Kinetik Holdings (KNTK) awards Jamie Welch 16,101 fully vested shares

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Welch Jamie reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Kinetik Holdings Inc. director and officer Jamie Welch received an award of 16,101 fully vested shares of Class A common stock. The stock was granted in lieu of cash settlement of his annual incentive award for the 2025 fiscal year. The filing also reports indirect holdings through his spouse’s IRA and his individual 401(k) account.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Welch Jamie

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2700 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 300

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kinetik Holdings Inc. [ KNTK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001	03/02/2026		A(1)		16,101	A	$0	3,788,108(1)	D
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001								1,522(2)	I	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001								1,807(3)	I	By 401(k) plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of fully vested shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer") granted to the Reporting Person in lieu of cash settlement of the annual incentive award earned by the Reporting Person for the 2025 fiscal year.

2. Reflects shares of Class A Common Stock held in the Reporting Person's spouse's individual retirement account.

3. Reflects shares of Class A Common Stock held in the Reporting Person's individual 401(k) account.

Remarks:

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

	/s/ Lindsay Ellis, Attorney-In-Fact	03/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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