AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2017 BY AND AMONG ONEOK, INC. NEW HOLDINGS SUBSIDIARY, LLC, ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P. AND ONEOK PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.Agreement and Plan of Merger • February 1st, 2017 • Oneok Inc /New/ • Natural gas transmisison & distribution • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 31, 2017 (this “Agreement”), is by and among ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“Parent”), New Holdings Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), ONEOK Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “Partnership GP”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Article I.
