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:
December
20, 2005
(Date
of Earliest Event Reported:
December 20, 2005)
EL
PASO CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-14365
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76-0568816
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or
organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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El
Paso Building
1001
Louisiana Street
Houston,
Texas 77002
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number,
including area code (713) 420-2600
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the
following provisions:
o Written
communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other Information.
El
Paso Corporation
announces that its Board of Directors, based upon a recommendation
of its
Governance & Nominating Committee, appointed Mr. Tom Hix as the
Chairman of the Audit Committee, effective January 1, 2006. Mr. Hix,
a designated audit committee financial expert, has been a member of
the Audit
Committee and will continue the strong leadership of the Audit Committee
following Mr. Braniff’s long and productive three-year tenure as Chairman
of the Audit Committee. Mr. Braniff will continue to serve as a
member of the Audit Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly
authorized.
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EL
PASO
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
John R. Sult
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John
R. Sult
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Senior
Vice President and
Controller
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(Principal Accounting
Officer)
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Dated: December
20,
2005