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 29, 2012
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 70-0569878 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(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
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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 29, 2012, The Williams Companies, Inc.’s subsidiary Williams Partners L.P. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the occurrence of a fire at the Company’s Lathrop compressor station near Springville, Pennsylvania. The cause and impact of the fire are being investigated. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 29, 2012. |
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/ Sarah C. Miller |
| Sarah C. Miller |
| Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
DATED: March 29, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 29, 2012. |