PART IV - RELEASE OF CLAIMS AND SIGNATURE
YOU MUST ALSO READ THE RELEASE AND CERTIFICATION BELOW
I (we) hereby acknowledge that, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated May
7, 2024, without further action by anyone, upon the Effective Date of the Settlement, I (we), on behalf of myself (ourselves)
and my (our) heirs, executors, administrators, predecessors, successors, assigns, representatives, attorneys, and agents, in
their capacities as such, shall be deemed to have, and by operation of law and of the Judgment shall have, fully, finally,
and forever compromised, settled, released, resolved, relinquished, waived, and discharged each and every Released Plaintiffs’
Claim against Defendants and the other Defendant Releasees, and shall forever be barred and enjoined from prosecuting any or
all of the Released Plaintiffs’ Claims directly or indirectly against any of the Defendant Releasees.
CERTIFICATION
By signing and submitting this Claim Form, the Claimant(s) or the person(s) who represent(s) the Claimant(s) agree(s) to the
release above and certifies (certify) as follows:
1. that I (we) have read and understand the contents of the Notice and this Claim Form, including the Releases provided for
in the Settlement and the terms of the Plan of Allocation;
2. that the Claimant(s) is a (are) member(s) of the Settlement Class, as defined in the Notice, and is (are) not excluded
by definition from the Settlement Class as set forth in the Notice;
3. that the Claimant(s) did not submit a request for exclusion from the Settlement Class;
4. that I (we) own(ed) the Apache common stock identified in the Claim Form and have not assigned the claim against
Defendants or any of the other Defendant Releasees to another, or that, in signing and submitting this Claim Form, I
(we) have the authority to act on behalf of the owner(s) thereof;
5. that the Claimant(s) has (have) not submitted any other Claim covering the same purchases/acquisitions/sales of
Apache common stock and knows (know) of no other person having done so on the Claimant’s (Claimants’) behalf;
6. that the Claimant(s) submit(s) to the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to Claimant’s (Claimants’) Claim and
for purposes of enforcing the Releases set forth herein;
7. that I (we) agree to furnish such additional information with respect to this Claim Form as Lead Counsel, the
Claims Administrator, or the Court may require;
8. that the Claimant(s) waive(s) the right to trial by jury, to the extent it exists, agree(s) to the determination
by the Court of the validity or amount of this Claim, and waives any right of appeal or review with respect to such
determination;
9. that I (we) acknowledge that the Claimant(s) will be bound by and subject to the terms of any judgment(s) that
may be entered in the Action; and
10. that the Claimant(s) is (are) NOT subject to backup withholding under the provisions of Section 3406(a)(1)(C) of
the Internal Revenue Code because (a) the Claimant(s) is (are) exempt from backup withholding or (b) the Claimant(s)
has (have) not been notified by the IRS that they are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report
all interest or dividends or (c) the IRS has notified the Claimant(s) that they are no longer subject to backup withholding.
If the IRS has notified the Claimant(s) that they are subject to backup withholding, please strike out the language in the
preceding sentence indicating that the Claim is not subject to backup withholding in the certification above.