8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 12, 2013

The Williams Companies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-4174	73-0569878
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma		74172
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 918-573-2000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 12, 2013, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Company") increased the size of the Board to 11 and elected Ralph Izzo to the Company’s Board effective March 14, 2013 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Izzo's committee appointments will be determined at a later date.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Izzo and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Izzo was selected as a director of the Company.

There are no relationships between the Company or its subsidiaries, on one hand, and Mr. Izzo, on the other hand, that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release publicly announcing the election of Mr. Izzo is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Ex. 99.1 - Copy of press release dated March 18, 2013 announcing the election of Mr. Izzo to the Company's Board of Directors.

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.
March 18, 2013	By:	Sarah C. Miller
		Name: Sarah C. Miller
		Title: Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Copy of press release dated March 18, 2013 announcing the election of Mr. Izzo to the Company's Board of Directors.

EX-99.1

Williams (NYSE: WMB)
One Williams Center
Tulsa, OK 74172
800-Williams
www.williams.com

DATE: March 18, 2013

MEDIA CONTACT:	INVESTOR CONTACTS:
Tom Droege (918)573-4034	John Porter (918) 573-0797	Sharna Reingold (918) 573-2078

Ralph Izzo Elected to Williams’ Board of Directors

TULSA, Okla. – Williams (NYSE:WMB) announced today that Ralph Izzo has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. This increases the size of Williams’ board to 11.

Izzo has more than 20 years experience as a senior executive in the energy industry. He is currently chairman, president and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, a publicly traded (NYSE:PEG) diversified energy company headquartered in New Jersey and one of the largest electric utilities in the United States.

“Ralph brings significant leadership experience in the North American energy industry to the Williams board,” said Alan Armstrong, Williams’ president and chief executive officer.

“Ralph’s deep knowledge across multiple disciplines of the energy industry and his background in science, public policy and business provide added strength to our board.”

Izzo is also currently chairman of the Rutgers University Board of Governors and serves on the board of directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Utilities Association, the Edison Electric Institute, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and The Center for Energy Workforce Development. He resides in New Jersey.

About Williams (NYSE: WMB)
Williams is one of the leading energy infrastructure companies in North America. It owns interests in or operates 15,000 miles of interstate gas pipelines, 1,000 miles of NGL transportation pipelines, and more than 10,000 miles of oil and gas gathering pipelines. The company’s facilities have daily gas processing capacity of 6.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas and NGL production of more than 200,000 barrels per day. Williams owns approximately 68 percent of Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ), one of the largest diversified energy master limited partnerships. Williams Partners owns most of Williams’ interstate gas pipeline and domestic midstream assets. The company’s headquarters is in Tulsa, Okla. For more information, visit www.williams.com, where the company routinely posts important information.

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Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal law. Although the company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in the company’s annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.