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) March 10, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported) March 10, 2015
ONE Gas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma | 001-36108 | 46-3561936 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
15 East Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 947-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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. |
Gregory A. Phillips, 51, who currently serves as our senior vice president, operations, will assume the role of vice president, commercial, effective March 16, 2015. Mr. Phillips has served as our senior vice president, operations since January 31, 2014. From January 2013 to January 31, 2014, Mr. Phillips served as senior vice president, operations, natural gas distribution of ONEOK, Inc. From March 2011 to December 2012, he was president of Oklahoma Natural Gas.
Robert S. McAnnally, 51, will assume the role of senior vice president, operations, effective March 16, 2015. Mr. McAnnally was with Alabama Gas Corporation, a subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc., where he served as senior vice president, marketing and customer service from October 2012 until January 2015. From August 2009 until October 2012, Mr. McAnnally was vice president, external affairs of Energen Corporation.
Messrs. Phillips and McAnnally are each eligible to participate in the benefit plans described under Compensation Discussion and Analysis on pages 75 through 102 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2014 (and such descriptions are incorporated herein by this reference).
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 10, 2015, we announced the appointment of certain officers. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information disclosed in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | News release of ONE Gas, Inc. dated March 10, 2015 announcing officer appointments. |
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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.
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||
Date: March 10, 2015 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan | ||||
Curtis L. Dinan, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | News release of ONE Gas, Inc. dated March 10, 2015 announcing officer appointments. |
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Exhibit 99.1
March 10, 2015 | Analyst Contact: | Andrew Ziola | ||
918-947-7163 | ||||
Media Contact: | Jennifer Rector | |||
918-947-7571 |
ONE Gas Announces Robert S. Sid McAnnally Senior Vice President - Operations
TULSA, Okla. Mar. 10, 2015 ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) today announced that Robert S. Sid McAnnally has joined ONE Gas as senior vice president, operations, effective Mar. 16, 2015.
In his role at ONE Gas, McAnnally will oversee all natural gas distribution operations and be a part of the companys leadership team reporting to Pierce H. Norton II, president and chief executive officer. He brings to the company a diverse background and executive leadership experience in the natural gas distribution industry, most recently as senior vice president, marketing and customer service at Alabama Gas Corporation.
Sids capabilities will strengthen our management team and reinforce our commitment to operating our systems safely and reliably for our customers every day, said Norton.
McAnnally succeeds Gregory A. Phillips, who was named vice president, commercial, and will report to Caron A. Lawhorn, senior vice president, commercial.
I appreciate Gregs tireless efforts to lead the companys commitment to safely and reliably operate our distribution systems, Norton said.
Editors notes:
Biographical information and photo are available by clicking on this link.
ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) is a natural gas distribution company and the successor to the company founded in 1906 as Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, which became ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) in 1980. On January 31, 2014, ONE Gas officially separated from ONEOK into a stand-alone, 100 percent regulated, publicly traded natural gas utility.
ONE Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OGS, and is included in the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
ONE Gas provides natural gas distribution services to more than 2 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. ONE Gas is one of the largest publicly traded, 100 percent regulated, natural gas utilities in the United States.
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ONE Gas is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., and its companies include the largest natural gas distributor in Oklahoma and Kansas, and the third largest in Texas, in terms of customers.
Its largest natural gas distribution markets by customer count are Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka, Kan.; and Austin and El Paso, Texas. ONE Gas serves residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and wholesale customers in all three states.
For more information, visit the website at http://www.ONEGas.com.
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