(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
001-13643
73-1520922
(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)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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
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.☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders on May 26, 2021. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
1. The individuals set forth below were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company by a majority of the votes cast to serve one-year terms expiring at the later of our annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 or upon a successor being elected and qualified, as follows:
Director
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Brian L. Derksen
299,332,787
4,948,510
1,101,092
73,642,238
Julie H. Edwards
251,687,596
52,614,426
1,080,367
73,642,238
John W. Gibson
288,763,801
15,489,704
1,128,883
73,642,238
Mark W. Helderman
298,995,564
5,217,671
1,169,153
73,642,238
Randall J. Larson
302,099,078
2,109,350
1,173,961
73,642,238
Steven J. Malcolm
298,617,892
5,611,238
1,153,259
73,642,238
Jim W. Mogg
291,783,064
12,423,125
1,176,200
73,642,238
Pattye L. Moore
287,133,889
17,153,366
1,095,133
73,642,238
Eduardo A. Rodriguez
285,922,858
17,833,676
1,625,854
73,642,238
Gerald B. Smith
300,181,162
4,045,518
1,155,708
73,642,238
Terry K. Spencer
299,063,661
5,232,555
1,086,172
73,642,238
2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, was ratified by a majority of the votes cast as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
373,070,697
4,465,421
1,488,508
3. The advisory vote on compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in our Proxy Statement for the 2021 annual meeting, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved by a majority of the votes cast as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
290,229,026
11,767,606
3,385,445
73,642,550
2
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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:
June 1, 2021
By:
/s/ Walter S. Hulse III
Walter S. Hulse III Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Affairs
