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:
July
27, 2005
(Date
of Earliest Event Reported: July 27, 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.)
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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
5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit
Plans.
On
July 25, 2005, we
notified participants in the El Paso Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan
(the “RSP”) that a temporary “blackout period” under the RSP would be in effect
due to the conversion to a new record keeper under the RSP. The
reason for the
blackout period is to allow sufficient time for the conversion
to the new record
keeper to be completed. The notice to RSP participants informed
participants
that the blackout period would begin on August 25, 2005, and
end during the week
of September 5, 2005.
The
notice states
that beginning on August 25, 2005, participants will not be able
to pay off an
existing loan. The notice also states that beginning after 3
p.m. central time
on August 30, 2005, participants will be suspended
from all other
transactions under the RSP such as enrolling, making contribution
rate or
investment changes, requesting a loan, and making withdrawals
or distributions.
Participants were advised that they would be notified when the
blackout period
has ended. During the blackout period, participants can contact
the El Paso
Benefits Hotline at 888-764-7627 to determine whether the blackout
period has
ended.
In
addition to the
notice to the RSP participants, on July 27, 2005, we gave written
notice to all
members of our Board of Directors and all executive officers
pursuant to
Section 306(a)(1) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
SEC Regulation BTR
promulgated thereunder. The notice advises our directors and
executive officers
that they are subject to special trading restrictions that prevent
them from
selling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring or disposing of certain
shares of our
common stock during the blackout period, subject to certain exceptions.
A copy
of this notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
During
the blackout
period and for a period of two years after the ending date of
the blackout
period, security holders or other interested persons may obtain,
without charge,
information about the actual beginning and ending date of the
blackout period by
writing to the Corporate Secretary at El Paso Corporation, 1001
Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.A
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Notice
to Retirement Savings Plan participants dated July 27, 2005
from David L. Siddall.
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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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EL
PASO CORPORATION
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By:
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/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:
July 27, 2005
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.A
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Notice
to Retirement Savings Plan participants dated July 27, 2005
from David L. Siddall.
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