UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 25, 2004
(Date of Earliest Event Reported: June 25, 2004)
EL PASO CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-14365 76-0568816
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
El Paso Building
1001 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 420-2600
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.A Notice Concerning Participant's Rights
Under El Paso Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan.
Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's
Employee Benefit Plans
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We have not yet filed our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
our Periodic Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2004. In
light of this, the El Paso Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the
"Plan") has temporarily suspended the ability of participants
(including our executive officers) to make additional investments
in the company stock fund, which invests in shares of our common
stock under the plan, effective immediately. Participants in the
Plan temporarily are suspended from making future contributions to
the company stock fund or transferring amounts from other Plan
investment funds to the company stock fund. This temporary
suspension does not affect the participant's ability to maintain
current investments in the company stock fund or transfer funds out
of the company stock fund to other Plan investments (subject to any
insider trading restrictions). This temporary suspension will
remain in effect until we become current with our Securities
Exchange Act filings. Pursuant to Section 306 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 245.104 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Regulation BTR, and concurrently with the
filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Retirement Savings
Plan Committee transmitted a notice of blackout to the participants
in the Plan (including our executive officers). The notice is
furnished as Exhibit 99.A to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EL PASO CORPORATION
By: /s/ D. Dwight Scott
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D. Dwight Scott
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: June 25, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.A Notice Concerning Participant's Rights Under
El Paso Corporation Retirement Savings Plan.