Christopher Lollar Settles Charges of Insider Trading Ahead of Oil Discovery Announcement

On April 4, 2018, Christopher Lollar has agreed to settle SEC charges that he conducted insider trading ahead of a market-moving announcement about the company’s discovery of a significant new oil source.

The SEC alleges in its complaint, filed on November 1, 2017, that Christopher Lollar traded on nonpublic information while working in the company’s San Antonio office that was performing the geologic and geophysical work to explore and develop the newly-discovered resource play called Alpine High. Christopher Lollar allegedly conducted trades in Apache shares and call options in the days and weeks leading up to the company’s Alpine High announcement on Sept. 7, 2016. The value of Christopher Lollar ‘s brokerage account skyrocketed approximately 2,700 percent after the announcement, and his alleged profits from insider trading totaled $214,295.07.

The SEC’s complaint, charges Christopher Lollar with violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Christopher Lollar consented, without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations, to the entry of a final judgment that permanently restrains and enjoins him from violating Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder; and orders him to pay disgorgement of $214,295.07 plus $7,219.36 in interest and a $214,295.07 penalty for a total of $435,809.50.

The SEC’s investigation was conducted in the Fort Worth office by Tamara F. McCreary and Ty S. Martinez with assistance from Christopher Davis.

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