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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 (Date of earliest event reported) | February 23, 2022

ONEOK, Inc.
(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:
☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐ 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))
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 5.03 |  | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
|  | On and effective February 23, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ONEOK, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s existing Amended and Restated By-laws (as amended and restated, the “By-laws”) to provide, in Section 3.16, that, in the absence of the chairman of the Board, the chair of the Corporate Governance Committee (also known as the Lead Independent Director) will preside at all meetings of the Board. The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the By-laws, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 |  | Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits
Exhibit Number |  | Description
3.1 |  | Amended and Restated By-laws of ONEOK, Inc., effective February 23, 2022.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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: | February 28, 2022 | By: | /s/ Walter S. Hulse III
|  |  | Walter S. Hulse III Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Affairs

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