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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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523123966/0001193125-23-123966-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"98083cc23f2618b22e6fd39528f09724bf9bb9d3","claim":"WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523123966/0001193125-23-123966-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a16a4f58240e332358d439951fc15cc24a683b51","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523123966/0001193125-23-123966-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ecbb34a0707420fcb4c74880e0e0455b9d423a03","claim":"WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders approved Elect twelve director nominees for a one-year term at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523123966/0001193125-23-123966-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}