HOUSTON -- Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) announced that a the tentative deadline for El Paso shareholders and equity award holders to elect the form of consideration they wish to receive in El Paso’s pending merger with Kinder Morgan is 5 p.m. EDT on May 23, 2012.

According to the Kinder Morgan website, the election deadline may be extended.

The closing of the merger is expected to occur by the end of May, subject to regulatory approval. El Paso shareholders who hold shares through ...