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Williams prices $2.75 billion of senior notes across four tranches
Coupons range from 5.000% to 6.400%, with maturities from 2029 to 2056. Williams said the offering was expected to close September 10, subject to customary conditions.
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Verified facts from The Williams Companies, Inc. Form 8-K AccNo 0001193125-26-387359, Items 7.01 / 8.01 / 9.01 (Regulation FD; Other Events / Underwriting Agreement; Exhibits incl. 99.1). Filed September 10, 2026; earliest event September 8, 2026. Company priced $2.75 billion aggregate principal across four senior-note tranches; expected settlement/close September 10, 2026 subject to customary conditions. Item 7.01 information is furnished, not filed. Frame as priced / expected settle — not as completed cash settlement. No net proceeds dollars, discounts, Treasury spreads, CapEx project list, ratings actions, or share-price reaction are stated here.
Facts are as of the September 8, 2026 pricing / Underwriting Agreement (Form 8-K filed September 10, 2026). Frame as priced / expected settle September 10 subject to customary conditions — not as settled delivery unless later confirmed. Proceeds = repay commercial paper and other GCP including funding CapEx only.
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Sources & evidenceUSD aggregate principal
$2.75B
The Williams Companies, Inc. aggregate principal amount of four series of senior notes (priced public offering)
Underwriting Agreement dated September 8, 2026; Form 8-K AccNo 0001193125-26-387359
The Williams Companies, Inc. via SEC EDGARWilliams Exhibit 99.1 — Prices $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes (September 8, 2026)SEC Exhibit 99.1 press release · 09-08-2026principal / coupon / issue price
$500M · 5.000% due 2029 @ 99.931%
Williams 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029 tranche (issue price % of par)
Priced September 8, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1 / Item 8.01)
The Williams Companies, Inc. via SEC EDGARWilliams Exhibit 99.1 — Prices $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes (September 8, 2026)SEC Exhibit 99.1 press release · 09-08-2026principal / coupon / issue price
$1.0B · 5.600% due 2033 @ 99.999%
Williams 5.600% Senior Notes due 2033 tranche (issue price % of par)
Priced September 8, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1 / Item 8.01)
The Williams Companies, Inc. via SEC EDGARWilliams Exhibit 99.1 — Prices $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes (September 8, 2026)SEC Exhibit 99.1 press release · 09-08-2026
Williams (NYSE: WMB) priced a $2.75 billion public offering of senior notes across four tranches on September 8, 2026, with coupons of 5.000%, 5.600%, 5.800% and 6.400%. The notes were priced just below par, and the company said settlement was expected September 10, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Four-tranche terms: coupons, maturities, and issue prices
The offering comprises $500 million of 5.000% notes due 2029 at 99.931% of par; $1 billion of 5.600% notes due 2033 at 99.999%; $750 million of 5.800% notes due 2036 at 99.819%; and $500 million of 6.400% notes due 2056 at 99.800%.
Use of proceeds
Williams said it intends to use the proceeds to repay outstanding commercial paper and for other general corporate purposes, including funding capital expenditures. The announced uses do not specify dollar allocations or individual capital projects.
Underwriters and book-running managers
Williams entered into the underwriting agreement on September 8 with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. as representatives of the underwriters. Those firms also served as joint book-running managers.
Registration statement and prospectus supplement
The offering was registered under the Securities Act through Form S-3, File No. 333-277232. The prospectus supplement was dated September 8 and filed under Rule 424(b) on September 9, 2026.
Form 8-K items and exhibits
The September 10 Form 8-K covers Items 7.01, 8.01 and 9.01. The pricing release was furnished as Exhibit 99.1, rather than filed, under General Instruction B.2. The filing also includes the underwriting agreement as Exhibit 1.1, the form of the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture as Exhibit 4.1 and a Gibson Dunn opinion as Exhibit 5.1. The indenture form names The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee and is to be dated September 10, 2026.
Expected settlement timing
September 10 was the expected closing date, subject to customary conditions. The filing's September 10 date alone is not evidence that cash settlement occurred.
Completed cash settlement, net proceeds dollars, and CapEx project detail remain outside this disclosure
The 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 establish a priced $2.75 billion four-tranche senior notes offering with an expected September 10, 2026 settlement subject to customary conditions; they do not confirm completed cash settlement, state net proceeds after discounts, list CapEx projects, or report share-price reaction.
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Sources & evidence
Primary documents used for this piece.
The Williams Companies, Inc. via SEC EDGAR
Williams Exhibit 99.1 — Prices $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes (September 8, 2026)
SEC Exhibit 99.1 press release · 2026-09-08
The Williams Companies, Inc. via SEC EDGAR
The Williams Companies, Inc. Form 8-K — Items 7.01, 8.01 and 9.01 (AccNo 0001193125-26-387359)
SEC Form 8-K · 2026-09-10
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
The Williams Companies, Inc. Form 8-K filing index — AccNo 0001193125-26-387359
SEC Form 8-K index · 2026-09-10
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