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) | April 22, 2010 |
| | (Date of earliest event reported) | April 20, 2010 |
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)
74103-4298
(Zip code)
(918) 588-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
[] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities 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 8.01 | | Other Events |
| | | On April 20, 2010, the board of directors of our general partner, ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., announced an increase in our quarterly cash distribution to $1.11 per unit from $1.10 per unit, effective for the first quarter 2010, resulting in an annualized cash distribution of $4.44 per unit. The first-quarter distribution is payable on May 14, 2010, to unitholders of record as of April 30, 2010. |
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| | | Exhibits |
| | | 99.1 News release issued by ONEOK Partners, L.P. dated April 20, 2010. |
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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: | April 22, 2010 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan |
| | | | Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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