UNITED STATES


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





(Date of report)December 21, 2012(Date of earliest event reported)December 20, 2012





ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware1-1220293-1120873(State or other jurisdiction(Commission(IRS Employerof incorporation)File Number)Identification No.)





100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK


(Address of principal executive offices)





74103-4298


(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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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.Executive Officer ChangesEffective January 1, 2013, the Board of Directors of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C. (”ONEOK Partners GP”), the sole general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), has approved the following executive officer changes:Pierce H. Norton II, 52, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer of ONEOK Inc. (”ONEOK”) and ONEOK Partners GP, will become executive vice president, commercial, of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP, responsible for all commercial activities in ONEOK and the Partnership.  Mr. Norton has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP since January 2012.  Mr. Norton served as chief operating officer of ONEOK from March 2011 until January 2012.  From July 2009 until his appointment as chief operating officer of ONEOK, Mr. Norton was president of ONEOK distribution companies.  Mr. Norton previously served as executive vice president - natural gas for ONEOK Partners GP.  Mr. Norton was appointed president of ONEOK Partners GP gathering and processing segment in January 2006 and served in this capacity until his appointment as executive vice president - natural gas for ONEOK Partners GP.Robert F. Martinovich, 55, currently executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP, will become executive vice president, operations, responsible for all operating activities in ONEOK and the Partnership.  Mr. Martinovich has served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP since January 2012.  Mr. Martinovich was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP from March 2011 until January 2012, and chief operating officer of ONEOK from 2009 until March 2011.  From 2007 until his appointment as chief operating officer of ONEOK, Mr. Martinovich was president of ONEOK Partners GP natural gas gathering and processing segment.Derek S. Reiners, 41, currently senior vice president and chief accounting officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP, will become senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP.  Mr. Reiners has served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP since joining the company in 2009.  Previously, Mr. Reiners worked for Grant Thornton LLP in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Dallas, Texas, where he was a partner since 2004 and served as the north Texas energy industry practice leader.  Mr. Reiners is a certified public accountant.Sheppard (”Mike”) F. Miers III, 44, currently vice president and controller of ONEOK Partners GP, will become vice president and chief accounting officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP.  Mr. Miers has served as vice president and controller of ONEOK Partners GP since 2009.  Previously, Mr. Miers was vice president of audit, business process improvement and business development of ONEOK from 2005 to 2009.  Mr. Miers is a certified public accountant.All of these officers are eligible to participate in the compensation and benefit plans described under Item 11, “Executive Compensation” on pages 107 through 113 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2012 (and such descriptions are incorporated herein by this reference).





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Resignation of DirectorIn connection with the restructuring of management at ONEOK and ONEOK Partners GP, Robert F. Martinovich will resign from the Board of Directors of ONEOK Partners GP effective January 1, 2013.  Upon Mr. Martinovich's resignation from ONEOK Partners GP Board of Directors, the number of members of ONEOK Partners GP Board of Directors will be reduced from 10 to 9.Item 7.01Regulation FD DisclosureOn December 20, 2012, we announced the appointment of certain officers.  A copy of each news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.The information disclosed in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.Item 9.01Financial Statements and ExhibitsExhibits99.1    News release of ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated December 20, 2012, announcing officer appointments.





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SIGNATURE





Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.





ONEOK Partners, L.P.By:ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C.,General PartnerDate:December 21, 2012By:/s/ Robert F. MartinovichRobert F. MartinovichExecutive Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer andTreasurer





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