Form 8-K

 

 

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)                             June 20, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported) June 19, 2018

 

 

ONEOK, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Oklahoma   001-13643   73-1520922

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

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)

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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.     


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Underwriting Agreement

On June 19, 2018, ONEOK, Inc. (“ONEOK”), ONEOK Partners, L.P. (“ONEOK Partners”) and ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership (“ONEOK Partners Intermediate” and, together with ONEOK Partners, the “Guarantors”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale by ONEOK of (i) $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.55% notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and (ii) $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.20% notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”).

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by ONEOK and the Guarantors, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of each of ONEOK and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Affiliations

The Underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided in the past and may provide from time to time in the future certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services for ONEOK or its subsidiaries for which they will receive customary fees. Affiliates of certain of the Underwriters are also agents and/or lenders under ONEOK’s credit facility.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

ONEOK issued a news release on June 19, 2018, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the pricing of the Notes. This information is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated June  19, 2018, between ONEOK, Inc., ONEOK Partners, L.P., ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner  & Smith Incorporated, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
99.1    News release of ONEOK, Inc. announcing the pricing of the Notes.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

      ONEOK, Inc.
Date: June 20, 2018     By:   /s/ Walter S. Hulse III
       

Walter S. Hulse III

Chief Financial Officer and

Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Affairs