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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bennett Walter J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC [WMB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 295 CHIPETA WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2019 (Street) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1) 02/22/2019   M   9,333 (2) A $ 0 116,881 D   Common Stock 02/22/2019   F   2,846 D $ 27.11 114,035 D   Common Stock (1) 02/22/2019   M   21,017 A $ 0 135,052 D   Common Stock 02/22/2019   F   6,158 D $ 27.11 128,894 D   Common Stock (3) 02/25/2019   S   14,859 D $ 27.1329 (4) 114,035 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restcted Stock Units (1)

$ 0

02/22/2019

M

9,333 (2)

02/22/2019

02/22/2019

Common Stock

9,333

$ 0

0

D

Restriced Stock Units (1)

$ 0

02/22/2019

M

21,017

02/22/2019

02/22/2019

Common Stock

21,017

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bennett Walter J 295 CHIPETA WAY SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Cher S. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact		02/26/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Payout of Restricted Stock Units, in a transaction exempt under Rules 16b-3(d) and 16b-6(b), of shares of common stock awarded under The Williams Companies, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan, of which a portion of the shares were withheld for taxes.
(2)	Represents an adjustment to the restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the 2016 performance-based RSU grant agreement resulting from performance less than target.
(3)	Represents shares sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Sales Plan entered into between Reporting Person and Broker on November 5, 2018.
(4)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $27.080 - $27.190. The prices reported above reflect the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to prove upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

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