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                                  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):
                               September 27, 2005


                            BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Oklahoma                   000-19341                73-1373454
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)          File Number)             Identification No.)


  Bank of Oklahoma Tower, Boston Avenue at Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (918) 588-6000


               _____________________N/A___________________________
          (Former name or former address, if changes since last report)






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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
            APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

     BOK Financial  Corporation ("the Company")  announced today the appointment
of Donald T. Parker as executive vice president and chief  information  officer.
Mr. Parker will manage the Company's Operations and Technology  Division,  which
is  responsible  for all bank  operations,  technology and corporate real estate
related  activities for the Company and its subsidiary  banks. The press release
announcing the appointment of Mr. Parker is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     Mr. Parker  succeeds Mr. Paul M. Elvir in the position.  Mr. Elvir recently
retired after eight years of service to BOK Financial Corporation.


ITEM 9.01 (c) EXHIBITS

     99.1 Press  release of BOK  Financial  Corporation  re.  Mr.  Parker  dated
          September 30, 2005.

                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.


                            BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                                By:  /s/  Steven E. Nell
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                                                Steven E. Nell
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                Chief Financial Officer
Date:  September 30, 2005