Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Poarch John E

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/1/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC [WMB]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE WILLIAMS CENTER

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Engineering Services /

(Street)

TULSA, OK 74172

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	350	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	2/23/2018	2/23/2018	Common Stock	1781	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units	2/22/2019	2/22/2019	Common Stock	2562	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Common Stock	2425	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units	4/3/2020	4/3/2020	Common Stock	2346	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	2/23/2018	2/23/2018	Common Stock	2112	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	8/4/2019	2/22/2019	Common Stock	2783	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Common Stock	2761	$0.00	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2016	2/23/2025	Common Stock	1943	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2017	2/23/2025	Common Stock	1944	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2018	2/23/2025	Common Stock	1944	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2017	8/4/2026	Common Stock	1350	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2018	8/4/2026	Common Stock	1350	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2019	8/4/2026	Common Stock	1351	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2018	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1837	$28.87	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2019	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1837	$28.87	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2020	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1837	$28.87	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vesting is subject to applicable grant agreement and compensation committee certification that the Company has met the three year performance measure of relative shareholder return.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Poarch John E ONE WILLIAMS CENTER TULSA, OK 74172			SVP - Engineering Services

Signatures
Cher S. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact		11/3/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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