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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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K N Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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KANSAS 48-0290000
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
370 Van Gordon Street Martha B. Wyrsch
P.O. Box 281304 Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Secretary
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304 370 Van Gordon Street, P.O. Box 281304
(303) 989-1740 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
(303) 989-1740
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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K N ENERGY, INC.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
(Full Title of Plan)
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Proposed Proposed
maximum maximum
Title of each class of Amount to offering price aggregate Amount of
securities to be registered be registered per unit (1) offering price (1) registration fee
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Common Stock, par value 200,000 $32.75 $6,550,000 $1,310
$5.00 per share
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457(f), the registration fee was computed on the
basis of the average of the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock of K
N reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on July 8, 1996.
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This registration statement is being filed, in accordance with General
Instruction E to Form S-8, to register additional shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee
Directors. The contents of the registrant's Form S-8 Registrant Statement
(No. 33-46999) relating to the same employee benefit plan are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The following documents are filed as part of this registration
statement, in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8:
Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of Martha B. Wyrsch, Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel and Secretary of K N Energy, Inc.
23.1 Consent of Martha B. Wyrsch (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen & Co.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Lakewood, State of Colorado on the 9th day of
July, 1996.
K N ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ Clyde E. McKenzie
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on July 9, 1996.
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(i) Principal executive officer:
/s/ Larry D. Hall Chairman of the Board, President and
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(Larry D. Hall)
(ii) Principal financial officer:
/s/ Clyde E. McKenzie Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(Clyde E. McKenzie)
(iii) Directors:
/s/ Edward H. Austin, Jr.
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(Edward H. Austin, Jr.)
/s/ Charles W. Battey
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(Charles W. Battey)
/s/ Stewart A. Bliss
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(Stewart A. Bliss)
/s/ David W. Burkholder
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(David W. Burkholder)
/s/ David M. Carmichael
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(David M. Carmichael)
/s/ Robert H. Chitwood
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(Robert H. Chitwood)
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/s/ Howard Coghlan
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(Howard Coghlan)
/s/ Robert B. Daugherty
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(Robert B. Daughterty)
/s/ Jordan L. Haines
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(Jordan L. Haines)
/s/ William J. Hybl
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(William J. Hybl)
/s/ Ed Randall, III
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(Ed Randall, III)
/s/ James C. Taylor
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(James C. Taylor)
/s/ H.A. True, III
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(H.A. True, III)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Page
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5.1 Opinion of Martha B. Wyrsch regarding the legality 6
of the securities.
23.1 Consent of Martha B. Wyrsch (included in 6
Exhibit 5.1 hereof)
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen & Co. 7
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EXHIBIT 5.1 AND EXHIBIT 23.1
July 9, 1996
K N Energy, Inc.
370 Van Gordon Street
P.O. Box 281304
Lakewood, Colorado 80228-8304
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of K N
Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Company"), and I have advised the
Company in connection with the registration, pursuant to a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), of 200,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $5.00
per share (the "Common Stock") for use under the Company's 1992 Stock Option
Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
In connection herewith, I have examined the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the By-laws of the Company, the records of corporate
proceedings which have occurred prior to the date hereof with respect to such
offering, the Registration Statement, and such other certificates, instruments,
documents and records of the Company as I have deemed necessary, and I have
reviewed such questions of law as I have considered necessary or appropriate
for the purposes of this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the shares of
Common Stock being registered pursuant to such Registration Statement will be,
when issued, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I
am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Very Truly Yours,
/s/ MARTHA B. WYRSCH
Martha B. Wyrsch
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
February 14, 1996, included in K N Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1995 and to all references to our firm included
in this Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
Arthur Andersen & Co.
Denver, Colorado
July 10, 1996
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