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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;7, 2005</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Williams Partners L.P.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-2485124</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>One Williams Center</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Tulsa, Oklahoma</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>74172-0172</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Williams Partners GP LLC<BR>
Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>James J. Bender<BR>
Williams Partners GP LLC<BR>
One Williams Center<BR>
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172-0172</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(918)&nbsp;573-2000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
<B>William J. Cooper<BR>
Andrews Kurth LLP<BR>
600 Travis, Suite&nbsp;4200<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;220-4200</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>per share (3)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common units representing limited partnership interests</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">100,000 common units</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$33.67</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$3,367,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$397</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, there is also being registered such
additional number of common units that become available under the plan because of events such
as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions effected without
the receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding common units.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents common units reserved for issuance under the Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term
Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>The registration fee for such shares was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices
of the common units as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composition Tape on October&nbsp;5,
2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3 Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d29263exv5w1.htm">Opinion/Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (plan information
and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the
requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Williams
Partners L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the
provisions of Rule&nbsp;428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Partnership shall furnish to
the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents included in the file.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Partnership incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following
documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
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    <TD>The prospectus as filed by the Partnership with the Commission (File No.
333-124517) pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4) of the Securities Act on August&nbsp;19, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>The current reports on Form 8-K as filed by the Partnership with the Commission
(File No.&nbsp;001-32599) on August&nbsp;23, 2005 (except for Item&nbsp;7.01 thereof and the related
exhibit) and August&nbsp;26, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Partnership&#146;s common units contained in the
Partnership&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) as filed by the
Partnership with the Commission on August&nbsp;9, 2005, and any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating that description.</TD>
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    <TD>The quarterly report on Form 10-Q as filed by the Partnership with the
Commission (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) on September&nbsp;22, 2005.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 and
Item&nbsp;7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the date of this registration statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against any
and all claims and demands whatsoever. Section&nbsp;7.7(a) of the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership (the &#147;Partnership Agreement&#148;) of the Partnership provides that to the fullest
extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in the Partnership
Agreement, (a)&nbsp;Williams Partners GP LLC (the &#147;General Partner&#148;)<B>, </B>(b)&nbsp;any former General Partner (a
&#147;Departing General Partner&#148;), (c)&nbsp;any individual, corporation, firm, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or
political subdivision thereof or other entity (collectively, a &#147;Person&#148;) who is or was an affiliate
of the General Partner (including The Williams Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries) or any
Departing General Partner, (d)&nbsp;any Person who is or was a member, partner, director, officer,
fiduciary or trustee of the General Partner, a Departing General Partner or any affiliate thereof,
(e)&nbsp;any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any Departing General
Partner or any affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner as an officer,
director, member, partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided that a Person shall not
be included by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary, or custodial
services, and (f)&nbsp;any Person the General Partner designates as an &#147;Indemnitee&#148; for purposes of the
Partnership Agreement (collectively the &#147;Indemnitees&#148;), shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Partnership from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or
several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest,
settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may
be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as
an Indemnitee; <I>provided</I>, that the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable
judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter
for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.7 of the Partnership
Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the
case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee&#146;s conduct was unlawful;
<I>provided</I>, further, no indemnification pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.7 of the Partnership Agreement shall be
available to the General Partner or its affiliates (other than the Partnership or any of its
subsidiaries) with respect to its or their obligations incurred pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement entered into by the Partnership in connection with its initial public offering of common
units, the Omnibus Agreement or the Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (other than
obligations incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership). Any indemnification
pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.7 of the Partnership Agreement shall be made only out of the assets of the
Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable for such
indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the
Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7.7(b) of the Partnership Agreement also states that to the fullest extent permitted
by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified
pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.7(a) of the Partnership Agreement in defending any claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior to a
determination that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Partnership
of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Section&nbsp;7.7 of the
Partnership Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7.8(a) of the Partnership Agreement provides that no Indemnitee shall be liable for
monetary damages to the Partnership, the limited partners of the Partnership or any other Persons
who have acquired interests in common or subordinated units, incentive distribution rights or any
other class or series of equity interest of the Partnership (but excluding any options, rights,
warrants and appreciation rights relating to an equity interest in the Partnership), for losses
sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there
has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction
determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or
engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge
that the Indemnitee&#146;s conduct was criminal.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Underwriting Agreement entered into by the Partnership in connection with its initial
public offering of common units provides for the indemnification of the directors and officers of
the General Partner in certain circumstances by the underwriters.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership may purchase and maintain
(or reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the
General Partner, its affiliates and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine,
which insurance may include directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policies for the directors
and officers of the General Partner.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Item&nbsp;9 for the Partnership&#146;s undertakings with respect to indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P.
(including form of common unit certificate) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) filed with
the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Williams Partners
GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current
report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


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<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-32599) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>



<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#043;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><I>Provided, however, </I>That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II- 4
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on October&nbsp;7, 2005.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Williams Partners GP LLC,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">its general partner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Donald R. Chappel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Donald R. Chappel
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned directors and officers of Williams Partners GP LLC hereby constitute and
appoint James J. Bender, Brian K. Shore, and Richard M. Carson, each with full power to act and
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto) to this registration
statement and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents relating thereto and any
registration statement relating to any offering made pursuant to this registration statement that
is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact or his
substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Steven J. Malcolm<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Steven J. Malcolm
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Donald R. Chappel<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Donald R. Chappel
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Financial<BR>
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Alan S. Armstrong<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Alan S. Armstrong
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Operating Officer and<BR>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Phillip D. Wright<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Phillip D. Wright
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Ted T. Timmermans<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ted T. Timmermans
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Controller and Chief Accounting<BR>
Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;7, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P.
(including form of common unit certificate) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) filed with
the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#043;4.2
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Williams Partners
GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current
report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-32599) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to Williams Partners L.P.&#146;s current report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-32599) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;26, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Williams Partners L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-2485124
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
74172-0172
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Williams Partners GP LLC
Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
James J. Bender
Williams Partners GP LLC
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172-0172
(Name and address of agent for service)
(918) 573-2000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William J. Cooper
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 220-4200
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
registered
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
(1)(2)
per share (3)
price
fee
Common units representing limited partnership interests
100,000 common units
$33.67
$3,367,000
$397
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, there is also being registered such
additional number of common units that become available under the plan because of events such
as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions effected without
the receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding common units.
(2)
Represents common units reserved for issuance under the Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
(3)
The registration fee for such shares was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices
of the common units as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composition Tape on October 5,
2005.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3 Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4 Description of Securities
Item 5 Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6 Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7 Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8 Exhibits
Item 9 Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion/Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information
and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Williams
Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Partnership shall furnish to
the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents included in the file.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Partnership incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following
documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
(1)
The prospectus as filed by the Partnership with the Commission (File No.
333-124517) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act on August 19, 2005.
(2)
The current reports on Form 8-K as filed by the Partnership with the Commission
(File No. 001-32599) on August 23, 2005 (except for Item 7.01 thereof and the related
exhibit) and August 26, 2005.
(3)
The description of the Partnership's common units contained in the
Partnership's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-32599) as filed by the
Partnership with the Commission on August 9, 2005, and any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating that description.
(4)
The quarterly report on Form 10-Q as filed by the Partnership with the
Commission (File No. 001-32599) on September 22, 2005.
All documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and
Item 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K) subsequent to the date of this registration statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other person from and against any
and all claims and demands whatsoever. Section 7.7(a) of the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") of the Partnership provides that to the fullest
extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in the Partnership
Agreement, (a) Williams Partners GP LLC (the "General Partner")
,
(b) any former General Partner (a
"Departing General Partner"), (c) any individual, corporation, firm, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or
political subdivision thereof or other entity (collectively, a "Person") who is or was an affiliate
of the General Partner (including The Williams Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries) or any
Departing General Partner, (d) any Person who is or was a member, partner, director, officer,
fiduciary or trustee of the General Partner, a Departing General Partner or any affiliate thereof,
(e) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any Departing General
Partner or any affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner as an officer,
director, member, partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided that a Person shall not
be included by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary, or custodial
services, and (f) any Person the General Partner designates as an "Indemnitee" for purposes of the
Partnership Agreement (collectively the "Indemnitees"), shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Partnership from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or
several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest,
settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may
be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as
an Indemnitee;
provided
, that the
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Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable
judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter
for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Partnership
Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the
case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful;
provided
, further, no indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Partnership Agreement shall be
available to the General Partner or its affiliates (other than the Partnership or any of its
subsidiaries) with respect to its or their obligations incurred pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement entered into by the Partnership in connection with its initial public offering of common
units, the Omnibus Agreement or the Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (other than
obligations incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership). Any indemnification
pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Partnership Agreement shall be made only out of the assets of the
Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable for such
indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the
Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
Section 7.7(b) of the Partnership Agreement also states that to the fullest extent permitted
by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified
pursuant to Section 7.7(a) of the Partnership Agreement in defending any claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior to a
determination that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Partnership
of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Section 7.7 of the
Partnership Agreement.
Section 7.8(a) of the Partnership Agreement provides that no Indemnitee shall be liable for
monetary damages to the Partnership, the limited partners of the Partnership or any other Persons
who have acquired interests in common or subordinated units, incentive distribution rights or any
other class or series of equity interest of the Partnership (but excluding any options, rights,
warrants and appreciation rights relating to an equity interest in the Partnership), for losses
sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there
has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction
determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or
engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge
that the Indemnitee's conduct was criminal.
The Underwriting Agreement entered into by the Partnership in connection with its initial
public offering of common units provides for the indemnification of the directors and officers of
the General Partner in certain circumstances by the underwriters.
In addition, the Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership may purchase and maintain
(or reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the
General Partner, its affiliates and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine,
which insurance may include directors' and officers' liability insurance policies for the directors
and officers of the General Partner.
Reference is made to Item 9 for the Partnership's undertakings with respect to indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
+4.1
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P.
(including form of common unit certificate) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Williams Partners L.P.'s current report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32599) filed with
the Commission on August 26, 2005).
+4.2
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Williams Partners
GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Williams Partners L.P.'s current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32599) filed with the Commission on August 26, 2005).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
+4.3
Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to Williams Partners L.P.'s current report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-32599) filed with the Commission on August 26, 2005).
*5.1
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.
*23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
*23.2
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
*24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
+
Incorporated by reference.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
Provided, however,
That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
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claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on October 7, 2005.
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
By:
Williams Partners GP LLC,
its general partner
By:
/s/ Donald R. Chappel
Donald R. Chappel
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and officers of Williams Partners GP LLC hereby constitute and
appoint James J. Bender, Brian K. Shore, and Richard M. Carson, each with full power to act and
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto) to this registration
statement and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents relating thereto and any
registration statement relating to any offering made pursuant to this registration statement that
is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact or his
substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Steven J. Malcolm
Steven J. Malcolm
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
October 7, 2005
/s/ Donald R. Chappel
Donald R. Chappel
Chief Financial Officer and
Director (Principal Financial
Officer)
October 7, 2005
/s/ Alan S. Armstrong
Alan S. Armstrong
Chief Operating Officer and
Director
October 7, 2005
/s/ Phillip D. Wright
Phillip D. Wright
Director
October 7, 2005
/s/ Ted T. Timmermans
Ted T. Timmermans
Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
October 7, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
+4.1
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Williams Partners L.P.
(including form of common unit certificate) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Williams Partners L.P.'s current report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32599) filed with
the Commission on August 26, 2005).
+4.2
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Williams Partners
GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Williams Partners L.P.'s current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32599) filed with the Commission on August 26, 2005).
+4.3
Williams Partners GP LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to Williams Partners L.P.'s current report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-32599) filed with the Commission on August 26, 2005).
*5.1
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the securities.
*23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
*23.2
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
*24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
+
Incorporated by reference.
*
Filed herewith.