OGE Energy Corp. 8-K

0001021635-11-000040.txt : 20110729 0001021635-11-000040.hdr.sgml : 20110729 20110729165545 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021635-11-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110726 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110729 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110729 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OGE ENERGY CORP. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001021635 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 731481638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 0223 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12579 FILM NUMBER: 11998043 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 321 N HARVEY STREET 2: P.O. BOX 321 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73101-0321 BUSINESS PHONE: 4055533000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 321 N HARVEY STREET 2: P.O. BOX 321 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73101-0321 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OGE ENERGY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960827 8-K 1 ogeenergycorp8-kx7x29x11.htm OGE ENERGY CORP. 8-K OGE Energy Corp. 8-K - 7-29-11

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)	July 26, 2011

OGE ENERGY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Oklahoma
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-12579	73-1481638
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		73101-0321
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

405-553-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 26, 2011, the Board of Directors of OGE Energy Corp. (the "Company") elected a new director, Ms. Judy R. McReynolds. Ms. McReynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best Corporation, a motor carrier freight transportation company, was elected, effective at the next Board meeting, to a term expiring at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareowners scheduled for May 17, 2012, at which time she is expected to be nominated for approval by the Company's shareowners. It has not yet been determined on which committees of the Board Ms. McReynolds will serve. Ms. McReynolds will receive compensation for her Board service consistent with the compensation received by the Company's other non-employee directors, prorated from the commencement of her service on the Board and committees on which she will serve. For further information, see the attached press release which is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description

99.01		Press release dated July 26, 2011, announcing OGE Energy Corp. names Judy McReynolds to Board of Directors.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	OGE ENERGY CORP.
	(Registrant)

By:	/s/ Scott Forbes
	Scott Forbes
	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

July 29, 2011

EX-99.01 2 exhibit9901.htm EXHIBIT 99.01 Exhibit 99.01

Exhibit 99.01

OGE Energy Corp. names Judy McReynolds to Board of Directors

OKLAHOMA CITY -- OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) today announced that Judy R. McReynolds has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Ms. McReynolds was elected to a term that will expire at the company's annual shareowners meeting scheduled for May 17, 2012, at which time she will stand for re-election by the company's shareowners.

“Judy, as CEO of a well-respected, publicly traded company, will bring valuable business experience, knowledge and insight to OGE,” said Pete Delaney, chairman and CEO. “The Board of Directors looks forward to working with her as the Company continues to grow and position itself as a leader in the energy industry."

Ms. McReynolds, 49, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best Corporation, headquartered in Fort Smith, Ark., whose largest subsidiary is ABF Freight System, Inc. She has been a member of Arkansas Best Corporation's board of directors since she was named President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2010. She previously served as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer from 2006 through 2009, and as vice president and controller from 2000 to early 2006.

Ms. McReynolds, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, serves as a member of the Board of the Westark Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Sparks Health System Board of Trustees, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation Board, the Dean's Executive Advisory Board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board and Selection Committee, and the American Transportation Research Institute Board. Ms. McReynolds also is a member of the American Trucking Association Board of Directors and the American Trucking Association Executive Committee and serves as Chair of its Audit Committee.

OGE Energy is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), which serves more than 786,000 customers in a service territory spanning 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and of OGE Enogex Holdings LLC, a midstream natural gas business with principal operations in Oklahoma.