D. Clay Bretches compensation by year
APA Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $290,742 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,869,854 | $3,014,911 | $3,028,975 | $2,998,669 | $2,149,518 | $1,712,301 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $539,997 |
| Non-equity incentive | $924,750 | $1,011,150 | $912,249 | $985,500 | $735,750 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $199,622 | $251,737 | $270,304 | $246,851 | $266,703 | $1,577,532 |
| Total | $4,669,226 | $4,952,798 | $4,886,528 | $4,906,020 | $3,826,971 | $4,120,572 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: APA Corp DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149453, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the APA Corp filed document, accession 0001193125-26-149453. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 41,699 | $1,019,958 | — |
| PSU | 32,444 | $793,580 | — |
| PSU | 13,684 | $334,711 | — |
| RSU | 3,215 | $78,639 | — |
| RSU | 2,709 | $66,262 | — |
| RSU | 2,168 | $53,029 | — |
| RSU | 1,806 | $44,175 | — |
| RSU | 1,445 | $35,345 | — |
| Option | 8,007 | — | $23.68 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in APA Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
APA’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Christmann IV | Chief Executive Officer | $13,202,517 |
| Stephen Riney | President | $7,905,055 |
| Kimberly Warnica | EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary | $4,157,700 |
| D. Clay Bretches · this page | Former EVP, Operations | $4,120,572 |
| Tracey Henderson | EVP, Exploration | $3,843,889 |
| Ben Rodgers | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | $3,044,394 |
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