UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 25, 2005
BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma 000-19341 73-1373454
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Bank of Oklahoma Tower, Boston Avenue at Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(918) 588-6000
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(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 8.01 Other Events
Under a common stock repurchase program announced initially in 1998, BOK
Financial has authority to repurchase up to 800,000 shares. Since the initial
authorization, BOK Financial has repurchased 608,942 shares, leaving 191,058
shares available for repurchase. The company last purchased shares pursuant to
its program on Aug. 7, 2000. The company intends to renew purchases pursuant to
the Program. President and CEO Stan Lybarger stated that the stock repurchase
program is available to provide management with flexibility to optimize the use
of the company's equity capital. Management believes that, at this time, the
purchase of its stock is a good investment of its available capital.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99(a) Text of Press Release, dated February 25, 2005, titled "BOK
Financial Announces Issuer Purchases."
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Steven E. Nell
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Steven E. Nell
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 25, 2005
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
99(a) Press Release, dated February 25, 2005, titled "BOK
Financial Announces Issuer Purchases"
Exhibit 99(a)
NASDAQ: BOKF
For More Information Contact: Steven Nell
Chief Financial Officer
BOK Financial Corp.
(918) 588-6319
Danny M. Boyd
Corporate Communications Manager
BOK Financial Corp.
(918) 588-6348
BOK Financial Announces Issuer Purchases
TULSA, Okla. (Friday, Feb. 25, 2005) - Under a common stock repurchase
program announced initially in 1998, BOK Financial has authority to repurchase
up to 800,000 shares. Since the initial authorization, BOK Financial has
repurchased 608,942 shares, leaving 191,058 shares available for repurchase.
The company last purchased shares pursuant to its program on Aug. 7,
2000. The company intends to renew purchases pursuant to the program. President
and CEO Stan Lybarger stated that the stock repurchase program is available to
provide management with flexibility to optimize the use of the company's equity
capital. Management believes that, at this time, the purchase of its stock is a
good investment of its available capital.
BOK Financial is a regional financial services company that provides
commercial and consumer banking, investment and trust services, mortgage
origination and servicing, and an electronic funds transfer network. Holdings
include Bank of Albuquerque, N.A., Bank of Arkansas, N.A., Bank of Oklahoma,
N.A., Bank of Texas, N.A., Colorado State Bank and Trust, N.A., BOSC, Inc. and
the TransFund electronic funds network. Shares of BOK Financial are traded on
the NASDAQ under the symbol BOKF. For more information, visit our website at
www.bokf.com.