# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001692787
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-069171
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5926
**Document Hash:** 6126f1b56e443d7d165e82984f017713
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-069171.hdr.sgml**: 20230313

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-069171

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230309

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230313

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230313

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Kinetik Holdings Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001692787
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 814675947
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38048
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23728069

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2700 POST OAK BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77056
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 713-621-7330

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2700 POST OAK BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77056

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Altus Midstream Co
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20181113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20161220

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

#### OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

#### Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2023

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## Kinetik Holdings Inc.

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

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| **2700 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 300**<br> **Houston, Texas** | **77056** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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(713) 621-7330

#### (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | KNTK | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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#### Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 9, 2023, Joseph Payne notified the Board of Directors (the "**Board**") of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the "**Company**") that he would be resigning as a member of the Board effective immediately. Mr. Payne expressed no disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

On March 9, 2023, the Board appointed Jesse Krynak to serve as a director of the Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Krynak will not receive compensation for his service on the Board. Except for the Stockholders Agreement described above, there are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Krynak was selected as a director. Mr. Krynak has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Krynak will enter into the standard form indemnification agreement with the Company that the Company has entered into with each of its other directors and officers. The agreements require the Company to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to the Company, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is a summary only and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### 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: March 13, 2023

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| **KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.** | **KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Todd Carpenter |
| Name: | Todd Carpenter |
| Title: | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |

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