Williams Companies
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Williams Companies
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What shareholders voted on
From Williams Companies’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of our named executive officers | Say on pay | 97% | Passed | |
| Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of issuable shares from | Company proposal | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Incentive Plan to increase the number of issuable shares from | Company proposal | 98% | Passed | |
| Ernst and Young LLP | Company proposal | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Chad J. Zamarin | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Carri A. Lockhart | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott D. Sheffield | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Rose M. Robeson | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael A. Creel | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Jesse J. Tyson | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Ragauss | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Spence | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen W. Bergstrom | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard E. Muncrief | Director | 93% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of our named executive officers | Say on pay | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Company proposal | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael A. Creel | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Alan S. Armstrong | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott D. Sheffield | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard E. Muncrief | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Carri A. Lockhart | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Rose M. Robeson | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jesse J. Tyson | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Ragauss | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Spence | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen W. Bergstrom | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stacey H. Doré | Director | 94.3% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of our named executive officers | Say on pay | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Ernst and Young LLP | Company proposal | 96.2% | Passed | |
| 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 | Company proposal | 84.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Carri A. Lockhart | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott D. Sheffield | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard E. Muncrief | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael A. Creel | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Alan S. Armstrong | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Murray D. Smith | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Jesse J. Tyson | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Rose M. Robeson | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Ragauss | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen W. Bergstrom | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Spence | Director | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Stacey H. Doré | Director | 94.2% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of our named executive officers | Say on pay | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Ernst and Young LLP | Company proposal | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Carri A. Lockhart | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard E. Muncrief | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Alan S. Armstrong | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott D. Sheffield | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael A. Creel | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Murray D. Smith | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Rose M. Robeson | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Jesse J. Tyson | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Ragauss | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen W. Bergstrom | Director | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Spence | Director | 93.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Stacey H. Doré | Director | 91.5% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of our named executive officers | Say on pay | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Ernst and Young LLP | Company proposal | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard E. Muncrief | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nancy K. Buese | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Scott D. Sheffield | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael A. Creel | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Alan S. Armstrong | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Murray D. Smith | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Stacey H. Doré | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jesse J. Tyson | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Rose M. Robeson | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen W. Bergstrom | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Peter A. Ragauss | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Spence | Director | 94% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Williams Companies’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-04 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-18 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-02 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-19 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-03 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-20 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-04-28 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-16 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-04-28 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-17 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-04-30 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-18 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-04-29 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-19 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-10 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-28 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-08-10 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-11 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-11 |
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