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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
January 24, 2000
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.
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On January 18, 2000, ONEOK, Inc. ("ONEOK") received a letter (the
"Southwest Letter") from Michael O. Maffie, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Southwest Gas Corporation ("Southwest Gas"), taking the position that
ONEOK had breached its previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement") with Southwest Gas and demanding that the breach be cured.
On January 21, 2000, ONEOK sent a letter (the "ONEOK Letter") denying that
it was in breach of the Merger Agreement. In the ONEOK Letter, ONEOK also
advised Southwest Gas of ONEOK's election to terminate the Merger Agreement
under Section 8.1(b) of the Merger Agreement because of the fact that the
conditions to closing under the Merger Agreement were not fulfilled or capable
of being fulfilled on the first anniversary of the Merger Agreement.
On January 21, 2000, ONEOK also filed a complaint in Federal District Court
in Tulsa, Oklahoma asking the Court to declare that under the terms of the
Merger Agreement, ONEOK has properly terminated the Agreement.
On January 21, 2000, the Company also filed a notice of withdrawal of its
application before the Arizona Corporation Commission asking for authorization
to implement the Merger Agreement.
Items 6-7. Not Applicable.
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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 24/th/ day of January 2000.
ONEOK, Inc.
By: Jim Kneale
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Jim Kneale
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer