| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| EL PASO CORPORATION, 1001 LOUISIANA STREET | |
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EL PASO CORP/DE
[EP]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
| 2.
Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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Common Stock
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78,219
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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Stock Option (Right to Buy)
| 05/01/2007 | 05/01/2016 |
Common Stock
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30,134
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$
13.1
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D
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Stock Option (Right to Buy)
| 04/02/2008 | 04/02/2017 |
Common Stock
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34,380
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$
14.58
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D
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Stock Option (Right to Buy)
| 04/01/2009 | 04/01/2018 |
Common Stock
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35,095
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$
16.705
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D
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Stock Option (Right to Buy)
| 04/01/2010 | 04/01/2019 |
Common Stock
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56,407
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$
6.335
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D
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| Explanation of Responses: |
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| s/ Marguerite Woung-Chapman (POA) | 10/21/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, Dane E. Whitehead,
hereby appoints Marguerite Woung-Chapman, Jace D. Locke, Lara A. Mason,
Alan D. Bishop or Stacy J. James, of El Paso Corporation, to be the
undersigned true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, for him and in his name,
place and stead to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file, as required,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, national securities exchanges
and El Paso Corporation (the Company), the following forms with respect
to the Company securities: (i) Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto)
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (ii) Form 144
(including amendments thereto) in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and hereby grants to each
of Marguerite Woung-Chapman, Jace D. Locke, Lara A. Mason, Alan D. Bishop or
Stacy J. James full power and authority, to act individually, to perform all
acts necessary to complete such purposes.
The undersigned agrees that the attorneys-in-fact herein,
Marguerite Woung-Chapman, Jace D. Locke, Lara A. Mason, Alan D. Bishop or
Stacy J. James, may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing
by the undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the attorneys-in-fact against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts
in the information provided by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-fact for
purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 or 5
and Form 144 (including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse the
Company and the attorneys-in-fact herein for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending against
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The undersigned
acknowledges that none of the attorneys-in-fact named herein,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including Rule 144 thereunder.
The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any
manner by reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney
by the undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.
This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously in place.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Form 144
with respect to the undersigned holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact named herein; provided that this
Power of Attorney shall terminate with respect to any attorney-in-fact
(but not with respect to the other attorneys-in-fact) at such time as such
attorney-in-fact ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 14th day of October, 2009.
S/ DANE E. WHITEHEAD