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 13, 2017
The Williams Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 73-0569878 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | File Number) | 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 13, 2017, The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had completed an underwritten public offering of 65,000,000 shares of its common stock at $29.00 per share. A copy of this press release is furnished and attached as Exhibits 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 13, 2017. | |
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/ Robert E. Riley, Jr. |
| Name: Robert E. Riley, Jr. |
| Title: Assistant Secretary |
DATED: January 13, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 13, 2017. | |