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Exhibit 99.1


October 30, 2012
 
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ONEOK Announces Higher Third-quarter 2012 Financial Results;
Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

TULSA, Okla. – Oct. 30, 2012 – ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced third-quarter 2012 earnings of 31 cents per diluted share, compared with 28 cents per diluted share on a split-adjusted basis for the same period last year. Third-quarter net income attributable to ONEOK was $65.2 million, compared with $60.3 million for the same period in 2011.

Net income attributable to ONEOK for the nine-month period ended Sept. 30, 2012, was $249.1 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, compared with $245.6 million, or $1.14 per diluted share on a split-adjusted basis for the same period last year.
 
ONEOK affirmed its 2012 net income guidance range of $345 million to $375 million.
 
“Our ONEOK Partners segment continued to perform well in the third quarter as a result of completed growth projects, which provided increased natural gas volumes gathered and processed and natural gas liquids volumes gathered and fractionated” said John W. Gibson, ONEOK chairman and chief executive officer.

“Our natural gas distribution segment delivered expected results in the third quarter, while our energy services segment continues to face a challenging market environment,” Gibson said.

ONEOK’s third-quarter 2012 operating income was $242.9 million, compared with $249.3 million for the third quarter 2011.

Third-quarter 2012 results benefited from solid performance in the ONEOK Partners segment, including higher natural gas volumes gathered and processed in the natural gas gathering and processing business offset by lower realized natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) product prices, particularly ethane and propane. The natural gas liquids business benefited from higher NGL volumes gathered and fractionated, offset partially by decreased optimization and marketing margins resulting from narrower NGL price differentials and lower NGL transportation capacity available for optimization activities.




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Third-quarter 2012 results for the natural gas distribution segment were down due primarily to higher share-based compensation costs offset partially by an increase in margins from new rates.

The energy services segment had lower third-quarter 2012 results due primarily to lower transportation and premium-services margins.
 
Year-to-date 2012 operating income was $802.9 million, compared with $793.9 million for the same period last year.
 
The increase in year-to-date 2012 results was driven primarily by higher natural gas volumes gathered and processed in ONEOK Partners’ natural gas gathering and processing business offset by lower realized natural gas and NGL product prices. ONEOK Partners’ natural gas liquids business benefited from higher NGL volumes gathered and fractionated and higher optimization and marketing margins from favorable NGL price differentials.

These nine-month 2012 increases were offset by lower margins in the energy services segment due primarily to lower storage and marketing margins, net of hedging activities, including a required $29.9 million reclassification of losses on certain financial contracts and a $10.3 million non-recurring goodwill impairment charge in the first quarter 2012, lower transportation margins, net of hedging activities, and lower premium-services margins.

Operating costs for the third quarter 2012 were $229.2 million, compared with $207.3 million in the same period last year. Operating costs for the nine-month 2012 period were $684.5 million, compared with $652.6 million in the same period last year. The increases for both the three- and nine-month 2012 periods were due primarily to the ONEOK Partners segment’s expanding operations as a result of several internal growth-projects that were placed in service and scheduled maintenance costs.

In February 2012, ONEOK sold its retail natural gas marketing business, which was accounted for in the natural gas distribution segment, to Constellation Energy Group, Inc. for $32.9 million, including working capital, and recognized an after-tax gain of $13.5 million. Financial information for this business is reflected as discontinued operations.

Interest expense was $71.4 million in the third quarter 2012, compared with $73.8 million in the same period last year. Nine-month 2012 interest expense was $218.7 million, compared with $228.7 million in the same period last year. This decrease was primarily driven by higher capitalized interest as a result of increased investments in growth projects in the ONEOK Partners segment.


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THIRD-QUARTER 2012 SUMMARY:

Operating income of $242.9 million, compared with $249.3 million in the third quarter 2011;
ONEOK Partners segment operating income of $248.4 million, compared with $242.4 million in the third quarter 2011;
Natural gas distribution segment operating income of $15.7 million, compared with $19.8 million in the third quarter 2011;
Energy services segment operating loss of $21.8 million, compared with an operating loss of $12.7 million in the third quarter 2011;
ONEOK Partners increasing investments in its 2011 to 2015 internal-growth program to a range of approximately $5.7 billion to $6.6 billion by:
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Announcing in July plans to invest approximately $310 million to $345 million between now and the third quarter of 2014 to construct a 100 million-cubic-feet-per-day (MMcf/d) natural gas processing facility – the Garden Creek II plant – in eastern McKenzie County, N.D., in the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin, and related infrastructure;
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Announcing in July plans to invest $525 million to $575 million between now and the fourth quarter of 2014 to construct a 75,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) natural gas liquids fractionator, MB-3, and related infrastructure at Mont Belvieu, Texas;
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Announcing in July plans to invest approximately $100 million between now and the third quarter of 2014 to install additional pump stations on the Bakken NGL Pipeline to increase its capacity to 135,000 bpd from an initial 60,000 bpd;
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Announcing in July plans to invest approximately $45 million between now and the second quarter of 2014 to install a 40,000 bpd ethane/propane (E/P) splitter at its Mont Belvieu storage facility;
ONEOK Partners completing in September the 60,000 bpd expansion of the Bushton, Kan., NGL fractionator;
ONEOK Partners completing in September the 100 MMcf/d Stateline I natural gas processing facility in the Williston Basin in the Bakken Shale;
ONEOK Partners announcing the open season for the Bakken Crude Express Pipeline, which began Sept. 21, 2012, and will conclude Nov. 20, 2012;
In the natural gas distribution segment, Oklahoma Natural Gas receiving approval in July 2012 for a performance-based rate change to increase base rates by $9.5 million;
In October, Kansas Gas Service, in the natural gas distribution segment, filed a joint motion with the staff of the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) and the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board to approve a stipulated settlement agreement for a $28.0 million increase in base rates and an $18.0 million reduction in amounts currently recovered through surcharges, effectively increasing its annual revenues by a net amount of $10.0 million. The KCC is expected to make a final ruling by January 2013;


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Announcing 2013 guidance in September 2012, with net income expected to increase 19 percent compared with current 2012 earnings guidance; and the total dividend expected to increase by approximately 65 to 70 percent between 2012 and 2015, including dividend increases of 3 cents per share semiannually in 2013, subject to board approval;
Distributions declared on the company’s general partner interest in ONEOK Partners of $59.4 million for the third quarter 2012; distributions declared on the company’s limited partner interest in ONEOK Partners of $63.6 million;
Completing in September a $150 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs that was announced June 2012. ONEOK received 2.9 million shares in June and approximately 545,000 shares Sept. 17, 2012, to complete the accelerated share repurchase agreement;
ONEOK, on a stand-alone basis, ending the quarter with $676.7 million of commercial paper outstanding, $1.9 million in letters of credit, $15.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $521.4 million available under its $1.2 billion credit facility;
ONEOK stand-alone cash flow from continuing operations, before changes in working capital, of $508.6 million for 2012, which exceeded capital expenditures and dividends of $421.8 million by $86.8 million; and
ONEOK declaring a quarterly dividend of 33 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter, payable on Nov. 14, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business Nov. 5, 2012.

BUSINESS-UNIT RESULTS:

ONEOK Partners

ONEOK Partners’ third-quarter 2012 operating income was $248.4 million, compared with $242.4 million in the same period last year.

Third-quarter results reflect:

A $33.4 million increase in the natural gas gathering and processing business due primarily to volume growth in the Williston Basin from the Garden Creek plant and increased drilling activity, which resulted in higher natural gas volumes gathered, compressed, processed, transported and sold, and higher fees;
A $32.9 million increase in the natural gas liquids business from higher NGL volumes gathered and fractionated and higher fees from contract renegotiations for its NGL exchange-services activities;
A $5.8 million increase in the natural gas liquids business from higher isomerization margins resulting from wider price differentials between normal butane and iso-butane, and higher isomerization volumes;
A $20.9 million decrease in the natural gas liquids business due to optimization and marketing margins, which resulted from a $43.4 million decrease due to narrower NGL

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price differentials and lower transportation capacity available for optimization activities, as an increasing portion of its transportation capacity between the Conway, Kan., and Mont Belvieu, Texas, NGL market centers is utilized by the partnership’s exchange services activities to produce fee-based earnings. This decrease was offset partially by a $22.5 million increase in its marketing activities due primarily to margins realized on the fractionation and sale of NGL inventory held at the end of the second quarter of 2012 associated with the scheduled maintenance at the Mont Belvieu NGL fractionation facility;
An $11.0 million decrease in the natural gas gathering and processing business from lower realized natural gas and NGL product prices, particularly ethane and propane;
A $9.0 million decrease in the natural gas gathering and processing business due primarily to higher compression and processing costs associated with volume growth, primarily in the Williston Basin; and
A $5.5 million decrease in the natural gas liquids business due to the impact of operational measurement losses.

For the first nine months 2012, the ONEOK Partners segment posted operating income of $732.5 million, compared with $622.0 million in the same period a year earlier.

Nine-month 2012 results, compared with the same period last year, reflect:

An $88.8 million increase in the natural gas gathering and processing business due primarily to volume growth in the Williston Basin from the Garden Creek plant and increased drilling activity, which resulted in higher natural gas volumes gathered, compressed, processed, transported and sold, and higher fees;
A $68.8 million increase in the natural gas liquids business from higher NGL volumes gathered and fractionated and higher fees from contract renegotiations for its NGL exchange-services activities;
A $50.3 million increase in the natural gas liquids business from optimization and marketing margins, primarily from wider NGL product price differentials;
A $9.6 million increase in the natural gas liquids business due to higher storage margins as a result of favorable contract renegotiations;
A $3.9 million increase in the natural gas liquids business due to higher isomerization margins resulting from wider NGL price differentials between normal butane and iso-butane;
A $26.4 million decrease in the natural gas gathering and processing business from lower realized natural gas and NGL product prices, particularly ethane and propane, offset partially by higher condensate prices;
A $23.7 million decrease in the natural gas gathering and processing business due primarily to higher compression and processing costs associated with volume growth, primarily in the Williston Basin;


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A $4.1 million decrease in the natural gas gathering and processing business from lower natural gas volumes gathered in the Powder River Basin as a result of continued production declines; and
A $3.1 million decrease in the natural gas pipelines business primarily from lower realized natural gas prices on its net retained fuel position, offset partially by higher retained fuel volumes.

Third-quarter 2012 operating costs were $121.1 million, compared with $106.3 million in the third quarter 2011. Nine-month 2012 operating costs were $360.4 million, compared with $328.6 million in the same period a year earlier.

The increases for both the three- and nine-month 2012 periods were due primarily to increased expenses for materials, supplies and outside services associated with scheduled maintenance; and increased employee-related costs associated with the growth of ONEOK Partners’ operations and completed projects in the natural gas gathering and processing and natural gas liquids businesses.

Key Statistics: More detailed information is listed on page 18 of the tables.

Natural gas gathered was 1,149 billion British thermal units per day (BBtu/d) in the third quarter 2012, up 10 percent compared with the same period last year due to increased drilling activity in the Williston Basin and in western Oklahoma, and completion of additional gathering lines and compression to support the partnership’s Garden Creek natural gas processing plant in the Williston Basin; offset partially by continued production declines in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming; and up 6 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
Natural gas processed was 906 BBtu/d in the third quarter 2012, up 25 percent compared with the same period last year due to increased drilling activity in the Williston Basin and western Oklahoma, and the completion of the partnership’s Garden Creek natural gas processing plant in the Williston Basin; and up 10 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
The realized composite NGL net sales price was $1.10 per gallon in the third quarter 2012, up 1 percent compared with the same period last year; and up 9 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
The realized condensate net sales price was $86.54 per barrel in the third quarter 2012, down 2 percent compared with the same period last year; and relatively unchanged compared with the second quarter 2012;
The realized residue natural gas net sales price was $3.69 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in the third quarter 2012, down 30 percent compared with the same period last year; and down 3 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
The realized gross processing spread was $8.14 per MMBtu in the third quarter 2012, relatively unchanged compared with the same period last year; and up 1 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;

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Natural gas transportation capacity contracted was 5,249 thousand dekatherms per day in the third quarter 2012, up 2 percent compared with the same period last year; and relatively unchanged compared with the second quarter 2012;
Natural gas transportation capacity subscribed was 87 percent in the third quarter 2012 compared with 85 percent in the same period last year; and unchanged from the second quarter 2012;
The average natural gas price in the Mid-Continent region was $2.75 per MMBtu in the third quarter 2012, down 32 percent compared with the same period last year; and up 27 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
NGLs fractionated were 581,000 bpd in the third quarter 2012, up 10 percent compared with the same period last year due primarily to increased throughput from existing connections and new supply connections in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions; and up 10 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
NGLs transported on gathering lines were 530,000 bpd in the third quarter 2012, up 20 percent compared with the same period last year due primarily to increased production through existing supply connections, and new supply connections in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions; and up 1 percent compared with the second quarter 2012;
NGLs transported on distribution lines were 504,000 bpd in the third quarter 2012, up 10 percent compared with the same period last year due primarily to the completion of the Sterling I pipeline expansion project in the fourth quarter of 2011 and higher volumes transported on its distribution pipelines between its Mid-Continent NGL fractionators; and up 5 percent compared with the second quarter 2012; and
The Conway-to-Mont Belvieu average price differential for ethane in ethane/propane mix, based on Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) pricing, was 16 cents per gallon in the third quarter 2012, compared with 27 cents per gallon in the same period last year; and 23 cents per gallon in the second quarter 2012.

Natural Gas Distribution

Prior reporting periods for the natural gas distribution segment have been recast to exclude retail marketing operations that were sold in February 2012. Those operations are now reflected as discontinued operations.

The natural gas distribution segment reported operating income of $15.7 million in the third quarter 2012, compared with $19.8 million in the third quarter 2011.

Third-quarter results reflect higher share-based compensation costs offset partially by higher rates.

For the nine months 2012, operating income was $136.2 million, compared with $143.1 million in the same period in 2011.

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Nine-month 2012 results reflect higher depreciation expense from increased capital expenditures; and a decrease in transportation margins in Kansas and Oklahoma due to warmer-than-normal weather in the first quarter 2012 that reduced commercial customer demand that is not subject to weather normalization, offset partially by higher rates.

Third-quarter 2012 operating costs were $103.4 million, compared with $95.3 million in the third quarter 2011. Third quarter results reflect a $7.0 million increase in share-based compensation costs from appreciation in ONEOK’s share price and a $1.0 million increase in pension costs.

Nine-month 2012 operating costs were $312.1 million, compared with $304.6 million in the same period a year earlier. This increase was due primarily to higher outside services, legal and pension costs; offset partially by lower share-based compensation costs in the nine-month 2012 period compared with the same period in 2011 due to common stock awarded to employees as part of ONEOK’s stock award program and the appreciation in ONEOK’s share price during 2011.

Key Statistics: More detailed information is listed on page 18 of the tables.

Residential natural gas sales volumes were 7.3 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the third quarter 2012, relatively unchanged compared with the same period last year;
Total natural gas volume sales were 11.6 Bcf in the third quarter 2012, relatively unchanged compared with the same period last year;
Total natural gas volumes delivered were 57.4 Bcf in the third quarter 2012, up 3 percent compared with the same period last year; and
Total natural gas transportation volumes were 45.8 Bcf in the third quarter 2012, up 3 percent compared with the same period last year.

Energy Services

The energy services segment reported a third-quarter 2012 operating loss of $21.8 million, compared with an operating loss of $12.7 million in the same period in 2011.

The decrease in third-quarter 2012 operating income, compared with the same period in 2011, reflects:

A $9.8 million decrease in transportation margins, net of hedging, due primarily to lower hedge settlements in 2012;
A $2.1 million decrease in premium-services margins due to lower demand fees; and
A $2.2 million increase in storage and marketing margins, net of hedging activities.


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For the first nine months 2012, the energy services segment posted an operating loss of $67.6 million, compared with operating income of $29.2 million in the same period a year earlier.

Nine-month 2012 results, compared with the same period last year, reflect:

A $63.3 million decrease in storage and marketing margins due primarily to a $29.9 million decrease related to the continued decline in natural gas prices that resulted in the required reclassification of losses on certain financial contracts in the first quarter 2012 that were used to hedge forecasted purchases of natural gas. The combination of the cost bases of the forecasted purchases of inventory and the financial contracts exceed the amount expected to be recovered through sales of that inventory, after considering related sales hedges, which required reclassification of the loss from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to current period earnings; a $10.3 million decrease due primarily to decreased marketing activities; a $10.0 million decrease due to unrealized fair value changes on non-qualifying economic hedges; an $8.1 million decrease due to lower realized seasonal natural gas storage price differentials; and a $3.7 million decrease due to higher demand fees on storage contracts;
A $23.1 million decrease in transportation margins, net of hedging, due primarily to lower hedge settlements in 2012; and
A $5.3 million decrease in premium-services margins due to lower demand fees.

Additionally, this segment recorded a $10.3 million non-recurring goodwill impairment charge in the first quarter 2012.

Third-quarter 2012 operating costs were $4.4 million, compared with $5.2 million in the third quarter 2011. Nine-month 2012 operating costs were $13.9 million, compared with $18.6 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease for the nine-month 2012 period was due primarily to lower employee-related costs.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Millions of dollars)
Marketing, storage and transportation revenues, gross
$
19.1

 
$
30.6

 
$
74.6

 
$
167.3

Storage and transportation costs
37.3

 
39.4

 
119.3

 
120.8

Marketing, storage and transportation, net
(18.2
)
 
(8.8
)
 
(44.7
)
 
46.5

Financial trading, net
0.9

 
1.4

 
1.6

 
1.6

Net margin
$
(17.3
)
 
$
(7.4
)
 
$
(43.1
)
 
$
48.1


Key Statistics: More detailed information is listed on page 18 of the tables.

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Total natural gas in storage at Sept. 30, 2012, was 66.4 Bcf, compared with 61.6 Bcf a year earlier;
Total natural gas storage capacity under lease at Sept. 30, 2012, was 72.4 Bcf, compared with 75.6 Bcf a year earlier; and
Total natural gas transportation capacity under lease at Sept. 30, 2012, was 1.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), of which 1.0 Bcf/d was contracted under long-term natural gas transportation contracts, compared with 1.2 Bcf/d of total capacity, all long-term, a year earlier.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST:

ONEOK and ONEOK Partners management will conduct a joint conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time). The call will also be carried live on ONEOK’s and ONEOK Partners’ websites.

To participate in the telephone conference call, dial 800-946-0712, pass code 8481950, or log on to www.oneok.com or www.oneokpartners.com.

If you are unable to participate in the conference call or the webcast, the replay will be available on ONEOK’s website, www.oneok.com, and ONEOK Partners’ website, www.oneokpartners.com, for 30 days. A recording will be available by phone for seven days. The playback call may be accessed at 888-203-1112, pass code 8481950.

LINK TO EARNINGS TABLES:

http://www.oneok.com/~/media/ONEOK/EarningsTables/OKE-Q3_2012_Earnings_24HTfr3.ashx

NON-GAAP (GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES) FINANCIAL MEASURE:

ONEOK has disclosed in this news release stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital, is used as a measure of the company’s financial performance. Stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital, is defined as net income less the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, adjusted for equity in earnings and distributions received from ONEOK Partners, and ONEOK’s stand-alone depreciation, amortization and impairments, deferred income taxes, and certain other items.

The non-GAAP financial measure described above is useful to investors because the measurement is used as a measurement of financial performance of the company’s fundamental business activities. ONEOK stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.

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This non-GAAP financial measure excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income. Additionally, this calculation may not be comparable with similarly titled measures of other companies. A reconciliation of stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital, to net income is included in the financial tables.

ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced ONE-OAK) (NYSE: OKE) is a diversified energy company.  We are the general partner and own 43.4 percent of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS), one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships, which is a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S. and owns one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers.  ONEOK is among the largest natural gas distributors in the United States, serving more than two million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.  Our energy services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural gas and related services throughout the U.S.  ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Stock Index.
 
For information about ONEOK, Inc., visit the website: www.oneok.com.

For the latest news about ONEOK, follow us on Twitter @ONEOKNews.

Some of the statements contained and incorporated in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The forward-looking statements relate to our anticipated financial performance (including projected operating income, net income, capital expenditures, cash flow and projected levels of dividends), liquidity, management’s plans and objectives for our growth projects and other future operations (including plans to construct additional natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines and processing facilities), our business prospects, the outcome of regulatory and legal proceedings, market conditions and other matters. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following discussion is intended to identify important factors that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include the items identified in the preceding paragraph, the information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations and other statements contained or incorporated in this news release identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “should,” “goal,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “could,” “may,” “continue,” “might,” “potential,” “scheduled,” and other words and terms of similar meaning.

One should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date of this news release. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Those factors may affect our operations, markets, products, services and prices. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with the forward-looking statements, factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statement include, among others, the following:

the effects of weather and other natural phenomena, including climate change, on our operations, including energy sales and demand for our services and energy prices;
competition from other United States and foreign energy suppliers and transporters, as well as alternative forms of energy, including, but not limited to, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel;
the status of deregulation of retail natural gas distribution;
the capital intensive nature of our businesses;
the profitability of assets or businesses acquired or constructed by us;
our ability to make cost-saving changes in operations;
risks of marketing, trading and hedging activities, including the risks of changes in energy prices or the financial condition of our counterparties;

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the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation;
the timing and extent of changes in energy commodity prices;
the effects of changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions, including changes with respect to income and other taxes, pipeline safety, environmental compliance, climate change initiatives and authorized rates of recovery of natural gas and natural gas transportation costs;
the impact on drilling and production by factors beyond our control, including the demand for natural gas and crude oil; producers’ desire and ability to obtain necessary permits; reserve performance; and capacity constraints on the pipelines that transport crude oil, natural gas and NGLs from producing areas and our facilities;
changes in demand for the use of natural gas because of market conditions caused by concerns about global warming;
the impact of unforeseen changes in interest rates, equity markets, inflation rates, economic recession and other external factors over which we have no control, including the effect on pension and postretirement expense and funding resulting from changes in stock and bond market returns;
our indebtedness could make us vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds and/or place us at competitive disadvantages compared with our competitors that have less debt, or have other adverse consequences;
actions by rating agencies concerning the credit ratings of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners;
the results of administrative proceedings and litigation, regulatory actions, rule changes and receipt of expected clearances involving the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), Texas regulatory authorities or any other local, state or federal regulatory body, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC);
our ability to access capital at competitive rates or on terms acceptable to us;
risks associated with adequate supply to our gathering, processing, fractionation and pipeline facilities, including production declines that outpace new drilling;
the risk that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting could emerge or that minor problems could become significant;
the impact and outcome of pending and future litigation;
the ability to market pipeline capacity on favorable terms, including the effects of:
- future demand for and prices of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil;
- competitive conditions in the overall energy market;
- availability of supplies of Canadian and United States natural gas and crude oil; and
- availability of additional storage capacity;
performance of contractual obligations by our customers, service providers, contractors and shippers;
the timely receipt of approval by applicable governmental entities for construction and operation of our pipeline and other projects and required regulatory clearances;
our ability to acquire all necessary permits, consents or other approvals in a timely manner, to promptly obtain all necessary materials and supplies required for construction, and to construct gathering, processing, storage, fractionation and transportation facilities without labor or contractor problems;
the mechanical integrity of facilities operated;
demand for our services in the proximity of our facilities;
our ability to control operating costs;
adverse labor relations;
acts of nature, sabotage, terrorism or other similar acts that cause damage to our facilities or our suppliers’ or shippers’ facilities;
economic climate and growth in the geographic areas in which we do business;
the risk of a prolonged slowdown in growth or decline in the United States or international economies, including liquidity risks in United States or foreign credit markets;
the impact of recently issued and future accounting updates and other changes in accounting policies;
the possibility of future terrorist attacks or the possibility or occurrence of an outbreak of, or changes in, hostilities or changes in the political conditions in the Middle East and elsewhere;
the risk of increased costs for insurance premiums, security or other items as a consequence of terrorist attacks;
risks associated with pending or possible acquisitions and dispositions, including our ability to finance or integrate any such acquisitions and any regulatory delay or conditions imposed by regulatory bodies in connection with any such acquisitions and dispositions;

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the possible loss of natural gas distribution franchises or other adverse effects caused by the actions of municipalities;
the impact of uncontracted capacity in our assets being greater or less than expected;
the ability to recover operating costs and amounts equivalent to income taxes, costs of property, plant and equipment and regulatory assets in our state and FERC-regulated rates;
the composition and quality of the natural gas and NGLs we gather and process in our plants and transport on our pipelines;
the efficiency of our plants in processing natural gas and extracting and fractionating NGLs;
the impact of potential impairment charges;
the risk inherent in the use of information systems in our respective businesses, implementation of new software and hardware, and the impact on the timeliness of information for financial reporting;
our ability to control construction costs and completion schedules of our pipelines and other projects; and
the risk factors listed in the reports we have filed and may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are incorporated by reference.

These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other factors could also have material adverse effects on our future results. These and other risks are described in greater detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Annual Report. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or change in circumstances, expectations or otherwise.
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Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

October 30, 2012

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Revenues
$
3,028,775

 
$
3,529,359

 
$
8,972,635

 
$
10,734,757

Cost of sales and fuel
2,474,803

 
2,996,735

 
7,226,114

 
9,053,423

Net margin
553,972

 
532,624

 
1,746,521

 
1,681,334

Operating expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operations and maintenance
206,048

 
185,127

 
603,055

 
575,658

Depreciation and amortization
81,434

 
75,953

 
249,429

 
234,103

Goodwill impairment

 

 
10,255

 

General taxes
23,157

 
22,134

 
81,471

 
76,893

Total operating expenses
310,639

 
283,214

 
944,210

 
886,654

Gain (loss) on sale of assets
(420
)
 
(69
)
 
603

 
(791
)
Operating income
242,913

 
249,341

 
802,914

 
793,889

Equity earnings from investments
28,591

 
32,029

 
92,380

 
93,665

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
3,302

 
759

 
6,126

 
1,625

Other income
5,049

 
184

 
11,495

 
1,069

Other expense
(919
)
 
(13,285
)
 
(3,990
)
 
(13,535
)
Interest expense (net of capitalized interest of $11,802, $6,469, $30,521 and $13,904, respectively)
(71,364
)
 
(73,841
)
 
(218,714
)
 
(228,688
)
Income before income taxes
207,572

 
195,187

 
690,211

 
648,025

Income taxes
(42,584
)
 
(34,028
)
 
(156,835
)
 
(154,252
)
Income from continuing operations
164,988

 
161,159

 
533,376

 
493,773

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 
(279
)
 
762

 
1,219

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 
13,517

 

Net income
164,988

 
160,880

 
547,655

 
494,992

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
99,769

 
100,559

 
298,578

 
249,399

Net income attributable to ONEOK
$
65,219

 
$
60,321

 
$
249,077

 
$
245,593

Amounts attributable to ONEOK:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income from continuing operations
$
65,219

 
$
60,600

 
$
234,798

 
$
244,374

Income from discontinued operations

 
(279
)
 
14,279

 
1,219

Net income
$
65,219

 
$
60,321

 
$
249,077

 
$
245,593

Basic earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income from continuing operations
$
0.32

 
$
0.29

 
$
1.14

 
$
1.16

Income from discontinued operations

 

 
0.07

 
0.01

Net income
$
0.32

 
$
0.29

 
$
1.21

 
$
1.17

Diluted earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income from continuing operations
$
0.31

 
$
0.29

 
$
1.11

 
$
1.13

Income from discontinued operations

 
(0.01
)
 
0.07

 
0.01

Net Income
$
0.31

 
$
0.28

 
$
1.18

 
$
1.14

Average shares (thousands)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
205,005

 
206,606

 
206,638

 
210,440

Diluted
209,960

 
211,940

 
211,198

 
215,454

Dividends declared per share of common stock
$
0.33

 
$
0.28

 
$
0.94

 
$
0.80


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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
Assets
(Thousands of dollars)
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
978,825

 
$
65,953

Accounts receivable, net
984,724

 
1,339,933

Gas and natural gas liquids in storage
644,719

 
549,915

Commodity imbalances
57,303

 
63,452

Energy marketing and risk management assets
70,324

 
40,280

Other current assets
220,135

 
185,143

Assets of discontinued operations

 
74,136

Total current assets
2,956,030

 
2,318,812

Property, plant and equipment
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
12,404,878

 
11,177,934

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
2,914,496

 
2,733,601

Net property, plant and equipment
9,490,382

 
8,444,333

Investments and other assets
 

 
 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
1,218,282

 
1,223,398

Goodwill and intangible assets
998,122

 
1,014,127

Other assets
701,491

 
695,965

Total investments and other assets
2,917,895

 
2,933,490

Total assets
$
15,364,307

 
$
13,696,635



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Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
Liabilities and equity
(Thousands of dollars)
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$
11,140

 
$
364,391

Notes payable
676,747

 
841,982

Accounts payable
1,153,750

 
1,341,718

Commodity imbalances
213,367

 
202,206

Energy marketing and risk management liabilities
25,856

 
137,680

Other current liabilities
358,253

 
345,383

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 
12,815

Total current liabilities
2,439,113

 
3,246,175

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
6,517,464

 
4,529,551

Deferred credits and other liabilities
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
1,539,960

 
1,446,591

Other deferred credits
692,211

 
674,586

Total deferred credits and other liabilities
2,232,171

 
2,121,177

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Equity
 

 
 

ONEOK shareholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value:
 

 
 

authorized 600,000,000 shares; issued 245,811,180 shares and outstanding
 
 
 
204,598,717 shares at September 30, 2012; issued 245,809,848 shares and
outstanding 206,509,960 shares at December 31, 2011
2,458

 
2,458

Paid-in capital
1,337,045

 
1,417,185

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note H)
(240,476
)
 
(206,121
)
Retained earnings
2,015,008

 
1,960,374

Treasury stock, at cost: 41,212,463 shares at September 30, 2012, and
39,299,888 shares at December 31, 2011
(1,048,329
)
 
(935,323
)
Total ONEOK shareholders’ equity
2,065,706

 
2,238,573

Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
2,109,853

 
1,561,159

Total equity
4,175,559

 
3,799,732

Total liabilities and equity
$
15,364,307

 
$
13,696,635



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Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
547,655

 
$
494,992

Depreciation and amortization
249,437

 
234,201

Impairment of goodwill
10,255

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations
(13,517
)
 

Reclassified loss on energy price risk management assets and liabilities
29,861

 

Equity earnings from investments
(92,380
)
 
(93,665
)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
92,996

 
87,151

Deferred income taxes
170,657

 
200,961

Share-based compensation expense
35,970

 
39,297

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
(6,126
)
 
(1,625
)
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(603
)
 
791

Other
(1,770
)
 
(1,260
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
350,350

 
194,631

Gas and natural gas liquids in storage
(94,362
)
 
26,975

Accounts payable
(156,483
)
 
(401
)
Commodity imbalances, net
17,310

 
(63,159
)
Energy marketing and risk management assets and liabilities
(205,008
)
 
(12,705
)
Other assets and liabilities
(171,383
)
 
(76,565
)
Cash provided by operating activities
762,859

 
1,029,619

Investing activities
 

 
 

Capital expenditures (less allowance for equity funds used during construction)
(1,238,908
)
 
(862,310
)
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash sold
32,946

 

Contributions to unconsolidated affiliates
(21,284
)
 
(51,686
)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates
25,756

 
16,158

Proceeds from sale of assets
1,918

 
951

Other
988

 

Cash used in investing activities
(1,198,584
)
 
(896,887
)
Financing activities
 

 
 

Borrowing (repayment) of notes payable, net
(165,235
)
 
93,145

Issuance of debt, net of discounts
1,994,693

 
1,295,450

Long-term debt financing costs
(15,030
)
 
(10,986
)
Repayment of debt
(359,251
)
 
(724,405
)
Repurchase of common stock
(150,000
)
 
(300,108
)
Issuance of common stock
7,068

 
7,142

Issuance of common units, net of issuance costs
459,680

 

Dividends paid
(194,443
)
 
(169,337
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(237,744
)
 
(206,260
)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,339,738

 
(15,359
)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
904,013

 
117,373

Change in cash and cash equivalents included in discontinued operations
8,859

 
1,898

Change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations
912,872

 
119,271

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
65,953

 
30,341

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
978,825

 
$
149,612


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Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
(Unaudited)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Millions of dollars, except as noted)
ONEOK Partners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net margin
$
419.7

 
$
394.0

 
$
1,242.3

 
$
1,083.1

Operating costs
$
121.1

 
$
106.3

 
$
360.4

 
$
328.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
49.8

 
$
45.2

 
$
150.0

 
$
131.7

Operating income
$
248.4

 
$
242.4

 
$
732.5

 
$
622.0

Capital expenditures
$
375.3

 
$
252.2

 
$
1,011.5

 
$
662.4

Natural gas gathering and processing business (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas gathered (BBtu/d)
1,149

 
1,044

 
1,091

 
1,021

Natural gas processed (BBtu/d) (b)
906

 
723

 
833

 
682

NGL sales (MBbl/d)
62

 
50

 
57

 
47

Residue gas sales (BBtu/d)
416

 
348

 
386

 
308

Realized composite NGL net sales price ($/gallon) (c)
$
1.10

 
$
1.09

 
$
1.07

 
$
1.09

Realized condensate net sales price ($/Bbl) (c)
$
86.54

 
$
87.89

 
$
87.72

 
$
81.63

Realized residue gas net sales price ($/MMBtu) (c)
$
3.69

 
$
5.25

 
$
3.74

 
$
5.63

Realized gross processing spread ($/MMBtu) (c)
$
8.14

 
$
8.17

 
$
8.23

 
$
8.30

Natural gas pipelines business (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas transportation capacity contracted (MDth/d)
5,249

 
5,132

 
5,345

 
5,353

Transportation capacity subscribed (e)
87
%
 
85
%
 
88
%
 
88
%
Average natural gas price
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mid-Continent region ($/MMBtu)
$
2.75

 
$
4.02

 
$
2.43

 
$
4.10

Natural gas liquids business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NGL sales (MBbl/d)
615

 
485

 
544

 
481

NGLs fractionated (MBbl/d) (d)
581

 
529

 
565

 
522

NGLs transported-gathering lines (MBbl/d) (a)
530

 
443

 
517

 
424

NGLs transported-distribution lines (MBbl/d) (a)
504

 
457

 
489

 
460

Conway-to-Mont Belvieu OPIS average price differential
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ethane in ethane/propane mix  ($/gallon)
$
0.16

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) - For consolidated entities only.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b) - Includes volumes processed at company-owned and third-party facilities.
 
 
 
 
(c) - Presented net of the impact of hedging activities and includes equity volumes only.
 
 
 
 
(d) - Includes volumes fractionated from company-owned and third-party facilities.
 
 
 
 
(e) - Prior periods have been recast to reflect current estimated capacity.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net margin
$
151.0

 
$
145.4

 
$
545.8

 
$
548.3

Operating costs
$
103.4

 
$
95.3

 
$
312.1

 
$
304.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
32.0

 
$
30.3

 
$
97.5

 
$
100.6

Operating income
$
15.7

 
$
19.8

 
$
136.2

 
$
143.1

Capital expenditures
$
74.3

 
$
67.5

 
$
205.7

 
$
176.5

Natural gas volumes (Bcf)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas sales
11.6

 
11.4

 
92.6

 
104.4

Transportation
45.8

 
44.3

 
149.2

 
153.2

Natural gas margins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net margin on natural gas sales
$
123.4

 
$
118.0

 
$
454.9

 
$
452.7

Transportation margin
$
19.9

 
$
19.3

 
$
65.2

 
$
67.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net margin
$
(17.3
)
 
$
(7.4
)
 
$
(43.1
)
 
$
48.1

Operating costs
$
4.4

 
$
5.2

 
$
13.9

 
$
18.6

Depreciation and amortization
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.3

Goodwill impairment
$

 
$

 
$
10.3

 
$

Operating income (loss)
$
(21.8
)
 
$
(12.7
)
 
$
(67.6
)
 
$
29.2

Natural gas marketed (Bcf)
162

 
187

 
530

 
639

Natural gas gross margin ($/Mcf)
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.08

Physically settled volumes (Bcf)
338

 
395

 
1,077

 
1,294


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October 30, 2012

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
ONEOK
Consolidating
 
(Unaudited)
ONEOK
 
Partners
 
Entries
Consolidated
 
(Millions of dollars)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ONEOK Partners
$

 
$
248

 
$

 
$
248

Natural Gas Distribution
16

 

 

 
16

Energy Services
(22
)
 

 

 
(22
)
Other
1

 

 

 
1

Operating income
(5
)
 
248

 

 
243

Equity in earnings of ONEOK Partners
132

 

 
(132
)
 

Other income (expense)
2

 
34

 

 
36

Interest expense
(23
)
 
(48
)
 

 
(71
)
Income taxes
(41
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(43
)
Income from continuing operations
65

 
232

 
(132
)
 
165

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

Net Income
65

 
232

 
(132
)
 
165

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
100

 
100

Net income attributable to ONEOK
$
65

 
$
232

 
$
(232
)
 
$
65


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
ONEOK
Consolidating
 
(Unaudited)
ONEOK
 
Partners
 
Entries
Consolidated
 
(Millions of dollars)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ONEOK Partners
$

 
$
732

 
$

 
$
732

Natural Gas Distribution
136

 

 

 
136

Energy Services
(68
)
 

 

 
(68
)
Other
3

 

 

 
3

Operating income
71

 
732

 

 
803

Equity in earnings of ONEOK Partners
380

 

 
(380
)
 

Other income (expense)
3

 
103

 

 
106

Interest expense
(71
)
 
(148
)
 

 
(219
)
Income taxes
(148
)
 
(9
)
 

 
(157
)
Income from continuing operations
235

 
678

 
(380
)
 
533

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
14

 

 

 
14

Net Income
249

 
678

 
(380
)
 
547

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
298

 
298

Net income attributable to ONEOK
$
249

 
$
678

 
$
(678
)
 
$
249



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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
ONEOK
Consolidating
 
(Unaudited)
ONEOK
 
Partners
 
Entries
Consolidated
 
(Millions of dollars)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ONEOK Partners
$

 
$
242

 
$

 
$
242

Natural Gas Distribution
20

 

 

 
20

Energy Services
(13
)
 

 

 
(13
)
Other

 

 

 

Operating income
7

 
242

 

 
249

Equity in earnings of ONEOK Partners
109

 

 
(109
)
 

Other income (expense)
(6
)
 
26

 

 
20

Interest expense
(18
)
 
(56
)
 

 
(74
)
Income taxes
(32
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(34
)
Income from continuing operations
60

 
210

 
(109
)
 
161

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

Net Income
60

 
210

 
(109
)
 
161

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
101

 
101

Net income attributable to ONEOK
$
60

 
$
210

 
$
(210
)
 
$
60


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
ONEOK
Consolidating
 
 
(Unaudited)
ONEOK
 
Partners
 
Entries
Consolidated
 
(Millions of dollars)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ONEOK Partners
$

 
$
622

 
$

 
$
622

Natural Gas Distribution
143

 

 

 
143

Energy Services
29

 

 

 
29

Other

 

 

 

Operating income
172

 
622

 

 
794

Equity in earnings of ONEOK Partners
283

 

 
(283
)
 

Other income (expense)
(7
)
 
90

 

 
83

Interest expense
(58
)
 
(171
)
 

 
(229
)
Income taxes
(145
)
 
(9
)
 

 
(154
)
Income from continuing operations
245

 
532

 
(283
)
 
494

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
1

 

 

 
1

Net Income
246

 
532

 
(283
)
 
495

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
249

 
249

Net income attributable to ONEOK
$
246

 
$
532

 
$
(532
)
 
$
246



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Affirms 2012 Earnings Guidance Range

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ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
 
ONEOK, Inc. Stand-Alone Cash Flow, Before Changes in Working Capital
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2012
 
(Millions of dollars)
Net income
$
547.7

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(298.6
)
Equity in earnings of ONEOK Partners
(379.3
)
Distributions received from ONEOK Partners
313.9

Depreciation, amortization and impairment
109.7

Deferred income taxes
164.8

Gain on sale of discontinued operations
(13.5
)
Reclassified loss on energy price risk management assets and liabilities
29.9

Other
34.0

Cash flow, before changes in working capital
$
508.6