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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
(Date of report) January 26, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported) January 21, 2011
ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-12202 | 93-1120873 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 588-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
¨ | Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Underwriting Agreement
On January 21, 2011, ONEOK Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership) and ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the Guarantor), entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives (the Representatives) of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), with respect to the issuance and sale by the Partnership of (i) $650 million aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 3.250% senior notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes) and (ii) $650 million aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 6.125% senior notes due 2041 (the 2041 Notes and collectively with the 2016 Notes, the Notes).
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Partnership and the Guarantor, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of both the Partnership and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Partnership also agreed not to offer or sell certain debt securities until February 20, 2011 without the prior written consent of the Representatives. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Indenture, Supplemental Indenture and Notes
On January 26, 2011, the Partnership completed the underwritten public offering (the Offering) of the Notes. The Partnership registered the sale of the Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-161923) filed on September 15, 2009 (the Registration Statement). The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering of approximately $1.28 billion, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, to repay amounts outstanding under the Partnerships $1 billion commercial paper program, to repay amounts on the maturity of the Partnerships $225 million principal amount of senior notes due March 2011 and for general partnership purposes.
The terms of the Notes are governed by the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2006 (the Indenture), between the Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture with respect to the 2016 Notes (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture) and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture with respect to the 2041 Notes (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture), each of which is dated January 26, 2011.
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The Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2006 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Sixth Supplemental Indenture with respect to the 2016 Notes and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture with respect to the 2041 Notes are each filed herewith as Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference. The form of the 2016 Notes and the 2041 Notes are each filed herewith as Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the legal opinion related to the 2016 Notes, the 2041 Notes and the Guarantees related thereto is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Affiliations
The Underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided in the past and may provide from time to time in the future certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services for the Partnership for which they will receive customary fees. Affiliates of the Representatives and certain of the other Underwriters are lenders under the Partnerships $1 billion revolving credit agreement. Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may from time to time act as dealers under the Partnerships $1 billion commercial paper program. As is described above, some of the net proceeds of this offering may be used to pay down borrowings under the Partnerships $1 billion commercial paper program and to repay amounts on the maturity of the Partnerships $225 million principal amount of senior notes due March 2011.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
The information included under Indenture, Supplemental Indenture and Notes in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
The Partnership issued a news release on January 21, 2011, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the pricing of the Notes. This information is not deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statement under the Act.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated January 21, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P. and ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
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4.1 | Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2006, among ONEOK Partners, L.P. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by ONEOK Partners, L.P. on September 26, 2006). | |
4.2 | Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 26, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P., ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 3.250% Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes). | |
4.3 | Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated January 26, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P., ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2041 (together with the 2016 Notes, the Notes). | |
4.4 | Form of Senior Note due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.2 above). | |
4.5 | Form of Senior Note due 2041 (included in Exhibit 4.3 above). | |
5.1 | Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP regarding the Notes validity. | |
23.1 | Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
99.1 | News release of ONEOK Partners, L.P. announcing the pricing of its public offering of the Notes. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
ONEOK Partners, L.P. | ||||||
By: | ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., its General Partner | |||||
Date: | January 26, 2011 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan | |||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated January 21, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P. and ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2006, among ONEOK Partners, L.P. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by ONEOK Partners, L.P. on September 26, 2006). | |
4.2 | Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 26, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P., ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 3.250% Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes). | |
4.3 | Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated January 26, 2011, among ONEOK Partners, L.P., ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2041 (together with the 2041 Notes, the Notes). | |
4.4 | Form of Senior Note due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.2 above). | |
4.5 | Form of Senior Note due 2041 (included in Exhibit 4.3 above). | |
5.1 | Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP regarding the Notes validity. | |
23.1 | Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
99.1 | News release of ONEOK Partners, L.P. announcing the pricing of its public offering of the Notes. |
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