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  0001999824
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  ONEOK INC /NEW/
  001-13643
  100 WEST 5TH ST
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  OK
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  9185887000
  SHARP KALA O
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 summer street
  boston
  MA
  02110
  3145
  242542.40
  583159446
  03/14/2024
  NYSE
  Common
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  Stock Award
  Oneok
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  02/22/2020
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  Stock Award
  Oneok
  N
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  02/24/2023
  Compensation
  Y
  03/14/2024
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