OREANDA-NEWS. Williams (NYSE:WMB) announced that it received early termination of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) with respect to the Company's previously announced acquisition from Global Infrastructure Partners II ("GIP") of its 50 percent general partner interest and 55.1 million limited partner units in Access Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE:ACMP).

Williams expects to complete the transaction in early July at which time it will own 100 percent of the general partner and approximately 50 percent of the limited partner units in Access Midstream.