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)
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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 | ||||||