SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2002 --------------- The Williams Companies, Inc. ---------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-4174 73-0569878 --------------- ------------ ------------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172 ------------------------------------ ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 918/573-2000 ------------ Not Applicable -------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Williams") wishes to amend its Form 8-K filed August 14, 2002, in order to correct the dates on Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3. Exhibit 99.1 is Williams' press release dated August 14, 2002. Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 are the sworn statements of Williams' principal executive officer, Steven J. Malcolm, and principal financial officer, Jack D. McCarthy, as required pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Williams has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Date: August 15, 2002 /s/ Suzanne H. Costin ------------------------------------ Name: Suzanne H. Costin Title: Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Copy of Williams' press release dated August 14, 2002. 99.2 Sworn statement of Williams' principal executive officer, Steven J. Malcolm, required pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460. 99.3 Sworn statement of Williams' principal financial officer, Jack D. McCarthy, required pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460.

EXHIBIT 99.1 [WILLIAMS LOGO] NEWS RELEASE NYSE: WMB Leading Energy SOLUTIONS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DATE: Aug. 14, 2002 CONTACT: Kelly Swan Jay Henderson Richard George Williams (media relations) Williams (investor relations) Williams (investor relations) (918) 573-6932 (918) 573-3879 (918) 573-3679 kelly.swan@williams.com jay.henderson@williams.com richard.george@williams.com
WILLIAMS EXECUTIVES SUBMIT CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS TULSA, Okla. - Williams (NYSE:WMB) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer Steve Malcolm and Chief Financial Officer Jack McCarthy filed two written statements today certifying the company's 2002 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This action complies with a June 27 order from the SEC requiring large publicly held companies to certify their financial reports and to the recently enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Malcolm and McCarthy filed sworn statements with Williams' most recent Form 8-K and a certification letter with the second-quarter 2002 Form 10-Q. These items are available at www.williams.com under the investor relations section. ABOUT WILLIAMS (NYSE:WMB) Williams moves, manages and markets a variety of energy products, including natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, petroleum and electricity. Based in Tulsa, Okla., Williams' operations span the energy value chain from wellhead to burner tip. Company information is available at 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.

EXHIBIT 99.2 STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS I, Steven J. Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of The Williams Companies, Inc., state and attest that: (1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of The Williams Companies, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). (2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with The Williams Companies, Inc.'s Audit Committee. (3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a `covered report': o Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission of The Williams Companies, Inc.; o all reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of The Williams Companies, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and o any amendments to any of the foregoing. /s/ Steven J. Malcolm Subscribed and sworn to - --------------------------- before me this 14th day of Steven J. Malcolm August, 2002. August 14, 2002 /s/ Kathleen M. Henslick -------------------------------- Notary Public My Commission Expires: 1/31/2005 ---------

EXHIBIT 99.3 STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE ACT FILINGS I, Jack D. McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer of The Williams Companies, Inc., state and attest that: (1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of The Williams Companies, Inc., and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report: o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed). (2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with The Williams Companies, Inc.'s Audit Committee. (3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a `covered report': o Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission of The Williams Companies, Inc.; o all reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of The Williams Companies, Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and o any amendments to any of the foregoing. /s/ Jack D. McCarthy Subscribed and sworn to - ------------------------ before me this 14th day of Jack D. McCarthy August, 2002. August 14, 2002 /s/ Kathleen M. Henslick -------------------------------- Notary Public My Commission Expires: 1/31/2005 ---------