Williams Companies Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for a NYSE-listed natural gas infrastructure company with common stock trading under WMB. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual financial results, financial highlights, operating statistics, non-GAAP reconciliations and material-event exhibits tied to the company’s operations.
The filing record also covers governance and capital structure matters, including annual meeting voting results, the definitive proxy statement, amendments to the Williams Companies 2007 Incentive Plan, board composition changes and executive compensation disclosures. Capital markets filings describe registered senior note offerings by Williams and debt-related transactions involving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, a wholly owned Williams subsidiary.
Williams Companies has appointed Lloyd W. “Billy” Helms, Jr. and Robb E. Turner as independent directors, effective July 1, 2026, and expanded its Board from ten to twelve members. Both are deemed independent and financially literate under NYSE and SEC standards.
Helms brings more than 40 years of oil and gas operational and leadership experience, most recently as president and chief operating officer at EOG Resources. Turner offers over 35 years in energy operations, corporate finance and energy-focused private equity investing, including co-founding ArcLight Capital Partners and leading The Madava Group and Revenant Energy.
As non-employee directors, each will receive a $130,000 annual cash retainer and a $200,000 annual equity retainer in restricted stock units, with 2026 equity awards subject to a mandatory one-year deferral from grant. With these additions, Williams’ Board now has 12 members, 11 of whom are independent.
The filing reports a Form 144 notice for securities related to WMB. It lists a restricted stock vesting event of 2,000 shares dated 02/23/2025 described as compensation, and three proposed sales of 2,000 shares each on 04/01/2026, 05/01/2026 and 06/01/2026 with shown gross proceeds of $143,500, $152,700 and $142,600.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. EVP & CFO John Dean Porter reported an exercise-and-hold transaction in company stock. He exercised 1,899 shares of employee stock options at $24.98 per share and used 1,176 shares of common stock, valued at $77.62 per share, to cover the option cost and related taxes. The shares were returned to the issuer rather than sold on the open market, and he now directly holds about 198,466 common shares.
Williams Companies SVP & General Counsel Terrance Lane Wilson reported an open-market sale of 2,000 shares of common stock at $71.30 per share. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan entered into with a broker on September 10, 2025.
Following the sale, he holds 285,159 Williams Companies shares directly. A separate entry shows indirect ownership of 100 shares held by a trust. Together, these figures indicate he retains a substantial equity position in the company after this planned sale.
An insider submitted a Rule 144 notice to sell restricted common stock totaling 2,000 shares originally issued for compensation on 02/23/2025. The excerpt lists three proposed sale dates with 2,000 shares each and dollar figures reported for each transaction date.
The Williams Companies, Inc., together with subsidiaries Northwest Pipeline and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, entered into a new Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement providing a shared revolving credit facility of up to $3.75 billion, with total commitments allowed up to $4.25 billion including an accordion feature.
The agreement runs for five years from May 19, 2026, includes up to $200 million of same-day swingline borrowings, and ties interest to ABR and Term SOFR benchmarks plus an applicable margin based on each borrower’s senior unsecured debt ratings. Key financial covenants require the Company to keep its debt to EBITDA ratio at or below 5.00x, or 5.50x for a limited period after acquisitions of at least $25 million, and require Transco and Northwest to maintain debt-to-capitalization ratios at or below 65%.
On the same date, the borrowers also entered a separate 364-Day Credit Agreement for up to $1.0 billion, with maximum commitments of $1.15 billion, similar interest-rate mechanics, and the option to convert revolving loans at maturity into term loans maturing one year later. Both agreements include customary covenants and events of default that can lead lenders to terminate commitments and accelerate repayment if triggered.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. director Stephen W. Bergstrom reported a bona fide gift of 16,400 shares of Common Stock on May 19, 2026. The shares were transferred at a reported price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a non-cash disposition. After this gift, Bergstrom directly holds 198,605 shares of Williams Companies common stock.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Senior Vice President Glen G. Jasek reported an exercise-and-sell transaction in company stock. On May 15, 2026, he exercised stock options to acquire 2,500 shares of common stock, with strike prices of $29.09 and $28.15 per share.
He then sold 2,500 shares of common stock in open-market transactions at prices of $78.165 and $78.13 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 54,101 shares of Williams common stock.
WMB notice of proposed sale of 2,500 common shares via Rule 144 on 05/15/2026. The filing lists two option-origin tranches: 1,664 shares from an option granted 02/20/2018 and 836 shares from an option granted 09/01/2016. The sale is reported through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC.
Williams Companies Executive Vice President & COO Larry C. Larsen sold 12,000 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.485 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 98,219 shares of Williams Companies, Inc. common stock.