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Commission File Number 1-16459

Kinder Morgan Management, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 369-9000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

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 o

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 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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2):
  Yes x  No o

Note:  Individual financial statements of the parent company are omitted pursuant to the provisions of Accounting Series Release No. 302.

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In this report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to "we," "us," "our," or the "Company" are intended to mean Kinder Morgan Management, LLC and its consolidated subsidiary. Our shares representing limited liability company interests are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KMR". Our executive offices are located at 500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002 and our telephone number is (713) 369-9000.

We are a publicly traded Delaware limited liability company that was formed on February 14, 2001. We are a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and manage and control its business and affairs pursuant to a delegation of control agreement. Pursuant to this delegation of control agreement among Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s operating partnerships and us:

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These agreements will continue until either Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. has withdrawn or been removed as the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. or all of our shares are owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. and its affiliates. The partnership agreement of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. reflects these agreements. These agreements also apply to the operating partnerships of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and their partnership agreements.

Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. remains the only general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and all of its operating partnerships. Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. will retain all of its general partner interests and shares in the profits, losses and distributions from all of these partnerships.

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The withdrawal or removal of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. as general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. will simultaneously result in the termination of our power and authority to manage and control the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Similarly, if Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.'s power and authority as general partner are modified in the partnership agreement of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., then the power and authority delegated to us will be modified on the same basis. The delegation of control agreement can be amended by all parties to the agreement, but on any amendment that would reduce the time for any notice to which owners of our shares are entitled or would have a material adverse effect on our shares, as determined by our board of directors in its discretion, the approval of the owners of a majority of the shares, excluding shares owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. and its affiliates, is required.

Through our ownership of i-units, we are a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. We do not expect to have any cash flow attributable to our ownership of the i-units, but we expect that we will receive quarterly distributions of additional i-units from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. The number of additional i-units we receive will be based on the amount of cash to be distributed by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to an owner of a common unit. The amount of cash distributed by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to its owners of common units is dependent on the operations of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its operating limited partnerships and subsidiaries, and will be determined in accordance with its partnership agreement.

We have elected to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Because we are treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, an owner of our shares will not report on its federal income tax return any of our items of income, gain, loss and deduction relating to an investment in us.

We are subject to federal income tax on our taxable income; however, the i-units owned by us generally are not entitled to allocations of income, gain, loss or deduction of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. until such time as there is a liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Therefore, we do not anticipate that we will have material amounts of taxable income resulting from our ownership of the i-units unless we enter into a sale or exchange of the i-units or Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is liquidated.

We have no properties. Our assets consist of a small amount of working capital and the i-units that we own.

We have no employees. For more information, see Note 4 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

We make available free of charge on or through our Internet website, at http://www.kindermorgan.com, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We are not a party to any litigation.

There were no matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2004.

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Our shares are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KMR." The per share high and low sale prices of our shares, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, by quarter for the last two years are provided below.

There were approximately 18,000 holders of our listed shares as of February 3, 2005, which includes individual participants in security position listings.

Under the terms of our limited liability company agreement, except in connection with our liquidation, we do not pay distributions on our shares in cash but we make distributions on our shares in additional shares or fractions of shares. At the same time Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. makes a distribution on its common units and i-units, we distribute on each of our shares that fraction of a share determined by dividing the amount of the cash distribution to be made by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on each common unit by the average market price of a share determined for the ten-trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior to the ex-dividend date for our shares.

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the periods covered by this report. We did not repurchase any shares during the fourth quarter of 2004.

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We are a publicly traded Delaware limited liability company, formed on February 14, 2001, that has elected to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Our voting shares are owned by Kinder Morgan, G.P., Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest energy storage and transportation companies in the United States, operating, either for itself or on behalf of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., over 35,000 miles of natural gas and refined petroleum products pipelines and approximately 135 terminals. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in the United States in terms of market capitalization and the owner and operator of the largest independent refined petroleum products pipeline system in the United States in terms of volumes delivered. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns and/or operates a diverse group of assets used in the transportation, storage and processing of energy products, including refined petroleum products pipeline systems with more than 10,000 miles of products pipeline and 60 associated terminals. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns approximately 14,000 miles of natural gas transportation pipelines, plus natural gas gathering and storage facilities. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. also owns or operates approximately 75 liquid and bulk terminal facilities and more than 55 rail transloading facilities located throughout the United States, handling approximately 68 million tons of coal, petroleum coke and other dry-bulk materials annually and having a liquids storage capacity of approximately 37 million barrels for refined petroleum products, chemicals and other liquid products. In addition, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns Kinder Morgan CO₂ Company, L.P., which transports, markets and produces carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery operations and owns

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interests in and/or operates six oil fields in West Texas, all of which are using or have used carbon dioxide injection operations. Kinder Morgan CO₂ Company, L.P. also owns and operates the Wink Pipeline, a crude oil pipeline in West Texas.

We are a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and manage and control its business and affairs pursuant to a delegation of control agreement. Our success is dependent upon our operation and management of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its resulting performance. Therefore, we have attached as Annex A hereto Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and related notes.

Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. has delegated to us, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s limited partnership agreement, all of its rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. subject to Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.'s right to approve specified actions.

Our results of operations consist of the offsetting expenses and revenues associated with our managing and controlling the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and our equity in the earnings of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. attributable to the i-units we own. At December 31, 2004, through our ownership of i-units, we owned approximately 26.2% of all of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s outstanding limited partner interests. We use the equity method of accounting for our investment in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and, therefore, we record earnings equal to approximately 26.2% of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s limited partners' net income. Our percentage ownership in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. will change over time upon the distribution of additional i-units to us or upon issuances of additional common units or other equity securities by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. reported limited partners' net income of $436.5 million, $370.8 million and $337.6 million, respectively. Our net income for the corresponding periods was $75.1 million, $58.8 million and $45.3 million, respectively. The reported segment earnings contribution by business segment for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is set forth below. This information should be read in conjunction with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is attached hereto as Annex A.

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Our earnings, as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income, represent equity in earnings of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. attributable to the i-units that we own, reduced by a deferred income tax provision. The deferred income tax provision is calculated based on the book/tax basis difference created by our recognition, under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, of our share of the earnings of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Our earnings per share (both basic and diluted) is our net income divided by our weighted-average number of outstanding shares during the periods presented. There are no securities outstanding that may be converted into or exercised for shares.

We are a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the basis of our assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes. Changes in tax legislation are included in the relevant computations in the period in which such changes are effective. Currently, our only such temporary difference results from recognition of the increased investment associated with recording our equity in the earnings of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. The effective tax rate used in computing our income tax provision was 33.8% for 2004, 38% for 2003 and 37.2% for 2002. The effective tax rate for 2004 and 2002 was reduced by 2.5% and 0.8%, respectively, due to a reduction in the state tax rate on our cumulative deferred tax liability.

We are a party to a tax indemnification agreement with Kinder Morgan, Inc. Pursuant to this tax indemnification agreement, Kinder Morgan, Inc. agreed to indemnify us for any tax liability attributable to our formation or our management and control of the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and for any taxes arising out of a transaction involving the i-units we own to the extent the transaction does not generate sufficient cash to pay our taxes with respect to such transaction.

Our authorized capital structure consists of two classes of interests: (1) our listed shares and (2) our voting shares, collectively referred to in this document as our "shares." Additional classes of interests may be approved by our board and holders of a majority of our shares, excluding shares held by Kinder Morgan, Inc. and its affiliates. Our only off-balance sheet arrangement is our equity investment in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

The number of our shares outstanding will at all times equal the number of i-units of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. we own. Under the terms of our limited liability company agreement, except in connection with our liquidation, we do not pay distributions on our shares in cash but we make distributions on our shares in additional shares or fractions of shares. At the same time Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. makes a distribution on its common units and i-units, we distribute on each of our shares that fraction of a share determined by dividing the amount of the cash distribution to be made by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on each common unit by the average market price of a share determined for a ten-trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior to the ex-dividend date for our shares.

On February 14, 2005, we paid a share distribution of 0.017651 shares per outstanding share (955,936 total shares) to shareholders of record as of January 31, 2005, based on the $0.74 per common unit distribution declared by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. This distribution is paid in the form of additional shares or fractions thereof based on the average market price of a share determined for a ten-trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior to the ex-dividend date for our shares.

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We expect that our expenditures associated with managing and controlling the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and the reimbursement for these expenditures received by us from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. will continue to be equal. As stated above, the distributions we expect to receive on the i-units we own will be in the form of additional i-units. Therefore, we expect neither to generate nor to require significant amounts of cash in ongoing operations. We currently have no debt and have no plans to incur any debt. Any cash received from the sale of additional shares will immediately be used to purchase additional i-units. Accordingly, we do not anticipate any other sources or needs for additional liquidity.

Refer to Note 6 of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements.

Our success is dependent upon our operation and management of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its resulting performance. We are a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. In the event that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. decreases its cash distributions to its common unitholders, distributions of i-units on the i-units that we own will decrease correspondingly, and distributions of additional shares to owners of our shares will decrease as well. The risk factors that affect Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. also affect us; see "Risk Factors" for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. included in Annex A.

The value of the quarterly per-share distribution of an additional fractional share may be less than the cash distribution on a common unit of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. The fraction of a Kinder Morgan Management, LLC share to be issued in distributions per share outstanding will be based on the average closing price of the shares for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the ex-dividend date. Because the market price of our shares may vary substantially over time, the market value of our shares on the date a shareholder receives a distribution of additional shares may vary substantially from the cash the shareholder would have received had the shareholder owned common units instead of shares.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. could be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. The treatment of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. as a corporation would substantially reduce the cash distributions on the common units and the value of i-units that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. will distribute quarterly to us and the value of our shares that we will distribute quarterly to our shareholders. The anticipated benefit of an investment in our shares depends largely on the treatment of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. has not requested, and does not plan to request, a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service on this or any other matter affecting Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Current law requires Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to derive at least 90% of its annual gross income from specific activities to continue to be treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. may not find it possible, regardless of its efforts, to meet this income requirement or may inadvertently fail to meet this income requirement. Current law may change so as to cause Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes without regard to its sources of income or otherwise subject Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to entity-level taxation.

If Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. were to be treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, it would pay United States federal income tax on its income at the corporate tax

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rate, which is currently a maximum of 35%, and would pay state income taxes at varying rates. Distributions to us of additional i-units would generally be taxed as a corporate distribution. Because a tax would be imposed upon Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. as a corporation, the cash available for distribution to a common unitholder would be substantially reduced, which would reduce the values of i-units distributed quarterly to us and our shares distributed quarterly to our shareholders. Treatment of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. as a corporation would cause a substantial reduction in the value of our shares.

As an owner of i-units, we may not receive value equivalent to the common unit value for our i-unit interest in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. if Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is liquidated. As a result, a shareholder may receive less per share in our liquidation than is received by an owner of a common unit in a liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. If Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is liquidated and Kinder Morgan, Inc. does not satisfy its obligation to purchase your shares, which is triggered by a liquidation, then the value of your shares will depend on the after-tax amount of the liquidating distribution received by us as the owner of i-units. The terms of the i-units provide that no allocations of income, gain, loss or deduction will be made in respect of the i-units until such time as there is a liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. If there is a liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., it is intended that we will receive allocations of income and gain in an amount necessary for the capital account attributable to each i-unit to be equal to that of a common unit. As a result, we will likely realize taxable income upon the liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. However, there may not be sufficient amounts of income and gain to cause the capital account attributable to each i-unit to be equal to that of a common unit. If they are not equal, we, and therefore our shareholders, will receive less value than would be received by an owner of common units.

Further, the tax indemnity provided to us by Kinder Morgan, Inc. only indemnifies us for our tax liabilities to the extent we have not received sufficient cash in the transaction generating the tax liability to pay the associated tax. Prior to any liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., we do not expect to receive cash in a taxable transaction. If a liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. occurs, however, we likely would receive cash which would need to be used at least in part to pay taxes. As a result, our residual value and the value of our shares likely will be less than the value of the common units upon the liquidation of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

Our management and control of the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its operating partnerships could result in our being liable for obligations to third parties who transact business with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its operating partnerships and to whom we held ourselves out as a general partner. We could also be responsible for environmental costs and liabilities associated with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s assets in the event that it is not able to perform all of its obligations under environmental laws. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. may not be able to reimburse or indemnify us as a result of its insolvency or bankruptcy. The primary adverse impact of that insolvency or bankruptcy on us would be the decline in or elimination of the value of our i-units, which are our only significant assets. Assuming under these circumstances that we have some residual value in our i-units, a direct claim by creditors of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. against us could further reduce our net asset value and cause us also to declare bankruptcy. Another risk with respect to third party claims will occur, however, under the circumstances when Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. is financially able to pay us, but for some other reason does not reimburse or indemnify us. For example, to the extent that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. fails to satisfy any environmental liabilities for which it is responsible, we could be held liable under environmental laws. For additional information, see the following risk factor.

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If we are not fully indemnified by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. for all the liabilities we incur in performing our obligations under the delegation of control agreement, we could face material difficulties in paying those liabilities, and the net value of our assets could be adversely affected. Under the delegation of control agreement, we have been delegated management and control of the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and its operating partnerships. There are circumstances under which we may not be indemnified by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. or Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. for liabilities we incur in managing and controlling the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. These circumstances include:

If in the future we cease to manage and control the business and affairs of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., we may be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940. In that event, we would either have to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, obtain exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission, or modify our organizational structure or our contract rights to fall outside the definition of an investment company. Registering as an investment company could, among other things, materially limit our ability to engage in transactions with our affiliates, including the purchase and sale of certain securities or other property to or from our affiliates, restrict our ability to borrow funds or engage in other transactions involving leverage, and require us to add directors who are independent of us or our affiliates.

The interests of Kinder Morgan, Inc. may differ from our interests, the interests of our shareholders and the interests of unitholders of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan, Inc. owns all of the stock of the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and elects all of its directors. The general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns all of our voting shares and elects all of our directors. Furthermore, some of our directors and officers are also directors and officers of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and the general partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and have fiduciary duties to manage the businesses of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in a manner that may not be in the best interest of our shareholders. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a number of interests that differ from the interests of our shareholders and the interests of the unitholders. As a result, there is a risk that important business decisions will not be made in the best interest of our shareholders.

Our limited liability company agreement restricts or eliminates a number of the fiduciary duties that would otherwise be owed by our board of directors to our shareholders, and the partnership agreement of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. restricts or eliminates a number of the fiduciary duties that would otherwise be owed by the general partner to the unitholders. Modifications of state law standards of fiduciary duties may significantly limit the ability of our shareholders and the unitholders to successfully challenge the actions of our board of directors and the general partner, respectively, in the event of a breach of their fiduciary duties. These state law standards include the duties of care and loyalty. The duty of loyalty, in the absence of a provision in the limited liability company agreement or the limited partnership agreement to the contrary, would generally prohibit our board of directors or the general partner from taking any action or engaging in any transaction as to which it has a conflict of interest. Our limited liability company and the limited partnership agreement of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. contain provisions that prohibit our shareholders and the limited partners, respectively, from advancing claims that otherwise might raise issues as to compliance with fiduciary duties or applicable law. For example, the limited partnership agreement of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. provides that the general partner may take into account the interests of parties other than Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in resolving conflicts of interest. Further, it provides that in the absence of bad faith by the general partner, the resolution of a conflict by the general

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partner will not be a breach of any duty. The provisions relating to the general partner apply equally to us as its delegate. Our limited liability company agreement provides that none of our directors or officers will be liable to us or any other person for any acts or omissions if they acted in good faith.

This filing includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "forecast," "strategy," "position," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "may," or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or comparable terminology. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning future actions, conditions or events, future operating results or the ability to generate sales, income or cash flow or to make distributions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Future actions, conditions or events and future results of our operations and those of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Please see "Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. included in Annex A. Many of the factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability to control or predict. Specific factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include:

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You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Factors of our Business" for a more detailed description of these and other factors that may affect the forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, one should keep in mind the risk factors described in "Risk Factors of our Business" above. The risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We disclaim any obligation to

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update the above list or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.

The nature of our business and operations is such that no activities or transactions of the type requiring discussion under this item are conducted or entered into.

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To the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC

We have completed an integrated audit of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC's 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC and its subsidiary at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements 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 financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Also, in our opinion, management's assessment, included in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management's assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for

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external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
March 4, 2005

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.