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): April 27, 2021
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 73-0569878 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. 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 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 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2021, pursuant to due notice. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
1. The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, each for a term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting, based on the following votes:
Alan S. Armstrong
For: 942,160,200
Against: 7,622,553
Abstain: 721,547
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
Stephen W. Bergstrom
For: 934,837,620
Against: 14,933,748
Abstain: 732,936
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Nancy K. Buese
For: 939,021,149
Against: 10,717,207
Abstain: 765,948
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Stephen I. Chazen
For: 690,687,448
Against: 259,085,849
Abstain: 731,004
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Charles I. Cogut
For: 934,546,746
Against: 15,149,661
Abstain: 807,897
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
Michael A. Creel
For: 940,443,178
Against: 9,273,971
Abstain: 787,155
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Stacey H. Doré
For: 946,383,073
Against: 3,352,792
Abstain: 768,435
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
Vicki L. Fuller
For: 941,379,438
Against: 8,340,104
Abstain: 784,758
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
Peter A. Ragauss
For: 934,753,125
Against: 14,952,388
Abstain: 798,790
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Rose M. Robeson
For: 927,126,109
Against: 22,570,548
Abstain: 807,643
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
Scott D. Sheffield
For: 935,914,083
Against: 13,746,254
Abstain: 843,967
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
Murray D. Smith
For: 939,292,841
Against: 10,346,584
Abstain: 864,878
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
William H. Spence
For: 878,321,075
Against: 71,346,747
Abstain: 836,478
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 3
3. The proposal relating to the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved based on the following votes:
For: 896,385,708
Against: 52,325,815
Abstain: 1,792,781
Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892
Uncast: 0
4. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved based on the following votes:
For: 1,014,078,688
Against: 36,967,017
Abstain: 672,491
Broker Non-Votes: 0
Uncast: 0
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01.
In connection with the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company did not receive any stockholder questions.
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/ Robert E. Riley, Jr. | |
| Robert E. Riley, Jr. | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
DATED: April 30, 2021