11-K 1 a2019investmentplusplan11k.htm 11-K Document

 
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
 
 
(Mark One)
 
(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
 
   OR
 
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________                          
 
 
Commission file number 1-4174               
 
 
A. Full title of the plan:
 
The Williams Investment Plus Plan
 
 
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
The Williams Companies, Inc.
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
 
 
 





THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS








Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Plan Participants and the Plan Administrator of
The Williams Investment Plus Plan

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Williams Investment Plus Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental Schedule
The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2019, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental

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schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 1998.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 11, 2020




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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
December 31, 2019 and 2018




 
2019
 
2018
Assets:
 
 
 
Investments (at fair value)
$
1,415,754,781

 
$
1,258,236,161

Notes receivable from participants
22,610,631

 
22,444,423

Non-interest bearing cash
408,879

 
8,745

Receivables
4,480,485

 
1,025,760

Contribution receivable
936,501

 

 
 
 
 
Total assets
1,444,191,277

 
1,281,715,089

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities
3,336,665

 
2,815,577

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
3,336,665

 
2,815,577

 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits
$
1,440,854,612

 
$
1,278,899,512

 
 
 
 
        













See accompanying notes.

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
Year Ended December 31, 2019



 
 
Additions to net assets:
 
   Contributions:
 
Participant
$
53,735,998

Employer
35,763,075

Rollovers
7,849,248

 Total contributions
97,348,321

 
 
   Net investment income:
 
Net increase in fair value of investments
263,769,385

Dividends
14,272,908

Interest
425,544

Total net investment income
278,467,837

 
 
   Interest income on notes receivable from participants
1,240,454

 
 
Total additions to net assets
377,056,612

 
 
Deductions from net assets:
 
Withdrawals
212,462,666

Administrative expenses
2,563,177

Dividend distributions
75,669

 
 
Total deductions from net assets
215,101,512

 
 
Net increase during the year
161,955,100

 
 
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
1,278,899,512

 
 
Net assets available for benefits at end of year
$
1,440,854,612

 
 



See accompanying notes.

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019



Note 1--Description of plan

The information included below regarding The Williams Investment Plus Plan (the “Plan”) provides only a general description of the Plan. Participants should refer to the Plan document, as amended and restated, and Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan maintained for the benefit of substantially all employees of The Williams Companies, Inc., and its participating subsidiaries (collectively, “Williams” or “Employer”) as provided in the Plan. A small amount of the Plan is an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) and includes shares of Williams common stock held in the Transtock and Williams Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“WESOP”) Accounts, as defined in the Plan.

The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Plan is intended to constitute a plan described in Section 404(c) of ERISA and Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2550.404c-1, and the fiduciaries of the Plan may be relieved of liability for any losses that are the direct and necessary result of investment instructions given by a participant or beneficiary.

Administration

The Administrative Committee is the Plan administrator. The Investment Committee has the responsibility to monitor the performance of the trustee, investment funds and investment managers, and select, remove, and replace the trustee, any investment fund and any investment manager. The Benefits Committee has the authority and responsibility with respect to overriding the terms of the Plan which require the availability of common stock issued by The Williams Companies, Inc. The Benefits Committee, in its settlor capacity, may amend the Plan, provided it is a nonmaterial amendment as detailed in the Plan. Fidelity Management Trust Company (“FMTC”) is the trustee and record keeper. Additionally, Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., provides certain other record keeping services for the Plan.

Contributions

Each eligible participant has employee contribution accounts consisting primarily of, as applicable, a Pre-Tax Account, as well as various after-tax contribution accounts, Roth accounts, catchup accounts, rollover contribution accounts, and employer contribution accounts. Certain participants may also have additional contribution accounts, as applicable.


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


Each eligible employee participant may contribute from 1 percent to a maximum of 50 percent of their eligible compensation per pay period on a pre-tax and/or Roth basis. The maximum pre-tax and/or Roth contribution percentage for Highly Compensated Employees is subject to periodic adjustment in order to meet discrimination testing requirements and certain annual maximum statutory limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The Employer will contribute an amount equal to 100 percent of each participant’s contribution per pay period up to a maximum of 6 percent of their eligible compensation. In addition, the Plan allows for discretionary Employer contributions. No such discretionary Employer contributions were made in 2019.

Additionally, the Plan includes an automatic enrollment feature. Eligible participants who do not make an affirmative election to contribute or an affirmative election not to contribute within 60 days of hire are automatically enrolled in the Plan. If automatically enrolled, 3 percent of the participant’s eligible compensation is withheld on a pre-tax basis and invested in the default investment option designated by the Investment Committee. The participant has the right to change the contribution percentage, elect to discontinue contributions to the Plan, or make investment changes at any time.

During 2018, the Plan was amended to provide for an Employer Fixed Annual Contribution effective January 1, 2019. Williams will contribute 4.5 percent of eligible compensation for certain eligible employee participants. Beginning with the 2019 Plan year, eligible employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2019, are eligible to receive the 4.5 percent Employer Fixed Annual Contribution. The 2019 Employer Fixed Annual Contribution was $937 thousand. For the 2020 Plan year, eligible employees under age 40 as of December 31, 2019, and hired prior to January 1, 2019, are also eligible to receive the 4.5 percent Employer Fixed Annual Contribution. The Employer Fixed Annual Contribution is made after the end of each Plan year and eligible employees generally must be an active employee at year-end to receive this contribution, with exceptions for retirement, disability, and death.

Participants may elect to invest in various investment options provided they allocate their contribution in multiples of 1 percent and subject to certain other restrictions. Investment options include common/collective trusts, common stocks including common stocks held within separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and a self-directed brokerage fund. A participant may change their investment election at any time. Participants may also exchange or rebalance any investment in their Plan account in accordance with the Plan’s investment provisions.

The Plan does not allow participants’ contributions, including employer and employee contributions, loan payments, and rollovers to be made or invested in shares of Williams common stock. A small amount of Williams common stock continues to be held in the Transtock and WESOP Accounts within the Plan’s Legacy WMB Stock Fund. Dividend payments on Williams common stock not passed through to the participant continue to be reinvested in additional shares of Williams common stock until the participant elects to receive such dividends in cash.



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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


Vesting

Participants have a nonforfeitable vested interest in the current fair value of the assets purchased with their contributions. Eligible participants become 20 percent vested in the employer contributions made on their behalf after one year of service as defined by the Plan. Such vesting increases an additional 20 percent for each year of service, and participants become 100 percent vested upon five years of service. In addition, a participant may become totally vested in their account by reason of their death, total and permanent disability, attainment of age 65, eligibility to receive early retirement benefits under a pension plan of Williams, reduction in work force, complete discontinuance of employer contributions, or termination or partial termination of the Plan. Upon certain sales of assets or companies, participants that have an involuntary termination of employment as a result of such sale are also 100 percent vested.

Employer contributions that are not vested at the time a participant withdraws from the Plan by reason of termination of employment, other than permanent job elimination or permanent reduction in work force, are used for certain items as specified in the Plan document, including the reduction of future employer contributions and payment of Plan expenses. During 2019, employer contributions were reduced by $518 thousand from forfeited nonvested accounts.

Distributions and in-service withdrawals

Participants are entitled to receive the vested portion of their account when they cease to be an employee of Williams for any reason including retirement. Upon termination of service, a participant has distribution options available as outlined in the Plan.

Generally, the payment of benefits under the Plan shall be made in cash. However, with respect to amounts held in the Plan’s common stock funds, the participant may request payment of benefits under the Plan in the common stock held within such funds.

Eligible employee participants may request a partial withdrawal from the Plan of their rollover contribution accounts and a portion, as defined in the Plan document, of their Prior Plans After-Tax Account. Eligible employee participants may make two such withdrawals during any Plan year and are not suspended from participation in the Plan following such a withdrawal. Outstanding loans will reduce the amount available for partial withdrawals.

Eligible participants who have completed two years of service and who are employees may request an additional in-service withdrawal from the Plan. The amount available for this withdrawal is calculated as defined in the Plan, but in no event shall it exceed the vested portion of the participant’s Employer Matching Contribution Account, Employer Cash Contribution Account, and the balance of the After-Tax Account. Outstanding loans will reduce the amount available for additional in-service withdrawals. Upon electing an additional in-service withdrawal, a participant is suspended from participation in the Plan for three months. Only one such withdrawal may be made every 12 months.

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019



A participant who is at least age 59½ may request a post-59½ withdrawal from the Plan. The withdrawal can include the vested portion of certain of the participant’s employer and employee contribution accounts. Outstanding loans will reduce the amount available for post-59½ withdrawals. Such withdrawal may be requested at any time and does not cause the participant to be suspended from the Plan.

An eligible employee participant who has a balance in a WESOP Account or Transtock Account may withdraw such balance at any time. Such withdrawal does not cause the participant to be suspended from the Plan.

Withdrawals from an eligible employee participant’s Pre-Tax Account and Roth Account before age 59½ may be made if the participant has suffered a financial hardship condition, as defined in the Plan. Upon electing a financial hardship withdrawal, a participant is suspended from participation in the Plan for six months. Effective January 1, 2019, eligible employees electing a financial hardship withdrawal are no longer suspended from participation in the Plan, nor are they required to obtain a Plan loan before requesting a financial hardship withdrawal.

A participant who is under age 59½ and is totally and permanently disabled, as defined in the Plan, may make a withdrawal from the eligible amounts in their Pre-Tax Account and Roth Account or request a full distribution from the Plan.

Participant loans

The Plan permits eligible employee participants to obtain up to two loans from their account balances within specified limitations. Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 reduced by the aggregate of the highest outstanding balances of such loans during the immediately preceding 12-month period, or 50 percent of their vested balance. Loan terms may not exceed 58 months unless the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence, in which case the loan term may not exceed 25 years. Periodic principal and interest payments are reinvested according to the participant’s current investment election on file. The interest rate is equal to the prime rate of interest plus one percentage point or such other rate as the Administrative Committee shall specify. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. If the participant’s employment is terminated, the participant may continue to make principal and interest payments subject to certain limitations. Participants may make additional partial payments of the loan at any time and in such form as required by the record keeper.


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


Other

Each participant has their own individual account. Contributions and investment earnings are recorded to individual participant accounts. Plan investments are valued daily. The fair value per share of each fund is multiplied by the number of shares of the fund held in the participant’s account to arrive at their account balance.

Net investment income (loss), including the net change in fair value of investments, on assets held in allocated accounts is applied to the individual participant accounts based on each participant’s account balances.

The ESOP allows for the election of dividend pass-through, which are cash dividends paid directly to participants, for the dividends received on the shares of Williams common stock held within the Plan’s ESOP.

While the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Williams Board of Directors has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so, in its settlor capacity, at any time. In the event of any Plan termination, assets of the Plan will be distributed in accordance with the Plan document.

Note 2--Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. However, benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.

Notes receivable from participants

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any estimated accrued and unpaid interest. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2019 or 2018. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced, and a withdrawal is recorded.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Plan’s Administrative Committee to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, accompanying notes, and supplemental schedule. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


Risks and uncertainties

The Plan provides for various investment securities. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and participants’ account balances.

Investment valuation and income recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A discussion of fair value measurements is included in Note 3.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis, which may result in amounts due to or from brokers related to unsettled trades. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net increase (decrease) in fair value of investments includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Contributions

Participant contributions are recorded when Williams makes payroll deductions from eligible Plan participants. Employer contributions are accrued in the period in which they become obligations of Williams.

Administrative expenses

Certain administrative expenses, including audit and legal fees, of the Plan are paid by Williams.

Note 3--Fair value measurements

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). Fair value balances are classified based on the observability of those inputs. The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Plan’s Level 1 investments primarily consist of mutual funds, common stocks, and money market funds that are traded on U.S. exchanges, as well as interest-bearing cash. The Plan’s Level 2 investments primarily consist of common stocks traded on foreign exchanges, certificates of deposit,

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


and government and corporate bonds. The Plan’s Level 3 investments consist of a private placement common stock that is not traded on an exchange.

The fair values of common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges and exchange-traded funds within the self-directed brokerage fund are derived from quoted market prices as of the close of business on the last business day of the Plan year. The fair value of common stocks traded on foreign exchanges are also derived from quoted market prices as of the close of business on an active foreign exchange on the last business day of the Plan year. The valuation requires translation of the foreign currency to U.S. dollars, and the foreign exchange rate used in the translation is considered an observable input to the valuation. Shares of money market funds and mutual funds are valued at fair value based on published market prices as of the close of business on the last business day of the Plan year, which represent the net asset values (“NAV”) of the shares held by the Plan. The carrying value of interest-bearing cash approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of this investment. The units of the common/collective trusts are valued at fair value using the NAV practical expedient as determined by the issuer based on the current fair values of the underlying assets of the fund (see Note 4). There have been no significant changes in the preceding valuation methodologies used at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The valuation methods described above may produce a fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, with the exception of the common/collective trusts measured at fair value using the NAV practical expedient. The combined fair value for the common/collective trusts is provided to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing cash
$
1,723,655

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,723,655

Mutual funds
208,386,003

 

 

 
208,386,003

Self-directed brokerage fund
80,332,518

 
3,467,620

 

 
83,800,138

Common stocks
398,761,704

 
5,499,755

 
606,632

 
404,868,091

 
$
689,203,880

 
$
8,967,375

 
$
606,632

 
698,777,887

Common/collective trusts
 
716,976,894

Total investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,415,754,781

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing cash
$
5,668,544

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,668,544

Mutual funds
175,201,766

 

 

 
175,201,766

Self-directed brokerage fund
74,387,664

 
3,283,737

 

 
77,671,401

Common stocks
353,806,887

 
4,755,814

 
463,021

 
359,025,722

 
$
609,064,861

 
$
8,039,551

 
$
463,021

 
617,567,433

Common/collective trusts
 
640,668,728

Total investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,258,236,161



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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019


Note 4--Common/collective trusts

The Plan holds investments in several common/collective trusts that invest primarily in mutual funds, fixed income securities, and international equity securities. These common/collective trusts have no unfunded commitments. Generally, participant-directed redemptions occur daily. In some cases, FMTC may require up to ten days to settle these redemptions. However, FMTC may require additional notice for redemptions directed by a plan sponsor.

Additionally, the Plan holds an investment in the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II Fund (“MIP II Fund”), a common/collective trust, which is managed by FMTC as trustee (“MIP II Fund Trustee”). Participant-directed withdrawals of MIP II Fund units may be made on any business day. Participant-directed exchanges to another investment option may be made on any business day as long as the exchange is not directed into a competing fund (money market funds or certain other types of fixed income funds). Transferred amounts must be held in a noncompeting investment option for 90 days before subsequent transfers to a competing fund may occur. Withdrawals directed by a plan sponsor must be preceded by 12-months written notice to the MIP II Fund Trustee. The MIP II Fund Trustee may in its discretion complete any such plan-level withdrawals before the expiration of such 12-month period. Additionally, the MIP II Fund Trustee may defer completing a withdrawal directed by a participant or plan sponsor where doing so might adversely affect the MIP II Fund portfolio. The MIP II Fund Trustee shall make the payments available as quickly as cash flows and prudent portfolio management permit.

Note 5--Transactions with parties-in-interest

Certain investments held by the Plan are managed by the trustee. Additionally, certain investments held within the Plan are in Williams common stock. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

Note 6--Tax status and federal income taxes

The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated July 24, 2015, stating that the Plan, as amended, is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the Plan has been further amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status. The Plan administrator has indicated it will take the necessary steps, if any, to maintain the Plan’s compliance with the Code.

Plan management is required by generally accepted accounting principles to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement impact of a tax position must be recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on its technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken.

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2019



Note 7--Differences between financial statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 at December 31:
 
2019
 
2018
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
1,440,854,612

 
$
1,278,899,512

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
(1,254,125
)
 

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
$
1,439,600,487

 
$
1,278,899,512


The following is a reconciliation of Net increase during the year per the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits to net income (loss) per the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2019:

Net increase during the year
$
161,955,100

Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2019
(1,254,125
)
Net income per Form 5500
$
160,700,975


Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit payments that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that date.

Note 8--Subsequent event

The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has severely impacted economic activity and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. Any potential material impact of COVID-19 to the Plan, if any, is not currently known and will depend on future developments, including the duration and continued spread of the outbreak.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act contains several provisions that impact 401(k) plans such as a waiver of required minimum distributions and a new hardship withdrawal option. Plan management intends to adopt certain relief provisions including the waiver of required minimum distributions and the new hardship withdrawal option. Plan management continues to evaluate other provisions of the CARES Act.


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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE



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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common/Collective Trusts
 
 
 
*
Fidelity
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II – 77,600,645 shares
 
$
77,600,645

*
Fidelity
Fidelity Diversified International Commingled Pool – 4,280,677 shares
 
61,427,717

 
Prudential
Prudential Core Plus Bond Fund Class 5 – 270,772 shares
 
48,654,952

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust I – 273,753 shares
 
15,582,014

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Trust I – 103,367 shares
 
5,918,891

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust I – 1,254,344 shares
 
75,059,951

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust I – 1,062,426 shares
 
64,478,651

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust I – 2,072,176 shares
 
127,231,599

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust I – 535,897 shares
 
33,713,259

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust I – 1,487,019 shares
 
96,819,803

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust I – 464,210 shares
 
30,424,322

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust I – 878,374 shares
 
57,893,630

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust I – 194,806 shares
 
15,658,545

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust I – 126,592 shares
 
5,342,167

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Trust I – 45,081 shares
 
1,170,748

 
 
 
 
716,976,894

 
Registered Investment Companies
 
 
 
PIMCO
PIMCO Real Return Fund Institutional Class – 664,341 shares
 
7,467,193

*
Fidelity
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund – 1,089,737 shares
 
12,978,767

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Institutional Shares – 256,970 shares
 
24,566,372

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares – 508,503 shares
 
147,592,991

 
Vanguard
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares – 132,088 shares
 
15,780,580

 
 
 
 
208,385,903

 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
Chesapeake Energy Co.
Common stock – 330,291 shares
 
272,688

*
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Common stock – 302,576 shares
 
7,179,732

 
 
 
 
7,452,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments held in Separately Managed Accounts
 
 
 
Macquarie U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Portfolio:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing Cash:
 
 
 
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
Short-term bank deposit
 
599,028

 
 
 
 
 

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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
Common Stock:
 
 
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Common stock – 24,253 shares
 
2,106,616

 
ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Common stock – 19,358 shares
 
2,176,807

 
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Common stock – 36,600 shares
 
1,878,678

 
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
Common stock – 43,315 shares
 
2,007,650

 
AT&T INC
Common stock – 50,682 shares
 
1,980,653

 
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
Common stock – 39,596 shares
 
1,992,867

 
BROADCOM INC
Common stock – 6,400 shares
 
2,022,528

 
CARDINAL HEALTH INC
Common stock – 39,320 shares
 
1,988,806

 
CIGNA CORP
Common stock – 10,568 shares
 
2,161,050

 
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
Common stock – 36,346 shares
 
1,743,154

 
CONAGRA BRANDS INC
Common stock – 58,716 shares
 
2,010,436

 
CONOCOPHILLIPS
Common stock – 31,797 shares
 
2,067,759

 
CVS HEALTH CORP
Common stock – 28,484 shares
 
2,116,076

 
DOLLAR TREE INC
Common stock – 18,700 shares
 
1,758,735

 
DOWDUPONT INC
Common stock – 26,703 shares
 
1,714,333

 
EDISON INTL
Common stock – 25,200 shares
 
1,900,332

 
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL REIT
Common stock – 23,089 shares
 
1,868,362

 
HALLIBURTON CO
Common stock – 80,211 shares
 
1,962,763

 
INTEL CORP
Common stock – 34,034 shares
 
2,036,935

 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Common stock – 14,518 shares
 
2,117,741

 
LOWES COS INC
Common stock – 16,614 shares
 
1,989,693

 
MARATHON OIL CORP
Common stock – 140,620 shares
 
1,909,620

 
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC
Common stock – 19,375 shares
 
2,158,569

 
MERCK & CO INC NEW
Common stock – 23,349 shares
 
2,123,592

 
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC
Common stock – 35,602 shares
 
1,960,958

 
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
Common stock – 5,093 shares
 
1,751,839

 
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP
Common stock – 46,400 shares
 
1,912,144

 
ORACLE CORP
Common stock – 36,638 shares
 
1,941,081

 
PFIZER INC
Common stock – 51,798 shares
 
2,029,446

 
RAYTHEON CO
Common stock – 9,909 shares
 
2,177,404

 
TRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Common stock – 38,400 shares
 
2,162,688

 
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
Common stock – 32,322 shares
 
1,984,571

 
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
Common stock – 17,452 shares
 
1,988,830

 
 
 
 
 
 
LSV U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Equity Portfolio:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing Cash:
 
 
 
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
Short-term bank deposit
 
172,750

 
Common Stock:
 
 

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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
AARONS INC A
Common stock – 900 shares
 
51,399

 
AIR LEASE CORP CL A
Common stock – 8,100 shares
 
384,912

 
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS INC
Common stock – 6,500 shares
 
314,080

 
AMC NETWORKS INC CL A
Common stock – 3,600 shares
 
142,200

 
AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC OHIO
Common stock – 2,000 shares
 
219,300

 
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC
Common stock – 12,500 shares
 
203,125

 
ARCONIC INC
Common stock – 3,300 shares
 
101,541

 
ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common stock – 4,700 shares
 
398,278

 
ASHFORD INC
Common stock – 55 shares
 
1,298

 
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
Common stock – 7,600 shares
 
372,552

 
AVNET INC
Common stock – 3,900 shares
 
165,516

 
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
Common stock – 800 shares
 
47,552

 
BANKUNITED INC
Common stock – 9,900 shares
 
361,944

 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC
Common stock – 5,400 shares
 
93,420

 
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC
Common stock – 6,400 shares
 
210,432

 
BLOCK H & R INC
Common stock – 7,300 shares
 
171,404

 
BORGWARNER INC
Common stock – 4,600 shares
 
199,548

 
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC
Common stock – 11,700 shares
 
104,481

 
BRIXMOR PPTY GROUP INC
Common stock – 17,000 shares
 
367,370

 
C N A FINANCIAL CORP
Common stock – 10,000 shares
 
448,100

 
CABOT CORP
Common stock – 2,900 shares
 
137,808

 
CAPRI HOLDINGS LTD
Common stock – 5,200 shares
 
198,380

 
CARS.COM INC
Common stock – 2,600 shares
 
31,772

 
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Common stock – 9,100 shares
 
166,894

 
CHEMOURS CO/ THE
Common stock – 4,000 shares
 
72,360

 
CIENA CORP
Common stock – 3,700 shares
 
157,953

 
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
Common stock – 1,600 shares
 
131,856

 
CIT GROUP INC
Common stock – 6,400 shares
 
292,032

 
CITY OFFC REIT INC
Common stock – 15,100 shares
 
204,152

 
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
Common stock – 16,600 shares
 
139,440

 
CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Common stock – 16,200 shares
 
293,706

 
COOPER STANDARD HOLDING INC
Common stock – 2,200 shares
 
72,952

 
CORECIVIC INC
Common stock – 8,000 shares
 
139,040

 
CORENERGY INFRASTR TR INC
Common stock – 4,800 shares
 
214,608

 
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC
Common stock – 7,500 shares
 
178,575

 
DANA INC
Common stock – 8,800 shares
 
160,160

 
DELUXE CORP
Common stock – 4,300 shares
 
214,656

 
DILLARDS INC CL A
Common stock – 2,900 shares
 
213,092

 
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC
Common stock – 2,200 shares
 
45,958


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
DIODES INC
Common stock – 5,900 shares
 
332,583

 
DOMTAR CORP
Common stock – 7,600 shares
 
290,624

 
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
Common stock – 5,900 shares
 
467,634

 
FEDERAL AGRI MTG NON VTG CL C
Common stock – 4,200 shares
 
350,700

 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC
Common stock – 5,000 shares
 
160,500

 
FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP
Common stock – 6,400 shares
 
373,248

 
FIRST DEFIANCE FINL CORP
Common stock – 7,600 shares
 
239,324

 
FOOT LOCKER INC
Common stock – 3,700 shares
 
144,263

 
FRANKLIN STREET PPTYS CORP
Common stock – 14,600 shares
 
124,976

 
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
Common stock – 10,000 shares
 
155,550

 
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC
Common stock – 4,500 shares
 
284,940

 
HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Common stock – 4,900 shares
 
97,975

 
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC
Common stock – 5,800 shares
 
215,702

 
HAVERTY FURNITURE COS INC
Common stock – 8,200 shares
 
165,312

 
HAWAIIAN HLDGS INC
Common stock – 5,900 shares
 
172,811

 
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP
Common stock – 5,400 shares
 
273,834

 
HOPE BANCORP INC
Common stock – 16,800 shares
 
249,648

 
HUNTINGTON INC W/I
Common stock – 1,000 shares
 
250,880

 
HUNTSMAN CORP
Common stock – 17,900 shares
 
432,464

 
INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS PPTY TR
Common stock – 7,587 shares
 
170,101

 
INGREDION INC
Common stock – 2,200 shares
 
204,490

 
INNOVIVA INC
Common stock – 10,100 shares
 
143,016

 
JABIL INC
Common stock – 12,200 shares
 
504,226

 
JAZZ PHARMA PLC
Common stock – 2,340 shares
 
349,315

 
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
Common stock – 13,500 shares
 
252,720

 
JM SMUCKER CO
Common stock – 3,020 shares
 
314,473

 
JUNIPRT NETWORKS INC
Common stock – 9,200 shares
 
226,596

 
KELLY SERVICES INC CL A
Common stock – 6,500 shares
 
146,770

 
KOHLS CORP
Common stock – 5,300 shares
 
270,035

 
KRATON CORP
Common stock – 5,300 shares
 
134,196

 
LANNETT INC
Common stock – 6,900 shares
 
60,858

 
LANTHEUS HLDGS INC
Common stock – 6,900 shares
 
141,519

 
LAREDO PETROLEUM INC
Common stock – 22,000 shares
 
63,140

 
LAZARD LTD CL A
Common stock – 4,800 shares
 
191,808

 
LEAR CORP NEW
Common stock – 1,400 shares
 
192,080

 
LEGG MASON INC
Common stock – 2,900 shares
 
104,139

 
LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST REIT
Common stock – 12,600 shares
 
133,812

 
M D C HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 5,500 shares
 
209,880

 
MANPOWERGROUP INC
Common stock – 4,400 shares
 
427,240


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
MEDICAL PPTY TR INC
Common stock – 1,600 shares
 
33,776

 
MEDNAX INC
Common stock – 6,100 shares
 
169,519

 
MERITOR INC
Common stock – 15,400 shares
 
403,326

 
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP
Common stock – 16,400 shares
 
232,388

 
MILLER HERMAN INC
Common stock – 8,500 shares
 
354,025

 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC
Common stock – 400 shares
 
54,276

 
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
Common stock – 5,500 shares
 
255,970

 
NAVIENT CORP
Common stock – 16,900 shares
 
231,192

 
NCR CORP
Common stock – 6,500 shares
 
228,540

 
NELNET INC CL A
Common stock – 1,300 shares
 
75,712

 
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP
Common stock – 14,500 shares
 
199,230

 
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP
Common stock – 9,100 shares
 
206,115

 
O-I GLASS INC
Common stock – 14,200 shares
 
169,406

 
OFFICE DEPOT INC
Common stock – 41,700 shares
 
114,258

 
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
Common stock – 7,076 shares
 
227,423

 
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
Common stock – 4,700 shares
 
199,045

 
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
Common stock – 19,500 shares
 
475,410

 
OSHKOSH CORP
Common stock – 3,500 shares
 
331,275

 
OUTFRONT MEDIA INC
Common stock – 6,400 shares
 
171,648

 
OWENS CORNING INC
Common stock – 6,700 shares
 
436,304

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES INC
Common stock – 7,900 shares
 
161,792

 
PBF ENERGY INC CL A
Common stock – 9,200 shares
 
288,604

 
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
Common stock – 23,300 shares
 
152,149

 
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
Common stock – 4,300 shares
 
215,946

 
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST A
Common stock – 9,900 shares
 
220,176

 
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP FD
Common stock – 27,200 shares
 
175,168

 
PULTEGROUP INC
Common stock – 6,300 shares
 
244,440

 
PVH CORP
Common stock – 2,400 shares
 
252,360

 
QUANTA SVCS INC
Common stock – 2,800 shares
 
113,988

 
RADIAN GROUP INC
Common stock – 9,800 shares
 
246,568

 
REGAL BELOIT CORP
Common stock – 2,700 shares
 
231,147

 
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP
Common stock – 6,500 shares
 
195,195

 
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA
Common stock – 2,300 shares
 
375,038

 
RETAIL VALUE INC
Common stock – 949 shares
 
34,923

 
SABRA HEALTHCARE REIT INC
Common stock – 11,900 shares
 
253,946

 
SANMINA CORP
Common stock – 6,800 shares
 
232,832

 
SCANSOURCE INC
Common stock – 3,400 shares
 
125,630

 
SELECT MEDICAL HLDGS CORP
Common stock – 9,700 shares
 
226,398

 
SERVICE PPTYS TR
Common stock – 9,800 shares
 
238,434


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
SIGNET JEWELERS LTD (US)
Common stock – 2,400 shares
 
52,176

 
SITE CENTERS CORP
Common stock – 9,250 shares
 
129,685

 
SNAP-ON INC
Common stock – 1,000 shares
 
169,400

 
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CL A
Common stock – 7,900 shares
 
244,900

 
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO
Common stock – 32,000 shares
 
77,440

 
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEM HLD INC CL A
Common stock – 4,400 shares
 
320,672

 
STEELCASE INC CLASS A
Common stock – 15,500 shares
 
317,130

 
SYNNEX CORP
Common stock – 1,313 shares
 
169,114

 
TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Common stock – 8,500 shares
 
397,800

 
TEXTRON INC
Common stock – 4,700 shares
 
209,620

 
THOR INDUSTRIES INC
Common stock – 700 shares
 
52,003

 
TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC
Common stock – 6,100 shares
 
135,115

 
TRINSEO SA
Common stock – 6,000 shares
 
223,260

 
TRITON INTERNATIONAL LTD
Common stock – 4,004 shares
 
160,961

 
TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 17,700 shares
 
266,385

 
UNITED RENTALS INC
Common stock – 2,400 shares
 
400,248

 
UNUM GROUP
Common stock – 9,300 shares
 
271,188

 
VEREIT INC
Common stock – 33,500 shares
 
309,540

 
VILLAGE SUPER MKT INC CL A NEW
Common stock – 6,700 shares
 
155,440

 
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
Common stock – 16,100 shares
 
342,769

 
VISTRA ENERGY CORP
Common stock – 9,300 shares
 
213,807

 
VOYA FINANCIAL INC
Common stock – 4,800 shares
 
292,704

 
W&T OFFSHORE INC
Common stock – 27,800 shares
 
154,568

 
WABASH NATIONAL CORP
Common stock – 12,600 shares
 
185,094

 
WALKER & DUNLOP INC
Common stock – 3,800 shares
 
245,784

 
WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC
Common stock – 42,200 shares
 
153,608

 
WEIS MARKETS INC
Common stock – 2,200 shares
 
89,078

 
WESTERN UNION CO
Common stock – 6,200 shares
 
166,036

 
WESTROCK CO
Common stock – 7,300 shares
 
313,243

 
WHIRLPOOL CORP
Common stock – 1,400 shares
 
206,542

 
WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC
Common stock – 4,800 shares
 
352,512

 
WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP
Common stock – 4,100 shares
 
178,022

 
WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS INC
Common stock – 4,800 shares
 
248,112

 
XEROX CORP
Common stock – 8,825 shares
 
325,378

 
ZIONS BANCORP
Common stock – 8,200 shares
 
425,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price U.S. Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Portfolio:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing Cash:
 
 
 
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
Short-term bank deposit
 
377,765


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
Registered Investment Company:
 
 
*
T ROWE PRICE
T Rowe Price Government Reserve Fund - 100 shares
 
100

 
Common Stock:
 
 
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Common stock – 1,431 shares
 
124,297

 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
Common stock – 15,700 shares
 
720,002

 
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 512 shares
 
43,679

 
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
Common stock – 746 shares
 
175,303

 
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Common stock – 7,636 shares
 
825,833

 
ALIBABA GROUP HLD LTD SPON ADR
Common stock – 49,119 shares
 
10,418,140

 
ALPHABET INC CL A
Common stock – 2,189 shares
 
2,931,925

 
ALPHABET INC CL C
Common stock – 9,451 shares
 
12,636,176

 
AMAZON.COM INC
Common stock – 11,355 shares
 
20,982,223

 
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Common stock – 6,071 shares
 
311,624

 
AMERICAN TOWER CORP
Common stock – 49 shares
 
11,261

 
AMGEN INC
Common stock – 155 shares
 
37,366

 
ANT INTL CO CLASS C PP
Common stock – 82,535 shares
 
606,632

 
ANTHEM INC
Common stock – 8,008 shares
 
2,418,656

 
APPLE INC
Common stock – 21,063 shares
 
6,185,150

 
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
Common stock – 15,524 shares
 
947,585

 
APTIV PLC
Common stock – 14,255 shares
 
1,353,797

 
ATLASSIAN CORP PLC CLS A
Common stock – 1,581 shares
 
190,258

 
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
Common stock – 1,920 shares
 
327,360

 
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Common stock – 12,148 shares
 
3,303,892

 
BOEING CO
Common stock – 16,222 shares
 
5,284,479

 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
Common stock – 751 shares
 
33,960

 
BROADCOM INC
Common stock – 143 shares
 
45,191

 
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL LTD (US)
Common stock – 2,184 shares
 
556,811

 
CENTENE CORP
Common stock – 17,103 shares
 
1,075,266

 
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
Common stock – 210 shares
 
175,793

 
CHUBB LTD
Common stock – 3,154 shares
 
490,952

 
CIGNA CORP
Common stock – 20,669 shares
 
4,226,604

 
CINTAS CORP
Common stock – 915 shares
 
246,208

 
CITIGROUP INC
Common stock – 855 shares
 
68,306

 
CONCHO RESOURCES INC
Common stock – 3,005 shares
 
263,148

 
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A
Common stock – 86 shares
 
16,319

 
COSTAR GROUP INC
Common stock – 1,641 shares
 
981,810

 
DANAHER CORP
Common stock – 18,018 shares
 
2,765,403

 
DOCUSIGN INC
Common stock – 5,700 shares
 
422,427

 
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
Common stock – 17,881 shares
 
2,789,078


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
DOLLAR TREE INC
Common stock – 5,187 shares
 
487,837

 
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC
Common stock – 5,245 shares
 
563,890

 
EQUIFAX INC
Common stock – 2,900 shares
 
406,348

 
EXACT SCIENCES CORP
Common stock – 3,403 shares
 
314,709

 
FACEBOOK INC CL A
Common stock – 74,907 shares
 
15,374,662

 
FERRARI NV
Common stock – 1,483 shares
 
245,496

 
FIDELITY NATL INFORM SVCS INC
Common stock – 28,438 shares
 
3,955,441

 
FISERV INC
Common stock – 33,237 shares
 
3,843,194

 
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 4,199 shares
 
1,208,136

 
FORTIVE CORP
Common stock – 1,088 shares
 
83,112

 
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
Common stock – 25,004 shares
 
4,564,730

 
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
Common stock – 732 shares
 
168,309

 
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
Common stock – 7,636 shares
 
1,128,677

 
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 11,743 shares
 
1,302,416

 
HONEYWELL INTL INC
Common stock – 4,009 shares
 
709,593

 
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
Common stock – 6,267 shares
 
1,561,172

 
IHS MARKIT LTD
Common stock – 3,829 shares
 
288,515

 
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC
Common stock – 14,779 shares
 
1,367,796

 
INTUIT INC
Common stock – 16,779 shares
 
4,394,923

 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Common stock – 5,927 shares
 
3,503,746

 
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
Common stock – 321 shares
 
44,747

 
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
Common stock – 1,618 shares
 
247,813

 
KLA CORP
Common stock – 3,831 shares
 
682,569

 
L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 3,712 shares
 
734,493

 
LAM RESEARCH CORP
Common stock – 1,968 shares
 
575,443

 
LINDE PLC
Common stock – 3,590 shares
 
764,311

 
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC
Common stock – 4,563 shares
 
1,057,110

 
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC A
Common stock – 6,841 shares
 
1,035,933

 
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC
Common stock – 7,670 shares
 
854,515

 
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
Common stock – 37,210 shares
 
988,298

 
MASTERCARD INC CL A
Common stock – 25,921 shares
 
7,739,751

 
MATCH GROUP INC
Common stock – 4,718 shares
 
387,395

 
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS INC
Common stock – 3,786 shares
 
232,877

 
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
Common stock – 1,321 shares
 
138,335

 
MICROSOFT CORP
Common stock – 75,370 shares
 
11,885,849

 
MORGAN STANLEY
Common stock – 17,945 shares
 
917,348

 
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
Common stock – 81 shares
 
13,052

 
NETFLIX INC
Common stock – 10,742 shares
 
3,475,789

 
NEXTERA ENERGY
Common stock – 79 shares
 
19,131


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EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
NIKE INC CL B
Common stock – 13,912 shares
 
1,409,425

 
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
Common stock – 2,094 shares
 
406,508

 
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
Common stock – 3,457 shares
 
1,189,104

 
NVIDIA CORP
Common stock – 6,567 shares
 
1,545,215

 
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
Common stock – 2,265 shares
 
599,681

 
PAYPAL HLDGS INC
Common stock – 35,140 shares
 
3,801,094

 
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC
Common stock – 32 shares
 
2,723

 
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO
Common stock – 2,974 shares
 
450,174

 
QUALCOMM INC
Common stock – 5,988 shares
 
528,321

 
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTRNTNL INC
Common stock – 6,304 shares
 
402,006

 
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 4,351 shares
 
1,541,255

 
ROSS STORES INC
Common stock – 18,394 shares
 
2,141,429

 
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
Common stock – 4,125 shares
 
550,729

 
S&P GLOBAL INC
Common stock – 5,037 shares
 
1,375,353

 
SALESFORCE.COM INC
Common stock – 27,427 shares
 
4,460,727

 
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP
Common stock – 18,873 shares
 
897,600

 
SEATTLE GENETICS INC
Common stock – 1,066 shares
 
121,801

 
SEMPRA ENERGY
Common stock – 4,095 shares
 
620,311

 
SERVICENOW INC
Common stock – 16,126 shares
 
4,552,692

 
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
Common stock – 1,064 shares
 
620,887

 
SPLUNK INC
Common stock – 12,417 shares
 
1,859,694

 
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
Common stock – 3,658 shares
 
547,054

 
STATE STREET CORP
Common stock – 3,800 shares
 
300,580

 
STRYKER CORP
Common stock – 20,136 shares
 
4,227,352

 
SYNOPSYS INC
Common stock – 1,677 shares
 
233,438

 
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP
Common stock – 27,518 shares
 
1,367,645

 
TELEFLEX INC
Common stock – 150 shares
 
56,466

 
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
Common stock – 114,100 shares
 
5,499,754

 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
Common stock – 2,754 shares
 
353,311

 
THE BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 1,731 shares
 
3,555,007

 
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
Common stock – 8,640 shares
 
2,806,877

 
TJX COMPANIES INC NEW
Common stock – 5,900 shares
 
360,254

 
TRIP.COM GROUP LTD ADR
Common stock – 10,686 shares
 
358,408

 
UNION PACIFIC CORP
Common stock – 4,110 shares
 
743,047

 
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 14,489 shares
 
1,276,336

 
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B
Common stock – 150 shares
 
17,559

 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Common stock – 15,884 shares
 
4,669,578

 
VEEVA SYS INC CL A
Common stock – 1,734 shares
 
243,904

 
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Common stock – 18,015 shares
 
3,944,384


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
VF CORP
Common stock – 3,514 shares
 
350,205

 
VISA INC CL A
Common stock – 47,115 shares
 
8,852,909

 
VMWARE INC CL A
Common stock – 7,311 shares
 
1,109,737

 
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC
Common stock – 2,426 shares
 
801,089

 
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
Common stock – 11,343 shares
 
2,290,605

 
WORKDAY INC CL A
Common stock – 14,479 shares
 
2,381,072

 
WYNN RESORTS LTD
Common stock – 5,092 shares
 
707,126

 
XILINX INC
Common stock – 140 shares
 
13,689

 
YUM BRANDS INC
Common stock – 2,302 shares
 
231,880

 
ZOETIS INC CL A
Common stock – 2,349 shares
 
310,890

 
 
 
 
 
 
William Blair U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Portfolio:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing Cash:
 
 
 
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
Short-term bank deposit
 
574,112

 
Common Stock:
 
 
 
ABIOMED INC
Common stock – 3,346 shares
 
570,794

 
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
Common stock – 3,844 shares
 
615,655

 
AMEDISYS INC
Common stock – 5,089 shares
 
849,456

 
ANAPLAN INC
Common stock – 8,781 shares
 
460,124

 
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP CL A
Common stock – 14,083 shares
 
502,622

 
ASPEN TECHNOLOGIES
Common stock – 8,423 shares
 
1,018,593

 
AVALARA INC
Common stock – 10,128 shares
 
741,876

 
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD
Common stock – 16,951 shares
 
515,310

 
BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC
Common stock – 44,440 shares
 
1,010,566

 
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HLDG CL A
Common stock – 12,880 shares
 
916,154

 
BRINKS CO
Common stock – 9,789 shares
 
887,667

 
BURLINGTON STORES INC
Common stock – 7,413 shares
 
1,690,386

 
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 33,241 shares
 
2,063,601

 
CABLE ONE INC W/I
Common stock – 591 shares
 
879,686

 
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC
Common stock – 5,274 shares
 
632,880

 
COPART INC
Common stock – 6,913 shares
 
628,668

 
CROWN HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 16,851 shares
 
1,222,372

 
ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP
Common stock – 22,540 shares
 
1,561,346

 
ENCORE CAP GROUP INC
Common stock – 14,692 shares
 
519,509

 
ENTEGRIS INC
Common stock – 6,167 shares
 
308,905

 
ETSY INC
Common stock – 10,745 shares
 
476,004

 
EURONET WORLDWIDE INC
Common stock – 9,778 shares
 
1,540,622

 
FIRSTCASH INC
Common stock – 9,711 shares
 
782,998

 
FIRSTSERVICE CORP (US)
Common stock – 6,530 shares
 
607,551


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 4,889 shares
 
491,785

 
GLAUKOS CORP
Common stock – 9,716 shares
 
529,231

 
GODADDY INC CL A
Common stock – 13,755 shares
 
934,240

 
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC
Common stock – 14,043 shares
 
1,345,179

 
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC
Common stock – 5,863 shares
 
643,582

 
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
Common stock – 31,904 shares
 
565,658

 
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
Common stock – 27,482 shares
 
668,362

 
HEICO CORP CL A
Common stock – 7,738 shares
 
692,783

 
HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PLC
Common stock – 40,403 shares
 
1,462,589

 
INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Common stock – 5,483 shares
 
406,893

 
INSULET CORP
Common stock – 8,587 shares
 
1,470,094

 
IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 6,949 shares
 
473,157

 
J2 GLOBAL INC
Common stock – 9,956 shares
 
932,977

 
JONES LANG LASALLE INC
Common stock – 4,613 shares
 
803,077

 
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC
Common stock – 17,251 shares
 
1,484,104

 
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS
Common stock – 6,683 shares
 
696,970

 
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
Common stock – 18,734 shares
 
1,338,919

 
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC
Common stock – 5,851 shares
 
1,636,174

 
NATIONAL INSTRUMENT CORP
Common stock – 12,598 shares
 
533,399

 
NICE LTD SPON ADR
Common stock – 6,913 shares
 
1,072,552

 
NOVANTA INC
Common stock – 5,169 shares
 
457,146

 
OLLIES BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS
Common stock – 9,197 shares
 
600,656

 
PARSLEY ENERGY INC CL A
Common stock – 18,413 shares
 
348,190

 
PENUMBRA INC
Common stock – 6,368 shares
 
1,046,071

 
PERSPECTA INC
Common stock – 17,452 shares
 
461,431

 
PLANET FITNESS INC CL A
Common stock – 8,455 shares
 
631,419

 
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Common stock – 34,016 shares
 
812,302

 
PROOFPOINT INC
Common stock – 5,450 shares
 
625,551

 
PURE STORAGE INC CL A
Common stock – 69,157 shares
 
1,183,276

 
QUALYS INC
Common stock – 1,640 shares
 
136,727

 
RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS (USA)
Common stock – 16,871 shares
 
724,609

 
ROGERS CORP
Common stock – 4,045 shares
 
504,533

 
SABRE CORP
Common stock – 43,819 shares
 
983,298

 
SIGNATURE BANK
Common stock – 4,428 shares
 
604,909

 
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC
Common stock – 6,772 shares
 
613,882

 
STERIS PLC
Common stock – 5,883 shares
 
896,687

 
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
Common stock – 4,376 shares
 
1,516,459

 
TELEFLEX INC
Common stock – 3,316 shares
 
1,248,275

 
TRANSUNION
Common stock – 14,350 shares
 
1,228,504


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THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN

EIN:  73‑0569878 PLAN:  008
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)
December 31, 2019




(a)
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor,
or similar party
(c) Description of investment including maturity date,
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
(d) Cost**
(e) Current value
 
TREX CO INC
Common stock – 19,370 shares
 
1,740,976

 
VAIL RESORTS INC
Common stock – 4,107 shares
 
984,982

 
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
Common stock – 6,251 shares
 
485,765

 
VERACYTE INC
Common stock – 15,353 shares
 
428,656

 
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC CL A
Common stock – 36,464 shares
 
583,059

 
WAYFAIR INC
Common stock – 4,922 shares
 
444,801

 
WEX INC
Common stock – 4,127 shares
 
864,441

 
WORLD WRESTLING ENTMT CL A
Common stock – 10,780 shares
 
699,299

 
ZYNGA INC
Common stock – 125,628 shares
 
768,843

 
 
 
 
399,139,426

 
 
 
 
 
*
Self-Directed Brokerage Fund
A self-directed brokerage fund allowing participants to invest in a wide array of securities including but not limited to publicly traded stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, certificates of deposit, and money market funds at their discretion.
 
83,800,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments (at fair value)
 
1,415,754,781

 
 
 
 
 
*
Participant Loans
Loans extended to participants at interest rates of 4.25% to 10.5%
 
22,610,631

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,438,365,412


*Party-in-interest
**Column not applicable for participant-directed investments.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE WILLIAMS INVESTMENT PLUS PLAN
(Name of Plan)
/s/Robert Biffle        
Robert Biffle
Chairman, Administrative Committee
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Date: June 11, 2020


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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
No.
 
                                                                 Description                                                               
23
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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