SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-021135
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. · WMB
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robyn L Ewing
Officer — Senior Vice President
Period of report
Feb 27, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Mar 3, 2015 · 3:55 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000107263
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 44,909 | $0.00 | A | 169,742 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 27, 2015 | F | 21,198 | $49.04 | D | 148,544 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 18,456 | $0.00 | A | 167,000 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 27, 2015 | F | 8,302 | $49.04 | D | 158,698 | D | |
| Common Stock | Mar 2, 2015 | M | 3,394 | $8.85 | A | 162,092 | D | |
| Common Stock | Mar 2, 2015 | S | 3,394 | $48.93 | D | 158,698 | D | |
| Common Stock | Mar 2, 2015 | S | 33,865 | $48.75 | D | 124,833 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF4 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | A | 18,372 | A | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 18,372 | 44,909 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 44,909 | D | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 44,909 | 0 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 18,456 | D | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 18,456 | 0 | D |
| Stock Option | $8.85 | Mar 2, 2015 | M | 3,394 | D | Feb 23, 2012 | Feb 23, 2019 | Common Stock | 3,394 | 16,981 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Payout of Restricted Stock Units, in a transaction exempt under Rules 16-3(d) and 16b-6(b), of shares of common stock awarded under The Williams Companies, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan of which a portion of the shares were withheld for taxes.
- F2This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan entered into between Reporting Person and Broker effective August 6, 2014.
- F3This transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan entered into between Reporting Person and Broker effective August 6, 2014. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $48.54 - $48.94. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to prove upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
- F4Represents additional restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the 2012 performance-based RSU grant agreement resulting from the performance better than target of defined relative and absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") metrics, as certified by the compensation committee.