HOUSTON, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) has declared the regular cash dividend on the company's common shares.

The dividend on common shares is payable on Feb. 21, 2014, to stockholders of record on Jan. 22, 2014, at a rate of 20 cents per share.

Apache's annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel, 2001 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Texas. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2014, are entitled to receive notice of the meeting and to vote the shares of Apache common stock held as of that date.

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Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Australia and Argentina. Apache posts announcements, updates, investor information and all recent press releases on its website, www.apachecorp.com.

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