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Published on 8/12/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Oneok will conduct $749 million private placement of its common units

Proceeds repay debt under the partnership’s commercial paper program

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 12 – Oneok Partners LP said it will raise about $749 million in a private placement of common units.

The company will sell about 24.8 million common units at $30.17 per unit. The price per unit is a 5.66% discount to the Aug. 11 closing share price of $31.98.

Oneok, Inc. will buy about 21.5 million units for about $650 million, and funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP will buy about 3.3 million units for about $99 million.

Settlement is expected Feb. 5.

Proceeds will be used to repay debt under the partnership’s commercial paper program and for general partnership purposes.

Oneok Partners is a natural gas distributor based in Tulsa, Okla.

Issuer:Oneok Partners LP
Issue:Common units
Amount:$749 million (approximate)
Units:24.8 million (approximate)
Price:$30.17
Warrants:No
Investor:Oneok, Inc. (for about $650 million), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP (for about $99 million)
Pricing date:Aug. 12
Settlement date:Feb. 5
Stock symbol:NYSE: OKS
Stock price:$31.98 at close Aug. 11
Market capitalization:$8.59 billion

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