SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-103473
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. · WMB
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Alan S Armstrong
Officer — President & CEO · Director
Period of report
Feb 25, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Feb 29, 2016 · 5:23 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 25, 2016 | M | 3,123 | $0.00 | A | 281,799 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 25, 2016 | F | 995 | $16.03 | D | 280,804 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Feb 25, 2016 | M | 35,374 | $0.00 | A | 316,178 | D | |
| Common Stock | Feb 25, 2016 | F | 11,444 | $16.03 | D | 304,734 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 34,264 | I | By Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF3 | $0.00 | Feb 25, 2016 | D | 85,346 | D | Feb 25, 2016 | Feb 25, 2016 | Common Stock | 85,346 | 3,123 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 25, 2016 | M | 3,123 | D | Feb 25, 2016 | Feb 25, 2016 | Common Stock | 3,123 | 0 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $0.00 | Feb 25, 2016 | M | 35,374 | D | Feb 25, 2016 | Feb 25, 2016 | Common Stock | 35,374 | 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.
- F2Shares held in the Alan and Shelly S. Armstrong Family Foundation dated December 16, 2015, Alan S. and Shelly S. Armstrong, Trustees.
- F3Represents cancellation of 96.47% of restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the 2013 performance-based RSU grant agreement resulting from performance less than target of defined relative and absolute total shareholder return, as certified by the compensation committee.