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: October 14, 2009
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
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal
Officers
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On October 14,
2009, our board of directors made certain changes to our executive management
team. D. Mark Leland, currently Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, will remain Executive Vice President of El Paso and will
become President of our Midstream Group. Mr. Leland will continue in his
current capacity and as our principal financial officer through the filing of
the third quarter Form 10-Q in early November.
John R. Sult will
be appointed Chief Financial Officer, and will serve as El Paso’s principal
financial officer, effective following the filing of the third quarter Form
10-Q. Mr. Sult, age 50, has been Senior Vice President and Controller of El Paso
and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso’s Pipeline
Group since November 2005. He served as Controller of the Pipeline Group
from November 2005 to October 2009. Mr. Sult has been Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of El Paso Pipeline GP
Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P., our
master limited partnership, since August 2007, and has served as a director
of the general partner since June 2009. Mr. Sult was Vice President and
Controller for Halliburton Energy Services from August 2004 to
October 2005. From December 2002 to July 2004, Mr. Sult provided
finance and accounting advisory services to energy companies as an independent
consultant. He served as an audit partner for Arthur Andersen LLP from
September 1994 to December 2002.
Our press release
announcing these management changes is attached as Exhibit 99.A.
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.A
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Press Release
dated October 19, 2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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EL PASO
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Robert
W. Baker
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Robert
W. Baker
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Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
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Dated: October
19, 2009
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.A
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Press Release
dated October 19, 2009.
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