0000899243-17-001080.txt : 20170111
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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-17-001080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170109
FILED AS OF DATE: 20170111
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170111
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001483096
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
IRS NUMBER: 800534394
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
CITY: TULSA
STATE: OK
ZIP: 74172
BUSINESS PHONE: 918-573-0454
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
CITY: TULSA
STATE: OK
ZIP: 74172
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACCESS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120724
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110225
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P.
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100202
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE CO LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001423889
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34831
FILM NUMBER: 17522553
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CENTE
STREET 2: SUITE 4700
CITY: TULSA
STATE: OK
ZIP: 74172
BUSINESS PHONE: 918-573-8009
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ONE WILLIAMS CENTE
STREET 2: SUITE 4700
CITY: TULSA
STATE: OK
ZIP: 74172
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000107263
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34831
FILM NUMBER: 17522554
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 NAME:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS BROTHERS COMPANIES
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710817
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doc4.xml
FORM 4 SUBMISSION
X0306
4
2017-01-09
0
0001483096
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
WPZ
0000107263
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA
OK
74172
1
0
1
0
0001423889
WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE CO LLC
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA
OK
74172
1
0
1
0
Common Units
2017-01-09
4
A
0
289277117
A
643511972
D
Common Units
2017-01-09
4
A
0
51047349
36.0859
A
694559321
D
On January 9, 2017, The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Williams") acquired 289,277,117 common units (the "Common Units") of Williams Partners, L.P. ("WPZ") in exchange for (a) the permanent waiver of all rights to distributions and other payments with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights (as defined in WPZ's First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of August 3, 2010, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement")) indirectly owned by Williams, (b) the conversion of the General Partner Interest (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) indirectly owned by Williams into a non-economic general partner interest in WPZ and (c) cash in an amount equal to $10,000,000. Immediately following this acquisition, Williams contributed the Common Units to Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC ("WGP"), its wholly-owned subsidiary.
On January 9, 2017, Williams and WGP entered into an agreement with WPZ pursuant to which WGP agreed to purchase 51,047,349 common units from WPZ at a price per unit of $36.08586. The purchase is expected to be consummated on January 13, 2017.
Giving effect to the consummation of the transactions described above, Williams indirectly beneficially owns (a) 694,559,321 Common Units held by WGP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams, and (b) 16,690,016 Class B Units held by WGP, which is all of the Class B Units outstanding.
/s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr., Assistant Secretary of The Williams Companies, Inc.
2017-01-11
/s/ Cher S. Lawrence, Assistant Secretary of Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
2017-01-11