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0002014671
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001039684
ONEOK INC /NEW/
001-13643
100 WEST 5TH ST
TULSA
OK
74103
9185887000
CISSELL AARON T
Officer
Common
The Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
1828
148648.53
583646909
06/28/2024
NYSE
Common
01/02/2024
Merger
Issuer
N
1828
01/02/2024
Equity Compensation
Y
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07/02/2024
CISSELL AARON T