oke-20230908

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)			September 8, 2023

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma

001-13643

73-1520922

(State or other jurisdiction

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of incorporation)

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100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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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Item 5.02						Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

						On September 12, 2023, we announced the following executive officer changes, which were approved by our Board of Directors on September 8, 2023. These organization changes are contingent, and effective, upon the closing of the previously announced merger (the “merger”) with Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Magellan”). Kevin L. Burdick will become Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Services Officer and Sheridan C. Swords will become Executive Vice President, Liquids and Gathering & Processing. Each of Messrs. Burdick and Swords will report directly to Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK’s President and CEO. James R. Hoskin will become Senior Vice President, Refined Products and Crude Operations and will report directly to Mr. Norton. Mr. Hoskin, 52, has served as the Senior Vice President of Operations of Magellan since February 2023, served as Vice President of Operations of Magellan since 2021 and prior to that, served in other various positions of increasing responsibilities in operations and engineering and construction since joining Magellan in 2007. Effective as of the closing of the merger, Mr. Hoskin will be eligible to participate and Messrs. Burdick and Swords will continue to participate in the executive compensation and benefits plans described under “Components of Compensation” on pages 65 and 66 of our Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2023 (and such description is incorporated herein by this reference). There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Burdick, Mr. Swords or Mr. Hoskin and any other person pursuant to which they were selected as an officer, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Burdick, Mr. Swords or Mr. Hoskin and any director or executive officer of ONEOK. Messrs. Burdick, Swords and Hoskin have no direct or indirect interest in any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.


			ONEOK, Inc.

Date:	September 13, 2023	By:	/s/ Walter S. Hulse III
			Walter S. Hulse III Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development