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: September 24, 2002
(Date of Earliest Event Reported: September 23, 2002)
Commission File Number 1-4874
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)
(713) 420-2600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events
On September 23, 2002, we filed a press release
responding to the proposed decision issued by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Chief Administrative
Law Judge Curtis L. Wagner, Jr. Our response is included in
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is also
currently available on our website, http://www.elpaso.com,
in the section marked "news room".
Item 7. Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release - El Paso Corporation Responds
to ALJ's Proposed Decision, dated September 23, 2002
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 hereunto duly
authorized.
EL PASO CORPORATION
By: /s/ JEFFREY I. BEASON
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Jeffrey I. Beason
Senior Vice President
and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: September 24, 2002
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release - El Paso Corporation Responds
to ALJ's Proposed Decision, dated September 23, 2002