Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

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 28, 2022 ( April 26, 2022 )     The Williams Companies, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware   1-4174   73-0569878 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS 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 filing 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. As previous disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, directors Stephen I. Chazen and Charles I. Cogut retired from the Board upon the expiration of their terms at the Annual Meeting. Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement: (1) Elect twelve director nominees for a one-year term; (2) Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022; and (3) Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The following are the final voting results:     1. Each of the following director nominees was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. Voting results were as follows:   NOMINEE   VOTES FOR   VOTES AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES Alan S. Armstrong   960,594,942   6,647,097   820,003   108,923,008 Stephen W. Bergstrom   930,631,123   36,541,145   889,774   108,923,008 Nancy K. Buese   963,364,505   3,811,606   885,932   108,923,008 Michael A. Creel   961,373,384   5,804,179   884,479   108,923,008 Stacey H. Doré   949,086,196   18,131,203   844,643   108,923,008 Richard E. Muncrief   963,960,972   3,221,840   879,230   108,923,008 Peter A. Ragauss   928,454,676   38,728,629   878,737   108,923,008 Rose M. Robeson   944,198,164   23,016,225   847,653   108,923,008 Scott D. Sheffield   962,662,889   4,508,105   891,048   108,923,008 Murray D. Smith   959,830,840   7,330,003   901,199   108,923,008 William H. Spence   909,359,859   57,822,238   879,945   108,923,008 Jesse J. Tyson   946,380,861   20,790,445   890,736   108,923,008     2. Ernst and Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:   VOTES FOR   VOTES AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES 1,024,196,507   51,938,306   850,237   0     3. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:   VOTES FOR   VOTES AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES 928,633,427   36,931,443   2,497,173   108,923,008 Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. In connection with the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting, the Company did not receive any stockholder questions. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 7.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d) Exhibits .   Exhibit Number    Description 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101). 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. Dated:     April 28, 2022     By:   /s/ Robert E. Riley, Jr.       Robert E. Riley, Jr.       Corporate Secretary