e424b2
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
The registrants are updating the Calculation of
Registration Fee table set forth in the Registration
Statement on
Form S-3
(Registration
Nos. 333-133035,
333-133035-01 and
333-133035-02) to
indicate the $3,000,000,000 aggregate offering price of
securities offered hereby and the filing fee of $321,000,
calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r). This filing fee
is offset in full by $321,000 previously paid with respect to
unsold securities that were registered under 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.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated April 6, 2006)
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ConocoPhillips
$1,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes
due April 11, 2007
fully and unconditionally guaranteed
by
ConocoPhillips Company
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ConocoPhillips Australia
Funding Company
$1,250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes
due April 9, 2009
$750,000,000 5.50% Notes due 2013
fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Company |
ConocoPhillips will pay interest on the 2007 notes quarterly on
January 11, April 11, July 11 and October 11 of each year,
commencing July 11, 2006. ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company will pay interest on the 2009 notes quarterly on
January 9, April 9, July 9 and October 9 of each year,
commencing July 9, 2006. ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company will pay interest on the 2013 notes semiannually on
April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing
October 15, 2006. ConocoPhillips may not redeem the 2007
notes prior to maturity on April 11, 2007. ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company may redeem some or all of the 2009
notes at any time on or after April 9, 2007 at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes
redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption
date. ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company may redeem some
or all of the 2013 notes at any time for an amount equal to 100%
of the principal amount of the notes redeemed plus a make-whole
premium plus accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date.
The redemption amount is described beginning on page S-12
of this prospectus supplement. We use the term notes
to refer to all three series of notes collectively.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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99.800 |
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Total
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1,000,000,000 |
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2,000,000 |
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998,000,000 |
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Per 2009 Note
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99.750 |
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1,250,000,000 |
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3,125,000 |
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1,246,875,000 |
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99.410 |
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Total
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748,575,000 |
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3,000,000 |
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745,575,000 |
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Plus accrued interest from April 11, 2006, if settlement
occurs after that date. |
Delivery of the notes in book-entry form only will be made
through The Depository Trust Company on or about April 11,
2006, against payment in immediately available funds.
Joint Book-Running Managers
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Citigroup |
RBS Greenwich Capital |
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
Barclays Capital |
Senior Co-Managers
Lazard Capital Markets
Co-Managers
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BNP PARIBAS
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Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. |
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Credit Suisse |
Daiwa Securities America Inc.
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Deutsche Bank Securities |
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DnB NOR Markets |
HSBC
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ING Financial Markets |
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LaSalle Capital Markets |
Merrill Lynch & Co.
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SOCIETE GENERALE |
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UBS Investment Bank |
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Wachovia Securities |
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April 6, 2006
You should rely only on the information we have included or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to
provide you with any other information. If you receive any
unauthorized information, you must not rely on it. We are
offering to sell the notes only in places where sales are
permitted. You should assume that the information we have
included in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus and that any
information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only
as of the date of the document incorporated by reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus |
About This Prospectus
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About ConocoPhillips
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About ConocoPhillips Company
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About ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Forward-Looking Information
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Use of Proceeds
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Description of the Debt Securities
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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Index to ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company Financial
Statement
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Unless we state otherwise, all references in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus to
dollars or $ are to the currency of the
United States of America.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, but does
not contain all information that may be important to you. This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus include
specific terms of the offering of the notes, information about
our business and financial data. We encourage you to read this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together
with the documents incorporated by reference, in their entirety
before making an investment decision.
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips, its wholly owned and
majority owned subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company
and ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company) and its ownership
interest in equity affiliates as we or
ConocoPhillips, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. Our ownership interest in equity affiliates includes
corporate entities, partnerships, limited liability companies
and other ventures in which we exert significant influence by
virtue of our ownership interest, which is typically between 20%
and 50%.
The terms 2007 notes and ConocoPhillips
notes refer to the Floating Rate Notes due April 11,
2007 issued by ConocoPhillips. The terms 2009 notes
and 2013 notes refer to the Floating Rate Notes due
April 9, 2009 and the 5.50% Notes due 2013 issued by
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company, and the term
Funding notes refers to the 2009 notes and the 2013
notes collectively. The term notes refers to all
three series of notes collectively.
About ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips, operating in
more than 40 countries, had approximately 35,600 employees
worldwide and assets of $107 billion as of
December 31, 2005. 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.
About ConocoPhillips Company and ConocoPhillips Australia
Funding Company
ConocoPhillips Company is a direct wholly owned operating
subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company is a direct wholly owned special purpose finance
subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd
(itself an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips)
that engages solely in financing activities to raise funds for
the business operations of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings
Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries. In this prospectus supplement, we
refer to ConocoPhillips Company as CPCo and to
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company as Funding.
Recent Developments
On March 31, 2006, we completed our acquisition of
Burlington Resources Inc. for approximately $17.5 billion
in cash and 271 million shares of ConocoPhillips common
stock. We arranged two $7.5 billion bridge credit
agreements to finance the cash portion of the purchase price and
assumed approximately $4.3 billion of long-term debt.
Prior to its acquisition by ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources
was an independent oil and natural gas exploration and
production company, with a focus on natural gas, long-life
reserves, strong cash flow generation throughout the business
cycle, and expertise in managing large-scale development
programs and maximizing recovery from geologically complex
reservoirs. Burlington Resources had assembled an international
portfolio offering a combination of current production growth
and long-term potential, and employed more than 2,400 people,
with major offices located in Calgary, Alberta; London, England;
Farmington, New Mexico; Midland, Texas; Houston, Texas and
Fort Worth, Texas. Burlington Resources
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had total assets of $19 billion as of December 31,
2005. Please read Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Combined
Financial Data included in this prospectus supplement and
the unaudited pro forma financial statements and related notes
included in the amendment to ConocoPhillips Current Report
on Form 8-K/A as
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006.
The Offering
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Securities Offered |
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$1,000 million principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due
April 11, 2007 of ConocoPhillips |
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$1,250 million principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due
April 9, 2009 of Funding |
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$750 million principal amount of 5.50% Notes due 2013
of Funding |
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Guarantees |
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CPCo will fully and unconditionally guarantee on a senior
unsecured basis the due and punctual payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on the ConocoPhillips notes when
and as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or
otherwise. |
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ConocoPhillips and CPCo will jointly and severally, fully and
unconditionally guarantee on a senior unsecured basis the due
and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on the Funding notes when and as it becomes due and
payable, whether at maturity or otherwise. |
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Maturity Dates |
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April 11, 2007 for the 2007 notes |
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April 9, 2009 for the 2009 notes |
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April 15, 2013 for the 2013 notes |
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Interest Payment Dates |
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January 11, April 11, July 11 and October 11 of each year,
commencing July 11, 2006, for the 2007 notes |
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January 9, April 9, July 9 and October 9 of each year,
commencing July 9, 2006, for the 2009 notes |
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April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October
15, 2006, for the 2013 notes |
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Optional Redemption |
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ConocoPhillips may not redeem the 2007 notes prior to maturity. |
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Funding may redeem any or all of the 2009 notes at any time on
or after April 9, 2007 in principal amounts of $1,000 or
any integral multiple of $1,000. Funding will pay an amount
equal to the principal amount of notes redeemed plus accrued but
unpaid interest to the redemption date. Funding may redeem any
or all of the 2013 notes at any time in principal amounts of
$1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000. Funding will pay an
amount equal to the principal amount of notes redeemed plus a
make-whole premium. Funding will also pay accrued but unpaid
interest to the redemption date. Please read Description
of the Notes Redemption. |
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The ConocoPhillips notes will constitute senior unsecured debt
of ConocoPhillips and will rank: |
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equally
with its senior unsecured debt from time to time outstanding,
including its guarantees of the debt of CPCo and of the Funding
notes; |
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senior to its
subordinated debt from time to time outstanding; and |
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effectively
junior to its secured debt and to all debt and other liabilities
of its subsidiaries other than CPCo and Funding from time
to time outstanding. |
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The Funding notes will constitute senior unsecured debt of
Funding and will rank equally with its senior unsecured debt
from time to time outstanding. |
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Covenants |
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We will issue the notes under indentures containing covenants
for your benefit. These covenants restrict our ability, with
certain exceptions, to: |
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incur debt secured by
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engage in
sale/leaseback transactions; and |
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merge, consolidate or
transfer all or substantially all of our assets. |
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Lack of a Public Market for the Notes |
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There are no existing trading markets for the notes, and there
can be no assurance regarding: |
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any future development
or liquidity of a trading market for any series of notes; |
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your ability to sell
your notes at all; or |
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the prices at which
you may be able to sell your notes. |
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Future trading prices of the notes will depend on many factors,
including: |
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prevailing interest
rates; |
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our operating results
and financial condition; and |
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the markets for
similar securities. |
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We do not currently intend to apply for the listing of any
series of notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of
the notes in any dealer quotation system. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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We intend to use the net proceeds to ConocoPhillips from the
issuance of the ConocoPhillips notes to repay a portion of our
debt under the bridge credit agreements entered into to fund our
March 2006 acquisition of Burlington Resources. The net proceeds
to Funding from the issuance of the Funding notes will be lent
to Fundings parent company, ConocoPhillips Australia Gas
Holdings Pty Ltd, which will use the proceeds of this
intercompany loan to repay other intercompany debt. The proceeds
resulting from this intercompany debt payment will also be used
to repay a portion of our debt under the bridge credit
agreements. We expect that the aggregate debt repayment under
the bridge credit agreements with the proceeds from this
offering will total $2,989 million. |
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Further Issues |
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The 2007 notes will be limited initially to $1,000 million
in principal amount, the 2009 notes will be limited initially to
$1,250 million in principal amount, and the 2013 notes will
be limited initially to $750 million in principal amount.
We may, however, re-open each series of notes and
issue an unlimited principal amount of additional notes of that
series in the future without the consent of the holders. |
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Governing Law |
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The notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York. |
Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data
We have provided in the table below summary unaudited pro forma
combined financial data to illustrate the estimated effect of
the acquisition of Burlington Resources on ConocoPhillips under
the purchase method of accounting. The data have been derived
from, and should be read together with, the unaudited pro forma
combined financial statements and related notes incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus to the amendment to ConocoPhillips Current
Report on
Form 8-K/ A as
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006. The unaudited pro
forma combined balance sheet data assume that the transaction
was consummated on December 31, 2005. The unaudited pro
forma combined statement of income data assume that the
transaction was consummated on January 1, 2005.
The summary unaudited pro forma combined financial data do not
purport to represent what the results of operations or financial
position of ConocoPhillips would actually have been if the
acquisition had in fact occurred on such dates or to project the
results of operations or financial position of ConocoPhillips
for any future date or period.
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Statement of Income Data:
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Sales and other operating revenues
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186,227 |
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Income from continuing operations
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15,103 |
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Total assets
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153,775 |
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Long-term debt
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28,050 |
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Summary Historical Financial Data
We have provided in the tables below summary consolidated
historical financial data of ConocoPhillips and Burlington
Resources. We have derived the statement of income data for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2005, and the historical balance sheet data as of
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 from audited consolidated
financial statements of ConocoPhillips and Burlington Resources.
You should read the following financial data in conjunction with
the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and
related notes, the consolidated financial statements and related
notes and the other financial information that we have
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus.
Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data of
ConocoPhillips
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Statement of Income Data:
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Sales and other operating revenues
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179,442 |
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135,076 |
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104,246 |
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Income from continuing operations
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13,640 |
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8,107 |
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4,593 |
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Net income
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8,129 |
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Other Data:
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Cash provided by operating activities
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17,628 |
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11,959 |
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9,356 |
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Cash used in investing activities
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11,016 |
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7,778 |
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3,498 |
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Cash used in financing activities
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5,684 |
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3,399 |
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5,699 |
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11,620 |
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9,496 |
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6,169 |
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Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
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Total assets
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106,999 |
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92,861 |
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82,455 |
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Long-term debt
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10,758 |
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14,370 |
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16,340 |
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Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data of Burlington
Resources
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Statement of Income Data:
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Revenues
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7,587 |
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5,618 |
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4,311 |
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Net income
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1,527 |
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Cash provided by operating activities
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4,536 |
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3,436 |
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2,539 |
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Cash used in investing activities
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2,286 |
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1,607 |
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1,895 |
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Cash used in financing activities
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985 |
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488 |
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391 |
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Capital expenditures and investments
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2,469 |
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1,582 |
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1,899 |
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Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
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Total assets
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19,225 |
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15,744 |
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12,995 |
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Long-term debt
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3,893 |
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3,887 |
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3,873 |
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We expect the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to be
approximately $2,989 million, after deducting underwriting
discounts and estimated expenses of the offering that we will
pay. We intend to use the net proceeds to ConocoPhillips from
the issuance of the ConocoPhillips notes to repay a portion of
our debt under our bridge credit agreements with various lenders
dated March 15, 2006, which were entered into to fund a
portion of the cash purchase price of our March 2006 acquisition
of Burlington Resources. The net proceeds to Funding from the
issuance of the Funding notes will be lent to Fundings
parent company, ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd,
which will use the proceeds of this intercompany loan to repay
other intercompany debt. The proceeds resulting from this
intercompany debt payment will also be used to repay a portion
of our debt under the bridge credit agreements. We expect that
the aggregate debt repayment under the bridge credit agreements
with the proceeds from this offering will total
$2,989 million.
Borrowings under these bridge credit agreements are due and
payable in full on or before March 30, 2007. At the
election of ConocoPhillips, loans under the credit agreements
may be eurodollar loans, reference rate loans or a combination
of the two. The initial eurodollar loans bear interest as
calculated by reference to a standard rate for overnight
deposits in dollars, plus an applicable margin based on
ConocoPhillips senior credit rating. Subsequent eurodollar
loans bear interest at a rate calculated per annum based on
LIBOR plus such applicable margin. Reference rate loans bear
interest at the higher of (1) the Federal funds rate
plus 1/2
of 1% or (2) the fluctuating daily rate of interest
publicly announced by certain lender parties from time to time
as their prime rate. As of March 31, 2006,
$15.0 billion of eurodollar loans were outstanding under
the bridge credit agreements, with an interest rate of 5.1375%.
Some of the lenders under these bridge credit agreements are
affiliates of the underwriters.
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CAPITALIZATION
We have provided in the table below, as of December 31,
2005, our consolidated capitalization (1) on a historical
basis, (2) on a pro forma basis giving effect to our
acquisition of Burlington Resources as if that acquisition had
occurred on December 31, 2005, as reflected in the
unaudited pro forma financial statements and related notes
included in the amendment to our Current Report on
Form 8-K/ A as
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006, and (3) as
further adjusted to give effect to the issuance of the notes and
the application of the net proceeds from that issuance as
described in Use of Proceeds.
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Short-term debt:
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Notes payable and long-term debt due within one year
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1,758 |
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1,760 |
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1,760 |
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Long-term debt:
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Floating Rate Notes due April 11, 2007
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1,000 |
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Floating Rate Notes due April 9, 2009
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1,250 |
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5.50% Notes due 2013
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750 |
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Other long-term debt
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10,758 |
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28,050 |
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25,061 |
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Total long-term debt
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10,758 |
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28,050 |
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28,061 |
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Minority interests
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1,209 |
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1,209 |
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1,209 |
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Total common stockholders equity
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52,731 |
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69,163 |
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69,163 |
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Total capitalization
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$ |
66,456 |
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$ |
100,182 |
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$ |
100,193 |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
We have summarized selected provisions of each series of the
notes below. The ConocoPhillips notes will be issued under the
senior 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. The Funding notes will
be issued under an indenture to be entered into among Funding,
as issuer, ConocoPhillips and CPCo, as guarantors, and
U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Each series of
the notes is a separate series of debt securities of
ConocoPhillips or Funding described in the accompanying
prospectus, and this summary supplements that description. We
urge you to read that description for provisions that may be
important to you.
In this summary description of the notes, unless we state
otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all
references to ConocoPhillips mean ConocoPhillips only, all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only and all
references to Funding mean ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company only.
General
The 2007 notes, which will mature on April 11, 2007, and
the 2009 notes, which will mature on April 9, 2009, will
bear interest at a floating rate as described below under
Interest on the Floating Rate Notes.
ConocoPhillips will pay interest on the 2007 notes quarterly on
January 11, April 11, July 11 and October 11 of each
year, commencing July 11, 2006, and Funding will pay
interest on the 2009 notes quarterly on January 9,
April 9, July 9 and October 9 of each year, commencing
July 9, 2006. The 2013 notes will mature on April 15,
2013 and will bear interest at 5.50% per year. Funding will
pay interest on the 2013 notes semiannually on April 15 and
October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2006.
Interest on the notes of each series will accrue from
April 11, 2006. In respect of each series of notes issued
by it, ConocoPhillips and Funding:
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will pay interest to the person in whose name a note is
registered at the close of business on (1) the January 1,
April 1, July 1 and October 1 preceding the interest
payment date with respect to the 2007 notes and the 2009 notes
and (2) the April 1 or October 1 preceding the
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will compute interest on the 2007 notes and the 2009 notes on
the basis of a 360-day
year and the actual number of days elapsed; |
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will compute interest on the 2013 notes on the basis of a
360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day months; |
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will make payments on the notes at the offices of the trustee
and any paying agent; and |
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may make payments by wire transfer for notes held in book-entry
form or by check mailed to the address of the person entitled to
the payment as it appears in the note register. |
ConocoPhillips and Funding will issue the notes only in fully
registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and
any integral multiple of $1,000. The notes will not be subject
to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions.
The 2007 notes will be limited initially to $1,000 million
in principal amount, the 2009 notes will be limited initially to
$1,250 million in principal amount, and the 2013 notes will
be limited initially to $750 million in principal amount.
We may, however, re-open each series of notes and
issue an unlimited principal amount of additional notes of that
series in the future without the consent of the holders. We may
re-open a series of notes only if the additional notes issued
will be fungible with the original notes of the series for
United States federal income tax purposes.
Interest on the Floating Rate Notes
Interest on the 2007 notes and the 2009 notes will accrue from
and including April 11, 2006, to but excluding the first
interest payment date and then from and including the
immediately preceding interest
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payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for to but excluding the next interest payment date or maturity
date, as the case may be. We refer to each of these periods as
an interest period. The amount of accrued interest
that we will pay for any interest period can be calculated by
multiplying the face amount of the note by an accrued interest
factor. This accrued interest factor is computed by adding the
interest factor calculated for each day from April 11,
2006, or from the last date we paid interest to you, to the date
for which accrued interest is being calculated. The interest
factor for each day is computed by dividing the interest rate
applicable to that day by 360.
The interest rate on the 2007 notes and the 2009 notes will be
calculated by the calculation agent appointed by us, initially
The Bank of New York for the 2007 notes and U.S. Bank for
the 2009 notes, and will be equal to LIBOR on the 2007 notes and
LIBOR plus 0.10% on the 2009 notes. The calculation agent will
reset the interest rate on each interest payment date and on
April 11, 2006, each of which we refer to as an
interest reset date. The second London business day
preceding an interest reset date will be the interest
determination date for that interest reset date. The
interest rate in effect on each day that is not an interest
reset date will be the interest rate determined as of the
interest determination date pertaining to the immediately
preceding interest reset date. The interest rate in effect on
any day that is an interest reset date will be the interest rate
determined as of the interest determination date pertaining to
that interest reset date.
If an interest payment date and an interest reset date for the
2007 notes or the 2009 notes (other than an interest payment
date at maturity) falls on a day that is not a business day,
that interest payment date and an interest reset date will be
postponed to the following business day, except that if the
following business day is in the following calendar month, that
interest payment date and an interest reset date will be the
preceding business day.
When we use the term business day, we mean any day
on which dealings in United States dollars are transacted in the
London interbank market (a London business day),
except a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of
New York on which banking institutions are authorized or
obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.
LIBOR will be determined by the calculation agent in
accordance with the following provisions:
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(a) With respect to any interest determination date, LIBOR
will be the rate for deposits in United States dollars having a
maturity of three months commencing on the first day of the
applicable interest period that appears on Telerate
Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that
interest determination date. If no rate appears, LIBOR for that
interest determination date will be determined in accordance
with the provisions described in (b) below. |
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(b) With respect to an interest determination date on which
no rate appears on Telerate Page 3750, as specified in
(a) above, the calculation agent will request the principal
London offices of each of four major reference banks in the
London interbank market, as selected by the calculation agent
(after consultation with us), to provide the calculation agent
with its offered quotation for deposits in United States dollars
for the period of three months, commencing on the first day of
the applicable interest period, to prime banks in the London
interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
on that interest determination date and in a principal amount
equal to an amount not less than U.S. $1,000,000 that is
representative for a single transaction in United States dollars
in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are
provided, then LIBOR on that interest determination date will be
the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than two
quotations are provided, then LIBOR on the interest
determination date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates
quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m., in The City of New
York, on the interest determination date by three major banks in
The City of New York selected by the calculation agent (after
consultation with us) for loans in United States dollars to
leading European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a
principal amount equal to an amount of not less than $1,000,000
that is representative for a single transaction in that market
at that time. If, however, the banks selected by the calculation
agent are not providing quotations in the manner described by
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sentence, LIBOR determined as of that interest determination
date will be LIBOR in effect on that interest determination date. |
Telerate Page 3750 means the display page
designated as Page 3750 on Moneyline Telerate,
Inc., or any successor service or services as may be nominated
by the British Bankers Association, for the purpose of
displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United
States dollars.
All percentages resulting from any calculation of the interest
rate on the notes will be rounded to the nearest one
hundred-thousandth of a percentage point with five one
millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g.,
9.876545% (or .09876545) would be rounded to 9.87655% (or
..0987655)), and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from
such calculation on the notes will be rounded to the nearest
cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward). Each calculation
of the interest rate on the notes by the calculation agent will
(in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding on the
noteholders and us.
The interest rate on the 2007 notes and the 2009 notes will in
no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York
law as the same may be modified by United States law of general
application.
So long as any of the 2007 notes or 2009 notes remains
outstanding, there will at all times be a calculation agent.
Initially, The Bank of New York will act as calculation agent.
If that bank is unable or unwilling to continue to act as the
calculation agent or if it fails to calculate properly the
interest rate on the notes for any interest period, we will
appoint another leading commercial or investment bank engaged in
the London interbank market to act as calculation agent in its
place. The calculation agent may not resign its duties without a
successor having been appointed.
Redemption
The 2007 notes will not be redeemable by ConocoPhillips prior to
maturity. The 2009 notes will be redeemable at Fundings
option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time
on or after April 9, 2007, in principal amounts of $1,000
or any integral multiple of $1,000 at a redemption price equal
to the principal amount of the notes redeemed plus accrued but
unpaid interest to the redemption date. The 2013 notes will be
redeemable at Fundings option, in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time, in principal amounts of $1,000 or
any integral multiple of $1,000 for an amount equal to:
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100% of the principal amount of the notes of that series to be
redeemed; and |
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a premium equal to the amount, if any, by which the sum of the
present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments on the notes
being redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day
months) at the Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points exceeds
the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed. |
In each case, Funding will pay accrued but unpaid interest to
the redemption date.
Treasury Rate means the rate per year equal to:
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the yield, under the heading that represents the average for the
immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated H.15(519)
or any successor publication which is published weekly by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which
establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury
securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption
Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity
corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided
that if no maturity is within three months before or after
the maturity date for the applicable series of notes, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury
Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a
straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or |
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if that release, or any successor release, is not published
during the week preceding the calculation date or does not
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maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a
price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for that redemption date. |
The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day
preceding the redemption date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States
Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker
that would be used, at the time of selection and in accordance
with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of
corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of the applicable series of notes.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the
Reference Treasury Dealers that we appoint.
Comparable Treasury Price means (a) the average
of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption
date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the trustee obtains
fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the
average of all quotations obtained.
Reference Treasury Dealer means each of Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. (and its successors), Greenwich Capital
Markets, Inc. (and its successors), Banc of America Securities
LLC (and its successors) and Barclays Capital Inc. (and its
successors). If, however, any of them shall cease to be a
primary U.S. Government securities dealer, we will
substitute another nationally recognized investment banking firm
that is such a dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with
respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption
date, the average, as determined by the trustee, of the bid and
asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in
each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of
3:30 p.m., New York time, on the third business day
preceding the redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means the remaining
scheduled payments of the principal of and interest on each note
to be redeemed that would be due after the related redemption
date but for such redemption. If the redemption date is not an
interest payment date with respect to the note being redeemed,
the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on
the note will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued
thereon to that redemption date.
We will mail notice of a redemption not less than 30 days
nor more than 60 days before the redemption date to holders
of notes to be redeemed.
If Funding redeems less than all the notes of a series, the
trustee will select the particular notes of the series to be
redeemed pro rata, by lot or by another method the trustee deems
fair and appropriate. Unless there is a default in payment of
the redemption amount, on and after the redemption date,
interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof
called for redemption.
Except as described above, the Funding notes will not be
redeemable by Funding prior to maturity and will not be entitled
to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Ranking
The ConocoPhillips notes will constitute senior debt of
ConocoPhillips and will rank equally with each other series of
notes and with ConocoPhillips other senior unsecured debt
from time to time outstanding, including its guarantees of the
debt of CPCo and the Funding notes; senior to its subordinated
debt from time to time outstanding; and effectively junior to
its secured debt and to all debt and other liabilities of its
subsidiaries other than CPCo and Funding from time to time
outstanding. Each series of Funding notes will constitute senior
debt of Funding and will rank equally with the other series of
Funding notes and with Fundings other senior unsecured
debt from time to time outstanding.
As of December 31, 2005, on a pro forma basis giving effect
to the acquisition of Burlington Resources, and as further
adjusted to give effect to the issuance of the notes and the
application of all the
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net proceeds to repay debt outstanding under the bridge credit
agreements described under Use of Proceeds,
ConocoPhillips would have had an aggregate of $28 billion
of consolidated long-term debt. Approximately $20 billion
would have ranked equally in right of payment with the notes,
including the guarantees of the Funding notes. Approximately
$5 billion would have been secured or owed by subsidiaries
other than CPCo and Funding and therefore effectively senior to
the notes, including the guarantees of the Funding notes, with
respect to the assets securing the debt or the assets of the
subsidiary obligor.
Paying Agents and Transfer Agents
The trustee for a series of notes will be appointed as paying
agent and transfer agent for the notes of that series. Payments
on the notes of a series will be made in U.S. dollars at
the office of the trustee and any paying agent for that series.
At ConocoPhillips option, however, payments may be made by
wire transfer for notes held in book-entry form or by check
mailed to the address of the person entitled to the payment as
it appears in the security register.
Other
We will make all payments on the notes without withholding or
deducting any taxes or other governmental charges imposed by a
United States jurisdiction, unless we are required to do so by
applicable law. A holder of the notes may, however, be subject
to U.S. federal income taxes, and taxes may be withheld on
certain payments on the notes. If we are required to withhold
taxes, we will not pay any additional, or gross up, amounts with
respect to the withholding or deduction.
We may at any time purchase notes on the open market or
otherwise at any price. We will surrender all notes that we
redeem or purchase to the applicable trustee for cancellation.
We may not reissue or resell any of these notes.
Book-Entry Delivery and Settlement
We will issue the notes of each series in the form of one or
more permanent global notes in definitive, fully registered,
book-entry form. The global notes will be deposited with or on
behalf of The Depository Trust Company and registered in the
name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or will remain
in the custody of the trustee in accordance with the FAST
Balance Certificate Agreement between DTC and the trustee.
Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented
through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on
behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants
in DTC. Investors may hold interests in the global notes through
DTC either directly if they are participants in DTC or
indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC.
DTC has advised us as follows:
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DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New
York Banking Law, a banking organization within the
meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal
Reserve System, a clearing corporation within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a
clearing agency registered under Section 17A of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC and
facilitates the settlement among participants of securities
transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited
securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
participants accounts, thereby eliminating the need for
physical movement of securities certificates. |
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Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers,
banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other
organizations. |
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DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by The
New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange LLC
and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. |
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Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct
participant, either directly or indirectly. |
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The rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect
participants are on file with the SEC. |
We have provided the description of the operations and
procedures of DTC in this prospectus supplement solely as a
matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are
solely within the control of DTC and are subject to change by it
from time to time. None of ConocoPhillips, CPCo, Funding, the
underwriters nor the trustee takes any responsibility for these
operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact DTC or
its participants directly to discuss these matters.
We expect that under procedures established by DTC:
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upon deposit of the global notes with DTC or its custodian, DTC
will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct
participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the
principal amounts of the global notes; and |
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ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the transfer of
ownership thereof will be effected only through, records
maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of
direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect
participants, with respect to interests of persons other than
participants. |
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of those securities in
definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests
in the notes represented by a global note to those persons may
be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of
its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold
interests through participants, the ability of a person having
an interest in notes represented by a global note to pledge or
transfer those interests to persons or entities that do not
participate in DTCs system, or otherwise to take actions
in respect of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a
physical definitive security in respect of such interest.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
global note, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole
owner or holder of the notes represented by that global note for
all purposes under the indenture and under the notes. Except as
provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note
will not be entitled to have notes represented by that global
note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled
to receive physical delivery of certificated notes and will not
be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture
or under the notes for any purpose, including with respect to
the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the
trustee. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest
in a global note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that
holder is not a direct or indirect participant, on the
procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its
interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of notes under the
indenture or the global note.
None of ConocoPhillips, CPCo, Funding nor the trustee will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records
relating to or payments made on account of notes by DTC, or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC
relating to the notes.
Payments on the notes represented by the global notes will be
made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
registered owner thereof. We expect that DTC or its nominee,
upon receipt of any payment on the notes represented by a global
note, will credit participants accounts with payments in
amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests
in the global note as shown in the records of DTC or its
nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners
of beneficial interests in the global note held through such
participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practice as is now the case with securities held for
the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees
for such customers. The participants will be responsible for
those payments.
Initial settlement for the notes will be made in immediately
available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC
participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with
DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds.
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate
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transfers of the notes among its participants, it is under no
obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and
such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.
Certificated Notes
We will issue certificated notes to each person that DTC
identifies as the beneficial owner of the notes represented by
the global notes upon surrender by DTC of the global notes if:
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DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a
depositary for the global notes, and we have not appointed a
successor depositary within 90 days of that notice; |
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an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and DTC
requests the issuance of certificated notes; or |
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we determine not to have the notes represented by a global note. |
Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC,
its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying
the beneficial owners of the related notes. We and the trustee
may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on,
instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes, including
with respect to the registration and delivery, and the
respective principal amounts, of the notes to be issued.
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UNDERWRITING
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.,
Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. are
acting as joint book-running managers and are acting as
representatives of the underwriters named below.
Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting
agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, each
underwriter named below has agreed to purchase, and we have
agreed to sell to that underwriter, the principal amount of
notes set forth opposite the underwriters name.
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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182,500,000 |
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228,125,000 |
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136,875,000 |
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Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
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182,500,000 |
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228,125,000 |
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136,875,000 |
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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182,500,000 |
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228,125,000 |
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136,875,000 |
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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182,500,000 |
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228,125,000 |
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136,875,000 |
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Lazard Capital Markets LLC
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140,000,000 |
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175,000,000 |
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105,000,000 |
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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Calyon Securities (USA)
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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Daiwa Securities America Inc.
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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DnB NOR Markets, Inc.
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
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10,000,000 |
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12,500,000 |
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ING Financial Markets LLC
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LaSalle Financial Services, Inc.
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10,000,000 |
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The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the
underwriters to purchase the notes included in this offering are
subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other
conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the
notes if they purchase any of the notes.
The underwriters propose to offer some of the notes of each
series directly to the public at the applicable public offering
price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement
and some of those notes to certain dealers at that public
offering price less a concession not in excess of:
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The underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow a
concession to certain other dealers not in excess of:
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After the initial offering of the notes to the public, the
representatives may change the public offering prices and
concessions.
The following table shows the underwriting discounts and
commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection
with this offering (expressed as a percentage of the principal
amount of the notes).
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In connection with the offering, the representatives, on behalf
of the underwriters, may purchase and sell notes in the open
market. These transactions may include over-allotment, syndicate
covering transactions and stabilizing transactions.
Over-allotment involves syndicate sales of notes in excess of
the principal amount of notes to be purchased by the
underwriters in the offering, which creates a syndicate short
position. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of
the notes in the open market after the distribution has been
completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.
Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of
notes made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline
in the market prices of the notes while the offering is in
progress.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids
permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a
syndicate member when the representatives, in covering syndicate
short positions or making stabilizing purchases, repurchases
notes originally sold by that syndicate member.
Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or
retarding a decline in the market prices of the notes. They may
also cause the prices of the notes to be higher than the price
that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of
these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these
transactions in the
over-the-counter market
or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these
transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.
After reimbursement of some of our expenses by the underwriters,
we estimate that our total expenses for this offering will be
$1.5 million.
The underwriters have performed investment banking and advisory
services for us from time to time for which they have received
customary fees and expenses. The underwriters may, from time to
time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in
the ordinary course of their business. In particular, affiliates
of the underwriters are lenders under our bridge credit
agreements, which will be repaid with the net proceeds from the
offering. Because more than 10% of the net proceeds is being
paid to affiliates of the underwriters, this offering will
comply with NASD Rule 2720(c)(3).
A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the
websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be
required to make because of any of those liabilities.
Lazard Capital Markets LLC, or LCM, has entered into an
agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., or
Mitsubishi, pursuant to which Mitsubishi provides certain
advisory and/or other services to LCM, including services in
respect of this offering. In return for the provision of such
services by Mitsubishi to LCM, LCM will pay to Mitsubishi a
mutually agreed upon fee.
Daiwa Securities America Inc., or Daiwa, has entered into an
agreement with SMBC Securities, Inc., or SMBC, pursuant to which
SMBC provides certain advisory and/or other services to Daiwa,
including services in respect of this offering. In return for
the provision of such services by SMBC to Daiwa, Daiwa will pay
to SMBC a mutually agreed upon fee.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Wayne C. Byers, Esq., our Senior Counsel, and Baker Botts
L.L.P., Houston, Texas, our outside counsel, will issue opinions
about certain legal matters in connection with the offering of
the notes for us. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP., New
York, New York, will issue an opinion about certain legal
matters in connection with the offering for the underwriters.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP represents us from time to
time in connection with various matters.
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PROSPECTUS
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ConocoPhillips
Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
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ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
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Senior Debt Securities
guaranteed as described in this prospectus by
ConocoPhillips
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ConocoPhillips
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We will provide the specific terms of the securities in
supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus
and any supplement carefully before you invest. ConocoPhillips
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
trading symbol COP.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 6, 2006
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement that
we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission using a shelf registration process. Using
this process, we may offer any combination of the securities
described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to
offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement and,
if applicable, a pricing supplement that will describe the
specific terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement may also add to, update or change the
information contained in this prospectus. Please carefully read
this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and any pricing
supplement, in addition to the information contained in the
documents we refer to under the heading Where You Can Find
More Information.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company.
ConocoPhillips has four core activities worldwide: petroleum
exploration and production; petroleum refining, marketing,
supply and transportation; natural gas gathering, processing and
marketing; and chemicals and plastics production and
distribution. In addition, ConocoPhillips is investing in
several emerging businesses: fuels technology,
gas-to-liquids, power
generation and emerging technologies. ConocoPhillips
principal executive office is located at 600 North Dairy
Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
ConocoPhillips Company is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
ConocoPhillips. Its principal executive offices are located at
600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079, telephone
(281) 293-1000. In
this prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips Company as
CPCo.
ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS AUSTRALIA FUNDING COMPANY
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company is a Delaware
corporation organized in March 2006. ConocoPhillips Australia
Funding Company is a direct wholly owned special purpose finance
subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd
(itself an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips)
that engages solely in financing activities to raise funds for
the business operations of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings
Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries. The principal executive office of
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company is located at 600 North
Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77079,
telephone
(281) 293-1000. In
this prospectus, we refer to ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company as Funding.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
ConocoPhillips files annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can
read and copy these materials at the SECs public reference
room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can
obtain information about the operation of the SECs public
reference room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
also maintains an Internet site that contains information
ConocoPhillips has filed electronically with the SEC, which you
can access over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov. You
can also obtain information about ConocoPhillips at the offices
of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York,
New York 10005. CPCo and Funding do not file separate reports,
proxy statements or other information with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This prospectus is part of a joint registration statement we
have filed with the SEC relating to the securities we may offer.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all
of the information we have included in the registration
statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file
with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement,
exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the
securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules
are available at the SECs public reference room or through
its Internet site.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information ConocoPhillips has filed with it, which means that
we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is
an important part of this prospectus, and later information that
ConocoPhillips files with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings ConocoPhillips
makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act until the termination of this offering. The
documents we incorporate by reference are:
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Form 10-K for the
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Form 8-K as filed
with the SEC on February 16, 2006, February 22, 2006,
March 20, 2006 and March 31, 2006 (as amended by a
Current Report on
Form 8-K/A filed
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You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit
to these filings unless we have specifically incorporated that
exhibit by reference into the filing, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning ConocoPhillips at the following address:
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You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the prospectus
supplement and any pricing supplement. We have not authorized
any person, including any salesman or broker, to provide
information other than that provided in this prospectus, the
prospectus supplement or any pricing supplement. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We
are not making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction
where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the
information in this prospectus, the prospectus supplement and
any pricing supplement is accurate only as of the date on its
cover page and that any information we have incorporated by
reference is accurate only as of the date of the document
incorporated by reference.
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus, including the information we incorporate by
reference, includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can
identify our forward-looking statements by the words
expects, anticipates,
intends, plans, projects,
believes, estimates and similar
expressions.
We have based the forward-looking statements relating to
ConocoPhillips operations on its current expectations,
estimates and projections about ConocoPhillips and the
industries in which it operates in general. We caution you that
these statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot
predict. In addition, we have based many of these
forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events
that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly,
ConocoPhillips actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the
forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a
variety of factors, including the following:
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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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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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general domestic and international economic and political
conditions, including armed hostilities and governmental
disputes over territorial boundaries; |
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the
net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used,
first, for repayment or refinancing of debt, including a portion
of the debt outstanding under the bridge credit agreements used
to fund the acquisition by ConocoPhillips of Burlington
Resources Inc. in March 2006 and, second, for general corporate
purposes, including acquisitions, working capital, capital
expenditures and repurchases and redemptions of securities.
Pending any specific application, we may initially invest funds
in short-term marketable securities or apply them to the
reduction of other short-term indebtedness.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table presents the historical ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for each of the years in the
five-year period ended December 31, 2005. The following
table also presents the unaudited pro forma ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of ConocoPhillips for the year ended
December 31, 2005, giving effect to the acquisition of
Burlington Resources using the purchase method of accounting, as
if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2005. Please
read the unaudited pro forma financial statements included in
the amendment to ConocoPhillips Current Report on
Form 8-K/ A as
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006.
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For purposes of this table, earnings consist of
income from continuing operations before income taxes, plus
fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest and the portion of
the preferred dividend requirement of a subsidiary not
previously deducted from pretax income, but including
amortization of amounts previously capitalized), less
undistributed earnings of equity investees of ConocoPhillips.
Fixed charges consist of interest (including
capitalized interest) on all debt, amortization of debt
discounts and expenses incurred on issuance, and that portion of
rental expense believed to represent interest.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities of ConocoPhillips covered by this prospectus
will be ConocoPhillips general unsecured obligations.
ConocoPhillips will issue debt securities fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by CPCo on a senior unsecured basis
under an indenture, dated as of October 9, 2002, among
ConocoPhillips, as issuer, CPCo, as guarantor, and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We refer to this
indenture as the ConocoPhillips indenture. The debt securities
of Funding covered by this prospectus will be Fundings
general unsecured obligations. Funding will issue debt
securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
ConocoPhillips and CPCo on a senior unsecured basis under an
indenture to be entered into among Funding, as issuer,
ConocoPhillips and CPCo, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. We refer to this indenture as
the Funding indenture. We refer to the ConocoPhillips indenture
and the Funding indenture collectively as the indentures.
We have summarized material provisions of the indentures, the
debt securities and the guarantees below. This summary is not
complete. We have filed the ConocoPhillips indenture and the
form of Funding indenture with the SEC as exhibits to the
registration statement, and you should read the indentures for
provisions that may be important to you.
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In this summary description of the debt securities, unless we
state otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all
references to ConocoPhillips mean ConocoPhillips only, all
references to CPCo mean ConocoPhillips Company only and all
references to Funding mean ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company only.
General
The debt securities of ConocoPhillips and Funding will
constitute senior debt of the issuer and will rank equally with
all of its unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Neither indenture
limits the amount of debt securities that may be issued under
that indenture, and neither limits the amount of other unsecured
debt or securities that ConocoPhillips or Funding may issue.
ConocoPhillips and Funding may issue debt securities under the
applicable indenture from time to time in one or more series,
each in an amount authorized prior to issuance.
ConocoPhillips 4.75% Notes due 2012 and
5.90% Notes due 2032 are outstanding under the
ConocoPhillips indenture, and no securities are outstanding
under the Funding indenture.
ConocoPhillips conducts substantially all its operations through
subsidiaries, and those subsidiaries generate substantially all
its operating income and cash flow. As a result, distributions
or advances from those subsidiaries are the principal source of
funds necessary to meet its debt service obligations.
Contractual provisions or laws, as well as the
subsidiaries financial condition and operating
requirements, may limit the ability of ConocoPhillips to obtain
cash from its subsidiaries that it requires to pay its debt
service obligations, including any payments required to be made
under any debt securities it issues and under its guarantee of
Fundings debt securities. In addition, holders of the debt
securities will have a junior position to the claims of
creditors of the subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips on their assets
and earnings.
Funding is a special purpose financing subsidiary formed solely
as a financing vehicle for ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries.
The ability of Funding to pay its debt service obligations,
including any payments required to be made under its debt
securities, is dependent upon its receipt of payments from
ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries. If ConocoPhillips and its
subsidiaries were not to make such payments for any reason, the
holders of the debt securities issued by Funding would have to
rely on the enforcement of ConocoPhillips and CPCos
guarantees described below.
Other than the restrictions on liens and sale/leaseback
transactions described below under Restrictive
Covenants, neither indenture contains any covenants or
other provisions designed to protect holders of the debt
securities in the event ConocoPhillips participates in a highly
leveraged transaction or upon a change of control. The
indentures also do not contain provisions that give holders the
right to require ConocoPhillips or Funding to repurchase their
securities in the event of a decline in ConocoPhillips
credit ratings for any reason, including as a result of a
takeover, recapitalization or similar restructuring or otherwise.
The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt
securities being offered will include specific terms relating to
the offering. These terms will include some or all of the
following:
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certificates to each holder or in the form of temporary or
permanent global securities held by a depositary on behalf of
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the debt securities will be payable; |
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foreign currency or currency units or another form and whether
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be payable if the maturity is accelerated, if other than the
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additional conditions or limitations to defeasance of the debt
securities or any changes to those conditions or limitations; |
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described in this prospectus; |
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exchange of debt securities; |
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for other securities of ConocoPhillips, Funding or any other
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We may sell the debt securities at a discount, which may be
substantial, below their stated principal amount. These debt
securities may bear no interest or interest at a rate that at
the time of issuance is below market rates. If we sell these
debt securities, we will describe in the prospectus supplement
any material United States federal income tax consequences and
other special considerations.
If we sell any of the debt securities for any foreign currency
or currency unit or if payments on the debt securities are
payable in any foreign currency or currency unit, we will
describe in the prospectus supplement the restrictions,
elections, tax consequences, specific terms and other
information relating to those debt securities and the foreign
currency or currency unit.
Guarantees
CPCo will fully and unconditionally guarantee on a senior
unsecured basis the full and prompt payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on the debt securities issued by
ConocoPhillips when and as the payment becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity or otherwise. The guarantee provides that in
the event of a default in the payment of principal of or any
premium or interest on a debt security issued by ConocoPhillips,
the holder of that debt security may institute legal proceedings
directly against CPCo to enforce the guarantees without first
proceeding against ConocoPhillips. The guarantees will rank
equally with all of CPCos other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt from time to time outstanding.
ConocoPhillips and CPCo will jointly and severally, fully and
unconditionally guarantee on a senior unsecured basis the full
and prompt payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on the debt securities issued by Funding when and as
the payment becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or
otherwise. The guarantees provide that in the event of a default
in the payment of principal of or any premium or interest on a
debt security issued by Funding, the holder of that debt
security may institute legal proceedings directly against either
ConocoPhillips and CPCo to enforce the guarantees without first
proceeding against Funding. The Funding indenture provides that
ConocoPhillips and CPCo may under certain circumstances assume
all rights and obligations of Funding under the indenture with
respect to a series of debt securities issued by Funding. The
guarantees will rank equally with all of ConocoPhillips
and CPCos other unsecured and unsubordinated debt from
time to time outstanding.
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Restrictive Covenants
ConocoPhillips has agreed to two principal restrictions on its
activities for the benefit of holders of the debt securities.
The restrictive covenants summarized below will apply to a
series of debt securities (unless waived or amended) as long as
any of those debt securities are outstanding, unless the
prospectus supplement for the series states otherwise. We have
used in this summary description capitalized terms that we have
defined below under Glossary.
ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and its Principal Domestic
Subsidiaries will issue, assume or guarantee Debt for borrowed
money secured by a lien upon a Principal Property or shares of
stock or Debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary only if the
outstanding debt securities issued by ConocoPhillips and the
outstanding guarantees of debt securities issued by Funding are
secured equally and ratably with or prior to the Debt secured by
that lien. If the debt securities and guarantees are so secured,
ConocoPhillips has the option to secure any of its and its
Subsidiaries other Debt or obligations equally and ratably
with or prior to the Debt secured by the lien and, accordingly,
equally and ratably with its debt securities and the guarantees.
This covenant has exceptions that permit:
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(a) liens existing on the date ConocoPhillips or Funding
first issues a series of debt securities under the applicable
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(b) liens on the property, assets, stock, equity or Debt of
any entity existing at the time ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary
acquires that entity or its property or at the time the entity
becomes a Subsidiary or a Principal Domestic Subsidiary; |
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(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 of commercial
operation of the assets; |
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(d) liens on specific assets to secure Debt incurred to
provide funds for the cost of exploration, drilling or
development of those assets; |
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(e) intercompany liens; |
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(f) liens securing industrial development, pollution
control or other revenue bonds of a domestic government entity; |
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(g) liens on personal property, other than shares of stock
or debt of any Principal Domestic Subsidiary, securing loans
maturing in less than one year; |
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(h) liens on a Principal Property arising in connection
with the sale of accounts receivable resulting from the sale of
oil or gas at the wellhead; |
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(i) statutory or other liens arising in the ordinary course
of business and relating to amounts that are not yet delinquent
or are being contested in good faith; and |
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(j) any extensions, substitutions, replacements or renewals
of the above-described liens or any Debt secured by these liens
if both: |
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the new lien is limited to the property (plus any improvements)
secured by the original lien, and |
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the amount of Debt secured by the new lien and not otherwise
permitted does not materially exceed the amount of Debt
refinanced plus any premium or fee payable in connection with
any such extension, substitution, replacement or renewal. |
In addition, without securing the debt securities or the
guarantees as described above, ConocoPhillips and its Principal
Domestic Subsidiaries may issue, assume or guarantee Debt that
this covenant would otherwise restrict in a total principal
amount that, when added to all other outstanding Debt of
ConocoPhillips and its Principal Domestic Subsidiaries that this
covenant would otherwise restrict and the total amount of
Attributable Debt outstanding for Sale/ Leaseback Transactions,
does not exceed a basket equal to 10% of
Consolidated Adjusted Net Assets. When calculating this total
principal amount, we exclude from the calculation Attributable
Debt from Sale/ Leaseback Transactions in connection with which
ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary has purchased property or retired
or defeased Debt as described in clause (b) below under
Limitation on Sale/ Leaseback Transactions.
The following types of transactions do not create
Debt secured by liens within the meaning
of this covenant:
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oil, gas or other minerals in place for a period of time until,
or in an amount such that, the purchaser will realize from those
minerals a specified amount of money or a specified amount of
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any other interest in property commonly referred to as a
production payment; and |
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(b) the mortgage or pledge of any property of
ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary in favor of the United States,
any state of the United States or any department, agency or
instrumentality of either, to secure payments under any contract
or statute. |
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ConocoPhillips has agreed that it and any of its Principal
Domestic Subsidiaries will enter into a Sale/ Leaseback
Transaction only if at least one of the following applies:
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(a) ConocoPhillips or that Principal Domestic Subsidiary
could incur Debt in a principal amount equal to the Attributable
Debt for that Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and, without violating
the Limitation on Liens covenant, could secure that
Debt by a lien on the property to be leased without equally and
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(b) Within the period beginning one year before the closing
of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and ending one year after the
closing, ConocoPhillips or any Subsidiary applies the net
proceeds of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction either: |
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to the voluntary defeasance or retirement of any debt securities
issued under an indenture or any Funded Debt, or |
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to the acquisition, exploration, drilling, development,
construction, improvement or expansion of one or more Principal
Properties. |
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Any net proceeds that are not applied for the purposes described
in (b) will be subject to the limitation described in (a).
For purposes of these calculations, the net proceeds of the
Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means the net proceeds of the sale
or transfer of the property leased in the Sale/ Leaseback
Transaction (or, if greater, the fair value of that property at
the time of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction as determined by
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Attributable Debt means the present value of the
rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included
in the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction. To determine that present
value, we use a discount rate
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equal to the lease rate of the Sale/ Leaseback Transaction. For
these purposes, rental payments do not include any amounts
required to be paid for taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance,
assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other
items that do not constitute payments for property rights. In
the case of any lease that the lessee may terminate by paying a
penalty, if the net amount (including payment of the penalty)
would be reduced if the lessee terminated the lease on the first
date that it could be terminated, then this lower net amount
will be used.
Consolidated Adjusted Net Assets means the total
amount of assets of ConocoPhillips and its consolidated
subsidiaries less:
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all current liabilities (excluding liabilities that are
extendable or renewable at ConocoPhillips option to a date
more than 12 months after the date of calculation and
excluding current maturities of long-term debt); and |
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total prepaid expenses and deferred charges. |
ConocoPhillips will calculate its Consolidated Adjusted Net
Assets based on its most recent quarterly balance sheet.
Debt means all notes, bonds, debentures or similar
evidences of debt for money borrowed.
Funded Debt means all Debt that matures on or is
renewable to a date more than one year after the date the Debt
is incurred.
Principal Domestic Subsidiary means CPCo and any
Subsidiary (1) that has substantially all its assets in the
United States, (2) that owns a Principal Property and
(3) in which ConocoPhillips capital investment,
together with any intercompany loans to that Subsidiary and any
debt of that Subsidiary guaranteed by ConocoPhillips or any
other Subsidiary, exceeds $100 million.
Principal Property means any oil or gas producing
property located onshore or offshore of the United States or any
refinery or manufacturing plant located in the United States.
This term excludes any property, refinery or plant that in the
opinion of ConocoPhillips board of directors is not
materially important to the total business conducted by
ConocoPhillips and its consolidated subsidiaries. This term also
excludes any transportation or marketing facilities or assets.
Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement
with anyone under which ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary leases
any Principal Property that ConocoPhillips or that Subsidiary
has sold or transferred or will sell or transfer to that person.
This term excludes the following:
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temporary leases for a term of not more than three years; |
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intercompany leases; |
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leases of a Principal Property executed by the time of or within
12 months after the latest of the acquisition, the
completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement
of commercial operation of the Principal Property; and |
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arrangements under any provision of law with an effect similar
to the former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954. |
Subsidiary means an entity at least a majority of
the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by ConocoPhillips or by one or more other
Subsidiaries, or by ConocoPhillips and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
The indentures generally permit a consolidation or merger
involving ConocoPhillips or CPCo. They also permit
ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, to lease, transfer or
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. Each of
ConocoPhillips and CPCo has agreed, however, that it will not
consolidate with or
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merge into any entity (other than ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as
applicable) or lease, transfer or dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any entity (other than
ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable) unless:
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it is the continuing corporation; or |
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if it is not the continuing corporation, the resulting entity or
transferee is organized and existing under the laws of any
United States jurisdiction and assumes the performance of its
covenants and obligations under the indentures and, in the case
of ConocoPhillips, the due and punctual payments on the debt
securities issued by ConocoPhillips and the performance of the
related guarantee of debt securities issued by Funding or, in
the case of CPCo, the performance of the related guarantees of
the debt securities; and |
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in either case, immediately after giving effect to the
transaction, no default or event of default would occur and be
continuing or would result from the transaction. |
Upon any such consolidation, merger or asset lease, transfer or
disposition involving ConocoPhillips or CPCo, the resulting
entity or transferee will be substituted for ConocoPhillips or
CPCo, as applicable, under the applicable indenture and debt
securities. In the case of an asset transfer or disposition
other than a lease, ConocoPhillips or CPCo, as applicable, will
be released from the applicable indenture.
Funding may assign all its rights and obligations under the
Funding indenture and its debt securities to:
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another entity with which Funding is consolidated or merged or
which acquires by conveyance or transfer any of Fundings
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ConocoPhillips or CPCo; or |
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another subsidiary of ConocoPhillips or CPCo. |
In connection with any assignment other than to ConocoPhillips
or CPCo, ConocoPhillips and CPCo will continue to guarantee the
debt securities as described above. If Funding assigns all of
its rights and obligations under the Funding indenture and its
debt securities to ConocoPhillips or CPCo, ConocoPhillips
and CPCos covenants regarding consolidations, mergers and
sales of assets, ConocoPhillips covenants described above
under Restrictive Covenants and any
other covenants for the benefit of any series of debt securities
issued under the Funding indenture will remain in effect.
Events of Default
Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the following are events of default with respect to
a series of debt securities:
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failure to pay interest on that series of debt securities for
30 days when due; |
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failure to pay principal of or any premium on that series of
debt securities when due; |
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failure to redeem or purchase debt securities of that series for
30 days when required; |
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failure to comply with any covenant or agreement in that series
of debt securities or the applicable indenture (other than an
agreement or covenant that has been included in the indenture
solely for the benefit of other series of debt securities) for
90 days after written notice by the trustee or by the
holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities issued under that indenture that are affected by
that failure; |
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specified events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, with respect to the
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with respect to the Funding indenture, any guarantee of any
guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in
accordance with the terms of the Funding indenture and such
guarantee) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or
found to be invalid in a judicial proceeding or any guarantor
denies its liability under its guarantee (other than by reason
of the release of a guarantor from its guarantee in accordance
with the terms of the Funding indenture and such
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any other event of default provided for that series of debt
securities. |
A default under one series of debt securities will not
necessarily be a default under another series. The trustee may
withhold notice to the holders of the debt securities of any
default or event of default (except in any payment on the debt
securities) if the trustee considers it in the interest of the
holders of the debt securities to do so.
If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs
and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, 25% in
principal amount of all debt securities issued under the
applicable indenture that are affected, voting as one class) may
declare the principal of and all accrued and unpaid interest on
those debt securities to be due and payable. If an event of
default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization occurs, the principal of and interest on all the
debt securities issued under the applicable indenture will
become immediately due and payable without any action on the
part of the trustee or any holder. The holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the
series affected by the default (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may in some cases rescind this
accelerated payment requirement.
A holder of a debt security of any series issued under an
indenture may pursue any remedy under that indenture only if:
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the holder gives the trustee written notice of a continuing
event of default for that series; |
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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of that series make a written
request to the trustee to pursue the remedy; |
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the holders offer to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
trustee; |
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the trustee fails to act for a period of 60 days after
receipt of the request and offer of indemnity; and |
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during that 60-day
period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
debt securities of that series do not give the trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request. |
This provision does not, however, affect the right of a holder
of a debt security to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment.
In most cases, holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of a series (or of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture that are
affected, voting as one class) may direct the time, method and
place of:
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conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
trustee; and |
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exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee relating
to or arising as a result of an event of default. |
The ConocoPhillips indenture requires ConocoPhillips and CPCo,
and the Funding indenture requires ConocoPhillips, CPCo and
Funding, to file each year with the trustee a written statement
as to their compliance with the covenants contained in the
applicable indenture.
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Modification and Waiver
Each indenture may be amended or supplemented if the holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of all series issued under that indenture that are
affected by the amendment or supplement (acting as one class)
consent to it. Without the consent of the holder of each debt
security affected, however, no modification may:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
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reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on
the debt security; |
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reduce the principal of the debt security or change its stated
maturity; |
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reduce any premium payable on the redemption of the debt
security or change the time at which the debt security may or
must be redeemed; |
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change any obligation to pay additional amounts on the debt
security; |
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make payments on the debt security payable in currency other
than as originally stated in the debt security; |
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impair the holders right to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the debt
security; |
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make any change in the percentage of principal amount of debt
securities necessary to waive compliance with certain provisions
of the indenture or to make any change in the provision related
to modification; |
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waive a continuing default or event of default regarding any
payment on the debt securities; or |
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with respect to the Funding indenture, change the obligations of
ConocoPhillips and CPCo under the guarantees in any manner
materially adverse to the holders of any debt security issued
under that indenture. |
Each indenture may be amended or supplemented or any provision
of that indenture may be waived without the consent of any
holders of debt securities issued under that indenture in
certain circumstances, including:
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to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; |
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to provide for the assumption of the obligations under the
indenture of ConocoPhillips, CPCo or, with respect to the
Funding indenture, Funding by a successor upon any merger,
consolidation or asset transfer permitted under the indenture; |
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or
in place of certificated debt securities or to provide for
bearer debt securities; |
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to provide any security for, any guarantees of or any additional
obligors on any series of debt securities or the related
guarantees; |
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to comply with any requirement to effect or maintain the
qualification of that indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939; |
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to add covenants that would benefit the holders of any debt
securities or to surrender any rights ConocoPhillips, CPCo or,
with respect to the Funding indenture, Funding has under the
indenture; |
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to make any change that does not adversely affect any
outstanding debt securities of any series issued under that
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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of any series (or, in some cases, of all debt
securities issued under the applicable indenture, voting as one
class) may waive any existing or past default or event of
default with respect to those debt securities. Those holders may
not, however, waive any default or event of default in any
payment on any debt security or compliance with a provision that
cannot be amended or supplemented without the consent of each
holder affected.
Defeasance
When we use the term defeasance, we mean discharge from some or
all of our obligations under the indentures. If any combination
of funds or government securities are deposited with the trustee
under an indenture sufficient to make payments on the debt
securities of a series issued under that indenture on the dates
those payments are due and payable, then, at our option, either
of the following will occur:
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ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, with respect to the Funding indenture,
Funding will be discharged from its or their obligations with
respect to the debt securities of that series and, if
applicable, the related guarantees (legal
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ConocoPhillips and CPCo will no longer have any obligation to
comply with the restrictive covenants, the merger covenants and
other specified covenants under the applicable indenture, and
the related events of default will no longer apply
(covenant defeasance). |
If a series of debt securities is defeased, the holders of the
debt securities of the series affected will not be entitled to
the benefits of the applicable indenture, except for obligations
to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, replace
stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities or maintain paying
agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust. In the case of
covenant defeasance, the obligation of ConocoPhillips or
Funding, as applicable, to pay principal, premium and interest
on the debt securities and, if applicable, ConocoPhillips
and CPCos guarantees of the payments will also survive.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, we
will be required to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel
that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause the
holders of the debt securities to recognize income, gain or loss
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If we elect legal
defeasance, that opinion of counsel must be based upon a ruling
from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in law
to that effect.
Governing Law
New York law will govern the indentures and the debt securities.
Trustee
The Bank of New York is the trustee under the ConocoPhillips
indenture. The Bank of New York serves as trustee or custodian
relating to a number of series of debt, trust preferred
securities and other long-term repayment obligations of
ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005. The Bank of New York and its affiliates perform certain
commercial banking services for us for which they receive
customary fees and are lenders under various outstanding credit
facilities of subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
U.S. Bank will be the trustee under the Funding indenture.
U.S. Bank serves as trustee or custodian relating to a
number of series of debt and other long-term repayment
obligations of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005. U.S. Bank and its affiliates
perform certain commercial banking services for us for which
they receive customary fees and are lenders under various
outstanding credit facilities of subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
If an event of default occurs under an indenture and is
continuing, the trustee under that indenture will be required to
use the degree of care and skill of a prudent person in the
conduct of that persons own affairs. The trustee will
become obligated to exercise any of its powers under that
indenture at the request of any of the holders of any debt
securities issued under that indenture only after those holders
have offered the trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.
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Each indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee,
if it becomes a creditor of ConocoPhillips, CPCo or, if
applicable, Funding, to obtain payment of claims or to realize
on certain property received for any such claim, as security or
otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other
transactions with ConocoPhillips, CPCo and, if applicable,
Funding. If, however, it acquires any conflicting interest, it
must eliminate that conflict or resign within 90 days after
ascertaining that it has a conflicting interest and after the
occurrence of a default under the applicable indenture, unless
the default has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated
within the 90-day
period.
Form, Exchange, Registration and Transfer
The debt securities will be issued in registered form, without
interest coupons. There will be no service charge for any
registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities.
However, payment of any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable for that registration may be required.
Debt securities of any series will be exchangeable for other
debt securities of the same series, the same total principal
amount and the same terms but in different authorized
denominations in accordance with the applicable indenture.
Holders may present debt securities for registration of transfer
at the office of the security registrar or any transfer agent we
designate. The security registrar or transfer agent will effect
the transfer or exchange if its requirements and the
requirements of the applicable indenture are met.
The trustee has been appointed as security registrar for the
debt securities. If a prospectus supplement refers to any
transfer agents we initially designate, we may at any time
rescind that designation or approve a change in the location
through which any transfer agent acts. We are required to
maintain an office or agency for transfers and exchanges in each
place of payment. We may at any time designate additional
transfer agents for any series of debt securities.
In the case of any redemption, we will not be required to
register the transfer or exchange of:
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any debt security during a period beginning 15 business days
prior to the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or
repurchase and ending on the close of business on the day of
mailing of such notice; or |
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any debt security that has been called for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt security
being redeemed in part. |
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement,
payments on the debt securities will be made in
U.S. dollars at the office of the trustee and any paying
agent. At our option, however, payments may be made by wire
transfer for global debt securities or by check mailed to the
address of the person entitled to the payment as it appears in
the security register. Unless we inform you otherwise in a
prospectus supplement, interest payments may be made to the
person in whose name the debt security is registered at the
close of business on the record date for the interest payment.
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, the
trustee under the applicable indenture will be designated as the
paying agent for payments on debt securities issued under that
indenture. We may at any time designate additional paying agents
or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a
change in the office through which any paying agent acts.
If the principal of or any premium or interest on debt
securities of a series is payable on a day that is not a
business day, the payment will be made on the following business
day. For these purposes, unless we inform you otherwise in a
prospectus supplement, a business day is any day
that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in any of New York, New York; Houston, Texas or a
place of payment on the debt securities of that series is
authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
remain closed.
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Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property
laws, the trustee and paying agent will pay to us upon written
request any money held by them for payments on the debt
securities that remains unclaimed for two years after the date
upon which that payment has become due. After payment to us,
holders entitled to the money must look to us for payment. In
that case, all liability of the trustee or paying agent with
respect to that money will cease.
Book-Entry Debt Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in the form of one
or more global debt securities that would be deposited with a
depositary or its nominee identified in the prospectus
supplement. Global debt securities may be issued in either
temporary or permanent form. We will describe in the prospectus
supplement the terms of any depositary arrangement and the
rights and limitations of owners of beneficial interests in any
global debt security.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities in and outside the United States
through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or
through agents.
Sale Through Underwriters or Dealers
If we use underwriters in the sale of securities, the
underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account.
The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at
a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at
the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the
public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one
or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms
acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the
prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the securities will be subject to conditions, and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities if
they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time
to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or
concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
During and after an offering through underwriters, the
underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open
market. These transactions may include overallotment and
stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short
positions created in connection with the offering. The
underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, whereby selling
concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers
for the offered securities sold for their account may be
reclaimed by the syndicate if such offered securities are
repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering
transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities,
which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail
in the open market. If commenced, these activities may be
discontinued at any time.
If we use dealers in the sale of securities, we will sell the
securities to them as principals. They may then resell those
securities to the public at varying prices determined by the
dealers at the time of resale. The dealers participating in any
sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any
sale of those securities. We will include in the prospectus
supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the
transaction.
Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents
We may sell the securities directly. In that event, no
underwriters or agents would be involved. We may also sell the
securities through agents we designate from time to time. In the
prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the
offer or sale of the securities, and we will describe any
commissions payable by us to the agent. Unless we inform you
otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to
use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the
period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors
or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any sale
of those securities. We will describe the terms of any such
sales in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize
agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain
types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the
public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These
contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified
date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those
conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The
prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for
solicitation of those contracts.
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General Information
We may have agreements with the agents, dealers and underwriters
to indemnify them against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute
with respect to payments that the agents, dealers or
underwriters may be required to make. Agents, dealers and
underwriters may engage in transactions with us or perform
services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the debt securities of ConocoPhillips and
Funding and the validity of the related guarantees by
ConocoPhillips and CPCo and other matters in connection with any
offering of the securities will be passed upon for us by Wayne
C. Byers, ConocoPhillips Senior Counsel, or another of
ConocoPhillips lawyers, and Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston,
Texas, our outside counsel. Any underwriters will be advised
about legal matters relating to any offering by Cravath,
Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York, or such other
counsel as may be identified in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of ConocoPhillips
appearing in ConocoPhillips Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including the
condensed consolidating financial information and financial
statement schedule appearing therein), and ConocoPhillips
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005
included therein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein
by reference. Such consolidated financial statements, condensed
consolidating financial information, financial statement
schedule, and managements assessment are incorporated
herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The balance sheet of ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company at
March 31, 2006, appearing in this prospectus and
registration statement has been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth
in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and is
included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Burlington Resources
Inc., incorporated herein by reference to ConocoPhillips
Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated
March 31, 2006, have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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INDEX TO CONOCOPHILLIPS AUSTRALIA FUNDING COMPANY FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company (the Company) as of
March 31, 2006. This balance sheet is the responsibility of
the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on this balance sheet based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of
material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit
of the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the balance sheet referred to above presents
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company at March 31, 2006,
in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Houston, Texas
April 5, 2006
F-2
BALANCE SHEET
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company
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ASSETS
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Cash
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$ |
1,000 |
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Total Assets
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$ |
1,000 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Common stock (1,000 shares authorized at $1.00 par
value)
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Issued (1,000 shares)
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Par value
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$ |
1,000 |
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Total Stockholders Equity
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$ |
1,000 |
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See Note to Balance Sheet.
F-3
NOTE TO BALANCE
SHEET ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company
Basis of Presentation
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Company was incorporated in the
state of Delaware on March 28, 2006. ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Company has one stockholder, ConocoPhillips
Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd, which holds all
1,000 shares of the companys outstanding common
stock, par value $1.00. ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings
Pty Ltd contributed $1,000 for its 100 percent ownership
interest on March 28, 2006.
Other than its formation, ConocoPhillips Australia Funding
Company has not conducted any activities. The company is a
direct, wholly owned special purpose finance subsidiary of
ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd (itself an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips), organized
to engage in financing activities to raise funds for the
business operations of ConocoPhillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty
Ltd and its subsidiaries.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the balance sheet.
F-4