ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. Merger

ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) and ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS) announced a definitive agreement under which ONEOK will acquire all of the outstanding common units of ONEOK Partners it does not already own for $9.3 billion in ONEOK common stock. Under the agreement, each outstanding common unit of ONEOK Partners that ONEOK does not already own will be converted into .985 shares of ONEOK common stock, representing a 22.4 percent premium to the ONEOK Partners closing price on Jan. 27, 2017.

Morrow Sodali is serving as the proxy solicitor for ONEOK, Inc and ONEOK Partners.