-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VGZ84zGwIBe76pNCYWnShbdtcyc1cMHIkJbLJXOOPt48iISoaNOixx8VzslMPhIR fuEzVX3slYzQFpHsV84X0g== 0000927016-99-000604.txt : 19990215 0000927016-99-000604.hdr.sgml : 19990215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927016-99-000604 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000107263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 730569878 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-30533 FILM NUMBER: 99536731 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CTR CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74172 BUSINESS PHONE: 9185732000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WILLIAM CENTER CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74172 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS BROTHERS COMPANIES DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710817 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313028 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 752403190 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3232 MCKINNEY AVE STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204-2429 BUSINESS PHONE: 2146651900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3232 MCKINNEY AVE STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204-2429 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934* Williams Companies - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 969457100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 4 Pages - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 969457100 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. 752403190 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 A Neveda corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 4,991,526 shares SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 22,899,105 shares OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 27,890,631 shares PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 --- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 27,890,631 shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 6.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 4 Pages SCHEDULE 13G - ------------ Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Williams Companies 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: One Williams Center Tulsa, OK 74172 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: One McKinney Plaza 3232 McKinney Avenue, 15th Floor Dallas, TX 75204-2429 2(c) Citizenship: A Nevada corporation 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock 2(e) CUSIP Number: 969457100 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b): The reporting person is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4 Ownership: 4(a) Amount beneficially owned: 27,890,631 shares 4(b) Percent of Class: 6.5% 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,991,526 shares Page 3 of 4 Pages (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,899,105 shares (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 27,890,631 shares (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -- Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable. Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: The right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock is held by certain clients of the reporting person, none of which has such right or power with respect to five percent or more of the common stock. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable. Item 10 Certification: By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. BARROW, HANLEY, MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS, INC. By: /s/ Bryant M. Hanley, Jr. Name: Bryant M. Hanley, Jr. Title: President February 11, 1999 Page 4 of 4 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----