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WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 8-K Report (Apr 22, 2003)

Filed April 22, 2003For Securities:WMB

Summary

Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) filed a Form 8-K on April 22, 2003, to provide updated pro forma financial information. This filing supplements the previously issued consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, by presenting two key business segments as discontinued operations: the Texas Gas pipeline system and the Williams Energy Partners segment. This reclassification aims to offer investors a clearer view of the company's ongoing business by separating the financial performance of these divested or soon-to-be-divested assets. Investors should review this pro forma information to better understand the operational and financial trajectory of WMB's core, continuing businesses, as it removes the impact of these specific segments from the overall consolidated results.

Key Highlights

  • 1Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) filed an 8-K on April 22, 2003.
  • 2The filing provides pro forma financial information.
  • 3This information supplements the company's 2002 Annual Report (10-K).
  • 4The Texas Gas pipeline system is presented as discontinued operations.
  • 5The Williams Energy Partners segment is also presented as discontinued operations.
  • 6This reclassification aims to present a clearer picture of the company's ongoing business operations to investors.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide investors with pro forma financial information that treats the Texas Gas pipeline system and the Williams Energy Partners segment as discontinued operations. This supplements the company's previously issued consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.

The filing indicates that these segments are being presented as discontinued operations to offer investors a clearer view of the company's ongoing core business by segregating the financial performance of these specific assets.

The detailed pro forma financial information is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K filing.

This filing provides 'pro forma' information, which means it shows how the financial statements would look if these segments were treated as discontinued operations. It does not change the original, audited consolidated financial statements reported in the 2002 10-K, but rather presents a supplemental view for analytical purposes.