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Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Nos.
333-133363
333-133363-03
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of
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Maximum Aggregate
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Amount of
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Securities to be Registered
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Offering Price
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Registration Fee
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Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips
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$
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1,500,000,000
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Guarantees of the Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips by
ConocoPhillips Company
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(2)
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(1)
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The registration fee of $58,950 is
calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the $139,000 remaining of
the previously paid registration fee with respect to the
proposed offering of unsold securities registered under the
Registration Statement on
Form S-3
(Registration Nos.
333-101187,
333-101187-01,
333-101187-02,
333-101187-03
and
333-101187-04)
initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 13, 2002 was carried forward for application in
connection with offerings under this registration statement.
After application of the $58,950 registration fee due for this
offering, $80,050 remains available for future registration
fees. Accordingly, no filing fee is being paid at this time.
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No separate consideration is
received for these guarantees. Accordingly, pursuant to
Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no registration fee
is required with respect to such guarantees.
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated April 18, 2006)
$400,000,000 4.40% Notes
due 2013
$500,000,000 5.20% Notes
due 2018
$600,000,000 5.90% Notes
due 2038
fully and
unconditionally
guaranteed by
ConocoPhillips
Company
The 2013 notes will mature on May 15, 2013, the 2018 notes
will mature on May 15, 2018 and the 2038 notes will mature
on May 15, 2038. ConocoPhillips will pay interest on the
notes of each series semiannually on May 15 and
November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2008.
ConocoPhillips may elect to redeem any or all of the notes of
each series at any time for an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the notes redeemed plus a make-whole premium
plus accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. The
redemption prices are described beginning on
page S-5
of this prospectus supplement. We use the term notes
to refer to all three series of notes collectively.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved these
securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Offering Proceeds
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Public Offering
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Underwriting
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to ConocoPhillips,
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Price(1)
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Discount
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Before Expenses(1)
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Per 2013 Note
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99.825
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0.350
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99.475
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Total
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399,300,000
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1,400,000
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397,900,000
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Per 2018 Note
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99.991
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0.450
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Total
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499,955,000
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$
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2,250,000
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497,705,000
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Per 2038 Note
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99.622
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0.875
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597,732,000
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5,250,000
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Plus accrued interest from May 8, 2008, if settlement
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Delivery of the notes in book-entry form only will be made
through The Depository Trust Company, Clearstream Banking
S.A. and the Euroclear system on or about May 8, 2008,
against payment in immediately available funds.
Joint Book-Running Managers
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Citi |
RBS Greenwich Capital |
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Coordinator) |
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Banc of America Securities
LLC
(2018 Notes)
Barclays Capital
(2038 Notes)
JPMorgan
(2013 Notes)
May 5, 2008
Senior
Co-Managers
Banc of America Securities LLC
(2013 and 2038 Notes)
Barclays Capital
(2013 and 2018 Notes)
JPMorgan
(2018 and 2038 Notes)
Co-Managers
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BNP PARIBAS
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
HSBC
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
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Calyon Credit Agricole CIB
Deutsche Bank Securities
ING Financial Markets
SOCIETE GENERALE
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Credit Suisse
DnB NOR Markets
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
UBS Investment Bank
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You should rely only on the information we have included or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we
provide to you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you
with any other information. If you receive any unauthorized
information, you must not rely on it. We are offering to sell
the notes only in places where sales are permitted. You should
assume that the information we have included in this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of
the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus and that any information we have incorporated by
reference is accurate only as of the date of the document
incorporated by reference.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Prospectus Supplement
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S-1
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S-4
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S-4
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S-5
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S-11
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S-13
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Prospectus
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About This Prospectus
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About ConocoPhillips
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About ConocoPhillips Company
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About the ConocoPhillips Trusts
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Forward-Looking Information
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Use of Proceeds
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
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Description of the Debt Securities
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Description of Capital Stock
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Description of Warrants
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Description of Depositary Shares
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Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units
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Description of the Trust Preferred Securities
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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Unless we state otherwise, all references in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus to
dollars or $ are to the currency of the
United States of America.
SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, but does
not contain all information that may be important to you. This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus include
specific terms of the offering of the notes, information about
our business and financial data. We encourage you to read this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together
with the documents incorporated by reference, in their entirety
before making an investment decision.
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips, its wholly owned and
majority owned subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company)
and its ownership interest in equity affiliates as
we or ConocoPhillips, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. Our ownership interest in equity
affiliates includes corporate entities, partnerships, limited
liability companies and other ventures in which we exert
significant influence by virtue of our ownership interest, which
is typically between 20% and 50%.
The terms 2013 notes, 2018 notes and
2038 notes refer to the 4.40% Notes due 2013,
the 5.20% Notes due 2018 and the 5.90% Notes due 2038,
respectively, issued by ConocoPhillips. The term
notes refers to all three series of notes,
collectively.
About
ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had
approximately 32,800 employees worldwide and assets of
$183 billion as of March 31, 2008. ConocoPhillips has
four core activities worldwide: exploration and production of
oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; petroleum refining,
marketing and transportation; natural gas gathering, processing
and marketing; and chemicals and plastics production and
distribution. In addition, ConocoPhillips is investing in
several emerging businesses: power generation,
carbon-to-liquids, alternative energy and technology programs,
and coal-to-gas.
ConocoPhillips Company is a direct, wholly owned operating
subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. In this prospectus supplement, we
refer to ConocoPhillips Company as CPCo.
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The
Offering
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Securities Offered |
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$400 million principal amount of 4.40% Notes due 2013 |
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$500 million principal amount of 5.20% Notes due 2018 |
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$600 million principal amount of 5.90% Notes due 2038 |
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Maturity Dates |
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May 15, 2013 for the 2013 notes |
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May 15, 2018 for the 2018 notes |
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May 15, 2038 for the 2038 notes |
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Interest Payment Dates |
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May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing
November 15, 2008 |
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Optional Redemption |
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ConocoPhillips may elect to redeem any or all of the notes of a
series at any time in principal amounts of $1,000 or any
integral multiple of $1,000 above that amount. ConocoPhillips
will pay an amount equal to the principal amount of notes
redeemed plus a make-whole premium. ConocoPhillips will also pay
accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. Please read
Description of the Notes Redemption. |
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Guarantees |
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CPCo will fully and unconditionally guarantee on a senior
unsecured basis the full and prompt payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on the notes, when and as it
becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or otherwise. |
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The notes will constitute senior unsecured debt of
ConocoPhillips and will rank: |
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equally with its senior unsecured debt from time to
time outstanding;
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senior to its subordinated debt from time to time
outstanding; and
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effectively junior to its secured debt and to all
debt and other liabilities of its subsidiaries, other than CPCo,
from time to time outstanding.
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Covenants |
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We will issue the notes under an indenture containing covenants
for your benefit. These covenants restrict our ability, with
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incur debt secured by liens;
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engage in sale/leaseback transactions; and
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merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially
all of our assets.
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Lack of a Public Market for the Notes |
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There are no existing trading markets for the notes, and there
can be no assurance regarding: |
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any future development or liquidity of a trading
market for any series of notes;
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your ability to sell your notes at all; or
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the prices at which you may be able to sell your
notes.
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Future trading prices of the notes will depend on many factors,
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prevailing interest rates;
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our operating results and financial condition; and
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the markets for similar securities.
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We do not currently intend to apply for the listing of any
series of notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of
the notes in any dealer quotation system. |
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We expect the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to be
approximately $1,488 million, after deducting underwriting
discounts and estimated expenses of the offering that we will
pay. We expect to use the net proceeds to reduce outstanding
commercial paper and for general corporate purposes. |
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The 2013 notes will be limited initially to $400 million in
aggregate principal amount, the 2018 notes will be limited
initially to $500 million in aggregate principal amount,
and the 2038 notes will be limited initially to
$600 million in aggregate principal amount. We may,
however, reopen each series of notes and issue an
unlimited principal amount of additional notes of that series in
the future without the consent of the holders. |
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Governing Law |
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The notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York. |
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
We expect the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to be
approximately $1,488 million, after deducting underwriting
discounts and estimated expenses of the offering that we will
pay. We expect to use the net proceeds to reduce outstanding
commercial paper and for general corporate purposes. As of
March 31, 2008, the amount of commercial paper outstanding
was $1,856 million with a weighted average interest rate of
2.7% and a weighted average remaining maturity of approximately
17 days.
RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table presents the historical ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the
three-month
period ended March 31, 2008, and for each of the years in
the five-year period ended December 31, 2007.
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For purposes of this table, earnings consist of
income from continuing operations before income taxes and
minority interest, plus fixed charges (excluding capitalized
interest but including amortization of amounts previously
capitalized), less undistributed earnings of equity investees of
ConocoPhillips. Fixed charges consist of interest
(including capitalized interest) on all debt, amortization of
debt discounts and expenses incurred on issuance, interest
expenses relating to guaranteed debt of
fifty-percent-or-less-owned companies and that portion of rental
expense believed to represent interest.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOTES
We have summarized selected provisions of each series of the
notes below. The notes will be issued under the senior
indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, National Association, as trustee.
Each series of the notes is a separate series of senior debt
securities of ConocoPhillips described in the accompanying
prospectus, and this summary supplements that description. We
urge you to read that description for other provisions that may
be important to you.
In this summary description of the notes, unless we state
otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all
references to ConocoPhillips mean ConocoPhillips only and all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only.
General
The 2013 notes will mature on May 15, 2013 and will bear
interest at 4.40% per year. The 2018 notes will mature on
May 15, 2018 and will bear interest at 5.20% per year. The
2038 notes will mature on May 15, 2038 and will bear
interest at 5.90% per year. Interest on the notes of each series
will accrue from May 8, 2008. In respect of each series of
notes, ConocoPhillips:
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will pay interest semiannually on May 15 and
November 15 of each year, commencing November 15, 2008;
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will pay interest to the person in whose name a note is
registered at the close of business on the May 1 or
November 1 preceding the interest payment date;
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will compute interest on the basis of a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months;
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will make payments on the notes at the offices of the trustee
and any paying agent; and
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may make payments by wire transfer for notes held in book-entry
form or by check mailed to the address of the person entitled to
the payment as it appears in the note register.
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ConocoPhillips will issue the notes only in fully registered
form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and
any integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount.
The 2013 notes will be limited initially to $400 million in
aggregate principal amount, the 2018 notes will be limited
initially to $500 million in aggregate principal amount,
and the 2038 notes will be limited initially to
$600 million in aggregate principal amount. We may,
however, reopen each series of notes and issue an
unlimited principal amount of additional notes of that series in
the future without the consent of the holders. We may reopen a
series of notes only if the additional notes issued will be
fungible with the original notes of the series for United States
federal income tax purposes.
Redemption
The notes will be redeemable at ConocoPhillips option, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in
principal amounts of $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000
above that amount for a redemption price equal to:
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100% of the principal amount of the notes of that series to be
redeemed; and
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a premium equal to the amount, if any, by which the sum of the
present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments on the notes
being redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, exceeds
the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed.
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In each case, ConocoPhillips will pay accrued but unpaid
interest to the redemption date.
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Treasury Rate means the rate per year equal to:
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the yield, under the heading that represents the average for the
immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated H.15(519)
or any successor publication which is published weekly by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which
establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury
securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption
Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided
that if no maturity is within three months before or after
the maturity date for the applicable series of notes, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury
Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a
straight-line basis rounding to the nearest month; or
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if that release, or any successor release, is not published
during the week preceding the calculation date or does not
contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semiannual
equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue,
calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.
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The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day
preceding the redemption date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United
States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment
Banker that would be used, at the time of selection and in
accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to
the remaining term of the applicable series of notes.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the
Reference Treasury Dealers that we appoint.
Comparable Treasury Price means (a) the
average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the
redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the trustee
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.
Reference Treasury Dealer means each of
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (and its successors), Greenwich
Capital Markets, Inc. (and its successors) and two other
nationally recognized investment banking firms, each of which is
a primary U.S. Government securities dealer specified from
time to time by us. If, however, any of them shall cease to be a
primary U.S. Government securities dealer, we will
substitute another nationally recognized investment banking firm
that is such a dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means,
with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
redemption date, the average, as determined by the trustee, of
the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the trustee by such Reference Treasury
Dealer as of 3:30 p.m., New York time, on the third
business day preceding the redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means the
remaining scheduled payments of the principal of and interest on
each note to be redeemed that would be due after the related
redemption date but for such redemption. If the redemption date
is not an interest payment date with respect to the note being
redeemed, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest
payment on the note will be reduced by the amount of interest
accrued thereon to that redemption date.
We will mail notice of a redemption not less than 30 days
nor more than 60 days before the redemption date to holders
of notes to be redeemed.
If ConocoPhillips redeems less than all the notes of a series,
the trustee will select the particular notes of the series to be
redeemed pro rata, by lot or by another method the trustee deems
fair and appropriate. Unless there is a default in payment of
the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest
will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for
redemption.
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Except as described above, the notes will not be redeemable by
ConocoPhillips prior to maturity and will not be entitled to the
benefit of any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions.
Ranking
The notes will constitute senior unsecured debt of
ConocoPhillips and will rank equally with each other series of
notes and with ConocoPhillips other senior unsecured debt
from time to time outstanding; senior to its subordinated debt
from time to time outstanding; and effectively junior to its
secured debt and to all debt and other liabilities of its
subsidiaries, other than CPCo, from time to time outstanding.
CPCos guarantees will rank equally with all of CPCos
other unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to time
outstanding.
As of March 31, 2008, as adjusted to give effect to the
issuance of the notes and the application of the net proceeds as
described under Use of Proceeds, ConocoPhillips
would have had an aggregate of $21 billion of consolidated
long-term debt. A substantial portion of such debt would have
been either issued or guaranteed by ConocoPhillips, CPCo or both
on a basis that would have ranked equally in right of payment
with the notes and the related guarantees.
Paying
Agents and Transfer Agents
The trustee will be appointed as paying agent and transfer agent
for the notes. Payments on the notes will be made in
U.S. dollars at the office of the trustee and any paying
agent. At our option, however, payments may be made by wire
transfer for notes held in book-entry form or by check mailed to
the address of the person entitled to the payment as it appears
in the security register.
Other
We will make all payments on the notes without withholding or
deducting any taxes or other governmental charges imposed by a
United States jurisdiction, unless we are required to do so by
applicable law. A holder of the notes may, however, be subject
to U.S. federal income taxes, and taxes may be withheld on
certain payments on the notes, as described under the caption
Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations for
Non-U.S. Holders. If we are required to withhold
taxes, we will not pay any additional, or gross up, amounts with
respect to the withholding or deduction.
We may at any time purchase notes on the open market or
otherwise at any price. We will surrender all notes that we
redeem or purchase to the trustee for cancellation. We may not
reissue or resell any of these notes.
Book-Entry
Delivery and Settlement
Global
Notes
We will issue the notes of each series in the form of one or
more permanent global notes in definitive, fully registered,
book-entry form. The global notes will be deposited with or on
behalf of The Depository Trust Company (DTC)
and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee
of DTC, or will remain in the custody of the trustee.
DTC,
Clearstream and Euroclear
Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented
through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on
behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants
in DTC. Investors may hold interests in the global notes through
either DTC (in the United States), Clearstream Banking,
société anonyme, Luxembourg (Clearstream),
or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (the Euroclear
Operator), as operator of the Euroclear System (in Europe)
(Euroclear), either directly if they are
participants of such systems or indirectly through organizations
that are participants in such systems. Clearstream and Euroclear
will hold interests on behalf of their participants through
customers securities accounts in Clearstreams and
Euroclears names on the books of their
U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests
in customers securities
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accounts in the U.S. depositaries names on the books
of DTC. Citibank, N.A. will act as the U.S. depositary for
Clearstream, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. will act as the
U.S. depositary for Euroclear.
DTC has advised us as follows:
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DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New
York Banking Law, a banking organization within the
meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal
Reserve System, a clearing corporation within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a
clearing agency registered under Section 17A of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC and
facilitates the settlement among participants of securities
transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited
securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
participants accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
physical movement of securities certificates.
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Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers,
banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other
organizations.
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DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by The
New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange LLC
and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct
participant, either directly or indirectly.
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The rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect
participants are on file with the SEC.
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We have provided the descriptions of the operations and
procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear in this prospectus
supplement solely as a matter of convenience. These operations
and procedures are solely within the control of those
organizations and are subject to change by them from time to
time. None of ConocoPhillips, CPCo, the underwriters nor the
trustee takes any responsibility for these operations or
procedures, and you are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and
Euroclear or their participants directly to discuss these
matters.
We expect that under procedures established by DTC:
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upon deposit of the global notes with DTC or its custodian, DTC
will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct
participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the
principal amounts of the global notes; and
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ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the transfer of
ownership thereof will be effected only through, records
maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of
direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect
participants, with respect to interests of persons other than
participants.
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The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of those securities in
definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests
in the notes represented by a global note to those persons may
be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of
its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold
interests through participants, the ability of a person having
an interest in notes represented by a global note to pledge or
transfer those interests to persons or entities that do not
participate in DTCs system, or otherwise to take actions
in respect of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a
physical definitive security in respect of such interest.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
global note, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole
owner or holder of the notes represented by that global note for
all purposes under the indenture and under the notes. Except as
provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note
will not be entitled to have notes represented by that global
note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled
to receive physical delivery of certificated notes and will not
be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture
or under the notes for any purpose, including with respect to
the giving of any
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direction, instruction or approval to the trustee. Accordingly,
each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global note must
rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that holder is not a
direct or indirect participant, on the procedures of the
participant through which that holder owns its interest, to
exercise any rights of a holder of notes under the indenture or
the global note.
None of ConocoPhillips, CPCo, the underwriters nor the trustee
will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
records relating to or payments made on account of notes by DTC,
Clearstream or Euroclear, or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records of those organizations relating to the
notes.
Payments on the notes represented by the global notes will be
made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
registered owner thereof. We expect that DTC or its nominee,
upon receipt of any payment on the notes represented by a global
note, will credit participants accounts with payments in
amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests
in the global note as shown in the records of DTC or its
nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners
of beneficial interests in the global note held through such
participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practice as is now the case with securities held for
the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees
for such customers. The participants will be responsible for
those payments.
Distributions on the notes held beneficially through Clearstream
will be credited to cash accounts of its customers in accordance
with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the
U.S. depositary for Clearstream.
Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the
Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions
Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures
of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law
(collectively, the Terms and Conditions). The Terms
and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within
Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear,
and receipts of payments with respect to securities in
Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible
basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific
securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under
the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear
participants and has no record of or relationship with persons
holding through Euroclear participants.
Distributions on the notes held beneficially through Euroclear
will be credited to the cash accounts of its participants in
accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received
by the U.S. depositary for Euroclear.
Clearance
and Settlement Procedures
Initial settlement for the notes will be made in immediately
available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC
participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with
DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds.
Secondary market trading between Clearstream customers
and/or
Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in
accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of
Clearstream and Euroclear and will be settled using the
procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately
available funds.
Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or
indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or
indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear
participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in
accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European
international clearing system by the U.S. depositary;
however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of
instructions to the relevant European international clearing
system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its
rules and procedures and within its established deadlines
(European time). The relevant European international clearing
system will, if the transaction meets its settlement
requirements, deliver instructions to the U.S. depositary
to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by
delivering or receiving the notes in DTC, and making or
receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for
same-day
funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream customers and
Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to
their U.S. depositaries.
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Because of time-zone differences, credits of the notes received
in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a
DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities
settlement processing and dated the business day following the
DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in the
notes settled during such processing will be reported to the
relevant Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants on such
business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a
result of sales of the notes by or through a Clearstream
customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be
received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be
available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account
only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the
foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of the notes among
participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under
no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures
and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.
Certificated
Notes
We will issue certificated notes to each person that DTC
identifies as the beneficial owner of the notes represented by
the global notes upon surrender by DTC of the global notes if:
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DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a
depositary for the global notes, and we have not appointed a
successor depositary within 90 days of that notice;
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an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and DTC
requests the issuance of certificated notes; or
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we determine not to have the notes represented by a global note.
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Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC,
its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying
the beneficial owners of the related notes. We and the trustee
may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on,
instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes, including
with respect to the registration and delivery, and the
respective principal amounts, of the notes to be issued.
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CERTAIN
UNITED STATES FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR
NON-U.S.
HOLDERS
The following is a summary of certain United States federal
income and estate tax considerations relating to the ownership
and disposition of the notes by an entity that is a foreign
corporation as to the United States, within the meaning of
Section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Internal Revenue Code), or by an
individual who is not a citizen or resident of the United
States, within the meaning of Section 7701(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code (a nonresident alien). This
summary deals only with holders that purchase notes in the
initial offering at their issue price (i.e., the first price at
which a substantial amount of notes are sold for cash to persons
other than bond houses, brokers or similar persons or
organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement
agents or wholesalers) and that hold such notes as capital
assets. An organization that is a partnership for United States
federal income tax purposes should consult with its own tax
advisor as to the United States federal tax considerations that
are applicable to it and to its partners.
Such summary, which does not purport to be a complete analysis
of all the relevant tax considerations, is based upon the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings
and judicial decisions as of the date of this prospectus
supplement. These authorities may be changed, perhaps
retroactively, so as to result in United States federal income
tax consequences different from those set forth below. We have
not sought any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the
IRS) with respect to the statements made in the
following summary, and we cannot assure you that the IRS will
agree with such statements.
Under the portfolio interest exemption, interest income on a
note that you receive will not be subject to United States
federal income tax or withholding tax if you are a foreign
corporation or a nonresident alien and the interest is not
effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in
the United States by you and you:
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do not own, actually or constructively, within the meaning of
Section 871(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code,
10 percent or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of the stock of ConocoPhillips;
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are not a bank whose receipt of interest on a note is described
in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related, within
the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code, to ConocoPhillips; and
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the United States person who would otherwise be required to
withhold tax from the interest receives a statement (which meets
the requirements of Section 871(h)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code and must be provided under penalties of perjury)
that the beneficial owner of the note is not a United States
person.
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If the portfolio interest exemption is not available with
respect to interest on a note, then such interest may be subject
to such United States federal income and withholding tax at a
rate of 30 percent. To claim an exemption from (or
reduction in) withholding under the benefits of an applicable
income tax treaty, you must provide a properly completed IRS
Form W-8BEN.
Interest on a note that is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States by a holder
of a note who is a foreign corporation or a nonresident alien is
not subject to withholding if such a holder provides a properly
completed IRS
Form W-8ECI.
However, such a holder will generally be subject to United
States income tax on such interest on a net income basis at
rates applicable to a United States person, and a holder who is
a foreign corporation may also be subject to the United States
branch profits tax in respect of such interest.
You generally will not be subject to United States federal
income tax on any gain realized on the sale, exchange,
redemption or other disposition of a note unless the gain is
effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business
in the United States or you are an individual who is present in
the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year
in which the sale, exchange, redemption or other disposition
occurs and certain other conditions are met.
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The interest on a note will generally be reported to the IRS on
IRS
Form 1042-S.
Neither information reporting on IRS Form 1099 nor backup
withholding will apply to principal or interest payments or to
amounts received on the sale, exchange or redemption of a note
if an IRS
Form W-8BEN
is provided to us or other appropriate person and if, in the
case of amounts received on the sale, exchange or redemption of
a note, certain other information is provided. However, the
exemption from backup withholding and information reporting
requirements does not apply if the withholding agent or an
intermediary knows or has reason to know that such exemption is
not available to you.
Notes that are owned by an individual at the time of his or her
death will, if such individual is not a citizen of the United
States or resident of the United States for United States
federal estate tax purposes at that time, not be subject to
United States federal estate tax if the interest income on the
notes would be eligible at that time for the portfolio interest
exemption if a statement meeting the requirements of
Section 871(h)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code were
provided.
This summary of certain United States federal tax
considerations is for general information only and is not tax
advice. You are urged to consult your tax advisor with respect
to the application of United States federal tax laws to
your particular situation as well as any tax consequences under
the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing
jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.
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UNDERWRITING
We and the underwriters for the offering named below, for whom
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.,
Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. are acting as representatives,
have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the
notes. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has
severally agreed to purchase the principal amount of notes
indicated in the following table at the public offering prices
less the underwriting discounts set forth on the cover page of
this prospectus supplement.
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Principal Amount of
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Principal Amount of
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Principal Amount of
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2013 Notes
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2018 Notes
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2038 Notes
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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$
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52,000,000
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$
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65,000,000
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$
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78,000,000
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Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
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52,000,000
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65,000,000
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78,000,000
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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52,000,000
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65,040,000
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78,000,000
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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52,000,000
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65,000,000
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78,048,000
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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52,032,000
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65,000,000
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78,000,000
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Daiwa Securities America Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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DnB NOR Markets, Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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ING Financial Markets LLC
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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SG Americas Securities, LLC
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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UBS Securities LLC
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11,664,000
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14,580,000
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17,496,000
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400,000,000
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500,000,000
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$
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600,000,000
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The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the
notes being offered, if any are taken.
The underwriters propose to offer some of the notes of each
series directly to the public at the applicable public offering
price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement
and some of those notes to certain dealers at that public
offering price less a concession not in excess of:
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0.200% of the principal amount in the case of the 2013 notes;
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0.300% of the principal amount in the case of the 2018
notes; and
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0.500% of the principal amount in the case of the 2038 notes.
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The underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a
concession to certain other dealers not in excess of:
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0.150% of the principal amount in the case of the 2013 notes;
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0.150% of the principal amount in the case of the 2018
notes; and
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0.375% of the principal amount in the case of the 2038 notes.
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After the initial offering of the notes to the public, the
representatives may change the public offering prices and
concessions.
The notes are new issues of securities with no established
trading markets. We have been advised by the underwriters that
the underwriters intend to make a market in each series of the
notes but are not obligated to
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do so and may discontinue market making at any time without
notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the
trading markets for the notes.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase
and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may
include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to
cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the
sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they
are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing
transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the
purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price
of the notes while the offering is in progress.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
the underwriting discount received by it because the
representatives have repurchased notes sold by or for the
account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
transactions.
These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases
by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize,
maintain or otherwise affect the market prices of the notes. As
a result, the prices of the notes may be higher than the prices
that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these
activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the
underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected in
the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
Relevant Member State), each underwriter has
represented and agreed that with effect from and including the
date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation
Date) it has not made and will not make an offer of notes
which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this
prospectus to the public in that Relevant Member State other
than:
(a) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to
operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or
regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
(1) an average of at least 250 employees during the
last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more
than 50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or
consolidated accounts;
(c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than
qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive)
subject to obtaining the prior consent of the
representatives; or
(d) in any other circumstances falling within
Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;
provided that no such offer of notes shall require us or any
underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3
of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an
offer of notes to the public in relation to any
notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in
any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the notes, as the
same may be varied in that Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and
the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive
2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in
each Relevant Member State.
Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has only
communicated or caused to be communicated and will only
communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning
of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the
notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of such Act
does not apply to ConocoPhillips or CPCo and it has complied and
will comply with all applicable provisions of such Act with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the notes in, from
or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
The notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document
other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell
shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in
circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public
within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of
Hong Kong, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating
to the notes may be issued, whether in Hong Kong or
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elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are
likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong
(except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong
Kong) other than with respect to notes which are or are intended
to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
professional investors within the meaning of the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong
and any rules made thereunder.
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the
Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25
of 1998, as amended (the FIEL)) and each underwriter
has agreed that it will not offer or sell any notes, directly or
indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident
of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in
Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under
the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale,
directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan,
except pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEL and
any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial
guidelines of Japan. As used in the paragraph, a resident of
Japan means any person resident in Japan, including any
corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
and any other document or material in connection with the offer
or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be
offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional
investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures
Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the SFA),
(ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions
specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under
Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a
corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that
corporation or the beneficiaries rights and interest in
that trust shall not be transferable for six months after
that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes under
Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor
under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or
any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance
with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or
(3) by operation of law.
We estimate that our share of the total expenses of the
offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will
be approximately $1 million. The underwriters have also
agreed to reimburse us for certain of the expenses incurred by
us in connection with this offering.
We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933.
The underwriters have from time to time provided, and in the
future may provide, certain investment banking and financial
advisory services to us and our affiliates, for which they have
received, and in the future would receive, customary fees.
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LEGAL
MATTERS
Wayne C. Byers, Esq., our Managing Counsel, and Baker Botts
L.L.P., Houston, Texas, our outside counsel, will issue opinions
about certain legal matters in connection with the offering of
the notes for us. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New
York, New York, will issue an opinion about certain legal
matters in connection with the offering for the underwriters.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP represents us from time to
time in connection with various matters.
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Prospectus
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ConocoPhillips
Subordinated Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Depositary Shares
Stock Purchase Contracts or Units
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts
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ConocoPhillips
Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in
this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
Company
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ConocoPhillips Trust I
ConocoPhillips Trust II
Trust Preferred Securities
guaranteed as described in
this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
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We will provide the specific terms of the securities in
supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus
and any supplement carefully before you invest. ConocoPhillips
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
trading symbol COP.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 18, 2006
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement that
we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission using a shelf registration process. Using
this process, we may offer any combination of the securities
described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to
offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement and,
if applicable, a pricing supplement that will describe the
specific terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement may also add to, update or change the
information contained in this prospectus. Please carefully read
this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and any pricing
supplement, in addition to the information contained in the
documents we refer to under the heading Where You Can Find
More Information.
ABOUT
CONOCOPHILLIPS
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company.
ConocoPhillips has four core activities worldwide: petroleum
exploration and production; petroleum refining, marketing,
supply and transportation; natural gas gathering, processing and
marketing; and chemicals and plastics production and
distribution. In addition, ConocoPhillips is investing in
several emerging businesses: fuels technology, gas-to-liquids,
power generation and emerging technologies. ConocoPhillips
principal executive office is located at 600 North Dairy
Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000.
ABOUT
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
ConocoPhillips Company is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
ConocoPhillips. Its principal executive offices are located at
600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000.
In this prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips Company as
CPCo.
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ABOUT THE
CONOCOPHILLIPS TRUSTS
ConocoPhillips has formed two Delaware statutory trusts,
ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II, to
raise capital for ConocoPhillips by issuing preferred securities
under this prospectus and investing the proceeds in debt
securities issued by ConocoPhillips. Unless we inform you
otherwise in the prospectus supplement relating to an offering
of trust preferred securities, each trust will exist solely for
the purposes of:
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issuing and selling its trust preferred securities and trust
common securities;
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investing the proceeds from the sale of those securities in a
specific series of ConocoPhillips debt securities; and
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engaging in only such other activities as are necessary or
incidental to issuing its securities and purchasing and holding
ConocoPhillips debt securities.
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The trust preferred securities and the trust common securities
of each trust will represent undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of that trust. ConocoPhillips will directly or
indirectly own all of the common securities of each trust. The
common securities of each trust will represent an aggregate
liquidation amount equal to at least three percent of the total
capital of that trust. The common securities of each trust will
rank equally with, and each trust will make payments on its
common securities in proportion to, the trust preferred
securities it issues. If, however, an event of default occurs
under the declaration of trust of any of the trusts, including a
default under the related series of ConocoPhillips debt
securities, ConocoPhillips right to payments on the common
securities of that trust will be subordinated to your rights as
holder of its trust preferred securities.
The business and affairs of each trust will be conducted by its
trustees. As the holder of the common securities of each trust,
ConocoPhillips is entitled, except in limited circumstances, to
appoint, and may remove or replace, the trustees. ConocoPhillips
may increase or decrease the number of trustees for each trust,
but each trust must have at least three trustees.
The duties and obligations of the trustees of each trust are
governed by its declaration of trust. Prior to the issuance of
any trust preferred securities by a trust, we will ensure that
at least one of ConocoPhillips officers, employees or
affiliates acts as regular trustee and that a financial
institution unaffiliated with us acts as property trustee and
indenture trustee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939. In addition, unless the property trustee of a trust
maintains a principal place of business in Delaware and meets
the other requirements of applicable law, another trustee of
that trust will have its principal place of business or reside
in Delaware. We will appoint The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A. to serve as property trustee for the
trusts and The Bank of New York (Delaware) to serve as Delaware
trustee for the trusts.
ConocoPhillips will pay all of the fees and expenses of each
trust, including those related to any offering of trust
preferred securities. In addition, ConocoPhillips will provide a
guarantee with respect to each series of trust preferred
securities issued by a trust under which ConocoPhillips will
unconditionally and irrevocably agree to make certain payments
to the holders of that series of trust preferred securities.
That guarantee may, however, be subject to applicable
subordination provisions and will apply only when the relevant
trust has sufficient immediately available funds but fails to
make the payments.
We will provide further information about the trusts in the
prospectus supplement relating to an offering of trust preferred
securities.
The principal office of each trust is
c/o ConocoPhillips,
600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
ConocoPhillips files annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can
read and copy these materials at the SECs public reference
room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. You can obtain information about the operation of the
SECs public reference room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains
information
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ConocoPhillips has filed electronically with the SEC, which you
can access over the Internet at
http://www.sec.gov.
You can also obtain information about ConocoPhillips at the
offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street,
New York, New York 10005. CPCo and the trusts do not file
separate reports, proxy statements or other information with the
SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement we
have filed with the SEC relating to the securities we may offer.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all
of the information we have included in the registration
statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file
with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement,
exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the
securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules
are available at the SECs public reference room or through
its Internet site.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information ConocoPhillips has filed with it, which means that
we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is
an important part of this prospectus, and later information that
ConocoPhillips files with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings ConocoPhillips
makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act until the termination of this offering. The
documents we incorporate by reference are:
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ConocoPhillips Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC
on February 27, 2006;
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ConocoPhillips Current Reports on
Form 8-K
as filed with the SEC on February 16, 2006,
February 22, 2006, March 20, 2006, March 31, 2006
(as amended by a Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006), April 10, 2006
and April 11, 2006; and
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the description of ConocoPhillips common stock (including the
related preferred share purchase rights) contained in
ConocoPhillips Current Report on
Form 8-K
as filed with the SEC on August 30, 2002, as that
description may be updated from time to time.
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You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit
to these filings unless we have specifically incorporated that
exhibit by reference into the filing, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning ConocoPhillips at the following address:
ConocoPhillips
Shareholder Relations Department
P. O. Box 2197
Houston, Texas
77079-2197
Telephone:
(281) 293-6800
You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the prospectus
supplement and any pricing supplement. We have not authorized
any person, including any salesman or broker, to provide
information other than that provided in this prospectus, the
prospectus supplement or any pricing supplement. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We
are not making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction
where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the
information in this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement is accurate only as of the date on its
cover page and that any information we have incorporated by
reference is accurate only as of the date of the document
incorporated by reference.
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
This prospectus, including the information we incorporate by
reference, includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can
identify our forward-looking statements by the words
expects, anticipates,
intends, plans, projects,
believes, estimates and similar
expressions.
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We have based the forward-looking statements relating to
ConocoPhillips operations on its current expectations,
estimates and projections about ConocoPhillips and the
industries in which it operates in general. We caution you that
these statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot
predict. In addition, we have based many of these
forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events
that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly,
ConocoPhillips actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the
forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a
variety of factors, including the following:
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fluctuations in crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids
prices, refining and marketing margins and margins for
ConocoPhillips chemicals business;
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changes in the business, operations, results and prospects of
ConocoPhillips;
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the operation and financing of ConocoPhillips midstream
and chemicals joint ventures;
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potential failure or delays in achieving expected reserve or
production levels from existing and future oil and gas
development projects due to operating hazards, drilling risks
and the inherent uncertainties in predicting oil and gas
reserves and oil and gas reservoir performance;
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unsuccessful exploratory drilling activities;
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failure of new products and services to achieve market
acceptance;
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unexpected changes in costs or technical requirements for
constructing, modifying or operating facilities for exploration
and production projects, manufacturing or refining;
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unexpected technological or commercial difficulties in
manufacturing or refining ConocoPhillips refined products,
including synthetic crude oil, and chemicals products;
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lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and reliable transportation
for ConocoPhillips crude oil, natural gas, natural gas
liquids, liquefied natural gas and refined products;
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inability to timely obtain or maintain permits, including those
necessary for construction of liquefied natural gas terminals or
regasification facilities, comply with government regulations or
make capital expenditures required to maintain compliance;
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failure to complete definitive agreements and feasibility
studies for, and to timely complete construction of, announced
and future liquefied natural gas projects and related facilities;
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potential disruption or interruption of ConocoPhillips
operations due to accidents, extraordinary weather events, civil
unrest, political events or terrorism;
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international monetary conditions and exchange controls;
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liability for remedial actions, including removal and
reclamation obligations, under environmental regulations;
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liability resulting from litigation;
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general domestic and international economic and political
conditions, including armed hostilities and governmental
disputes over territorial boundaries;
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changes in tax and other laws, regulations or royalty rules
applicable to ConocoPhillips business; and
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inability to obtain economical financing for exploration and
development projects, construction or modification of facilities
and general corporate purposes.
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the
net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used for
general corporate purposes, including repayment or refinancing
of debt, acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures and
repurchases and redemptions of securities. Pending any specific
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application, we may initially invest funds in short-term
marketable securities or apply them to the reduction of other
short-term indebtedness. Each trust will use all the proceeds
received from the sale of its trust preferred securities and
trust common securities to purchase debt securities issued by
ConocoPhillips.
RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED
CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table presents the historical ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for each of the years in the
five-year period ended December 31, 2005. The following
table also presents the unaudited pro forma ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the year ended
December 31, 2005, giving effect to the March 2006
acquisition of Burlington Resources Inc. using the purchase
method of accounting, as if the acquisition had occurred on
January 1, 2005. Please read the unaudited pro forma
financial statements included in the amendment to
ConocoPhillips Current Report on
Form 8-K/
A as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006.
ConocoPhillips had no preferred stock outstanding for any period
presented, and accordingly its ratio of earnings to combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is the same as its
ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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For purposes of this table, earnings consist of
income from continuing operations before income taxes, plus
fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest and the portion of
the preferred dividend requirement of a subsidiary not
previously deducted from pretax income, but including
amortization of amounts previously capitalized), less
undistributed earnings of equity investees of ConocoPhillips.
Fixed charges consist of interest (including
capitalized interest) on all debt, amortization of debt
discounts and expenses incurred on issuance, and that portion of
rental expense believed to represent interest.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities of ConocoPhillips covered by this prospectus
will be ConocoPhillips general unsecured obligations.
ConocoPhillips will issue senior debt securities fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by CPCo on a senior unsecured basis
under an indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We refer to this
indenture as the senior indenture. ConocoPhillips will issue
subordinated debt securities under an indenture to be entered
into between ConocoPhillips and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We refer to this indenture
as the subordinated indenture. We refer to the senior indenture
and the subordinated indenture collectively as the indentures.
The indentures will be substantially identical, except for
provisions relating to subordination and covenants.
We have summarized material provisions of the indentures, the
debt securities and the guarantees below. This summary is not
complete. We have filed the senior indenture and the form of
subordinated indenture with the SEC as exhibits to the
registration statement, and you should read the indentures for
provisions that may be important to you.
In this summary description of the debt securities, unless we
state otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all
references to ConocoPhillips mean ConocoPhillips only and all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only.
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Provisions
Applicable to Each Indenture
General. Neither indenture limits the amount
of debt securities that may be issued under that indenture, and
neither limits the amount of other unsecured debt or securities
that ConocoPhillips may issue. ConocoPhillips may issue debt
securities under the indentures from time to time in one or more
series, each in an amount authorized prior to issuance.
ConocoPhillips 4.75% Notes due 2012, 5.90% Notes
due 2032 and Floating Rate Notes due April 11, 2007 are
outstanding under the senior indenture, and no securities are
outstanding under the subordinated indenture.
ConocoPhillips conducts substantially all its operations through
subsidiaries, and those subsidiaries generate substantially all
its operating income and cash flow. As a result, distributions
or advances from those subsidiaries are the principal source of
funds necessary to meet the debt service obligations of
ConocoPhillips. Contractual provisions or laws, as well as the
subsidiaries financial condition and operating
requirements, may limit the ability of ConocoPhillips to obtain
cash from its subsidiaries that it requires to pay its debt
service obligations, including any payments required to be made
under the debt securities. In addition, holders of the debt
securities will have a junior position to the claims of
creditors of the subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips on their assets
and earnings.
Other than the restrictions contained in the senior indenture on
liens and sale/leaseback transactions described below under
Provisions Applicable Solely to Senior Debt
Securities Restrictive Covenants, neither
indenture contains any covenants or other provisions designed to
protect holders of the debt securities in the event
ConocoPhillips participates in a highly leveraged transaction or
upon a change of control. The indentures also do not contain
provisions that give holders the right to require ConocoPhillips
to repurchase their securities in the event of a decline in
ConocoPhillips credit ratings for any reason, including as
a result of a takeover, recapitalization or similar
restructuring or otherwise.
Terms. The prospectus supplement relating to
any series of debt securities being offered will include
specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will
include some or all of the following:
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whether the debt securities will be senior or subordinated debt
securities;
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the title of the debt securities;
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the total principal amount of the debt securities;
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whether the debt securities will be issued in individual
certificates to each holder or in the form of temporary or
permanent global securities held by a depositary on behalf of
holders;
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the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on
the debt securities will be payable;
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any interest rate, the date from which interest will accrue,
interest payment dates and record dates for interest payments;
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any right to extend or defer the interest payment periods and
the duration of the extension;
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whether and under what circumstances any additional amounts with
respect to the debt securities will be payable;
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the place or places where payments on the debt securities will
be payable;
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any provisions for optional redemption or early repayment;
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any provisions that would require the redemption, purchase or
repayment of debt securities;
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the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued;
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whether payments on the debt securities will be payable in
foreign currency or currency units or another form and whether
payments will be payable by reference to any index or formula;
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the portion of the principal amount of debt securities that will
be payable if the maturity is accelerated, if other than the
entire principal amount;
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any additional means of defeasance of the debt securities, any
additional conditions or limitations to defeasance of the debt
securities or any changes to those conditions or limitations;
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any changes or additions to the events of default or covenants
described in this prospectus;
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any restrictions or other provisions relating to the transfer or
exchange of debt securities;
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any terms for the conversion or exchange of the debt securities
for other securities of ConocoPhillips or any other entity;
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with respect to the subordinated indenture, any changes to the
subordination provisions for the subordinated debt
securities; and
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any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the
applicable indenture.
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ConocoPhillips may sell the debt securities at a discount, which
may be substantial, below their stated principal amount. These
debt securities may bear no interest or interest at a rate that
at the time of issuance is below market rates. If ConocoPhillips
sells these debt securities, we will describe in the prospectus
supplement any material United States federal income tax
consequences and other special considerations.
If ConocoPhillips sells any of the debt securities for any
foreign currency or currency unit or if payments on the debt
securities are payable in any foreign currency or currency unit,
we will describe in the prospectus supplement the restrictions,
elections, tax consequences, specific terms and other
information relating to those debt securities and the foreign
currency or currency unit.
Subsequent Distribution to Holders of
Trust Securities. If ConocoPhillips issues
debt securities to a ConocoPhillips trust in connection with the
issuance of trust preferred securities and trust common
securities by that trust, those debt securities subsequently may
be distributed to the holders of those securities either:
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upon the dissolution of the trust; or
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upon the occurrence of events that we will describe in the
prospectus supplement.
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Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. The
indentures generally permit a consolidation or merger involving
ConocoPhillips or, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo.
They also permit ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, to
lease, transfer or dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets. Each of ConocoPhillips and, with respect to the senior
indenture, CPCo has agreed, however, that it will not
consolidate with or merge into any entity (other than, with
respect to the senior indenture, ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as
applicable) or lease, transfer or dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any entity (other than, with
respect to the senior indenture, ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as
applicable) unless:
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it is the continuing corporation; or
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if it is not the continuing corporation, the resulting entity or
transferee is organized and existing under the laws of any
United States jurisdiction and assumes the performance of its
covenants and obligations under the indentures and, in the case
of ConocoPhillips, the due and punctual payments on the debt
securities or, in the case of CPCo with respect to senior debt
securities, the performance of the related guarantee; and
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in either case, immediately after giving effect to the
transaction, no default or event of default would occur and be
continuing or would result from the transaction.
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Upon any such consolidation, merger or asset lease, transfer or
disposition involving ConocoPhillips or, with respect to the
senior indenture, CPCo, the resulting entity or transferee will
be substituted for ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, under
the applicable indenture and debt securities. In the case of an
asset transfer or disposition other than a lease, ConocoPhillips
or CPCo, as applicable, will be released from the applicable
indenture.
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Events of Default. Unless we inform you
otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following
are events of default with respect to a series of debt
securities:
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failure to pay interest on that series of debt securities for
30 days when due;
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failure to pay principal of or any premium on that series of
debt securities when due;
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failure to redeem or purchase debt securities of that series for
30 days when required;
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failure to comply with any covenant or agreement in that series
of debt securities or the applicable indenture (other than an
agreement or covenant that has been included in the indenture
solely for the benefit of other series of debt securities) for
90 days after written notice by the trustee or by the
holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities issued under that indenture that are affected by
that failure;
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specified events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of ConocoPhillips and, with respect to senior
debt securities, CPCo; and
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A default under one series of debt securities will not
necessarily be a default under another series. The trustee may
withhold notice to the holders of the debt securities of any
default or event of default (except in any payment on the debt
securities) if the trustee considers it in the interest of the
holders of the debt securities to do so.
If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs
and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, 25% in
principal amount of all debt securities issued under the
applicable indenture that are affected, voting as one class) may
declare the principal of and all accrued and unpaid interest on
those debt securities to be due and payable. If an event of
default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization occurs, the principal of and interest on all the
debt securities issued under the applicable indenture will
become immediately due and payable without any action on the
part of the trustee or any holder. The holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may in some cases rescind this
accelerated payment requirement. If debt securities are issued
to a ConocoPhillips trust, the related declaration of trust may
require that any rescission be subject to the consent of the
holders of the trust preferred securities and trust common
securities issued by that trust.
A holder of a debt security of any series issued under an
indenture may pursue any remedy under that indenture only if:
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the holder gives the trustee written notice of a continuing
event of default for that series;
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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of that series make a written
request to the trustee to pursue the remedy;
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the holders offer to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
trustee;
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the trustee fails to act for a period of 60 days after
receipt of the request and offer of indemnity; and
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during that
60-day
period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
debt securities of that series do not give the trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request.
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This provision does not, however, affect the right of a holder
of a debt security to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment.
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In most cases, holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of a series (or of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may direct the time, method and
place of:
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conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
trustee; and
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exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee relating
to or arising as a result of an event of default.
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The senior indenture requires ConocoPhillips and CPCo, and the
subordinated indenture requires ConocoPhillips, to file each
year with the trustee a written statement as to their compliance
with the covenants contained in the applicable indenture.
Modification and Waiver. Each indenture may be
amended or supplemented if the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all
series issued under that indenture that are affected by the
amendment or supplement (acting as one class) consent to it.
Without the consent of the holder of each debt security
affected, however, no modification may:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on
the debt security;
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reduce the principal of the debt security or change its stated
maturity;
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reduce any premium payable on the redemption of the debt
security or change the time at which the debt security may or
must be redeemed;
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change any obligation to pay additional amounts on the debt
security;
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make payments on the debt security payable in currency other
than as originally stated in the debt security;
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impair the holders right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the debt
security;
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make any change in the percentage of principal amount of debt
securities necessary to waive compliance with certain provisions
of the indenture or to make any change in the provision related
to modification;
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with respect to the subordinated indenture, modify the
provisions relating to the subordination of any subordinated
debt security in a manner adverse to the holder of that
security; or
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waive a continuing default or event of default regarding any
payment on the debt securities.
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Each indenture may be amended or supplemented or any provision
of that indenture may be waived without the consent of any
holders of debt securities issued under that indenture in
certain circumstances, including:
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to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
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to provide for the assumption of the obligations under the
indenture of ConocoPhillips or, with respect to the senior
indenture, CPCo by a successor upon any merger, consolidation or
asset transfer permitted under the indenture;
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or
in place of certificated debt securities or to provide for
bearer debt securities;
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to provide any security for, any guarantees of or any additional
obligors on any series of debt securities or, with respect to
the senior indenture, the related guarantees;
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to comply with any requirement to effect or maintain the
qualification of that indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939;
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to add covenants that would benefit the holders of any debt
securities or to surrender any rights ConocoPhillips or, with
respect to the senior indenture, CPCo has under the indenture;
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to add events of default with respect to any debt
securities; and
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to make any change that does not adversely affect any
outstanding debt securities of any series issued under that
indenture in any material respect.
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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of any series (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture, voting as one
class) may waive any existing or past default or event of
default with respect to those debt securities. Those holders may
not, however, waive any default or event of default in any
payment on any debt security or compliance with a provision that
cannot be amended or supplemented without the consent of each
holder affected.
Defeasance. When we use the term defeasance,
we mean discharge from some or all of our obligations under the
indentures. If any combination of funds or government securities
are deposited with the trustee under an indenture sufficient to
make payments on the debt securities of a series issued under
that indenture on the dates those payments are due and payable,
then, at ConocoPhillips option, either of the following
will occur:
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ConocoPhillips and, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo
will be discharged from its or their obligations with respect to
the debt securities of that series and, if applicable, the
related guarantees (legal defeasance); or
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ConocoPhillips and, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo
will no longer have any obligation to comply with the
restrictive covenants, the merger covenant and other specified
covenants under the applicable indenture, and the related events
of default will no longer apply (covenant
defeasance).
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If a series of debt securities is defeased, the holders of the
debt securities of the series affected will not be entitled to
the benefits of the applicable indenture, except for obligations
to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, replace
stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities or maintain paying
agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust. In the case of
covenant defeasance, the obligation of ConocoPhillips to pay
principal, premium and interest on the debt securities and, if
applicable, CPCos guarantees of the payments will also
survive.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, we
will be required to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel
that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause the
holders of the debt securities to recognize income, gain or loss
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If we elect legal
defeasance, that opinion of counsel must be based upon a ruling
from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in law
to that effect.
Governing Law. New York law will govern the
indentures and the debt securities.
Trustee. The Bank of New York is the trustee
under the senior indenture and will be the trustee under the
subordinated indenture. The Bank of New York serves as trustee
or custodian relating to a number of series of debt, trust
preferred securities and other long-term repayment obligations
of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005. The Bank of New York and its affiliates perform certain
commercial banking services for us for which they receive
customary fees and are lenders under various outstanding credit
facilities of subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
If an event of default occurs under an indenture and is
continuing, the trustee under that indenture will be required to
use the degree of care and skill of a prudent person in the
conduct of that persons own affairs. The trustee will
become obligated to exercise any of its powers under that
indenture at the request of any of the holders of any debt
securities issued under that indenture only after those holders
have offered the trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.
Each indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee,
if it becomes a creditor of ConocoPhillips or, if applicable,
CPCo, to obtain payment of claims or to realize on certain
property received for any such claim, as security or otherwise.
The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with
ConocoPhillips and, if applicable, CPCo. If, however, it
acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate that
conflict or resign within
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90 days after ascertaining that it has a conflicting
interest and after the occurrence of a default under the
applicable indenture, unless the default has been cured, waived
or otherwise eliminated within the
90-day
period.
Form, Exchange, Registration and Transfer. The
debt securities will be issued in registered form, without
interest coupons. There will be no service charge for any
registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities.
However, payment of any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable for that registration may be required.
Debt securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
debt securities of the same series, the same total principal
amount and the same terms but in different authorized
denominations in accordance with the applicable indenture.
Holders may present debt securities for registration of transfer
at the office of the security registrar or any transfer agent
ConocoPhillips designates. The security registrar or transfer
agent will effect the transfer or exchange if its requirements
and the requirements of the applicable indenture are met.
The trustee will be appointed as security registrar for the debt
securities. If a prospectus supplement refers to any transfer
agents ConocoPhillips initially designates, ConocoPhillips may
at any time rescind that designation or approve a change in the
location through which any transfer agent acts. ConocoPhillips
is required to maintain an office or agency for transfers and
exchanges in each place of payment. ConocoPhillips may at any
time designate additional transfer agents for any series of debt
securities.
In the case of any redemption, ConocoPhillips will not be
required to register the transfer or exchange of:
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any debt security during a period beginning 15 business days
prior to the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or
repurchase and ending on the close of business on the day of
mailing of such notice; or
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any debt security that has been called for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt security
being redeemed in part.
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Payment and Paying Agents. Unless we inform
you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, payments on the debt
securities will be made in U.S. dollars at the office of
the trustee and any paying agent. At ConocoPhillips
option, however, payments may be made by wire transfer for
global debt securities or by check mailed to the address of the
person entitled to the payment as it appears in the security
register. Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus
supplement, interest payments may be made to the person in whose
name the debt security is registered at the close of business on
the record date for the interest payment.
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, the
trustee under the applicable indenture will be designated as the
paying agent for payments on debt securities issued under that
indenture. ConocoPhillips may at any time designate additional
paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or
approve a change in the office through which any paying agent
acts.
If the principal of or any premium or interest on debt
securities of a series is payable on a day that is not a
business day, the payment will be made on the following business
day. For these purposes, unless we inform you otherwise in a
prospectus supplement, a business day is any day
that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in any of New York, New York; Houston, Texas or a
place of payment on the debt securities of that series is
authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
remain closed.
Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property
laws, the trustee and paying agent will pay to us upon written
request any money held by them for payments on the debt
securities that remains unclaimed for two years after the date
upon which that payment has become due. After payment to us,
holders entitled to the money must look to us for payment. In
that case, all liability of the trustee or paying agent with
respect to that money will cease.
Book-Entry Debt Securities. The debt
securities of a series may be issued in the form of one or more
global debt securities that would be deposited with a depositary
or its nominee identified in the prospectus supplement. Global
debt securities may be issued in either temporary or permanent
form. We will describe in the prospectus supplement the terms of
any depositary arrangement and the rights and limitations of
owners of beneficial interests in any global debt security.
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Provisions
Applicable Solely to Senior Debt Securities
Ranking. The senior debt securities will
constitute senior debt of ConocoPhillips and will rank equally
with all of its unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to
time outstanding.
Guarantee. CPCo will fully and unconditionally
guarantee on a senior unsecured basis the full and prompt
payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on the
senior debt securities issued by ConocoPhillips when and as the
payment becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or
otherwise. The guarantees provide that in the event of a default
in the payment of principal of or any premium or interest on a
senior debt security, the holder of that debt security may
institute legal proceedings directly against CPCo to enforce the
guarantees without first proceeding against ConocoPhillips. The
guarantees will rank equally with all of CPCos other
unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to time outstanding.
Restrictive Covenants. ConocoPhillips has
agreed to two principal restrictions on its activities for the
benefit of holders of the senior debt securities. The
restrictive covenants summarized below will apply to a series of
senior debt securities (unless waived or amended) as long as any
of those debt securities are outstanding, unless the prospectus
supplement for the series states otherwise. We have used in this
summary description capitalized terms that we have defined below
under Glossary.
Limitation
on Liens
ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and its Principal Domestic
Subsidiaries will issue, assume or guarantee Debt for borrowed
money secured by a lien upon a Principal Property or shares of
stock or Debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary only if the
outstanding senior debt securities are secured equally and
ratably with or prior to the Debt secured by that lien. If the
senior debt securities are so secured, ConocoPhillips has the
option to secure any of its and its Subsidiaries other
Debt or obligations equally and ratably with or prior to the
Debt secured by the lien and, accordingly, equally and ratably
with the senior debt securities. This covenant has exceptions
that permit:
(a) liens existing on the date ConocoPhillips first issues
a series of senior debt securities under the senior indenture;
(b) liens on the property, assets, stock, equity or Debt of
any entity existing at the time ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary
acquires that entity or its property or at the time the entity
becomes a Subsidiary or a Principal Domestic Subsidiary;
(c) liens on assets either:
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existing at the time of acquisition of the assets,
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securing all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing,
improving, developing or expanding the assets, or
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securing Debt incurred to finance all or part of the purchase
price of the assets or the cost of constructing, improving,
developing or expanding the assets that was incurred before, at
the time of or within two years after the later of the
acquisition, the completion of construction, improvement,
development or expansion or the commencement of commercial
operation of the assets;
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(d) liens on specific assets to secure Debt incurred to
provide funds for the cost of exploration, drilling or
development of those assets;
(e) intercompany liens;
(f) liens securing industrial development, pollution
control or other revenue bonds of a domestic government entity;
(g) liens on personal property, other than shares of stock
or debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary, securing loans
maturing in less than one year;
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(h) liens on a Principal Property arising in connection
with the sale of accounts receivable resulting from the sale of
oil or gas at the wellhead;
(i) statutory or other liens arising in the ordinary course
of business and relating to amounts that are not yet delinquent
or are being contested in good faith; and
(j) any extensions, substitutions, replacements or renewals
of the above-described liens or any Debt secured by these liens
if both:
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the new lien is limited to the property (plus any improvements)
secured by the original lien, and
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the amount of Debt secured by the new lien and not otherwise
permitted does not materially exceed the amount of Debt
refinanced plus any premium or fee payable in connection with
any such extension, substitution, replacement or renewal.
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In addition, without securing the senior debt securities as
described above, ConocoPhillips and its Principal Domestic
Subsidiaries may issue, assume or guarantee Debt that this
covenant would otherwise restrict in a total principal amount
that, when added to all other outstanding Debt of ConocoPhillips
and its Principal Domestic Subsidiaries that this covenant would
otherwise restrict and the total amount of Attributable Debt
outstanding for Sale/Leaseback Transactions, does not exceed a
basket equal to 10% of Consolidated Adjusted Net
Assets. When calculating this total principal amount, we exclude
from the calculation Attributable Debt from Sale/Leaseback
Transactions in connection with which ConocoPhillips or a
Subsidiary has purchased property or retired or defeased Debt as
described in clause (b) below under Limitation on
Sale/Leaseback Transactions.
The following types of transactions do not create
Debt secured by liens within the meaning
of this covenant:
(a) the sale or other transfer of either:
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oil, gas or other minerals in place for a period of time until,
or in an amount such that, the purchaser will realize from those
minerals a specified amount of money or a specified amount of
those minerals, or
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any other interest in property commonly referred to as a
production payment; and
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(b) the mortgage or pledge of any property of
ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary in favor of the United States,
any state of the United States or any department, agency or
instrumentality of either, to secure payments under any contract
or statute.
Limitation
on Sale/Leaseback Transactions
ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and any of its Principal
Domestic Subsidiaries will enter into a Sale/Leaseback
Transaction only if at least one of the following applies:
(a) ConocoPhillips or that Principal Domestic Subsidiary
could incur Debt in a principal amount equal to the Attributable
Debt for that Sale/Leaseback Transaction and, without violating
the Limitation on Liens covenant, could secure that
Debt by a lien on the property to be leased without equally and
ratably securing the senior debt securities.
(b) Within the period beginning one year before the closing
of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction and ending one year after the
closing, ConocoPhillips or any Subsidiary applies the net
proceeds of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction either:
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to the voluntary defeasance or retirement of any senior debt
securities issued under the senior indenture or any Funded
Debt, or
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to the acquisition, exploration, drilling, development,
construction, improvement or expansion of one or more Principal
Properties.
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Any net proceeds that are not applied for the purposes described
in (b) will be subject to the limitation described in (a).
For purposes of these calculations, the net proceeds of the
Sale/Leaseback Transaction means the net proceeds of the sale or
transfer of the property leased in the Sale/Leaseback
Transaction (or, if greater, the fair value of that property at
the time of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction as determined by
ConocoPhillips board of directors).
Glossary
Attributable Debt means the present value of
the rental payments during the remaining term of the lease
included in the Sale/Leaseback Transaction. To determine that
present value, we use a discount rate equal to the lease rate of
the Sale/Leaseback Transaction. For these purposes, rental
payments do not include any amounts required to be paid for
taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities,
operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute
payments for property rights. In the case of any lease that the
lessee may terminate by paying a penalty, if the net amount
(including payment of the penalty) would be reduced if the
lessee terminated the lease on the first date that it could be
terminated, then this lower net amount will be used.
Consolidated Adjusted Net Assets means the
total amount of assets of ConocoPhillips and its consolidated
subsidiaries less:
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all current liabilities (excluding liabilities that are
extendable or renewable at ConocoPhillips option to a date
more than 12 months after the date of calculation and
excluding current maturities of long-term debt); and
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total prepaid expenses and deferred charges.
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ConocoPhillips will calculate its Consolidated Adjusted Net
Assets based on its most recent quarterly balance sheet.
Debt means all notes, bonds, debentures or
similar evidences of debt for money borrowed.
Funded Debt means all Debt that matures on or
is renewable to a date more than one year after the date the
Debt is incurred.
Principal Domestic Subsidiary means CPCo and
any Subsidiary (1) that has substantially all its assets in
the United States, (2) that owns a Principal Property and
(3) in which ConocoPhillips capital investment,
together with any intercompany loans to that Subsidiary and any
debt of that Subsidiary guaranteed by ConocoPhillips or any
other Subsidiary, exceeds $100 million.
Principal Property means any oil or gas
producing property located onshore or offshore of the United
States or any refinery or manufacturing plant located in the
United States. This term excludes any property, refinery or
plant that in the opinion of ConocoPhillips board of
directors is not materially important to the total business
conducted by ConocoPhillips and its consolidated subsidiaries.
This term also excludes any transportation or marketing
facilities or assets.
Sale/Leaseback Transaction means any
arrangement with anyone under which ConocoPhillips or a
Subsidiary leases any Principal Property that ConocoPhillips or
that Subsidiary has sold or transferred or will sell or transfer
to that person. This term excludes the following:
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temporary leases for a term of not more than three years;
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intercompany leases;
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leases of a Principal Property executed by the time of or within
12 months after the latest of the acquisition, the
completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement
of commercial operation of the Principal Property; and
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arrangements under any provision of law with an effect similar
to the former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954.
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Subsidiary means an entity at least a
majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by ConocoPhillips or by one or more
other Subsidiaries, or by ConocoPhillips and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
Provisions
Applicable Solely to Subordinated Debt Securities
Ranking. The subordinated debt securities will
rank junior to all Senior Debt of ConocoPhillips and may rank
equally with or senior to other subordinated debt of
ConocoPhillips that may be outstanding from time to time.
Subordination. Under the subordinated
indenture, payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on the subordinated debt securities will generally be
subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment
in full of all Senior Debt. Unless we inform you otherwise in
the prospectus supplement, ConocoPhillips may not make any
payment of principal of or any premium or interest on the
subordinated debt securities if it fails to pay the principal,
interest, premium or any other amounts on any Senior Debt when
due.
The subordination does not affect ConocoPhillips
obligation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay, when
due, the principal of and any premium and interest on the
subordinated debt securities. In addition, the subordination
does not prevent the occurrence of any default under the
subordinated indenture.
The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of Senior
Debt that ConocoPhillips may incur. As a result of the
subordination of the subordinated debt securities, if
ConocoPhillips becomes insolvent, holders of subordinated debt
securities may receive less on a proportionate basis than other
creditors.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement,
Senior Debt will mean all debt, including
guarantees, of ConocoPhillips, unless the debt states that it is
not senior to the subordinated debt securities or other junior
debt of ConocoPhillips. Senior Debt with respect to a series of
subordinated debt securities could include other series of debt
securities issued under the subordinated indenture.
DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of ConocoPhillips common stock,
preferred stock, certificate of incorporation and bylaws is a
summary only and is subject to the complete text of
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation and bylaws and
the rights agreement ConocoPhillips has entered into with Mellon
Investor Services LLC, as rights agent, which we have filed as
exhibits to the registration statement. You should read those
documents for provisions that may be important to you.
ConocoPhillips is authorized to issue 2.5 billion shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 500 million
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common
Stock
Each holder of ConocoPhillips common stock is entitled to one
vote per share in the election of directors and on all other
matters submitted to the vote of stockholders. However, except
as otherwise required by law, holders of ConocoPhillips common
stock are not entitled to vote on any amendment to
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation that relates
solely to the terms of any series of ConocoPhillips preferred
stock if holders of the ConocoPhillips preferred stock are
entitled to vote on the amendment under ConocoPhillips
certificate of incorporation or Delaware law. There are no
cumulative voting rights, meaning that the holders of a majority
of the shares of ConocoPhillips common stock voting for the
election of directors can elect all of the directors standing
for election.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any ConocoPhillips
preferred stock that may be outstanding from time to time, each
share of ConocoPhillips common stock will have an equal and
ratable right to receive dividends as may be declared by the
ConocoPhillips board of directors out of funds legally available
for the payment of dividends, and, in the event of the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ConocoPhillips, will
be entitled to share equally and ratably in the assets available
for distribution to ConocoPhillips stockholders.
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No holder of ConocoPhillips common stock will have any
preemptive or other subscription rights to purchase or subscribe
for any securities of ConocoPhillips.
ConocoPhillips common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the trading symbol COP. The transfer
agent for the common stock is Mellon Investor Services LLC.
Preferred
Stock
ConocoPhillips board of directors has the authority,
without stockholder approval, to issue up to 500 million
shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the
number of shares and terms of each series. The board may
determine the designation and other terms of each series,
including, among others:
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dividend rights;
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voting powers;
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preemptive rights;
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conversion rights;
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redemption rights; and
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liquidation preferences.
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The prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred
stock ConocoPhillips is offering will include specific terms
relating to the offering and the name of any transfer agent for
that series. We will file the form of the preferred stock with
the SEC before we issue any of it, and you should read it for
provisions that may be important to you. The prospectus
supplement will include some or all of the following terms:
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the title of the preferred stock;
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the maximum number of shares of the series;
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the dividend rate or the method of calculating the dividend, the
date from which dividends will accrue and whether dividends will
be cumulative;
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any liquidation preference;
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any optional redemption provisions;
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any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to
redeem or purchase the preferred stock;
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any terms for the conversion or exchange of the preferred stock
for other securities of us or any other entity;
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whether ConocoPhillips has elected to issue depositary shares
with respect to the preferred stock as described below under
Description of Depositary Shares;
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any voting rights; and
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any other preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights or any qualifications, limitations or
restrictions on the rights of the shares.
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The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desired
flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other
corporate purposes, could adversely affect the voting power of
holders of ConocoPhillips common stock. It also could
affect the likelihood that holders of the common stock will
receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.
For purposes of the rights plan described below,
ConocoPhillips board of directors has designated
10 million shares of preferred stock to constitute the
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will be issuable
only in connection with the exercise of rights under the rights
plan. For a description of the rights plan, please read
Stockholder Rights Plan.
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Each share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will
be entitled to a minimum preferential quarterly dividend payment
per share of the greater of $1 or 100 times the dividend
declared per share of ConocoPhillips common stock. In the event
of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ConocoPhillips,
the holders of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will
be entitled to a minimum preferential liquidation payment per
share equal to the greater of $100 (plus all accrued and unpaid
dividends) or 100 times the liquidation payment made per share
of ConocoPhillips common stock. Each share of ConocoPhillips
Series A preferred stock will have 100 votes on all matters
submitted to a vote of ConocoPhillips stockholders, voting
together with the ConocoPhillips common stock. In the event of
any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which shares
of ConocoPhillips common stock are exchanged for securities,
cash and/or
any other property, each share of ConocoPhillips Series A
preferred stock will be entitled to receive 100 times the amount
of securities, cash
and/or other
properties received per share of ConocoPhillips common stock.
These rights will be protected by customary antidilution
provisions.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions of ConocoPhillips Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation and bylaws
contain provisions that could delay or make more difficult the
acquisition of control of ConocoPhillips through a hostile
tender offer, open market purchases, proxy contest, merger or
other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in his
or her best interest, including those attempts that might result
in a premium over the market price of ConocoPhillips
common stock.
Authorized
but Unissued Stock
ConocoPhillips has 2.5 billion authorized shares of common
stock and 500 million authorized shares of preferred stock.
One of the consequences of ConocoPhillips authorized but
unissued common stock and undesignated preferred stock may be to
enable ConocoPhillips board of directors to make more
difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of
ConocoPhillips. If, in the exercise of its fiduciary
obligations, ConocoPhillips board of directors determined
that a takeover proposal was not in ConocoPhillips best
interest, the board could authorize the issuance of those shares
without stockholder approval, subject to limits imposed by the
New York Stock Exchange. The shares could be issued in one or
more transactions that might prevent or make the completion of a
proposed change of control transaction more difficult or costly
by:
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diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquiror or
insurgent stockholder group;
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creating a substantial voting block in institutional or other
hands that might undertake to support the position of the
incumbent board; or
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effecting an acquisition that might complicate or preclude the
takeover.
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In this regard, ConocoPhillips certificate of
incorporation grants its board of directors broad power to
establish the rights and preferences of the authorized and
unissued preferred stock. ConocoPhillips board could
establish one or more series of preferred stock that entitle
holders to:
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vote separately as a class on any proposed merger or
consolidation;
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cast a proportionately larger vote together with ConocoPhillips
common stock on any transaction or for all purposes;
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elect directors having terms of office or voting rights greater
than those of other directors;
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convert preferred stock into a greater number of shares of
ConocoPhillips common stock or other securities;
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demand redemption at a specified price under prescribed
circumstances related to a change of control of
ConocoPhillips; or
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exercise other rights designed to impede a takeover.
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Stockholder
Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings of
Stockholders
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation provides that
no action that is required or permitted to be taken by its
stockholders at any annual or special meeting may be taken by
written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting, and that
special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the board
of directors or the chairman of the board.
Staggered
Board of Directors
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation divides the
board of directors into three classes, as nearly equal in number
as possible, serving staggered three-year terms. The
classification of the board of directors has the effect of
requiring at least two annual stockholder meetings, instead of
one, to effect a change in a majority of the board of directors.
Removal
of Directors
Directors may only be removed for cause by a vote of a majority
of the voting power of ConocoPhillips outstanding voting
stock. A vacancy on ConocoPhillips board of directors may
be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors in office or
by the stockholders if that vacancy resulted from the action of
stockholders (in which case that vacancy may not be filled by
the directors).
Advance
Notice Procedure for Director Nominations and Stockholder
Proposals
ConocoPhillips bylaws provide the manner in which
stockholders may give notice of stockholder nominations and
other business to be brought before an annual meeting. In
general, to bring a matter before an annual meeting or to
nominate a candidate for director, a stockholder must give
notice of the proposed matter or nomination not less than 90 and
not more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date
of the immediately preceding meeting. If the annual meeting is
not within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of
the preceding annual meeting, the stockholder notice must be
received no later than the later of (1) 90 days prior
to the anniversary date or (2) the close of business on the
10th day following the day on which notice of the annual
meeting was mailed or first publicly disclosed, whichever first
occurs.
These procedures may limit the ability of stockholders to
nominate candidates for director and bring other business before
a stockholders meeting, including the consideration of any
transaction that could result in a change of control and that
might result in a premium to ConocoPhillips stockholders.
Fair
Price Provision
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation requires that
specified business combinations involving a person or entity
that beneficially owns 15% or more of the outstanding shares of
ConocoPhillips voting stock or that is an affiliate of that
person, which we refer to as a related person, must be approved
by (1) at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the
voting stock and (2) at least
662/3%
of the votes entitled to be cast by the voting stock other than
voting stock owned by the related person. These supermajority
requirements do not apply if:
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a majority of the directors who are unaffiliated with the
related person and who were in office before the related person
became a related person approve the transaction; or
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specified fair price conditions are met that in general provide
that the payment received by the stockholders in the business
combination is not less than the amount the related person paid
or agreed to pay for any shares of ConocoPhillips voting
stock acquired within one year of the business combination.
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Amendment
of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Amendments to ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation
generally must be approved by the board of directors and by a
majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the
amendment, and, if applicable, by majority of the outstanding
stock of each class or series entitled to vote on the amendment
as a class or series.
Under the ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation, the
affirmative vote of shares representing not less than 80% of the
votes entitled to be cast by the voting stock is required to
alter, amend or adopt any provision inconsistent with or repeal
the provisions that, among others, (1) control the
constitution of the board of directors, (2) deny
stockholders the right to call a special meeting or to act by
written consent, (3) limit or eliminate the liability of
directors to ConocoPhillips and (4) set the 80%
supermajority threshold applicable with respect to the
provisions above.
Additionally, the affirmative vote of shares representing
(1) not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by
the voting stock, voting together as a single class, and
(2) not less than
662/3%
of the votes entitled to be case by the voting stock not owned,
directly or indirectly, by any related person is required to
amend, repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, the
fair price provision described above.
ConocoPhillips bylaws have similar supermajority vote
requirements for provisions relating to, among others, special
stockholder meetings; prohibition on action by stockholder
written consent; nominating directors and bringing business
before an annual stockholder meeting; the number, classification
and qualification of directors; filling vacancies on the board
of directors; and removing directors.
Stockholder
Rights Plan
ConocoPhillips has entered into a rights agreement with Mellon
Investor Services LLC, as rights agent. As with most rights
agreements, the terms of the ConocoPhillips rights agreement are
complex and not easily summarized, particularly as they relate
to the acquisition of ConocoPhillips common stock and to the
exercisability of the rights. Accordingly, this summary may not
contain all of the information that is important to you, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the ConocoPhillips
rights agreement, which we have filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement.
Under the terms of the rights agreement, each share of common
stock has attached to it a right to purchase one one-hundredth
of a share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock. The
purchase price per one-hundredth of a share of Series A
preferred stock under the rights agreement is $300.
Initially, the rights under the ConocoPhillips rights agreement
will be attached to certificates representing ConocoPhillips
common stock and no separate certificates representing the
rights will be distributed. The rights will separate from the
ConocoPhillips common stock and be represented by separate
certificates at the earlier of (1) the first date of a
public announcement that a person has acquired 15% or more of
the outstanding ConocoPhillips common stock or (2) the date
as may be determined by the ConocoPhillips board of directors
after the commencement by a person of a tender offer or exchange
offer for 15% or more of the outstanding ConocoPhillips common
stock.
After the rights separate from the ConocoPhillips common stock,
certificates representing the rights will be mailed to record
holders of ConocoPhillips common stock. Once distributed, the
rights certificates alone will represent the rights.
The rights will not be exercisable until the date the rights
separate from the ConocoPhillips common stock. The rights will
expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of the
ConocoPhillips rights agreement unless earlier redeemed or
exchanged by ConocoPhillips.
If an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
ConocoPhillips common stock, then each right will be adjusted so
that it will entitle the holder (other than the acquiror, whose
rights will become void) to purchase a number of shares of
ConocoPhillips common stock equal to two times the exercise
price of the right.
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If an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
ConocoPhillips common stock and any of the following occurs:
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ConocoPhillips merges into or consolidates with another entity,
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an acquiring entity merges into ConocoPhillips with
ConocoPhillips as the surviving entity and the outstanding
shares of ConocoPhillips common stock are converted into cash,
property or securities, or
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ConocoPhillips sells more than 50% of its assets or earning
power,
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then each right will entitle the holder to purchase a number of
shares of common stock of the acquiror having a then-current
market value (as defined in the ConocoPhillips rights agreement)
of twice the exercise price of the right.
In the event of a public announcement of an acquiror obtaining
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of
ConocoPhillips common stock (but only if the beneficial
ownership of the acquiror is less than 50%), the ConocoPhillips
board of directors may, at its option, exchange all or a part of
the outstanding rights for ConocoPhillips common stock at an
exchange ratio of one share of ConocoPhillips common stock per
right, adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
The ConocoPhillips board of directors may, at its option, redeem
the rights, in whole but not in part, at any time prior to the
time an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
the outstanding shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. The
redemption price is $.01 per right, adjusted to reflect stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. ConocoPhillips
may, at its option, pay the redemption price in cash, common
stock or other consideration as deemed appropriate by the
ConocoPhillips board of directors.
The terms of the rights may be amended by the ConocoPhillips
board of directors without the consent of the holders of the
rights, except that, after an acquiror obtains 15% or more of
ConocoPhillips common stock, the ConocoPhillips rights agreement
may not be amended in any manner that would adversely affect the
interests of the rights holders.
The ConocoPhillips rights agreement contains provisions that
have anti-takeover effects. The rights will cause substantial
dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire
ConocoPhillips on terms not approved by the ConocoPhillips board
of directors. However, since the rights may either be redeemed
or otherwise made inapplicable by ConocoPhillips prior to an
acquiror obtaining beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
ConocoPhillips common stock, the rights should not interfere
with any merger or business combination approved by the
ConocoPhillips board of directors prior to that occurrence. In
addition, the rights should not interfere with a proxy contest.
Limitation
of Liability of Directors
To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law,
ConocoPhillips directors will not be personally liable to
ConocoPhillips or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Delaware law currently
permits the elimination of all liability for breach of fiduciary
duty, except liability:
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for any breach of the duty of loyalty to ConocoPhillips or its
stockholders;
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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for unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchases
or redemptions; and
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for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.
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As a result, neither ConocoPhillips nor its stockholders have
the right, through stockholders derivative suits on
ConocoPhillips behalf, to recover monetary damages against
a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including
breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior, except in
the situations described above.
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Delaware
Anti-Takeover Law
ConocoPhillips is a Delaware corporation and is subject to
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which
regulates corporate acquisitions. Section 203 prevents an
interested stockholder, which is defined generally
as a person owning 15% or more of a corporations voting
stock, or any affiliate or associate of that person, from
engaging in a broad range of business combinations
with the corporation for three years after becoming an
interested stockholder unless:
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the board of directors of the corporation had previously
approved either the business combination or the transaction that
resulted in the stockholders becoming an interested
stockholder;
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upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the
stockholders becoming an interested stockholder, that
person owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation
outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding
shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and
shares owned in employee stock plans in which participants do
not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares
held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or
exchange offer; or
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following the transaction in which that person became an
interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by
the board of directors of the corporation and holders of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock not owned by
the interested stockholder.
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Under Section 203, the restrictions described above also do
not apply to specific business combinations proposed by an
interested stockholder following the announcement or
notification of designated extraordinary transactions involving
the corporation and a person who had not been an interested
stockholder during the previous three years or who became an
interested stockholder with the approval of a majority of the
corporations directors, if such extraordinary transaction
is approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors who
were directors prior to any person becoming an interested
stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended
for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority
of such directors.
Section 203 may make it more difficult for a person who
would be an interested stockholder to effect various business
combinations with a corporation for a three-year period.
DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS
ConocoPhillips may issue warrants to purchase any combination of
debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, rights or other
securities of ConocoPhillips or any other entity. ConocoPhillips
may issue warrants independently or together with other
securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached
to or separate from the other securities. ConocoPhillips will
issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between it
and a warrant agent that we will name in the prospectus
supplement.
The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants
ConocoPhillips is offering will include specific terms relating
to the offering. We will file the form of any warrant agreement
with the SEC, and you should read the warrant agreement for
provisions that may be important to you. The prospectus
supplement will include some or all of the following terms:
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the title of the warrants;
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the aggregate number of warrants offered;
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the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, common
stock, preferred stock, rights or other securities purchasable
upon exercise of the warrants, and procedures by which the
number of securities purchasable may be adjusted;
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the exercise price of the warrants;
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the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;
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the designation and terms of any securities with which the
warrants are issued;
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if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the
date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the other
security will be separately transferable;
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if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the
foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which
the exercise price is denominated;
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any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised
at any one time; and
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any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the
transferability, exchange or exercise of the warrants.
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DESCRIPTION
OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
General
ConocoPhillips may elect to offer shares of its preferred stock
represented by depositary shares. The shares of any series of
the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be
deposited under a separate deposit agreement between
ConocoPhillips and a bank or trust company we will name in the
prospectus supplement.
Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each holder of a
depositary share will be entitled, proportionately, to all the
rights, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock
represented by that depositary share, including dividend,
voting, redemption, conversion, exchange and liquidation rights.
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts
issued under the deposit agreement. Each receipt will represent
the applicable interest in a number of shares of a particular
series of the preferred stock, which we will describe in the
prospectus supplement.
We have summarized below selected provisions of the deposit
agreement, the related depositary shares and depositary receipts
evidencing those shares. This summary is not complete. We will
file the form of deposit agreement and the form of depositary
receipts with the SEC before ConocoPhillips issues any
depositary shares, and you should read those documents for
provisions that may be important to you.
A holder of depositary shares will be entitled to receive the
whole number of shares of preferred stock underlying those
depositary shares. Holders will not be entitled to receive
fractional shares. If the depositary receipts delivered by the
holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the
whole number of shares to be withdrawn, the depositary will
deliver to that holder at the same time a new depositary receipt
for the excess number of depositary shares.
Dividends
and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash
distributions received with respect to the preferred stock to
the record holders of depositary receipts in proportion to the
number of depositary shares owned by those holders.
If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary
will distribute property received by it to the record holders of
depositary receipts in proportion, insofar as possible, to the
number of depositary shares owned by those holders. If the
depositary determines that it is not feasible to make such a
distribution, it may, with ConocoPhillips approval, adopt
any method that it deems equitable and practicable to effect the
distribution, including a sale of the property and distribution
of the net proceeds from the sale to the holders.
The amount distributed in any of the above cases will be reduced
by any amount ConocoPhillips or the depositary is required to
withhold on account of taxes.
Conversion
and Exchange
If any preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is
subject to provisions relating to its conversion or exchange as
described in the prospectus supplement, each record holder of
depositary shares will have the right or obligation to convert
or exchange those depositary shares in accordance with those
provisions.
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Redemption
of Depositary Shares
Whenever ConocoPhillips redeems a share of preferred stock held
by the depositary, the depositary will redeem on the same
redemption date a proportionate number of depositary shares
representing the shares of preferred stock redeemed. The
redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the
aggregate redemption price payable with respect to the number of
shares of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares. If
fewer than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the
depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or
proportionately as ConocoPhillips may determine.
Voting
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of
the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares are
entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information
contained in the notice to the record holders of the depositary
receipts. Each record holder of the depositary receipts on the
record date, which will be the same date as the record date for
the preferred stock, may then instruct the depositary as to the
exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the number of shares
of preferred stock underlying that holders depositary
shares. The depositary will try, as far as practicable, to vote
the number of shares of preferred stock underlying the
depositary shares in accordance with the instructions, and
ConocoPhillips will agree to take all reasonable action that the
depositary deems necessary to enable the depositary to do so.
The depositary will abstain from voting the preferred stock to
the extent that it does not receive specific written
instructions from holders of depositary shares representing the
preferred stock.
Record
Date
Whenever:
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any cash dividend or other cash distribution becomes payable,
any distribution other than cash is made, or any rights,
preferences or privileges are offered with respect to the
preferred stock, or
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the depositary receives notice of any meeting at which holders
of preferred stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of
preferred stock are entitled to notice, or of the mandatory
conversion of or any election by ConocoPhillips to call for the
redemption of any preferred stock,
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the depositary will in each instance fix a record date, which
will be the same as the record date for the preferred stock, for
the determination of the holders of depositary receipts:
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who will be entitled to receive the dividend, distribution,
rights, preferences or privileges or the net proceeds of any
sale, or
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who will be entitled to give instructions for the exercise of
voting rights at any such meeting or to receive notice of the
meeting or the redemption or conversion.
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Amendment
and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
ConocoPhillips and the depositary may at any time agree to amend
the form of depositary receipt and any provision of the deposit
agreement. However, any amendment that adversely alters the
rights of holders of depositary shares in any material respect
will not be effective unless the amendment has been approved by
the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then
outstanding. The deposit agreement may be terminated by
ConocoPhillips or by the depositary only if all outstanding
depositary shares have been redeemed or if a final distribution
on the underlying preferred stock has been made to the holders
of the depositary shares in connection with the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of ConocoPhillips.
Charges
of Depositary
ConocoPhillips will pay all charges of the depositary, including:
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charges in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred
stock;
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the initial issuance of the depositary receipts;
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the distribution of information to the holders of depositary
receipts with respect to matters on which preferred stock is
entitled to vote; and
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withdrawals of the preferred stock by the holders of depositary
receipts or upon redemption or conversion of the preferred stock.
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Holders of depositary shares will pay taxes (including any
transfer taxes) and other governmental charges and any other
charges expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be at the
expense of those holders.
Resignation
and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may at any time resign or be removed by
ConocoPhillips. Any resignation or removal will become effective
upon the acceptance by the depositarys successor of its
appointment. If ConocoPhillips has not appointed a successor
depositary and the successor depositary has not accepted its
appointment within 60 days after the depositary delivered a
resignation notice to ConocoPhillips, the depositary may
terminate the deposit agreement.
DESCRIPTION
OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
ConocoPhillips may issue stock purchase contracts, including
contracts obligating holders to purchase from ConocoPhillips,
and ConocoPhillips to sell to the holders, or for ConocoPhillips
to issue in exchange for other securities, a specified number of
shares of ConocoPhillips common stock or preferred stock (or a
range of numbers of shares in accordance with a predetermined
formula) at a future date or dates or upon the occurrence of
specified events. The price per share of common stock or
preferred stock may be fixed at the time the stock purchase
contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a
specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts.
ConocoPhillips may issue the stock purchase contracts separately
or as a part of units, often known as stock purchase units,
consisting of a stock purchase contract and any combination of:
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senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities of
ConocoPhillips,
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debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury
securities, or
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trust preferred securities of a ConocoPhillips trust,
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securing the holders obligations to purchase the common
stock or preferred stock under the stock purchase contracts.
The stock purchase contracts may require ConocoPhillips to make
periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or
vice versa, and those payments may be unsecured or prefunded on
some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to
secure their obligations in a specified manner, and in specified
circumstances ConocoPhillips may deliver newly issued prepaid
stock purchase contracts, often known as prepaid securities,
upon release to a holder of any collateral securing that
holders obligations under the original stock purchase
contract.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of
any stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units and, if
applicable, prepaid securities. That description will not be
complete. For more information, you should review the stock
purchase contracts and, if applicable, the collateral
arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to those stock
purchase contracts or stock purchase units and any prepaid
securities and the document under which the prepaid securities
will be issued. We will file forms of these documents with the
SEC before ConocoPhillips issues any stock purchase contracts or
stock purchase units and, if applicable, prepaid securities.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
Trust Preferred
Securities
General
Each ConocoPhillips trust may issue only one series of trust
preferred securities. The amended and restated declaration of
trust of each trust will authorize that trust to issue one
series of trust preferred securities of that trust. We have
summarized selected provisions of the trust preferred securities
below. This summary is not complete. We have filed the form of
amended and restated declaration of trust providing for the
trust preferred securities with the SEC as an exhibit to the
registration statement, and you should read that document for
provisions that may be important to you. Please read About
the ConocoPhillips Trusts for additional information about
the trusts.
The prospectus supplement relating to trust preferred securities
being offered will include specific terms relating to the
offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:
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the designation of the trust preferred securities;
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the number of trust preferred securities issued by the trust;
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the annual distribution rate (or the method for determining the
rate), the distribution payment dates, the record dates for
distribution payments and the additional amounts, if any, that
may be payable with respect to the trust preferred securities;
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whether distributions will be cumulative and, if so, the dates
from which distributions will be cumulative;
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the amounts that will be paid out of the assets of the trust to
the holders of trust preferred securities upon dissolution,
winding-up
or termination of the trust;
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any repurchase or redemption provisions;
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any additional voting rights of the trust preferred securities;
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terms for any conversion or exchange of the trust preferred
securities or the debt securities of ConocoPhillips held by that
trust into other securities;
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terms for any distribution of the debt securities to the holders
of the trust preferred securities; and
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any rights to defer distributions on the trust preferred
securities by extending the interest payment period on the debt
securities.
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We also will describe in the prospectus supplement the material
United States federal income tax considerations applicable to
any offering of trust preferred securities.
ConocoPhillips will guarantee the trust preferred securities to
the extent described under Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantees.
Voting
Holders of trust preferred securities will have limited voting
rights, relating only to the modification of the trust preferred
securities and the exercise of a trusts rights as holder
of the debt securities and the preferred securities guarantee.
Holders of trust preferred securities will not be able to
appoint, remove or replace trustees, except in limited
circumstances, or to increase or decrease the number of
trustees, because these rights will be vested in the holder of
the common securities of the trust. ConocoPhillips will own,
directly or indirectly, all of the common securities of each
trust.
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Distributions
Under each declaration of trust, the property trustee must make
distributions on the trust preferred securities of a trust to
the extent that the property trustee has cash on hand in the
applicable property account to permit such payment. The only
funds available for distribution to the holders of the trust
preferred securities of a trust will be those received by the
property trustee on the debt securities held by the trust. If
ConocoPhillips does not make payments on the debt securities,
the property trustee will not make corresponding distributions
on the trust preferred securities. Under each declaration of
trust, if and to the extent ConocoPhillips does make payments on
the debt securities, the property trustee will be obligated to
make distributions on the preferred and common securities of
such trust on a pro rata basis.
ConocoPhillips will guarantee payment of distributions on the
trust preferred securities of a trust as and to the extent
described under Trust Preferred Securities
Guarantees. A guarantee covers distributions and other
payments on the applicable trust preferred securities only if
and to the extent that ConocoPhillips has made a payment to the
property trustee on the applicable debt securities. If an event
of default under the related declaration of trust has occurred
and is continuing, any funds available to make payments will be
paid first to the holders of the trust preferred securities pro
rata based on the aggregate liquidation amount of trust
preferred securities held by those holders in relation to the
aggregate liquidation amount of all the outstanding trust
preferred securities. In that case, the holder of common
securities of a trust would receive payments only after
satisfaction of all amounts owed to the holders of trust
preferred securities.
Events
of Default
If an event of default under the declaration of trust has
occurred and is continuing, the holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the trust preferred securities may direct
the property trustee to enforce the available rights under the
related declaration of trust, including rights available to the
property trustee as a holder of the applicable series of debt
securities. If the property trustee fails to enforce those
rights, any holder of the related trust preferred securities may
provide written notice to the property trustee that the holder
will enforce those rights and, 30 days after submitting
that request, the holder may enforce those rights directly
against ConocoPhillips to the fullest extent permitted by law
without first instituting any legal proceeding against the
property trustee or any other person.
If an event of default under the applicable declaration of trust
has occurred and is continuing and results from
ConocoPhillips failure to make payments on the applicable
series of debt securities when due, then any holder of the trust
preferred securities may directly institute a proceeding to
enforce those payments on the debt securities in an amount
corresponding to the aggregate liquidation amount of that
holders trust preferred securities. If a holder brings a
direct action, ConocoPhillips will be entitled to that
holders rights under the applicable declaration of trust
to the extent of any payment made by ConocoPhillips to that
holder. Except as expressly provided in the preceding
sentences or in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
holders of the trust preferred securities will not be able to
exercise directly any other remedy available to the holders of
the applicable series of debt securities.
Trust Preferred
Securities Guarantees
ConocoPhillips will fully and unconditionally guarantee payments
on the trust preferred securities as described in this section.
This guarantee covers the following payments:
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periodic cash distributions on the trust preferred securities
out of funds held by the property trustee of the trust;
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payments on liquidation of each trust; and
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payments on redemption of trust preferred securities of each
trust.
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ConocoPhillips will appoint The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee, to hold the
guarantee for the benefit of the holders of trust preferred
securities. We have summarized selected provisions of the
guarantees below. This summary is not complete. We have filed
the form of guarantee with
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the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement, and you
should read that document for provisions that may be important
to you.
ConocoPhillips will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay
holders of trust preferred securities in full the following
amounts to the extent not paid by the trust:
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any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the trust preferred
securities and any redemption price for trust preferred
securities called for redemption by the trust, if and to the
extent that ConocoPhillips has made corresponding payments on
the debt securities to the property trustee of the trust;
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payments upon the dissolution,
winding-up
or termination of the trust equal to the lesser of:
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the liquidation amount plus all accumulated and unpaid
distributions on the trust preferred securities to the extent
the trust has funds legally available for those
payments, and
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the amount of assets of the trust remaining legally available
for distribution to the holders of trust preferred securities in
liquidation of the trust.
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ConocoPhillips will not be required to make these liquidation
payments if:
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the trust distributes the debt securities to the holders of
trust preferred securities in exchange for their trust preferred
securities; or
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the trust redeems the trust preferred securities in full upon
the maturity or redemption of the debt securities.
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ConocoPhillips may satisfy its obligation to make a guarantee
payment either by making payment directly to the holders of
trust preferred securities or to the guarantee trustee for
remittance to the holders or by causing the applicable trust to
make the payment to them.
Each guarantee is a guarantee from the time of issuance of the
applicable series of trust preferred securities. The
guarantee only covers, however, distributions and other payments
on trust preferred securities if and to the extent that
ConocoPhillips has made corresponding payments on the debt
securities to the applicable property trustee. If ConocoPhillips
does not make those corresponding payments on the debt
securities, the trust will not have funds available for payments
and that trustee will not make distributions on the trust
preferred securities.
ConocoPhillips obligations under the declaration of trust
for each trust, the guarantees, the debt securities and the
associated indenture taken together will provide a full and
unconditional guarantee of payments due on the trust preferred
securities.
Covenants
of ConocoPhillips
In each guarantee, ConocoPhillips will agree that, as long as
any trust preferred securities issued by the applicable trust
are outstanding, ConocoPhillips will not make the payments and
distributions described below if:
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it is in default on its guarantee payments or other payment
obligations under the related guarantee;
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any event of default under the applicable declaration of trust
has occurred and is continuing; or
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ConocoPhillips has elected to defer payments of interest on the
related debt securities by extending the interest payment period
and that deferral period is continuing.
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In these circumstances, ConocoPhillips will agree that it will
not:
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make any payments on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
security of ConocoPhillips that ranks equally with or junior to
the debt securities;
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make any guarantee payments on any guarantee by ConocoPhillips
of the debt securities of any of its subsidiaries if that
guarantee ranks equally with or junior to the debt
securities; or
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declare or pay any dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or
make a distribution or liquidation payment with respect to, any
capital stock of ConocoPhillips, other than:
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dividends or distributions in its capital stock or options,
warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase its capital
stock;
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transactions relating to ConocoPhillips stockholder rights
plan;
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as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the
exchange or conversion of one class or series of its capital
stock for another class or series of its share capital;
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purchases of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged; and
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purchases or acquisitions of its capital stock in connection
with the satisfaction by it of its obligations under any
employee stock-based compensation or benefit plan, dividend
reinvestment plan or stock purchase plan.
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In addition, as long as trust preferred securities issued by any
trust are outstanding, ConocoPhillips will agree that it will:
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remain the sole direct or indirect owner of all the outstanding
common securities of that trust, except as permitted by the
applicable declaration of trust;
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permit the common securities of that trust to be transferred
only as permitted by the declaration of trust; and
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use reasonable efforts to cause that trust to continue to be
treated as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes, except in connection with a distribution of debt
securities to the holders of trust preferred securities as
provided in the declaration of trust, in which case the trust
would be dissolved.
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Amendments
and Assignment
ConocoPhillips and the guarantee trustee may amend each
guarantee without the consent of any holder of trust preferred
securities if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights
of the holders in any material respect. In all other cases,
ConocoPhillips and the guarantee trustee may amend each
guarantee only with the prior approval of the holders of a
majority in liquidation amount of the trust preferred securities
issued by the applicable trust. The manner in which
ConocoPhillips will obtain that approval will be described in
the prospectus supplement.
ConocoPhillips may assign its obligations under the guarantees
only in connection with a consolidation, merger or asset sale
involving ConocoPhillips permitted under the indenture governing
the debt securities.
Termination
of the Guarantee
Each guarantee will terminate upon:
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full payment of the redemption price of all trust preferred
securities of the applicable trust;
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distribution of the debt securities, or any securities into
which those debt securities are convertible, to the holders of
the trust preferred securities and common securities of that
trust in exchange for all the securities issued by that
trust; or
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full payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of that
trust.
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Each guarantee will, however, continue to be effective or will
be reinstated if any holder of trust preferred securities must
repay any amounts paid on those trust preferred securities or
under the guarantee.
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Status
of the Guarantee
ConocoPhillips obligations under each guarantee will be
unsecured and effectively junior to all debt and preferred stock
of its subsidiaries. We will specify in the prospectus
supplement the ranking of each guarantee with respect to
ConocoPhillips capital stock and other liabilities,
including other guarantees. By your acceptance of the trust
preferred securities, you agree to any subordination provisions
and other terms of the related guarantee.
Each guarantee will be deposited with the guarantee trustee to
be held for the benefit of the holders of the trust preferred
securities. The guarantee trustee will have the right to enforce
the guarantee on behalf of those holders. In most cases, the
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the trust
preferred securities issued by the applicable trust will have
the right to direct the time, method and place of:
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conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
applicable guarantee trustee; or
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exercising any trust or other power conferred upon that
guarantee trustee under the applicable guarantee.
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Each guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not
merely of collection. This means that the guarantee trustee may
institute a legal proceeding directly against ConocoPhillips to
enforce the payment rights under the guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or
entity.
If the guarantee trustee fails to enforce the guarantee or
ConocoPhillips fails to make a guarantee payment, a holder of
trust preferred securities may institute a legal proceeding
directly against ConocoPhillips to enforce that holders
rights under that guarantee without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the applicable trust, the guarantee trustee
or any other person or entity.
Periodic
Reports Under Guarantee
ConocoPhillips will be required to provide annually to the
guarantee trustee a statement as to its performance of its
obligations and its compliance with all conditions under the
guarantees.
Duties
of Guarantee Trustee
The guarantee trustee normally will perform only those duties
specifically set forth in the applicable guarantee. The
guarantee does not contain any implied covenants. If a default
occurs on a guarantee, the guarantee trustee will be required to
use the same degree of care and skill in exercise of its powers
under the guarantee as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of that persons own
affairs. The guarantee trustee will exercise any of its rights
or powers under the guarantee at the request or direction of
holders of the applicable series of trust preferred securities
only if it is offered security and indemnity satisfactory
to it.
Governing
Law
New York law will govern the guarantees.
Relationship
Among the Trust Preferred Securities, Debt Securities and
Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee
When taken together, the terms of the trust preferred securities
of a ConocoPhillips trust, the debt securities held by that
trust and the related preferred securities guarantee provide a
full and unconditional guarantee by ConocoPhillips of the
payments due on the trust preferred securities. The following
summary briefly explains the interrelationship between the trust
preferred securities, the debt securities and the guarantee.
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The
trust will be able to make payments on the trust preferred
securities only if ConocoPhillips makes payments on the debt
securities.
As long as ConocoPhillips makes interest and other payments when
due on the debt securities, the trust will have sufficient funds
to make distribution and other payments when due on the trust
preferred securities for the following reasons:
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the trust will hold debt securities in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation
amount of the trust preferred securities and the common
securities of the trust;
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the interest rate and payment dates of the debt securities will
match the distribution rate and payment dates of the trust
preferred securities and the common securities of the trust;
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the trustees may not cause or permit the trust to engage in any
activity that is not consistent with its limited purposes of:
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issuing and selling the trust preferred securities and the
common securities of the trust;
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investing the proceeds from the sale of those securities in a
specific series of ConocoPhillips debt securities; and
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engaging in only such other activities as are necessary or
incidental to issuing its securities and purchasing and holding
ConocoPhillips debt securities and as are otherwise
specifically authorized in the declaration of trust; and
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ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay for all of the trusts
debts and obligations, other than with respect to the trust
preferred and trust common securities, and costs and expenses,
including the fees and expenses of the trustees.
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ConocoPhillips
will guarantee that payments will be made on the trust preferred
securities if ConocoPhillips makes payments on the debt
securities.
If ConocoPhillips makes interest or other payments on the debt
securities, the property trustee will be obligated to make
corresponding distribution or other payments on the trust
preferred securities. ConocoPhillips will guarantee such
payments if the trust fails to make them. The guarantee only
covers distributions and other payments on the trust preferred
securities if and to the extent ConocoPhillips has made
corresponding payments on the debt securities. The guarantee
trustee will have the right to enforce the guarantee on behalf
of the holders of the trust preferred securities if
ConocoPhillips fails to make any required guarantee payments. If
the guarantee trustee fails to enforce the guarantee, you may
institute a legal proceeding directly against ConocoPhillips to
enforce the guarantee trustees rights under the guarantee.
If ConocoPhillips fails to make a guarantee payment, you may
also institute a legal proceeding directly against
ConocoPhillips to enforce the guarantee.
The
property trustee may institute legal proceedings against
ConocoPhillips if ConocoPhillips fails to make payments on the
debt securities.
If ConocoPhillips does not make interest or other payments on
the debt securities, the trust will not have funds available to
make the corresponding distribution or other payments on the
trust preferred securities. The property trustee, as the holder
of the debt securities, will have the right to enforce
ConocoPhillips obligations on the debt securities if an
event of default under the debt securities occurs. In addition,
the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the trust
preferred securities will have the right to direct the property
trustee with respect to certain matters under the declaration of
trust. If the property trustee fails to enforce its rights, any
holder of trust preferred securities may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law and after a period of 30 days has elapsed
from such holders written request to the property trustee
to enforce such rights, institute a legal proceeding against
ConocoPhillips to enforce such rights.
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities in and outside the United States
through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or
through agents.
Sale
Through Underwriters or Dealers
If we use underwriters in the sale of securities, the
underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account.
The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at
a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at
the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the
public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one
or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms
acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the
prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the securities will be subject to conditions, and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities if
they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time
to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
During and after an offering through underwriters, the
underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open
market. These transactions may include overallotment and
stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short
positions created in connection with the offering. The
underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, whereby selling
concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers
for the offered securities sold for their account may be
reclaimed by the syndicate if such offered securities are
repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering
transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities,
which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail
in the open market. If commenced, these activities may be
discontinued at any time.
If we use dealers in the sale of securities, we will sell the
securities to them as principals. They may then resell those
securities to the public at varying prices determined by the
dealers at the time of resale. The dealers participating in any
sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any
sale of those securities. We will include in the prospectus
supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the
transaction.
Direct
Sales and Sales Through Agents
We may sell the securities directly. In that event, no
underwriters or agents would be involved. We may also sell the
securities through agents we designate from time to time. In the
prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the securities, and we will describe any
commissions payable by us to the agent. Unless we inform you
otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to
use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the
period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors
or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any sale
of those securities. We will describe the terms of any such
sales in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed
Delivery Contracts
If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize
agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain
types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the
public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These
contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified
date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those
conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The
prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for
solicitation of those contracts.
General
Information
We may have agreements with the agents, dealers and underwriters
to indemnify them against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute
with respect to payments that
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the agents, dealers or underwriters may be required to make.
Agents, dealers and underwriters may engage in transactions with
us or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their
businesses.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the offered securities and other matters in
connection with any offering of the securities will be passed
upon for us by Wayne C. Byers, ConocoPhillips Senior
Counsel, or another of ConocoPhillips lawyers, and Baker
Botts L.L.P., Houston, Texas, our outside counsel, and for us
and the ConocoPhillips trusts by Richards, Layton &
Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware. Any underwriters will be
advised about legal matters relating to any offering by their
own legal counsel.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of ConocoPhillips
appearing in ConocoPhillips Annual Report
(Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including the
condensed consolidating financial information and financial
statement schedule appearing therein), and ConocoPhillips
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005
included therein, have been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth
in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated
herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements,
condensed consolidating financial information, financial
statement schedule, and managements assessment are
incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports
given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Burlington Resources
Inc., incorporated herein by reference to ConocoPhillips
Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
dated March 31, 2006, have been so incorporated in reliance
on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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$400,000,000 4.40% Notes
due 2013
$500,000,000 5.20% Notes
due 2018
$600,000,000 5.90% Notes
due 2038
fully and
unconditionally
guaranteed by
ConocoPhillips
Company
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
May 5, 2008
Joint Book-Running Managers
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RBS Greenwich Capital |
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Banc of America Securities
LLC
(2018 Notes)
Barclays Capital
(2038 Notes)
JPMorgan
(2013 Notes)
Senior
Co-Managers
Banc of America Securities LLC
(2013 and 2038 Notes)
Barclays Capital
(2013 and 2018 Notes)
JPMorgan
(2018 and 2038 Notes)
Co-Managers
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BNP PARIBAS
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
HSBC
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
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Calyon Credit Agricole CIB
Deutsche Bank Securities
ING Financial Markets
SOCIETE GENERALE
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Credit Suisse
DnB NOR Markets
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
UBS Investment Bank
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