Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
February 21 2017 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
Williams’ (NYSE: WMB) board of directors has approved a regular
dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.20 annualized, on the company’s
common stock, payable on March 27, 2017 to holders of record at the
close of business on March 10, 2017.
The new amount is a 50 percent increase from Williams’ previous
quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, paid in December 2016.
Williams has paid a common stock dividend every quarter since
1974.
About Williams
Williams (NYSE: WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale
infrastructure connecting U.S. natural gas and natural gas products
to growing demand for cleaner fuel and feedstocks. Headquartered in
Tulsa, Okla., Williams owns approximately 74 percent of Williams
Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ). Williams Partners is an
industry-leading, large-cap master limited partnership with
operations across the natural gas value chain from gathering,
processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural
gas liquids to petchem production of ethylene, propylene and other
olefins. With major positions in top U.S. supply basins, Williams
Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines
system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and fastest
growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power
generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’
operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas.
www.williams.com
Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking
statements” as defined by federal law. Although the company
believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe
harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform
Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to
material changes in performance is contained in the company’s
annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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