Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OGE ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)				73-1481638 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
321 N. Harvey, P.O. Box 321 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321 (405) 553-3000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
PETER B. DELANEY Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer OGE ENERGY CORP. 321 N. Harvey, P.O. Box 321 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321 (405) 553-3000 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
ROBERT J. JOSEPH Jones Day 77 West Wacker Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 269-4176
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer x                                                                                  Accelerated filer o           Non-accelerated filer o(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)           Smaller reporting company o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered		Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit			Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, Preferred Share Purchase Rights (2)	6,000,000		$32.84			$197,040,000	$7,744
(1)      This amount is an estimate made soley for the purpose of calculating the registeration fee pursuant to the Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 13, 2008.   (2)      Each share of the registrant’s common stock automatically includes one-half of a right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock , par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated October 10, 2000 between the registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services LLC, as Rights Agent.

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PROSPECTUS

 

OGE ENERGY CORP.

321 N. Harvey, P.O. Box 321

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321

(405) 553-3000

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

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We may offer for sale from time to time in one or more issuances up to 6,000,000 shares of our common stock. Each share of our common stock automatically includes one-half of a right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated October 10, 2000. We will offer the shares of common stock in an amount and at prices to be determined by market conditions at the time of the offering. We will provide the specific offering terms in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to sell shares of common stock unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OGE.” On June 18, 2008, the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $33.13 per share.

 

Prior to making a decision about investing in our shares of common stock, you should consider carefully any risk factors contained in a prospectus supplement, as well as the risk sectors set forth in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings we may make from time to time with the SEC. See “Risk Factors” on page 2.

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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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The date of this prospectus is June 19, 2008.

 

 

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You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus that we may provide to you. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these shares of common stock in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus that we may provide to you is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of those documents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Prior to making a decision about investing in our shares of common stock , you should consider carefully any risk factors contained in a prospectus supplement, as well as the risk sectors set forth in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings we may make from time to time with the SEC. See “Risk Factors” on page 2.

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this process, we may, from time to time over the next several years, sell in one or more offerings up to 6,000,000 shares of our common stock. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the shares of common stock we may offer. Each time we sell shares, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.” For more details, you should read the exhibits filed with the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our” and “our company” refer to OGE Energy Corp.

 

 

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain statements that are not historical fact and constitute “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are intended to be identified by the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “objective”, “plan”, “possible”, “potential”, “project” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our future results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. These statements are necessarily based upon various assumptions involving judgments with respect to the future and other risks, including, among others:

In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus will in fact transpire. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail under “Business,” “Risk Factors, “ “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and other documents on file with the SEC. You may obtain copies of these documents as described under

 

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“Where You Can Find More Information.” We may also describe additional risk factors in the applicable prospectus supplement.

OGE ENERGY CORP.

We are an energy and energy services provider offering physical delivery and related services for both electricity and natural gas primarily in the south central United States. We conduct these activities through four business segments: (i) electric utility, (ii) natural gas transportation and storage, (iii) natural gas gathering and processing and (iv) natural gas marketing.

 

Our electric utility segment generates, transmits, distributes and sells electric energy in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. These operations are conducted through our subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (“OG&E”) and are subject to regulation by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Our natural gas transportation and storage and natural gas gathering and processing segment operations are conducted through our subsidiary, Enogex LLC and its subsidiaries (“Enogex”) which is a provider of integrated natural gas midstream services. The vast majority of Enogex’s natural gas gathering, processing, transportation and storage assets are strategically located primarily in the Arkoma and Anadarko basins of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.

 

Our natural gas marketing segment operations are conducted through our subsidiary, OGE Energy Resources, Inc. (“OERI”). Enogex has historically utilized, and is expected to continue to utilize, OERI for natural gas marketing, hedging, risk management and other related activities.

 

In May 2007, we formed OGE Enogex Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) as part of our strategy to further develop Enogex’s natural gas midstream assets and operations. The Partnership has filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of its common units, representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Offering”). At the date of this prospectus, the registration statement relating to the Offering is not effective. In connection with the Offering, we expect to contribute an approximate 25 percent membership interest in Enogex LLC to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership that would serve as Enogex LLC’s managing member and would control its assets and operations. A wholly owned subsidiary of ours will retain the remaining approximately 75 percent membership interest in Enogex LLC. It is currently contemplated that at the completion of the Offering, we will indirectly own an approximate 69 percent limited partner interest and a two percent general partner interest in the Partnership.

 

We were incorporated in Oklahoma on August 4, 1995 and became the holding company parent of OG&E and Enogex on December 31, 1996.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 321 North Harvey, Post Office Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321. Our telephone number is (405) 553-3000.

 

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our shares of common stock involves risk. Prior to making a decision about investing in our shares of common stock , you should carefully consider any risk factors contained in a prospectus supplement, as well as the risk factors set forth in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors” and other filings we may make from time to time with the SEC. Such factors could affect actual results and cause results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on our behalf. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently view as immaterial may also affect our business operations.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we indicate otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, we intend to add the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock to our general funds and to use those proceeds for

 

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general corporate purposes, primarily to fund our operating units and subsidiaries and to repay short-term debt. The specific use of the proceeds of a particular offering of shares of common stock will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following statements are summaries of certain provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and are subject to the detailed provisions thereof. Such summaries do not purport to be complete, and reference is made to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation (which is filed as Exhibit 3.01 to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-12579) for a full and complete statement of such provisions.

 

Authorized Shares

 

Under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue 125,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 92,139,696 shares were outstanding on May 31, 2008.

 

We are also authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As discussed below under the caption “—Rights to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock,” we have created a series of preferred stock designated as “Series A Preferred Stock” and the number of shares constituting such series is 1,250,000. No shares of such Series A Preferred Stock and no shares of any other preferred stock are currently outstanding. Without shareholder approval, we may issue preferred stock in the future in such series as may be designated by our board of directors. In creating any such series, our board of directors has the authority to fix the rights and preferences of each series with respect to, among other things, the dividend rate, redemption provisions, liquidation preferences, sinking fund provisions, conversion rights and voting rights. The terms of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future may provide the holders of such preferred stock with rights that are senior to the rights of the holders of our common stock.

 

Dividend Rights

 

Before we can pay any dividends on our common stock, the holders of our preferred stock that may be outstanding are entitled to receive their dividends at the respective rates as may be provided for the shares of their series. Because we are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through our subsidiaries, our cash flow and ability to pay dividends will be dependent on the earnings and cash flows of our subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment of those earnings to us in the form of dividends or distributions, or in the form of repayments of loans or advances to us. We expect to derive principally all of the funds required by us to enable us to pay dividends on our common stock from dividends paid by OG&E, on OG&E’s common stock, and from distributions paid by Enogex, on Enogex’s limited liability company interests. Our ability to receive dividends on OG&E’s common stock is subject to the prior rights of the holders of any OG&E preferred stock that may be outstanding and the covenants of OG&E’s certificate of incorporation and OG&E’s debt instruments limiting the ability of OG&E to pay dividends. Our ability to receive distributions on Enogex’s limited liability company interests is subject to the prior rights of existing and future holders of such limited liability company interests that may be outstanding and the covenants of Enogex’s debt instruments (including its credit facility) limiting the ability of Enogex to pay distributions.

 

Under OG&E’s certificate of incorporation, if any shares of its preferred stock are outstanding, dividends (other than dividends payable in common stock), distributions or acquisitions of OG&E common stock:

 

 

 

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OG&E’s certificate of incorporation further provides that no dividend may be declared or paid on the OG&E common stock until all amounts required to be paid or set aside for any sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of OG&E cumulative preferred stock, par value $25 per share, have been paid or set aside. Currently, no shares of OG&E preferred stock are outstanding and no portion of the retained earnings of OG&E is presently restricted by these provisions.

 

Under Enogex’s current credit facility, Enogex generally may not make distributions if an event of default exists and otherwise may make monthly and quarterly distributions in amounts not to exceed (i) the amount by which Enogex’s cash on hand exceeds its current and anticipated needs, including, without limitation, for operating expenses, debt service, acquisitions and a reasonable contingency reserve (as determined from time to time by Enogex’s management in accordance with Enogex’s operating agreement) or (ii) after the occurrence of the initial public offering of the Partnership, if greater than the amount set forth in clause (i), the aggregate amount necessary to provide Enogex’s post-initial public offering managing member, taking into account such managing member’s allocable portion of any such distribution, and the Partnership with any shortfall in the Partnership’s available cash (as defined in the the Partnership limited partnership agreement) to fund the minimum quarterly distributions (as defined in the limited partnership agreement) to the Partnership’s unitholders.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each holder of common stock and each holder of Series A Preferred Stock that may be issued in the future is entitled to one vote per share upon all matters upon which shareowners have the right to vote and generally will vote together as one class. Our board of directors has the authority to fix conversion and voting rights for any new series of preferred stock (including the right to elect directors upon a failure to pay dividends), provided that no share of preferred stock can have more than one vote per share. If, however, any Series A Preferred Stock is issued in the future and if and when dividends payable on such Series A Preferred Stock that may be issued in the future are in default for six full quarterly dividends and thereafter until all defaults shall have been paid, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as one class, to the exclusion of the holders of common stock, will be entitled to elect two directors.

 

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation also contains “fair price” provisions, which require the approval by the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of our outstanding voting stock as a condition for mergers, consolidations, sales of substantial assets, issuances of capital stock and certain other business combinations and transactions involving us and any substantial (10% or more) holder of our voting stock unless the transaction is either approved by a majority of the members of our board of directors who are unaffiliated with the substantial holder or specified minimum price and procedural requirements are met. The provisions summarized in the foregoing sentence may be amended only by the approval of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of our outstanding voting stock. Our voting stock consists of all outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and currently consists of our common stock.

 

Our voting stock does not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (if any are issued) to elect directors under certain circumstances, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws contain provisions stating that: (1) the board of directors will be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible with staggered terms of office so that only approximately one-third of the directors are elected at each annual meeting of shareowners; (2) directors may be removed only with the approval of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of our shares generally entitled to vote; (3) any vacancy on the board of directors will be filled only by the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum; (4) advance notice of introduction by shareowners of business at annual shareowner meetings and of shareowner nominations for the election of directors must be given and that certain information must be provided with respect to such matters; (5) shareowner action may be taken only at an annual meeting of shareowners or a special meeting of shareowners called by the President or the board of directors; and (6) the foregoing provisions may be amended only by the approval of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the shares generally entitled to vote. These provisions, along with the “fair price” provisions discussed above, the business

 

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combination and control share acquisition provision discussed below and the Rights described below, may deter attempts to cause a change in control of our company (by proxy contest, tender offer or otherwise) and will make more difficult a change in control that is opposed by our board of directors.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

Subject to the prior rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock that may be issued in the future and the possible prior rights of holders of other preferred stock that may be issued in the future, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive the remaining assets and funds pro rata, according to the number of shares of common stock held.

 

Other Provisions

 

Oklahoma has enacted legislation aimed at regulating takeovers of corporations and restricting specified business combinations with interested shareholders. Under the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, a shareowner who acquires more than 15% of the outstanding voting shares of a corporation subject to the statute, but less than 85% of such shares, is prohibited from engaging in specified “business combinations” with the corporation for three years after the date that the shareowner became an interested stockholder. This provision does not apply if (1) before the acquisition date the corporation’s board of directors has approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the shareowner became an interested shareowner or (2) the corporation’s board of directors approves the business combination and at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation not owned by the interested shareowner vote to authorize the business combination. The term “business combination” encompasses a wide variety of transactions with or caused by an interested shareowner in which the interested shareowner receives or could receive a benefit on other than a pro rata basis with other shareowners, including mergers, specified asset sales, specified issuances of additional shares to the interested shareowner, transactions with the corporation that increase the proportionate interest of the interested shareowner or transactions in which the interested shareowner receives certain other benefits.

 

Oklahoma law also contains control share acquisition provisions. These provisions generally require the approval of the holders of a majority of the corporation’s voting shares held by disinterested shareowners before a person purchasing one-fifth or more of the corporation’s voting shares can vote the shares in excess of the one-fifth interest. Similar shareholder approvals are required at one-third and majority thresholds.

 

The board of directors may allot and issue shares of common stock for such consideration, not less than the par value thereof, as it may from time to time determine. No holder of common stock has the preemptive right to subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock or securities convertible into stock. Our common stock is not subject to further calls or to assessment by us.

 

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is the Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock.

 

Rights to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock

 

On August 7, 1995, our board of directors declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right” or “Rights”) for each outstanding share of our common stock. As a result of the two-for-one split of our common stock paid in the form of a stock dividend on June 15, 1998, one-half a Right automatically trades with each share of common stock. Our board of directors subsequently determined it to be in our best interests and in the best interests of our shareholders to amend and restate our Rights Agreement to extend its term to December 11, 2010 and to change the Purchase Price (as described below) to $130. If and when the Rights become exercisable, each Right will entitle the holder of record to purchase from us one one-hundredth of a share of our Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), at a price of $130 per one one-hundredth of a share (the “Purchase Price”), although the price and the securities to be purchased are subject to adjustment as described below. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated October 10, 2000 (the “Rights Agreement”) between us and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services LLC (now BNY Mellon Shareowner Services), as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”).

 

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Initially, (i) the Rights will not be exercisable, (ii) separate evidence of ownership of the Rights will not be sent to shareowners, (iii) the Rights will be evidenced by the common stock certificates or electronic book-entry registration of such common stock, (iv) the Rights will automatically trade with the common stock, (v) the Rights will be transferred with and only with such common stock, and (vi)  the surrender for transfer of any certificates for common stock outstanding, or the book-entry transfer of such common stock, will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the common stock represented thereby.

 

Separate certificates representing the Rights will be distributed as soon as practicable after the “Distribution Date,” which is the close of business on the earlier of:

 

 

 

As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates representing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date, and such certificates alone will evidence the Rights from and after the Distribution Date.

 

Even if they have acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our voting power, each of the following persons (an “Exempt Person”) will not be deemed to be an Acquiring Person: (i) OG&E, us, any of our subsidiaries, any of our employee benefit plans or employee stock plans or of any of our subsidiaries or of OG&E; and (ii) any person who becomes an Acquiring Person solely by virtue of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares of common stock, unless and until such person shall become the beneficial owner of, or make a tender offer for any additional shares of common stock.

 

The holders of the Rights are not required to take any action until the Rights become exercisable. The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire at the close of business on December 11, 2010, unless earlier redeemed or exchanged by us as described below.

 

In order to protect the value of the Rights to the holders, the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or other securities or property) issuable upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or subdivision, combination or reclassification of, our common stock or Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for Series A Preferred Stock or convertible securities at less than the current market price of the Series A Preferred Stock or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding dividends payable in Series A Preferred Stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).

 

These adjustments are called anti-dilution provisions and are intended to ensure that a holder of Rights will not be adversely affected by the occurrence of such events. Except under limited circumstances, we are not required to adjust the Purchase Price until cumulative adjustments require a change of at least 1% in the Purchase Price.

 

In the event (i) any Person (other than an Exempt Person) becomes an Acquiring Person (except pursuant to an offer for all outstanding shares of common stock that the independent directors determine prior to the time such offer is made to be fair to and otherwise in our best interests and in the best interests of our shareowners) or (ii) any Exempt Person who is the beneficial owner of 20% or more of our outstanding voting power fails to continue to qualify as an Exempt Person, then each holder of record of a Right, other than the Acquiring Person, will thereafter have the right to receive, upon payment of the Purchase Price, our common stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, 

 

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property or other securities) having a market value at the time of the transaction equal to twice the Purchase Price. Rights are not exercisable following such event, however, until such time as the Rights are no longer redeemable by us as set forth below. Any Rights that are or were at any time, on or after the Distribution Date, beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person shall become null and void.

 

For example, at an exercise price of $130 per Right, each Right not owned by an Acquiring Person (or by certain related parties) following an event set forth in the preceding paragraph would entitle its holder to purchase $260 worth of common stock (or other consideration, as noted above) for $130. Assuming that the common stock had a per share value of $20 at such time, the holder of each valid Right would be entitled to purchase 13 shares of common stock for $130.

 

Subject to certain limited exceptions, after the Rights have become exercisable, if (i) we are acquired in a merger or other business combination (in which any shares of our common stock are changed into or exchanged for other securities or assets) or (ii) more than 50% of our and our subsidiaries’ assets or earning power (taken as a whole) are sold or transferred in one or a series of related transactions, the Rights Agreement provides that proper provision shall be made so that each holder of record of a Right will have the right to receive, upon payment of the Purchase Price, that number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company having a market value at the time of such transaction equal to two times the Purchase Price.

 

To the extent that insufficient shares of common stock are available for the exercise in full of the Rights, holders of Rights will receive upon exercise shares of common stock to the extent available and then other of our securities, including units of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with terms substantially comparable to those of the common stock, property, debt securities, or cash, in proportions determined by us, so that the aggregate value received is equal to twice the Purchase Price. We, however, shall not be required to issue any cash, property or debt securities upon exercise of the Rights to the extent their aggregate value would exceed the amount of cash we would otherwise be entitled to receive upon exercise in full of the then exercisable Rights.

 

No fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock or common stock will be required to be issued upon exercise of the Rights and, in lieu thereof, a payment in cash may be made to the holder of such Rights equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a share of Series A Preferred Stock or, if applicable, common stock.

 

At any time until the earlier of (i) ten days after the Stock Acquisition Date (subject to extension by the board of directors) or (ii) the date the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Rights Agreement, we may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). Immediately upon the action of our board of directors authorizing redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate, and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price without any interest thereon.

 

At any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the board of directors may, at its option, exchange all or part of the outstanding Rights (other than Rights held by the Acquiring Person and certain related parties) for shares of common stock at an exchange ratio of two shares of common stock per Right (subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments). The board may not effect such an exchange, however, at any time any Person or group owns 50% or more of our voting power. Immediately after the board orders such an exchange, the right to exercise the Rights shall terminate and the holders of Rights shall thereafter only be entitled to receive shares of common stock at the applicable exchange ratio.

 

Under presently existing federal income tax law, the issuance of the Rights is not taxable to us or to shareowners and will not change the way in which shareowners can presently trade our shares of common stock. If the Rights should become exercisable, shareowners, depending on then existing circumstances, may recognize taxable income.

 

The Rights Agreement may be amended by our board of directors. After the Distribution Date, however, the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended by the board only to cure any ambiguity, to make changes which do not adversely affect the interests of holders of Rights (excluding the interests of any Acquiring Person or an affiliate or associate of an Acquiring Person), or to shorten or lengthen any time period under the Rights Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment to adjust the time period governing redemption shall be made at such time as the Rights are not redeemable. In addition, no supplement or amendment may be made which changes

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the Redemption Price, the final expiration date, the Purchase Price or the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Series A Preferred Stock for which a Right is exercisable, unless at the time of such supplement or amendment there has been no occurrence of a Stock Acquisition Date and such supplement or amendment does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Right Certificates (other than an Acquiring Person or an associate or affiliate of an Acquiring Person).

 

Until a right is exercised, the holder, as such, will have no rights as a shareowner of us, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.

 

The Rights may have certain anti-takeover effects. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms not approved by the board of directors and, accordingly, will make more difficult a change of control that is opposed by our board of directors. However, the Rights should not interfere with a proposed change of control (including a merger or other business combination) approved by a majority of the board of directors since the Rights may be redeemed by us at $0.01 per Right at any time until ten days after the Stock Acquisition Date (subject to extension by the board of directors). Thus, the Rights are intended to encourage persons who may seek to acquire control of us to initiate such an acquisition through negotiations with the board of directors. Nevertheless, the Rights also may discourage a third party from making a partial tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain a substantial equity position in, or seeking to obtain control of, us. To the extent any potential acquirers are deterred by the Rights, the Rights may have the effect of preserving incumbent management in office.

 

This summary description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, which is filed as an Exhibit to our Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2000 (File No. 1-12579), and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus through underwriters, through dealers, through agents, directly to other purchasers or through a combination of these methods, as described in the prospectus supplement relating to an offering of shares of common stock. The distribution of the shares of common stock may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain specific information relating to the terms of the offering, including:

 

By Underwriters

 

If underwriters are used in the sale, the shares of common stock will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account. Underwriters may offer the common stock directly or through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters. The underwriters may resell the common stock in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the shares of common stock will be subject to certain conditions. The initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

 

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By Dealers

 

If dealers are used in the sale, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will sell the shares of common stock to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell the common stock to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain more information about the dealers, including the names of the dealers and the terms of our agreement with them.

 

By Agents and Direct Sales

 

We may sell the shares of common stock directly to the public, without the use of underwriters, dealers or agents. We may also sell the common stock through agents we designate from time to time. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain more information about the agents, including the names of the agents and any commission we agree to pay the agents.

 

General Information

 

Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of shares of common stock may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of shares of common stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933. Any person who may be deemed to be an underwriter will be identified, and any compensation received from us will be described in the prospectus supplement.

Our outstanding common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange. We may engage in at-the-market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4). Any at-the-market offering will be through an underwriter or underwriters acting as principal or agent for us.

 

Under agreements into which we may enter in connection with the sale of shares of common stock, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of shares of common stock may be entitled to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

LEGAL OPINIONS

Legal opinions relating to the validity of the shares of common stock and certain other matters will be rendered by our counsel, Rainey, Ross, Rice & Binns, P.L.L.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Jones Day, Chicago, Illinois. Rainey, Ross, Rice & Binns, P.L.L.C. will pass on matters pertaining to local laws and as to these matters other counsel will rely on their opinions.

As of May 31,2008, Mr. Hugh D. Rice, of counsel to Rainey, Ross, Rice & Binns, P.L.L.C., owned a beneficial interest of approximately 3,000 shares of common stock of our company.

Certain legal matters will be passed upon for any underwriters, dealers or agents named in a prospectus supplement by such underwriters’ counsel as may be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated  financial statements of OGE Energy Corp. appearing in OGE Energy Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007 (including the schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of OGE Energy Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated  financial statements and schedule are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” in this prospectus the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the following documents:

 

We also incorporate by reference all future filings we make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on or after the date of this prospectus until we sell all of the shares of common stock referred to herein.

 

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PART II:

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

Set forth below is an estimate of the approximate amount of our fees and expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) in connection with the issuance of the Securities:

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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Section 1031 of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act provides that we may, and in some circumstances must, indemnify our directors and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred by them as a result of serving in that capacity, subject to some limitations and conditions set forth in the statute. Substantially similar provisions that require indemnification are contained in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which is filed as Exhibit 3.01 to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation also contains provisions limiting the liability of our directors and officers in some instances. We have an insurance policy covering our directors and officers against specified personal liability, which may include liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We would expect that any underwriting, purchase or similar agreement would include provisions requiring the underwriters, purchasers or agents to indemnify our directors and officers in some circumstances.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

 

*To be filed by Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(a) Paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and

(b) Paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

(a) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(b) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify

 

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any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City and State of Oklahoma on the 17th day of June, 2008.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

5.01	Opinion of counsel as to legality of the shares of common stock.
23.01	Consent of independent registered public accounting firm.
23.02	Legal counsel’s consent (Included in Exhibit 5.01).
24.01	Power of attorney.

 

 

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