0000899243-17-001080.txt : 20170111 0000899243-17-001080.hdr.sgml : 20170111 20170111125438 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 4 1 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