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<b>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549<br>
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<b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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<br>
<b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;November 19, 2004<br>
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<b>KINDER MORGAN, INC.</b><br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<br>
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    <b>Kansas</b><br>
    (State or other jurisdiction<br>
    of incorporation)</td>
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    <b>1-06446</b><br>
    (Commission<br>
    File Number)</td>
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    <b>48-0290000</b><br>
    (I.R.S. Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</td>
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500 Dallas Street, 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's telephone number, including area code)<br>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Wingdings">o</font> Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Wingdings">o</font> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Wingdings">o</font> Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CFR&nbsp;240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Wingdings">o</font> Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CFR&nbsp;240.13e-4(c))<br>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 8.01<font FACE="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Other Events</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>On November 19, 2004, Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (the &quot;Corporation&quot;) completed the sale of TransColorado Gas
Transmission Company, a Colorado general partnership, to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P. (the &quot;Partnership&quot;) for $275 million, consisting of approximately $210
million in cash and 1,400,000 units representing limited partner interests of the
Partnership. The value of the units was determined based on the closing price of the units
on the New York Stock Exchange on November 18, 2004. TransColorado Gas Transmission
Company owns a 300-mile interstate pipeline that transports natural gas from western
Colorado to the Blanco Hub in northwest New Mexico. The Corporation owns the general
partner of the Partnership. The transaction was approved by the relevant boards of
directors following the receipt of fairness opinions from separate investment banking
firms.</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Separately, the Corporation has
announced that it will expand its common stock repurchase program by $200 million, to $750
million. Since the inception of the program in August 2001, the Corporation has
repurchased $510 million of its shares.</p>

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<p ALIGN="CENTER">S I G N A T U R E</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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    <td WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Dated: November 22, 2004</td>
    <td WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" style="border-bottom: medium none rgb(0,0,0)"><p ALIGN="right">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" style="border-bottom: 1 solid rgb(0,0,0)">/s/</td>
    <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="top" style="border-bottom: 1 solid rgb(0,0,0)">C. Park Shaper</td>
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    <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="TOP">C. Park Shaper<br>
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</td>
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. Form 8-K Dated November 19, 2004
UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 19, 2004
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-06446
(Commission
File Number)
48-0290000
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
713-369-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01
Other Events
On November 19, 2004, Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (the "Corporation") completed the sale of TransColorado Gas
Transmission Company, a Colorado general partnership, to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P. (the "Partnership") for $275 million, consisting of approximately $210
million in cash and 1,400,000 units representing limited partner interests of the
Partnership. The value of the units was determined based on the closing price of the units
on the New York Stock Exchange on November 18, 2004. TransColorado Gas Transmission
Company owns a 300-mile interstate pipeline that transports natural gas from western
Colorado to the Blanco Hub in northwest New Mexico. The Corporation owns the general
partner of the Partnership. The transaction was approved by the relevant boards of
directors following the receipt of fairness opinions from separate investment banking
firms.
Separately, the Corporation has
announced that it will expand its common stock repurchase program by $200 million, to $750
million. Since the inception of the program in August 2001, the Corporation has
repurchased $510 million of its shares.
S I G N A T U R E
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
Dated: November 22, 2004
By:
/s/
C. Park Shaper
C. Park Shaper
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer