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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2003 (May 8, 2003)
APACHE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 1-4300 41-0747868
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
ONE POST OAK CENTRAL
2000 POST OAK BOULEVARD
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056-4400
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On May 15, 2003, Apache Corporation (the "Company") announced the closing of a
private offering of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375 percent
unsecured senior notes due 2015 to be issued by Apache Finance Canada
Corporation, a Nova Scotia, Canada unlimited liability company and a subsidiary
of the Company. The notes will be irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by
the Company. The notes will be sold pursuant to Rule 144A and offshore under
Regulation S, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Company's press release
dated May 15, 2003, relating to the offering and issued pursuant to Rule 135c
under the Act, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press Release, dated May 15, 2003, "Apache Issues $350 Million
12-year Notes Yielding 4.385%."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
APACHE CORPORATION
Date: May 15, 2003 By: /s/ Eric L. Harry
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Eric L. Harry, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated May 15, 2003, "Apache Issues $350 Million 12-year
Notes Yielding 4.385%."