Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Williams’ (NYSE: WMB) board of directors has approved a regular dividend
of $0.30 per share, or $1.20 annualized, on the company’s common stock,
payable on Sept. 25, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business
on Sept. 8, 2017. The third-quarter 2017 dividend is unchanged from the
second 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
connecting U.S. natural gas and natural gas products to growing demand
for cleaner fuel and feedstocks. Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., Williams
owns approximately 74 percent of Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ).
Williams Partners is an industry-leading, large-cap master limited
partnership with operations across the natural gas value chain including
gathering, processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and
natural gas liquids. With major positions in top U.S. supply basins,
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 and quarterly reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Williams
Media Contact:
Keith Isbell, 918-573-7308
or
Investor
Contact:

Brett Krieg, 918-573-4614