form_8-k.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    (Date of report)
    January 16, 2009
    (Date of earliest event reported)
    January 15, 2009

ONEOK, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma
  
001-13643
  
73-1520922
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission
  
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
  
File Number)
  
Identification No.)

100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)

74103
(Zip code)

(918) 588-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

[] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
 

Item 8.01
  
Other Events
   
 
On January 15, 2009, the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share of common stock, payable February 13, 2009, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 30, 2009.

Over the past three years, the company has increased the dividend six times, representing a 43 percent increase during that period.

The board also set May 21, 2009, as the date for the company’s annual meeting of shareholders.  The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time at the company’s headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The record date for the meeting is March 23, 2009.
 
Item 9.01
  
Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
 
Exhibits
 
   
99.1    News release issued by ONEOK, Inc., January 15, 2009.

 
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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.

     
ONEOK, Inc.
 
Date:
 
January 16, 2009
 
By:
 
/s/ Curtis L. Dinan
     
Senior Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer

 
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