SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2003
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The Williams Companies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-4174 73-0569878
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 918/573-2000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Williams Companies, Inc. wishes to disclose for Regulation FD
purposes its press release dated February 19, 2003, filed herewith as Exhibit
99, announcing the details of the analyst meeting scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Eastern, February 20, 2003.
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: February 19, 2003 /s/ Brian K. Shore
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Name: Brian K. Shore
Title: Corporate Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99 Copy of Williams' press release dated February 19, 2003.
EXHIBIT 99
NEWSRELEASE [WILLIAMS LOGO]
NYSE: WMB LEADING ENERGY SOLUTIONS
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DATE: Feb. 19, 2003
CONTACT: Kelly Swan Travis Campbell Richard George
Williams (media relations) Williams (investor relations) Williams (investor relations)
(918) 573-6932 (918) 573-2944 (918) 573-3679
kelly.swan@williams.com travis.campbell@williams.com richard.george@williams.com
WILLIAMS PROVIDES DETAILS FOR FEB. 20 ANALYST MEETING
TULSA, Okla. - Williams' (NYSE:WMB) management plans to discuss its
2002 financial results and 2003 guidance during a meeting with analysts from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern tomorrow, Feb. 20.
A live audio webcast and copies of the presentation slides will be
available on www.williams.com. The slides will be available for downloading and
printing at least one hour before the discussion.
Analysts may also participate via a live audio broadcast that can be
accessed by dialing (800) 562-8369. International callers should dial (913)
981-5581. Callers should dial in at least ten minutes prior to the start of the
discussion.
Audio replays of the conference call will be available at 5 p.m.
Eastern tomorrow through midnight on Feb. 26. To access the replay, dial (888)
203-1112. International callers should dial (719) 457-0820. The replay
confirmation code is 215748.
ABOUT WILLIAMS (NYSE: WMB)
Williams, through its subsidiaries, primarily finds, produces, gathers,
processes and transports natural gas. Williams' gas wells, pipelines and
midstream facilities are concentrated in the Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf
Coast and Eastern Seaboard. More information is available at www.williams.com.
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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.
