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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Code of Ethics Policy
The Company maintains a code of ethics for our chief executive officer and senior financial officers, including the chief
financial officer and chief accounting officer, which is available for public viewing on OGE Energy’s web site address www.oge.com
under the heading “Investor Relations”, “Corporate Governance.” The code of ethics will be provided, free of charge, upon
request. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Section 5, Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment
to, or waiver from, a provision of the code of ethics by posting such information on its web site at the location specified above. OGE
Energy will also include in its proxy statement information regarding the Audit Committee financial expert.
Under the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K, the information otherwise
required by Item 10 has been omitted.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Under the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K, the information required by
Item 11 has been omitted.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Under the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K, the information required by
Item 12 has been omitted.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Under the reduced disclosure format permitted by General Instruction I(2)(c) of Form 10-K, the information otherwise
required by Item 13 has been omitted.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The following discussion relates to the audit fees paid by OGE Energy to its independent auditors for the services provided
to OGE Energy and its subsidiaries, including the Company.
Fees for Independent Auditors
Year ended December 31 2010 2009
Integrated audit of the Company’s financial statements and internal control over
financial reporting $ 1,530,000 $ 1,530,000
Services in support of debt and stock offerings 60,000 125,000
Other (A) 410,000 399,000
Total audit fees (B) 2,000,000 2,054,000
Employee benefit plan audits 110,000 104,000
Other --- 19,100
Total audit-related fees 110,000 123,100
Assistance with examinations and other return issues 105,675 405,990
Review of Federal and state tax returns 80,830 75,500
Total tax preparation and compliance fees 186,505 481,490
Other tax services 81,220 13,655
Total tax fees 267,725 495,145
Total fees $ 2,377,725 $ 2,672,245
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