Williams Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.59 per Share

Williams’ (NYSE:WMB) board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.59 on the company’s common stock, payable June 29 to holders of record at the close of business June 12.

The new amount is an increase of $0.165, or 39 percent, from the second-quarter 2014 dividend and an increase of $0.01, or 1.7 percent, from the previous quarter.

Williams has paid a common stock dividend every quarter since 1974.

About Williams

Williams (NYSE:WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale infrastructure to connect North American natural gas and natural gas products to growing demand for cleaner fuel and feedstocks. Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., Williams owns approximately 60 percent of Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) , including all of the 2 percent general-partner interest. Williams Partners is an industry-leading, large-cap master limited partnership with operations across the natural gas value chain from gathering, processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids to petchem production of ethylene, propylene and other olefins. With major positions in top U.S. supply basins and also in Canada, Williams Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and fastest growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’ operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas. www.williams.com

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