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<P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">November 19, 2004</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">ONEOK, Inc.</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Oklahoma</B></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">001-13643</B></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">73-1520922</B></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK</P>


</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">74103</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(918) 588-7000</P>


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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Not Applicable</P>


</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>


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<P>On November 19, 2004, ONEOK, Inc. (the Company) announced that attorney John R. Barker will become senior vice president and general counsel to the Company  effective December 16, 2004.  Barker has been an attorney with Gable &amp; Gotwals since 1974.  </P>





<P>John A. Gaberino Jr., currently the Company's senior vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary, has been named senior vice president and special counsel to the chairman of the board.</P>


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<U><P>Item 9.01</U></TD>


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<U><P>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U></TD>


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<P>99.1 Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated November 19, 2004.</TD>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURE</P>





<P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.</P>





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<P>ONEOK, Inc.</TD>


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<P>Date:</TD>


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<P>November 19, 2004</TD>


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<U><P>/s/ Jim Kneale</U></TD>


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<P>Jim Kneale</TD>


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<P>Senior Vice President, Treasurer</TD>


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<P>and Chief Financial Officer</TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Exhibit 99.1</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>[ONEOK Logo]</FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P>November 19, 2004</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Media Contact: Lori A. Webster</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="RIGHT">918-588-7570</B></FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Barker named senior vice president and general counsel to ONEOK</P>


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<P>Tulsa, Okla. -- Attorney John R. Barker has been named senior vice president and general counsel to ONEOK, Inc.  Barker has been an attorney with Gable &amp; Gotwals since 1974.  He will assume the new position at ONEOK effective Dec. 16, 2004. </P>


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<P>John A. Gaberino Jr., currently ONEOK senior vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary, has been named senior vice president and special counsel to the chairman of the board.  </P>





<P>David Kyle is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK.</P>





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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1><P>ONEOK, Inc. is a diversified energy company involved primarily in oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission primarily in the mid-continent areas of the United States.  The company's energy services operations provide 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.  </P>





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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">For information about ONEOK, Inc. visit the Web site: www.oneok.com.</P>


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
November 19, 2004
(Date of earliest event reported)
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)
Item 8.01
Other Events
On November 19, 2004, ONEOK, Inc. (the Company) announced that attorney John R. Barker will become senior vice president and general counsel to the Company  effective December 16, 2004.  Barker has been an attorney with Gable & Gotwals since 1974.
John A. Gaberino Jr., currently the Company's senior vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary, has been named senior vice president and special counsel to the chairman of the board.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated November 19, 2004.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ONEOK, Inc.
Date:
November 19, 2004
By:
/s/ Jim Kneale
Jim Kneale
Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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Exhibit 99.1
[ONEOK Logo]
News
November 19, 2004
Media Contact: Lori A. Webster
918-588-7570
Barker named senior vice president and general counsel to ONEOK
Tulsa, Okla. -- Attorney John R. Barker has been named senior vice president and general counsel to ONEOK, Inc.  Barker has been an attorney with Gable & Gotwals since 1974.  He will assume the new position at ONEOK effective Dec. 16, 2004.
John A. Gaberino Jr., currently ONEOK senior vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary, has been named senior vice president and special counsel to the chairman of the board.
David Kyle is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK.
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ONEOK, Inc. is a diversified energy company involved primarily in oil and gas production, natural gas processing, gathering, storage and transmission primarily in the mid-continent areas of the United States.  The company's energy services operations provide 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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