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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">September 16, 2004</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">ONEOK, Inc.</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Oklahoma</B></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">74103</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(918) 588-7000</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Not Applicable</P>


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<U><P>Other Events</U></TD>


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<P>On September 16, 2004, the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. declared a two-cent per share increase in the quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share of ONEOK, Inc. common stock.  The third quarter dividend is payable November 15, 2004, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 29, 2004.</P>


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<U><P>Item 9.01</U></TD>


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<U><P>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U></TD>


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<P>99.1 Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated September 16, 2004.</TD>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURE</P>





<P>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.</P>





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<P>ONEOK, Inc.</TD>


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<P>Date:</TD>


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<P>September 17, 2004</TD>


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<U><P>/s/ Jim Kneale</U></TD>


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<P>Jim Kneale</TD>


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<P>Senior Vice President, Treasurer</TD>


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<P>and Chief Financial Officer</TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P>September 16, 2004</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Analyst Contact: Weldon Watson</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">918-588-7158</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Media Contact:  Lori Webster</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">918-588-7570</B></FONT></TD>


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</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">ONEOK increases dividend by 8.7 percent</P>


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</U></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P>Tulsa, Okla. -- The board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share of common stock, an increase of 8.7 percent, payable November 15, 2004, to shareholders of record at the close of business October 29, 2004. </P>





<P>&#9;<A NAME="OLE_LINK1">The dividend is an increase of two cents per share over the previous quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share.  This increases ONEOK's annual dividend from 92 cents to $1.00 per share of common stock.</P>


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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1><P>ONEOK, Inc. is a diversified energy company involved primarily in oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission primarily in the mid-continent areas of the United States.  The company's energy services operations provide service to customers in most states.  The company is the largest natural gas distributor in Kansas and Oklahoma, and the third largest in Texas, operating as Kansas Gas Service, Oklahoma Natural Gas and Texas Gas Service, serving almost 2 million customers.  </P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">For information about ONEOK, Inc. visit the Web site: www.oneok.com.</P>


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