Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers.

On January 5, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Williams Companies, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Stacey H. Doré to the Board, effective January 6, 2021. Ms. Doré will serve on the Governance and Sustainability and the Audit Committees of the Board.

In connection with Ms. Doré's appointment as a non-employee director, Ms. Doré will receive the standard annual benefits paid to each non-employee director including: (i) $110,000 annual cash retainer; and (ii) $165,000 annual equity retainer in the form of restricted stock units issued pursuant to The Williams Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Incentive Plan. The annual cash retainer is paid through quarterly cash payments. The annual equity retainer is deferred and will not be distributed until the director's retirement from the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Doré and any other person in connection with her appointment as a director of the Company. Ms. Doré is not related to any officer or director of the Company, and there are no transactions or relationships between Ms. Doré and the Company and its subsidiaries that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company issued a press release, dated January 6, 2021, announcing the appointment of Ms. Doré to the Board, which press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




  (d) Exhibits



99.1      Press release of the Company dated January 6, 2021.

104     Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded
        within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101).

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