Williams Cos. Files Routine 8-K, Confirms NYSE Listing

TL;DR

**Williams Cos. filed a standard 8-K, no new news.**

AI Summary

The Williams Companies, Inc. filed an 8-K on January 5, 2024, reporting an event that occurred on January 2, 2024. This filing is a routine disclosure, primarily noting the company's common stock, $1.00 par value, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WMB. For investors, this filing simply confirms basic company information and its listing, indicating no new material financial or operational changes that would immediately impact stock value.

Why It Matters

This filing is largely administrative, confirming basic company details and its stock exchange listing, which is important for transparency but doesn't signal new financial or operational developments.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This 8-K filing is a routine disclosure and does not contain any information that indicates new or increased risk for investors.

Analyst Insight

A smart investor would recognize this 8-K as a standard administrative filing that provides no new material information to act upon. It simply confirms existing public knowledge about The Williams Companies, Inc.'s stock listing.

Key Numbers

• $1.00 — par value per share (par value of the Common Stock)

Key Players & Entities

• The Williams Companies, Inc. (company) — registrant
• New York Stock Exchange (company) — exchange where stock is registered
• $1.00 (dollar_amount) — par value of common stock
• January 5, 2024 (date) — date of report
• January 2, 2024 (date) — date of earliest event reported

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $1.00 — nge on which registered Common Stock, $1.00 par value WMB New York Stock Exchan
• $1.1 billion — ten public offering (the "Offering") of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.900
• $1.0 billion — r Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes") and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.150

Filing Documents

• d668036d8k.htm (8-K) — 29KB
• d668036dex11.htm (EX-1.1) — 173KB
• d668036dex41.htm (EX-4.1) — 155KB
• d668036dex51.htm (EX-5.1) — 10KB
• d668036dex991.htm (EX-99.1) — 11KB
• g668036g0104113530740.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 5KB
• g668036g0104113530971.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 2KB
• g668036g0104124738050.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 3KB
• g668036g0104124738407.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 4KB
• 0001193125-24-002923.txt ( ) — 603KB
• wmb-20240102.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• wmb-20240102_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 17KB
• wmb-20240102_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 11KB
• d668036d8k_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 2, 2024, The Williams Companies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it had priced the Offering (as defined below). A copy of the press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 7.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act.

01. Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events. On January 2, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto, with respect to the offering and sale in an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.900% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes") and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "2034 Notes" and, together with the 2029 Notes, the "Notes"). The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report. The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-253451) of the Company (the "Registration Statement") and the prospectus supplement dated January 2, 2024 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on January 4, 2024. The Offering is expected to close on January 5, 2024. The legal opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP related to the Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this report. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of December 18, 2012, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture (the "Supplemental Indenture"), to be dated as of January 5, 2024, between the Company and the Trustee. Each of the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes will be represented by a global security, the applicable forms of which are included as exhibits to the Supplemental Indenture. The form of Supplemental Indenture and the forms of the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes are filed as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits . Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated January 2, 2024, by and among The Williams Companies, Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto. 4.1 Form of Ninth Supplemental Indenture, to be dated January 5, 2024, between The Williams Companies, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. 4.2 Form of 4.900% Senior Notes due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.1). 4.3 Form of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (included in Exhibit 4.1). 5.1 Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP relating to the Offering. 23.1 Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 99.1 Press Release dated January 2, 2024. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES 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. Dated: January 5, 2024 By: /s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr. Robert E. Riley, Jr. Corporate Secretary