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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 21, 1998
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ONEOK, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma 1-2572 73-1520922
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 588-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Items 1 - 4. Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
ONEOK, Inc. (the Company) announced the election of Douglas T.
Lake, executive vice president and chief strategic officer of Western Resources,
Inc., Topeka, Kansas, to fill the remaining term of Steven L. Kitchen on the
ONEOK, Inc. board of directors. Kitchen recently retired as executive vice
president and chief financial officer of Western Resources, Inc.
Items 6. Not Applicable
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
None.
Item 8 - 9. Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on this 21st of October, 1998.
ONEOK Inc.
By: Jerry D. Neal
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Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer
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