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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
May 30, 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 May 26, ONEOK, Inc. (AONEOK@) announced the beginning of construction of
an advanced, 300-megawatt electricity generating plant in southwest Logan
County, Oklahoma. The clean, natural-gas burning facility will use the newest
gas turbine technology to provide electricity for utilities and other purchasers
beginning next summer. The plant will be owned and operated by ONEOK Power
Marketing Company and marks the first venture in electricity generation for
Tulsa-based ONEOK, an integrated natural gas company involved in production,
processing, gathering, storage and transmission in the mid-continent area of the
United States.
On May 26, 2000, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.a and incorporated herein by reference.
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 30th day of May 2000.
ONEOK, Inc.
By: Jim Kneale
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Jim Kneale
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer
