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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission file number 001-13643

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ONEOK, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma73-1520922
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 West Fifth Street,Tulsa,OK74103
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (918) 588-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value of $0.01OKENew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐

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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.

Aggregate market value of registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates based on the closing trade price on June 30, 2023, was $27.4 billion.

On February 20, 2024, the Company had 583,159,446 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 22, 2024, are incorporated by reference in Part III.

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ONEOK, Inc.

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

Part I.Page No.
Item 1.Business5
Item 1A.Risk Factors26
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments39
Item 1C.Cybersecurity40
Item 2.Properties40
Item 3.Legal Proceedings40
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures40
Part II.
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities41
Item 6.[Reserved]42
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations42
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk57
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data59
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure104
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures104
Item 9B.Other Information105
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections105
Part III.
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance105
Item 11.Executive Compensation106
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters106
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence106
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services107
Part IV.
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules107
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary117
Signatures118

As used in this Annual Report, references to “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, and its predecessors and subsidiaries, including Magellan, unless the context indicates otherwise.

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GLOSSARY

The abbreviations, acronyms and industry terminology used in this Annual Report are defined as follows:

$2.5 Billion Credit AgreementONEOK’s $2.5 billion amended and restated revolving credit agreement, as amended
AFUDCAllowance for funds used during construction
Annual ReportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023
ASUAccounting Standards Update
BblBarrels, 1 barrel is equivalent to 42 United States gallons
BBtu/dBillion British thermal units per day
BcfBillion cubic feet
Bcf/dBillion cubic feet per day
BtuBritish thermal unit
BridgeTexBridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC, a 30% owned joint venture
CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response Cleanup and Liability Act, as amended
Clean Air ActFederal Clean Air Act, as amended
Clean Water ActFederal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, as amended
COVID-19Coronavirus disease 2019, including variants thereof
DJDenver-Julesburg
DOTUnited States Department of Transportation
EBITDAEarnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization
EPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
EPSEarnings per share of common stock
ESGEnvironmental, social and governance
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
FitchFitch Ratings, Inc.
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GHGGreenhouse gas
GWhGigawatt hour
GuardianGuardian Pipeline, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK
Guardian Term Loan AgreementGuardian’s senior unsecured three-year $120 million term loan agreement dated June 2022
Homeland SecurityUnited States Department of Homeland Security
HOUMidland West Texas Intermediate American Gulf Coast Futures
ICEIntercontinental Exchange
IRAInflation Reduction Act of 2022
Intermediate PartnershipONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK.
LDCLocal distribution company
KCCKansas Corporation Commission
MagellanMagellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK
Magellan AcquisitionThe transaction completed on September 25, 2023, pursuant to which ONEOK acquired all of Magellan’s outstanding common units in a cash-and-stock transaction, pursuant to the Merger Agreement
MBbl/dThousand barrels per day
MDth/dThousand dekatherms per day
Merger AgreementAgreement and Plan of Merger of ONEOK, Otter Merger Sub, LLC and Magellan, dated May 14, 2023
MMBblMillion barrels
MMBtuMillion British thermal units

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MMcf/dMillion cubic feet per day
Moody’sMoody’s Investors Service, Inc.
MVPMVP Terminalling, LLC, a 25% owned joint venture
Natural Gas ActNatural Gas Act of 1938, as amended
Natural Gas Policy ActNatural Gas Policy Act of 1978, as amended
NGL(s)Natural gas liquid(s)
Northern BorderNorthern Border Pipeline Company, a 50% owned joint venture
NYMEXNew York Mercantile Exchange
NYSENew York Stock Exchange
OCCOklahoma Corporation Commission
ONEOKONEOK, Inc.
ONEOK PartnersONEOK Partners, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK
OPISOil Price Information Service
Overland PassOverland Pass Pipeline Company, LLC, a 50% owned joint venture
PHMSAUnited States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
POPPercent of Proceeds
Purity NGLsMarketable natural gas liquid purity products, such as ethane, ethane/propane mix, propane, iso-butane, normal butane and natural gasoline
Quarterly Report(s)Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q
RCRAResource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended
RINsRenewable Identification Numbers, which represent credits required for renewable fuel standard compliance
Refined ProductsThe output from crude oil refineries, including products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene and heating oil
RoadrunnerRoadrunner Gas Transmission, LLC, a 50% owned joint venture
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas
S&PS&P Global Ratings
SaddlehornSaddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC, a 30% owned joint venture
SCOOPSouth Central Oklahoma Oil Province, an area in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
Securities ActSecurities Act of 1933, as amended
Series E Preferred StockSeries E Non-Voting, Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share
STACKSooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher, an area in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma
Term SOFRThe forward-looking term rate based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
VikingViking Gas Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ONEOK
Viking Term Loan AgreementViking’s senior unsecured three-year $60 million term loan agreement dated March 2023
XBRLeXtensible Business Reporting Language

The statements in this Annual Report that are not historical information, including statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations, economic performance or related assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “scheduled,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Although we believe that our expectations regarding future events are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that such expectations or assumptions will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are described under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors.

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PART I

Next: Item 1. BUSINESS