Shareholder Vote · Reg FD Disclosure

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): April 27, 2021     THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       Delaware   1-4174   73-0569878 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   One Williams Center , Tulsa , Oklahoma   74172-0172 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (918) 573-2000 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1.00 par value   WMB   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2021, pursuant to due notice. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below. 1.    The nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, each for a term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting, based on the following votes: Alan S. Armstrong For: 942,160,200 Against: 7,622,553 Abstain: 721,547 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 Stephen W. Bergstrom For: 934,837,620 Against: 14,933,748 Abstain: 732,936 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Nancy K. Buese For: 939,021,149 Against: 10,717,207 Abstain: 765,948 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Stephen I. Chazen For: 690,687,448 Against: 259,085,849 Abstain: 731,004 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Charles I. Cogut For: 934,546,746 Against: 15,149,661 Abstain: 807,897 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 Michael A. Creel For: 940,443,178 Against: 9,273,971 Abstain: 787,155 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Stacey H. Doré For: 946,383,073 Against: 3,352,792 Abstain: 768,435 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 Vicki L. Fuller For: 941,379,438 Against: 8,340,104 Abstain: 784,758 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 Peter A. Ragauss For: 934,753,125 Against: 14,952,388 Abstain: 798,790 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Rose M. Robeson For: 927,126,109 Against: 22,570,548 Abstain: 807,643 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 Scott D. Sheffield For: 935,914,083 Against: 13,746,254 Abstain: 843,967 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 Murray D. Smith For: 939,292,841 Against: 10,346,584 Abstain: 864,878 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 William H. Spence For: 878,321,075 Against: 71,346,747 Abstain: 836,478 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 3 3.    The proposal relating to the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved based on the following votes: For: 896,385,708 Against: 52,325,815 Abstain: 1,792,781 Broker Non-Votes: 101,213,892 Uncast: 0 4.     The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved based on the following votes: For: 1,014,078,688 Against: 36,967,017 Abstain: 672,491 Broker Non-Votes: 0 Uncast: 0   Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. The Following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01. In connection with the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company did not receive any stockholder questions. SIGNATURE 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. By:   /s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr.   Robert E. Riley, Jr.   Corporate Secretary DATED: April 30, 2021