Williams Completes $850 Million Offer of Senior Notes

Williams Completes $850 Million Offer of Senior Notes

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Williams (NYS: WMB) today announced that it has completed a public offering of $850 million of its 3.7-percent senior notes due 2023 at a price of 99.722 percent of par.

Williams intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance a portion of its investments in Access Midstream Partners GP, L.L.C. and Access Midstream Partners, L.P. that were previously announced on Dec. 11, 2012.

UBS Investment Bank, Barclays and Citigroup acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. A copy of the prospectus supplement and related base prospectus may be obtained on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting:

UBS Investment Bank
Attention: Prospectus Department
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 888-827-7275

Barclays
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Phone: 888-603-5847
E-mail: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

Citigroup
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, NY 11717
Phone: 800-831-9146
Email: batprospectusdept@citi.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 SEC.

Williams
Media Contact:
Jeff Pounds, 918-573-3332
or
Investor Contacts:
John Porter, 918-573-0797
or
Sharna Reingold, 918-573-2078

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