Sec Form 4 Filing - Taylor Lyndon C @ ONEOK INC /NEW/ - 2023-11-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Taylor Lyndon C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ONEOK INC /NEW/ [ OKE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Legal Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 W. 5TH ST. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/01/2023 (Street) TULSA, OK74103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares RSU 2023 ( 1 ) 11/01/2023( 1 ) A 7,747 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock, par value $.01 7,747 $ 0 7,747 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Taylor Lyndon C 100 W. 5TH ST. TULSA, OK74103 EVP, Chief Legal Counsel Signatures By Pat Cipolla, Attorney-in-Fact for Lyndon C. Taylor 11/02/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Upon becoming the Issuers Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary, effective October 1, 2023, and under the terms of his employment letter, the reporting person was to receive at November 1, 2023, a Restricted Unit Award Agreement valued at Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) under the Issuers Equity Incentive Plan. Based on the OKE closing price of $64.54 at November 1, 2023, a total of 7,747 restricted stock units were awarded to the Reporting Person. The award will vest on February 22, 2026. During the vest period, the award will be credited with dividend equivalents. Upon vesting of the award, the award and credited dividend equivalents will be payable one share of the Issuers common stock for each vested restricted unit, including additional restricted units resulting from dividend equivalents.

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