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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
March 19, 1999
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. announced Chairman and CEO Larry Brummett is hospitalized
following surgery on Wednesday, March 17, 1999. On March 18, 1999, the Company
issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as exhibit 99.a and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Not Applicable
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
99.a Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated March 18, 1999.
Items 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 19th of March, 1999.
ONEOK, Inc.
By: Jerry D. Neal
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Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer
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99.a Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated March 18, 1999.
Items 8-9 Not Applicable
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EXHIBIT 99.a
ONEOK FINANCIAL NEWS
ONEOK, INC. CONTACT: WELDON WATSON, 918/588-7158
P. O. BOX 871
TULSA, OK 74102-0871 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 18, 1999
BRUMMETT HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING SURGERY
TULSA--ONEOK, Inc. Chairman and CEO Larry Brummett is hospitalized in
good condition following surgery yesterday. He is expected to remain in the
hospital for another week, followed by several weeks of recovery at home.
David Kyle, ONEOK's president and chief operating officer, will assume
Brummett's responsibilities during his recovery.
"Larry has shown tremendous courage and resilience over the course of
the past year," Kyle said. "He has continued to provide strong leadership for
this company at a time when he has also had to deal with the challenges posed by
his illness. He has done both with remarkable energy and spirit."
In a note to ONEOK employees, Brummett expressed his "complete
confidence" in the company's management team during his absence.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE), is engaged in intrastate natural gas
distribution and transmission, gas processing, gas marketing and oil and gas
production. Information is available on the Internet World Wide Web at
http://www.oneok.com.
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