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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 6, 2006
Registration
Nos. 333-
333- -01
333- -02
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ConocoPhillips |
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01-0562944 |
ConocoPhillips Company |
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Delaware |
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73-0400345 |
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company |
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Delaware |
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13-4323698 |
(Exact name of each registrant as specified
in its charter) |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079
(281) 293-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of each registrants principal
executive offices)
Stephen F. Gates
Senior Vice President, Legal,
and General Counsel
ConocoPhillips
600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079
(281) 293-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copy to: |
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Tull R. Florey
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Andrew J. Pitts |
Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP |
910 Louisiana |
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Worldwide Plaza |
Houston, Texas 77002-4995 |
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New York, New York 10069 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. o
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, as amended (the
Securities Act), other than securities offered only
in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
check the following
box. þ
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. o
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. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that
shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following
box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed
to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities
Act, check the following
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount to be Registered/ |
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Registration Fee(1) |
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Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips |
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Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company |
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Guarantees of the Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips by
ConocoPhillips Company(2) |
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Guarantees of the Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company by ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips
Company(2)
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There is being registered hereunder such indeterminate amount of
senior debt securities of ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company as may from time to time be issued at
indeterminate prices. In reliance on Rule 456(b) and
Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act, ConocoPhillips hereby
defers payment of the registration fee required in connection
with this Registration Statement. |
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ConocoPhillips Company is registering under this Registration
Statement all guarantees and other obligations that it may have
with respect to senior debt securities that may be issued by
ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company are
also registering under this Registration Statement all
guarantees and other obligations that they may have with respect
to senior debt securities that may be issued by ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company. No separate consideration will be
received for such guarantees or any other such obligations.
Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no
registration fee is required with respect to such guarantees or
obligations. |
PROSPECTUS
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ConocoPhillips
Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
Company
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ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company
Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
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ConocoPhillips
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We will provide the specific terms of the securities in
supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus
and any supplement carefully before you invest. ConocoPhillips
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
trading symbol COP.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 6, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement that
we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission using a shelf registration process. Using
this process, we may offer any combination of the securities
described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to
offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement and,
if applicable, a pricing supplement that will describe the
specific terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement may also add to, update or change the
information contained in this prospectus. Please carefully read
this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and any pricing
supplement, in addition to the information contained in the
documents we refer to under the heading Where You Can Find
More Information.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company.
ConocoPhillips has four core activities worldwide: petroleum
exploration and production; petroleum refining, marketing,
supply and transportation; natural gas gathering, processing and
marketing; and chemicals and plastics production and
distribution. In addition, ConocoPhillips is investing in
several emerging businesses: fuels technology,
gas-to-liquids, power
generation and emerging technologies. ConocoPhillips
principal executive office is located at 600 North Dairy
Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
ConocoPhillips Company is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
ConocoPhillips. Its principal executive offices are located at
600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000. In
this prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips Company as
CPCo.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS AUSTRALIA FUNDING COMPANY
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company is a Delaware
corporation organized in March 2006. ConocoPhillips Australia
Funding Company is a direct wholly owned special purpose finance
subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd
(itself an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips)
that engages solely in financing activities to raise funds for
the business operations of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings
Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries. The principal executive office of
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company is located at 600 North
Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079,
telephone
(281) 293-1000. In
this prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company as Funding.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
ConocoPhillips files annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can
read and copy these materials at the SECs public reference
room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can
obtain information about the operation of the SECs public
reference room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
also maintains an Internet site that contains information
ConocoPhillips has filed electronically with the SEC, which you
can access over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov. You
can also obtain information about ConocoPhillips at the offices
of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York,
New York 10005. CPCo and Funding do not file separate reports,
proxy statements or other information with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement we
have filed with the SEC relating to the securities we may offer.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all
of the information we have included in the registration
statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file
with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement,
exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the
securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules
are available at the SECs public reference room or through
its Internet site.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information ConocoPhillips has filed with it, which means that
we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is
an important part of this prospectus, and later information that
ConocoPhillips files with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings ConocoPhillips
makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act until the termination of this offering. The
documents we incorporate by reference are:
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ConocoPhillips Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC on
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ConocoPhillips Current Reports on
Form 8-K as filed
with the SEC on February 16, 2006, February 22, 2006,
March 20, 2006 and March 31, 2006 (as amended by a
Current Report on
Form 8-K/A filed
with the SEC on April 3, 2006). |
You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit
to these filings unless we have specifically incorporated that
exhibit by reference into the filing, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning ConocoPhillips at the following address:
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Shareholder Relations Department |
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P. O. Box 2197 |
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Telephone: (281) 293-6800 |
You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the prospectus
supplement and any pricing supplement. We have not authorized
any person, including any salesman or broker, to provide
information other than that provided in this prospectus, the
prospectus supplement or any pricing supplement. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We
are not making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction
where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the
information in this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement is accurate only as of the date on its
cover page and that any information we have incorporated by
reference is accurate only as of the date of the document
incorporated by reference.
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus, including the information we incorporate by
reference, includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can
identify our forward-looking statements by the words
expects, anticipates,
intends, plans, projects,
believes, estimates and similar
expressions.
We have based the forward-looking statements relating to
ConocoPhillips operations on its current expectations,
estimates and projections about ConocoPhillips and the
industries in which it operates in general. We caution you that
these statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot
predict. In addition, we have based many of these
forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events
that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly,
ConocoPhillips actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the
forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a
variety of factors, including the following:
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fluctuations in crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids
prices, refining and marketing margins and margins for
ConocoPhillips chemicals business; |
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changes in the business, operations, results and prospects of
ConocoPhillips; |
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the operation and financing of ConocoPhillips midstream
and chemicals joint ventures; |
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potential failure or delays in achieving expected reserve or
production levels from existing and future oil and gas
development projects due to operating hazards, drilling risks
and the inherent uncertainties in predicting oil and gas
reserves and oil and gas reservoir performance; |
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unsuccessful exploratory drilling activities; |
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failure of new products and services to achieve market
acceptance; |
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unexpected changes in costs or technical requirements for
constructing, modifying or operating facilities for exploration
and production projects, manufacturing or refining; |
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unexpected technological or commercial difficulties in
manufacturing or refining ConocoPhillips refined products,
including synthetic crude oil, and chemicals products; |
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lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and reliable transportation
for ConocoPhillips crude oil, natural gas, natural gas
liquids, liquefied natural gas and refined products; |
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inability to timely obtain or maintain permits, including those
necessary for construction of liquefied natural gas terminals or
regasification facilities, comply with government regulations or
make capital expenditures required to maintain compliance; |
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failure to complete definitive agreements and feasibility
studies for, and to timely complete construction of, announced
and future liquefied natural gas projects and related facilities; |
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potential disruption or interruption of ConocoPhillips
operations due to accidents, extraordinary weather events, civil
unrest, political events or terrorism; |
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international monetary conditions and exchange controls; |
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liability for remedial actions, including removal and
reclamation obligations, under environmental regulations; |
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liability resulting from litigation; |
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general domestic and international economic and political
conditions, including armed hostilities and governmental
disputes over territorial boundaries; |
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changes in tax and other laws, regulations or royalty rules
applicable to ConocoPhillips business; and |
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inability to obtain economical financing for exploration and
development projects, construction or modification of facilities
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the
net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used,
first, for repayment or refinancing of debt, including a portion
of the debt outstanding under the bridge credit agreements used
to fund the acquisition by ConocoPhillips of Burlington
Resources Inc. in March 2006 and, second, for general corporate
purposes, including acquisitions, working capital, capital
expenditures and repurchases and redemptions of securities.
Pending any specific application, we may initially invest funds
in short-term marketable securities or apply them to the
reduction of other short-term indebtedness.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table presents the historical ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for each of the years in the
five-year period ended December 31, 2005. The following
table also presents the unaudited pro forma ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the year ended
December 31, 2005, giving effect to the acquisition of
Burlington Resources using the purchase method of accounting, as
if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2005. Please
read the unaudited pro forma financial statements included in
the amendment to ConocoPhillips Current Report on
Form 8-K/ A as
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006.
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For purposes of this table, earnings consist of
income from continuing operations before income taxes, plus
fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest and the portion of
the preferred dividend requirement of a subsidiary not
previously deducted from pretax income, but including
amortization of amounts previously capitalized), less
undistributed earnings of equity investees of ConocoPhillips.
Fixed charges consist of interest (including
capitalized interest) on all debt, amortization of debt
discounts and expenses incurred on issuance, and that portion of
rental expense believed to represent interest.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities of ConocoPhillips covered by this prospectus
will be ConocoPhillips general unsecured obligations.
ConocoPhillips will issue debt securities fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by CPCo on a senior unsecured basis
under an indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We refer to this
indenture as the ConocoPhillips indenture. The debt securities
of Funding covered by this prospectus will be Fundings
general unsecured obligations. Funding will issue debt
securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
ConocoPhillips and CPCo on a senior unsecured basis under an
indenture to be entered into among Funding, as issuer,
ConocoPhillips and CPCo, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. We refer to this indenture as
the Funding indenture. We refer to the ConocoPhillips indenture
and the Funding indenture collectively as the indentures.
We have summarized material provisions of the indentures, the
debt securities and the guarantees below. This summary is not
complete. We have filed the ConocoPhillips indenture and the
form of Funding indenture with the SEC as exhibits to the
registration statement, and you should read the indentures for
provisions that may be important to you.
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In this summary description of the debt securities, unless we
state otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all
references to ConocoPhillips mean ConocoPhillips only, all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only and all
references to Funding mean ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company only.
General
The debt securities of ConocoPhillips and Funding will
constitute senior debt of the issuer and will rank equally with
all of its unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Neither indenture
limits the amount of debt securities that may be issued under
that indenture, and neither limits the amount of other unsecured
debt or securities that ConocoPhillips or Funding may issue.
ConocoPhillips and Funding may issue debt securities under the
applicable indenture from time to time in one or more series,
each in an amount authorized prior to issuance.
ConocoPhillips 4.75% Notes due 2012 and
5.90% Notes due 2032 are outstanding under the
ConocoPhillips indenture, and no securities are outstanding
under the Funding indenture.
ConocoPhillips conducts substantially all its operations through
subsidiaries, and those subsidiaries generate substantially all
its operating income and cash flow. As a result, distributions
or advances from those subsidiaries are the principal source of
funds necessary to meet its debt service obligations.
Contractual provisions or laws, as well as the
subsidiaries financial condition and operating
requirements, may limit the ability of ConocoPhillips to obtain
cash from its subsidiaries that it requires to pay its debt
service obligations, including any payments required to be made
under any debt securities it issues and under its guarantee of
Fundings debt securities. In addition, holders of the debt
securities will have a junior position to the claims of
creditors of the subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips on their assets
and earnings.
Funding is a special purpose financing subsidiary formed solely
as a financing vehicle for ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries.
The ability of Funding to pay its debt service obligations,
including any payments required to be made under its debt
securities, is dependent upon its receipt of payments from
ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries. If ConocoPhillips and its
subsidiaries were not to make such payments for any reason, the
holders of the debt securities issued by Funding would have to
rely on the enforcement of ConocoPhillips and CPCos
guarantees described below.
Other than the restrictions on liens and sale/leaseback
transactions described below under Restrictive
Covenants, neither indenture contains any covenants or
other provisions designed to protect holders of the debt
securities in the event ConocoPhillips participates in a highly
leveraged transaction or upon a change of control. The
indentures also do not contain provisions that give holders the
right to require ConocoPhillips or Funding to repurchase their
securities in the event of a decline in ConocoPhillips
credit ratings for any reason, including as a result of a
takeover, recapitalization or similar restructuring or otherwise.
The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt
securities being offered will include specific terms relating to
the offering. These terms will include some or all of the
following:
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the issuer of the debt securities; |
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the title of the debt securities; |
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the total principal amount of the debt securities; |
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whether the debt securities will be issued in individual
certificates to each holder or in the form of temporary or
permanent global securities held by a depositary on behalf of
holders; |
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the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on
the debt securities will be payable; |
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any interest rate, the date from which interest will accrue,
interest payment dates and record dates for interest payments; |
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whether and under what circumstances any additional amounts with
respect to the debt securities will be payable; |
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the place or places where payments on the debt securities will
be payable; |
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any provisions for optional redemption or early repayment; |
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any provisions that would require the redemption, purchase or
repayment of debt securities; |
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the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued; |
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whether payments on the debt securities will be payable in
foreign currency or currency units or another form and whether
payments will be payable by reference to any index or formula; |
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the portion of the principal amount of debt securities that will
be payable if the maturity is accelerated, if other than the
entire principal amount; |
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any additional means of defeasance of the debt securities, any
additional conditions or limitations to defeasance of the debt
securities or any changes to those conditions or limitations; |
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any changes or additions to the events of default or covenants
described in this prospectus; |
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any restrictions or other provisions relating to the transfer or
exchange of debt securities; |
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any terms for the conversion or exchange of the debt securities
for other securities of ConocoPhillips, Funding or any other
entity; and |
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any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the
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We may sell the debt securities at a discount, which may be
substantial, below their stated principal amount. These debt
securities may bear no interest or interest at a rate that at
the time of issuance is below market rates. If we sell these
debt securities, we will describe in the prospectus supplement
any material United States federal income tax consequences and
other special considerations.
If we sell any of the debt securities for any foreign currency
or currency unit or if payments on the debt securities are
payable in any foreign currency or currency unit, we will
describe in the prospectus supplement the restrictions,
elections, tax consequences, specific terms and other
information relating to those debt securities and the foreign
currency or currency unit.
Guarantees
CPCo will fully and unconditionally guarantee on a senior
unsecured basis the full and prompt payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on the debt securities issued by
ConocoPhillips when and as the payment becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity or otherwise. The guarantee provides that in
the event of a default in the payment of principal of or any
premium or interest on a debt security issued by ConocoPhillips,
the holder of that debt security may institute legal proceedings
directly against CPCo to enforce the guarantees without first
proceeding against ConocoPhillips. The guarantees will rank
equally with all of CPCos other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt from time to time outstanding.
ConocoPhillips and CPCo will jointly and severally, fully and
unconditionally guarantee on a senior unsecured basis the full
and prompt payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on the debt securities issued by Funding when and as
the payment becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or
otherwise. The guarantees provide that in the event of a default
in the payment of principal of or any premium or interest on a
debt security issued by Funding, the holder of that debt
security may institute legal proceedings directly against either
ConocoPhillips and CPCo to enforce the guarantees without first
proceeding against Funding. The Funding indenture provides that
ConocoPhillips and CPCo may under certain circumstances assume
all rights and obligations of Funding under the indenture with
respect to a series of debt securities issued by Funding. The
guarantees will rank equally with all of ConocoPhillips
and CPCos other unsecured and unsubordinated debt from
time to time outstanding.
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Restrictive Covenants
ConocoPhillips has agreed to two principal restrictions on its
activities for the benefit of holders of the debt securities.
The restrictive covenants summarized below will apply to a
series of debt securities (unless waived or amended) as long as
any of those debt securities are outstanding, unless the
prospectus supplement for the series states otherwise. We have
used in this summary description capitalized terms that we have
defined below under Glossary.
ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and its Principal Domestic
Subsidiaries will issue, assume or guarantee Debt for borrowed
money secured by a lien upon a Principal Property or shares of
stock or Debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary only if the
outstanding debt securities issued by ConocoPhillips and the
outstanding guarantees of debt securities issued by Funding are
secured equally and ratably with or prior to the Debt secured by
that lien. If the debt securities and guarantees are so secured,
ConocoPhillips has the option to secure any of its and its
Subsidiaries other Debt or obligations equally and ratably
with or prior to the Debt secured by the lien and, accordingly,
equally and ratably with its debt securities and the guarantees.
This covenant has exceptions that permit:
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(a) liens existing on the date ConocoPhillips or Funding
first issues a series of debt securities under the applicable
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(b) liens on the property, assets, stock, equity or Debt of
any entity existing at the time ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary
acquires that entity or its property or at the time the entity
becomes a Subsidiary or a Principal Domestic Subsidiary; |
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existing at the time of acquisition of the assets, |
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securing all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing,
improving, developing or expanding the assets, or |
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securing Debt incurred to finance all or part of the purchase
price of the assets or the cost of constructing, improving,
developing or expanding the assets that was incurred before, at
the time of or within two years after the later of the
acquisition, the completion of construction, improvement,
development or expansion or the commencement of commercial
operation of the assets; |
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(d) liens on specific assets to secure Debt incurred to
provide funds for the cost of exploration, drilling or
development of those assets; |
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(e) intercompany liens; |
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(f) liens securing industrial development, pollution
control or other revenue bonds of a domestic government entity; |
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(g) liens on personal property, other than shares of stock
or debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary, securing loans
maturing in less than one year; |
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(h) liens on a Principal Property arising in connection
with the sale of accounts receivable resulting from the sale of
oil or gas at the wellhead; |
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(i) statutory or other liens arising in the ordinary course
of business and relating to amounts that are not yet delinquent
or are being contested in good faith; and |
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(j) any extensions, substitutions, replacements or renewals
of the above-described liens or any Debt secured by these liens
if both: |
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the new lien is limited to the property (plus any improvements)
secured by the original lien, and |
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the amount of Debt secured by the new lien and not otherwise
permitted does not materially exceed the amount of Debt
refinanced plus any premium or fee payable in connection with
any such extension, substitution, replacement or renewal. |
In addition, without securing the debt securities or the
guarantees as described above, ConocoPhillips and its Principal
Domestic Subsidiaries may issue, assume or guarantee Debt that
this covenant would otherwise restrict in a total principal
amount that, when added to all other outstanding Debt of
ConocoPhillips and its Principal Domestic Subsidiaries that this
covenant would otherwise restrict and the total amount of
Attributable Debt outstanding for Sale/ Leaseback Transactions,
does not exceed a basket equal to 10% of
Consolidated Adjusted Net Assets. When calculating this total
principal amount, we exclude from the calculation Attributable
Debt from Sale/ Leaseback Transactions in connection with which
ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary has purchased property or retired
or defeased Debt as described in clause (b) below under
Limitation on Sale/ Leaseback Transactions.
The following types of transactions do not create
Debt secured by liens within the meaning
of this covenant:
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oil, gas or other minerals in place for a period of time until,
or in an amount such that, the purchaser will realize from those
minerals a specified amount of money or a specified amount of
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any other interest in property commonly referred to as a
production payment; and |
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(b) the mortgage or pledge of any property of
ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary in favor of the United States,
any state of the United States or any department, agency or
instrumentality of either, to secure payments under any contract
or statute. |
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Limitation on Sale/ Leaseback Transactions |
ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and any of its Principal
Domestic Subsidiaries will enter into a Sale/ Leaseback
Transaction only if at least one of the following applies:
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(a) ConocoPhillips or that Principal Domestic Subsidiary
could incur Debt in a principal amount equal to the Attributable
Debt for that Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and, without violating
the Limitation on Liens covenant, could secure that
Debt by a lien on the property to be leased without equally and
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(b) Within the period beginning one year before the closing
of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and ending one year after the
closing, ConocoPhillips or any Subsidiary applies the net
proceeds of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction either: |
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to the voluntary defeasance or retirement of any debt securities
issued under an indenture or any Funded Debt, or |
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to the acquisition, exploration, drilling, development,
construction, improvement or expansion of one or more Principal
Properties. |
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Any net proceeds that are not applied for the purposes described
in (b) will be subject to the limitation described in (a).
For purposes of these calculations, the net proceeds of the
Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means the net proceeds of the sale
or transfer of the property leased in the Sale/ Leaseback
Transaction (or, if greater, the fair value of that property at
the time of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction as determined by
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Attributable Debt means the present value of the
rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included
in the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction. To determine that present
value, we use a discount rate
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equal to the lease rate of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction. For
these purposes, rental payments do not include any amounts
required to be paid for taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance,
assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other
items that do not constitute payments for property rights. In
the case of any lease that the lessee may terminate by paying a
penalty, if the net amount (including payment of the penalty)
would be reduced if the lessee terminated the lease on the first
date that it could be terminated, then this lower net amount
will be used.
Consolidated Adjusted Net Assets means the total
amount of assets of ConocoPhillips and its consolidated
subsidiaries less:
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all current liabilities (excluding liabilities that are
extendable or renewable at ConocoPhillips option to a date
more than 12 months after the date of calculation and
excluding current maturities of long-term debt); and |
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total prepaid expenses and deferred charges. |
ConocoPhillips will calculate its Consolidated Adjusted Net
Assets based on its most recent quarterly balance sheet.
Debt means all notes, bonds, debentures or similar
evidences of debt for money borrowed.
Funded Debt means all Debt that matures on or is
renewable to a date more than one year after the date the Debt
is incurred.
Principal Domestic Subsidiary means CPCo and any
Subsidiary (1) that has substantially all its assets in the
United States, (2) that owns a Principal Property and
(3) in which ConocoPhillips capital investment,
together with any intercompany loans to that Subsidiary and any
debt of that Subsidiary guaranteed by ConocoPhillips or any
other Subsidiary, exceeds $100 million.
Principal Property means any oil or gas producing
property located onshore or offshore of the United States or any
refinery or manufacturing plant located in the United States.
This term excludes any property, refinery or plant that in the
opinion of ConocoPhillips board of directors is not
materially important to the total business conducted by
ConocoPhillips and its consolidated subsidiaries. This term also
excludes any transportation or marketing facilities or assets.
Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement
with anyone under which ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary leases
any Principal Property that ConocoPhillips or that Subsidiary
has sold or transferred or will sell or transfer to that person.
This term excludes the following:
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temporary leases for a term of not more than three years; |
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intercompany leases; |
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leases of a Principal Property executed by the time of or within
12 months after the latest of the acquisition, the
completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement
of commercial operation of the Principal Property; and |
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arrangements under any provision of law with an effect similar
to the former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954. |
Subsidiary means an entity at least a majority of
the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by ConocoPhillips or by one or more other
Subsidiaries, or by ConocoPhillips and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
The indentures generally permit a consolidation or merger
involving ConocoPhillips or CPCo. They also permit
ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, to lease, transfer or
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. Each of
ConocoPhillips and CPCo has agreed, however, that it will not
consolidate with or
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merge into any entity (other than ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as
applicable) or lease, transfer or dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any entity (other than
ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable) unless:
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it is the continuing corporation; or |
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if it is not the continuing corporation, the resulting entity or
transferee is organized and existing under the laws of any
United States jurisdiction and assumes the performance of its
covenants and obligations under the indentures and, in the case
of ConocoPhillips, the due and punctual payments on the debt
securities issued by ConocoPhillips and the performance of the
related guarantee of debt securities issued by Funding or, in
the case of CPCo, the performance of the related guarantees of
the debt securities; and |
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in either case, immediately after giving effect to the
transaction, no default or event of default would occur and be
continuing or would result from the transaction. |
Upon any such consolidation, merger or asset lease, transfer or
disposition involving ConocoPhillips or CPCo, the resulting
entity or transferee will be substituted for ConocoPhillips or
CPCo, as applicable, under the applicable indenture and debt
securities. In the case of an asset transfer or disposition
other than a lease, ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, will
be released from the applicable indenture.
Funding may assign all its rights and obligations under the
Funding indenture and its debt securities to:
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another entity with which Funding is consolidated or merged or
which acquires by conveyance or transfer any of Fundings
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ConocoPhillips or CPCo; or |
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another subsidiary of ConocoPhillips or CPCo. |
In connection with any assignment other than to ConocoPhillips
or CPCo, ConocoPhillips and CPCo will continue to guarantee the
debt securities as described above. If Funding assigns all of
its rights and obligations under the Funding indenture and its
debt securities to ConocoPhillips or CPCo, ConocoPhillips
and CPCos covenants regarding consolidations, mergers and
sales of assets, ConocoPhillips covenants described above
under Restrictive Covenants and any
other covenants for the benefit of any series of debt securities
issued under the Funding indenture will remain in effect.
Events of Default
Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the following are events of default with respect to
a series of debt securities:
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failure to pay interest on that series of debt securities for
30 days when due; |
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failure to pay principal of or any premium on that series of
debt securities when due; |
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failure to redeem or purchase debt securities of that series for
30 days when required; |
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failure to comply with any covenant or agreement in that series
of debt securities or the applicable indenture (other than an
agreement or covenant that has been included in the indenture
solely for the benefit of other series of debt securities) for
90 days after written notice by the trustee or by the
holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities issued under that indenture that are affected by
that failure; |
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specified events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, with respect to the
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with respect to the Funding indenture, any guarantee of any
guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in
accordance with the terms of the Funding indenture and such
guarantee) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or
found to be invalid in a judicial proceeding or any guarantor
denies its liability under its guarantee (other than by reason
of the release of a guarantor from its guarantee in accordance
with the terms of the Funding indenture and such
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any other event of default provided for that series of debt
securities. |
A default under one series of debt securities will not
necessarily be a default under another series. The trustee may
withhold notice to the holders of the debt securities of any
default or event of default (except in any payment on the debt
securities) if the trustee considers it in the interest of the
holders of the debt securities to do so.
If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs
and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, 25% in
principal amount of all debt securities issued under the
applicable indenture that are affected, voting as one class) may
declare the principal of and all accrued and unpaid interest on
those debt securities to be due and payable. If an event of
default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization occurs, the principal of and interest on all the
debt securities issued under the applicable indenture will
become immediately due and payable without any action on the
part of the trustee or any holder. The holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may in some cases rescind this
accelerated payment requirement.
A holder of a debt security of any series issued under an
indenture may pursue any remedy under that indenture only if:
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the holder gives the trustee written notice of a continuing
event of default for that series; |
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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of that series make a written
request to the trustee to pursue the remedy; |
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the holders offer to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
trustee; |
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the trustee fails to act for a period of 60 days after
receipt of the request and offer of indemnity; and |
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during that 60-day
period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
debt securities of that series do not give the trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request. |
This provision does not, however, affect the right of a holder
of a debt security to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment.
In most cases, holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of a series (or of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may direct the time, method and
place of:
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conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
trustee; and |
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exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee relating
to or arising as a result of an event of default. |
The ConocoPhillips indenture requires ConocoPhillips and CPCo,
and the Funding indenture requires ConocoPhillips, CPCo and
Funding, to file each year with the trustee a written statement
as to their compliance with the covenants contained in the
applicable indenture.
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Modification and Waiver
Each indenture may be amended or supplemented if the holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of all series issued under that indenture that are
affected by the amendment or supplement (acting as one class)
consent to it. Without the consent of the holder of each debt
security affected, however, no modification may:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
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reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on
the debt security; |
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reduce the principal of the debt security or change its stated
maturity; |
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reduce any premium payable on the redemption of the debt
security or change the time at which the debt security may or
must be redeemed; |
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change any obligation to pay additional amounts on the debt
security; |
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make payments on the debt security payable in currency other
than as originally stated in the debt security; |
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impair the holders right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the debt
security; |
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make any change in the percentage of principal amount of debt
securities necessary to waive compliance with certain provisions
of the indenture or to make any change in the provision related
to modification; |
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waive a continuing default or event of default regarding any
payment on the debt securities; or |
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with respect to the Funding indenture, change the obligations of
ConocoPhillips and CPCo under the guarantees in any manner
materially adverse to the holders of any debt security issued
under that indenture. |
Each indenture may be amended or supplemented or any provision
of that indenture may be waived without the consent of any
holders of debt securities issued under that indenture in
certain circumstances, including:
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to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; |
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to provide for the assumption of the obligations under the
indenture of ConocoPhillips, CPCo or, with respect to the
Funding indenture, Funding by a successor upon any merger,
consolidation or asset transfer permitted under the indenture; |
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or
in place of certificated debt securities or to provide for
bearer debt securities; |
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to provide any security for, any guarantees of or any additional
obligors on any series of debt securities or the related
guarantees; |
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to comply with any requirement to effect or maintain the
qualification of that indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939; |
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to add covenants that would benefit the holders of any debt
securities or to surrender any rights ConocoPhillips, CPCo or,
with respect to the Funding indenture, Funding has under the
indenture; |
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to make any change that does not adversely affect any
outstanding debt securities of any series issued under that
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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of any series (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture, voting as one
class) may waive any existing or past default or event of
default with respect to those debt securities. Those holders may
not, however, waive any default or event of default in any
payment on any debt security or compliance with a provision that
cannot be amended or supplemented without the consent of each
holder affected.
Defeasance
When we use the term defeasance, we mean discharge from some or
all of our obligations under the indentures. If any combination
of funds or government securities are deposited with the trustee
under an indenture sufficient to make payments on the debt
securities of a series issued under that indenture on the dates
those payments are due and payable, then, at our option, either
of the following will occur:
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ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, with respect to the Funding indenture,
Funding will be discharged from its or their obligations with
respect to the debt securities of that series and, if
applicable, the related guarantees (legal
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ConocoPhillips and CPCo will no longer have any obligation to
comply with the restrictive covenants, the merger covenants and
other specified covenants under the applicable indenture, and
the related events of default will no longer apply
(covenant defeasance). |
If a series of debt securities is defeased, the holders of the
debt securities of the series affected will not be entitled to
the benefits of the applicable indenture, except for obligations
to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, replace
stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities or maintain paying
agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust. In the case of
covenant defeasance, the obligation of ConocoPhillips or
Funding, as applicable, to pay principal, premium and interest
on the debt securities and, if applicable, ConocoPhillips
and CPCos guarantees of the payments will also survive.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, we
will be required to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel
that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause the
holders of the debt securities to recognize income, gain or loss
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If we elect legal
defeasance, that opinion of counsel must be based upon a ruling
from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in law
to that effect.
Governing Law
New York law will govern the indentures and the debt securities.
Trustee
The Bank of New York is the trustee under the ConocoPhillips
indenture. The Bank of New York serves as trustee or custodian
relating to a number of series of debt, trust preferred
securities and other long-term repayment obligations of
ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005. The Bank of New York and its affiliates perform certain
commercial banking services for us for which they receive
customary fees and are lenders under various outstanding credit
facilities of subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
U.S. Bank will be the trustee under the Funding indenture.
U.S. Bank serves as trustee or custodian relating to a
number of series of debt and other long-term repayment
obligations of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005. U.S. Bank and its affiliates
perform certain commercial banking services for us for which
they receive customary fees and are lenders under various
outstanding credit facilities of subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
If an event of default occurs under an indenture and is
continuing, the trustee under that indenture will be required to
use the degree of care and skill of a prudent person in the
conduct of that persons own affairs. The trustee will
become obligated to exercise any of its powers under that
indenture at the request of any of the holders of any debt
securities issued under that indenture only after those holders
have offered the trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.
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Each indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee,
if it becomes a creditor of ConocoPhillips, CPCo or, if
applicable, Funding, to obtain payment of claims or to realize
on certain property received for any such claim, as security or
otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other
transactions with ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, if applicable,
Funding. If, however, it acquires any conflicting interest, it
must eliminate that conflict or resign within 90 days after
ascertaining that it has a conflicting interest and after the
occurrence of a default under the applicable indenture, unless
the default has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated
within the 90-day
period.
Form, Exchange, Registration and Transfer
The debt securities will be issued in registered form, without
interest coupons. There will be no service charge for any
registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities.
However, payment of any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable for that registration may be required.
Debt securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
debt securities of the same series, the same total principal
amount and the same terms but in different authorized
denominations in accordance with the applicable indenture.
Holders may present debt securities for registration of transfer
at the office of the security registrar or any transfer agent we
designate. The security registrar or transfer agent will effect
the transfer or exchange if its requirements and the
requirements of the applicable indenture are met.
The trustee has been appointed as security registrar for the
debt securities. If a prospectus supplement refers to any
transfer agents we initially designate, we may at any time
rescind that designation or approve a change in the location
through which any transfer agent acts. We are required to
maintain an office or agency for transfers and exchanges in each
place of payment. We may at any time designate additional
transfer agents for any series of debt securities.
In the case of any redemption, we will not be required to
register the transfer or exchange of:
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any debt security during a period beginning 15 business days
prior to the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or
repurchase and ending on the close of business on the day of
mailing of such notice; or |
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any debt security that has been called for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt security
being redeemed in part. |
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement,
payments on the debt securities will be made in
U.S. dollars at the office of the trustee and any paying
agent. At our option, however, payments may be made by wire
transfer for global debt securities or by check mailed to the
address of the person entitled to the payment as it appears in
the security register. Unless we inform you otherwise in a
prospectus supplement, interest payments may be made to the
person in whose name the debt security is registered at the
close of business on the record date for the interest payment.
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, the
trustee under the applicable indenture will be designated as the
paying agent for payments on debt securities issued under that
indenture. We may at any time designate additional paying agents
or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a
change in the office through which any paying agent acts.
If the principal of or any premium or interest on debt
securities of a series is payable on a day that is not a
business day, the payment will be made on the following business
day. For these purposes, unless we inform you otherwise in a
prospectus supplement, a business day is any day
that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in any of New York, New York; Houston, Texas or a
place of payment on the debt securities of that series is
authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
remain closed.
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Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property
laws, the trustee and paying agent will pay to us upon written
request any money held by them for payments on the debt
securities that remains unclaimed for two years after the date
upon which that payment has become due. After payment to us,
holders entitled to the money must look to us for payment. In
that case, all liability of the trustee or paying agent with
respect to that money will cease.
Book-Entry Debt Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in the form of one
or more global debt securities that would be deposited with a
depositary or its nominee identified in the prospectus
supplement. Global debt securities may be issued in either
temporary or permanent form. We will describe in the prospectus
supplement the terms of any depositary arrangement and the
rights and limitations of owners of beneficial interests in any
global debt security.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities in and outside the United States
through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or
through agents.
Sale Through Underwriters or Dealers
If we use underwriters in the sale of securities, the
underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account.
The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at
a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at
the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the
public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one
or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms
acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the
prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the securities will be subject to conditions, and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities if
they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time
to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
During and after an offering through underwriters, the
underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open
market. These transactions may include overallotment and
stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short
positions created in connection with the offering. The
underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, whereby selling
concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers
for the offered securities sold for their account may be
reclaimed by the syndicate if such offered securities are
repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering
transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities,
which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail
in the open market. If commenced, these activities may be
discontinued at any time.
If we use dealers in the sale of securities, we will sell the
securities to them as principals. They may then resell those
securities to the public at varying prices determined by the
dealers at the time of resale. The dealers participating in any
sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any
sale of those securities. We will include in the prospectus
supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the
transaction.
Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents
We may sell the securities directly. In that event, no
underwriters or agents would be involved. We may also sell the
securities through agents we designate from time to time. In the
prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the securities, and we will describe any
commissions payable by us to the agent. Unless we inform you
otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to
use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the
period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors
or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any sale
of those securities. We will describe the terms of any such
sales in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize
agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain
types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the
public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These
contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified
date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those
conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The
prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for
solicitation of those contracts.
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General Information
We may have agreements with the agents, dealers and underwriters
to indemnify them against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute
with respect to payments that the agents, dealers or
underwriters may be required to make. Agents, dealers and
underwriters may engage in transactions with us or perform
services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the debt securities of ConocoPhillips and
Funding and the validity of the related guarantees by
ConocoPhillips and CPCo and other matters in connection with any
offering of the securities will be passed upon for us by Wayne
C. Byers, ConocoPhillips Senior Counsel, or another of
ConocoPhillips lawyers, and Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston,
Texas, our outside counsel. Any underwriters will be advised
about legal matters relating to any offering by Cravath,
Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York, or such other
counsel as may be identified in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of ConocoPhillips
appearing in ConocoPhillips Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including the
condensed consolidating financial information and financial
statement schedule appearing therein), and ConocoPhillips
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005
included therein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein
by reference. Such consolidated financial statements, condensed
consolidating financial information, financial statement
schedule, and managements assessment are incorporated
herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The balance sheet of ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company at
March 31, 2006, appearing in this prospectus and
registration statement has been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth
in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and is
included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Burlington Resources
Inc., incorporated herein by reference to ConocoPhillips
Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated
March 31, 2006, have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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INDEX TO CONOCOPHILLIPS AUSTRALIA FUNDING COMPANY FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company (the Company) as of
March 31, 2006. This balance sheet is the responsibility of
the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on this balance sheet based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of
material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit
of the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the balance sheet referred to above presents
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company at March 31, 2006,
in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Houston, Texas
April 5, 2006
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BALANCE SHEET
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
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Cash
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1,000 |
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1,000 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Common stock (1,000 shares authorized at $1.00 par
value)
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Issued (1,000 shares)
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Par value
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1,000 |
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1,000 |
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See Note to Balance Sheet.
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NOTE TO BALANCE
SHEET ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company
Basis of Presentation
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company was incorporated in the
state of Delaware on March 28, 2006. ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company has one stockholder, ConocoPhillips
Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd, which holds all
1,000 shares of the companys outstanding common
stock, par value $1.00. ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings
Pty Ltd contributed $1,000 for its 100 percent ownership
interest on March 28, 2006.
Other than its formation, ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company has not conducted any activities. The company is a
direct, wholly owned special purpose finance subsidiary of
ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd (itself an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips), organized
to engage in financing activities to raise funds for the
business operations of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty
Ltd and its subsidiaries.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the balance sheet.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Item 14. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following table sets forth expenses payable by
ConocoPhillips in connection with the issuance and distribution
of the securities being registered. All the amounts shown are
estimates.
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SEC registration fee
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Printing expenses
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100,000 |
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150,000 |
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100,000 |
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Rating agency fees
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650,000 |
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180,000 |
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Total*
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1,200,000 |
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Applicable SEC registration fees have been deferred in
accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities
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Item 15. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its
certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the
personal liability of a director, but not an officer in his or
her capacity as such, to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except that such provision shall not limit the liability of a
director for (1) any breach of the directors duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) liability
under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
for unlawful payment of dividends or stock purchases or
redemptions, or (4) any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. ConocoPhillips
restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent of Delaware law, no ConocoPhillips director shall
be liable to ConocoPhillips or ConocoPhillips stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The
certificates of incorporation of both ConocoPhillips Company
(CPCo) and ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
(Funding) have similar provisions with respect to
their respective directors.
Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any individual
made a party or threatened to be made a party to any type of
proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, because he or she is or was an officer, director,
employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the
request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or
agent of another corporation or entity against expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding:
(1) if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or
she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation; or (2) in the case of a
criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may
indemnify any individual made a party or threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit
brought by or in the right of the corporation because he or she
was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
other entity, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
provided that such indemnification will be denied if the
individual is found liable to the corporation unless, in such a
case, the court determines the person is nonetheless entitled to
indemnification for such expenses. A
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corporation must indemnify a present or former director or
officer who successfully defends himself or herself in a
proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was
a director or officer of the corporation against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her. Expenses
incurred by an officer or director, or any employees or agents
as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending
civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director,
officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law regarding
indemnification and expense advancement is not exclusive of any
other rights which may be granted by ConocoPhillips
restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws, a vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors, agreement or otherwise.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, termination of any
proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that
such person is prohibited from being indemnified.
ConocoPhillips bylaws provide for the indemnification and
advancement of expenses of any individual made, or threatened to
be made, a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of
ConocoPhillips or is or was a director or officer of
ConocoPhillips serving as an officer, director, employee or
agent of any other enterprise at the request of ConocoPhillips.
Both CPCos and Fundings bylaws have similar
provisions. However, none of ConocoPhillips, CPCo nor Funding
will indemnify a director or officer who commences any
proceeding (except for proceedings to enforce rights of
indemnification), unless the commencement of that proceeding was
authorized or consented to by the respective companys
board of directors.
ConocoPhillips has agreed to indemnify each present and former
director and officer of CPCo or any of its subsidiaries, against
all costs or expenses, judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages
or liabilities in connection with any claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation brought within six years of the
closing of the mergers of Conoco Inc. and CPCo (formerly named
Phillips Petroleum Company) with subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips
(collectively, the merger) for acts or omissions,
existing or occurring before the merger, to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law. Subject to a cap on premiums,
for a period of six years after the merger, ConocoPhillips has
agreed to maintain a policy of directors and
officers liability insurance for acts and omissions
occurring before the merger with coverage in an amount and scope
at least as favorable as CPCos existing directors
and officers liability insurance coverage at the time of
the merger. Notwithstanding any other provision, the treatment
of past and present directors, officers and employees of CPCo
and its subsidiaries with respect to elimination of liability,
indemnification, advancement of expenses and liability insurance
under the merger agreement shall be, in the aggregate, no less
advantageous to intended beneficiaries thereof than the
corresponding treatment of the past and present directors,
officers and employees of Conoco Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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Description |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 12,
2005, by and among ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources, Inc.,
and Cello Acquisition Corp., (incorporated by reference to
Annex A to the Proxy Statement/ Prospectus included in
ConocoPhillips Registration Statement on Form S-4;
Registration No. 333-130967). |
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Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, in respect of senior
debt securities of ConocoPhillips (the ConocoPhillips
Indenture) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
to the Registration Statement of ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips
Holding Company, CPCo, ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II on Form S-3; Registration Nos.
333-101187, 333-101187-01, 333-101187-02, 333-101187-03 and
333-101187-04). |
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Form of Indenture among Funding, as issuer, ConocoPhillips and
CPCo, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee, in respect of senior debt securities of Funding (the
Funding Indenture). |
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. with respect to legality of the
securities offered hereby. |
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Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges of
ConocoPhillips for each of the years in the five-year period
ended December 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 12 to the Annual Report of ConocoPhillips on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed
with the SEC on February 27, 2006; SEC File
No. 001-32395). |
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Computation of pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges of
ConocoPhillips for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
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Powers of Attorney of directors and officers of ConocoPhillips,
CPCo and Funding (included on the signature pages of the
Registration Statement). |
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee under the ConocoPhillips Indenture. |
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee under the Funding Indenture. |
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ConocoPhillips will file as an exhibit to a Current Report on
Form 8-K
(i) any underwriting, remarketing or agency agreement
relating to the securities offered hereby, (ii) the
instruments setting forth the terms of any debt securities,
(iii) any additional required opinions of counsel with
respect to legality of the securities offered hereby and
(iv) any required opinion of counsel to ConocoPhillips as
to certain tax matters relative to the securities offered hereby. |
(a) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement: |
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(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
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(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 thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any 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% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement; and |
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(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; |
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provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii)
and 1(iii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by a Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
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Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the
registration statement. |
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-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. |
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(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. |
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(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
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(A) Each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and |
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(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required
by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement
made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will,
as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made
in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date. |
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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of a
Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities: |
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Each undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary
offering of securities of such undersigned Registrant pursuant
to the registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any
of the following communications, such undersigned Registrant
will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to
offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
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(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of such
undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of such undersigned Registrant or used
or referred to by such undersigned Registrant; |
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(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about
such undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of such undersigned Registrant; and |
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(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by such undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) The undersigned Registrants hereby further undertake
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of a Registrants annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or
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Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report
pursuant to Section 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the Registrants pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each Registrant 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 a Registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of such Registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, such Registrant 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, as
amended, the undersigned 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 Houston, State of Texas, on April 5, 2006.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints John A.
Carrig, Stephen F. Gates and Rand C. Berney, and each of them,
severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact and
agent or agents, each of whom shall be authorized to act with or
without the other, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both,
as the case may be, of ConocoPhillips, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and all documents or instruments
necessary or appropriate to enable ConocoPhillips to comply with
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and
authority to each of said
attorneys-in-fact and
agents to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each such
director or officer, or both, as the case may be, each and every
act whatsoever that is necessary, appropriate or advisable in
connection with any or all of the above-described matters and to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5,
2006.
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/s/ James J. Mulva
James J. Mulva |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ John A. Carrig
John A. Carrig |
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Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Rand C. Berney
Rand C. Berney |
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Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Richard L. Armitage
Richard L. Armitage |
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Director |
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/s/ Richard A. Auchinleck
Richard A. Auchinleck |
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Director |
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/s/ Norman R. Augustine
Norman R. Augustine |
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Director |
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/s/ James E. Copeland
James E. Copeland |
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Director |
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/s/ Kenneth M. Duberstein
Kenneth M. Duberstein |
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Director |
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/s/ Ruth R. Harkin
Ruth R. Harkin |
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Director |
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/s/ Larry D. Horner
Larry D. Horner |
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Director |
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/s/ Charles C. Krulak
Charles C. Krulak |
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Director |
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/s/ Harold McGraw III
Harold McGraw III |
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Director |
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/s/ Harald Norvik
Harald Norvik |
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Director |
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/s/ William K. Reilly
William K. Reilly |
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Director |
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/s/ William R. Rhodes
William R. Rhodes |
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Director |
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/s/ J. Stapleton Roy
J. Stapleton Roy |
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Director |
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/s/ Bobby S. Shackouls
Bobby S. Shackouls |
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Director |
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/s/ Victoria J. Tschinkel
Victoria J. Tschinkel |
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Director |
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/s/ Kathryn C. Turner
Kathryn C. Turner |
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Director |
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/s/ William E. Wade
William E. Wade |
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Director |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned 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 Houston, State of Texas, on April 5, 2006.
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John A. Carrig |
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Executive Vice President, Finance, and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints John A.
Carrig, Stephen F. Gates and Rand C. Berney, and each of them,
severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact and
agent or agents, each of whom shall be authorized to act with or
without the other, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both,
as the case may be, of ConocoPhillips Company, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and all documents or instruments
necessary or appropriate to enable ConocoPhillips Company to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file
the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full
power and authority to each of said
attorneys-in-fact and
agents to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each such
director or officer, or both, as the case may be, each and every
act whatsoever that is necessary, appropriate or advisable in
connection with any or all of the above-described matters and to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5,
2006.
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Signature |
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Title |
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/s/ James J. Mulva
James J. Mulva |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ John A. Carrig
John A. Carrig |
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Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Rand C. Berney
Rand C. Berney |
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Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Carin S. Knickel
Carin S. Knickel |
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Director |
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/s/ John E. Lowe
John E. Lowe |
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Director |
II-8
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned 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 Houston, State of Texas, on April 5, 2006.
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ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints John A.
Carrig, Stephen F. Gates and Rand C. Berney, and each of them,
severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact and
agent or agents, each of whom shall be authorized to act with or
without the other, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both,
as the case may be, of ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and all documents or
instruments necessary or appropriate to enable ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company to comply with the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to file the same with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to each of
said attorneys-in-fact
and agents to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each
such director or officer, or both, as the case may be, each and
every act whatsoever that is necessary, appropriate or advisable
in connection with any or all of the above-described matters and
to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on April 5,
2006.
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Signature |
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/s/ John A. Carrig
John A. Carrig |
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President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Sheets
Jeffrey W. Sheets |
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Vice President and Treasurer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Rand C. Berney
Rand C. Berney |
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Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Wayne C. Byers
Wayne C. Byers |
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Director |
II-9
EXHIBIT INDEX*
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Description |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 12,
2005, by and among ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources, Inc.,
and Cello Acquisition Corp., (incorporated by reference to
Annex A to the Proxy Statement/ Prospectus included in
ConocoPhillips Registration Statement on Form S-4;
Registration No. 333-130967). |
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.1 |
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Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, in respect of senior
debt securities of ConocoPhillips (the ConocoPhillips
Indenture) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
to the Registration Statement of ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips
Holding Company, CPCo, ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II on Form S-3; Registration Nos.
333-101187, 333-101187-01, 333-101187-02, 333-101187-03 and
333-101187-04). |
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Form of Indenture among Funding, as issuer, ConocoPhillips and
CPCo, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee, in respect of senior debt securities of Funding (the
Funding Indenture). |
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.1 |
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. with respect to legality of the
securities offered hereby. |
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12 |
.1 |
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Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges of
ConocoPhillips for each of the years in the five-year period
ended December 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 12 to the Annual Report of ConocoPhillips on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed
with the SEC on February 27, 2006; SEC File
No. 001-32395). |
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.2 |
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Computation of pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges of
ConocoPhillips for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
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23 |
.1 |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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23 |
.2 |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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23 |
.3 |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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.4 |
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
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.1 |
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Powers of Attorney of directors and officers of ConocoPhillips,
CPCo and Funding (included on the signature pages of the
Registration Statement). |
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25 |
.1 |
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee under the ConocoPhillips Indenture. |
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25 |
.2 |
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Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee under the Funding Indenture. |
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ConocoPhillips will file as an exhibit to a Current Report on
Form 8-K
(i) any underwriting, remarketing or agency agreement
relating to the securities offered hereby, (ii) the
instruments setting forth the terms of any debt securities,
(iii) any additional required opinions of counsel with
respect to legality of the securities offered hereby and
(iv) any required opinion of counsel to ConocoPhillips as
to certain tax matters relative to the securities offered hereby. |