The Williams Companies, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 19, 2011

The Williams Companies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-4174 73-0569878
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma   74172
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   918-573-2000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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(a) At the annual meeting of stockholders, on May 19, 2011 (“Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the matters set forth below.

(b) 1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one year term expiring in 2012, based upon the following votes:

                                 
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non Votes
Alan S. Armstrong
     392,503,981       6,526,063       491,828       90,117,292  
Joseph R. Cleveland
     392,270,805       6,695,841       554,799       90,117,292  
Juanita H. Hinshaw
     391,224,587       6,998,815       1,298,469       90,117,292  
Frank T. MacInnis
     389,696,961       8,513,707       1,311,204       90,117,292  
Janice D. Stoney
     390,368,868       8,670,880       482,124       90,117,292  
Laura A. Sugg
     396,874,944       2,419,320       497,607       90,117,292  

Irl F. Engelhardt, William E. Green and George A. Lorch, Class II directors, continued as directors for terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012 and Kathleen B. Cooper, William R. Granberry and William G. Lowrie, Class III directors, continued as directors for terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013.

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for 2011 was approved based on the following votes:

         
Votes For
     484,964,731  
Votes Against
     3,958,258  
Abstention
     716,175  

There were no broker non votes for this item

3. The proposal relating to the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved based on the following votes:

         
Votes For
     382,689,409  
Votes Against
     15,358,760  
Abstention
     1,473,618  
Broker Non Votes
     90,117,292  

4. By the following vote, the shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis:

         
One Year
     357,137,000  
Two Years
     10,048,081  
Three Years
     31,050,652  
Abstention
     1,205,445  
Broker Non Votes
     90,117,292  

(d) Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors has determined to hold a shareholder advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation annually, until the next vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation, which is currently required to occur no later than the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.

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SIGNATURES

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.
          
May 24, 2011   By:   /s/ La Fleur C. Browne
       
        Name: La Fleur C. Browne
        Title: Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary