ONEOK (OKE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 21.1 percent to $0.745 per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 14, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 7, 2017.
"We are pleased to announce this substantial increase to ONEOK's dividend, which is just one of the benefits of the ONEOK and ONEOK Partners merger transaction," said Terry K. Spencer, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK. "As a now larger, stand-alone operating company, ONEOK is well-positioned to increase its distributable cash flow available for dividends and reinvestment into the business."
ONEOK, Inc. is an energy midstream service provider in the United States. The company connects NGL (natural gas liquids supply) in the Mid-Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets.