0001013762-23-001448.txt : 20231004 0001013762-23-001448.hdr.sgml : 20231004 20231004112519 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001013762-23-001448 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230925 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231004 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231004 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Smith Wayne Thomas CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001876146 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13643 FILM NUMBER: 231307092 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD. CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18106 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ONEOK INC /NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001039684 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION [4923] IRS NUMBER: 731520922 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 WEST 5TH ST CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74103 BUSINESS PHONE: 9185887000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 WEST 5TH ST CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WAI INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970519 3 1 ownership.xml X0206 3 2023-09-25 1 0001039684 ONEOK INC /NEW/ OKE 0001876146 Smith Wayne Thomas 100 W. FIFTH STREET TULSA OK 74103 1 0 0 0 Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Pat Cipolla, Attorney-in-Fact For: Wayne T. Smith 2023-10-04 EX-24 2 ea186206ex24_oneokinc.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Walter Hulse and Pat Cipolla, or either of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)

Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of ONEOK, Inc. (the Corporation), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)

Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;

(3)

Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain the terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Corporation nor the above-named individuals, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all such special powers of attorney granted to individuals in the past to act on behalf of the undersigned for the purposes stated above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 25^th day of September, 2023.

	/s/ Wayne T. Smith
	Wayne T. Smith

CONFIRMING STATEMENT

This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated Walter Hulse and Pat Cipolla, or either of them, to execute and file on the undersigned’s behalf all Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned’s ownership of or transactions in securities of ONEOK, Inc. The authority of the above-named individuals under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, or 5 with regard to the undersigned’s ownership of or transactions in securities of ONEOK, Inc. unless earlier revoked in writing. This Statement revokes all such special powers of attorney granted to individuals in the past to act on behalf of the undersigned for the purposes stated above. The undersigned acknowledges that neither ONEOK, Inc. nor the above-named individuals are assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	/s/ Wayne T. Smith
	Wayne T. Smith

Dated this 25^th day of September, 2023.