UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 17, 2004
(Date of Earliest Event Reported: August 17, 2004)
EL PASO CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-14365 76-0568816
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
El Paso Building
1001 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 420-2600
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
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El Paso Corporation is preparing to hold its 2004 annual
meeting of stockholders in Houston, Texas. All holders of record
of the outstanding common stock of El Paso Corporation as of
September 20, 2004 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.A and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The proxy statement of El Paso Corporation circulated to
stockholders in connection with its 2003 annual meeting provided
that proposals by stockholders that are intended for inclusion in
the proxy statement and proxy to be presented at the next annual
meeting of stockholders of El Paso Corporation must be received by
El Paso Corporation by January 13, 2004 in order to be considered
for inclusion in its proxy materials. On May 28, 2004, we filed a
Current Report on Form 8-K establishing June 16, 2004 as the
deadline for submission of proposals by stockholders that were
intended for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy.
As a result of a later date established by the Board of
Directors of El Paso Corporation for its 2004 annual meeting,
El Paso Corporation hereby notifies its stockholders that proposals
by stockholders that are intended for inclusion in its proxy
statement and proxy to be presented at the 2004 annual meeting must
now be received by El Paso Corporation by Friday, September 3, 2004,
in order to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials of
El Paso Corporation. Such proposals should be addressed to the
Corporate Secretary of El Paso Corporation and may be included in
the proxy materials for the 2004 annual meeting of El Paso
Corporation if they comply with certain rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and El Paso Corporation's
By-laws governing shareholder proposals. In addition,for all other
proposals to be presented at the annual meeting that are not
included in the proxy statement and proxy to be timely, a
stockholder's notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received
at, the principal executive offices of El Paso Corporation no later
than Friday, September 10, 2004. If a stockholder fails to so
notify El Paso Corporation of any such proposal prior to such date,
management of El Paso Corporation will be allowed to use their
discretionary voting authority with respect to proxies held by
management when the proposal is raised at the annual meeting
(without any discussion of the matter in its proxy statement). All
proposals must be submitted, in writing, by the dates noted above,
to David L. Siddall, Corporate Secretary, El Paso Corporation, 1001
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, telephone (713) 420-6195
and facsimile (713) 420-4099.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EL PASO CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Beason
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Jeffrey I. Beason
Senior Vice President
and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated: August 17, 2004