UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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EL PASO CORPORATION
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JUNE 10 E-MAIL FROM COMPANY TO EL PASO EMPLOYEES
FROM: Company Information [mailto:Company Information]
SENT: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:47 PM
TO: All El Paso E-Mail Recipients
SUBJECT: Important Reminder-Deadline Friday
The following message has been approved for release by the El Paso
Corporation E-Mail Administrator. *******************
El Paso Corporation's annual meeting of shareholders is next week. If you
own El Paso shares through the company's Retirement Savings Plan [our
401(k) plan], the deadline for submitting your proxy with instructions for
voting those shares is approaching fast. Your signed and dated proxy must
be received by this FRIDAY, JUNE 13. If you have not voted your 401(k)
shares, please do so. Your vote--as a shareholder and as an employee--is
crucial. We urge you to vote for the El Paso Board's nominees by submitting
your WHITE proxy card before this Friday's deadline.
Complete your RSP proxy card by specifying your choice for each proposal,
then signing and dating the card. Your vote is absolutely confidential;
neither current management nor the dissidents will know how you voted
shares in the RSP plan. To make sure your vote arrives on time, please
photocopy both sides of your proxy card onto a single sheet of paper, then
fax your RSP proxy as soon as possible to Ellen Philip Associates,
independent inspector for the RSP plan, at 212-645-8046.
Proxies for other plans, such as the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, should
be faxed to Bob Sandhu with MacKenzie Partners at 212-929-0308. Remember,
before faxing, please photocopy both sides of your proxy onto a single
sheet of paper.