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 2, 2025 (April 29, 2025)

 

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)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma		74172-0172
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 573-2000

NOT APPLICABLE

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value		WMB		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement: (1) Elect eleven director nominees for a one-year term; (2) Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and (3) Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The following are the final voting results:

 

1.

Each of the director nominees was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. Voting results were as follows:

 

NOMINEE		VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
Alan S. Armstrong		970,135,091		11,770,495		785,767		111,932,174
Stephen W. Bergstrom		940,015,202		40,958,630		1,717,521		111,932,174
Michael A. Creel		969,722,182		12,150,005		819,166		111,932,174
Stacey H. Doré		925,501,347		56,407,669		782,337		111,932,174
Carri A. Lockhart		969,287,884		12,604,632		798,837		111,932,174
Richard E. Muncrief		969,278,668		12,665,196		747,489		111,932,174
Peter A. Ragauss		943,889,655		37,065,007		1,736,691		111,932,174
Rose M. Robeson		966,003,708		15,842,988		844,657		111,932,174
Scott D. Sheffield		969,157,575		12,708,234		825,544		111,932,174
William H. Spence		942,808,609		38,157,724		1,725,020		111,932,174
Jesse J. Tyson		944,668,994		35,791,626		2,230,733		111,932,174

 

2.

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
942,887,429		34,451,433		5,352,492		111,932,174

 

3.

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. The voting results were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
1,039,164,917		54,700,082		758,528		0

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company did not receive any stockholder questions.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 7.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

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.
Dated: May 2, 2025				By:		/s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr.
						Robert E. Riley, Jr.
						Corporate Secretary