(Date of report) | April 19, 2013 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | April 16, 2013 |
Oklahoma | 001-13643 | 73-1520922 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
Item 7.01 | (d) | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On April 16, 2013, ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. announced they will release their first-quarter 2013 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, and will hold a joint conference call and live webcast at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time) Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The call will also be carried live on the ONEOK and ONEOK Partners websites. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. On April 18, 2013, we announced that our board of directors approved a cash dividend of 36 cents per share of common stock. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. On April 18, 2013, ONEOK Partners, L.P. announced that the board of directors of its general partner, ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc., approved a cash distribution of 71.5 cents per unit for the first quarter 2013. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information disclosed in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. | ||
Item 8.01 | Other Events | |
On April 18, 2013, our board of directors approved a cash dividend of 36 cents per share of common stock, payable May 15, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business April 30, 2013. On April 18, 2013, the board of directors of ONEOK Partners’ general partner, ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., approved a cash distribution of 71.5 cents per unit effective for the first quarter 2013. The first-quarter distribution is payable on May 15, 2013, to unitholders of record as of April 30, 2013. We own approximately 92.8 million common and Class B limited partner units and the entire 2-percent general partner interest, including incentive distribution rights, which together represented a 43.4-percent ownership interest in ONEOK Partners, L.P. at December 31, 2012. We receive our portion of the referenced first-quarter distribution in accordance with our ownership interests as provided under the terms of the ONEOK Partners, L.P. partnership agreement. | ||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
(d) | Exhibits | |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated April 16, 2013 – Earnings Call | |
99.2 | News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated April 18, 2013 – Quarterly Dividend | |
99.3 | News release issued by ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated April 18, 2013 – Quarterly Distribution | |
ONEOK, Inc. | |||
Date: | April 19, 2013 | By: | /s/ Derek S. Reiners |
Derek S. Reiners Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | (d) | News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated April 16, 2013 – Earnings Call |
99.2 | News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated April 18, 2013 – Quarterly Dividend | |
99.3 | News release issued by ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated April 18, 2013 – Quarterly Distribution | |