Williams Extends Deadline for Nominating Candidates to Stand for Election to Board of Directors

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) (“Williams”) today announced
that its Board of Directors has extended to the close of business on
Aug. 25, 2016, the deadline for stockholders to nominate candidates to
stand for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s
2016 Annual Meeting.

Williams is seeking additional highly qualified director candidates and
is committed to maintaining a world-class Board comprised of directors
with a broad range of skills and experience. As such, the Board
determined to extend the nomination deadline to Aug. 25, 2016 in order
to allow stockholders additional time to suggest director nominees. The
Aug. 25, 2016 deadline is also consistent with Williams’ past practice
of setting the nomination deadline 90 days prior to the Annual Meeting.
As previously announced, the 2016 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Nov.
23, 2016.

About Williams

Williams (NYSE: WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale infrastructure
connecting 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

Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking statements”
as defined by federal law. Although the company believes any such
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance
that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such
statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections
provided under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Additional
information about issues that could lead to material changes in
performance is contained in the company’s annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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