Williams Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.59 per Share
May 21 2015 - 7:30PM
Business Wire
Williams' (NYSE: WMB) board of directors has approved a regular
dividend of $0.59 on the company’s common stock, payable June 29 to
holders of record at the close of business June 12.
The new amount is an increase of $0.165, or 39 percent, from the
second-quarter 2014 dividend and an increase of $0.01, or 1.7
percent, from the previous 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 to connect 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
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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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