El Paso Pipeline Partners Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution 11% to $0.51

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.

today announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner has declared a $0.51 per unit quarterly cash distribution for the first quarter of 2012, or $2.04 per unit on an annualized basis. This distribution represents an 11 percent increase from the $0.46 per unit paid for the first quarter 2011 and a 2 percent increase from the $0.50 per unit paid for the fourth quarter 2011. The distribution will be paid May 15, 2012, on all outstanding units to holders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2012.