form_11-k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549





FORM 11-K


 
   X   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  
  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010  
     
OR
 
 
      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from_______________to_______________
 
     
 
 
Commission file number  001-13643


 
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
     
   THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  

 
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 

ONEOK, Inc.
100 West Fifth Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma  74103


 
 

 
 
REQUIRED INFORMATION

The following financial statements prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA and exhibits are filed for the Thrift Plan for Employees of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries:

Financial Statements and Schedules

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2010 and 2009

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - Year Ended December 31, 2010

Notes to Financial Statements

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

Exhibits

23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



 
 

 


 





 
THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
 
December 31, 2010
 
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                               
   
Page
 
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    1  
         
  Financial Statements:    
         
    2  
         
    Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits -    
    Year Ended December 31, 2010    3  
         
    4-12  
         
  Schedule    
         
  1 Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)    13  
         
 
All other schedules required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, are omitted as they are inapplicable or not required.
 
 
 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 
ONEOK, Inc. Audit Committee            
Thrift Plan for Employees of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries                                                                              
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Thrift Plan for Employees of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Plan) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
The accompanying supplemental schedule included herein is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the 2010 basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the 2010 basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the 2010 basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 
/s/ BKD, LLP
 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 27, 2011
 
 
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ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
(In thousands)
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Investments, at fair value:
         
Money market fund
$ 70,262     $ 38,611  
Mutual funds
  311,762       264,448  
Guaranteed investment contract funds
  6,392       7,681  
Government securities
  72       110  
Common stock of ONEOK, Inc.
  307,201       293,042  
Common stock of Westar Energy, Inc.
  1,434       1,466  
   Total investments, at fair value
  697,123       605,358  
Notes receivable from participants
  21,650       20,217  
       Net assets available for benefits
$ 718,773     $ 625,575  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
             

 
 
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THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
 
ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
(In thousands)
 
               
2010
 
Additions to net assets attributed to:
     
Investment income:
     
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $
         92,831
 
 
Dividends
     
            16,314
 
 
Other
       
                152
 
 
Total investment income
 
          109,297
 
                   
Interest on notes receivable from participants
 
                922
 
                   
Contributions:
       
 
Participants
   
            22,396
 
 
Employer
     
            15,479
 
 
Rollovers
     
                505
 
 
Total contributions
 
            38,380
 
                   
Total additions
   
          148,599
 
                   
Deductions to net assets attributed to:
     
 
Benefits paid to participants
 
           (55,401)
 
                   
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
 
            93,198
 
Net assets available for benefits, beginning of period
 
          625,575
 
Net assets available for benefits, end of period
  $
        718,773
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
     
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements

(1)
Description of Plan
 
A brief description of the Thrift Plan for Employees of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Plan) follows and is provided for general information only.  Participants should refer to the full text of the Plan document for more complete information.
 
 
(a)
General
 
The Plan is administered by the ONEOK, Inc. Benefit Plan Administration Committee (the Plan Administrator) and is provided for the benefit of the employees of ONEOK, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company).  The Plan is a defined contribution plan which covers substantially all employees of the Company and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
 
 
(b)
Participation and Contributions

An An employee may begin participation on the first day of the month following or coinciding with employment.  There is no minimum service or age requirement.  Participants may make pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions of any whole percentage of their eligible compensation up to a combined maximum of 24 percent if certain contribution limitations are not exceeded.  In addition to pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions, participants may make after-tax contributions of any whole percentage of their eligible compensation up to a maximum of 6 percent; however, earnings on these contributions are taxable at the time of distribution.
 
Participants age 50 and older before the end of the calendar year can make an additional pre-tax or Roth 401(k) catch-up contribution if they are either deferring the 24 percent maximum pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contribution or will reach the maximum Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dollar limit.  The maximum dollar limit allowed in 2010 was $16,500 and the maximum catch-up contribution allowed was $5,500.  Catch-up contributions are not eligible for Company matching contributions.

Employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for Company matching contributions immediately upon enrollment in the Plan.  Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for Company matching contributions after one year of service.  The Company matches pre-tax, Roth 401 (k) and/or after-tax contributions, up to a combined maximum of 6 percent of eligible compensation, each pay period.
 
There are limits on the total combined employee and employer annual contributions for all defined contribution plans sponsored by the Company.  The Plan is a defined contribution plan subject to the combined annual contribution limit.  For 2010, the maximum for employee and employer combined annual contributions was the lesser of 100 percent of the participant’s base earnings or $49,000, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) section 415 (c)(1)(A).  These limits are indexed and may be adjusted periodically by the IRS.
 
 
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Participants that have ONEOK, Inc. common stock as an investment option may be eligible to receive cash payments for dividends over $100 paid on that stock.  ONEOK, Inc. common stock dividends are credited to each participant’s Plan account and are distributed or reinvested according to each participant’s election.  The election choices for dividends paid on ONEOK, Inc. common stock are:

1.  
If the quarterly dividend is over $100, receive all of the dividend in cash;
2.  
If the quarterly dividend is over $200, receive 50 percent of the dividend in cash and have 50 percent of the dividend reinvested in ONEOK, Inc. common stock in each participant’s Plan account; or
3.  
Have 100 percent of the dividends reinvested in ONEOK, Inc. common stock.  This is the default election if the quarterly dividend payment is under $100.

Dividends reinvested are considered pre-tax contributions, but are not subject to Plan limits or limits under applicable rules of the IRS.  Dividends received in cash constitute additional income for federal tax income tax purposes and are included in the participant’s gross taxable income in the year received.
 
 
(c)
Participant Accounts
 
Participants have the right to designate the investment of their account balances, including their contributions, deferrals and the Company’s matching contributions.  If no investment option is elected by a participant, the funds in the participant’s account are invested in the Schwab Managed Retirement Trust fund maturing closest to the year in which the participant will attain age 65.  Participants may direct the investment of their account balances to more than one option.  However, the minimum investment that can be directed to any one option is 1 percent, and whole increments of 1 percent must be used.
 
Participants may direct the sale or other disposition of securities in their account and may change their investment elections to the Trustee of the Plan (Plan Trustee) on a daily basis except during scheduled suspension periods.  Neither the Company nor the Plan Trustee guarantees the value of the investments nor do they indemnify any participant against any loss that may result from such investments.
 
All interest, dividends and other income received by the Plan Trustee and all gains and losses from the sale of securities are credited or charged to the respective participant’s account.  Brokerage commissions, transfer taxes, and other charges and expenses in connection with the purchase or sale of securities for the Plan are either added to the cost of the securities purchased or deducted from the proceeds of the sale.  The cost charged to a participant’s account for each share of ONEOK, Inc. common stock purchased is the average cost for all such securities purchased during the day for the Plan.  Upon change of Plan Trustee in 2011, the cost charged for each share of ONEOK, Inc. common stock purchased is based on the actual transaction price.
 
The Plan provides for regularly scheduled suspension periods during which participants cannot change Plan investments in ONEOK, Inc. common stock.  Dividends are generally declared on ONEOK, Inc. common stock after the end of each calendar quarter.  A record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive a quarterly dividend is set by the Company’s Board of Directors.  Under the Plan, purchases and sales of ONEOK, Inc. common stock are usually temporarily suspended shortly before the record date for about three to five days in order to determine which Plan accounts hold ONEOK, Inc. common stock on the record date and are entitled to receive a dividend payment.

Certain mutual fund companies have implemented market timing restrictions designed to protect the long-term investors in the mutual fund.  These restrictions limit the number of exchanges an investor can initiate within a given period of time and certain funds charge a redemption fee.  Regularly
 
 
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scheduled sales for distributions and purchases from payroll contributions are not subject to the restrictions.
 
If a participant is an officer or an employee in one of certain designated work groups (regardless of the level of position), the participant must obtain approval of all trading activity in the participant’s Plan account which involves ONEOK, Inc. common stock prior to the execution of the transaction.  For these employees, there are periods during which the participant can buy or sell ONEOK, Inc. common stock during the year.  Generally, these periods begin three days after the public release of quarterly or annual financial results for ONEOK, Inc. and continue until the first day of the following calendar quarter.
 
 
(d)
Vesting
 
Company contributions to the account of a participant and income and earnings, if any, attributable to the account of the participant are immediately and fully vested for the benefit of that participant upon receipt by the Plan Trustee (subject to subsequent loss, if any, through a decline in the market value of investments).
 
 
(e)
Distributions and Withdrawals
 
Participants may borrow from the Plan a minimum of $1,000 with a maximum amount not to exceed $50,000 or 50 percent of the non-forfeitable accrued benefit of the participant, whichever is less.  Participant loans are reflected as notes receivable from participants in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.  The Plan allows a participant up to two loans per account at any time.
 
The participant loans have a repayment schedule of no more than 60 months, with the exception of proceeds used to purchase a principal residence, in which case the term of the loan repayment may be for a period not to exceed 120 months.  The participant has the option to repay the loan in full at any time without penalty.
 
The interest rate on participant loans is the prime interest rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the first day of the month when requested.  The interest rate remains the same throughout the term of the repayment schedule.  Interest rates on the participant loans at December 31, 2010, ranged from 3.25 percent to 12.5 percent.

In-service withdrawals from a participant’s account are permitted under specific circumstances as follows:
 
·  
After-tax employee contributions can be withdrawn for at least $500 or the full value of the participant’s after-tax contributions if less than $500.  There is a six-month suspension of Company matching contributions on new contributions by the participant into the Plan for all after-tax withdrawals.
·  
Prior to December 31, 2010, when participants reach age 59 ½ and have completed five years of Plan participation, they are allowed a one-time in-service withdrawal from the Plan at any time and for any reason, without qualifying for a hardship withdrawal or suspending Plan contributions or Company matching contributions.  Effective January 1, 2011, unlimited in-service withdrawals are permitted.
·  
Former Western Resources, Inc. employees have grandfathered withdrawal options based on their account balances as of January 11, 1999.  A withdrawal using these grandfathered withdrawal options results in a six-month suspension of Company matching contributions on new contributions by the participant into the Plan.
·  
Roth 401(k) contributions and related earnings are not eligible for in-service withdrawals.
 
 
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Hardship withdrawals from a participant’s account are allowed after a participant has exhausted all in-service withdrawals and loans as well as submitted an application to the Plan showing current proof of qualifying hardship.  If a hardship withdrawal is approved, the participant is ineligible to make contributions to the Plan or receive Company matching contributions during the following six months.
 
The full value of the participant’s Plan account balance becomes payable if any of the following occur:
 
1.  
the participant retires or otherwise terminates employment with the Company, for any reason, and the participant’s total account balance does not exceed $5,000;
2.  
the participant dies;
3.  
the Plan is terminated; or
4.  
the Plan is modified in such a way that it adversely affects the participant’s right to the use of or withdrawal from the account (as long as the participant’s request is made within 90 days of the effective date of the modification).
 
 
 
If a participant retires or otherwise terminates employment with the Company and the total account balance is more than $5,000, the participant may leave the balance in the Plan, make a direct rollover from the Plan to another employer’s qualified retirement plan or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), or receive a single lump sum payment from the Plan as soon as administratively possible after leaving the Company.  Such participant who leaves the balance in the Plan may elect to defer distribution of the account until a later date but not beyond April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year the participant attains age 70 ½, at which time a distribution of the full account is required.  If the participant’s account balance does not exceed $5,000, then the account will be distributed to the participant as soon as administratively possible, unless the participant directs a rollover to another employer’s qualified plan or an IRA.  If the participant does not complete a distribution election form and the account balance is less than $1,000, a lump sum cash payment will be made.  If a distribution election form is not completed and the balance is between $1,000 and $5,000, it will be transferred to an IRA established on behalf of the participant.
 
If a participant receives a lump-sum distribution from the Plan, the IRS requires the Plan to automatically withhold 20 percent for federal income taxes, which is submitted to the IRS by the Plan Trustee on behalf of the participant.  In addition to federal income taxes, some states require mandatory withholding of state income taxes on taxable distributions.  The 20 percent federal income taxes and applicable state income taxes are not withheld if a participant elects to make a direct rollover of the distribution to an IRA or another employer’s qualified retirement plan.  An additional 10 percent income tax generally will be imposed on the taxable portion of distributions or withdrawals unless the participant has reached age 59 ½, or separates from the Company after attainment of age 55.
 
 
(f)
Plan Termination
 
 
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA.  Upon termination of the Plan, each participant would receive distribution of the entire balance of his/her Plan account.
 
 (2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 
(a)
Basis of Presentation
      
       The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on an accrual basis of accounting.

 
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(b)
Investment and Notes Receivable Valuation and Income Recognition
 
Quoted market prices, if available, are used to value the Plan’s investments.  Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end.  The guaranteed investment contract funds are the result of the Plan’s investment in the Federated Capital Preservation Fund and the SEI Stable Asset Fund, which primarily invest in guaranteed investment contracts, synthetic guaranteed investment contracts and other investments with similar characteristics.  Investments in the guaranteed investment contract funds are stated at contract value, which approximates fair value.  The Plan’s investments in guaranteed investment contract funds are valued based on information reported by the Plan Trustee using audited financial statements of the guaranteed investment contract funds.  Notes receivable from participants are stated at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  All other investments are stated at fair value based on the current market value of the respective investments at the end of the year.  The investments and notes receivable were held by Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., as Plan Trustee, at December 31, 2010 and 2009.  Effective January 1, 2011, the investments and notes receivable were transferred to Fidelity Investment Company (Fidelity), as Plan Trustee.
 
The Company had a Plan Expense Reimbursement Program with Fidelity through December 31, 2010, which paid the Plan an amount equal to 3.75 basis points per quarter (or 15 basis points annually) based on the average daily balances invested in Fidelity’s mutual funds by participants in the Plan.  The total quarterly payment was limited to $6.25 per participant as of the last day of the quarter.  This quarterly payment was paid by Fidelity and does not impact the overall expense ratio of the fund.  The Company passed the quarterly payments through as earnings to participants invested in the Fidelity mutual fund offered by the Plan.  The quarterly payments were allocated based on each individual participant’s account balance on the day the reimbursement was received.  Due to the change in the Plan Trustee effective January 1, 2011, payments from Fidelity and allocations to the participants’ accounts will occur on an annual basis.
 
Dividend income is recorded as of the ex-dividend date and is allocated to participants’ accounts on the date of payment.
 
The Plan provides for investments in various investment securities which, in general, are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall price and market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the value of investment securities held in participants’ accounts will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
 
(c)
Administrative Costs
 
All costs and expenses for administering the Plan, including expenses of the Plan Administrator and fees and expenses of the Plan Trustee, excluding costs paid by the participant which includes loan origination fees, brokerage commissions, investment fund expense ratios, redemption fees, and transfer taxes applicable to investment of securities or investments acquired or sold for a participant’s account, are paid by the Company or the Plan as provided by the Plan Document.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company paid all costs and expenses for administering the Plan and has not sought reimbursement from the Plan.
      
 
(d)
Payment of Benefits

Benefits or withdrawals are recorded when paid.

 
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(e)
Income Taxes
 
The Plan is intended in all respects to be a qualified plan under the Code.  The Plan received a favorable determination letter from the IRS dated November 4, 2002, stating that the Plan, as designed with the proposed amendments (which were adopted in the amendment and restatement effective January 1, 2003), was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.  Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated within the applicable requirements of the Code.  A request for an updated determination letter has been submitted to the IRS.
 
 
(f)
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires a number of estimates and assumptions by the Plan Administrator relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 
(g)
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Update
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” which established new disclosure requirements and clarified existing requirements for disclosures of fair value measurements.  ASU 2010-06 requires the Plan to add two new disclosures, when applicable: (i) transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements including the reasons for the transfers, and (ii) a gross presentation of activity within the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements.  Except for separate disclosure of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of the Level 3 fair value measurements, the Plan applied this guidance in 2010.  The separate disclosure of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of the Level 3 fair value measurements will be required for the Plan’s 2011 financial statements.  The Plan does not expect the impact to be material.  ASU 2010-06 requires prospective application in the period of adoption.  See Note (3)(a) for more discussion of the Plan’s fair value measurements.
 
In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25, “Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans,” which requires loans to participants to be classified as notes receivable from participants which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Previously, loans were classified as investments and reported at fair value.  The Plan adopted this guidance as of December 31, 2010, and has retrospectively applied it to the prior period presented. The impact was not material.
 
 (3)
Investments
 
 
(a)
Fair Value of Plan Assets
 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The Plan utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques based on observable and unobservable data and categorizes the inputs into three levels.  The levels of the hierarchy are described below.
 
·  
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 
·  
Level 2 - Significant observable pricing inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are, either directly or indirectly, observable as of the reporting date.  Essentially, this represents inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. 
 
 
·  
Level 3 - May include one or more unobservable inputs that are significant in establishing a fair value estimate.  These unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available and may include our own internal data.  In certain cases where Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not available, investments are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
 
 
 
The following tables set forth the Plan’s recurring fair value measurements for the level within the fair value hierarchy for the periods indicated (in thousands):
      
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2010
Assets
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments:
                     
  Money market fund
$ 70,262     $ -     $ -     $ 70,262  
  Mutual funds
  311,762       -       -       311,762  
  Guaranteed investment contract funds
  -       -       6,392       6,392  
  Government securities
  72       -       -       72  
  Common stock of ONEOK, Inc.
  307,201       -       -       307,201  
  Common stock of Weststar Energy, Inc.
  1,434       -       -       1,434  
Total investments
$ 690,731     $ -     $ 6,392     $ 697,123  
                               
 
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2009
Assets
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments:
                     
  Money market fund
$ 38,611     $ -     $ -     $ 38,611  
  Mutual funds
  264,448       -       -       264,448  
  Guaranteed investment contract funds
  -       -       7,681       7,681  
  Government securities
  110       -       -       110  
  Common stock of ONEOK, Inc.
  293,042       -       -       293,042  
  Common stock of Weststar Energy, Inc.
  1,466       -       -       1,466  
Total investments
$ 597,677     $ -     $ 7,681     $ 605,358  
                               
 
 
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the Plan’s recurring Level 3 fair value measurements for the period indicated (in thousands):
       
 
Guaranteed
Investment
Contract Funds
 
Balance, January 1, 2010
$ 7,681  
    Total realized gains included in earnings
  160  
Purchases, issuances and settlements, net
  (1,449 )
Balance, December 31, 2010
$ 6,392  
       
 
 
 
(b)
Individual Investments Greater Than 5 percent of Net Assets
 
 
 
The following table presents the fair value of individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Cavanal Hill U.S. Treasury Fund
$ 70,262     $ 38,611  
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund
$ 42,917     $ 39,784  
Fidelity Balanced Fund
$ 36,825     $ 31,762  
Vanguard Primecap Fund
$ 63,825     $ 61,106  
PIMCO Total Return Fund
$ 49,307     $ 32,294  
Common stock of ONEOK, Inc.
$ 307,201     $ 293,042  

 
(c)
Net Appreciation by Investment Class
 
 
 
The following table presents the net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value for each class of investment for the year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
      
 
2010
 
Mutual funds
$ 33,364  
Government securities
  (26 )
Common stock of ONEOK, Inc.
  59,270  
Common stock of Westar Energy, Inc.
  221  
Money market funds
  2  
Net appreciation
$ 92,831  
       
 
 
 
(d)
Investment Options
 
The following funds are frozen and no new participant or company matching contributions may be invested in the following investment options:  SEI Stable Asset Fund, Federated Capital Preservation Fund, Series “EE” Savings Bonds and common stock of Westar Energy, Inc.  In 2010, the following fund options were closed to participants:  Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, Cavanal Hill U.S. Treasury Fund and Federated Capital Preservation Fund.  All investments not transferred out of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund by June 7, 2010, were automatically transferred to the JP Morgan Small Cap Equity Fund.  Investments not transferred out of Cavanal Hill U.S. Treasury Fund and Federated Capital Preservation Fund as of January 3, 2011, were automatically transferred to the Federated Government Obligations Fund-Institutional.
 
 (4)
Related Party Transactions
 
The Cavanal Hill U.S. Treasury Fund is managed by a subsidiary of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., the Plan Trustee as of December 31, 2010, and therefore transactions in that fund qualify as parties-in-interest transactions.  Transactions in the ONEOK, Inc. common stock and participant loan transactions qualify as parties-in-interest transactions.  Due to the change in Plan Trustee, transactions in Fidelity Balanced Fund, managed by Fidelity, qualify as parties-in-interest transactions.

 
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(5)
Temporary Suspension of Trading upon Change in Plan Trustee
 
In order to accommodate the change in Plan Trustee to Fidelity, the Plan was in a blackout period from December 17, 2010, to January 14, 2011, during which participants and beneficiaries of the Plan were temporarily unable to (1) direct or diversify investments in their individual accounts, (2) obtain a loans or distributions from the Plan, (3) change future investment elections, (4) transfer assets from one investment fund option to another, or (5) adjust the amount of periodic contributions.
 
 
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THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
 
ONEOK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2010
 
(In thousands, except shares)
 
                   
Column (a)
 
Column (b)
Column (c)
 
Column (d)
   
Column (e)
 
Party-in-
 
Identity of Issue,
Description of Investment
           
Interest
 
Borrower, Lessor,
Including Maturity Date, Rate
       
Current
 
Identification
 
or Similar Party
of Interest, Par or Maturity Value
 
Cost
   
Value
 
  *  
Cavanal Hill U.S.
             
     
Treasury Fund
Money market fund - 70,261,586 shares
    **     $ 70,262  
     
American Beacon Large
                 
     
Cap Value Fund
Mutual fund - 2,200,871 shares
    **       42,917  
     
Dodge and Cox
 
               
     
International Stock Fund
Mutual fund - 905,948 shares
    **       32,351  
   
Fidelity Balanced Fund
Mutual fund - 2,020,027 shares
    **       36,825  
     
American Funds Growth
                 
     
Fund of America
Mutual fund - 272,066 shares
    **       8,282  
     
JP Morgan Small Cap
                 
     
Equity Fund
Mutual fund - 817,451 shares
    **       30,033  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust Income Fund
Mutual fund - 104,704 shares
    **       1,375  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust 2010 Fund
Mutual fund - 169,685 shares
    **       2,827  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust 2020 Fund
Mutual fund - 240,925 shares
    **       4,252  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust 2030 Fund
Mutual fund - 187,079 shares
    **       3,427  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust 2040 Fund
Mutual fund - 97,009 shares
    **       1,789  
     
Schwab Managed Retirement
                 
     
Trust 2050 Fund
Mutual fund - 116,428 shares
    **       1,137  
     
Vanguard Primecap Fund
Mutual fund - 934,878 shares
    **       63,825  
     
Vanguard Institutional
                 
     
Index Fund
Mutual fund - 290,543 shares
    **       33,415  
     
PIMCO Total Return Fund
Mutual fund - 4,530,415 shares
    **       49,307  
     
SEI Stable Asset Fund
Guaranteed investment contract fund - 779,015 shares
    **       779  
     
Federated Capital
                 
     
Preservation Fund
Guaranteed investment contract fund - 560,031 shares
    **       5,613  
     
Series "EE" Bonds
U.S. Government securities - 39,700 shares
    **       72  
  *  
ONEOK, Inc.
Common stock - 5,538,155 shares
    **       307,201  
     
Westar Energy, Inc.
Common stock - 56,295 shares
    **       1,434  
  *  
Notes receivable from participants
Notes receivable from participants at interest rate
               
       
  ranging from 3.25% to 12.5% and various maturities
    **       21,650  
                    $ 718,773  
  *  
Party-in-interest
                 
  **  
This column is not applicable to participant-directed investments.
               
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Thrift Plan for Employees of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
                                                                    
 
  Thrift Plan for Employees  
  of ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
     
Date:  June 27, 2011                ONEOK, Inc.  
     
  By:            /s/ Robert F. Martinovich  
                   Robert F. Martinovich  
                   Senior Vice President,  
                   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  
                   (Principal Financial Officer)  
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 

 
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                               EXHIBIT
 
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

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