Article: Fitch Affirms Williams Companies & Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and outstanding debt ratings for The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) and its two debt issuing pipeline company subsidiaries Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (TGPL) and Northwest Pipeline GP (NWP), as listed below. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Approximately $7.28 billion of outstanding long-term debt is affected.

The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)

--IDR at 'BBB-';

--Senior unsecured at 'BBB-';

--Junior subordinated convertible debentures at 'BB'.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (TGPL)

--IDR at 'BBB';

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