Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The 2017 annual meeting of
stockholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the Company) was held on May 18, 2017. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
1. The nominees for election to the Companys Board of Directors were elected, each for a term expiring at the Companys next annual
meeting, based on the following votes:
Alan S. Armstrong
For: 641,066,970
Against:
16,246,649
Abstain: 744,514
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Stephen W. Bergstrom
For:
648,105,065
Against: 9,293,209
Abstain: 659,859
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Stephen I. Chazen
For: 649,167,887
Against:
8,228,479
Abstain: 661,768
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Charles I. Cogut
For:
650,362,016
Against: 7,052,276
Abstain: 643,841
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Kathleen B. Cooper
For: 649,559,182
Against:
7,950,991
Abstain: 547,960
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Michael A. Creel
For:
651,511,916
Against: 5,881,867
Abstain: 664,350
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Peter A. Ragauss
For: 650,587,103
Against:
6,819,625
Abstain: 651,405
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Scott D. Sheffield
For:
648,958,026
Against: 8,436,810
Abstain: 663,297
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Murray D. Smith
For: 649,302,968
Against:
8,171,799
Abstain: 583,180
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
William H. Spence
For: 650,256,701
Against:
7,132,407
Abstain: 669,026
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
Janice D. Stoney
For:
641,880,539
Against: 15,588,681
Abstain: 588,914
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent auditors
for 2017 was approved based on the following votes:
For: 728,093,038
Against: 9,093,344
Abstain:
851,169
Broker Non-Votes: 0
3. The proposal relating to the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved based on the following votes:
For: 637,330,782
Against:
19,218,999
Abstain: 1,508,353
Broker Non-Votes: 79,979,870
4.
The proposal relating to the advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay on executive compensation was approved on an annual basis, based on the following votes:
Every Year: 582,342,579
Every
Two Years: 14,593,843
Every Three Years: 59,176,391
Abstain: 1,945,320
Broker
Non-Votes: 79,979,870
The Company intends to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis.