Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P. [WPZ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/2016
(Street)

TULSA, OK 74172
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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

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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
Convertible Class B Units $ 0 (1) 08/05/2016   A   395,207 (2)     (1)   (1) Common Units 395,207 (3) 16,314,835 D (4)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA, OK 74172
    X    
WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE CO LLC
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA, OK 74172
    X    

Signatures

 Cher S. Lawrence, Assistant Secretary   08/29/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Cher S. Lawrence, Assistant Secretary   08/29/2016
**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) Convertible Class B Units ("Class B Units") representing limited partnership interests in Williams Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") are convertible on a one-for-one basis into Common Units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership at the election of the holder or the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership's First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement").
(2) Reflects the number of Class B Units to be issued to Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC ("WGP") as a Class B Unit Distribution (as defined below) on August 12, 2016, the payment date for the Partnership's cash distribution on Common Units with respect to the third quarter of 2015. The record date for the distribution is August 5, 2016.
(3) Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, Class B Units receive additional paid-in-kind Class B Units in lieu of cash for each distribution period that distributions are made with respect to the Partnership's Common Units (each a "Class B Unit Distribution"). The number of Class B Units to be issued with respect to each Class B Unit outstanding in connection with a Class B Unit Distribution is the quotient of (i) the amount of the distribution declared for a Common Unit for the applicable distribution period divided by (ii) the volume-weighted average trading price of a Common Unit calculated over the consecutive 30-day trading day period prior to the declaration date for the distribution. The Partnership will round the Class B Units issued down to the next lower whole Class B Unit and pay cash instead of issuing fractional units or round to the next higher whole Class B Unit.
(4) Giving effect to the Class B Unit Distribution described in footnote 2 above, The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Williams") indirectly beneficially owns (a) 339,664,088 Common Units held by WGP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams (b) the incentive distribution rights in the Partnership (c) the 2% general partner interest in the Partnership, and (d) 16,314,835 Class B Units held by WGP, which is all of the Class B Units outstanding.

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