Exhibit 10.1

June 27, 2007

To: ONEOK, Inc.

100 West Fifth Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

From: Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Banc of America Securities LLC

9 West 57th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: 212-583-8373

Facsimile: 212-230-8610

 

  Re: Enhanced Overnight Share Repurchase

Ladies and Gentlemen:

SECTION 1. Initial Shares.

Bank of America, N.A. (the “Seller”) will sell to ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma
corporation (the “Company”), and the Company will purchase from the Seller for
settlement on June 28, 2007 (the “Purchase Date”), 7,500,000 shares (the
“Initial Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
(the “Common Stock”) at a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to the
number of the Initial Shares multiplied by $49.33. At or prior to 4:00 P.M. New
York City time on the first Trading Day after the Purchase Date, Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered the Initial Shares through the facilities of
The Depository Trust Company to the Company against payment by the Company of
the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, the sale of the Initial Shares to the
Company by the Seller shall be effected in accordance with the Seller’s
customary procedures.

SECTION 2. Definitions.

“Average Purchase Price” means the arithmetic average of the Daily Average
Prices for all Trading Days during the Averaging Period.

As used in this Letter Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:

“Averaging Period” means the period of consecutive Trading Days commencing on
June 28, 2007 and ending on December 28, 2007; provided that the Seller may, in
its absolute discretion, accelerate the last day of the Averaging Period to any
Trading Day on or after August

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23, 2007 upon written notice to the Company (it being understood that such
notice may be given on the same date that the Seller elects to be the last day
of the Averaging Period).

“BAS” means Banc of America Securities LLC.

“Calculation Agent” means BAS.

“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

“Company” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

“Daily Average Price” means for any Trading Day in the Averaging Period, the
Reported VWAP for such Trading Day minus $0.80.

“Designee” has the meaning specified in Section 16.

“Exchange” means, at any time, the principal national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, if any, on which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted at such time.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate on such day for Federal Funds,
as published by Bloomberg and found by pressing the following letters “FEDSOPEN”
followed by pressing the <Index> key and pressing the following letters “HP”
followed by pressing the <Go> key; provided that if any such day is not a New
York Banking Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the Federal Funds
Rate for the immediately preceding New York Banking Day.

“Initial Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

“ISDA Definitions” means the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions, as
published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

“Make-Whole Payment Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 5(c).

“Maximum Deliverable Number” means 25,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 7(a).

“Merger Event” has the meaning specified in the ISDA Definitions. For purposes
of the ISDA Definitions, the Shares are shares of Common Stock, the Issuer is
the Company, the Merger Date shall be deemed to be the Announcement Date as
specified in the ISDA Definitions and the final Valuation Date shall be deemed
to be the last day of the Averaging Period.

“New York Banking Day” means any day except for a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.

“Payment Shares” means Restricted Payment Shares or Make-Whole Payment Shares.

“Private Placement Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a)(iii).

“Purchase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

“Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

 

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“Refund Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a)(i).

“Regulation M” means Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

“Remaining Scheduled Days” means the scheduled number of Trading Days remaining
in the Averaging Period as of the time of any suspension of the Averaging
Period.

“Reported VWAP” means, for any Trading Day, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume
weighted average price per share of Common Stock for that Trading Day as
reported on Bloomberg Page “OKE.N <Equity> AQR SEC” (or any successor thereto),
or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Trading Day for any
reason, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable
manner.

“Repurchase Cost” means the product of (i) the Average Purchase Price multiplied
by (ii) the number of Initial Shares.

“Requirements” has the meaning specified in Section 3(b).

“Restricted Payment Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a)(ii).

“Restricted Share Amount” means the quotient of (i) the absolute value of the
Settlement Amount divided by (ii) the Restricted Share Value of a Restricted
Payment Share.

“Restricted Share Value” means, with respect to any Restricted Payment Shares or
Make-Whole Payment Shares, 95% of the value thereof per share to the Seller,
determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

“Rule 10b-18” means Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Seller” has the meaning specified in Section 1.

“Seller’s Short Position” means, at any time, the number of shares of Common
Stock constituting the Seller’s theoretical net short position in relation to
the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement at such time, as
determined by the Calculation Agent.

“Settlement Amount” means an amount equal to (i) the Purchase Price minus
(ii) the Repurchase Cost.

“Settlement Balance” has the meaning specified in Section 5(c).

“Settlement Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions or trust companies in The City of New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. A Settlement Day
“corresponds” to a Trading Day if it is the day for settlement of regular way
transactions for equity securities entered into on the Exchange on that Trading
Day.

“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in Rule 1-02 of Regulation
S-X.

“Tender Offer” has the meaning specified in the ISDA Definitions. For purposes
of the ISDA Definitions, the Issuer is the Company.

 

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“Trading Day” means any day (i) other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which the Exchange is not open for business, (ii) during which trading of any
securities of the Company on any national securities exchange has not been
suspended and (iii) during which there has not been, in the Calculation Agent’s
commercially reasonable judgment, a material limitation in the trading of Common
Stock.

“Valuation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a).

SECTION 3. Seller Purchases.

(a) The Initial Shares may be sold short to the Company. It is understood that
during the Averaging Period the Seller may purchase shares of Common Stock in
connection with this Letter Agreement, which shares may be used to cover all or
a portion of such short sale. Such purchases will be conducted independently of
the Company. The timing of such purchases by the Seller, the number of shares
purchased by the Seller on any day, the price paid per share of Common Stock
pursuant to such purchases and the manner in which such purchases are made,
including without limitation whether such purchases are made on any securities
exchange or privately, shall be within the absolute discretion of the Seller. It
is the intent of the parties that this transaction comply with the requirements
of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) of the Exchange Act, and the parties agree that this
Letter Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule
10b5-1(c), and the Company shall take no action that results in this transaction
not so complying with such requirements. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, the Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) the Company
does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when
or whether the Seller effects any purchases of Common Stock in connection with
this Letter Agreement, (B) during the period beginning on (but excluding) the
date of this Letter Agreement and ending on the last day of the Averaging
Period, if any, neither the Company nor its officers or employees shall,
directly or indirectly, communicate any information regarding the Company or the
Common Stock to any employee of the Seller or its affiliates responsible for
trading the Common Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, provided that the limitation imposed by this clause (B) shall not extend
to or affect disclosures by the Company by means of (i) press releases in the
ordinary course of its business or as otherwise required by law or (ii) reports,
proxy statements or other documents publicly filed or furnished by the Company
with or to the Securities and Exchange Commission, (C) the Company is entering
into this Letter Agreement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to
evade compliance with federal securities laws including, without limitation,
Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act and (D) during the period
beginning on (but excluding) the date of this Letter Agreement and ending on the
later of the last day of the Averaging Period or the last day of the Valuation
Period, if any, the Company will not alter or deviate from this Letter Agreement
or enter into or alter a corresponding hedging transaction with respect to the
Common Stock. The Company also acknowledges and agrees that any amendment,
modification, waiver or termination of this Letter Agreement must be effected in
accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as
defined in Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or
termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to
evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, and no such
amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made at any time at
which the Company or any officer or director of the Company is aware of any
material nonpublic information regarding the Company or the Common Stock.

(b) In the event that the Seller, in its commercially reasonable discretion,
determines that it is appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or
self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not
such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been
voluntarily adopted by the Seller, and including without limitation Rule 10b-18,

 

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Rule 10b-5, Regulation 13D-G and Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act, the
“Requirements”), for the Seller to refrain from purchasing Common Stock or to
purchase fewer than the number of shares of Common Stock that the Seller would
otherwise purchase on any Trading Day during the Averaging Period, then the
Seller may, in its commercially reasonable discretion, elect that the Averaging
Period be suspended as appropriate with regard to any Requirements. The Seller
shall notify the Company upon the exercise of the Seller’s rights pursuant to
this Section 3(b) and shall subsequently notify the Company on the day the
Seller reasonably believes that the circumstances giving rise to such exercise
have changed. If the Averaging Period is suspended by the Seller pursuant to
this Section 3(b), at the end of such suspension the Seller shall determine in
good faith and in a commercially reasonably manner the number of Trading Days
remaining in the Averaging Period, which number shall not exceed the Remaining
Scheduled Days as of the time of such suspension.

(c) The Company agrees that it shall not take, shall not cause its affiliates or
agents to take, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its
affiliates from taking any action that reasonably could be expected to cause
Regulation M to be applicable to any purchases of Common Stock, or any security
for which the Common Stock is a reference security (as defined in Regulation M),
by the Company or any of its affiliated purchasers (as defined in Regulation M)
during the Averaging Period.

(d) The Company shall, at least one day prior to the first day of the Averaging
Period, notify the Seller of the total number of shares of Common Stock
purchased in Rule 10b-18 purchases of blocks pursuant to the once-a-week block
exception contained in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) by or for the Company or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliated purchasers, during each of the
four calendar weeks preceding the first day of the Averaging Period and during
the calendar week in which the first day of the Averaging Period occurs (“Rule
10b-18 purchase”, “blocks” and “affiliated purchaser” each being used as defined
in Rule 10b-18), which notice shall be substantially in the form set forth as
Appendix B hereto.

(e) From the date hereof through the last day of the Averaging Period, the
Company shall (i) notify the Seller prior to the opening of trading in the
Common Stock on any day on which the Company makes, or expects to be made, any
public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any
merger, acquisition, or similar transaction involving a recapitalization
relating to the Company (other than any such transaction in which the
consideration consists solely of cash and there is no valuation period),
(ii) promptly notify the Seller following any such announcement that such
announcement has been made, and (iii) promptly deliver to the Seller following
the making of any such announcement a certificate indicating (A) the Company’s
average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three
full calendar months preceding the date of the announcement of such transaction
and (B) the Company’s block purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) effected
pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of Rule 10b-18 during the three full calendar
months preceding the date of the announcement of such transaction. In addition,
the Company shall promptly notify the Seller of the earlier to occur of the
completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target
shareholders. The Company acknowledges that any such public announcement may
cause the Averaging Period to be suspended pursuant to Section 3(b).
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that its actions in relation to any such
announcement or transaction must comply with the standards set forth in
Section 3(a).

SECTION 4. Company Purchases.

Without the prior written consent of the Seller (which consent shall not
unreasonably be delayed, denied or conditioned), the Company shall not, shall
not cause its affiliates and affiliated purchasers (each as defined in Rule
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order for its affiliates and affiliated purchasers not to, directly or
indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a cash-settled or other
derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order
that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any
shares of Common Stock (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of
beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or
any security convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock during
the period beginning on, and including, the Purchase Date and ending on, and
including, the last date of the Averaging Period or, if the Settlement Amount is
greater than zero, the last date of the Valuation Period. During such time, any
purchases of Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock) by the Company shall be made through BAS, which is an
affiliate of the Seller, pursuant to a letter substantially in the form of
Appendix A hereto and subject to such commercially reasonable conditions as the
Seller shall impose, and shall be in compliance with Rule 10b-18 or otherwise in
a manner that the Company and the Seller reasonably believe is in compliance
with the requirements of applicable law (including, without limitation, Rule
10b-5, Regulation 13D-G and Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act); provided
that this Section 4 shall not apply to the following: (i) privately negotiated
purchases of Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock) by an affiliate or affiliated purchaser of the Company
from another such affiliate or affiliated purchaser; (ii) purchases of Common
Stock pursuant to exercises of stock options granted to former or current
employees, officers, directors, or other affiliates or affiliated purchasers of
the Company in accordance with any employee benefit plan (as defined in
Securities Act Form S-8) that is disclosed in any report, proxy statement or
other document publicly filed or furnished by the Company with or to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the withholding and/or purchase of
Common Stock from holders of such options to satisfy payment of the option
exercise price and/or satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with
the exercise of such options; (iii) purchases of Common Stock from holders of
performance shares or units or restricted shares or units to satisfy tax
withholding requirements in connection with vesting; (iv) the conversion or
exchange by holders of convertible or exchangeable securities of the Company
previously issued; or (v) the purchases of shares of Common Stock effected by or
for a plan of the Company by an agent independent of the issuer that satisfy the
requirements of Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(ii), and provided further that for the
avoidance of doubt, the receipt by affiliates or affiliated purchasers of the
Company of grants under any Company equity incentive plan or retirement plan
shall not constitute a purchase of Common Stock governed by this Section 4.

SECTION 5. Purchase Price Adjustment and Settlement.

(a) After the expiration of the Averaging Period,

(i) if the Settlement Amount is greater than zero, as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price, the Seller shall transfer to the Company, for no additional
consideration, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Amount
divided by the Average Purchase Price (the “Refund Shares”) in the manner
provided in Section 5(b), or

(ii) if the Settlement Amount is less than zero, as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price, the Company shall elect to

(A) transfer to the Seller, for no additional consideration, a number of shares
of Common Stock, which will not be registered for resale, equal to the
Restricted Share Amount (the “Restricted Payment Shares”) on the Settlement Day
corresponding to the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period in the manner
provided in Section 5(b), and any Make-Whole Payment Shares as provided in
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(B) make a cash payment to the Seller in immediately available funds in an
amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount on the Settlement
Day corresponding to the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period.

The Company shall give written notice to the Seller not later than the later of
(i) 3 Trading Days prior to the then scheduled last Trading Day of the Averaging
Period or (ii) the second Trading Day after receiving notice of acceleration of
the Averaging Period from the Seller, of the Company’s election, if the
Settlement Amount is less than zero, for the Company to deliver Restricted
Payment Shares or to make a cash payment. Once made, such election will be
irrevocable. If the Company fails to make such an election by the election
deadline, the Company shall have been deemed to have elected to make a cash
payment. If the Company elects to deliver Restricted Payment Shares pursuant to
this Section 5(a)(ii), the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the
Settlement Amount to compensate the Seller for its cost of funds at the Federal
Funds Rate during the period (the “Valuation Period”) commencing on the first
Trading Day immediately following the final day of the Averaging Period and
ending on the date on which either the Settlement Balance is reduced to zero or
the aggregate number of Restricted Payment Shares and Make-Whole Payment Shares
(as defined in Section 5(c)) equals the Maximum Deliverable Number. In no event
shall the Seller reduce the Settlement Balance below zero and in all events the
Seller shall return to the Company any Restricted Payment Shares or Make-Whole
Payment Shares that remain at the time that the Settlement Balance is reduced to
zero.

(b) Delivery of Refund Shares or Restricted Payment Shares shall be made as
follows:

(i) if Refund Shares are to be transferred to the Company, the Seller shall
deliver the shares to the Company on the first Settlement Day following the last
day of the Averaging Period, and

(ii) if Restricted Payment Shares are to be transferred to the Seller, on the
Settlement Day corresponding to the last Trading Day in the Averaging Period,
the Company shall deliver to the Seller a number of Restricted Payment Shares
equal to the Restricted Share Amount, and the Company shall deliver any
additional Make-Whole Payment Shares as provided in Section 5(c).

(c) If Restricted Payment Shares are delivered in accordance with
Section 5(b)(ii), on the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period a balance (the
“Settlement Balance”) shall be established with an initial balance equal to the
absolute value of the Settlement Amount. Following the delivery of Restricted
Payment Shares or any Make-Whole Payment Shares, Seller shall sell all such
Restricted Payment Shares or Make-Whole Payment Shares in a commercially
reasonable manner. At the end of each Trading Day upon which sales have been
made, the Settlement Balance shall be reduced by an amount equal to 95% of the
aggregate proceeds received by Seller upon the sale of such Restricted Payment
Shares or Make-Whole Payment Shares. If, on any Trading Day, all Restricted
Payment Shares and Make-Whole Payment Shares have been sold and, after giving
effect thereto, the Settlement Balance has not been reduced to zero, the Company
shall (i) deliver to Seller or as directed by Seller on the Settlement Day
corresponding to such Trading Day an additional number of Shares (the
“Make-Whole Payment Shares”) equal to (x) the Settlement Balance as of such
Trading Day divided by (y) the Restricted Share Value of the Make-Whole Payment
Shares or (ii) promptly deliver to Seller cash in an amount equal to the then
remaining Settlement Balance. This provision shall be applied successively until
either the Settlement Balance is reduced to zero or the aggregate number of
Restricted Payment Shares and Make-Whole Payment Shares equals the Maximum
Deliverable Number.

 

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SECTION 6. Payment Shares.

(a) The Company may only deliver Restricted Payment Shares pursuant to
Section 5(a)(ii)(A) and Make-Whole Payment Shares pursuant to Section 5(c)
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) all Restricted Payment Shares and Make-Whole Payment Shares shall be
delivered to the Seller (or any affiliate of the Seller designated by the
Seller) pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) thereof;

(ii) BAS, the Seller and any potential purchaser of any such shares from the
Seller (or any affiliate of the Seller designated by the Seller) identified by
BAS or the Seller shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement reasonably
acceptable in form and content to the Company and, pursuant thereto, shall have
been afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence
investigation with respect to the Company customary in scope for private
placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to
have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by
them); and

(iii) an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) shall have been entered
into between the Company and the Seller (or any affiliate of the Seller
designated by the Seller) in connection with the private placement of such
shares by the Company to the Seller (or any such affiliate) and the private
resale of such shares by the Seller (or any such affiliate), on customary and
commercially reasonable terms substantially similar to private placement
purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in
form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to the Seller, which
Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions
substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase
agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection
with the liability of, the Seller and its affiliates, and shall provide for the
payment by the Company of all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses in
connection with such resale, including all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and
expenses of counsel for the Seller, and shall contain representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company reasonably necessary or advisable to
establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act for such resales.

If the Settlement Amount is less than zero and the Company has elected to
deliver Restricted Payment Shares and any of the above conditions is not
satisfied as of the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period and on each date
when any Make-Whole Payment Shares are to be delivered, the Company shall, in
lieu of delivery of the Restricted Payment Shares or such Make-Whole Payment
Shares, as the case may be, make a cash payment to the Seller in immediately
available funds in an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement
Amount or the then remaining Settlement Balance, as the case may be, in either
case on the second Settlement Day following the date when such delivery would
have otherwise been required and shall reimburse the Seller for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in connection with the anticipated delivery of
the Restricted Payment Shares or the Make-Whole Payment Shares, including,
without limitation, the out-of-pocket reasonable fees and expenses of outside
counsel to the Seller incurred in connection thereof.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6(a) shall be read as
requiring the Company to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the
transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement.

 

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(b) If the Company elects to deliver Restricted Payment Shares pursuant to
Section 5(a)(ii)(A) above, the Company shall not (i) take or cause to be taken
any action that would make unavailable the exemption set forth in Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act for the sale of any Restricted Payment Shares or
Make-Whole Payment Shares by the Company to the Seller, or (ii) engage or cause
any person to engage in any general solicitation in connection with, or engage
in any securities offering that could be integrated with, the resales of
Restricted Payment Shares and Make-Whole Payment Shares by the Seller that would
make unavailable an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act reasonably acceptable to the Seller for such resales.

(c) If the Settlement Amount is less than zero and the Company elects to deliver
Restricted Payment Shares pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii)(A), then, if necessary,
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to be increased to an amount
sufficient to permit the Company to fulfill its obligations under Section 5
above.

(d) The Company has the ability to disclose publicly all material information
relating to the Company.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(a) above, if the Company has
elected to deliver any Payment Shares hereunder, the Company shall not be
required to deliver more than the Maximum Deliverable Number of shares of Common
Stock as Payment Shares hereunder.

SECTION 7. Adjustment of Terms.

(a) In the event (i) of any corporate event involving the Company or the Common
Stock (including, without limitation, a stock split, stock dividend, bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, Merger Event, Tender Offer, rights offering,
recapitalization, spin-off or issuance of any securities convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock), or the announcement of any such
corporate event, (ii) the Seller determines, in its commercially reasonable
discretion after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so, that it is
unable or it is impracticable to establish, re-establish, substitute or maintain
a hedge of its position in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Letter Agreement when such hedge is necessary or consistent with the Seller’s
customary business practices to hedge the price and market risk of performance
under this Letter Agreement or (iii) the Seller determines, in its commercially
reasonable discretion, that it is unable to borrow Common Stock at a rebate rate
greater than or equal to the Federal Funds Rate minus 50 basis points per annum,
then, in each case, the terms of the transaction (including, without limitation,
the number of Trading Days in the Averaging Period, any Daily Average Price and
the Settlement Amount) described herein shall be subject to adjustment by the
Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner as in the exercise of its
good faith judgment it deems appropriate under the circumstances; provided that
in no event shall any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7 eliminate any of the
settlement methods available to the Company pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

(b) Notwithstanding the authority provided to the Calculation Agent in
subsection (a) of this Section 7, in the event of a corporate event (such as
certain reorganizations, mergers, or other similar events) in which all holders
of Common Stock may receive consideration other than the common equity
securities of the continuing or surviving entity, the adjustments referred to in
such subsection shall permit the Company to satisfy its settlement obligations
hereunder by delivering the consideration received by holders of Common Stock
upon such corporate event, in such proportions as in the exercise of its good
faith judgment the Calculation Agent deems appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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SECTION 8. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
Federal and state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New
York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Letter
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b) EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY
WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 9. Assignment and Transfer.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 16 hereof, the rights and duties under
this Letter Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by the Company or the
Seller without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that the
Seller may assign any of its rights or duties hereunder to any of its affiliates
of reasonably equivalent credit quality as the Seller without the prior written
consent of the Company.

SECTION 10. No Condition of Confidentiality.

The Seller and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Seller has
authorized the Company to disclose this Letter Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby to any and all persons, and there are no express or implied
agreements, arrangements or understandings to the contrary, and the Seller
hereby waives any and all claims to any proprietary rights with respect to this
Letter Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and authorizes the
Company to use any information that the Company receives or has received with
respect to this Letter Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in any
manner.

SECTION 11. Calculations.

The Calculation Agent shall make all calculations and determinations in respect
of this Letter Agreement in good faith, applying commercially reasonable
standards and methods. Where reasonably practicable, the Calculation Agent shall
consult with the Company prior to making any calculation or determination in
respect of this Letter Agreement (and the Company acknowledges its obligations
under Section 3(a) in respect of any such consultation). Following any
calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a prior written request by
the Company, the Calculation Agent will provide to the Company by e-mail to the
e-mail address provided by the Company in such a prior written request a report
(in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial
data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such calculation.

SECTION 12. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company.

The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Seller as follows:

(a) The Company acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying, and has not
relied, upon the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller with respect to the
legal, accounting, tax or other implications of this Letter Agreement and that
it has conducted its own analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other
implications hereof. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that neither
the Seller nor any affiliate of the Seller has acted as its advisor in any
capacity in connection with this Letter Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company is

 

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entering into this Letter Agreement with a full understanding of all of the
terms and risks hereof (economic and otherwise), has adequate expertise in
financial matters to evaluate those terms and risks and is capable of assuming
(financially and otherwise) those risks.

(b) The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Letter
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter
Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general
equitable principles.

(c) If Payment Shares are delivered pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii) or
Section 5(c), such Payment Shares, when delivered, shall have been duly
authorized and shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free of preemptive or similar rights, and such delivery shall pass title
thereto free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.

(d) The Company is not entering into this Letter Agreement to facilitate a
distribution of the Common Stock (or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock) or in connection with a future issuance of
securities.

(e) The Company is not entering into this Letter Agreement to create actual or
apparent trading activity in the Common Stock (or any security convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Stock) or to manipulate the price of the Common Stock
(or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock).

(f) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of, this Letter Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject, except where such breach or
default would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder, nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws or other constitutive documents of the Company or any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties.

(g) On the Purchase Date and on each day to and including the final day of the
Averaging Period or Valuation Period, if applicable, (i) the assets of the
Company at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of the Company, including
contingent liabilities, (ii) the capital of the Company is adequate to conduct
the business of the Company and (iii) the Company has the ability to pay its
debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not
believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(h) Except as contemplated by clause (i) below, no consent, approval,
authorization, order, registration, qualification or filing of or with any court
or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is required for the
execution and delivery by the Company of, and the compliance by the Company with
all the terms of, this Letter Agreement or the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(i) The Company has made, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
during the Averaging Period and the Valuation Period (if any) to make, all
filings, if any, required to be made by it with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any securities exchange or any other regulatory body with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby.

(j) As of the date hereof and as of the date, if any, that the Company elects to
transfer any Payment Shares to the Seller, (i) none of the Company and its
officers and directors is, or will be, as the case may be, aware of any material
nonpublic information regarding the Company or the Common Stock and (ii) all
reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole
(with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent
statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not or will
not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading.

(k) By means of a press release dated May 17, 2007, the Company publicly
disclosed that its Board of Directors had authorized a stock buy back program to
repurchase up to 7.5 million shares of the Company’s currently issued and
outstanding Common Stock.

(l) In the event that the Seller or the Calculation Agent or any of their
affiliates becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or
investigation brought by or against any person in connection with the
transactions by the Company contemplated by this Letter Agreement, the Company
shall reimburse the Seller or the Calculation Agent or such affiliate for its
reasonable legal and other out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable cost
of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith within 30
days of receipt of notice of such expenses, and shall indemnify and hold the
Seller or the Calculation Agent or such affiliate harmless against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which the Seller or the Calculation Agent or
such affiliate may become subject in connection with any such action, proceeding
or investigation except to the extent that any such expenses, losses, claims,
damages or liabilities result from the gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad
faith or breach by the Seller or the Calculating Agent of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder. If for any
reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to the Seller or the
Calculation Agent or such affiliate or insufficient to hold it harmless, then
the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Seller or the
Calculation Agent or such affiliate as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Seller or the
Calculation Agent or such affiliate on the other hand in the matters
contemplated by this Letter Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by
clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and the Seller or the Calculation Agent or such affiliate on the
other hand in the matters contemplated by this Letter Agreement but also the
relative fault of the Company and the Seller or the Calculation Agent or such
affiliate with respect to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities and any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company, on the one hand, and the Seller or the Calculation Agent or such
affiliate, on the other hand, shall be in the same proportion as the Purchase
Price bears to any fees paid to the Seller hereunder. The reimbursement,
indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company under this Section 12(l)
shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have, shall
extend upon the same terms and conditions to the partners, directors, officers,
agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the
Seller or the Calculation Agent and their affiliates and shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Company, the Seller or the Calculation Agent, any such
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the Seller, the Calculation Agent nor any of such affiliates, partners,
directors, officers, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any
liability to the Company for or in connection with any matter referred to in
this Letter Agreement except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses incurred by the Company result from the gross negligence
or bad faith of the Seller or the Calculation Agent or a breach by the Seller or
the Calculation Agent of any of its covenants or obligations hereunder. The
foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or completion of this Letter
Agreement.

(m) For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the commissions
incorporated in the definitions of Restricted Share Amount and Restricted Share
Value and in Section 5(c) above are commercially reasonable fees for BAS’s
activities in connection with Settlement under Section 5.

(n) The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the Seller is a “financial
institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning
of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code
(the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that
(A) this Letter Agreement is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is
defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each
payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “settlement
payment” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and
(ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the
Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in
connection herewith is a “transfer” and a “payment or other transfer of
property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and
(B) the Seller is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections,
Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 555, 560 and 561 of the
Bankruptcy Code.

(o) During the period beginning on the date of this Letter Agreement and ending
on the last day of the Averaging Period, the Company shall not (i) alter the
current per share amount of its ordinary cash dividend on Common Stock of $0.34
by more than $0.03 per share or the frequency of its ordinary cash dividend on
the Common Stock, or (ii) declare any dividend other than an ordinary cash
dividend on the Common Stock, in either case that affects any dividend for which
the ex-dividend date occurs from and including the date of this Letter Agreement
through and including the last day of the Averaging Period, in each case without
the prior consent of the Seller.

SECTION 13. Representations, Warranties And Agreements of the Seller.

The Seller and BAS each represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company
as follows:

(a) Neither the Seller nor BAS is relying, and neither has relied, upon the
Company or any affiliate of the Company with respect to the legal, accounting,
tax or other implications of this Letter Agreement and has conducted its own
analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other implications hereof. The Seller
and BAS each further acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any
affiliate of the Company has acted as its advisor in any capacity in connection
with this Letter Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller
is entering into this Letter Agreement with a full understanding of all of the
terms and risks hereof (economic and otherwise), has adequate expertise in
financial matters to evaluate those terms and risks and is capable of assuming
(financially and otherwise) those risks.

(b) The Seller has all power and authority to enter into this Letter Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement
has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and
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binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

(c) The execution and delivery by the Seller of, and the compliance by the
Seller with all of the provisions of, this Letter Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a
material breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Seller or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller or
any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject, except where such breach or
default would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Seller to perform its obligations thereunder), nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the constitutive documents
of the Seller or a material violation of any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over
the Seller or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties.

(d) On the Purchase Date and on each day to and including the final day of the
Averaging Period or Valuation Period, if applicable, (i) the assets of the
Seller at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of the Seller, including
contingent liabilities, (ii) the capital of the Seller is adequate to conduct
the business of the Seller and (iii) the Seller has the ability to pay its debts
and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe
that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(e) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or
filing, except such as are customarily required in connection with transactions
of the type contemplated hereby, of or with any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties is required for the execution and delivery
by the Seller of, and the compliance by the Seller with all the terms of, this
Letter Agreement or the consummation by the Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

(f) The Seller represents and warrants that it has implemented and it agrees
that it will maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into
consideration the nature of its business, to ensure that material nonpublic
information regarding the Company of which employees of the Seller may be aware
will not be shared with individuals making investment and trading decisions in
relation to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(g) The Seller is not entering into this Letter Agreement to create actual or
apparent trading activity in the Common Stock (or any security convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Stock) or to manipulate the price of the Common Stock
(or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock).

SECTION 14. Acknowledgments and Agreements With Respect To Hedging and Market
Activity.

(a) The Company acknowledges and agrees that:

(i) During the Averaging Period and, if applicable, the Valuation Period, the
Seller and its affiliates may buy or sell shares of Common Stock or other
securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or
other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect
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(ii) The Seller and its affiliates also may be active in the market for the
Common Stock other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the
transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement;

(iii) The Seller shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what
manner any hedging or market activities in the Company’s securities shall be
conducted and shall do so in good faith and in such a commercially reasonable
manner as it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect
to the Daily Average Price and Reported VWAP; and

(iv) Any market activities of the Seller and its affiliates with respect to the
Common Stock may affect the market price and volatility of the Common Stock, as
well as the Daily Average Price and Reported VWAP, each in a manner that may be
adverse to the Company.

(b) Each of the Company and the Seller agrees that Non-Reliance as set forth in
Section 13.1 of the ISDA Definitions, Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding
Hedging Activities as set forth in Section 13.2 of the ISDA Definitions and
Additional Acknowledgments as set forth in Section 13.4 of the ISDA Definitions
shall be deemed to be applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Letter
Agreement as if this Letter Agreement were a confirmation that was governed by,
and incorporated, such Sections of the ISDA Definitions.

SECTION 15. Notices.

Unless otherwise specified, notices under this contract may be made by
telephone, to be confirmed in writing to the address below. Changes to the
notice information below must be made in writing.

 

  (a) If to the Company:

ONEOK, Inc.

100 West Fifth Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

Attn: Curtis Dinan

Telephone: 918-588-7917

Facsimile: 918-588-7971

 

  (b) If to the Seller:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Banc of America Securities LLC

9 West 57th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attn: John Servidio

Telephone: 212-847-6527

Facsimile: 212-230-8610

SECTION 16. Designation of Affiliate for Transactions in Common Stock.

The Seller may designate any of its affiliates (the “Designee”) to deliver or
take delivery, as the case may be, and otherwise perform its obligations to
deliver or take delivery of, as the case may be, any shares of Common Stock in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement, and the
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this Letter Agreement with respect to such shares of Common Stock. Such
designation shall not relieve the Seller of any of its obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the Designee shall have performed the
obligations of the Seller hereunder, then the Seller shall be discharged of its
obligations to the Company to the extent of such performance. In addition, the
parties acknowledge and agree that every time that the Seller is described in
this Letter Agreement as buying, selling or otherwise transacting with third
parties in the Common Stock, such buying, selling or transacting may be
conducted by the Seller or one or more of its affiliates.

SECTION 17. Equity Rights.

The Seller acknowledges and agrees that this Letter Agreement is not intended to
convey to it rights with respect to this transaction that are senior to the
claims of common stockholders in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy. For the
avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not
apply at any time other than during the Company’s bankruptcy to any claim
arising as a result of a breach by the Company of any of its obligations under
this Letter Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that
this Letter Agreement is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise
secure the obligations of the Company herein under or pursuant to any other
agreement.

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Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing by signing and returning to John
Servidio via facsimile at 212-230-8610 the enclosed duplicate of this Letter
Agreement.

 

Very truly yours, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. By:   /s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker  
Name:   Christopher A. Hutmaker   Title:   Principal

 

Acknowledged and agreed to as of the date first above written,

ONEOK, INC.

By:   /s/ Curtis Dinan   Name:   Curtis Dinan   Title:  

Senior Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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APPENDIX A

 

[Date]

 

ONEOK, Inc.

100 West Fifth Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

 

  Re: Enhanced Overnight Share Repurchase

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Overnight Share Repurchase Letter Agreement between you
and Bank of America, N.A. dated as of June 27, 2007 (the “Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used without definition in this letter have the definitions
assigned to them in the Agreement.

In accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement, the Seller agrees that Company
may purchase shares of Common Stock during the Averaging Period subject to the
following procedures:

(i) all such purchases will be made by Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”) in
accordance with Rule 10b-18(b) or otherwise in a manner that Company and BAS
believe is in compliance with applicable requirements;

(ii) each purchase order Company places with BAS will be an all or nothing order
to purchase a minimum of 10,000 shares;

(iii) Company will pay to BAS a $0.02 per share commission for each share of
Common Stock purchased; and

(iv) [Insert price or other limits]

 

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We may terminate this letter agreement upon the effectiveness of any change in
applicable law or regulation that would cause the procedures set forth herein to
impede our ability to execute appropriate trading transactions in relation to
our obligations under the Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3(a)
of the Agreement) in a manner consistent with applicable law and regulation.

Please indicate your agreement to, and acknowledgment of, the above by signing
and returning to us a copy of this letter.

 

Very truly yours,

 

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

By:       

Name:

Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed to as of

the date first above written,

 

ONEOK, INC.

By:       

Name:

Title:

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APPENDIX B

[Company Letterhead]

From: Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Banc of America Securities LLC

9 West 57th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: 212-583-8373

Facsimile: 212-230-8610

Attn: John Servidio

 

  Re: Enhanced Overnight Share Repurchase

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our entry into an Overnight Share Repurchase Letter Agreement
dated as of June 27, 2007 (the “Agreement”), we hereby represent that set forth
below is the total number of shares of our common stock purchased by or for us
or any of our affiliated purchasers in Rule 10b-18 purchases of blocks pursuant
to the once-a-week block exception contained in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) (all defined
in Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the
four full calendar weeks immediately preceding the first day of the Averaging
Period (as defined in the Agreement) and the week during which the first day of
the Averaging Period occurs:

 

     Monday’s
Date    Friday’s Date    Share
Number

Week 4:

        

Week 3:

        

Week 2:

        

Week 1:

        

Current Week:

        

We understand that you will use this information in calculating trading volume
for purposes of Rule 10b-18.

 

Very truly yours,

 

ONEOK, INC.

By:       

Name:

Title: