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: October 2, 2002
(Date of Earliest Event Reported: September 25, 2002)
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)
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 7. Financial Statements, ProForma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Letter to Viewpoints' Editor of
the Houston Chronicle dated
September 25, 2002
99.2 Letter to Members of Congress
dated September 26, 2002
99.3 Letter to the editor of the New
York Times dated September 27,
2002
99.4 Communication to El Paso
Employees dated October 1, 2002
99.5 Open Communication to Congress
as published in the New York
Times and the Washington Post on
October 1, 2002
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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Attached are various communications consisting of (i)
letters to members of Congress, (ii) letters to editors,
(iii) letters to employees, and (iv) an open letter
published in certain newspapers concerning El Paso's opinion
regarding the initial decision issued by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Chief Administrative Law
Judge Curtis L. Wagner, Jr. on September 23, 2002. One of
these communications discusses executive management changes.
The attached Exhibits 99.1 through 99.5 are not filed, but
are furnished to comply with Regulation FD. The information
disclosed in this Item 9 Current Report on Form 8-K is not
considered to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and is not subject to
the liabilities of that section.
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: October 2, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Letter to Viewpoints' Editor of the Houston Chronicle
dated September 25, 2002
99.2 Letter to Members of Congress dated September 26, 2002
99.3 Letter to the editor of the New York Times dated
September 27, 2002
99.4 Communication to El Paso Employees dated October 1, 2002
99.5 Open Communication to Congress as published in the New
York Times and the Washington Post on October 1, 2002