UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): May 9, 2019
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 | |||
(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)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR240.12b-2).
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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 |
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 9, 2019, 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: 964,691,483
Against: 4,360,936
Abstain: 1,572,098
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Stephen W. Bergstrom
For: 956,859,834
Against: 12,760,331
Abstain: 1,004,352
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Nancy K. Buese
For: 964,350,352
Against: 5,627,900
Abstain: 646,265
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Stephen I. Chazen
For: 962,850,721
Against: 7,087,734
Abstain: 686,061
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Charles I. Cogut
For: 962,747,055
Against: 7,191,425
Abstain: 686,037
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Kathleen B. Cooper
For: 957,103,664
Against: 12,867,660
Abstain: 653,192
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Michael A. Creel
For: 965,817,256
Against: 4,117,535
Abstain: 689,725
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Vicki L. Fuller
For: 967,789,252
Against: 2,169,073
Abstain: 666,192
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Peter A. Ragauss
For: 962,762,882
Against: 7,172,063
Abstain: 689,572
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Scott D. Sheffield
For: 956,904,749
Against: 13,045,778
Abstain: 673,990
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
Murray D. Smith
For: 959,715,532
Against: 10,202,322
Abstain: 706,559
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
William H. Spence
For: 965,701,875
Against: 4,220,965
Abstain: 701,677
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was approved based on the following votes:
For: 1,065,907,970
Against: 23,678,615
Abstain: 940,603
BrokerNon-Votes: 0
3. The proposal relating to the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved based on the following votes:
For: 940,252,323
Against: 28,373,570
Abstain: 1,998,623
BrokerNon-Votes: 119,902,672
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. | ||
Assistant Secretary |
DATED: May 10, 2019