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): June 15, 2017
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On June 20, 2017, The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) announced that Rory L. Miller, its Senior Vice President, Atlantic-Gulf, intends to retire from Williams at the end of July 2017. Upon Mr. Miller’s retirement from Williams, he will resign as a director and Senior Vice President, Atlantic-Gulf of WPZ GP LLC (the “General Partner”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams and the general partner of Williams Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”). Mr. Miller’s retirement and resignation are not due to any disagreement with Williams, the General Partner, or the Partnership.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ T. Lane Wilson | |
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| T. Lane Wilson | ||
| Senior Vice President & General Counsel | ||
| WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
| By: | WPZ GP LLC, its General Partner | |||
| By: | /s/ T. Lane Wilson | |||
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| T. Lane Wilson | ||||
| Senior Vice President & General Counsel | ||||
DATED: June 20, 2017