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Disgruntled El Paso Investor Fuming Over Severance Packages

Selim K. Zilkha, El Paso Corp.’s largest stockholder who is spearheading an effort to unseat the company’s current board of directors, said this week he was troubled about the “severance costs” that shareholders could be burdened with if they succeed in replacing El Paso’s board, particularly the compensation to be paid to Chairman William Wise when he steps down later this year.

March 6, 2003

Major Shareholder to Mount Proxy Fight for El Paso

The largest individual shareholder of El Paso Corp. gave notice Tuesday that he will seek to unseat the financially troubled company’s board of directors at the upcoming shareholder meeting.

February 19, 2003