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) | February 9, 2009 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | February 5, 2009 |
ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-12202 | | 93-1120873 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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)
[] 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))
| Item 7.01 | | Regulation FD Disclosure |
| | | On February 5, 2009, we announced our net income guidance for 2009, and affirmed our 2008 net income guidance. Our 2009 net income guidance is estimated to be in the range of $3.15 to $3.75 per unit. Our 2009 distributable cash flow is expected to be in the range of $490 million to $550 million. We also affirmed our net income guidance for 2008 to the range of $5.95 to $6.15 per unit and distributable cash flow to $625 million to $655 million. See exhibit 99.1 for the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and reconciliation of EBITDA to distributable cash flow, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| | | Exhibits |
| | | 99.1 News release issued by ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L. P. dated February 5, 2009. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 Partner |
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| Date: | February 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan |
| | | | Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
