SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): July 28, 2004
The Williams Companies, Inc.
| Delaware | 1-4174 | 73-0569878 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 918/573-2000
Not Applicable
| Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| Copy of Press Release | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
| a) | None | |||
| b) | None | |||
| c) | Exhibits | |||
Exhibit 99.1 Copy of press release dated July 28, 2004, publicly reporting the matters discussed herein, furnished pursuant to Item 9.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 28, 2004, The Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) announced that it completed the sale of three straddle plants in Western Canada to Inter Pipeline Fund of Calgary for $715 million Canadian, or approximately $536 million cash in U.S. funds, subject to closing adjustments.
Also on July 28, 2004, Williams announced that it is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2004 financial results before the market opens on August 5, 2004. Williams’ management will discuss the results during an analyst presentation to be webcast live beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern the same day.
A copy of the press release announcing the same is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Williams has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. |
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| Date: July 29, 2004 | /s/ William H. Gault | |||
| Name: | William H. Gault | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||