OGE ENERGY CORP
8-K, 1998-11-20
ELECTRIC SERVICES
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                                    FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                        Date of Report: November 20, 1998




                         Commission file number 1-12579



                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Oklahoma                                73-1481638
     (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)


                                321 North Harvey
                                  P. O. Box 321
                       Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  405-553-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5. Other Events


        STOCK BUYBACK
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     The Company  announced,  November 18, 1998, that its Board of Directors has
approved the  repurchase  of up to six million  shares of the  Company's  common
stock during the next two years. The buyback will represent  approximately seven
percent of the  Company's  common  stock.  The stock  will be retired  after its
purchase.  Stock  repurchases  may be implemented  through a variety of methods,
including  open  market  share  repurchases,   block   transactions,   privately
negotiated share  repurchases,  accelerated  share repurchase  programs,  formal
repurchase  agreements,  or other similar facilities.  At this time, the Company
anticipates that the repurchase program will commence in January 1999.


Item 7. (c) Exhibits

        EXHIBIT NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION
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              99.01      Press release dated November 18, 1998 announcing stock
                         buyback of up to six million shares during the next two
                         years.


                                   SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                            OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                              (Registrant)


                         By         /s/    Donald R. Rowlett
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                                           Donald R. Rowlett
                                    Controller Corporate Accounting

                         (On behalf of the registrant and in his capacity
                          as Controller Corporate Accounting)



November 20, 1998



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99.01                  OGE ENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCES STOCK BUYBACK
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.01


OGE ENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCES STOCK BUYBACK, DECLARES
FIRST-QUARTER DIVIDEND


     OKLAHOMA CITY - The OGE Energy Corp.  (NYSE:  OGE) Board of Directors today

approved the  repurchase  of up to six million  shares of the  company's  common

stock during the next two years. The buyback will represent  approximately seven

percent of the company's  outstanding common stock. After its purchase the stock

will be retired.

     "We believe that our common stock  represents a good value," said Steven E.

Moore,  OGE Energy  chairman,  president  and CEO.  "The  buyback will allow the

company to reduce its permanent  capitalization  and should  improve  shareowner

value."

     In other  action,  the Board  declared a first  quarter  1999  dividend  of

$0.3325 per common share of stock for  shareowners  of record Jan. 8, 1999.  The

dividend level remained unchanged from the previous quarter.

     OGE Energy Corp. is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas & Electric  Company,

Enogex Inc. and Origen Inc.


                         QUARTERLY
CLASS OF STOCK           DIVIDEND PER              RECORD                PAYMENT
                         SHARE                     DATE                  DATE
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OGE Energy Corp.
Common                   $  0.3325                 1-8-99                1-29-99

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