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): November 1, 2017
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 November 1, 2017, John D. Chandler and Chad J. Zamarin were appointed to the Board of Directors of WPZ GP LLC (the “Board”), the general partner of Williams Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”). There are no arrangements or understandings between Messrs. Chandler and Zamarin and any other person pursuant to which they were selected as directors, nor are they expected to serve on any committee of the Board. There are no existing relationships between Messrs. Chandler and Zamarin on one hand, and the Partnership, or any of its subsidiaries on the other that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with Donald R. Chappel’s previously announced retirement, Mr. Chappel has resigned from the Board effective November 1, 2017. In addition, Walter J. Bennett and James E. Scheel have resigned from the Board effective November 1, 2017. The resignations of Messrs. Bennett, Chappel, and Scheel are not due to any disagreement with the Board or 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.
| WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. | ||||
| By: | WPZ GP LLC, its General Partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Joshua H. De Rienzis | |||
| Joshua H. De Rienzis | ||||
| Vice President & Secretary | ||||
DATED: November 2, 2017