ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) Files An 8-K Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

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ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) Files An 8-K Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“we” or “us” or
the “Corporation”), is committed to supporting the
communities where we operate and our employees work and
live. One way we do that is through our support of ONEOK
Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), an Oklahoma
not-for-profit corporation with ONEOK as its sole
contributor. The Foundation is exempt from U.S. federal
income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and is classified as a private foundation.
In furtherance of that commitment, on April 20, 2017,
through a wholly-owned subsidiary, ONEOK contributed an
aggregate of 20,000 shares of Series E Non-Voting Perpetual
Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), par
value $0.01 per share, to the Foundation for use in future
charitable and non-profit causes. In addition to providing
funding for those charitable causes, the preferred stock
contribution was structured to help facilitate the tax
treatment of the merger transaction with ONEOK Partners,
L.P. in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement
between ONEOK and ONEOK Partners, L.P. The shares of Series
E Preferred Stock were issued by the Corporation to a
wholly owned subsidiary for $1,000 per share in cash (with
an aggregate value of $20 million) to Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in a transaction
not involving a public offering, which the subsidiary
immediately contributed to the Foundation. The Series E
Preferred Stock may not be re-offered or sold in the United
States absent an effective registration statement or an
exemption from the registration requirements under
applicable federal and state securities laws.
The following summary of the terms of the Series E
Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights
of Series E Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock of ONEOK,
Inc., filed on April 20, 2017, with the Secretary of State
of Oklahoma (the “Certificate of Designation”), a copy of
which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Item
3.02.
Dividends and Distributions. Subject to the prior and
superior rights of any senior securities with respect to
dividends, holders of shares of Series E Preferred Stock
will be entitled to receive quarterly dividends on each
share of Series E Preferred Stock, when, as and if declared
by our Board of Directors, payable in cash on the 45th day
following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Corporation
in each year or such other dates as the Board of Directors
of the Corporation shall approve, at a rate of 5.5% per
annum on (i) the liquidation preference per share of Series
E Preferred Stock and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid
dividends for any prior dividend period on such share of
Series E Preferred Stock, if any. Such dividends begin to
accrue and be cumulative from the original issue date,
compound on each subsequent quarterly dividend payment date
(i.e., no dividends accrue on other dividends unless and
until the first quarterly dividend payment date for such
other dividends has passed without such other dividends
having been paid on such date) and are payable quarterly in
arrears on each quarterly dividend payment date, commencing
with the first such quarterly dividend payment date to
occur at least 20 calendar days after the original issue
date.
Conversion at the Option of the Holder. On or after the
tenth anniversary of April 20, 2017, each share of Series E
Preferred Stock will be convertible, at any time and from
time to time from and after such date, at the option of the
holder of the Series E Preferred Stock, into a number of
shares of common stock of the Corporation equal to the
conversion ratio in effect on the applicable conversion
date, subject to certain limitations; provided that no
shares of Series E Preferred Stock may be converted into
shares of common stock of the Corporation at any time

that any shares of the Series E Preferred Stock are
held by the Foundation. The conversion ratio for each
share of Series E Preferred Stock shall be equal to
(i) $1,000 per share, plus accrued but unpaid
dividends as of the conversion date, divided by (ii)
the average volume weighted average price per share
of the common stock of the Corporation during the ten
(10) trading days preceding the conversion date.
Redemption at the Option of the Corporation. At any
time on and after the tenth anniversary of April 20,
2017, the Corporation, at its option, may redeem the
Series E Preferred Stock in whole (but not in part),
at a price equal to $1,000 per share, plus any
accrued and unpaid dividends, payable in cash;
provided that if any shares of the Series E Preferred
Stock are held by the Foundation at the time of such
redemption, the price for redemption of each share of
Series E Preferred Stock shall be the greater of (i)
$1,000 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid
dividends and (ii) the fair market value of the
Series E Preferred Stock as determined by a third
party appraiser selected in good faith by the
Corporation, subject to the Foundations approval
which such approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
Transfer. A holder of shares of Series E Preferred
Stock may transfer such holder’s shares of Series E
Preferred Stock to (i) the Corporation or any
subsidiary of the Corporation or (ii) otherwise in a
transaction to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder (“Securities
Act”) or to an available exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance
with applicable state securities laws, subject to
compliance with the other requirements of the
Certificate of Designation. The Certificate of
Designation provides that in no event shall a
transfer of the Series E Preferred Stock be made if
such transfer, or such transfer together with any
other transfers, would result in the Corporation
being required to register the Series E Preferred
Stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (the Exchange Act), or would otherwise
trigger or subject the Corporation, or any subsidiary
or other affiliate of the Corporation, to the
registration requirements of the Exchange Act with
respect to the Series E Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Preference. In the event the Corporation
voluntarily or involuntarily liquidates, dissolves or
winds up, subject to the prior and superior rights of
the holders of any senior securities, holders of
shares of Series E Preferred Stock will be entitled
to receive liquidating distributions in the amount of
$1,000 per share of Series E Preferred Stock, in each
case, plus an amount equal to any declared but unpaid
dividends to and including the date of such
liquidation, out of assets legally available for
distribution to the Corporation’s stockholders,
before any distribution of assets is made to the
holders of any junior securities, subject to certain
limitations.
No Voting Rights. Holders of shares of Series E
Preferred Stock will not have any voting rights,
including the right to elect any directors, except
voting rights, if any, required from time to time by
Oklahoma law, and their consent will not be required
(except to the extent they are entitled by law to
vote) for taking any corporate action.
No Preemptive Rights. No shares of Series E Preferred
Stock will have any rights of preemption whatsoever
as to any securities of the Corporation.
Rank. The Series E Preferred Stock will, with respect
to dividend rights and rights on liquidation,
winding-up and dissolution, rank: (i) on a parity
with each class or series of equity securities of the
Corporation the terms of which expressly provide that
such class or series will rank on parity with the
Series E Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and
rights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of
the Corporation, (ii) senior to the common stock of
the

Corporation and each other class or series of
capital stock outstanding or established after
April 20, 2017 by the Corporation the terms of
which do not expressly provide that it ranks senior
to or on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock
as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on
liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the
Corporation, and (iii) junior to each other class
or series of capital stock outstanding or
established after April 20, 2017 by the Corporation
the terms of which expressly provide that it ranks
senior to the Series E Preferred Stock as to
dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation,
winding-up and dissolution of the Corporation.
Other Rights. The shares of Series E Preferred
Stock do not have any rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers or relative,
participating, optional or other special rights.
Item 3.03
Material Modification to the Rights of Security
Holders
The filing of the Certificate of Designation and
the issuance of the Series E Preferred Stock affect
the holders of our common stock to the extent
provided for in the Certificate of Designation. The
information included in Items 3.02 and 5.03 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by
reference in this Item 3.03.
Item 5.03
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
To create the Series E Preferred Stock, we amended
our certificate of incorporation by filing a
Certificate of Designation on April 20, 2017, which
is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by
reference in this Item 5.03. The information
included in Item 3.02 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item
5.03.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights
of Series E Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock of
ONEOK, Inc.


About ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE)

ONEOK, Inc. is the sole general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (ONEOK Partners), a master limited partnership engaged in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the United States. The Company operates through three business segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas Pipelines. The Natural Gas Gathering and Processing segment provides non-discretionary services to producers that include gathering and processing of natural gas produced from crude oil and natural gas wells. The Natural Gas Liquids segment owns and operates facilities that gather, fractionate, treat and distribute natural gas liquids (NGLs), and store NGL products, primarily in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain region. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates regulated natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas storage facilities.

ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) Recent Trading Information

ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) closed its last trading session down -0.13 at 53.79 with 2,473,351 shares trading hands.