# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001039684
**File Stem:** 0001039684-26-000008
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 8976
**Document Hash:** afa8bc9eed55f9889f2199986060d421
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001039684-26-000008.hdr.sgml**: 20260325

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001039684-26-000008

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260320

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260325

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260325

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ONEOK INC /NEW/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001039684
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION [4923]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 731520922
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OK
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13643
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26792703

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 WEST 5TH ST
- **CITY:** TULSA
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 74103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9185887000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 WEST 5TH ST
- **CITY:** TULSA
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 74103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WAI INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970519

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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

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| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) | **March 20, 2026** |

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**ONEOK, Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Oklahoma** | **001-13643** | **73-1520922** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |

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**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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock, par value of $0.01 | OKE | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

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| <u>Item 5.02</u> |  | <u>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</u> |
|  |  | On March 20, 2026, Pattye L. Moore informed the Board of Directors (the "Board") of ONEOK, Inc. ("ONEOK") of her decision to retire from the Board at the end of her current term and not stand for re-election as a director at ONEOK's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), which is scheduled for May 20, 2026. Ms. Moore's current term as a director is scheduled to expire on the date of the Annual Meeting. Ms. Moore's decision to retire and not stand for re-election is not a result of any disagreement with ONEOK, including on any matter relating to its operation, policies or practices. <br>ONEOK also announced on March 25, 2026, that Gerald B. Smith will not be standing for re-election to the Board due to the Company's mandatory age retirement policy, which provides that a director will retire from the Board no later than immediately prior to the annual meeting of shareholders following a director's 75th birthday. Mr. Smith's current term is scheduled to expire on the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Smith's decision to retire and not stand for re-election is not a result of any disagreement with ONEOK, including on any matter relating to its operation, policies or practices. |
| <u>Item 9.01</u> |  | <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u> |
|  | (d) | Exhibits |
| <u>Exhibit number</u> |  | <u>Description</u> |
| 99.1 |  | <u>[Press rele](bodtransitionrelease_fin.htm)[ase, dated March 25, 2026](bodtransitionrelease_fin.htm)</u> |
| 104 |  | Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101). |

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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| | | | ONEOK, Inc. |
| Date: | March 25, 2026 | By: | <u>/s/ Walter S. Hulse III</u> |
|  |  |  | Walter S. Hulse III<br>Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and<br>Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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-more- News ONEOK Announces Board Transitions Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore to Retire from ONEOK Board of Directors TULSA, Okla. – March 25, 2026 – ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced that directors Gerald B. Smith and Pattye L. Moore will retire from the company's board of directors at the end of their current terms on May 20, 2026, the date of the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Smith will retire in accordance with ONEOK's mandatory director retirement age policy and Moore has elected to retire. "Over the course of their many years of service, Gerald and Pattye have demonstrated a deep commitment to ONEOK and its long-term success," said Julie H. Edwards, chair of ONEOK's board of directors. "During their tenure, the company has undergone significant transformation and we are very grateful for the expertise, judgment and many meaningful contributions they have brought to ONEOK through that period." Smith has served on ONEOK's board since 2020. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Smith, Graham & Company Investment Advisors. Moore has served on ONEOK's board since 2002. She is the former chairman of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and former president of Sonic Corp. "On behalf of ONEOK's management team and employees, I want to thank Gerald and Pattye for their years of service and the guidance they've provided," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and CEO. "Their counsel and oversight have helped shape the decisions that strengthened ONEOK into the premier midstream infrastructure company it is today and we're grateful for the lasting impact they've made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North March 25, 2026 Exhibit 99.1

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ONEOK Announces Board Transitions March 25, 2026 Page 2 -more- America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. ONEOK is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For information about ONEOK, visit the website: www.oneok.com. For the latest news about ONEOK, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram. Contacts: Investor Relations: Megan Patterson 918-561-5325 ONEOKInvestorRelations@oneok.com Media Relations: Charlsey Phillips 918-510-1664 Media@oneok.com ###

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