HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Apache Corporation (NYSE:APANASDAQ:APA) has declared regular cash dividends on the company's common shares and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock. The dividend on the common shares is payable on Nov. 23, 2009, to stockholders of record on Oct. 22, 2009, at the rate of 15 cents per share. The dividend on the Series B preferred stock is payable Nov. 2, 2009, to holders of record on Oct. 15, 2009. The payment will be $14.20 per share, which is equivalent to $1.42 per depository share, each representing 1/10th of a share of Series B preferred stock. The Series B preferred is not currently listed on any exchange. Apache Corporation is a large oil and gas independent with operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, Egypt, Australia and Argentina. APA-F DATASOURCE: Apache Corporation CONTACT: Media, Bill Mintz, +1-713-296-7276, Robert Dye, +1-713-296-6662, or Investors, Tom Chambers, +1-713-296-6685, all of Apache Corporation Web Site: http://www.apachecorp.com/

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