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TULSA, Okla., Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today increased its quarterly dividend to $1.03 per share, an increase of 4%. This increase results in an annualized dividend of $4.12 per share.
The dividend is payable Feb. 14, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 3, 2025.
To date, ONEOK has repurchased 1.675 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $171.7 million with cash on hand. The repurchases are part of the company's $2 billion share repurchase authorization, which it expects to largely utilize over the next three years.
"With this latest dividend increase and recent share repurchases, we continue executing on our value-driven capital allocation strategy," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and chief executive officer. "Our intentional and disciplined approach to growth has provided us with the financial flexibility to continue returning significant value to shareholders."
At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage services. Through our more than 50,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest diversified energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.
ONEOK is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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