The Apache board said its common stock dividend is payable on 22 February next years to stockholders of record on 21 January 2005. The stock dividend is at a rate of US$0.08 per share.
The non-listed Series B preferred stock dividend is payable on 30 January 2005 to holders of record on 15 January 2005. The payment will be US$14.20 per share; this amounts to US$1.42 per depositary share, each representing 1/10th of a share of Series B preferred stock.