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):   January 1, 2013

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

 

Williams Partners L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-32599 20-2485124
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma   74172-0172
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   918-573-2000

n/a
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 1, 2013, Randy M. Newcomer will lead the NGL and Petrochemical Services business of The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Williams") and Williams Partners L.P. ("WPZ") on an interim basis, acting as a Senior Vice President, NGL and Petchem Services, of Williams and Williams Partners GP LLC, the general partner of WPZ.

Mr. Newcomer, age 60, has been Williams' Vice President, Operations Performance - Midstream, since 2010, managing since 2011 the team that reorganized Williams' senior management structure. He was a vice president for Williams' olefins & natural gas liquids business from 2004. From 1996, he was a vice president for refining and marketing operations of Williams or MAPCO, Inc., which merged with Williams in 1998.

Williams Partners GP LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams, and Williams owns approximately 70 percent of WPZ, including the general partner interest.





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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.

By: /s/ Sarah C. Miller      
Sarah C. Miller
Corporate Secretary

Dated: January 7, 2013

WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.

By: Williams Partners GP LLC, its General Partner

By: /s/ Sarah C. Miller      
Sarah C. Miller
Corporate Secretary

Dated: January 7, 2013