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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 10-K/A
                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996           COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-2921
 
                      PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
                                            
                   DELAWARE                                      44-0382470
       (State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)
5400 WESTHEIMER COURT P.O. BOX 1642 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77251-1642 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) (713) 627-5400 (Telephone number, including area code) --------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH REGISTERED ------------------- --------------------- 7.95% Debentures Due 2023 The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in any definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions (J)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format. Items 4, 10, 11, 12 and 13 have been omitted and Item 7 has been reduced in accordance with such Instruction J. The Registrant's parent, PanEnergy Corp (File No. 1-8157), files reports and proxy materials pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. --------------------- State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant. NONE Indicate number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.
NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING TITLE OF EACH CLASS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1997 ------------------- ---------------------------- Common Stock, without par value 1,000
================================================================================ 2 SIGNATURES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED. PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY By /s/ ROBERT W. REED -------------------------------------- (Robert W. Reed, Secretary) Dated: March 27, 1997 PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THIS REPORT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES INDICATED ON MARCH 27, 1997.
NAME AND SIGNATURE TITLE ------------------ ----- (i) Principal executive officer:* /s/ STEVEN M. ROVERUD President ------------------------------------------------ (Steven M. Roverud) (ii) Principal financial officer:* /s/ PAUL F. FERGUSON, JR. Senior Vice President and ------------------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer (Paul F. Ferguson, Jr.) (iii) Principal accounting officer:* /s/ SANDRA P. MEYER Vice President and Treasurer ------------------------------------------------ (Sandra P. Meyer) (iv) Directors:* PAUL M. ANDERSON DENNIS R. HENDRIX STEVEN M. ROVERUD * Signed on behalf of each of these persons: By /s/ ROBERT W. REED ---------------------------------------------------- (Robert W. Reed, Attorney-in-Fact)
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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23
         
                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company:

        We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement 
(No. 33-72958) on Form S-3 of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company of our report
dated January 16, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996
and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, common
stockholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1996, which report appears in the December 31, 1996
annual report on Form 10-K of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company.



                                       KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Houston, Texas
March 26, 1997