# APA SECURITIES, LLC X-17A-5 (2024-02-29) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: APA SECURITIES, LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2024-02-29 - Period: 2023-12-31 - Accession: 0001310236-24-000002 - CIK: 1310236 - File #: 8-66745 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC - Auditor location: Portland, ME - Contact: Michael Prendergast - Phone: 646-564-9220 - Email: ryeates@ap-advisors.com - Website: ap-advisors.com - Signed by: Richard Yeates (President) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310236/000131023624000002/Publicversion.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ Statement of Financial Condition Year Ended December 31, 2023 Filed as PUBLIC information pursuant to Rule 17a-5(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. {1}------------------------------------------------ | Facing Page to Form X-17A-5 | 2A | |----------------------------------------------------------|-----| | Affirmation of Officer | 2B | | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 3 | | Financial Statement: | | | Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2023 | 4 | | Notes to Financial Statement | 5-7 | {2}------------------------------------------------ #### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: SEC FILE NUMBER ## ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III FACING PAGE Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934 | filing for the period beginning 01/01/23 | | AND ENDING 12/31/23 | |------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------| | | 1111/00/00 | RARACTSTA /1/3/ | MM/DD/YY MM/DD/YY A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION # NAME OF FIRM: APA SECURITIES, LLC TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): @ Broker-dealer [] Check here If respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) ## 920 SYLVAN AVENUE, SUITE 240 | | (No. and Street) | | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------|--|--|--| | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS | NJ | | 07632 | | | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | | | RICHARD YEATES | 646-564-9227 | RYEATES@AP-ADVISORS.COM | | | | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | | | | B. Accountant IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | | | | Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC | | | | | | | | (Name -- if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | | | | 2211 Congress Street | Portland | ME | 04102 | | | | | (Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | | 10/08/2003 | | 136 | | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {3}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | RICHARD YEATES swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of APA SECURITIES, LLC as of 12/31 2 023 is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. Notary Public OTARY PUBLIC OF NEW JERSE Commiosion # 50141686 My Commission Expires 10/20/2021 Signature Title President - This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - @ (a) Statement of financial condition. - (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - □ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - 0 (d) Statement of cash flows. - [ (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - □ (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - □ (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - | |} Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 200.15c3-3. - □ (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - [ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.1.5c3-3. - □ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - [] (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (o) Reconcillations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - O (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - = {q} Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ {r} Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [] {s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [] (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - [] (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ {w} Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [] {y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - □ {z}Other: - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portlons of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e){3} or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d)(2), as applicable. {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) ### REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Managers and Managing Member of APA Securities, LLC #### Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of APA Securities, LLC (the Company) as of December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statement). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. #### Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023. Portland, Maine February 28, 2024 {5}------------------------------------------------ ## Statement of Financial Condition | December 31, 2023 | | |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Assets | | | Cash segregated under Federal and other regulations | \$
656,493 | | Cash and cash equivalents | 491,183 | | Due from Parent | 107,316 | | Other assets | 27,277 | | | \$
1,282,269 | | Liabilities and Member's Equity | | | Liabilities: | | | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 453,877 | | Due to Parent | 86,467 | | Total Liabilities | 540,344 | | Member's Equity | 741,925 | | | \$
1,282,269 | See accompanying notes to financial statement. {6}------------------------------------------------ ## December 31, 2023 ## Notes to Financial Statement ### 1. Business APA Securities, LLC ("Company"), is engaged in assisting the Company's direct parent, Abandoned Property Advisors, LLC ("APA"), to update security holder accounts, exchange, or tender shares registered to inactive, deceased, untendered or lost security holders. APA performs its services at the request of transfer agents or issuers. The Company is registered as a broker/dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). ## 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies #### Basis of Presentation The financial statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). #### Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments, with original maturities of 90 days or less when purchased as cash equivalents. #### Concentrations of Credit Risk Cash and cash equivalents held at financial institutions, at times, may exceed the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Management believes that it limits its credit exposure by placing its temporary cash investments in, what it believes to be, high credit quality institutions. #### Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimates. #### Income Taxes No provision for Federal, state and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statement, as the Company is a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. The ultimate responsibility for the provision of income taxes is with APA, the 100% owner of the Company. The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If this threshold is met, the Company measures the tax benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company is subject to potential examination by taxing authorities in various jurisdictions. The open tax years under potential examination vary by jurisdiction. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2023, there was no impact to the financial statement related to accounting for uncertain income tax positions. {7}------------------------------------------------ ## December 31, 2023 ### Notes to Financial Statement ### 3. Regulatory Net Capital Requirements The Company is subject to the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum regulatory net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to regulatory net capital, both as defined under Rule 15c3-1, shall not exceed 15 to 1. The rule of "applicable" exchange also provides that equity capital may not be withdrawn or cash dividends paid if the resulting aggregate indebtedness to regulatory net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. Regulatory net capital and aggregate indebtedness may fluctuate on a daily basis. The Company has a minimum regulatory net capital requirement of \$250,000. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had regulatory net capital of \$607,279 and the regulatory net capital ratio was 0.89 to 1. ## 4. Cash Segregated Under Federal and Other Regulations As of December 31, 2023, cash of \$656,493 has been segregated in special reserve accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers under Rule 15c3-3 of the SEC. ### 5. Related Party Transactions Under a written Support Service Agreement ("Agreement"), APA provides certain administrative, operating and other services (including serving as the employer of all full-time and shared Company employees) for which the cost is allocated to the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reimbursed APA \$721,559. APA also pays expenses of or attributable to the Company under the Agreement and the Company reimburses APA. During the year ended December 31, 2023, expenses paid by APA on behalf of the Company amounted to \$717,998, of which \$86,467 is due to APA and is included in the statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2023. Under a written Brokerage Service Agreement, the Company provides such services as are necessary for APA to fulfill the obligations of its agreement with shareholders or legal claimants. These services may include, but not be limited to, performing quality control checks to ensure transfer instructions are complete and accurate; providing Medallion Signature Guarantees on shareholder or legal claimant transfer instructions; delivering instructions to transfer agents; facilitating the re-registration or transfer of shares with the appropriate transfer agent; engaging a third-party clearing broker and delivering instructions to electronically transfer shares into the Company's omnibus account with the clearing broker; providing trade instructions to a clearing broker; and taking receipt of sale proceeds, re-issued dividends and proceeds that represent only APA's fee in the Company's cash account; segregating APA's fees from customer funds and delivering the fees to APA on a recurring basis; issuing checks to shareholders or legal claimants; addressing complaints arising out of the liquidation of shares and processing requests for refunds, buy-backs of shares; and issuing Form 1099 statements to shareholders and legal claimants for all sales of shares executed by the Company. As of December 31, 2023 \$107,316 is included in Due from Parent in the statement of financial condition related to providing these services. {8}------------------------------------------------ ## December 31, 2023 ### Notes to Financial Statement ### 6. Indemnifications In the normal course of its business, the Company indemnifies and guarantees certain service providers, such as clearing and custody agents, against specified potential losses in connection with their acting as an agent of, or providing services to, the Company or its affiliates. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnifications cannot be estimated. However, the Company believes that it is unlikely that it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded any contingent liability in the statement of financial condition for these indemnifications. ## 7. Subsequent Events Management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Company's financial statement through February 28, 2024, the date the financial statement was available to be issued. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.