OGE ENERGY CORP
11-K, 1998-06-29
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 11-K
                                  ANNUAL REPORT


[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                         Commission File Number 1-12579



                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
                       EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                            (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)



                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                321 North Harvey
                                  P.O. Box 321
                       Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321

   (NAME OF ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES HELD PURSUANT TO THE PLAN AND THE ADDRESS
                       OF ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)


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                                   SIGNATURES


     The  undersigned  consist  of the  members  of  the  Committee  having  the
responsibility  for  the  administration  of the  OGE  Energy  Corp.  Employees'
Retirement Savings Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934,  the Plan has duly  caused  this  Annual  Report on Form 11-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Oklahoma City and State of Oklahoma on the 29th day of June 1998.





                                            OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                            EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN





                                            By        /s/ Irma B. Elliott
                                              --------------------------------
                                                          Irma B. Elliott
                                                          Chairperson






                                            By        /s/ Donald R. Rowlett
                                              --------------------------------
                                                          Donald R. Rowlett
                                                          Member






                                            By        /s/ Dale P. Hennessy
                                              --------------------------------
                                                          Dale P. Hennessy
                                                          Member



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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the OGE Energy Corp.
Financial Programs Committee:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of the OGE Energy Corp.  Employees'  Retirement  Savings Plan as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and the related  statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997.  These  financial  statements and
the schedules referred to below are the responsibility of the Financial Programs
Committee.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion  on these  financial
statements and schedules based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the OGE Energy
Corp.  Employees'  Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December
31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our  audits  were  made for the  purpose  of  forming  an  opinion  on the basic
financial  statements  taken  as a  whole.  The  schedule  of  assets  held  for
investment  purposes as of December  31, 1997,  and the  schedule of  reportable
transactions for the year ended December 31, 1997, are presented for purposes of
additional  analysis  and  are  not a  required  part  of  the  basic  financial
statements  but are  supplementary  information  required by the  Department  of
Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Fund Information in the statement of
changes in net assets  available  for  benefits  is  presented  for  purposes of
additional  analysis rather than to present the changes in net assets  available
for benefits of each fund. The supplemental  schedules and fund information have
been  subjected  to the auditing  procedures  applied in the audits of the basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

As  explained  in the notes  thereto,  information  provided  by the trustee and
presented  in the  schedule  of  assets  held for  investment  purposes  and the
schedule of reportable transactions does not disclose historical cost of certain
investments.  Disclosure of this  information  is required by the  Department of
Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.





                                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
  May 29, 1998


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<CAPTION>



               OGE ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
               ---------------------------------------------------

                 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                 -----------------------------------------------

                           DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
                           --------------------------



                                                       1997            1996
                                                  -------------    -------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>

Investments, at market value:

  Common stock:
    OGE Energy Corp.                             $ 130,651,227    $ 102,526,811

  Mutual Funds:
    Fidelity U.S. Government                         1,404,837        1,000,759

    Fidelity Asset Manager                          10,627,807        8,943,418

    Fidelity Asset Manager: Growth                  21,407,624       16,187,197

    Fidelity Asset Manager: Income                   3,144,890        2,874,009

    Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio               19,493,122       21,452,342

    Fidelity Contrafund                             13,766,082        7,879,884

    Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio            12,423,274        6,531,285

    Fidelity Blue Chip Growth                       12,998,517        7,421,049

    PIMCO Total Return Administrative                  208,666              ---

    PBHG Growth                                        641,884              ---

    Templeton Foreign I                                426,563              ---

    Invesco Total Return                               284,996              ---

  Participant loans                                  9,797,722        9,721,477
                                                 --------------   --------------
      Total investments                            237,277,211      184,538,231

Dividends and interest receivable                    1,592,773        1,636,520
                                                 --------------   --------------
      Net assets available for benefits          $ 238,869,984    $ 186,174,751
                                                 ==============   ==============

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         OGE ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                                         ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                    Page 1 of 2
                                                      STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                                                      ---------------------------------------------------------
  
                                                                FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                                ------------------------------------
                                            OGE                        Fidelity       Fidelity       Fidelity
                                        Energy Corp.     Fidelity       Asset          Asset          Managed
                                           Common         Asset        Manager:       Manager:        Income        Fidelity
                                         Stock Fund      Manager        Growth         Income        Portfolio     Contrafund
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
<S>                                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net assets available for benefits
   at beginning of year                $105,164,090   $  8,943,418   $ 16,187,197   $  2,874,009   $ 21,452,342   $  7,879,884
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                               6,424,320        914,659      2,216,421        203,921      1,190,823      1,283,043
  Interest on loans                         422,497         51,838        139,251         10,127         60,099         71,992

Appreciation in market value of
   investments:
  Common stocks                          29,834,231            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---
  Mutual funds                                  ---        838,565      1,736,911         98,625            ---        480,965

Contributions:
  Participants                            2,304,239        585,220      1,468,596        130,342        671,996        913,769
  Company                                 3,381,896            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---

Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments            1,508,751        167,006        405,833         35,652            ---        356,128
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total additions                     43,875,934      2,557,288      5,967,012        478,667      1,922,918      3,105,897
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                     (20,996)        (8,438)       (11,064)        (2,790)       (16,854)        (1,591)
Distributions to participants            (5,332,284)      (569,996)      (493,764)      (382,617)    (3,488,878)      (220,657)
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                    (5,353,280)      (578,434)      (504,828)      (385,407)    (3,505,732)      (222,248)
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Net additions (reductions)          38,522,654      1,978,854      5,462,184         93,260     (1,582,777)     2,883,649
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net             (10,037,907)      (294,465)      (241,757)       177,621       (376,406)     3,002,549
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $133,648,837   $ 10,627,807   $ 21,407,624   $  3,144,890   $ 19,493,122   $ 13,766,082
                                       =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============
<CAPTION>
                                         Fidelity
                                          Growth        Fidelity
                                        And Income      Blue Chip
                                         Portfolio       Growth
                                       -------------  -------------
<S>                                    <C>            <C>          
Net assets available for benefits
   at beginning of year                $  6,531,285   $  7,421,049
                                       -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                                 501,569        582,000
  Interest on loans                          43,785         57,648

Appreciation in market value of
   investments:
  Common stocks                                 ---            ---
  Mutual funds                            1,472,098        937,716

Contributions:
  Participants                              660,543        792,247
  Company                                       ---            ---

Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments              394,218        730,196
                                       -------------  -------------
     Total additions                      3,072,213      3,099,807
                                       -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                      (4,231)        (3,352)
Distributions to participants              (311,554)      (239,684)
                                       -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                      (315,785)      (243,036)
                                       -------------  -------------
     Net additions (reductions)           2,756,428      2,856,771
                                       -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net               3,135,561      2,720,697
                                       -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $ 12,423,274   $ 12,998,517
                                       =============  =============
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                                          OGE ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
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                                                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------

                                                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                                 ------------------------------------

                                            PIMCO                                       Invesco
                                        Total Return       PBHG         Templeton        Total          Loan
                                       Administrative     Growth        Foreign I       Return          Fund           Total
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
<S>                                    <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Net assets available for benefits
   at beginning of year                $         ---   $        ---   $        ---   $        ---   $  9,721,477   $186,174,751
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                                    6,827            ---         28,936          6,379            ---     13,358,898
  Interest on loans                               75            838            865            343            ---        859,358

Appreciation in market value of
   investments:
  Common stocks                                  ---            ---            ---            ---            ---     29,834,231
  Mutual funds                                (3,321)       (42,019)       (51,896)           334            ---      5,467,978

Contributions:
  Participants                                 1,936          8,810          7,874          3,200            ---      7,548,772
  Company                                        ---            ---            ---            ---            ---      3,381,896

Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments                    56         (4,017)        (2,305)            19            ---      3,591,537
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total additions                           5,573        (36,388)       (16,526)        10,275            ---     64,042,670
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                          ---            ---            ---            ---            ---        (69,316)
Distributions to participants                    ---            ---            ---         (2,704)      (235,983)   (11,278,121)
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                            ---            ---            ---         (2,704)      (235,983)   (11,347,437)
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Net additions (reductions)                5,573        (36,388)       (16,526)         7,571       (235,983)    52,695,233
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net                  203,093        678,272        443,089        277,425        312,228            ---
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $     208,666   $    641,884   $    426,563   $    284,996   $  9,797,722   $238,869,984
                                       ==============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

</TABLE>


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                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
                       EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          -----------------------------

                           DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
                           --------------------------


1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
   --------------------------------------------------------

The OGE Energy Corp. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan"), originally
the Oklahoma Gas and Electric  Company  Employees'  Thrift Plan,  was adopted in
1981 and became  effective  January 1, 1982. The Plan is a defined  contribution
trusteed plan.  Fidelity  Management  Trust Company  ("Fidelity")  serves as the
Trustee of the Plan and is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of all
contributions  made to the Trust.  The Plan  adopted an  amendment on October 1,
1997,  effective  the same day,  that made  minor  modifications  to the  Plan's
investment  options.  On September 17, 1997,  the Plan adopted an amendment that
will make minor  modifications to the Plan's  eligibility  effective  January 1,
1998.

On December 31, 1996, OGE Energy Corp. (the "Company") became the parent company
of OG&E and its former  subsidiary,  Enogex,  Inc. All  outstanding  OG&E common
stock was  exchanged on a  share-for-share  basis for common stock of OGE Energy
Corp. and the stock of Enogex, Inc. was distributed to OGE Energy Corp. The Plan
was then assumed by OGE Energy Corp. and amended to reflect this reorganization.

Participation  in the  Plan is  voluntary.  Employees  are  eligible  to  become
participants in the Plan after  completing one year of service as defined in the
Plan.  Participants  may contribute any whole  percentage  between 2% and 15% of
their   compensation.   The  first  6%  of  contributions  are  called  "Regular
Contributions,"  and  any  contributions  over  6% of  compensation  are  called
"Supplementary  Contributions."  Participants  may designate at their discretion
all or any portion of their Regular and Supplementary  Contributions to the Plan
as a salary reduction  contribution under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code.  Under Section  401(k) of the Internal  Revenue  Code,  the portion of the
participant's  base salary that is contributed as a "Tax-Deferred  Contribution"
will not be subject to Federal  income tax until such  portion is  withdrawn  or
distributed from the Plan.  Company  contributions to the Plan are made monthly.
Participants can direct that all of their contributions be invested in multiples
of 1% in any one or all of the following twelve  investment  funds,  each with a
specific investment portfolio goal:

     OGE  Energy Corp.  Common Stock Fund - consists  primarily of shares of the
          Company's common stock  contributed by the Company or purchased by the
          Trustee and shares of the Fidelity U.S. Government fund, which is used
          to hold the cash used to fund purchases and distributions.  All shares
          of the  Fidelity  U.S.  Government  fund  held  by the  plan  and  the
          dividends and interest receivable are included in the OGE Energy Corp.
          Common Stock Fund.

     Fidelity Asset Manager - consists of  approximately  40% stocks,  40% bonds
          and 20% short-term instruments.


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     Fidelity Asset Manager:  Growth - consists of approximately 65% stocks, 30%
          bonds and 5% short-term instruments.

     Fidelity Asset Manager:  Income - consists of approximately 20% stocks, 30%
          bonds and 50% short-term instruments.

     Fidelity Managed  Income  Portfolio - consists of short-term  and long-term
          investment contracts.

     Fidelity  Contrafund - consists of common  stocks from  companies  that the
          Fund's manager believes are undervalued or show potential for growth.

     Fidelity Growth & Income  Portfolio  - consists  of  foreign  and  domestic
          stocks and debt securities.

     Fidelity Blue Chip Growth  Fund - consists of common  stocks of well known,
          established growth companies.

     PIMCO Total Return  Administrative  - consists  mainly of bonds,  including
          U.S. Government, corporate, mortgage and foreign.

     PBHG Growth -  consists  of common  stocks of small and  medium  sized U.S.
          companies.

     Templeton  Foreign I -  consists  mainly of stocks and debt  securities  of
          companies and governments of developed or developing countries outside
          the United States.

     Invesco Total  Return - consists  30% of stocks,  30% of fixed and variable
          income  securities,  and the remaining 40% is allocated between stocks
          and bonds based on business, economic and market conditions.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting.  Investments  are  carried at market  value  determined  from quoted
market prices when available or management's estimate of fair market value or at
contract value for investments  contracts (See Note 4). Realized gains/losses on
sales or dispositions and  appreciation/depreciation  of plan assets included in
the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits are based on
the change in market value of the assets at the beginning of the plan year or at
the time of purchase during the year.

The  Company  contributes  to the Plan on behalf of each  participant  an amount
equal to 50% of the  participant's  Regular  Contribution for participants  with
less than 20 years of Plan participation,  as defined in the Plan, and an amount
equal to 75% of the participant's  Regular Contribution for participants with 20
or more years of  participation in the Plan. No Company  contributions  are made
with respect to the  participant's  Supplementary  Contribution.  The  Company's
contribution  can be made  either in cash or in shares of the  Company's  common
stock.  If the Company  contributes  cash,  such cash is used to purchase common
stock of the Company.

Participants'  Regular  and  Supplementary  Contributions  are fully  vested and
non-forfeitable. Participants gradually vest in their allocated share of Company
contributions  over a seven-year  period.  After three years of service with the
Company,  participants become 30% vested in their Company contribution  account,
vest an additional  10% upon the  completion of the following  year, and 20% for
each subsequent


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year of  participation  in the Plan. In addition,  participants  fully vest when
they are eligible for retirement under the Company Employees' Retirement Plan or
in the event of death, permanent disability or attainments of age 65.

Forfeitures of the Company's  contributions  resulting  from  termination of the
participant's  interest  in the Plan are used to  reduce  the  Company's  future
contributions.  At December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Plan had  approximately  $600
and $50, respectively, of assets that were forfeited and non-vested. During 1997
and  1996,   forfeitures   used  to  reduce   employer   contributions   totaled
approximately $19,000 and $16,000, respectively.  Forfeitures will be reinstated
if the  participant is re-employed by the Company and returns to the Plan within
five years.

The Plan is a qualified plan under  provisions of Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code and is exempt from Federal income taxes under provisions of Section
501(a) of the Internal  Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended since  receiving
the determination letter, dated January 12, 1996. However, the Company is of the
opinion that the Plan is currently  designed  and being  operated in  compliance
with the applicable  requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.  Therefore,  the
Company  believes  the  Plan  is  qualified  and  continues  to  be  tax-exempt.
Participants on whose behalf Company contributions are made are not taxed on the
amounts  contributed  by the Company or on any income  earned  thereon until the
receipt of a  distribution,  pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  The taxation of
income earned on Plan assets attributable to participants'  contributions to the
Plan is also deferred  until  distribution  is made.  The amount of income taxes
applicable to the  participants  or their  beneficiaries  upon  distribution  is
prescribed  by the Internal  Revenue  Code and is  dependent  upon the method of
distribution.

The Plan is administered  by a committee  appointed by the Board of Directors of
the  Company  (the  "Financial   Programs   Committee").   Certain  expenses  of
administering   the  Plan  are   expected  to  be  paid  by  the   participants.
Participants'  accounts  are charged five  dollars  annually for  administrative
expenses. In addition,  participants exercising the loan option are charged five
dollars for loan setup and fifteen dollars annually for  maintenance.  All other
administrative expenses are paid by the Company.

The Company intends to continue the Plan indefinitely, but reserves the right to
alter,  amend,  modify,  revoke  or  terminate  the  Plan at any  time  upon the
direction of the Company's Board of Directors. If the Plan is terminated for any
reason,  the  interests  of all  participants  will  be  fully  vested,  and the
Financial Programs Committee will direct that the participants' account balances
be  distributed  as soon as practical.  The Company has no continuing  liability
under the Plan after the final disposition of the assets of the Plan.

2. LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS:
   ----------------------

The maximum  amount which a  participant  may borrow is the lesser of $50,000 or
50% of the  participant's  allocated vested share of the Plan assets.  The loans
are secured by a portion of the amounts remaining in the participant's  account.
The Plan  allows  participants  on leave of absence  to obtain  loans from their
account.  All loans  granted  must be  repaid  pursuant  to a written  repayment
schedule  not to exceed five years and  evidenced by a written  promissory  note
signed by the borrower. Borrowed amounts do not share in the earnings and losses
of the investment funds.  Rather,  when the loan is repaid,  the interest on the
loan is credited to the participant's account in the Plan.


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                                       -4-

The interest  rate is equal to the "prime rate," as published in the Wall Street
Journal on the first business day of the month,  plus 1%. The range for interest
rates was 7% to 10% during 1997.

If a participant should terminate from the Plan, any outstanding loan balance is
converted to a distribution.

     Loan activity for 1997 was as follows:

          Balance at beginning of year          $ 9,721,477
               New loans                          4,520,500
               Repayment of Principal            (4,444,255)
                                                ------------
          Balance at end of year                $ 9,797,722
                                                ============

     Interest applicable to these loans during 1997 was $859,358.

3. AMOUNTS DUE TO TERMINATED EMPLOYEES:
   ------------------------------------

As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, there were no participants that had terminated
and requested a distribution and had not received payment of the distribution.

4. INVESTMENTS:
   ------------

Investments of Company common stock,  in the OGE Energy Corp.  Common Stock Fund
at December 31, 1997 and 1996, of $130,651,227 and  $102,526,811,  respectively,
are  carried  at market  value  ($54.6875  per share and  $41.7500  per share at
December 31, 1997 and 1996,  respectively)  and are  comprised of 2,389,051  and
2,455,732  shares,  respectively.  At December  31,  1997,  the  non-participant
directed  amount  included in the OGE Energy Corp.  Common  Stock Fund  totalled
$60,908,240. The market value per common share was $53.6250 at May 29, 1998, the
date of the accompanying report of independent public accountants.

The Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio  investment  option is a common collective
trust that invests in various  investment  contracts.  This investment option is
fully  benefit-responsive  and is, therefore,  recorded at contract value in the
accompanying  statements of net assets  available for benefits.  Contract  value
represents  the  principal  balance of the fund,  plus  accrued  interest at the
stated  contract rate, less payments  received and contract  charges by the fund
manager.  The  crediting  interest  rate is  based on the  average  rates of the
underlying  investment  contracts.  The average yield of this fund for the years
ended  December  31,  1997 and 1996  was  6.17%  and  6.09%,  respectively.  The
crediting  interest rate at September 30, 1997 and 1996, the Portfolio's  fiscal
year-end,  was  5.80%  and  5.78%,  respectively.  The  fair  value  of the fund
approximates contract value at December 31, 1997.

5. HISTORICAL COST INFORMATION:
   ----------------------------

Disclosure  of  historical  cost   information   with  regard  to  certain  plan
investments  is required to be  presented  in the  schedules  of assets held for
investment  purposes  and  reportable  transactions  (Schedules  I  and  II)  in
accordance  with the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and
Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Due to the
record-keeping  system  maintained by the trustee,  certain of this  information
cannot be provided.


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                                                                                                                Schedule I

                                                              OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                                     EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                                     ----------------------------------

                                         ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------

                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                                           -----------------------


(a)*      (b)   Issuer                   (c)   Description of Investment               (d)   Cost       (e)   Market Value
- ----      -------------------------      ----------------------------------------      -----------      ------------------
   <S>    <C>                            <C>                                           <C>              <C>
   *      OGE Energy Corp.               Common stock, $0.01 par value                     (f)          $     130,651,227

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      U.S. Government fund, variable interest           (f)                  1,404,837
                                         rate

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager, mutual fund                        (f)                 10,627,807

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager: Growth, mutual fund                (f)                 21,407,624

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager: Income, mutual fund                (f)                  3,144,890

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Managed Income Portoflio, mutual fund             (f)                 19,493,122

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Contrafund, mutual fund                           (f)                 13,766,082

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Growth and Income, mutual fund                    (f)                 12,423,274

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Blue Chip Growth, mutual fund                     (f)                 12,998,517

          PIMCO                          Total Return Administrative, mutual fund          (f)                    208,666

          PBHG                           Growth, mutual fund                               (f)                    641,884

          Templeton                      Foreign I, mutual fund                            (f)                    426,563

          Invesco                        Total Return, mutual fund                         (f)                    284,996

                                         Participant Loans, interest rates from
                                         7% to 10%                                     $9,797,722               9,797,722
                                                                                       -----------      ------------------
          Total investments                                                                             $     237,277,211
                                                                                                        ==================

   *      Party in interest
   (f)    Historical cost information could not be obtained from the Plan's Trustee


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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                   Schedule II

                                                         OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                                EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                                ----------------------------------

                                          ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                                          ----------------------------------------------

                                               FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                               ------------------------------------

                                                                                                                  Expenses
                                                                                                                 Incurred in
       Identity of Party             Description of          Purchase          Selling            Lease        Connection with
       (a)      Involved             (b)      Asset         (c)  Price        (d) Price         (e) Rental     (f) Transaction
- ------------------------------    --------------------    --------------    --------------   --------------    ---------------
<S>                               <C>                     <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Purchases:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock            $  18,796,995     $         ---    $         ---     $          ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd           6,646,639               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd       17,847,338               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                        8,934,015               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                 7,447,062               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                 9,619,333               ---              ---                ---

Sales and Redemptions:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock                      ---        21,611,483              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd                 ---         3,568,956              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd              ---        19,806,513              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                              ---         3,884,908              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                       ---         3,421,389              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                       ---         5,709,776              ---                ---

<CAPTION>

                                                                            Current Value
                                                                             Of Asset on
       Identity of Party             Description of          Cost of         Transaction         Net Gain
       (a)      Involved             (b)      Asset         (g) Asset          (h) Date       (i) or (Loss)
- ------------------------------    --------------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
<S>                               <C>                     <C>               <C>               <C>
Purchases:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock            $  18,796,995     $  18,796,995     $        ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd           6,646,639         6,646,639              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd       17,847,338        17,847,338              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                        8,934,015         8,934,015              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                 7,447,062         7,447,062              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                 9,619,333         9,619,333              ---

Sales and Redemptions:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock                      (j)        21,611,483              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd                 (j)         3,568,956              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd              (j)        19,806,513              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                              (j)         3,884,908              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                       (j)         3,421,389              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                       (j)         5,709,776              (j)

 (j) Historical cost information, and therefore gain or loss information, could not be obtained from the Plan's Trustee
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<CAPTION>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  -------------


Exhibit No.                        Description
- -----------               -----------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>
1.01                      Consent of Independent Public Accountants

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                                                                    Exhibit 1.01
                                                                    ------------




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report  dated May 29, 1998  included in the OGE Energy  Corp.  Employees'
Retirement Savings Plan Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, into the
previously filed Post-Effective  Amendment No. 2-A to Registration Statement No.
33-61699 and  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 2-B to  Registration  Statement No.
33-61699.




                                               /s/   Arthur Andersen LLP


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
  June 29, 1998



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