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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2006
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Registration Nos.
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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
ConocoPhillips Company
ConocoPhillips Trust I
ConocoPhillips Trust II
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Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
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01-0562944
73-0400345
Applied For
Applied For |
(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)
Copy to:
Tull R. Florey
Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
(713) 229-1234
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 box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount to be Registered/ |
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Proposed Maximum Offering Price |
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Per Unit/Proposed Maximum |
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Title of Each Class of |
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Offering Price/Amount of |
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Securities to be Registered |
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Registration Fee (1)(2) |
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Senior Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ConocoPhillips(3) |
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Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ConocoPhillips |
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Warrants of ConocoPhillips |
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Depositary Shares of ConocoPhillips |
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Stock Purchase Contracts of ConocoPhillips |
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Stock Purchase Units of ConocoPhillips |
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Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts of ConocoPhillips |
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Preferred Securities of ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II
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Guarantees of Preferred Securities of ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II by ConocoPhillips(4) |
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Guarantees of the Senior Debt Securities of ConocoPhillips by
ConocoPhillips
Company(4) |
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There is being registered hereunder such indeterminate number or amount of senior and
subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares,
stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units and prepaid stock purchase contracts of
ConocoPhillips and preferred securities of ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II
as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon
conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered
hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Senior and subordinated
debt securities of ConocoPhillips may be issued and sold to ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II, in which event such debt securities may later be distributed to the
holders of preferred securities upon a dissolution of ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II and the distribution of their respective assets. |
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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, except for $139,000 that has already been paid, which amount consists of the
registration fee previously paid by ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company, ConocoPhillips
Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II, each of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of
ConocoPhillips, in connection with the registration of $1,510,869,567 aggregate initial
offering price of securities of ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company and such trusts
pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-101187,
333-101187-01, 333-101187-02, 333-101187-03 and 333-101187-04) initially filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2002. Accordingly, no filing fee is paid
herewith. After the transfer of fees contemplated hereby, no securities remain registered
under such prior registration statement. |
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Each share of common stock includes one preferred share purchase right. No separate
consideration is payable for the preferred share purchase rights. |
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ConocoPhillips also is registering under this Registration Statement all guarantees and other
obligations that it may have with respect to preferred securities that may be issued by
ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II. ConocoPhillips Company is registering
under this Registration Statement all guarantees and other obligations that it may have with
respect to the senior debt securities that may be issued by ConocoPhillips. 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
Subordinated Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Depositary Shares
Stock Purchase Contracts or Units
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts
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ConocoPhillips
Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in
this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
Company
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ConocoPhillips Trust I
ConocoPhillips Trust II
Trust Preferred Securities
guaranteed as described in
this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips |
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 18, 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 THE CONOCOPHILLIPS TRUSTS
ConocoPhillips has formed two Delaware statutory trusts, ConocoPhillips Trust I and
ConocoPhillips Trust II, to raise capital for ConocoPhillips by issuing preferred securities under
this prospectus and investing the proceeds in debt securities issued by ConocoPhillips. Unless we
inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement relating to an offering of trust preferred
securities, each trust will exist solely for the purposes of:
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issuing and selling its trust preferred securities and trust common
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investing the proceeds from the sale of those securities in a specific
series of ConocoPhillips debt securities; and |
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engaging in only such other activities as are necessary or incidental to
issuing its securities and purchasing and holding ConocoPhillips debt securities. |
The trust preferred securities and the trust common securities of each trust will represent
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of that trust. ConocoPhillips will directly or
indirectly own all of the common securities of each trust. The common securities of each trust
will represent an aggregate liquidation amount equal to at least three percent of the total capital
of that trust. The common securities of each trust will rank equally with, and each trust will
make payments on its common securities in proportion to, the trust preferred securities it issues.
If, however, an event of default occurs under the declaration of trust of any of the trusts,
including a default under the related series of ConocoPhillips debt securities, ConocoPhillips
right to payments on the common securities of that trust will be subordinated to your rights as
holder of its trust preferred securities.
The business and affairs of each trust will be conducted by its trustees. As the holder of the
common securities of each trust, ConocoPhillips is entitled, except in limited circumstances, to
appoint, and may remove or replace, the trustees. ConocoPhillips may increase or decrease the
number of trustees for each trust, but each trust must have at least three trustees.
The duties and obligations of the trustees of each trust are governed by its declaration of
trust. Prior to the issuance of any trust preferred securities by a trust, we will ensure that at
least one of ConocoPhillips officers, employees or affiliates acts as regular trustee and that a
financial institution unaffiliated with us acts as property trustee and indenture trustee for
purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. In addition, unless the property trustee of a trust
maintains a principal place of business in Delaware and meets the other requirements of applicable
law, another trustee of that trust will have its principal place of business or reside in Delaware.
We will appoint The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. to serve as property trustee for the
trusts and The Bank of New York (Delaware) to serve as Delaware trustee for the trusts.
ConocoPhillips will pay all of the fees and expenses of each trust, including those related to
any offering of trust preferred securities. In addition, ConocoPhillips will provide a guarantee
with respect to each series of trust preferred securities issued by a trust under which
ConocoPhillips will unconditionally and irrevocably agree to make certain payments to the holders
of that series of trust preferred securities. That guarantee may, however, be subject to
applicable subordination provisions and will apply only when the relevant trust has sufficient
immediately available funds but fails to make the payments.
We will provide further information about the trusts in the prospectus supplement relating to
an offering of trust preferred securities.
The principal office of each trust is c/o ConocoPhillips, 600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston,
Texas 77079, telephone (281) 293-1000.
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 the trusts 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
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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 February 27, 2006; |
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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, March 31, 2006 (as amended by a
Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006), April 10, 2006 and
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the description of ConocoPhillips common stock (including the related
preferred share purchase rights) contained in ConocoPhillips Current Report on Form
8-K as filed with the SEC on August 30, 2002, as that description may be updated from
time to time. |
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:
ConocoPhillips
Shareholder Relations Department
P. O. Box 2197
Houston, Texas 77079-2197
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.
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 and general corporate purposes. |
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of
the securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment or refinancing of
debt, 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. Each trust
will use all the proceeds received from the sale of its trust preferred securities and trust common
securities to purchase debt securities issued by ConocoPhillips.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK
DIVIDENDS
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 March 2006 acquisition of
Burlington Resources Inc. 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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ConocoPhillips had no preferred stock outstanding for any period presented, and accordingly
its ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is the same as its
ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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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 senior 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 senior indenture.
ConocoPhillips will issue subordinated debt securities under an indenture to be entered into
between ConocoPhillips and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We refer to this
indenture as the subordinated indenture. We refer to the senior indenture and the subordinated
indenture collectively as the indentures. The indentures will be substantially identical, except
for provisions relating to subordination and covenants.
We have summarized material provisions of the indentures, the debt securities and the
guarantees below. This summary is not complete. We have filed the senior indenture and the form
of subordinated indenture with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement, and you should
read the indentures for provisions that may be important to you.
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 and all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only.
Provisions Applicable to Each Indenture
General. 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
may issue. ConocoPhillips may issue debt securities under the indentures from time to time in one
or more series, each in an amount authorized prior to issuance. ConocoPhillips 4.75% Notes due
2012, 5.90% Notes due 2032 and Floating Rate Notes due April 11, 2007 are outstanding under the
senior indenture, and no securities are outstanding under the subordinated 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 the debt service obligations of ConocoPhillips. 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 the 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.
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Other than the restrictions contained in the senior indenture on liens and sale/leaseback
transactions described below under Provisions Applicable Solely to Senior Debt
SecuritiesRestrictive 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 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.
Terms. 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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whether the debt securities will be senior or subordinated 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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any right to extend or defer the interest payment periods and the duration
of the extension; |
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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 or any other entity; |
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with respect to the subordinated indenture, any changes to the
subordination provisions for the subordinated debt securities; and |
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any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the applicable
indenture. |
ConocoPhillips 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 ConocoPhillips sells these debt securities,
we will describe in the prospectus supplement any material United States federal income tax
consequences and other special considerations.
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If ConocoPhillips sells 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.
Subsequent Distribution to Holders of Trust Securities. If ConocoPhillips issues debt
securities to a ConocoPhillips trust in connection with the issuance of trust preferred securities
and trust common securities by that trust, those debt securities subsequently may be distributed to
the holders of those securities either:
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upon the occurrence of events that we will describe in the prospectus supplement. |
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. The indentures generally permit a consolidation or
merger involving ConocoPhillips or, with respect to the senior indenture, 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, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo has agreed,
however, that it will not consolidate with or merge into any entity (other than, with respect to
the senior indenture, ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable) or lease, transfer or dispose of all
or substantially all of its assets to any entity (other than, with respect to the senior indenture,
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 or, in the case of
CPCo with respect to senior debt securities, the performance of the related guarantee;
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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, with respect to the senior indenture, 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.
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 and, with respect to senior debt securities, CPCo; and |
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any other event of default provided for that series of debt securities. |
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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. If debt securities are issued to a ConocoPhillips trust, the related
declaration of trust may require that any rescission be subject to the consent of the holders of
the trust preferred securities and trust common securities issued by that trust.
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 senior indenture requires ConocoPhillips and CPCo, and the subordinated indenture requires
ConocoPhillips, to file each year with the trustee a written statement as to their compliance with
the covenants contained in the applicable indenture.
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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with respect to the subordinated indenture, modify the provisions relating to the
subordination of any subordinated debt security in a manner adverse to the holder of
that security; or |
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waive a continuing default or event of default regarding any payment on the debt
securities. |
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 or, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo 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, with respect to the senior indenture, 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 or, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo has
under the indenture; |
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to add events of default with respect to any debt securities; and |
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to make any change that does not adversely affect any outstanding debt securities of
any series issued under that indenture in any material respect. |
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
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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
ConocoPhillips option, either of the following will occur:
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ConocoPhillips and, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo will be discharged
from its or their obligations with respect to the debt securities of that series and,
if applicable, the related guarantees (legal defeasance); or |
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ConocoPhillips and, with respect to the senior indenture, CPCo will no longer have
any obligation to comply with the restrictive covenants, the merger covenant 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 to pay principal, premium and interest on the
debt securities and, if applicable, 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 senior indenture and will be the
trustee under the subordinated 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.
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.
Each indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee, if it becomes a creditor of
ConocoPhillips or, if applicable, CPCo, 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 and, if applicable, CPCo. 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.
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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
ConocoPhillips designates. 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 will be appointed as security registrar for the debt securities. If a prospectus
supplement refers to any transfer agents ConocoPhillips initially designates, ConocoPhillips may at
any time rescind that designation or approve a change in the location through which any transfer
agent acts. ConocoPhillips is required to maintain an office or agency for transfers and exchanges
in each place of payment. ConocoPhillips may at any time designate additional transfer agents for
any series of debt securities.
In the case of any redemption, ConocoPhillips 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 ConocoPhillips 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. ConocoPhillips 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.
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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Provisions Applicable Solely to Senior Debt Securities
Ranking. The senior debt securities will constitute senior debt of ConocoPhillips and will
rank equally with all of its unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to time outstanding.
Guarantee. 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 senior debt securities
issued by ConocoPhillips 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 senior debt security, 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.
Restrictive Covenants. ConocoPhillips has agreed to two principal restrictions on its
activities for the benefit of holders of the senior debt securities. The restrictive covenants
summarized below will apply to a series of senior 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 ¾ Glossary.
Limitation on Liens
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 senior debt securities are
secured equally and ratably with or prior to the Debt secured by that lien. If the senior debt
securities 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 the senior debt securities. This covenant has exceptions
that permit:
(a) liens existing on the date ConocoPhillips first issues a series of senior debt
securities under the senior indenture;
(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;
(c) liens on assets either:
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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
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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;
(e) intercompany liens;
(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;
(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;
(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
(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)
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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,
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In addition, without securing the senior debt securities 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:
(a) the sale or other transfer of either:
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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
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any other interest in property commonly referred to as a production
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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.
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:
(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 ratably securing the senior debt securities.
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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 senior debt
securities issued under the senior 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. |
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 ConocoPhillips
board of directors).
Glossary
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 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
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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.
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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
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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.
Provisions Applicable Solely to Subordinated Debt Securities
Ranking. The subordinated debt securities will rank junior to all Senior Debt of
ConocoPhillips and may rank equally with or senior to other subordinated debt of ConocoPhillips
that may be outstanding from time to time.
Subordination. Under the subordinated indenture, payment of the principal of and any premium
and interest on the subordinated debt securities will generally be subordinated and junior in right
of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt. Unless we inform you otherwise in the
prospectus supplement, ConocoPhillips may not make any payment of principal of or any premium or
interest on the subordinated debt securities if it fails to pay the principal, interest, premium or
any other amounts on any Senior Debt when due.
The subordination does not affect ConocoPhillips obligation, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay, when due, the principal of and any premium and interest on the subordinated
debt securities. In addition, the subordination does not prevent the occurrence of any default
under the subordinated indenture.
The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of Senior Debt that ConocoPhillips may
incur. As a result of the subordination of the subordinated debt securities, if ConocoPhillips
becomes insolvent, holders of subordinated debt securities may receive less on a proportionate
basis than other creditors.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, Senior Debt will mean all debt,
including guarantees, of ConocoPhillips, unless the debt states that it is not senior to the
subordinated debt securities or other junior debt of ConocoPhillips. Senior Debt with respect to a
series of subordinated debt securities could include other series of debt securities issued under
the subordinated indenture.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of ConocoPhillips common stock, preferred stock, certificate of
incorporation and bylaws is a summary only and is subject to the complete text of ConocoPhillips
certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the rights agreement ConocoPhillips has entered into
with Mellon Investor Services LLC, as rights agent, which we have filed as exhibits to the
registration statement. You should read those documents for provisions that may be important to
you.
ConocoPhillips is authorized to issue 2.5 billion shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and 500 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common Stock
Each holder of ConocoPhillips common stock is entitled to one vote per share in the election
of directors and on all other matters submitted to the vote of stockholders. However, except as
otherwise required by law, holders of ConocoPhillips common stock are not entitled to vote on any
amendment to ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation that relates solely to the terms of any
series of ConocoPhillips preferred stock if holders of the ConocoPhillips preferred stock are
entitled to vote on the amendment under ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation or Delaware
law. There are no cumulative voting rights, meaning that the holders of a majority of the shares
of ConocoPhillips common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors
standing for election.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any ConocoPhillips preferred stock that may be
outstanding from time to time, each share of ConocoPhillips common stock will have an equal and
ratable right to receive dividends as may be declared by the ConocoPhillips board of directors out
of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, and, in the event of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of ConocoPhillips, will be entitled to share equally and ratably in the
assets available for distribution to ConocoPhillips stockholders. No holder of ConocoPhillips
common stock will have any preemptive or other subscription rights to purchase or subscribe for any
securities of ConocoPhillips.
ConocoPhillips common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
COP. The transfer agent for the common stock is Mellon Investor Services LLC.
Preferred Stock
ConocoPhillips board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue
up to 500 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the number of shares
and terms of each series. The board may determine the designation and other terms of each series,
including, among others:
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conversion rights;
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liquidation preferences. |
The prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred stock ConocoPhillips is offering
will include specific terms relating to the offering and the name of any transfer agent for that
series. We will file the form of the preferred stock with the SEC before we issue any of it, and
you should read it for provisions that may be important to you. The prospectus supplement will
include some or all of the following terms:
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the maximum number of shares of the series;
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the dividend rate or the method of calculating the dividend, the date from
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any liquidation preference; |
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any optional redemption provisions; |
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any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to redeem or
purchase the preferred stock; |
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any terms for the conversion or exchange of the preferred stock for other
securities of us or any other entity; |
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whether ConocoPhillips has elected to issue depositary shares with respect
to the preferred stock as described below under Description of Depositary Shares; |
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any voting rights; and |
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any other preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
special rights or any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on
the rights of the shares. |
The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desired flexibility in connection with
possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could adversely affect the voting power of
holders of ConocoPhillips common stock. It also could affect the likelihood that holders of the
common stock will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.
For purposes of the rights plan described below, ConocoPhillips board of directors has
designated 10 million shares of preferred stock to constitute the Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock. ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will be issuable only in connection with
the exercise of rights under the rights plan. For a description of the rights plan, please read
Stockholder Rights Plan.
Each share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will be entitled to a minimum
preferential quarterly dividend payment per share of the greater of $1 or 100 times the dividend
declared per share of ConocoPhillips common stock. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of ConocoPhillips, the holders of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will be
entitled to a minimum preferential liquidation payment per share equal to the greater of $100 (plus
all accrued and unpaid dividends) or 100 times the liquidation payment made per share of
ConocoPhillips common stock. Each share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will have 100
votes on all matters submitted to a vote of ConocoPhillips stockholders, voting together with the
ConocoPhillips common stock. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in
which shares of ConocoPhillips common stock are exchanged for securities, cash and/or any other
property, each share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock will be entitled to receive 100
times the amount of securities, cash and/or other properties received per share of ConocoPhillips
common stock. These rights will be protected by customary antidilution provisions.
Anti-Takeover Provisions of ConocoPhillips Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could delay or
make more difficult the acquisition of control of ConocoPhillips through a hostile tender offer,
open market purchases, proxy contest, merger or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might
consider in his or her best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over
the market price of ConocoPhillips common stock.
Authorized but Unissued Stock
ConocoPhillips has 2.5 billion authorized shares of common stock and 500 million authorized
shares of preferred stock. One of the consequences of ConocoPhillips authorized but unissued
common stock and undesignated preferred stock may be to enable ConocoPhillips board of directors
to make more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of ConocoPhillips. If, in the
exercise of its fiduciary obligations, ConocoPhillips board of directors determined that a
takeover proposal was not in ConocoPhillips best interest, the board could authorize the issuance
of those shares without stockholder approval, subject to limits imposed by the New York Stock
Exchange. The shares could be issued in one or more transactions that might prevent or make the
completion of a proposed change of control transaction more difficult or costly by:
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diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquiror or insurgent
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creating a substantial voting block in institutional or other hands that
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In this regard, ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation grants its board of directors
broad power to establish the rights and preferences of the authorized and unissued preferred stock.
ConocoPhillips board could establish one or more series of preferred stock that entitle holders
to:
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vote separately as a class on any proposed merger or consolidation; |
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cast a proportionately larger vote together with ConocoPhillips common
stock on any transaction or for all purposes; |
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elect directors having terms of office or voting rights greater than those
of other directors; |
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convert preferred stock into a greater number of shares of ConocoPhillips
common stock or other securities; |
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demand redemption at a specified price under prescribed circumstances
related to a change of control of ConocoPhillips; or |
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exercise other rights designed to impede a takeover. |
Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings of Stockholders
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation provides that no action that is required or
permitted to be taken by its stockholders at any annual or special meeting may be taken by written
consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting, and that special meetings of stockholders may be
called only by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.
Staggered Board of Directors
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation divides the board of directors into three
classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, serving staggered three-year terms. The
classification of the board of directors has the effect of requiring at least two annual
stockholder meetings, instead of one, to effect a change in a majority of the board of directors.
Removal of Directors
Directors may only be removed for cause by a vote of a majority of the voting power of
ConocoPhillips outstanding voting stock. A vacancy on ConocoPhillips board of directors may be
filled by a vote of a majority of the directors in office or by the stockholders if that vacancy
resulted from the action of stockholders (in which case that vacancy may not be filled by the
directors).
Advance Notice Procedure for Director Nominations and Stockholder Proposals
ConocoPhillips bylaws provide the manner in which stockholders may give notice of stockholder
nominations and other business to be brought before an annual meeting. In general, to bring a
matter before an annual meeting or to nominate a candidate for director, a stockholder must give
notice of the proposed matter or nomination not less than 90 and not more than 120 days prior to
the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding meeting. If the annual meeting is not
within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the preceding annual meeting, the
stockholder notice must be received no later than the later of (1) 90 days prior to the anniversary
date or (2) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the annual
meeting was mailed or first publicly disclosed, whichever first occurs.
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These procedures may limit the ability of stockholders to nominate candidates for director and
bring other business before a stockholders meeting, including the consideration of any transaction
that could result in a change of control and that might result in a premium to ConocoPhillips
stockholders.
Fair Price Provision
ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation requires that specified business combinations
involving a person or entity that beneficially owns 15% or more of the outstanding shares of
ConocoPhillips voting stock or that is an affiliate of that person, which we refer to as a related
person, must be approved by (1) at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the voting stock
and (2) at least
662/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the voting stock other than voting stock
owned by the related person. These supermajority requirements do not apply if:
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a majority of the directors who are unaffiliated with the related person
and who were in office before the related person became a related person approve the
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specified fair price conditions are met that in general provide that the
payment received by the stockholders in the business combination is not less than the
amount the related person paid or agreed to pay for any shares of ConocoPhillips
voting stock acquired within one year of the business combination. |
Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Amendments to ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation generally must be approved by the
board of directors and by a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the amendment,
and, if applicable, by majority of the outstanding stock of each class or series entitled to vote
on the amendment as a class or series.
Under the ConocoPhillips certificate of incorporation, the affirmative vote of shares
representing not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the voting stock is required to
alter, amend or adopt any provision inconsistent with or repeal the provisions that, among others,
(1) control the constitution of the board of directors, (2) deny stockholders the right to call a
special meeting or to act by written consent, (3) limit or eliminate the liability of directors to
ConocoPhillips and (4) set the 80% supermajority threshold applicable with respect to the
provisions above.
Additionally, the affirmative vote of shares representing (1) not less than 80% of the votes
entitled to be cast by the voting stock, voting together as a single class, and (2) not less than
662/3% of the votes entitled to be case by the voting stock not owned, directly or indirectly, by any
related person is required to amend, repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, the fair
price provision described above.
ConocoPhillips bylaws have similar supermajority vote requirements for provisions relating
to, among others, special stockholder meetings; prohibition on action by stockholder written
consent; nominating directors and bringing business before an annual stockholder meeting; the
number, classification and qualification of directors; filling vacancies on the board of directors;
and removing directors.
Stockholder Rights Plan
ConocoPhillips has entered into a rights agreement with Mellon Investor Services LLC, as
rights agent. As with most rights agreements, the terms of the ConocoPhillips rights agreement are
complex and not easily summarized, particularly as they relate to the acquisition of ConocoPhillips
common stock and to the exercisability of the rights. Accordingly, this summary may not contain
all of the information that is important to you, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the ConocoPhillips rights agreement, which we have filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement.
Under the terms of the rights agreement, each share of common stock has attached to it a right
to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of ConocoPhillips Series A preferred stock. The purchase
price per one-hundredth of a share of Series A preferred stock under the rights agreement is $300.
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Initially, the rights under the ConocoPhillips rights agreement will be attached to
certificates representing ConocoPhillips common stock and no separate certificates representing the
rights will be distributed. The rights will separate from the ConocoPhillips common stock and be
represented by separate certificates at the earlier of (1) the first date of a public announcement
that a person has acquired 15% or more of the outstanding ConocoPhillips common stock or (2) the
date as may be determined by the ConocoPhillips board of directors after the commencement by a
person of a tender offer or exchange offer for 15% or more of the outstanding ConocoPhillips common
stock.
After the rights separate from the ConocoPhillips common stock, certificates representing the
rights will be mailed to record holders of ConocoPhillips common stock. Once distributed, the
rights certificates alone will represent the rights.
The rights will not be exercisable until the date the rights separate from the ConocoPhillips
common stock. The rights will expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of the ConocoPhillips
rights agreement unless earlier redeemed or exchanged by ConocoPhillips.
If an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of ConocoPhillips common stock,
then each right will be adjusted so that it will entitle the holder (other than the acquiror, whose
rights will become void) to purchase a number of shares of ConocoPhillips common stock equal to two
times the exercise price of the right.
If an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of ConocoPhillips common stock and
any of the following occurs:
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an acquiring entity merges into ConocoPhillips with ConocoPhillips as the
surviving entity and the outstanding shares of ConocoPhillips common stock are
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then each right will entitle the holder to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the
acquiror having a then-current market value (as defined in the ConocoPhillips rights agreement) of
twice the exercise price of the right.
In the event of a public announcement of an acquiror obtaining beneficial ownership of 15% or
more of the outstanding shares of ConocoPhillips common stock (but only if the beneficial ownership
of the acquiror is less than 50%), the ConocoPhillips board of directors may, at its option,
exchange all or a part of the outstanding rights for ConocoPhillips common stock at an exchange
ratio of one share of ConocoPhillips common stock per right, adjusted to reflect stock splits,
stock dividends or similar transactions.
The ConocoPhillips board of directors may, at its option, redeem the rights, in whole but not
in part, at any time prior to the time an acquiror obtains beneficial ownership of 15% or more of
the outstanding shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. The redemption price is $.01 per right,
adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. ConocoPhillips may, at
its option, pay the redemption price in cash, common stock or other consideration as deemed
appropriate by the ConocoPhillips board of directors.
The terms of the rights may be amended by the ConocoPhillips board of directors without the
consent of the holders of the rights, except that, after an acquiror obtains 15% or more of
ConocoPhillips common stock, the ConocoPhillips rights agreement may not be amended in any manner
that would adversely affect the interests of the rights holders.
The ConocoPhillips rights agreement contains provisions that have anti-takeover effects. The
rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire ConocoPhillips
on terms not approved by the ConocoPhillips board of directors. However, since the rights may
either be redeemed or otherwise made inapplicable by ConocoPhillips prior to an acquiror obtaining
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of ConocoPhillips common stock, the rights should not interfere
with any merger or business combination approved by the ConocoPhillips board of directors prior to
that occurrence. In addition, the rights should not interfere with a proxy contest.
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Limitation of Liability of Directors
To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, ConocoPhillips directors will not be
personally liable to ConocoPhillips or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. Delaware law currently permits the elimination of all liability for
breach of fiduciary duty, except liability:
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for any breach of the duty of loyalty to ConocoPhillips or its
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct
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for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
As a result, neither ConocoPhillips nor its stockholders have the right, through stockholders
derivative suits on ConocoPhillips behalf, to recover monetary damages against a director for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent
behavior, except in the situations described above.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law
ConocoPhillips is a Delaware corporation and is subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, which regulates corporate acquisitions. Section 203 prevents an interested
stockholder, which is defined generally as a person owning 15% or more of a corporations voting
stock, or any affiliate or associate of that person, from engaging in a broad range of business
combinations with the corporation for three years after becoming an interested stockholder unless:
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the board of directors of the corporation had previously approved either
the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholders becoming
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upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholders
becoming an interested stockholder, that person owned at least 85% of the voting stock
of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding shares
owned by persons who are directors and also officers and shares owned in employee stock
plans in which participants do not have the right to determine
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following the transaction in which that person became an interested
stockholder, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the
corporation and holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock not
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Under Section 203, the restrictions described above also do not apply to specific business
combinations proposed by an interested stockholder following the announcement or notification of
designated extraordinary transactions involving the corporation and a person who had not been an
interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with
the approval of a majority of the corporations directors, if such extraordinary transaction is
approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors who were directors prior to any person
becoming an interested stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election
or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors.
Section 203 may make it more difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to
effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period.
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
ConocoPhillips may issue warrants to purchase any combination of debt securities, common
stock, preferred stock, rights or other securities of ConocoPhillips or any other entity.
ConocoPhillips may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold
with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. ConocoPhillips
will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between it and a warrant agent that we
will name in the prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants ConocoPhillips is offering will include
specific terms relating to the offering. We will file the form of any warrant agreement with the
SEC, and you should read the warrant agreement for provisions that may be important to you. The
prospectus supplement will include some or all of the following terms:
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the title of the warrants; |
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the aggregate number of warrants offered; |
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the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, common stock, preferred
stock, rights or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, and
procedures by which the number of securities purchasable may be adjusted; |
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the exercise price of the warrants; |
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the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable; |
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the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued; |
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if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date, if any, on and
after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable; |
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if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency
unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated; |
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any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time; and |
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any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
General
ConocoPhillips may elect to offer shares of its preferred stock represented by depositary
shares. The shares of any series of the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be
deposited under a separate deposit agreement between ConocoPhillips and a bank or trust company we
will name in the prospectus supplement.
Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each holder of a depositary share will be
entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock
represented by that depositary share, including dividend, voting, redemption, conversion, exchange
and liquidation rights. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued
under the deposit agreement. Each receipt will represent the applicable interest in a number of
shares of a particular series of the preferred stock, which we will describe in the prospectus
supplement.
We have summarized below selected provisions of the deposit agreement, the related depositary
shares and depositary receipts evidencing those shares. This summary is not complete. We will
file the form of deposit agreement and the form of depositary receipts with the SEC before
ConocoPhillips issues any depositary shares, and you should read those documents for provisions
that may be important to you.
A holder of depositary shares will be entitled to receive the whole number of shares of
preferred stock underlying those depositary shares. Holders will not be entitled to receive
fractional shares. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of
depositary shares in excess of the whole number of shares to be withdrawn, the depositary will
deliver to that holder at the same time a new depositary receipt for the excess number of
depositary shares.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received with
respect to the preferred stock to the record holders of depositary receipts in proportion to the
number of depositary shares owned by those holders.
If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property
received by it to the record holders of depositary receipts in proportion, insofar as possible, to
the number of depositary shares owned by those holders. If the depositary determines that it is
not feasible to make such a distribution, it may, with ConocoPhillips approval, adopt any method
that it deems equitable and practicable to effect the distribution, including a sale of the
property and distribution of the net proceeds from the sale to the holders.
The amount distributed in any of the above cases will be reduced by any amount ConocoPhillips
or the depositary is required to withhold on account of taxes.
Conversion and Exchange
If any preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to provisions relating to
its conversion or exchange as described in the prospectus supplement, each record holder of
depositary shares will have the right or obligation to convert or exchange those depositary shares
in accordance with those provisions.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
Whenever ConocoPhillips redeems a share of preferred stock held by the depositary, the
depositary will redeem on the same redemption date a proportionate number of depositary shares
representing the shares of preferred stock redeemed. The redemption price per depositary share
will be equal to the aggregate redemption price payable with respect to the number of shares of
preferred stock underlying the depositary shares. If fewer than all the depositary shares are to
be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or proportionately as
ConocoPhillips may determine.
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Voting
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock underlying
the depositary shares are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in
the notice to the record holders of the depositary receipts. Each record holder of the depositary
receipts on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the preferred
stock, may then instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the
number of shares of preferred stock underlying that holders depositary shares. The depositary
will try, as far as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred stock underlying the
depositary shares in accordance with the instructions, and ConocoPhillips will agree to take all
reasonable action that the depositary deems necessary to enable the depositary to do so. The
depositary will abstain from voting the preferred stock to the extent that it does not receive
specific written instructions from holders of depositary shares representing the preferred stock.
Record Date
Whenever:
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any cash dividend or other cash distribution becomes payable, any distribution other
than cash is made, or any rights, preferences or privileges are offered with respect to
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the depositary receives notice of any meeting at which holders of preferred stock
are entitled to vote or of which holders of preferred stock are entitled to notice, or
of the mandatory conversion of or any election by ConocoPhillips to call for the
redemption of any preferred stock, |
the depositary will in each instance fix a record date, which will be the same as the record date
for the preferred stock, for the determination of the holders of depositary receipts:
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who will be entitled to receive the dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or
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who will be entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any
such meeting or to receive notice of the meeting or the redemption or conversion. |
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
ConocoPhillips and the depositary may at any time agree to amend the form of depositary
receipt and any provision of the deposit agreement. However, any amendment that adversely alters
the rights of holders of depositary shares in any material respect will not be effective unless the
amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then
outstanding. The deposit agreement may be terminated by ConocoPhillips or by the depositary only
if all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed or if a final distribution on the
underlying preferred stock has been made to the holders of the depositary shares in connection with
the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ConocoPhillips.
Charges of Depositary
ConocoPhillips will pay all charges of the depositary, including:
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the initial issuance of the depositary receipts; |
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the distribution of information to the holders of depositary receipts with respect
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withdrawals of the preferred stock by the holders of depositary receipts or upon
redemption or conversion of the preferred stock. |
Holders of depositary shares will pay taxes (including any transfer taxes) and other governmental
charges and any other charges expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be at the expense of
those holders.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may at any time resign or be removed by ConocoPhillips. Any resignation or
removal will become effective upon the acceptance by the depositarys successor of its appointment.
If ConocoPhillips has not appointed a successor depositary and the successor depositary has not
accepted its appointment within 60 days after the depositary delivered a resignation notice to
ConocoPhillips, the depositary may terminate the deposit agreement.
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
ConocoPhillips may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to
purchase from ConocoPhillips, and ConocoPhillips to sell to the holders, or for ConocoPhillips to
issue in exchange for other securities, a specified number of shares of ConocoPhillips common stock
or preferred stock (or a range of numbers of shares in accordance with a predetermined formula) at
a future date or dates or upon the occurrence of specified events. The price per share of common
stock or preferred stock may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be
determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts.
ConocoPhillips may issue the stock purchase contracts separately or as a part of units, often
known as stock purchase units, consisting of a stock purchase contract and any combination of:
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securing the holders obligations to purchase the common stock or preferred stock under the stock
purchase contracts.
The stock purchase contracts may require ConocoPhillips to make periodic payments to the
holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and those payments may be unsecured or prefunded
on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a
specified manner, and in specified circumstances ConocoPhillips may deliver newly issued prepaid
stock purchase contracts, often known as prepaid securities, upon release to a holder of any
collateral securing that holders obligations under the original stock purchase contract.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any stock purchase contracts
or stock purchase units and, if applicable, prepaid securities. That description will not be
complete. For more information, you should review the stock purchase contracts and, if applicable,
the collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to those stock purchase contracts
or stock purchase units and any prepaid securities and the document under which the prepaid
securities will be issued. We will file forms of these documents with the SEC before
ConocoPhillips issues any stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units and, if applicable,
prepaid securities.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
Trust Preferred Securities
General
Each ConocoPhillips trust may issue only one series of trust preferred securities. The
amended and restated declaration of trust of each trust will authorize that trust to issue one
series of trust preferred securities of that trust. We have summarized selected provisions of the
trust preferred securities below. This summary is not complete. We have filed the form of amended
and restated declaration of trust providing for the trust preferred securities with the SEC as an
exhibit to the registration statement, and you should read that document for provisions that may be
important to you. Please read About the ConocoPhillips Trusts for additional information about
the trusts.
The prospectus supplement relating to trust preferred 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 annual distribution rate (or the method for determining the rate), the
distribution payment dates, the record dates for distribution payments and the
additional amounts, if any, that may be payable with respect to the trust preferred
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whether distributions will be cumulative and, if so, the dates from which
distributions will be cumulative; |
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the amounts that will be paid out of the assets of the trust to the holders
of trust preferred securities upon dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust; |
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any repurchase or redemption provisions; |
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any additional voting rights of the trust preferred securities; |
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terms for any conversion or exchange of the trust preferred securities or
the debt securities of ConocoPhillips held by that trust into other securities; |
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terms for any distribution of the debt securities to the holders of the
trust preferred securities; and |
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any rights to defer distributions on the trust preferred securities by
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We also will describe in the prospectus supplement the material United States federal income
tax considerations applicable to any offering of trust preferred securities.
ConocoPhillips will guarantee the trust preferred securities to the extent described under
Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantees.
Voting
Holders of trust preferred securities will have limited voting rights, relating only to the
modification of the trust preferred securities and the exercise of a trusts rights as holder of
the debt securities and the preferred securities guarantee. Holders of trust preferred securities
will not be able to appoint, remove or replace trustees, except in limited circumstances, or to
increase or decrease the number of trustees, because these rights will be vested in the holder of
the common securities of the trust. ConocoPhillips will own, directly or indirectly, all of the
common securities of each trust.
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Distributions
Under each declaration of trust, the property trustee must make distributions on the trust
preferred securities of a trust to the extent that the property trustee has cash on hand in the
applicable property account to permit such payment. The only funds available for distribution to
the holders of the trust preferred securities of a trust will be those received by the property
trustee on the debt securities held by the trust. If ConocoPhillips does not make payments on the
debt securities, the property trustee will not make corresponding distributions on the trust
preferred securities. Under each declaration of trust, if and to the extent ConocoPhillips does
make payments on the debt securities, the property trustee will be obligated to make distributions
on the preferred and common securities of such trust on a pro rata basis.
ConocoPhillips will guarantee payment of distributions on the trust preferred securities of a
trust as and to the extent described under Trust Preferred Securities Guarantees. A guarantee
covers distributions and other payments on the applicable trust preferred securities only if and to
the extent that ConocoPhillips has made a payment to the property trustee on the applicable debt
securities. If an event of default under the related declaration of trust has occurred and is
continuing, any funds available to make payments will be paid first to the holders of the trust
preferred securities pro rata based on the aggregate liquidation amount of trust preferred
securities held by those holders in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of all the
outstanding trust preferred securities. In that case, the holder of common securities of a trust
would receive payments only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the holders of trust
preferred securities.
Events of Default
If an event of default under the declaration of trust has occurred and is continuing, the
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the trust preferred securities may direct the
property trustee to enforce the available rights under the related declaration of trust, including
rights available to the property trustee as a holder of the applicable series of debt securities.
If the property trustee fails to enforce those rights, any holder of the related trust preferred
securities may provide written notice to the property trustee that the holder will enforce those
rights and, 30 days after submitting that request, the holder may enforce those rights directly
against ConocoPhillips to the fullest extent permitted by law without first instituting any legal
proceeding against the property trustee or any other person.
If an event of default under the applicable declaration of trust has occurred and is
continuing and results from ConocoPhillips failure to make payments on the applicable series of
debt securities when due, then any holder of the trust preferred securities may directly institute
a proceeding to enforce those payments on the debt securities in an amount corresponding to the
aggregate liquidation amount of that holders trust preferred securities. If a holder brings a
direct action, ConocoPhillips will be entitled to that holders rights under the applicable
declaration of trust to the extent of any payment made by ConocoPhillips to that holder. Except as
expressly provided in the preceding sentences or in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
holders of the trust preferred securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy
available to the holders of the applicable series of debt securities.
Trust Preferred Securities Guarantees
ConocoPhillips will fully and unconditionally guarantee payments on the trust preferred
securities as described in this section. This guarantee covers the following payments:
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periodic cash distributions on the trust preferred securities out of funds
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payments on liquidation of each trust; and |
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payments on redemption of trust preferred securities of each trust. |
ConocoPhillips will appoint The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee, to
hold the guarantee for the benefit of the holders of trust preferred securities. We have
summarized selected provisions of the guarantees below. This summary is not complete. We have
filed the form of guarantee with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement, and you
should read that document for provisions that may be important to you.
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ConocoPhillips will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay holders of trust preferred
securities in full the following amounts to the extent not paid by the trust:
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any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the trust preferred securities
and any redemption price for trust preferred securities called for redemption by the
trust, if and to the extent that ConocoPhillips has made corresponding payments on the
debt securities to the property trustee of the trust; |
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payments upon the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust equal
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the liquidation amount plus all accumulated and unpaid distributions on
the trust preferred securities to the extent the trust has funds legally available
for those payments, and |
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the amount of assets of the trust remaining legally available for
distribution to the holders of trust preferred securities in liquidation of the
trust. |
ConocoPhillips will not be required to make these liquidation payments if:
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the trust distributes the debt securities to the holders of trust preferred
securities in exchange for their trust preferred securities; or |
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the trust redeems the trust preferred securities in full upon the maturity
or redemption of the debt securities. |
ConocoPhillips may satisfy its obligation to make a guarantee payment either by making payment
directly to the holders of trust preferred securities or to the guarantee trustee for remittance to
the holders or by causing the applicable trust to make the payment to them.
Each guarantee is a guarantee from the time of issuance of the applicable series of trust
preferred securities. The guarantee only covers, however, distributions and other payments on
trust preferred securities if and to the extent that ConocoPhillips has made corresponding payments
on the debt securities to the applicable property trustee. If ConocoPhillips does not make those
corresponding payments on the debt securities, the trust will not have funds available for payments
and that trustee will not make distributions on the trust preferred securities.
ConocoPhillips obligations under the declaration of trust for each trust, the guarantees, the
debt securities and the associated indenture taken together will provide a full and unconditional
guarantee of payments due on the trust preferred securities.
Covenants of ConocoPhillips
In each guarantee, ConocoPhillips will agree that, as long as any trust preferred securities
issued by the applicable trust are outstanding, ConocoPhillips will not make the payments and
distributions described below if:
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it is in default on its guarantee payments or other payment obligations under the related guarantee; |
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any event of default under the applicable declaration of trust has occurred and is continuing; or |
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ConocoPhillips has elected to defer payments of interest on the related
debt securities by extending the interest payment period and that deferral period is
continuing. |
In these circumstances, ConocoPhillips will agree that it will not:
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make any payments on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of
ConocoPhillips that ranks equally with or junior to the debt securities; |
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make any guarantee payments on any guarantee by ConocoPhillips of the debt
securities of any of its subsidiaries if that guarantee ranks equally with or junior to
the debt securities; or |
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declare or pay any dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
distribution or liquidation payment with respect to, any capital stock of
ConocoPhillips, other than: |
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dividends or distributions in its capital stock or options, warrants or
rights to subscribe for or purchase its capital stock; |
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transactions relating to ConocoPhillips stockholder rights plan; |
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as a result of a reclassification of its capital stock or the exchange
or conversion of one class or series of its capital stock for another class or
series of its share capital; |
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purchases of fractional interests in shares of its capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the capital stock or the
security being converted or exchanged; and |
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purchases or acquisitions of its capital stock in connection with the
satisfaction by it of its obligations under any employee stock-based compensation
or benefit plan, dividend reinvestment plan or stock purchase plan. |
In addition, as long as trust preferred securities issued by any trust are outstanding,
ConocoPhillips will agree that it will:
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remain the sole direct or indirect owner of all the outstanding common
securities of that trust, except as permitted by the applicable declaration of trust; |
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permit the common securities of that trust to be transferred only as
permitted by the declaration of trust; and |
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use reasonable efforts to cause that trust to continue to be treated as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes, except in connection with
a distribution of debt securities to the holders of trust preferred securities as
provided in the declaration of trust, in which case the trust would be dissolved. |
Amendments and Assignment
ConocoPhillips and the guarantee trustee may amend each guarantee without the consent of any
holder of trust preferred securities if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights of the
holders in any material respect. In all other cases, ConocoPhillips and the guarantee trustee may
amend each guarantee only with the prior approval of the holders of a majority in liquidation
amount of the trust preferred securities issued by the applicable trust. The manner in which
ConocoPhillips will obtain that approval will be described in the prospectus supplement.
ConocoPhillips may assign its obligations under the guarantees only in connection with a
consolidation, merger or asset sale involving ConocoPhillips permitted under the indenture
governing the debt securities.
Termination of the Guarantee
Each guarantee will terminate upon:
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full payment of the redemption price of all trust preferred securities of the applicable trust; |
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distribution of the debt securities, or any securities into which those
debt securities are convertible, to the holders of the trust preferred securities and
common securities of that trust in exchange for all the securities issued by that
trust; or |
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full payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of that trust. |
Each guarantee will, however, continue to be effective or will be reinstated if any holder of
trust preferred securities must repay any amounts paid on those trust preferred securities or under
the guarantee.
Status of the Guarantee
ConocoPhillips obligations under each guarantee will be unsecured and effectively junior to
all debt and preferred stock of its subsidiaries. We will specify in the prospectus supplement the
ranking of each guarantee with respect to ConocoPhillips capital stock and other liabilities,
including other guarantees. By your acceptance of the
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trust preferred securities, you agree to any subordination provisions and other terms of the
related guarantee.
Each guarantee will be deposited with the guarantee trustee to be held for the benefit of the
holders of the trust preferred securities. The guarantee trustee will have the right to enforce
the guarantee on behalf of those holders. In most cases, the holders of a majority in liquidation
amount of the trust preferred securities issued by the applicable trust will have the right to
direct the time, method and place of:
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conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the applicable
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exercising any trust or other power conferred upon that guarantee trustee
under the applicable guarantee. |
Each guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not merely of collection. This
means that the guarantee trustee may institute a legal proceeding directly against ConocoPhillips
to enforce the payment rights under the guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding
against any other person or entity.
If the guarantee trustee fails to enforce the guarantee or ConocoPhillips fails to make a
guarantee payment, a holder of trust preferred securities may institute a legal proceeding directly
against ConocoPhillips to enforce that holders rights under that guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the applicable trust, the guarantee trustee or any other
person or entity.
Periodic Reports Under Guarantee
ConocoPhillips will be required to provide annually to the guarantee trustee a statement as to
its performance of its obligations and its compliance with all conditions under the guarantees.
Duties of Guarantee Trustee
The guarantee trustee normally will perform only those duties specifically set forth in the
applicable guarantee. The guarantee does not contain any implied covenants. If a default occurs
on a guarantee, the guarantee trustee will be required to use the same degree of care and skill in
exercise of its powers under the guarantee as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of that persons own affairs. The guarantee trustee will exercise any
of its rights or powers under the guarantee at the request or direction of holders of the
applicable series of trust preferred securities only if it is offered security and indemnity
satisfactory to it.
Governing Law
New York law will govern the guarantees.
Relationship Among the Trust Preferred Securities, Debt Securities and Trust Preferred Securities
Guarantee
When taken together, the terms of the trust preferred securities of a ConocoPhillips trust,
the debt securities held by that trust and the related preferred securities guarantee provide a
full and unconditional guarantee by ConocoPhillips of the payments due on the trust preferred
securities. The following summary briefly explains the interrelationship between the trust
preferred securities, the debt securities and the guarantee.
The trust will be able to make payments on the trust preferred securities only if ConocoPhillips
makes payments on the debt securities.
As long as ConocoPhillips makes interest and other payments when due on the debt securities,
the trust will have sufficient funds to make distribution and other payments when due on the trust
preferred securities for the following reasons:
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the trust will hold debt securities in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the trust preferred securities
and the common securities of the trust; |
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the interest rate and payment dates of the debt securities will match the
distribution rate and payment dates of the trust preferred securities and the common
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the trustees may not cause or permit the trust to engage in any activity
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issuing and selling the trust preferred securities and the common
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investing the proceeds from the sale of those securities in a specific
series of ConocoPhillips debt securities; and |
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engaging in only such other activities as are necessary or incidental
to issuing its securities and purchasing and holding ConocoPhillips debt
securities and as are otherwise specifically authorized in the declaration of
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ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay for all of the trusts debts and
obligations, other than with respect to the trust preferred and trust common
securities, and costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of the trustees. |
ConocoPhillips will guarantee that payments will be made on the trust preferred securities if
ConocoPhillips makes payments on the debt securities.
If ConocoPhillips makes interest or other payments on the debt securities, the property
trustee will be obligated to make corresponding distribution or other payments on the trust
preferred securities. ConocoPhillips will guarantee such payments if the trust fails to make them.
The guarantee only covers distributions and other payments on the trust preferred securities if
and to the extent ConocoPhillips has made corresponding payments on the debt securities. The
guarantee trustee will have the right to enforce the guarantee on behalf of the holders of the
trust preferred securities if ConocoPhillips fails to make any required guarantee payments. If the
guarantee trustee fails to enforce the guarantee, you may institute a legal proceeding directly
against ConocoPhillips to enforce the guarantee trustees rights under the guarantee. If
ConocoPhillips fails to make a guarantee payment, you may also institute a legal proceeding
directly against ConocoPhillips to enforce the guarantee.
The property trustee may institute legal proceedings against ConocoPhillips if ConocoPhillips fails
to make payments on the debt securities.
If ConocoPhillips does not make interest or other payments on the debt securities, the trust
will not have funds available to make the corresponding distribution or other payments on the trust
preferred securities. The property trustee, as the holder of the debt securities, will have the
right to enforce ConocoPhillips obligations on the debt securities if an event of default under
the debt securities occurs. In addition, the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the
trust preferred securities will have the right to direct the property trustee with respect to
certain matters under the declaration of trust. If the property trustee fails to enforce its
rights, any holder of trust preferred securities may, to the fullest extent permitted by law and
after a period of 30 days has elapsed from such holders written request to the property trustee to
enforce such rights, institute a legal proceeding against ConocoPhillips to enforce such rights.
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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 offered securities 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,
and for us and the ConocoPhillips trusts by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware.
Any underwriters will be advised about legal matters relating to any offering by their own legal
counsel.
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 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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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company
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 certificate of incorporation of ConocoPhillips Company (CPCo)
has similar provisions with respect to its 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 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
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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. CPCos bylaws have similar provisions. However, neither ConocoPhillips nor CPCo
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.
ConocoPhillips Trusts
Prior to the issuance of trust preferred securities by a ConocoPhillips trust, the existing
declaration of trust pursuant to which such trust is created will be amended and restated to
provide that no trustee, or affiliate of any trustee, or officer, director, shareholder, member,
partner, employee, representative or agent of any trustee, or employee or agent of such trust or of
any of its affiliates (each, an Indemnified Person) will be liable for any loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good
faith on behalf of such trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be
within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by such amended and restated
declaration of trust or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such
loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Persons gross negligence (or, in the
case of the property trustee of such trust, negligence) or willful misconduct with respect to such
acts or omissions.
In addition, such amended and restated declaration of trust shall provide that, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, ConocoPhillips shall indemnify and hold harmless each
Indemnified Person from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such
Indemnified Person arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
trust under such declaration of trust or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by
such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of such trust and in a manner such Indemnified
Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person
by such declaration of trust, except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be indemnified
in respect of any loss, liability, expense, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person by
reason of gross negligence (or, in the case of the property trustee of the trust, negligence) or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
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Item 16. Exhibits*
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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2.1
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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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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ConocoPhillips (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Current Report of ConocoPhillips on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 30, 2002; SEC File No. 000-49987
(the Form 8-K)). |
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4.2
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By-laws of ConocoPhillips, as amended on February 4, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the
Current Report of ConocoPhillips on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2005; SEC File No. 001-32395). |
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4.3
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Specimen certificate representing common stock, par value $.01 per share, of ConocoPhillips (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in ConocoPhillips
Registration Statement on Form S-4; Registration No. 333-74798). |
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4.4
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2002, between ConocoPhillips and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as
rights agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C the Summary of
Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K). |
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4.5
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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
Senior 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 (the
Form S-3)). |
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4.6
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Form of Indenture between ConocoPhillips and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, in
respect of subordinated debt securities of ConocoPhillips (the Subordinated Indenture) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-3). |
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Declaration of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7.1 to the Form S-3). |
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Declaration of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7.2 to the Form
S-3). |
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4.8
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Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Form
S-3). |
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Certificate of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9.1 to the Form S-3). |
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4.9.2
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Certificate of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9.2 to the Form
S-3). |
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4.10
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Form of Trust Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4.8). |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Form of Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee of ConocoPhillips (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11
to the Form S-3). |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. with respect to legality of the securities offered hereby (other than the
trust preferred securities of ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II). |
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5.2.1
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Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. with respect to the legality of the trust preferred securities
of ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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5.2.2
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Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. with respect to the legality of the trust preferred securities
of ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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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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12.2
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Computation of pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the year ended December
31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.2 to the Registration Statement of ConocoPhillips, CPCo
and ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company on Form S-3; Registration Nos. 333-133035, 333-133035-01 and
333-133035-02). |
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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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
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Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibits 5.2.1 and 5.2.2). |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney of directors and officers of ConocoPhillips and CPCo (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 Senior 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 The Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Subordinated Indenture. |
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25.3.1
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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 property trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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25.3.2
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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 property trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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25.4.1
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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 guarantee trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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25.4.2
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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 guarantee trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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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
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debt securities, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares or stock purchase contracts,
(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.
Item 17. Undertakings
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The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake: |
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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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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
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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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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 Section 15(d) of the 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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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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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) |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any
purchaser: |
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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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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 |
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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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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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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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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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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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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by
such undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
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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 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. |
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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 18, 2006.
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ConocoPhillips |
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By:
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/s/ John A. Carrig |
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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, 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 18, 2006.
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SIGNATURE |
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TITLE |
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/s/ James J. Mulva
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Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive
Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ John A. Carrig
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Executive Vice President, Finance,
and Chief
Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Rand C. Berney
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Vice President and Controller |
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(Principal
Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Richard L. Armitage
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Director |
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/s/ Richard A. Auchinleck
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Director |
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/s/ Norman R. Augustine
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Director |
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SIGNATURE |
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TITLE |
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/s/ James E. Copeland
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Director |
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/s/ Kenneth M. Duberstein
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Director |
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/s/ Ruth R. Harkin
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Director |
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/s/ Larry D. Horner
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Director |
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/s/ Charles C. Krulak
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Director |
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/s/ Harold McGraw III
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Director |
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/s/ Harald Norvik
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Director |
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/s/ William K. Reilly
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Director |
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/s/ William R. Rhodes
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Director |
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/s/ J. Stapleton Roy
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Director |
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/s/ Bobby S. Shackouls
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Director |
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/s/ Victoria J. Tschinkel
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Director |
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/s/ Kathryn C. Turner
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Director |
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/s/ 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 18, 2006.
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ConocoPhillips Company |
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By:
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/s/ John A. Carrig |
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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 18, 2006.
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SIGNATURE |
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TITLE |
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/s/ James J. Mulva
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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/s/ John A. Carrig
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Executive Vice President, Finance,
and Chief
Financial Officer and Director |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Rand C. Berney
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Vice President and Controller |
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(Principal
Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Carin S. Knickel
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Director |
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/s/ John E. Lowe
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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 18, 2006.
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ConocoPhillips Trust I |
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By:
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ConocoPhillips, as Sponsor |
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By:
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/s/ John A. Carrig |
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John A. Carrig |
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Executive Vice President, Finance, and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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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 18, 2006.
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ConocoPhillips Trust II |
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By:
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ConocoPhillips, as Sponsor |
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By:
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/s/ John A. Carrig |
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John A. Carrig |
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Executive Vice President, Finance, and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
II-11
EXHIBIT INDEX*
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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2.1
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¾
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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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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ConocoPhillips (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Current Report of ConocoPhillips on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 30, 2002; SEC File No. 000-49987
(the Form 8-K)). |
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4.2
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By-laws of ConocoPhillips, as amended on February 4, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the
Current Report of ConocoPhillips on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2005; SEC File No. 001-32395). |
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4.3
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Specimen certificate representing common stock, par value $.01 per share, of ConocoPhillips (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in ConocoPhillips
Registration Statement on Form S-4; Registration No. 333-74798). |
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4.4
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2002, between ConocoPhillips and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as
rights agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C the Summary of
Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K). |
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4.5
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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
Senior 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 (the
Form S-3)). |
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4.6
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Form of Indenture between ConocoPhillips and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, in
respect of subordinated debt securities of ConocoPhillips (the Subordinated Indenture) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-3). |
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4.7.1
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Declaration of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7.1 to the Form S-3). |
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4.7.2
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Declaration of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7.2 to the Form
S-3). |
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4.8
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Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Form
S-3). |
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4.9.1
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Certificate of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9.1 to the Form S-3). |
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4.9.2
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Certificate of Trust of ConocoPhillips Trust II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9.2 to the Form
S-3). |
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4.10
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Form of Trust Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4.8). |
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4.11
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Form of Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee of ConocoPhillips (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11
to the Form S-3). |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. with respect to legality of the securities offered hereby (other than the
trust preferred securities of ConocoPhillips Trust I and ConocoPhillips Trust II). |
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5.2.1
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Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. with respect to the legality of the trust preferred securities
of ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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5.2.2
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Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. with respect to the legality of the trust preferred securities
of ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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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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12.2
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Computation of pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the year ended December
31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.2 to the Registration Statement of ConocoPhillips, CPCo
and ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company on Form S-3; Registration Nos. 333-133035, 333-133035-01 and
333-133035-02). |
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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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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23.3
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
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23.4
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Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (contained in Exhibits 5.2.1 and 5.2.2). |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney of directors and officers of ConocoPhillips and CPCo (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 Senior 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 The Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Subordinated Indenture. |
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25.3.1
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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 property trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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25.3.2
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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 property trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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25.4.1
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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 guarantee trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust I. |
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25.4.2
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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 guarantee trustee, relating to ConocoPhillips Trust II. |
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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, preferred stock, warrants,
depositary shares or stock purchase contracts, (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. |