UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 11, 2012
The Williams Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 73-0569878 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 918-573-2000
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 11, 2012, The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had agreed to acquire certain general partner and limited partner interests in Access Midstream Partners, L.P. and affirming the Company’s dividend guidance for 2013 and 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 11, 2012. | |
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.
| THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | ||
| /s/ Sarah C. Miller | ||
| Name: | Sarah C. Miller | |
| Title: | Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
DATED: December 11, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 11, 2012. | |