---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-026215"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OGE"
cik: "0001021635"
company_name: "OGE ENERGY CORP."
filed_at: "2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:14:30.157671+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OGE Energy appoints Cathy Gates to board; declares $0.4141 Q1 dividend

## Summary
- Cathy R. Gates elected to OGE Energy board, effective Jan 3, 2023; serves on Compensation and Nominating committees.
- Gates is former assurance partner at EY (retired 2017); also on Tempur-Sealy board and audit committee.
- Board declared Q1 dividend of $0.4141 per share, payable Jan 27, 2023 to holders of record Jan 9, 2023.
- Gates' term expires at May 18, 2023 annual meeting; she is expected to be nominated for shareholder approval.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-026215
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OGE
- cik: 0001021635
- company_name: OGE ENERGY CORP.
- filed_at: 2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021635/000095017022026215/0000950170-22-026215-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021635/000095017022026215/oge-20221207.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-026215
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-026215.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-026215.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cathy R. Gates was elected as Director at OGE ENERGY CORP..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 7, 2022, OGE Energy's Board of Directors elected a new director, Cathy R. Gates, to a term beginning on January 3, 2023 and expiring at OGE Energy's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 18, 2023, at which time she is expected to be nominated for approval by OGE Energy's shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021635/000095017022026215/0000950170-22-026215-index.htm

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