Williams Companies 2023 annual meeting: all director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.

All 12 director nominees received majority votes; including Alan Armstrong with 972M for, 4M against.
Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY 2023 with 1.03B votes for vs 54.7M against.
Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 936M for, 37M against, 3.2M abstentions.
Stockholders voted (every year) for future say-on-pay frequency with 954M for every year.
No stockholder questions were received at the meeting (Item 7.01).

Key facts

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-04-25 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay frequency
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-04-25

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Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers every year. The voting results were as follows: EVERY YEAR EVERY TWO YEARS EVERY THREE YEARS ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 953,764,479 4,732,947 15,620,555 2,826,291 108,577,320

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-04-25 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-04-25

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Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results were as follows: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 936,314,475 37,444,784 3,185,014 108,577,320

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-04-25 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-04-25

Exact text from the filing

Ernst and Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results were as follows: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 1,030,034,377 54,652,289 834,926 0

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Elect twelve director nominees for a one-year term at the 2023-04-25 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-04-25

Exact text from the filing

Each of the following director nominees was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. Voting results were as follows: NOMINEE VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES Alan S. Armstrong 972,009,079 4,167,403 767,617 108,577,320

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