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:
February
9, 2005
(Date
of Earliest Event Reported: February 9, 2005)
EL
PASO CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-14365
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76-0568816 |
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(State or
other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
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
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.
01 Other Events.
On February 9,
2005, El Paso Corporation published notices in the Luxemburger Wort newspaper
announcing the pricing information of its tender offer (the “Tender Offer”)
relating to its €550,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 5.75 per cent Notes
due 2006 (the “Euro Notes”). The price for the Euro Notes in respect of which
the offers have been made or will be made and accepted, has been set at
€1,032.95 per
€1,000 principal amount of such Euro Notes, which is based on a tender spread of
25 basis points over the applicable benchmark rate. The terms and conditions of
the Tender Offer are set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum dated January 26,
2005, copies of which may be obtained by holders of the Euro Notes or persons
with a beneficial interest in the Euro Notes free of charge from the
Dealer Managers, Tender Agent or Luxembourg Agent as listed below. The Tender
Offer will expire on February 25, 2005 at 16:00 London time, unless extended.
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Dealer
Managers | |
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Bayerische
Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG
Arabellastrasse
12
81925 Munich
Germany
Attention:
Bond Syndicate (MTC1SY)
Telephone:
+49 89 378 15890
Facsimile:
+49 89 378 15283
E-mail
address: MRM5CM@HVB.DE
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Société
Générale
Tour Société
Générale
17, cours
Valmy
92972
Paris-La Défense
France
Attention:
Pierre Lebel
Telephone:
+33 1 42 13 7836
Facsimile:
+33 1 42 13 7343
E-mail
address: pierre.lebel@sgcib.com |
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Tender
Agent |
Luxembourg
Agent |
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Citibank,
N.A.
5 Carmelite
Street
London EC4Y
0PA
United
Kingdom
Attention:
Tender Offer Desk
Telephone:
+44 20 7508 3867
Facsimile:
+44 20 7508 3866
E-mail
address: exchange.gats@citigroup.com |
BNP
Paribas Securities Services,
Luxembourg
Branch
23 Avenue de
la Porte Neuve
L-2085
Luxembourg
Attention:
Global Corporate Trust
Telephone:
+352 26 96 2549 or 2572
Facsimile:
+352 26 96 9757 |
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.
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By: |
/s/
Jeffrey I. Beason |
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Jeffrey
I. Beason |
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Senior Vice
President and Controller |
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(Principal Accounting
Officer) |
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Dated: February
9, 2005