secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. (WMB)
CIK:        0000107263
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-130839
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Williams annual meeting: all directors elected, but charter amendment to limit officer liability fails
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312524130839/0001193125-24-130839-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312524130839/d762434d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-130839

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