UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2011
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 73-0569878 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 918/573-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On June 23, 2011, the Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has made a proposal to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Southern Union Company (“Southern Union”) to acquire all of Southern Union’s outstanding common stock for $39 per share in cash.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is the press release issued by the Company regarding the acquisition proposal.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference is a letter addressed to the Company from Barclays Bank PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. regarding the potential financing of the Company’s proposed acquisition of Southern Union.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 23, 2011, announcing proposal to acquire Southern Union Company. | |
| 99.2 | Letter, dated June 23, 2011, from Barclays Bank PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ La Fleur C. Browne | |
| La Fleur C. Browne | ||
| Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
DATED: June 23, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 23, 2011, announcing proposal to acquire Southern Union Company. | |
| 99.2 | Letter, dated June 23, 2011, from Barclays Bank PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |