8-K

UNITED STATES

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): August 24, 2023

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-38048	81-4675947
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2700 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(713) 621-7330

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

KNTK

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On August 24, 2023, Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced certain senior leadership promotions, including the appointment of Trevor Howard as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of August 24, 2023. As a result of Mr. Howard’s appointment, Jamie Welch, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, no longer holds the title of Chief Financial Officer; Mr. Welch maintains his role as Chief Executive Officer and President and as the Company’s Principal Executive Officer. Steve Stellato, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting and Administrative Officer will maintain his role as the Company’s Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 24, 2023


KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.

By:		/s/ Todd Carpenter
Name:		Todd Carpenter
Title:		General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Kinetik Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update