Annual Meeting for Williams Cos. to be Held May 10


The Williams Cos. Inc. is planning its annual shareholders meeting on May 10 in Tulsa.

In a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company stated the meeting will include the election of 10 director nominees.

“We are not aware of any matter to be presented at the annual meeting that is not included in this proxy statement. However, your proxy authorizes the persons named on the proxy card to take action on additional matters that may properly arise. These individuals will exercise their best judgment to vote on any other matter, including a question of adjourning the annual meeting. All votes are confidential unless disclosure is legally necessary.”

 

Chairman of the board and CEO Alan Armstrong said shareholders will be given an update on operations and have opportunities to ask questions of the leadership.

The 10 directors in question are: Alan Armstrong, Stephen Bergstrom, Stephen Chazen, Charles Cogut, Kathleen Cooper, Michael Creel, Peter Ragauss, Scott Sheffield, Murray smith and William Spence.

The notice also included a breakdown of salaries of Williams Cos. executives. As President and CEO, Armstrong receives a salary of $1,149,615 annually with a total compensation of $10,620,236.,