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<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>
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FORM 8-K<br>
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CURRENT REPORT<br>
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
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June 19, 2002<br>
(Date of earliest event reported)<br>
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<b>KINDER MORGAN, INC.<br>
</b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<br>
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    <td WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><b><p ALIGN="CENTER">Kansas<br>
    </b>(State or other jurisdiction<br>
    of incorporation)</td>
    <td WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><b><p ALIGN="CENTER">1-6446<br>
    </b>(Commission<br>
    File Number)</td>
    <td WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><b><p ALIGN="CENTER">48-0290000<br>
    </b>(I.R.S. Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</td>
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500 Dallas, Suite 1000<br>
Houston, Texas 77002<br>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)<br>
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713-369-9000<br>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)<br>
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<p>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></font>As previously disclosed in Kinder Morgan, Inc.&#146;s Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 10, 2002, Kinder Morgan, Inc. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 142, <i>Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets</i>, referred to in this report as SFAS
142, effective January 1, 2002. In order to illustrate how the provisions of SFAS 142
would have affected the financial statements of Kinder Morgan, Inc. if SFAS 142 had been
in effect for the five years ended December 31, 2001, and to set forth the transitional
disclosures described in SFAS 142, Kinder Morgan, Inc. has filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report (1) the Five-Year Review of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and subsidiaries previously filed
as Item 6 to Kinder Morgan, Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20,
2002, and (2) a table showing the changes that would have been reflected in its net income
and earnings per share if the provisions of SFAS 142 had been in effect for the five years
ended December 31, 2001.<font SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"></p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits.</p>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP">a)</td>
    <td WIDTH="95%" VALIGN="TOP">Financial Statements. Not Applicable.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP">b)</td>
    <td WIDTH="95%" VALIGN="TOP">Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP">c)</td>
    <td WIDTH="95%" VALIGN="TOP">Exhibits.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="95%" VALIGN="TOP">The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current
    Report on Form 8-K.</td>
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    <td WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit <u>Number</u></td>
    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
    <td WIDTH="72%" VALIGN="TOP"><u><br>
    Description</u></td>
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    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">99.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
    <td WIDTH="72%" VALIGN="TOP">Selected Financial Data, including transitional disclosures
    described in SFAS No. 142</td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</p>

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    <td WIDTH="53%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="2">KINDER MORGAN, INC.<br>
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    <td WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Dated: June 19, 2002 </td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By:</td>
    <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0,0,0)"><p
    ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;JOSEPH LISTENGART</td>
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    <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">Joseph Listengart<br>
    Vice President and General Counsel</td>
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<p>EXHIBIT INDEX</p>

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    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit <u>Number</u></td>
    <td WIDTH="7%" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
    <td WIDTH="79%" VALIGN="TOP"><br>
    <u>Description</u></td>
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    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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    <td WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">99.1</td>
    <td WIDTH="7%" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
    <td WIDTH="79%" VALIGN="TOP">Selected Financial Data, including transitional disclosures
    described in SFAS No. 142</td>
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. 8-K Filed June 19, 2002
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 19, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-6446
(Commission
File Number)
48-0290000
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
500 Dallas, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
713-369-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5.  Other Events.
As previously disclosed in Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 10, 2002, Kinder Morgan, Inc. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
, referred to in this report as SFAS
142, effective January 1, 2002. In order to illustrate how the provisions of SFAS 142
would have affected the financial statements of Kinder Morgan, Inc. if SFAS 142 had been
in effect for the five years ended December 31, 2001, and to set forth the transitional
disclosures described in SFAS 142, Kinder Morgan, Inc. has filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report (1) the Five-Year Review of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and subsidiaries previously filed
as Item 6 to Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20,
2002, and (2) a table showing the changes that would have been reflected in its net income
and earnings per share if the provisions of SFAS 142 had been in effect for the five years
ended December 31, 2001.
Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits.
a)
Financial Statements. Not Applicable.
b)
Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.
c)
Exhibits.
The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current
    Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Selected Financial Data, including transitional disclosures
    described in SFAS No. 142
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
Dated: June 19, 2002
By:
/s/  JOSEPH LISTENGART
Joseph Listengart
Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Selected Financial Data, including transitional disclosures
    described in SFAS No. 142
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