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): February 2, 2016

 

 

The Williams Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-04174   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)

(918) 573-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Williams Partners L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34831   20-2485124

(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)

(918) 573-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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.

The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) and Williams Partners L.P. (“WPZ”) report that Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“Energy Transfer”) has announced its intention to name Donald R. Chappel, Williams’ current Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the current Chief Financial Officer of WPZ’s general partner, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of WPZ’s general partner following the completion of the pending Energy Transfer/Williams merger.


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
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 

WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.

             By: WPZ GP LLC, its General Partner

    By:  

/s/ Sarah C. Miller

      Sarah C. Miller
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
DATED: February 2, 2016