Williams enters $3.75 billion credit agreement and $1.0 billion 364-day facility
Williams and its subsidiaries Northwest Pipeline and Transco entered a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on May 19, 2026, allowing up to $3.75 billion of borrowing, with a five-year initial term. They also signed a separate $1.0 billion 364-day credit agreement with Citibank as administrative agent. The filing describes these as general corporate facilities that can fund working capital, acquisitions, and capital expenditures, and it sets debt-to-EBITDA limits that shareholders can watch.
Key points
- Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 19, 2026, with Wells Fargo as administrative agent: up to $3.75 billion in aggregate, $500 million sublimit each for Northwest and Transco, and a possible increase of $500 million, capp
- Initial five-year term, with up to two one-year extensions to as late as the seventh anniversary of the effective date.
- 364-Day Credit Agreement with Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent: up to $1.0 billion, $100 million sublimit each for Northwest and Transco, and a possible increase of $150 million, capped at $1.15 billion.
- Covenants require debt to EBITDA of no greater than 5.00 to 1.00, rising to 5.50 to 1.00 after acquisitions of $25 million or more, and debt to capitalization of no greater than 65% for Transco and Northwest.
The filing
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