SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-021160
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. · WMB
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Craig L Rainey
Officer — SVP & General Counsel
Period of report
Feb 27, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Mar 3, 2015 · 4:03 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 | 40,959 | $0.00 | A | 78,038 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 27, 2015 | F | 16,484 | $49.04 | D | 61,554 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 16,833 | $0.00 | A | 78,387 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 27, 2015 | F | 7,486 | $49.04 | D | 70,901 | 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 UnitsF2 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | A | 16,756 | A | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 16,756 | 40,959 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 40,959 | D | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 40,959 | 0 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 27, 2015 | M | 16,833 | D | Feb 27, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Common Stock | 16,833 | 0 | 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.
- F2Represents 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.