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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 14, 19958, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 87-0269236
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
of
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
295 CHIPETA WAY
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84108
(801) 583-8800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code of registrant's principal executive offices)
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J. FURMAN LEWIS, ESQ. Copy to:
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL KEITH L. KEARNEY, ESQ.
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER 450 LEXINGTON AVE.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74172 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017
(918) 588-2302 (212) 450-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, andWILLIAM G. VON GLAHN, ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74172
(918) 588-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service) of agent for service)
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Copy to:
KEITH L. KEARNEY, ESQ.
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(212) 450-4000
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /[ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/[X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /[ ] ____________
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /[ ] ____________
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /[X]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE PER UNIT PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF TO BE OFFERING OFFERING REGISTRATION
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER UNIT PRICE(1) FEE
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Debt Securities...................Securities............ (2) (2) $100,000,000 $34,483
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
Excludes an aggregate of $50,000,000 of unsold securities included in
Registration Statement No. 33-62639 for which a registration fee was paid on
September 14, 1995, which are covered by the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 429. As a result, up to an aggregate
of $400,000,000 of the securities referred to above may be sold pursuant to
this Registration Statement.
(2) Not applicable pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II(d) under the
Securities Act of 1933.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
PURSUANT TO RULE 429 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE PROSPECTUS
INCLUDED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ALSO RELATES TO CERTAIN UNSOLD
SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-49150.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED , 1995SEPTEMBER 8, 1997
PROSPECTUS
NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES
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Northwest Pipeline Corporation (the "Company") may offer and issuesell from time
to time in one or more series unsecured debentures, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness (the "Debt("Debt Securities") with an initial offering price not to exceed
$150,000,000$400,000,000 in the aggregate (or the equivalent in foreign denominated currency
or units based on or relatingrelated to currencies, including European Currency Units).
The Company will offerAll specific terms of the offering and sale of the Debt Securities, toincluding
the public on terms determined by
market conditions.(a) specific designation, rights and restrictions, and the currencies or
composite currencies in which the Debt Securities are denominated, the aggregate
principal amount, the maturity, rate and time of a series maypayment of interest, and any
conversion, exchange, redemption or sinking fund provisions, and (b) initial
public offering price, listing on any securities exchange, any other specific
terms in connection with the offering of the Debt Securities, and the agents,
dealers or underwriters, if any, to be issuable as individual
securitiesutilized in registered form without coupons orconnection with the sale of
the Debt Securities, will be set forth in bearer form with or without
coupons attached.an accompanying Prospectus Supplement
(the "Prospectus Supplement"). The Debt Securities may be sold for U.S. dollars,
foreign denominated currency or currency units; principal of and any interest on
the Debt Securities may likewise be payable in U.S. dollars, foreign denominated
currency or currency units -- in each case, as the Company specifically
designates.
The Prospectus Supplement sets forth the specific designation, aggregate
principal amount, purchase price, maturity, interest rate (or manner of
calculation thereof), time of payment of interest (if any), listing (if any) on
a securities exchange and any other specific terms of the Debt Securities and
the name of and compensation to each dealer, underwriter, or agent (if any)
involved in the sale of the Debt Securities. The managing underwriters with respect to each series sold to or
through underwriters will be named in the Prospectus Supplement.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The Debt Securities may be offered through dealers, through underwriters,
or through agents designated from time to time as set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement. Net proceeds to the Company will be the purchase price in the case
of a dealer, the public offering price less discount in the case of an
underwriter, or the purchase price less commission in the case of an agent -- in
each case, less other expenses attributable to issuance and distribution. See
"Plan of Distribution" for possible indemnification arrangements for dealers,
underwriters, and agents.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any of the Debt Securities other than the Debt Securities
described in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement.
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The date of this Prospectus is , 19951997.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") in Washington, D.C., a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to
the Debt Securities offered hereby. Certain portions of the Registration
Statement have not been included in this Prospectus as permitted by the
Commission's rules and regulations. For further information, reference is made
to the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto. The Company is subject
to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports and
other information with the Commission. The Registration Statement (with
exhibits), as well as such reports and other information filed by the Company
with the Commission, can be inspected and copied at the public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission at its principal offices at Judiciary
Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549 and its
regional offices at Northwestern AtriumCiticorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New
York 10048.10048, or from the Commission's worldwide web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at its principal office at Judiciary Plaza,
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED
BY THE COMPANY OR ANY UNDERWRITER, DEALER, OR AGENT. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF
THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE
AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE
THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE DEBT SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY
PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH
JURISDICTION.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documentsCompany's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1996, ("Form 10-K"), the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March 31, 1997, and June 30, 1997, ("Form 10-Q"), and
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 8, 1997, filed by the
Company with the Commission under the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by
reference.
1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.
2. The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31 and June 30, 1995.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in
this Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document whichthat also is or is deemed
to be incorporated by reference modifies or replaces such statement.
The Company undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a
copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of
any such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference
herein, other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this Prospectus
incorporates. Written or oral requests for such copies should be directed to:
Northwest Pipeline Corporation, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108,
Attention: Corporate Secretary,General Counsel, (801) 583-8800.
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REPORTS TO HOLDERS OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Company is not required to publish annual and quarterly reports to
holders of Debt Securities. The Company's annual report on Form 10-K containing
audited financial statements will be provided to holders of Debt Securities upon
request.
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS
THAT STABILIZE, MAINTAIN, OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE DEBT SECURITIES.
SPECIFICALLY, THE UNDERWRITERS, IF ANY, MAY OVERALLOT
OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAINOVER ALLOT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
MARKET PRICE OF THEOFFER AND MAY BID FOR AND PURCHASE DEBT SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON ANY EXCHANGES ON WHICH THE
DEBT SECURITIES ARE LISTED, IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH
STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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The map depicts the location of the Company's natural gas pipeline transmission
system extending from the Canadian border near Sumas, Washington, to the San
Juan basin in Colorado to New Mexico. The map also indicates the location of
the Company's compression stations, LNG plant and underground gas storage
facilities.
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THE COMPANY
The Company is an interstate natural gas transmission company whichthat owns and
operates an interstate a natural gas pipeline system, including storage facilities for
mainline transmission and serves customersgas storage. This system extends from the San Juan
Basin in nine western states.northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado through Colorado,
Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to a point on the Canadian border
near Sumas, Washington. The Company's transmission and storage activities are
subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") under
the Natural Gas Act of 1938 and under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. The
Company is a wholly owned subsidiary1978, and,
as such, its rates and charges for the transportation of The Williams Companies, Inc.
("Williams").
In April 1995, FERC issued certificatesnatural gas in
interstate commerce, the extension, enlargement, or abandonment of public convenienceits
jurisdictional facilities, and necessity
authorizing expansionsits accounting, among other things, are subject
to the Company's mainline transmission system. The
expansions will increase mainline capacity by 6 percent, or 144 MMcf* of gas per
day, at a total estimated cost of approximately $106 million and are expected to
be in service by January 1996.regulation.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1965. ItsThe Company's principal
place of
business isexecutive offices are located at 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UTUtah 84108
(telephone: (801) 583-8800).
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the net
proceeds from the sale of the Debt Securities will be used for general corporate
purposes, including funding the expansionsrepayment of the Company's mainline
transmission system.outstanding debt. The Company anticipates that
it will raise additional funds from time to time through debt financings,
including sale of additional Debt Securities and further borrowings under its
uncommitted short-term debt facilities and bank Credit Agreement.credit agreement.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table represents the Company's ratio of earnings to fixed
charges for the periods shown.
SIX MONTHS
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Assuming Allocation of Interest and Debt Expense
to Discontinued Operations...................... 2.962.80 3.09 3.41 2.76 2.65 3.16 3.39 4.74
Assuming No Allocation of Interest and Debt
Expense to Discontinued Operations.............. 2.96 2.76 2.65 3.16 2.33 2.86
For the purpose of the ratio assuming no allocation of interest and debt
expense to discontinued operationsthis ratio: (i) earnings consist of income from
continuing operations before fixed
charges and income taxes for the Company and (ii) fixed charges consist of
interest and debt expense on all indebtedness (without reduction for interest
capitalized) and that portion of rental payments on operating leases applicable to continuing operations estimated
to represent an interest factor for the Company.
For the purpose of the ratio assuming allocation of interest and debt
expense to discontinued operations (i) earnings consist of income from
continuing operations before fixed charges and income taxes for the Company, and
(ii) fixed charges consist of interest and debt expense on all indebtedness
(without reduction for interest capitalized) allocated to continuing operations
and that portion of rental payments on operating leases applicable to continuing
operations estimated to represent an interest factor for the Company. Interest
was allocated to discontinued operations based on the ratio of all gathering and
processing assets, net of all gathering and processing liabilities, to total
assets net of liabilities (except long-term debt). Rental expense representative
of interest factor excludes amounts applicable to discontinued operations. The
Company's long-term debt cannot be specifically sourced to gathering and
processing, even though these assets have been financed historically, at least
in part, with overall debt obligations of the Company.
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* The term "Mcf" means thousand cubic feet, "MMcf" means million cubic feet and
"Bcf" means billion cubic feet. All volumes of natural gas are stated at a
pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute at 60 degrees
Fahrenheit. The term "MMBtu" means one million British Thermal Units and
"TBtu" means one trillion British Thermal Units.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
The following income statement and cash flow data for the years 1992
through 1994six months ended
June 30, 1997, and the balance sheet data for 1993June 30, 1997, have been derived
from the Company's unaudited financial statements included in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, incorporated
herein by reference. The income statement and cash flow data for the years 1994
through 1996 and the balance sheet data for 1995 and 1996 have been derived from
the Company's audited financial statements included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994,1996, incorporated herein by
reference. The income statement and cash flow data with respect to the six
months ended June 30, 1994for 1993 and 1995, and the balance sheet data at June 30,
1995, were derived from unaudited financial statements included in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995, incorporated
herein by reference, and include, in the opinion of the Company, all adjustments
necessary to present fairly the data for such periods. The income statement and
cash flow data for 1991 and 19901992 and the
balance sheet data for 1992, 19911994, 1993, and 19901992 set forth below have been derived
from audited financial statements of the Company previously filed with the
Commission but not incorporated by reference. The selected financial data should
be read in conjunction with such financial statements, the notes thereto and the
related management's discussion andnarrative analysis of financial condition and results of operations.
SIX MONTHS
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(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
Income Statement Data:
Operating revenues............. $118.1 $122.5 $238.5 $276.5 $251.4 $259.8 $280.1
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======revenues........................ 133.3 269.7 255.2 238.5 276.5 251.4
Operating income.......................... 59.2 125.0 123.5 105.9 99.5 67.6
Income from continuing operations.................. $ 28.2 $ 25.2 $operations......... 25.9 58.2 59.3 44.9 $ 43.9 $ 38.2
$ 34.1 $ 39.5
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Net income..................... $ 28.2 $ 25.2 $income................................ 25.9 58.2 59.3 44.9 $ 43.9 $ 67.3 $ 58.3 $ 59.8
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Net cash provided byfrom continuing
operations..................... $ 34.8 $ 74.1 $operations................................ 97.0 111.2 111.1 95.4 $133.2 $133.2 40.5 $110.4 $ 76.7
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Net cash provided by operating activities..................... $ 34.8 $ 74.1 $activities... 97.0 111.2 111.1 95.4 $133.2 $133.2 78.7 $142.3 $120.7
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Balance Sheet Data:
Property, plant and equipmentPlant & Equipment -- net... $828.3 $810.9 $783.0 $638.2 $367.2 $658.5
Net assets of discontinued
operations.......................... -- -- -- -- 209.6 --net....... 923.5 926.1 914.7 810.9 783.0 638.2
Total assets........................... 966.8Assets..................... 1,057.1 1,057.2 1,075.6 918.8 910.7 941.1
768.4 874.5
Long-term obligations.................. 287.2Long-Term Debt, Less Current
maturities............................ 352.4 361.4 372.2 297.7 310.7 335.9
238.0 274.6Common Stockholder's equity................... 449.6Equity.............. 437.3 442.3 459.5 427.0 413.7 389.2 360.2 295.7
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BUSINESS
PIPELINE SYSTEM AND CUSTOMERS
The Company owns and operates aCompany's natural gas pipeline system, for thehaving a mainline transmissiondelivery
capacity of natural gas. This system extends from the San Juan Basin in
northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado through Colorado, Utah,
Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to a point on the Canadian border near
Sumas, Washington. At December 31, 1994, the Company's system, having an
aggregate mainline deliverability of almostapproximately 2.5 Bcfbillion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas per day, wasis
composed of approximately 3,900 miles of mainline and branch transmission
pipelines and 4340 mainline compressor stations with a combined capacity of
approximately 291,000307,000 horsepower.
The Company operates under an open-access transportation certificate
wherein gas is transported for third partythird-party shippers. The Company'sBeginning in 1994,
transportation services represented 100 percent of itsthe Company's total
throughput, in 1994, reflecting the implementation of FERC's Order No. 636 during 1993
which required interstate pipelinespipeline companies to restructure their tariffs to
eliminate traditional sales services and to implement various changes in forms
of service.
In 1994,1996, the Company transported natural gas for a total of 101143 customers.
The Company provides services for markets in California, New Mexico, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Transportation customers
include distribution companies, municipalities, interstate and intrastate
pipelines, gas marketers, and direct industrial users. The threetwo largest
transportation customers of the Company in 19941996 accounted for approximately 14.4
percent, 11.411.8
percent and 10.310.4 percent, respectively, of total transportation volumes. No
other customer accounted for more than 10 percent of total volumes moved on the
Company's mainline system. The Company's firm transportation agreements are
generally long-term agreements with various expiration dates and account for the
major portion of the Company's business. Additionally, the Company offers
interruptible transportation service under agreements that are generally short
term.
No other interstate natural gas pipeline company presently provides
significant service to the Company's primary gas consumer market area. Current
levels of service to the Company's primary markets will likely be maintained so
long as the Company's rates remain relatively attractive. CompetitionHowever,
competition with other interstate carriers exists for expansion markets.
Competition also exists with alternate fuels. Electricity and distillate fuel
oil and propane are the primary alternate energy sources in the residential and small commercial
markets. In the industrial markets, high sulfur residual fuel oil is the main
alternate fuel source.
The Company believes that economies in the Pacific Northwest and the
preference for natural gas in response to environmental concerns support future
expansions of its mainline capacity. On April 19, 1995, FERC issued certificates
of public convenience and necessity authorizing construction and operation of
additional mainline expansion projects which will increase system capacity by
144 MMcf of gas per day at an estimated cost of approximately $106 million.
GAS STORAGE
Underground gas storage facilities enable the Company to balance daily
receipts and deliveries and provide storage services to certain major customers.
The Company has a contract with a third party, under which gas storage
services are provided to the Company in an underground storage reservoir in the
Clay Basin Field located in Daggett County, Utah. The Company injects its own
gas into the storage reservoir and is authorized to utilize the Clay Basin Field
at a seasonal storage level of 6.1 Bcf of working gas, with a firm delivery
capability of 51 MMcf of gas per day.
The Company owns a one-third interest in the Jackson Prairie underground
storage facility located near Chehalis, Washington, with the remaining interests
owned by two of the Company's distribution customers. The authorized seasonal
storage capacity of the facility is 15.1 Bcf of working gas. The facility
provides peak day deliveries to the Company of up to 450 MMcf per day on a firm
basis and up to an additional 72 MMcf per day on a best-efforts basis. Certain
of the Company's major customers own the working gas stored at the
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facility. A project to test and develop additional storage at Jackson Prairie
over a five-year period is currently in progress with one test well completed
and 1.5 Bcf of gas injected into the reservoir. Full development of the project
would yield total working gas capacity of 10 Bcf and deliverability of 250 MMcf
per day at a total project cost of $40 million with the Company's share being
$13.3 million.
The Company also owns and operates a liquefied natural gas storage facility
located near Plymouth, Washington, which provides standby service for the
Company's customers during extreme peaks in demand. The facility has a total LNG
storage capacity equivalent to 2.4 Bcf of gas, liquefaction capability of 12
MMcf per day and regasification capability of 300 MMcf per day. Certain of the
Company's major customers own the gas stored at the LNG plant.
OPERATING STATISTICS
The following table summarizes volumes and average ratesthe Company's system delivery data for the
periods indicated:shown (expressed in trillion British thermal units [TBtu]):
SIX MONTHS
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Gas VolumesTotal Throughput (TBtu):
Gas Sales.................................... -- -- -- 18 19 32 42
Transportation............................... 397 329 679 606 591 568 513
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Total Throughput..................... 397 329......................... 374 834 826 679 624 610 600 555
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Average Daily Transportation Volumes (TBtu).... 2.2 1.8..... 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4
Average Daily Firm Reserved Capacity (TBtu)......... 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 * * * *
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The Debt Securities will constitute senior debt of the Company and will be
issued under an indenture (the "Indenture"), between the Company and ChemicalThe Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). The form of the Indenture is filed
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
The following summary of certain provisions of the Indenture and the Debt
Securities dodoes not purport to be complete, and such summary is subject to the
detailed provisions of the Indenture to which reference is hereby made for a
full description of such provisions, including the definition of certain terms
used herein, and for other information regarding the Debt Securities. Numerical
references in parentheses below are to sections in the Indenture. Wherever
particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture are referred to, such
sections or
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defined terms are incorporated herein by reference as part of the statement
made, and the statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. The Debt
Securities offered by this Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
are referred to herein as the "Offered Debt Securities." The Indenture does not
contain any covenantcovenants or provision whichprovisions that affords debt holders protection in the
event of a highly leveraged transaction.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Certain terms defined in the Indenture (Article One and Section 3.7) are
summarized as follows:
"Attributable Debt" means, with respect to any sale and lease-back
transaction as of any particular time, the present value discounted at thea rate of
interest implicit in the terms of the lease of the obligations of the lessee
under such lease for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease
(including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the
option of the Company, be extended).
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"Consolidated Funded Indebtedness" means the aggregate of all outstanding
Funded Indebtedness of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total assets appearing on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
less, in general: (1)(i) intangible assets; (2)(ii) current and accrued liabilities
(other than Consolidated Funded Indebtedness and capitalized rentals or leases),
deferred credits, deferred gains and deferred income; (3)(iii) reserves; (4)(iv)
advances to finance oil or natural gas exploration and development to the extent
that the indebtedness related thereto is excluded from Funded Indebtedness; (5)(v)
an amount equal to the amount excluded from Funded Indebtedness representing
"production payment" financing of oil or natural gas exploration and
development; and (6)(vi) minority stockholder interests.
"Funded Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness whichthat matures more than one
year after the date as of which Funded Indebtedness is being determined less any
such Indebtedness as will be retired through or by means of any deposit or
payment required to be made within one year from such date under any prepayment
provision, sinking fund, purchase fund or otherwise; provided, however, that
such term shall not include Indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries incurred to finance outstanding advances to others to finance oil
or natural gas exploration and development to the extent that the latter are not
in default in their obligations to the Company or such Subsidiary, nor shall
such term include Indebtednessindebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
incurred to finance oil or natural gas exploration and development by means
commonly referred to as a "production payment" to the extent that the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries have not guaranteed the repayment of the production
payment.
"Holder" means, in general, a Person in whose name the Debt Securities are
registered, or, if not registered, the bearer thereof.
"Indebtedness" means indebtedness whichthat is for money borrowed from others.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
limited partnership, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
"Principal Property" means any natural gas pipeline, gathering property, or
natural gas processing plant located in the United States, except any such
property that in the opinion of the Board of Directors is not of material
importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries; provided that "Principal Property" shall not include (i) any oil
or natural gas property or the production orand proceeds from production from an
oil or natural gas producing property or production or proceeds from production from gas
processing plants or oil or natural gas or petroleum products in any pipeline or
storage field and (ii) any property acquired or constructed by any Subsidiary of
the Company after the end of the first fiscal quarter immediately preceding the
issuance of Debt Securities hereunder.December 31, 1996.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation at least a majority of the outstanding
securities of which having ordinary voting power shall be owned by the Company
and/or another Subsidiary or Subsidiaries.
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GENERAL
The Indenture does not limit the amount of Debt Securities, debentures,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness that may be issued by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries. The Debt Securities will be unsecured senior
obligations of the Company and will rank pari passu with all existing and future
unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Company.
The Indenture provides that Debt Securities may be issued from time to time
in one or more series and may be denominated and payable in foreign currencies
or units based on or relating to foreign currencies, including European Currency
Units. Special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to any
Debt Securities so denominated are described in the relevant Prospectus
Supplement.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement for the following terms of
and information relating to the Offered Debt Securities (to the extent such
terms are applicable to such Debt Securities): (i) the specific designation,
aggregate principal amount, purchase price, and denomination; (ii) currency or
units based on or relating to currencies in which such Debt Securities are
denominated and/or in which principal, premium, if
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or may be payable; (iii) any date of maturity; (iv) interest rate or rates (or
method by which such rate will be determined), if any; (v) the dates on which
any such interest will be payable; (vi) the place or places where the principal
of and interest, if any, on the Offered Debt Securities will be payable; (vii)
any redemption or sinking fund provisions; (viii) whether the Offered Debt
Securities will be issuable in registered or bearer form or both and, if Offered
Debt Securities in bearer form are issuable, restrictions applicable to the
exchange of one form for another and to the offer, sale, and delivery of Offered
Debt Securities in bearer form; (ix) any applicable United States federal income
tax consequences, including whether and under what circumstances the Company
will pay additional amounts on Offered Debt Securities held by a Person who is
not a U.S. Person (as defined in the Prospectus Supplement) in respect of any
tax, assessment, or governmental charge withheld or deducted, and if so, whether
the Company will have the option to redeem such Debt Securities rather than pay
such additional amounts; and (x) any other specific terms of the Offered Debt
Securities, including any additional events of default or covenants provided for
with respect to such Debt Securities, and any terms whichthat may be required by or
advisable under United States laws or regulations.
Debt Securities may be presented for exchange, and registered Debt
Securities may be presented for transfer in the manner, at the places, and
subject to the restrictions set forth in the Debt Securities and the Prospectus
Supplement. Such services will be provided without charge, other than any tax or
other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, but subject to the
limitations provided in the applicable Indenture. Debt Securities in bearer form
and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto will be transferable by delivery.
Debt Securities that bear interest will do so at a fixed rate or a floating
rate. Debt Securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time
of issuance is below the prevailing market rate will be sold at a discount below
their stated principal amount. Special United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to any such discounted Debt Securities or to certain
Debt Securities issued at par whichthat are treated as having been issued at a
discount for United States federal income tax purposes will be described in the
relevant Prospectus Supplement.
REGISTERED GLOBAL SECURITIES
The registered Debt Securities of a series may be issued in the form of one
or more fully registered global Securities (a "Registered Global Security") that
will be deposited with a depositary (the "Depositary"), or with a nominee for a
Depositary identified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. In
such case, one or more Registered Global Securities will be issued in a
denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding registered Debt Securities of the series to be
represented by such Registered Global Security or Securities. Unless and until
it is exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities in definitive registered
form, a Registered Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by
the Depositary for such Registered Global Security to a nominee of such
Depositary or
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by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such
Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such
Depositary or a nominee of such successor.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any
portion of a series of Debt Securities to be represented by a Registered Global
Security will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series.
The Company anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all
depositary arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a Registered Global Security, the Depositary for such
Registered Global Security will credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities
represented by such Registered Global Security to the accounts of Persons that
have accounts with such Depositary ("participants"). The accounts to be credited
shall be designated by any underwriters or agents participating in the
distribution of such Debt Securities. Ownership of beneficial interests in a
Registered Global Security will be limited to participants or Persons that may
hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such
Registered Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership
will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary for such
Registered Global Security (with respect to interests of participants) or by
participants or Persons that hold
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interests of Persons other than participants). So long as the Depositary for a
Registered Global Security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such
Registered Global Security, such Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be,
will be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Debt Securities represented
by such Registered Global Security for all purposes under the Indenture. Except
as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a Registered Global
Security will not be entitled to have the Debt Securities represented by such
Registered Global Security registered in their names, will not receive or be
entitled to receive physical delivery of such Debt Securities in definitive form
and will not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture.
Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on Debt Securities
represented by a Registered Global Security registered in the name of a
Depositary or its nominee will be made to such Depositary or its nominee, as the
case may be, as the registered owner of such Registered Global Security. None of
the Company, the Trustee or any paying agent for such Debt Securities will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Registered
Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records
relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company expects that the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented
by a Registered Global Security, upon receipt of any payment of principal,
premium or interest, will immediately credit participants' accounts with
payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in
the principal amount of such Registered Global Security as shown on the records
of such Depositary. The Company also expects that payments by participants to
owners of beneficial interests in such Registered Global Security held through
such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of
customers registered in "street names" and will be the responsibility of such
participants.
If the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented by a Registered
Global Security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary and
a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within ninety days, the
Company will issue such Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for such
Registered Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time and in its
sole discretion determine not to have any of the Debt Securities of a series
represented by one or more Registered Global Securities and, in such event, will
issue Debt Securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for all of
the Registered Global Security or Securities representing such Debt Securities.
SENIOR DEBT
The Debt Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto (the "Coupons")
that will constitute part of the senior debt of the Company will be issued under
the Senior Debt Indenture and will rank equally and pari passu with all other
unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the Company.
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CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Limitation on Liens. The Indenture provides that, subject to certain
exceptions, the Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, issue,
assume, or guarantee any Indebtedness secured by a mortgage, pledge, lien,
security interest, or encumbrance ("mortgage"), upon any property of its propertiesthe Company
or any Subsidiary without effectively providing that the Debt Securities issued
thereunder shall be equally and ratably secured with such Indebtedness. Among
the exceptions are purchase money mortgages; pre-existingpreexisting mortgages on any
property acquired or constructed by the Company or a Subsidiary and mortgages
created within one year after completion of such acquisition or construction;
mortgages created on any contract for the sale of products or services related
to the operation or use of any property acquired or constructed within one year
after completion of such acquisition or construction; mortgages on property of a
Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Subsidiary of the Company or
existing on property at the time acquired by the Company; mortgages on oil or
gas properties owned by the Company or a Subsidiary; and other mortgages in an
aggregate amount which, at the time of incurrence and together with the
Attributable Debt in respect of sale and lease-back transactions permitted by
paragraph (a) of Section 3.7, does not exceed 5 percent of the Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets. (Section 3.6)
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Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. The Indenture provides that
the Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell and lease back
for more than three years any Principal Property acquired or placed into service
more than 180 days before such lease arrangement, unless (a) the lessee would be
entitled to incur indebtednessIndebtedness secured by a mortgage on such Principal Property
in a principal amount equivalent to the Attributable Debt in respect of such
arrangement without equally and ratably securing the Debt Securities issued
thereunder or (b) the Company retires Funded Indebtedness or causes Funded
Indebtedness to be retired within 90 days of the effective date of such sale and
lease-back transaction equal to the net proceeds of such sale. This limitation
does not apply to sale and lease-back transactions (i) relating to industrial
development or pollution control financing or (ii) involving only the Company
and any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, nor are such transactions included in any
computation of Attributable Debt.
(Section 3.7)
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance of Assets. The Indenture provides, in
general, that the Company will not consolidate with or merge into any other
corporationentity or convey, transfer, or lease its properties and assets substantially as
an entirety to any Person, unless the corporation, limited liability company,
limited partnership, joint stock company, or trust formed by such consolidation
or into which the Company is merged or the Person whichthat acquires such assets
shall expressly assume the Company's obligations under the Indenture and the
Debt Securities issued thereunder and immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of
time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be
continuing. (Section 8.1)
Event Risk. Except for the limitations on Liens and Sale and Leaseback
Transactions described above, the Indenture and Debt Securities do not contain
any covenants or other provisions designed to afford holders of the Debt
Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction involving
the Company.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
AnIn general, an Event of Default is defined under the Indenture with respect
to Debt Securities of any series issued under the Indenture as being: (a)
default in payment of any principal of the Debt Securities of such series,
either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration, or otherwise; (b)
default for 30 days in payment of any interest on any Debt Securities of such
series;series unless otherwise provided; (c) default for 90 days after written notice
in the observance or performance of any covenant or warranty in the Debt
Securities of such series or the Indenture
other(other than a covenant a default in whose performance,
or whose breach, is dealt with otherwise below or, if certain conditions are met,below); provided, however, that the
Eventsoccurrence of Defaultany of the events described in this clause (c) areshall not
constitute an Event of Default if such occurrence is the result of changes in
generally accepted accounting principles; or (d) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency, or reorganization of the Company. (Section 4.1)
TheIn general, the Indenture provides that, (a) if an Event of Default
described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above (if the Event of Default under clause
(c) is with respect to less than all series of Debt Securities then outstanding)
occurs, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25 percent in
principal amount of
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the Debt Securities of each affected series (treated(voting as one class) issued under
the Indenture and then outstanding may then declare the entire principal of all
Debt Securities of each such affected series and interest accrued thereon to be
due and payable immediately and (b) if an Event of Default due to a default
described in clause (c) above which is applicable to all series of Debt
Securities then outstanding or due to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency,
and reorganization of the Company shall have occurred and be continuing, either the
Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25 percent in principal amount of all
Debt Securities issued under the Indenture and then outstanding (treated as one
class) may declare the entire principal of all such Debt Securities and interest
accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately, but upon certain conditions
such declarations may be annulled and past defaults may be waived (except a
continuing default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
such Debt Securities) by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Debt Securities of all such affected series then outstanding.outstanding (voting as
one class). (Sections 4.1 and 4.10)
The Indenture contains a provision entitling the Trustee, subject to the
duty of the Trustee during a default to act with the required standard of care,
to be indemnified by the Holders of Debt Securities (treated as one class)
issued under the Indenture before proceeding, at the request of such Holders, to
exercise any right or power under the Indenture at the request of such Holders.Indenture. (Section 5.2) Subject to such
provisions in the Indenture for the indemnification of the Trustee and certain
other limitations, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected (treated as one class)
issued under the Indenture may direct the time, method, and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust
or power conferred on the Trustee. (Section 4.9)
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TheIn general, the Indenture provides that no Holder of Debt Securities issued
under the Indenture may institute any action against the Company under the
Indenture (except actions for payment of overdue principal or interest)interest on or after the
due date provided) unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee
written notice of default and continuance thereof and unless the Holders of not
less than 25 percent in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each affected
series (treated as one class) issued under the Indenture and then outstanding
shall have requested the Trustee to institute such action and shall have offered
the Trustee reasonable indemnity and the Trustee shall not have instituted such
action within 60 days of such request and the Trustee shall not have received
direction inconsistent with such written request by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Debt Securities of each affected series (treated as one
class) issued under the Indenture and then outstanding. (Sections 4.6, 4.7 and
4.9)
The Indenture contains a covenant that the Company will file annually with
the Trustee a certificate of no default or a certificate specifying any default
that exists. (Section 3.5)
DISCHARGE, DEFEASANCE, AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
The Company can discharge or defease its obligations under the Indenture as
set forth below. (Section 9.1)
Under terms satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company may discharge certain
obligations to Holders of any series of Debt Securities issued under the
Indenture which have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
and which have either become due and payable or are by their terms due and
payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by
irrevocably depositing with the Trustee cash or, in the case of Debt Securities
payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations (as defined in the
Indenture) as trust funds in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay at
maturity (or upon redemption) the principal of and interest on such Debt
Securities.
The Company may also, upon satisfaction of the conditionconditions listed below,
discharge certain obligations to Holders of any series of Debt Securities issued
under the Indenture at any time ("defeasance"). Under terms satisfactory to the
relevant
Trustee, the Company may instead be released with respect to any outstanding
series of Debt Securities issued under the Indenture from the obligations
imposed by Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 8.1, (which contain the covenants described
above limiting liens, sale and lease-back transactions, and
consolidations, mergers,
and conveyances of assets), and omit to comply with such Sections without
creating an Event of Default ("covenant defeasance"). Defeasance or covenant
defeasance may be effected only if, among other things:
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(i) the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee cash or, in the case of
Debt Securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, as
trust funds in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay at maturity (or upon
redemption) the principal of and interest on all outstanding Debt Securities of
such series issued under thesuch Indenture; and (ii) the Company delivers to the
Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Holders of such series of
Debt Securities will not recognize income, gain, or loss for United States
federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance or covenant
defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner, and at the same times as would have been the case
if defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred (in the case of a
defeasance, such opinion must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service or a change in United States federal income tax law occurring after the
date of the Indenture, since such a result would not occur under current tax
law).
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE
The Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into
supplemental indentures (which conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939)1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act of 1939")) without the consent
of the Holders to:to, in general: (a) secure any Debt Securities; (b) evidence the
assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company; (c) add
further covenants for the protection of the Holders; (d) cure any ambiguity or
correct any inconsistency in the Indenture, so long as such action will not
adversely affect the interests of the Holders; (e) establish the form or terms
of Debt Securities of any series; and (f) evidence the acceptance of appointment
by a successor trustee. (Section 7.1)
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The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Company and the
Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of not less than the majority in
principal amount of Debt Securities of eachall series issued under the Indenture
then outstanding and affected (voting as one class) to, in general, add any
provisions to, or change in any manner or eliminate any of the provisions of,
the Indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debt
Securities of each series so affected; provided that such changes conform to
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and provided that the Company and
the Trustee may not, without the consent of each Holder of outstanding Debt
Securities affected thereby, (a) extend the final maturity of the principal of
any Debt Securities, or reduce the principal amount thereof or reduce the rate
or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable
on redemption thereof or change the currency in which the principal thereof
(including any amount in respect of original issue discount) or interest thereon
is payable, or reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable
upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy or alter certain provisions of the
Indenture relating to Debt Securities not denominated in U.S. dollars or for
which conversion to another currency is required to satisfy the judgment of any
court, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment
on any Debt Securities when due or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage in
principal amount of Debt Securities of any series issued under thesuch Indenture,
the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such modification.
(Section 7.2)
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Chemical BankThe Trustee is one of a number of banks with which the Company and its
affiliates maintain ordinary banking relationships and with which the Company
and its affiliates maintain credit facilities. The Trustee also acts as trustee
under the Company's Senior Indenture dated as of August 1, 1992, under which
$150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 9% Debentures Due 2022
are outstanding, and as trustee under the Company's Senior Indenture dated as of
November 30, 1995, under which $85,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company's 7 1/8% Debentures Due 2025 are outstanding.
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LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF BEARER DEBT SECURITIES
Except as may otherwise be provided in the Prospectus Supplement applicable
thereto, in compliance with United States federal income tax laws and
regulations, Bearer Debt Securities (including Bearer Debt Securities in global
form) will not be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in
the United States or its possessions or to United States persons (as defined
below), except as permitted by United States Treasury Regulations Section
1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D). Any underwriters, agents and dealers participating in the
offerings of Bearer Debt Securities, directly or indirectly, must agree that (i)
they will not, in connection with the original issuance of any Bearerbearer Debt
Securities or during the restricted period, as defined in United States Treasury
Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7) (the "restricted period"), offer,
sell, resell or deliver, directly or indirectly, any Bearer Debt Securities in
the United States or its possessions or to United States persons (other than as
permitted by the applicable Treasury Regulations described above). In addition,
any such underwriters, agents and dealers must have procedures reasonably
designed to ensure that its employees or agents who are directly engaged in
selling Bearer Debt Securities are aware of the above restrictions on the
offering, sale, resale or delivery of Bearer Debt Securities. Moreover, Bearer
Debt Securities (other than temporary global Debt Securities and Bearer Debt
Securities that satisfy the requirements of United States Treasury Regulations
Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(3)(iii)) and any coupons appertaining thereto will
not be delivered in definitive form nor will any interest be paid on any Bearer
Debt Securities, unless the Company has received a signed certificate in writing
(or an electronic certificate described in United States Treasury Regulations
Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(3)(ii))(iii) stating that on such date such Bearer Debt
Security (i) is owned by a person that is not a United States person, (ii) is
owned by a United States person that (a) is a foreign branch of a United States
financial institution (as defined in United States Treasury Regulations Section
1.165-12(c)(1)(v)) (a "financial institution") purchasing for its own account or
for resale, or (b) is acquiring such Bearer Debt SecuritySecurities through a foreign
branch of a United States financial institution and who holds the Bearer Debt
Security through such financial institution through such date (and in either
case (a) or (b), each such United States financial institution agrees, on its
own behalf or through its agent, that the Company may be advised that it will
comply with the requirements of Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B), or (C) of the United
States Internal Revenue Code, and the regulations thereunder) or (iii) is owned
by a United States or foreign financial institution for the purposes of resale
during the restricted period and such financial institution certifies that it
has not acquired the Bearer Debt Security for purposes of resale directly or
indirectly to a United States person or to a person within the United States or
its possessions.
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Bearer Securities (other than temporary global Debt Securities) and any
couponsCoupons appertaining thereto will bear a legend substantially to the following
effect: "Any United States person who holds this obligation will be subject to
limitations under the United States federal income tax laws, including the
limitations provided in Sections 165(j) and 1287(a) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code." The sections referred to in such legend provide that with certain exceptions, a
United States person (other than a United States financial institution described
above or United States person holding through such a financial institution) who
holds a Bearer Security or coupon will not be permittedallowed to deduct any loss
realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of such Bearer Security and will
not be eligible for capital gain treatment with respect to any gain realizedrecognized
on thesuch sale, exchange or redemption of such Bearer Security
or coupon.redemption.
As used herein, "United States person" means any person who is, for United
States federal income tax purposes, a citizen, national, or resident of the
United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof,
or an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal
income taxation regardless of its source.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell the Offered Debt Securities in the following ways: (i)
through agents,agents; (ii) through underwriters,underwriters; (iii) through dealersdealers; and (iv)
directly to purchasers.
Offers to purchase the Offered Debt Securities may be solicited by agents
designated by the Company from time to time. Any such agent, who may be deemed
to be an underwriter as that term is defined in the Securities Act, involved in
the offer or sale of the Offered Debt Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the
Company to such agent set forth, in the Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise
indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best
efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
If any underwriters are utilized in the sale, the Company will enter into
an underwriting agreement with such underwriters at the time of sale to them and
the names of the underwriters and the terms of the transaction will be set forth
in the Prospectus Supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to make
resales to the public of the Offered Debt Securities in respect of which this
Prospectus is delivered.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the Offered Debt Securities in
respect of which this Prospectus is delivered, the Company will sell such
Offered Debt Securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell
such Offered Debt Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by
such dealer at the time of resale.
Agents, dealers, and underwriters may be entitled under agreements entered
into with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution
with respect to payments which such agents, dealers, or underwriters may be
required to make in respect thereof. Agents, dealers, and underwriters may be
customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for the Company
in the ordinary course of business.
The Offered Debt Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated
in the Prospectus Supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their
purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms,
or otherwise, by one or more firms ("remarketing firms"), acting as principals
for their own accounts or as agents for the Company. Any remarketing firm will
be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with the Company and its
compensation will be described in the Prospectus Supplement. Remarketing firms
may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the Offered Debt Securities
remarketed thereby. Remarketing firms may be entitled under agreements which may
be entered into with the Company to indemnification by the Company against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and
may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for the
Company in the ordinary course of business.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will authorize
agents and underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain purchasers to
purchase the Offered Debt Securities from the Company at the public offering
price set forth in the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed delivery
contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future.
Such contracts will be subject to only 14
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those conditions set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement, and the Prospectus Supplement will set forth the
commission payable for solicitation of such offers.
Each series of Offered Debt Securities will be a new issue of securities
and will have no established trading market. Such Offered Debt Securities may or
may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given
as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any Offered Debt
Securities.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Company appearing in the Company's Annual
Report on Form
10-K(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994,1996, have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon
included therein and incorporated herein by reference. TheSuch financial statements referred to above
are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given upon the
authority of such firm as experts in auditingaccounting and accounting.auditing.
The reports of independent auditors relating to the audited financial statements and schedules of the Company included in or
incorporated by reference in any documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c),13, 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering will be so included or incorporated by reference in
reliance upon the reports of independent auditors pertaining to such financial
statements (to the extent covered by consents
thereto filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission will be incorporated
by reference in reliance upon such reportsCommission) given upon the authority of such independent auditors as
experts in auditingaccounting and accounting.auditing.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the Debt Securities offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Company by J. Furman Lewis,William G. von Glahn, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel of Williams, and for the Underwriters by Davis
Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York. Mr. Lewisvon Glahn beneficially owns
approximately 15,53028,331 shares of Williams' Common Stock and also has exercisable
options to purchase an additional 48,68829,260 shares of Williams' Common Stock.
Pursuant to its By-laws and an indemnity agreement, Williams is required to
indemnify Mr. Lewisvon Glahn to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against
any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any
action, suit, or proceeding in which he is made party by reason of his being an
officer of Williams. Williams also maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance under which Mr. Lewisvon Glahn is insured against certain expenses and
liabilities.
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
Set forth below is an estimate of the approximate amount of the fees and
expenses payable by the Company in connection with the offering described in
this Registration Statement:
APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee.............. $ 34,483fee......... $106,061
Printing and engraving expenses..................................expenses............................. 50,000
Accounting fees............................................. 25,000
Accounting fees.................................................. 20,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses (including legal fees)........................... 15,000
Legal fees and expenses.......................................... 20,000expenses..................................... 30,000
Trustees' fees................................................... 20,000
Fees of rating agencies.......................................... 40,000fees and expenses (including legal fees).......... 12,000
Miscellaneous expenses........................................... 25,517expenses...................................... 26,939
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TOTAL.................................................. $ 200,000Total............................................. $265,000
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
The Company, a Delaware corporation, is empowered by Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, subject to the procedures and
limitations stated therein, to indemnify any person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding in which such person is made party by
reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company. The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is
not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be
entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors, or otherwise. The By-laws of the Company provide for indemnification
by the RegistrantCompany of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In addition, Williams has
entered into indemnity agreements with thecertain directors and certain officers of
the Company providing for, among other things, the indemnification of and the
advancing of expenses to such individuals to the fullest extent permitted by
law, and to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of
such individuals.
Policies of insurance are maintained by Williams under which the directors
and officers of the Company are insured, within the limits and subject to the
limitations of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the
defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are
parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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*1.11.1 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Form S-3
Registration Statement No. 33-49150 filed July 2, 1992).
*1.2Agreement.
1.2 -- Form of Distribution Agreement (filed as Exhibit 1.2 to Form S-3
Registration Statement No. 33-49150 filed July 2, 1992).Agreement.
4.1 -- Form of Indenture.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
-------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.2 -- Form of Floating Rate Note.
4.3 -- Form of Fixed Rate Note.
4.4 -- Form of Debenture.
*4.5 -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
(filed as Exhibit 3a to Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration StatementFile No. 2-552732-55-273 filed January
13, 1976).1976.
*4.6 -- By-lawsNote Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1982,
between the Company and Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of America relating to Adjustable Rate Notes
due March 31, 2002 (filed as Exhibit (a)4(e) to report of
Northwest Energy Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1982, No. 1-7987).
*4.7 -- Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 6, 1986,
between the Company and certain institutional investors
relating to the 8.75% Series A Debentures, due 1996, 9.0%
Series B Debentures, due 2001 and 9.25% Series C
Debentures, due 2006 (filed as Exhibit 4(n) to report of
the Company on Form 10-K, No. 1-7414, filed March 31,
1987).
*4.8 -- Indenture, dated as amendedof November 15, 1988, between the
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, relating to the
Company's 10.65% Debentures (filed as Exhibit 3c4.1 to
Form S-1Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3,
No. 2-5527333-25512, filed December 30, 1975)November 18, 1988).
*4.7*4.9 -- FormSenior Indenture, dated as of Debt IndentureAugust 1, 1992, between the
Company and Continental Bank, National Association, Trustee,N.A., relating to the
Company's 9% Debentures, due 2022 (filed as Exhibit 4.1
to Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-49150,
filed July 2, 1992). *4.8Senior Indenture, dated as of
November 30, 1995, between the Company and The Chase
*4.10 -- U.S. $800,000,000$1,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of FebruaryJuly 23, 1995,1997, among the CompanyWilliams and
certain of its affiliates andsubsidiaries, the bankslenders named therein,
and Citibank, N.A., as agent (filed as Exhibit 4(b)4.16 to
Williams'Registration Statement on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994).
4.9 -- First Amendment,S-3 dated asSeptember 8,
1997, of June 15, 1995, to Exhibit 4.8 above.The Williams Companies, Inc.).
5 -- Opinion and consent of J. Furman Lewis, Esq., Senior Vice President
and General Counselcounsel of The Williams Companies,
Inc., relating to the validity of the Debt Securities.
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.Charges
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of J. Furman Lewiscounsel (contained in Exhibit 5).
24.1 -- Power of Attorney.
24.2 -- Certified copy of resolution authorizing signatures
pursuant to power of attorney.
25 -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1
for the Indenture.
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* Each suchSuch exhibit has heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as part of the filing indicated and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by sectionSection 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the Registration
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increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such posteffectivepost-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in
athe successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against
the Company by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Tulsa and State of Oklahoma on the 14th8th day of
September, 1995.1997.
NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
ByBy: /s/ DAVID M. HIGBEE
--------------------------------
David M. Higbee
Attorney-in-factREBECCA H. HILBORNE
----------------------------------
Rebecca H. Hilborne
Attorney-in-Fact
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----- ----
/s/ KEITH E. BAILEY* Chairman of the Board
---------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
Keith E. Bailey
/s/ BRIAN E. O'NEILL* President (Principal
---------------------------------------------& Chief Executive
Officer) and- ----------------------------------------------------- Officer (principal executive
Brian E. O'Neill Director
/s/ TIMOTHY J. HAUSLER* Vice President -- Finance
--------------------------------------------- and Administration and
Timothy J. Hausler Treasurer (Principal
Financial Officer)officer) and Director
/s/ CURTIS C. KENNEDY* Controller (Principal
---------------------------------------------NICK A. BACILE* Vice President, Treasurer,
- ----------------------------------------------------- Chief Accounting Officer)
Curtis C. Kennedy
September 14, 1995
/s/ MATT J. GILLIS* Director
---------------------------------------------
Matt J. Gillis
/s/ RONALD M. MUCCI* Director
---------------------------------------------
Ronald M. Mucci
/s/ LEWISOfficer, &
Nick A. POSEKANY, JR.* Director
---------------------------------------------
Lewis A. Posekany, Jr.Bacile Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer
and principal accounting
officer)
/s/ J. DOUGLAS WHISENANT* Director
---------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
J. Douglas Whisenant
September 8, 1997
*By: /s/ DAVID M. HIGBEE
---------------------------------------------
David M. Higbee
Attorney-in-factREBECCA H. HILBORNE
-----------------------------------------------
Rebecca H. Hilborne
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX TO EXHIBITS
SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT NUMBERED
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
PAGE
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*1.11.1 -- Form of Underwriting Agreement (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Form S-3
Registration Statement No. 33-49150 filed July 2, 1992).
*1.2Agreement.
1.2 -- Form of Distribution Agreement (filed as Exhibit 1.2 to Form S-3
Registration Statement No. 33-49150 filed July 2, 1992).Agreement.
4.1 -- Form of Indenture.
4.2 -- Form of Floating Rate Note.
4.3 -- Form of Fixed Rate Note.
4.4 -- Form of Debenture.
*4.5 -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
(filed as Exhibit 3a to Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration StatementFile No. 2-552732-55-273 filed January
13, 1976).1976.
*4.6 -- By-lawsNote Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1982,
between the Company and Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of America relating to Adjustable Rate Notes
due March 31, 2002 (filed as Exhibit (a)4(e) to report of
Northwest Energy Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1982, No. 1-7987).
*4.7 -- Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 6, 1986,
between the Company and certain institutional investors
relating to the 8.75% Series A Debentures, due 1996, 9.0%
Series B Debentures, due 2001 and 9.25% Series C
Debentures, due 2006 (filed as Exhibit 4(n) to report of
the Company on Form 10-K, No. 1-7414, filed March 31,
1987).
*4.8 -- Indenture, dated as amendedof November 15, 1988, between the
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, relating to the
Company's 10.65% Debentures (filed as Exhibit 3c4.1 to
Form S-1Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3,
No. 2-5527333-25512, filed December 30, 1975)November 18, 1988).
*4.7*4.9 -- FormSenior Indenture, dated as of Debt IndentureAugust 1, 1992, between the
Company and Continental Bank, National Association, Trustee,N.A., relating to the
Company's 9% Debentures, due 2022 (filed as Exhibit 4.1
to Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement No. 33-49150,
filed July 2, 1992). *4.8Senior Indenture, dated as of
November 30, 1995, between the Company and The Chase
*4.10 -- U.S. $800,000,000$1,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of FebruaryJuly 23, 1995,1997, among the CompanyWilliams and
certain of its affiliates andsubsidiaries, the bankslenders named therein,
and Citibank, N.A., as agent (filed as Exhibit 4(b)4.16 to
Williams'Registration Statement on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994).
4.9 -- First Amendment,S-3 dated asSeptember 8,
1997, of June 15, 1995, to Exhibit 4.8 above.The Williams Companies, Inc.).
5 -- Opinion and consent of J. Furman Lewis, Esq., Senior Vice President
and General Counselcounsel of The Williams Companies,
Inc., relating to the validity of the Debt Securities.
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.Charges
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of J. Furman Lewiscounsel (contained in Exhibit 5).
24.1 -- Power of Attorney.
24.2 -- Certified copy of resolution authorizing signatures
pursuant to power of attorney.
25 -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1
for the Indenture.
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* Each suchSuch exhibit has heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as part of the filing indicated and is incorporated herein by
reference.