Kinder Morgan and El Paso Announce Tentative Election Deadline of May 23, 2012

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

and El Paso Corporation

today announced that the tentative deadline for El Paso shareholders and equity award holders to elect the form of consideration they wish to receive in El Paso's pending merger with Kinder Morgan is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 23, 2012. The election deadline may be extended, in which case Kinder Morgan will issue a press release announcing the new election deadline. The closing of the merger is expected to occur by the end of May, subject to regulatory approval. El Paso shareholders who hold shares through a bank, broker, trust company or other nominee may have an earlier election deadline and should carefully review any instructions received from their bank, broker, trust company or other nominee.