Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Porter John Dean	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. [WMB]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) ONE WILLIAMS CENTER	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) VP, Controller & CAO /
(Street) TULSA, OK 74172       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	65105	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1)	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Common Stock	1479	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units (1)	2/20/2021	2/20/2021	Common Stock	2543	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units (1)	2/19/2022	2/19/2022	Common Stock	2489	$0.00	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/25/2016	2/25/2023	Common Stock	690	$33.57	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/24/2016	2/24/2024	Common Stock	528	$41.77	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/24/2017	2/24/2024	Common Stock	529	$41.77	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2016	2/23/2025	Common Stock	835	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2017	2/23/2025	Common Stock	836	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/23/2018	2/23/2025	Common Stock	836	$49.15	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2017	8/4/2026	Common Stock	633	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2018	8/4/2026	Common Stock	633	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/22/2019	8/4/2026	Common Stock	633	$24.98	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2018	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1312	$28.87	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2019	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1312	$28.87	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/21/2020	2/21/2027	Common Stock	1312	$28.87	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/20/2019	2/20/2028	Common Stock	1940	$29.09	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/20/2020	2/20/2028	Common Stock	1940	$29.09	D
Employee Options (Right to Buy)	2/20/2021	2/20/2028	Common Stock	1940	$29.09	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vesting is subject to applicable grant agreement and Compensation and Management Development Committee certification that the Company has met the applicable three year performance measures of return on capital employed and total shareholder return, each weighted at 50%. The payout will range from 0 percent to 200 percent of the awarded number of units.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Porter John Dean ONE WILLIAMS CENTER TULSA, OK 74172			VP, Controller & CAO

Signatures
Cheryl L. Mahon, Attorney in Fact		1/10/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date