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0001468952
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001039684
ONEOK INC /NEW/
001-13643
100 WEST 5TH ST
TULSA
OK
74103
9185887000
CEPAK TIFFANY THOM
EnLink Board Member, Jan 31, 2025
Common
Charles Schwab
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
5020
466709.00
584184191
03/13/2025
NYSE
Common
01/31/2025
Stock from merger
Issuer
N
5020
01/31/2025
Exchange of stock
Y
03/13/2025
Tiffany Thom Cepak