Exhibit 99.1
Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) One Williams Center Tulsa, OK 74172 800-600-3782 www.williamslp.com |
DATE: Aug. 9, 2012
MEDIA CONTACT: | INVESTOR CONTACTS: | |||||||
Jeff Pounds (918) 573-3332 | John Porter (918) 573-0797 | Sharna Reingold (918) 573-2078 |
Williams Partners Prices $750 Million of Senior Notes
TULSA, Okla. – Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) today announced that it has priced a public offering of $750 million of its 3.35-percent senior notes due 2022 at a price of 99.975 percent of par. The expected settlement date for the offering is Aug. 14.
Williams Partners plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding under the partnership’s credit facility and for general partnership purposes.
UBS Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, RBS Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and related base prospectus may be obtained on the Securities and Exchange Commission website atwww.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting:
UBS Securities LLC
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10171
Attention: Prospectus Specialist
Phone: 877-827-6444, ext. 561 3884
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675,
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attn: Capital Markets Client Support
Phone: 1-800-326-5897
Email:cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com
RBS Securities Inc.
600 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT, 06901, USA
Attn: Corporate Debt Syndicate
Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal law. Although the partnership believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in the partnership’s annual reports filed with the SEC.