-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D9ylbospkDnr5Z0pyfO8066tjxRVb2/F6+7fuHCQI8bPDdRSGRY5Hc4U/e9N+kJ8 8WYHr8IlpPJAzrYil2WHZQ== 0000895345-99-000519.txt : 19991025 0000895345-99-000519.hdr.sgml : 19991025 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895345-99-000519 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991015 FILED AS OF DATE: 19991022 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRYSTAL GAS STORAGE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000745907 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 720163810 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08715 FILM NUMBER: 99732307 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 229 MILAM ST CITY: SHREVEPORT STATE: LA ZIP: 71101 BUSINESS PHONE: 3182227791 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CRYSTAL OIL CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950719 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EL PASO ENERGY CORP/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001066107 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] OWNER IRS NUMBER: 760568816 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 LOUISIANA ST CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7134202131 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 LOUISIANA ST CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 3 1 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person El Paso Energy Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 Louisiana Street - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Houston, Texas 77002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/15/99 ================================================================================ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crystal Gas Storage, Inc. (Symbol AMEX: COR) ================================================================================ 5 Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) See attached -------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing [ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
3. Ownership Form: 2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,708,743 (see attached) (I) (see attached) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Print or Type Responses) FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
5. Owner- 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship Underlying Derivative Security Form of 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security: (Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of ---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect 1. Title of Derivative Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $.06 Senior Immed Common Stock, par 894 (I) (see Convertible Voting value $.01 per share attached) Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: This Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 (this "Form 3") is being filed by El Paso Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("El Paso") and El Paso Energy Acquisition Co. ("Merger Sub") a direct wholly owned subsidiary of El Paso. On October 15, 1999, El Paso, Merger Sub and Crystal Gas Storage, Inc. a Louisiana corporation ("Crystal") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") providing for, among other things, the merger of Crystal with and into Merger Sub. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, El Paso and Merger Sub entered into Shareholders Agreements dated October 15, 1999 (the "Shareholders Agreements") with certain shareholders of Crystal (the "Lock-up Shareholders") as follows: (i) Soros Fund Management LLC - 1,628,066 shares of Common Stock and 3,971,260 shares of $.06 Senior Convertible Voting Preferred Stock; and (ii) George Soros - 80,647 shares of Common Stock. Under the Shareholders Agreements, the Lock-up Shareholders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to vote their shares in favor of the merger described in the Merger Agreement. The Lock-up Shareholders have also granted Merger Sub a proxy to vote their shares, representing approximately 64% of the issued and outstanding voting power of Crystal as of June 30, 1999, in favor of the merger. The foregoing summary of the Shareholders Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreements, which have been filed as exhibits to the Schedule 13D filed with respect to Crystal on the date hereof. /s/ Britton White Jr. 10/22/99 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- (**)Signature of Reporting Person Date Britton White Jr., General Counsel and Executive Vice President on behalf of El Paso Energy Corporation ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. ATTACHMENT Joint Filer Information Name: El Paso Energy Acquisition Co. Address: c/o El Paso Energy Corporation 1001 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002 Designated Filer: El Paso Energy Corporation Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Crystal Gas Storage, Inc. (COR) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/15/99 Signature: EL PASO ENERGY ACQUISITION CO. By: /s/ Ralph Eads --------------------------- Name: Ralph Eads Title: Executive Vice President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----