Exhibit 99.1

 

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  News

November 1, 2004

  Analyst Contact: Weldon Watson
    918-588-7158

 

ONEOK reports strong third quarter earnings;

Increases 2004 guidance

 

Tulsa, Okla.—ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) today announced net income for the third quarter of 2004 of $20.8 million, or 19 cents per diluted share of common stock, which exceeded analysts’ expectations and was significantly above last year’s third quarter earnings of $4.6 million, or 1 cent per diluted share of common stock. The First Call average of analysts’ estimates was 18 cents per share.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net income was $143.8 million, or $1.38 per diluted share of common stock, compared with $49.6 million, or 57 cents per diluted share of common stock, for 2003.

 

ONEOK’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, David Kyle, said, “Our third quarter earnings reflect the continued success of our business strategy. The strongest results came from gathering and processing where we benefited from wider processing spreads and our contract restructuring efforts which have positioned us to benefit from higher commodity prices. Additionally, we have experienced a positive impact from our 2003 acquisition of producing properties in Texas.

 

“These increases and other changes during the quarter have resulted in an increase in our 2004 earnings guidance to a range of $2.25 to $2.31 per diluted share of common stock.”

 

Kyle added, “We are continuing to move forward with our acquisition of the 82.5 percent general partner interest in Northern Border Partners and we expect to close in the fourth quarter. We are very excited about the prospects of owning this general partnership interest in one of the nation’s premier pipeline master limited partnerships. This transaction compliments our strategy and provides a competitive financial structure for future acquisition opportunities.”

 

3rd quarter results included:

 

  Operating income of $59.5 million, compared with $31.8 million one year ago;

 

  The impact of rate relief for our distribution companies in Kansas and Oklahoma; and

 

  The impact of a favorable pricing environment for natural gas processing and production.

 

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Year to date results included:

 

  Operating income of $308.2 million, compared with $326.3 million one year ago; and

 

  Cash flow from operations, before changes in working capital, of $368.7 million, which exceeded capital expenditures of $192.3 million and dividends of $63.4 million by $113.0 million.

 

The following table shows the components of net income for the year to date. All numbers are net of tax:

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
     2004

   2003

 
(Net Income in Millions of Dollars)    Net Income

   EPS

   Net Income

    EPS

 

Income from continuing operations

   $ 143.8    $ 1.38    $ 152.8     $ 1.49  

Income from operations of a discontinued component

     —        —        2.3       0.02  

Gain on sale of discontinued component

     —        —        38.4       0.34  

Cumulative effect of rescission of EITF 98-10

     —        —        (141.8 )     (1.26 )

Cumulative effect adoption of FAS 143

     —        —        (2.1 )     (0.02 )
    

  

  


 


Net Income

   $ 143.8    $ 1.38    $ 49.6     $ 0.57  
    

  

  


 


 

ONEOK business outlook

 

We have increased our earnings guidance for 2004 to a range of $2.25 to $2.31 per diluted share of common stock from $2.18 to $2.24 per diluted share of common stock. This increase is a result of the impact of continued strength in natural gas prices, natural gas liquids prices and keep-whole spreads on the gathering and processing segment. In addition, we reaffirm our 2005 earnings guidance in the range of $2.22 to $2.28 per diluted share of common stock, which, as previously disclosed, does not include earnings from trading opportunities which have been included in the 2004 reported results.

 

A summary of the revised earnings guidance is attached.

 

2004 business segment results

 

Production

 

Operating income from production increased to $10.9 million for the third quarter of 2004, compared with $3.5 million in 2003. The increase was primarily the result of the acquisition of the Texas producing properties in December 2003. The acquired properties produced 2.1 Bcf of natural gas and 28,600 barrels of oil during the third quarter of 2004. Operating income also benefited from a realized natural gas price of $5.17 per Mcf in 2004 compared with $4.65 per Mcf in 2003.

 

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For the remainder of 2004, we have hedged approximately 95 percent of our anticipated natural gas production at an average net price at the wellhead of $5.50 per Mcf and 100 percent of our anticipated oil production at a fixed NYMEX price of $30.35 per barrel.

 

For 2005, we are approximately 63 percent hedged on our expected natural gas production. We have hedges on 19 MMcf per day of our 2005 natural gas production at a net wellhead price of $5.69 per Mcf. We have also hedged an additional 9.8 MMcf per day of our first quarter 2005 natural gas production at a net wellhead price of $6.12 per Mcf and 9.8 MMcf per day of natural gas production for the remaining three quarters of 2005 at a net wellhead price of $6.22 per Mcf. Also for 2005, we have hedged 15,000 barrels per month or 49 percent of our anticipated oil production at a fixed NYMEX price of $39.75 per barrel.

 

Year to date operating income for this business segment increased to $34.8 million in 2004 from $12.3 million for the same period in 2003, primarily due to the acquisition of the Texas properties.

 

The production segment owns, develops and produces natural gas and oil reserves in Oklahoma and Texas. This segment focuses on acquisition and development of reserves, rather than exploratory drilling.

 

Gathering and Processing

 

Operating income from our gathering and processing operations increased to $41.3 million for the third quarter of 2004, compared with $17.5 million for 2003 because of:

 

  Favorable commodity pricing for natural gas and natural gas liquids on our percentage of proceeds contracts, which represent 33 percent of our contract mix on a volumetric basis;

 

  Our processing spreads for keep-whole contracts, which represent 24 percent of our contract mix on a volumetric basis, were $3.07 per MMBtu for the third quarter of 2004 compared with $1.43 per MMBtu for the same period in 2003; and

 

  Improved margins resulting from the segment’s ongoing strategy of restructuring unprofitable gas purchase, gathering and processing contracts.

 

Currently, we have hedged approximately 66 percent of our anticipated company-owned condensate sales at an average NYMEX price of $39.40 per barrel and pre-sold approximately 57 percent of our anticipated company-owned NGLs at a weighted average price of $0.61 per gallon for the remainder of 2004. In addition, we have hedged approximately 67 percent of our anticipated keep-whole volumes at an average gross processing spread of $3.44 per MMBtu for the remainder of 2004.

 

For 2005, we have hedged approximately 50 percent of our anticipated company-owned condensate sales at an average NYMEX price of $44.59 per barrel and pre-sold approximately 34 percent of our anticipated company-owned NGLs at a weighted average price of $0.74 per gallon. We have also hedged approximately 52 percent of our anticipated 2005 natural gas sales at a weighted average price of $6.66 per MMBtu.

 

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Operating income for this business segment for the year to date was $89.1 million compared with $41.1 million for the same period in 2003.

 

The gathering and processing segment is engaged in the gathering, processing and marketing of natural gas and the fractionation, storage and marketing of natural gas liquids. The segment currently has approximately 1.8 Bcf/d of processing capacity and approximately 13,800 miles of gathering pipelines that supply our gas processing plants.

 

Transportation and Storage

 

Operating income from our transportation and storage operations was $11.8 million for the third quarter of 2004, compared with $10.8 million for the same period in 2003. The differences between the periods were:

 

  Lower volumes transported due to decreased irrigation and power plant demand; and

 

  Decreased costs of fuel and gas, primarily related to the lower transport volumes, which reduced expense.

 

Year to date operating income for this business segment was $36.4 million compared with $37.3 million for the same period in 2003.

 

The transportation and storage segment owns and operates intrastate pipelines and natural gas transmission pipelines, natural gas storage and gas gathering facilities in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Our facilities have a combined working storage capacity of approximately 51.6 Bcf and approximately 5,500 miles of transportation pipeline with a maximum throughput of 2.9 Bcf/d.

 

Distribution

 

Operating income from our distribution operations was a loss of $17.6 million for the third quarter of 2004, compared with a loss of $6 million for the same period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to the combination of the following:

 

  Increased labor and employee benefit costs of $9.7 million;

 

  Elimination of the WeatherProof Bill program in Kansas which reduced operating income by $7.1 million and offset the remainder of the benefit seen in the first quarter; and

 

  Increased margin of $7.1 million due to the rate relief in Kansas and Oklahoma, partially offset by increased amortization expense of $1.1 million related to the rate orders.

 

Year to date operating income for this business segment was $65.4 million compared with $69.5 million for the same period in 2003.

 

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The distribution segment includes Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, Kansas Gas Service Company and Texas Gas Service Company. The companies are the largest natural gas distributors in Kansas and Oklahoma and the third largest in Texas. Overall, the companies serve almost 2 million customers.

 

Energy Services

 

Operating income from our energy services operations was $11 million for the third quarter of 2004, compared with $6.3 million for the same period in 2003. At the beginning of the third quarter of 2004, we completed a reorganization of our Energy Services segment and renewed our focus on our physical marketing and storage business. We separated management and operations of our physical marketing, retail marketing and trading activities and began accounting separately for the different types of revenue and margins earned from these activities. Concurrent with this reorganization, we evaluated the accounting treatment related to the presentation of revenues from the different types of activities and determined that revenues from non-trading activities should be reported on a gross basis. As a result, we are reporting the realized revenues and purchase costs of our non-trading activities on a gross basis beginning in the third quarter. No prior periods have been adjusted for this change. Reporting of these transactions on a gross basis did not impact operating income, but resulted in an increase to revenues and cost of sales and fuel.

 

The net margin from energy services for the three months ended September 30, 2004, was derived from the following three sources:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2004


 
     (Thousands of Dollars)  

Marketing and storage

   $ 29,906  

Trading

     18,589  

Retail marketing

     3,051  

Transportation and storage costs

     (31,944 )
    


     $ 19,602  
    


 

The increase in operating income for the third quarter of 2004 compared with the same period in 2003 is due to a combination of the following:

 

  · Increase in the mark to market value of our derivative contracts subject to fair value accounting due to increased natural gas volatility; and
  · Reduced demand for electric generation.

 

Year to date operating income was $79.3 million compared with $163.8 million for the same period in 2003.

 

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Natural gas in storage at September 30, 2004 was 79.1 Bcf, or 86.8 percent of capacity, compared with 71.1 Bcf, or 88.4 percent of capacity, at September 30, 2003.

 

The energy services segment purchases, stores, transports and markets natural gas to both the wholesale and retail sectors in most states. Leased storage and transport capacity provide direct access to all regions of the country and flexibility in capturing volatility in the energy markets. The segment also trades natural gas and power on a smaller scale.

 

Other Third Quarter Events

 

  · The Board of Directors voted to increase our quarterly common stock dividend to 25 cents per share of common stock.
  · The remaining litigation related to our Yaggy storage facility was completed with a $5 million verdict for actual damages, which is covered by insurance. There is one other case on appeal.
  · We signed a $1 billion, five-year credit agreement which expires on September 16, 2009.
  · Moody’s Investor Services changed our outlook from negative to stable.

 

Earnings Conference Call

 

The ONEOK third quarter conference call will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Central time) on November 2, 2004. Those who wish may join the call on the ONEOK Web site at www.oneok.com or call 1-888-675-7686, pass code 559589. A recording of the call will be available on our website for 30 days. A recording will be available by phone for seven days. The playback call may be accessed at 1-866-219-1444, pass code 559589.

 


ONEOK, Inc. is a diversified energy company involved primarily in oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission in the mid-continent areas of the United States. The company’s energy services operation provides 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.

 

For information about ONEOK, Inc. visit the Web site: www.oneok.com.

 

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Some of the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements relate to: anticipated financial performance, management’s plans and objectives for future operations, expectations relating to pending or possible acquisitions and dispositions, expectations as to the dividend level on our common stock, business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions, and other matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. The following discussion is intended to identify important factors that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements include the information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations and other statements contained in this press release identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “projection” or “goal.”

 

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You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Those factors may affect our operations, markets, products, services and prices. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with the forward-looking statements, factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statement include, among others, the following:

  · risks associated with any reduction in our credit ratings;
  · the effects of weather and other natural phenomena on sales and prices;
  · competition from other energy suppliers as well as alternative forms of energy;
  · the capital intensive nature of our business;
  · further deregulation of the natural gas business;
  · competitive changes in the natural gas gathering, transportation and storage business resulting from deregulation of the natural gas business;
  · the profitability of assets or businesses acquired by us;
  · risks of marketing, trading and hedging activities as a result of changes in energy prices or the financial condition of our counterparties;
  · economic climate and growth in the geographic areas in which we do business;
  · the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals, cost of environmental remediation and gas and oil reserves;
  · the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for natural gas, natural gas liquids, electricity and crude oil;
  · the effects of changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions, including with respect to income taxes, environmental compliance, authorized rates or recovery of gas costs;
  · the impact of recently issued and future accounting pronouncements and other changes in accounting policies;
  · the possibility of future terrorist attacks or the possibility or occurrence of an outbreak of, or changes in, hostilities or changes in the political conditions in the Middle East or elsewhere;
  · the impact of unforeseen changes in interest rates, equity markets, inflation rates, economic recession and other external factors over which we have no control, including the effect on pension expense and funding resulting from changes in stock and bond market returns;
  · risks associated with pending or possible acquisitions and dispositions, including our ability to finance or integrate any such acquisitions and any regulatory delay or conditions imposed by regulatory bodies in connection with any such acquisitions and dispositions;
  · the results of administrative proceedings and litigation involving the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Kansas Corporation Commission, Texas regulatory authorities or any other local, state or federal regulatory body, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
  · our ability to access capital at competitive rates or on terms acceptable to us;
  · the risk of a significant slowdown in growth or decline in the U.S. economy, the risk of delay in growth or recovery in the U.S. economy or the risk of increased cost for insurance premiums, security and other items as a consequence of terrorist attacks or the threat of terrorist attacks;
  · risks associated with the adequate supply of natural gas to our gathering and processing facilities, including from production declines, which outpace new drilling;
  · risks inherent in the implementation of new software, such as our customer service system, and the impact on the timeliness of information for financial reporting;
  · the risk that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting could emerge or that minor problems could become significant;
  · the impact of the outcome of pending and future litigation; and
  · the other factors listed in the reports we have filed and may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference.

 

Other factors and assumptions not identified above were also involved in the making of the forward-looking statements. The failure of those assumptions to be realized, as well as other factors, may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. We have no obligation and make no undertaking to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information.

 

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

(Unaudited)


   2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

 
     (Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)  

Revenues

                             

Operating revenues, excluding energy trading revenues

   $ 1,709,351    $ 557,093    $ 3,282,893    $ 1,966,030  

Energy trading revenues, net

     17,411      11,177      106,583      183,938  
    

  

  

  


Total Revenues

     1,726,762      568,270      3,389,476      2,149,968  
    

  

  

  


Cost of sales and fuel

     1,480,662      373,888      2,520,565      1,320,198  
    

  

  

  


Net Margin

     246,100      194,382      868,911      829,770  
    

  

  

  


Operating Expenses

                             

Operations and maintenance

     124,000      106,433      368,022      332,996  

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     47,307      40,105      140,273      120,241  

General taxes

     15,290      16,024      52,399      50,267  
    

  

  

  


Total Operating Expenses

     186,597      162,562      560,694      503,504  
    

  

  

  


Operating Income

     59,503      31,820      308,217      326,266  
    

  

  

  


Other income

     1,632      1,252      11,101      4,157  

Other expense

     1,338      472      9,811      1,590  

Interest expense

     25,248      24,972      73,885      78,518  
    

  

  

  


Income before Income Taxes

     34,549      7,628      235,622      250,315  
    

  

  

  


Income taxes

     13,710      3,033      91,841      97,565  
    

  

  

  


Income from Continuing Operations

     20,839      4,595      143,781      152,750  

Discontinued operations, net of taxes:

                             

Income from operations of discontinued component

     —        —        —        2,342  

Gain on sale of discontinued component

     —        —        —        38,369  

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle, net of tax

     —        —        —        (143,885 )
    

  

  

  


Net Income

     20,839      4,595      143,781      49,576  

Preferred stock dividends

     —        4,000      —        24,211  
    

  

  

  


Income Available for Common Stock

   $ 20,839    $ 595    $ 143,781    $ 25,365  
    

  

  

  


Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

                             

Basic:

                             

Earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.20    $ 0.01    $ 1.42    $ 1.64  

Earnings per share from operations of discontinued component

     —        —        —        0.02  

Earnings per share from gain on sale of discontinued component

     —        —        —        0.34  

Earnings per share from cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

     —        —        —        (1.28 )
    

  

  

  


Net earnings per share, basic

   $ 0.20    $ 0.01    $ 1.42    $ 0.72  
    

  

  

  


Diluted:

                             

Earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.19    $ 0.01    $ 1.38    $ 1.49  

Earnings per share from operations of discontinued component

     —        —        —        0.02  

Earnings per share from gain on sale of discontinued component

     —        —        —        0.34  

Earnings per share from cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

     —        —        —        (1.28 )
    

  

  

  


Net earnings per share, diluted

   $ 0.19    $ 0.01    $ 1.38    $ 0.57  
    

  

  

  


Average Shares of Common Stock (Thousands)

                             

Basic

     102,914      77,865      101,530      78,650  

Diluted

     106,942      78,701      104,080      97,385  
    

  

  

  


Dividends Declared per share of Common Stock

   $ 0.25    $ 0.18    $ 0.88    $ 0.52  
    

  

  

  


 

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Unaudited)


   September 30,
2004


   December 31,
2003


     (Thousands of dollars)

Assets

             

Current Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 17,759    $ 12,172

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

     696,907      970,141

Materials and supplies

     20,585      18,962

Gas in storage

     636,229      500,439

Assets from price risk management activities

     469,312      233,013

Deposits

     19,963      42,424

Deferred income taxes

     22,408      —  

Other current assets

     59,418      46,184
    

  

Total Current Assets

     1,942,581      1,823,335
    

  

Property, Plant and Equipment

             

Production

     442,667      404,254

Gathering and Processing

     1,055,075      1,036,080

Transportation and Storage

     700,781      699,676

Distribution

     2,888,524      2,813,800

Energy Services

     127,687      126,315

Other

     133,002      99,549
    

  

Total Property, Plant and Equipment

     5,347,736      5,179,674

Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     1,586,456      1,487,848
    

  

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     3,761,280      3,691,826
    

  

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

             

Regulatory assets, net

     201,576      213,915

Goodwill

     225,363      225,615

Assets from price risk management activities

     83,103      67,294

Prepaid pensions

     126,974      120,618

Investments and other

     83,459      69,283
    

  

Total Deferred Charges and Other Assets

     720,475      696,725
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 6,424,336    $ 6,211,886
    

  

 

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Unaudited)    September 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     (Thousands of dollars)  

Current Liabilities

                

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 341,334     $ 6,334  

Notes payable

     298,000       600,000  

Accounts payable

     775,078       813,895  

Dividends payable

     25,840       —    

Accrued taxes

     24,155       102,637  

Accrued interest

     28,671       32,999  

Customers' deposits

     36,970       34,692  

Unrecovered purchased gas costs

     68,535       51,378  

Liabilities from price risk management activities

     610,122       246,474  

Deferred income taxes

     —         6,194  

Other

     112,341       130,174  
    


 


Total Current Liabilities

     2,321,046       2,024,777  
    


 


Long-term Debt, excluding current maturities

     1,549,232       1,878,264  

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

                

Deferred income taxes

     614,292       559,356  

Liabilities from price risk management activities

     121,179       66,956  

Lease obligation

     90,186       100,292  

Other deferred credits

     329,013       340,849  
    


 


Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

     1,154,670       1,067,453  
    


 


Total Liabilities

     5,024,948       4,970,494  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies

                

Shareholders’ Equity

                

Common stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued 106,396,240 shares and outstanding 103,359,074 shares at September 30, 2004;
issued 98,194,674 shares and outstanding 95,194,666
shares at December 31, 2003

     1,064       982  

Paid in capital

     996,855       815,870  

Unearned compensation

     (2,007 )     (3,422 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (96,183 )     (17,626 )

Retained earnings

     550,858       495,971  

Treasury stock at cost: 3,037,166 shares at September 30,
2004 and 3,000,008 shares at December 31, 2003

     (51,199 )     (50,383 )
    


 


Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,399,388       1,241,392  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 6,424,336     $ 6,211,886  
    


 


 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(Unaudited)    2004

    2003

 

Operating Activities

     (Thousands of dollars)  

Income from continuing operations

   $ 143,781     $ 152,750  

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     140,273       120,241  

Gain on sale of assets

     (9,345 )     (289 )

Income from equity investments

     (802 )     (1,141 )

Deferred income taxes

     77,906       93,451  

Stock based compensation expense

     6,695       3,588  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     10,238       10,313  

Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisition effects):

                

Accounts and notes receivable

     262,659       215,271  

Inventories

     (137,771 )     (441,143 )

Unrecovered purchased gas costs

     17,157       15,765  

Deposits

     22,461       (7,965 )

Regulatory assets

     (6,921 )     (2,848 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (123,583 )     (51,445 )

Price risk management assets and liabilities

     (33,780 )     5,468  

Other assets and liabilities

     (82,730 )     14,674  
    


 


Cash Provided by Continuing Operations

     286,238       126,690  

Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations

     —         8,285  
    


 


Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     286,238       134,975  
    


 


Investing Activities

                

Changes in other investments, net

     1,372       1,167  

Acquisitions

     —         (436,630 )

Capital expenditures

     (192,335 )     (150,685 )

Proceeds from sale of property

     17,249       —    

Other investing activities

     (2,990 )     (2,733 )
    


 


Cash Used in Continuing Operations

     (176,704 )     (588,881 )

Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations

     —         280,669  
    


 


Cash Used in Investing Activities

     (176,704 )     (308,212 )
    


 


Financing Activities

                

Payments of notes payable, net

     (302,000 )     (98,500 )

Change in bank overdraft

     4,262       253  

Issuance of debt

     —         404,964  

Termination of interest rate swaps

     82,915       —    

Payment of debt issuance costs

     —         (2,564 )

Payment of debt

     (1,041 )     (15,792 )

Purchase of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

     —         (300,000 )

Purchase of common stock

     —         (50,000 )

Issuance of common stock

     176,107       218,521  

Issuance (receipt) of treasury stock, net

     (816 )     7,358  

Dividends paid

     (63,374 )     (52,410 )
    


 


Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

     (103,947 )     111,830  
    


 


Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     5,587       (61,407 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

     12,172       73,522  
    


 


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

   $ 17,759     $ 12,115  
    


 


 

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ONEOK reports strong third quarter earnings;

Increases 2004 guidance

November 1, 2004

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ONEOK, Inc.

INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2004     2003     2004    2003
     (Millions of dollars)

Production

                             

Net Margin

   $ 24.8     $ 9.8     $ 75.3    $ 32.2

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ 6.6     $ 2.8     $ 19.2    $ 8.8

Operating Income

   $ 10.9     $ 3.5     $ 34.8    $ 12.3

Proved reserves (a)

                             

Gas (MMcf)

     (b )     (b )     204,793      62,759

Oil (MBbls)

     (b )     (b )     3,620      2,140

Production

                             

Gas (MMcf)

     4,036       1,709       12,339      5,282

Oil (MBbls)

     89       67       258      202

Average realized price (c)

                             

Gas ($/Mcf)

   $ 5.17     $ 4.65     $ 5.19    $ 4.88

Oil ($/Bbls)

   $ 29.80     $ 26.84     $ 29.16    $ 27.68

Capital expenditures

   $ 17.2     $ 6.1     $ 37.6    $ 12.9

Gathering and Processing

                             

Net Margin

   $ 84.4     $ 53.5     $ 207.4    $ 152.1

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ 8.3     $ 7.4     $ 24.5    $ 21.9

Operating Income

   $ 41.3     $ 17.5     $ 89.1    $ 41.1

Total gas gathered (MMMBtu/d)

     1,099       1,162       1,106      1,178

Total gas processed (MMMBtu/d)

     1,175       1,201       1,162      1,215

Natural gas liquids sales (MBbls/d)

     108       112       107      113

Natural gas liquids produced (MBbls/d)

     64       62       61      58

Gas sales (MMMBtu/d)

     330       340       325      339

Capital expenditures

   $ 8.5     $ 4.2     $ 18.5    $ 12.2

Conway OPIS composite NGL Price ($/gal)
(based on our NGL product mix)

   $ 0.76     $ 0.57     $ 0.68    $ 0.58

Average NYMEX crude oil price ($/Bbl)

   $ 42.28     $ 30.65     $ 38.41    $ 31.30

Average natural gas price ($/MMBtu) (mid-continent region)

   $ 5.43     $ 4.80     $ 5.38    $ 5.30

Transportation and Storage

                             

Net Margin

   $ 28.4     $ 26.8     $ 85.4    $ 84.0

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ 4.4     $ 4.2     $ 12.9    $ 12.5

Operating Income

   $ 11.8     $ 10.8     $ 36.4    $ 37.3

Volumes transported (MMcf)

     92,409       101,025       314,156      341,143

Capital expenditures

   $ 3.7     $ 5.6     $ 7.7    $ 10.4

Average natural gas price ($/MMBtu)
(mid-continent region)

   $ 5.43     $ 4.80     $ 5.38    $ 5.30

 

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ONEOK reports strong third quarter earnings;

Increases 2004 guidance

November 1, 2004

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Distribution

                             

Net Margin

   $ 88.6     $ 89.5     $ 395.6    $ 367.8

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ 26.5     $ 24.0     $ 78.7    $ 71.6

Operating Income

   $ (17.6 )   $ (6.0 )   $ 65.4    $ 69.5

Average number of customers

     1,991,117       1,970,074       2,006,276      1,989,907

Capital expenditures

   $ 43.7     $ 47.9     $ 106.3    $ 107.0

Natural gas volumes (MMcf)

                             

Gas Sales

     24,333       22,123       142,856      145,137

Transportation

     55,492       54,125       177,066      166,772

Energy Services

                             

Net Margin

   $ 19.6     $ 14.5     $ 109.2    $ 191.4

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ 1.4     $ 1.4     $ 4.2    $ 4.3

Operating Income

   $ 11.0     $ 6.3     $ 79.3    $ 163.8

Natural gas marketed (MMcf)

     240,462       220,622       775,618      754,769

Electricity marketed (MMwh)

     1,661       561       3,412      1,304

Physically settled volumes (MMcf)

     507,965       469,958       1,558,578      1,519,694

Capital expenditures

   $ 0.6     $ 0.1     $ 1.4    $ 0.5

Discontinued Component

                             

Net Margin

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 7.7

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 1.9

Operating Income

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 3.8

Production

                             

Gas (MMcf)

     —         —         —        1,472

Oil (MBbls)

     —         —         —        53

Average realized price

                             

Gas ($/Mcf)

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 4.10

Oil ($/Bbls)

   $ —       $ —       $ —      $ 32.28

 

(a) Proved reserves include provided undeveloped reserves which are attributed to locations directly offsetting (adjacent to) existing production.
(b) Reserves are disclosed at a point in time, therefore reserves are only shown once as of September 30, 2004 and 2003.
(c) Average realized price reflects the impact of hedging activities.

 

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ONEOK reports strong third quarter earnings;

Increases 2004 guidance

November 1, 2004

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries

EARNINGS GUIDANCE

 

(In Millions, except per share data)


   Previous
2004
Guidance


   Revised
2004
Guidance


 

Operating Income

               

Production

   $ 49    $ 48  

Gathering and Processing

     99      130  

Transportation and Storage

     50      50  

Distribution

     118      117  

Energy Services

     155      148  

Other

     1      4  
    

  


Operating income

     472      497  

Other income/expense

     2      (1 )

Interest

     99      103  

Income taxes

     145      153  
    

  


Net Income

   $ 230    $ 240  
    

  


Earnings Per Share of Common Stock—Diluted

   $ 2.21    $ 2.28  
    

  


Average Shares of Common Stock—Diluted

               

Average shares of common stock outstanding

     102.2      102.2  

Mandatory convertible equity units and other dilutive components

     1.9      2.9  
    

  


Total Average Shares of Common Stock—Diluted

     104.1      105.1  
    

  


Cash Flow from Operations

               

Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital

   $ 522    $ 541  

Less Dividends

     87      89  

Less Capital Expenditures

     275      275  
    

  


Surplus

   $ 160    $ 177