8-K
filed May 3, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
ticker WMB
CIK 0000107263
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confidence high
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Williams annual meeting: all directors elected, but charter amendment to limit officer liability fails
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
- All 12 director nominees elected with strong support; Brokertal votes ranged from 3.6M to 58.2M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 962.3M FOR, 39.1M AGAINST.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for 2024 approved: 1,070.3M FOR, 42.3M AGAINST.
- Proposal to amend charter to limit officer liability failed (needed 75% of outstanding shares FOR; received 843.6M FOR vs 160.0M AGAINST).
- No stockholder questions received at meeting; audio recording available on company website.
Key facts
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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, 2024 at the 2024-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-04-30
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, 2024. The voting results were as follows: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 1,070,333,386 42,256,251 912,112 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 2024-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-04-30
Exact text from the filing
Each of the 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 995,377,723 8,743,706 895,928 108,484,392
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. shareholders rejected Adopt the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Williams Companies, Inc. to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by law at the 2024-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2024-04-30
Exact text from the filing
Although more than 5 times more stockholders voted FOR the proposal to amend our Certificate of Incorporation rather than AGAINST it, the proposal did not receive 75% of the total outstanding shares voting FOR. Accordingly, the proposal was not approved, and the Company’s existing Certificate of Incorporation will remain in effect. The voting results were as follows: VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 843,647,752 159,954,113 1,415,492 108,484,392
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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 2024-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2024-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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 962,271,988 39,138,396 3,606,972 108,484,392
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