UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-A/A
Amendment No. 1
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The Williams Companies, Inc.
| Oklahoma | 73-0569878 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| One Williams Center | ||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box: þ
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box: o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 001-4174
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which | |
| to be so registered | each class is to be registered | |
| Series A Junior Participating Preferred | New York Stock Exchange | |
| Stock Purchase Rights | Pacific Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
| Item 1. Description of the Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. | ||||||||
| Item 2. Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
Item 1. Description of the Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The description provided under Item 3.03 from the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated September 21, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.
A copy of the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement has been filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 21, 2004, and the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
The information included under the caption entitled “Item 1. Description of the Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in the registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on February 6, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Description |
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2004, by and between the Registrant and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on September 21, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Brian K. Shore | |||
| Name: | Brian K. Shore | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||
Date: September 22, 2004