Apache Renews Shelf Registration Statement

HOUSTON, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) filed a new S-3 shelf registration statement on July 18, 2014, to replace its previous shelf registration, which expired on May 23, 2014, at the end of its customary three-year period.

In conjunction with this filing, and in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, on July 18, 2014, Apache also filed a Form 8-K conforming the presentation of the financial statements filed in its 2013 Form 10-K to the presentation reflected in its first-quarter 2014 10-Q, which includes discontinued operations related to the sale of its Argentina business.

As referenced in its Form 8-K, these filings do not "reflect events occurring after the filing of the Previously Filed Annual Report." Therefore, company disclosures and guidance provided subsequent to the filing of Apache's 2013 Form 10-K are not changed by these filings.

About Apache
Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom and Australia. Apache posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and copies of all press releases on its website, www.apachecorp.com, and on its Media and Investor Center mobile application, which is available for free download from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.  

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