Hoyt
  Vice President and    
 
Rebecca A. Hoyt
  Controller    
 
  (Principal Accounting Officer)   July 13, 2010

 

 

         
Signature   Title   Date
 
  *
   Director    
 
Frederick M. Bohen
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
Randolph M. Ferlic
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
Eugene C. Fiedorek
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
A. D. Frazier, Jr.
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
Patricia Albjerg Graham
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
John A. Kocur
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
George D. Lawrence
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
F. H. Merelli
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
Rodman D. Patton
       July 13, 2010
 
        
  *
   Director    
 
Charles J. Pitman
       July 13, 2010
         
* By:
   /s/ G. Steven Farris
 
G. Steven Farris 		   
 
   Attorney-in Fact