John Christmann IV compensation by year
APA Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $9,488,299 | $10,974,484 | $10,172,011 | $10,596,139 | $9,479,781 | $9,384,742 | $7,555,373 | $6,018,436 |
| Option awards | $1,589,243 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,897,996 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,327,130 | $1,422,980 | $2,315,300 | $2,531,620 | $2,416,700 | $2,467,400 | $1,983,800 | $3,454,360 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $496,775 | $589,836 | $533,914 | $612,948 | $605,638 | $611,299 | $601,536 | $531,725 |
| Total | $15,201,447 | $14,287,300 | $14,321,225 | $15,040,707 | $13,802,119 | $13,763,441 | $11,440,709 | $13,202,517 |
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 | 144,342 | $3,530,605 | — |
| PSU | 144,273 | $3,528,918 | — |
| PSU | 101,540 | $2,483,668 | — |
| PSU | 101,286 | $2,477,456 | — |
| RSU | 80,152 | $1,960,518 | — |
| RSU | 45,016 | $1,101,091 | — |
| RSU | 30,011 | $734,069 | — |
| RSU | 16,037 | $392,265 | — |
| RSU | 10,692 | $261,526 | — |
| Option | 199,579 | — | $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 · this page | 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 | Former EVP, Operations | $4,120,572 |
| Tracey Henderson | EVP, Exploration | $3,843,889 |
| Ben Rodgers | EVP, Chief Financial Officer | $3,044,394 |
Board service
APA board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: APA pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in RSUs. As stated in APA's FY2025 proxy.
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