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11-K, 1999-06-29
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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, 1998

                                       OR

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


                         Commission File Number 1-12579



                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
             EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND 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' Stock
Ownership and  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 1999.





                          OGE ENERGY CORP.
                          EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND 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' Stock Ownership and Retirement  Savings Plan
as of December  31, 1998 and 1997,  and the related  statement of changes in net
assets  available  for  benefits for the year ended  December  31,  1998.  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 audit 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 Plan as of
December  31,  1998 and 1997,  and the changes in its net assets  available  for
benefits for the year ended  December 31, 1998,  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.

As discussed  in Note 1,  Oklahoma Gas and  Electric  Company  Employees'  Stock
Ownership  Plan was merged into OGE Energy Corp.  Retirement  Savings Plan.  The
surviving  plan is  named  OGE  Energy  Corp.  Employees'  Stock  Ownership  and
Retirement Savings Plan.

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,  1998,  the  schedule  of  reportable
transactions  for the year ended December 31, 1998, and the schedule of loans in
default as of December  31,  1998,  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  certified by the trustee and
presented  in the  schedule  of  assets  held for  investment  purposes  and the
schedule of reportable  transactions  does not disclose the  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 28, 1999


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<CAPTION>



     OGE ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
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                 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                 -----------------------------------------------

                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
                           --------------------------



                                                       1998            1997
                                                  -------------    -------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>

Investments, at market value:

  Common stock:
    OGE Energy Corp.                             $ 166,995,026    $ 130,651,227

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

    Fidelity Asset Manager                          11,401,764       10,627,807

    Fidelity Asset Manager: Growth                  23,581,807       21,407,624

    Fidelity Asset Manager: Income                   3,136,659        3,144,890

    Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio               18,651,096       19,493,122

    Fidelity Contrafund                             17,583,373       13,766,082

    Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio            18,857,882       12,423,274

    Fidelity Blue Chip Growth                       18,401,268       12,998,517

    PIMCO Total Return Administrative                  614,083          208,666

    PBHG Growth                                      1,002,711          641,884

    Templeton Foreign I                                594,658          426,563

    Invesco Total Return                               475,328          284,996

  Participant loans                                 10,076,506        9,797,722
                                                 --------------   --------------
      Total investments                            291,372,161      237,277,211

Dividends and interest receivable                    1,900,410        1,592,773
                                                 --------------   --------------
      Net assets available for benefits          $ 293,272,571    $ 238,869,984
                                                 ==============   ==============

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

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                                               OGE ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN   Page 1 of 2
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                                                      STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                                                      ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                                ------------------------------------
                                            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                $133,648,837   $ 10,627,807   $ 21,407,624   $  3,144,890   $ 19,493,122   $ 13,766,082
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                               6,832,309      2,057,326      3,232,545        267,592      1,111,868      1,293,612
  Interest on loans                         448,933         45,743        132,455          8,344         53,153         78,743
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   in market value of investments:
  Common stocks                           8,652,892            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---
  Mutual funds                                  ---       (516,902)       107,491         21,959            ---      2,258,086
Contributions:
  Participants                            2,504,425        690,344      1,451,352        132,398        698,874      1,182,525
  Company                                 3,946,450            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---
  Other                                       5,001            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---
  Rollovers                                 131,295          3,898          3,029            868        240,002          6,059
Transfers from Oklahoma Gas and
   Electric Company Employees' Stock
   Ownership Plan                        14,064,059            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---
Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments               30,936        102,426        378,347         18,468            ---        628,398
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total additions                     36,616,300      2,382,835      5,305,219        449,629      2,103,897      5,447,423
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                     (18,701)        (7,875)       (11,083)        (2,536)       (14,315)        (1,335)
Distributions to participants            (5,300,458)      (383,200)      (494,239)       (91,185)    (1,586,724)      (410,268)
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                    (5,319,159)      (391,075)      (505,322)       (93,721)    (1,601,039)      (411,603)
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Net additions (reductions)          31,297,141      1,991,760      4,799,897        355,908        502,858      5,035,820
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net               3,949,458     (1,217,803)    (2,625,714)      (364,139)    (1,344,884)    (1,218,529)
                                       -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $168,895,436   $ 11,401,764   $ 23,581,807   $  3,136,659   $ 18,651,096   $ 17,583,373
                                       =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============
                                         Fidelity
                                          Growth        Fidelity
                                        And Income      Blue Chip
                                         Portfolio       Growth
                                       -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at beginning of year                $ 12,423,274   $ 12,998,517
                                       -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                                 975,863        762,349
  Interest on loans                          69,586         74,302
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   in market value of investments:
  Common stocks                                 ---            ---
  Mutual funds                            2,529,284      2,898,968
Contributions:
  Participants                            1,096,003      1,264,177
  Company                                       ---            ---
  Other                                         ---            ---
  Rollovers                                  30,102         46,119
Transfers from Oklahoma Gas and
   Electric Company Employees' Stock
   Ownership Plan                               ---            ---
Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments              355,828        940,684
                                       -------------  -------------
     Total additions                      5,056,666      5,986,599
                                       -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                      (6,339)        (3,487)
Distributions to participants              (312,134)      (336,951)
                                       -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                      (318,473)      (340,438)
                                       -------------  -------------
     Net additions (reductions)           4,738,193      5,646,161
                                       -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net               1,696,415       (243,410)
                                       -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $ 18,857,882   $ 18,401,268
                                       =============  =============
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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                                                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------

                                                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                                 ------------------------------------

                                            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                $     208,666   $    641,884   $    426,563   $    284,996   $  9,797,722   $238,869,984
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Investment income:
  Dividends                                   48,560            117         54,115         22,961            ---     16,659,217
  Interest on loans                              698          4,669          4,116          2,148            ---        922,890

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   in market value of investments:
  Common stocks                                  ---            ---            ---            ---            ---      8,652,892
  Mutual funds                               (14,739)        46,870        (91,476)        16,243            ---      7,255,784

Contributions:
  Participants                                17,440        100,150         68,023         29,673            ---      9,235,384
  Company                                        ---            ---            ---            ---            ---      3,946,450
  Other                                          ---            ---            ---            ---            ---          5,001
  Rollovers                                   10,792         18,177          6,627            ---         25,706        522,674

Transfer from Oklahoma Gas and
   Electric Company Employees' Stock
   Ownership Plan                                ---            ---            ---            ---            ---     14,064,059

Realized gain (loss) on sale or
   distribution of investments                 3,464        (23,478)       (11,285)         7,476            ---      2,431,264
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total additions                          66,215        146,505         30,120         78,501         25,706     63,695,615
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Administrative expenses                          ---            ---            ---            ---            ---        (65,671)
Distributions to participants                 (7,019)        (2,293)          (330)          (110)      (302,446)    (9,227,357)
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total reductions                         (7,019)        (2,293)          (330)          (110)      (302,446)    (9,293,028)
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Net additions (reductions)               59,196        144,212         29,790         78,391       (276,740)    54,402,587
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Transfer between funds, net                  346,221        216,615        138,305        111,941        555,524            ---
                                       --------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Net assets available for benefits
   at end of year                      $     614,083   $  1,002,711   $    594,658   $    475,328   $ 10,076,506   $293,272,571
                                       ==============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============

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

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                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
             EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
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                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          -----------------------------

                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
                           --------------------------


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

The OGE Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership and 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 made minor  modifications  to the Plan's  eligibility
effective January 1, 1998.

Effective July 31, 1998, Enogex Interstate  Transmission L.L.C., a subsidiary of
the Company,  purchased  substantially all of the assets of Ozark Pipeline, Inc.
("Ozark").  As a result of this acquisition,  a  trustee-to-trustee  transfer of
certain  assets from the NGC Profit Sharing 401(k) Savings Plan to the Plan took
place,  in the form of rollovers,  with respect to certain  former  employees of
Ozark.  The total amount of rollovers from this plan was $522,674.  In addition,
the Plan was amended to provide special eligibility and vesting rules for former
employees of Ozark and its affiliates.

Effective  October 1, 1998,  the Oklahoma Gas and  Electric  Company  Employee's
Stock Ownership Plan was merged into the OGE Energy Corp.  Employees' Retirement
Savings Plan. The name of the surviving plan was changed to the OGE Energy Corp.
Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement  Savings Plan. In addition,  the ninth
amendment was adopted on July 15, 1998 and was effective  November 1, 1998.  The
amendment  implements  a  Dividend   Pass-Through  Program  in  which  dividends
allocable  to shares of OGE Energy  stock  allocable  to assets of the  Employee
Stock  Ownership Plan will be paid in cash to these  participants by the Trustee
after the merger occurs.

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.  Participant  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:



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                                       -2-

     OGE Energy Corp. Common Stock Fund - consists  primarily of  shares of  OGE
          Energy Corp's (the "Company")  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 Company's Common Stock Fund.

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

     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.



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                                       -3-

The  Company  contributes  to the  Plan on a  monthly  basis 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  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. During 1998, there were no material forfeitures that were used to
reduce  employer  contributions.  At December  31, 1997 and 1998,  there were no
material forfeited and unallocated assets. 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.



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                                       -4-

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.

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 1998.

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

         Loan activity for 1998 was as follows:

                  Balance at beginning of year            $ 9,797,722
                           New loans                        5,140,900
                           Repayment of Principal          (4,862,116)
                                                          ------------
                  Balance at end of year                  $10,076,506
                                                          ============

         Interest applicable to these loans during 1998 was $922,890.

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

As of December 31, 1998 and 1997, there were no participants that had terminated
and requested a distribution and had not received payment of the distribution.



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                                       -5-

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

Effective June 15, 1998, the  outstanding  shares of the Company's  common stock
were split on a two-for-one  basis. The new shares were issued to shareowners of
record on June 1, 1998.  Share and  per-share  information  has been restated to
retroactively  reflect the stock split.  Investments  of Company common stock in
the OGE  Energy  Corp.  Common  Stock Fund at  December  31,  1998 and 1997,  of
$166,995,026  and  $130,651,227,  respectively,  are  carried  at  market  value
($29.000  per  share and  $27.34375  per share at  December  31,  1998 and 1997,
respectively)  and are  comprised of  5,758,449.173  and  4,778,102.000  shares,
respectively.  At December  31, 1998,  the  non-participant  directed  amount of
Company common stock included in the OGE Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership
and Retirement Savings Plan totaled  $75,168,261.  In addition,  at December 31,
1998,  the  participant  directed  amount  included  in  the  OGE  Energy  Corp.
Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement Savings Plan totaled $218,104,310.

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,  1998 and 1997  was  5.81%  and  6.17%,  respectively.  The
crediting  interest rate at September 30, 1998 and 1997, the Portfolio's  fiscal
year-end,  was  5.89%  and  5.80%,  respectively.  The  fair  value  of the fund
approximates contract value at December 31, 1998.

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' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                           ------------------------------------------------------

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

                                                           AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                           -----------------------


(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)          $     166,995,026

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager, mutual fund                         (f)                 11,401,764

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager: Growth, mutual fund                 (f)                 23,581,807

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Asset Manager: Income, mutual fund                 (f)                  3,136,659

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Managed Income Portoflio, mutual fund              (f)                 18,651,096

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Contrafund, mutual fund                            (f)                 17,583,373

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Growth and Income, mutual fund                     (f)                 18,857,882

   *      Fidelity  Mgmt. Trust Co.      Blue Chip Growth, mutual fund                      (f)                 18,401,268

          PIMCO                          Total Return Administrative, mutual fund           (f)                    614,083

          PBHG                           Growth, mutual fund                                (f)                  1,002,711

          Templeton                      Foreign I, mutual fund                             (f)                    594,658

          Invesco                        Total Return, mutual fund                          (f)                    475,328

                                         Participant Loans, interest rates from
                                         7% to 10%                                     $10,076,506              10,076,506
                                                                                       ------------      ------------------
          Total investments                                                                              $     291,372,161
                                                                                                         ==================

   *      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' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                      ------------------------------------------------------

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

                                               FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                               ------------------------------------

                                                                                                                  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            $  30,964,123     $         ---    $         ---     $          ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd           7,457,298               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd       20,252,309               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                        7,829,713               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                 8,365,518               ---              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                11,265,433               ---              ---                ---

Sales and Redemptions:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock                      ---        18,709,976              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd                 ---         5,768,954              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd              ---        21,094,336              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                              ---         6,898,906              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                       ---         4,816,021              ---                ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                       ---         9,702,333              ---                ---

<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            $  30,964,123     $  30,964,123     $        ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd           7,457,298         7,457,298              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd       20,252,309        20,252,309              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                        7,829,713         7,829,713              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                 8,365,518         8,365,518              ---
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                11,265,433        11,265,433              ---

Sales and Redemptions:

  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        OGE Energy Corp.
    OGE Common Stock Fund         Common Stock                      (j)        18,709,976              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Asset Manager:
                                  Growth, mutual fd                 (j)         5,768,954              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Managed Income
                                  Portfolio, mutual fd              (j)        21,094,336              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Contrafund, mutual
                                  fund                              (j)         6,898,906              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Growth and Income,
                                  mutual fund                       (j)         4,816,021              (j)
  Fidelity Mgmt. Trust Co.        Blue Chip Growth,
                                  mutual fund                       (j)         9,702,333              (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>
                                                                                                                  Schedule III

                                                         OGE ENERGY CORP.
                                      EMPLOYEES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                      ------------------------------------------------------

                                              ITEM 27b - SCHEDULE OF LOANS IN DEFAULT
                                              ---------------------------------------

                                                     AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                                     -----------------------


                                               Amount
                                          Received During        Unpaid
     Identity of      Original Amount      Reporting Year      Balance at                                         Amount Overdue
      Obligator           of Loan      Principal    Interest  End of Year    Detailed Description of Loan     Principal    Interest
- --------------------  ---------------  ---------    --------  -----------  --------------------------------   ---------    --------
<S>                       <C>           <C>           <C>      <C>         <C>                                <C>          <C>
                                                                           Issued November 28, 1993 through
                                                                           July 17, 1998; interest rates
Various Participants      $215,400      $10,265       $621     $150,356    7% to 10%                          $137,937     $12,419

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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 28, 1999  included in the OGE Energy  Corp.  Employees'
Stock  Ownership  and  Retirement  Savings  Plan  Form  11-K for the year  ended
December 31, 1998, 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, 1999



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