AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 9, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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EL PASO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or 76-0568816
organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
PEGGY A. HEEG, ESQ.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND
EL PASO CORPORATION GENERAL COUNSEL
EL PASO BUILDING EL PASO CORPORATION
1001 LOUISIANA STREET EL PASO BUILDING
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 1001 LOUISIANA STREET
(713) 420-2600 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, (713) 420-2600
including (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
area code, of registrant's principal executive number,
offices) including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
G. MICHAEL O'LEARY KELLY J. JAMESON, ESQ.
ANDREWS & KURTH EL PASO CORPORATION
MAYOR, DAY, CALDWELL & KEETON L.L.P. EL PASO BUILDING
600 TRAVIS, SUITE 4200 1001 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(713) 220-4200 (713) 420-2017
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined
in light of market conditions and other factors.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [X] 333-59704
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434
under the Securities Act, please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS AMOUNT TO BE AGGREGATE OFFERING AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PRICE PER UNIT PRICE REGISTRATION FEE
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Senior Debt Securities..................... $180,000,000 $100% $180,000,000 $42,030
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(Footnotes on next page)
THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON FILING WITH THE
COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 462(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by El Paso Corporation solely to
register additional senior debt securities. Pursuant to General Instruction IV,
Registration of Additional Securities, of Form S-3, this Registration Statement
hereby incorporates by reference the contents of El Paso Corporation's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-59704).
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in Registration
Statement No. 333-59704 are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed
part of, this registration statement, except for the following, which are filed
herewith.
EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DESCRIPTIONS
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5.1 -- Opinion and Consent of Andrews & Kurth Mayor, Day,
Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P.
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.3 -- Consent of Huddleston & Co., Inc.
23.4 -- Consent of Andrews & Kurth Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton,
L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on January 8, 2002.
EL PASO CORPORATION
Registrant
By /s/ H. BRENT AUSTIN
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H. Brent Austin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates as indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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** Chairman of the Board, January 8, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- President, Chief Executive
(William A. Wise) Officer and Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ H. BRENT AUSTIN Executive Vice President and January 8, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
(H. Brent Austin) (Principal Financial
Officer)
** Senior Vice President and January 8, 2002
----------------------------------------------------- Controller (Principal
(Jeffrey I. Beason) Accounting Officer)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Byron Allumbaugh)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(John M. Bissell)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Juan Carlos Braniff)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(James F. Gibbons)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Anthony W. Hall Jr.)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.)
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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** Director January 8, 2002
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(J. Carleton MacNeil Jr.)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Thomas R. McDade)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Malcolm Wallop)
** Director January 8, 2002
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(Joe B. Wyatt)
**By: /s/ H. BRENT AUSTIN
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H. Brent Austin
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DESCRIPTIONS
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5.1 -- Opinion and Consent of Andrews & Kurth Mayor, Day,
Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P.
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.3 -- Consent of Huddleston & Co., Inc.
23.4 -- Consent of Andrews & Kurth Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton,
L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)