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): ~~September~~December 1820, ~~2009~~2010

KINDER MORGAN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-~~06446~~6446 (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:

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Item 8.01. Other ~~Items~~ Events.

On ~~January~~December 120, ~~2009~~2010, weKinder ~~adopted~~Morgan ~~the~~Finance ~~provisions~~Company ofLLC ~~Financial~~("Finance ~~Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 160~~Company"), ~~Noncontrolling~~a ~~Interests~~Delaware inlimited ~~Consolidated~~liability ~~Financial~~company ~~Statements—an~~and ~~amendment~~a towholly ~~ARB~~owned ~~No.~~subsidiary ~~51 (“SFAS No. 160”). Based on the effective date~~ of ~~the pronouncement, the audited consolidated financial statements in the~~ Kinder Morgan, Inc. ~~Annual~~("KMI"), ~~Report~~issued on$750,000,000 ~~Form~~aggregate ~~10-K~~principal ~~for~~amount ~~the~~of ~~year~~6.000% ~~ended~~senior ~~December~~notes ~~31,~~due ~~2008~~2018 (~~“Form~~the ~~10-K”~~"Notes"). The ~~did~~Notes ~~not~~are ~~reflect~~fully ~~the~~and ~~adoption~~unconditionally ofguaranteed ~~SFAS~~by NoKMI. ~~160.~~The ~~Accordingly,~~Notes ~~the following sections of our Form 10-K~~ have not been ~~updated~~registered ~~solely~~under ~~to reflect~~ the ~~retrospective~~Securities ~~presentation~~Act and ~~disclosure~~may ~~requirements~~not ofbe ~~SFAS~~offered ~~No.~~or ~~160~~sold ~~that~~in ~~were not yet effective for~~ the ~~financial~~United ~~statements~~States ~~originally~~absent ~~filed~~registration ~~with~~or ~~our~~an ~~Form~~applicable ~~10-K,~~exemption ~~and~~from ~~are~~the ~~filed~~registration ~~herewith as Exhibit 99~~requirements.~~1 and incorporated herein by reference:~~

·The ~~Item~~Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated December 20, 2010, among Finance Company, KMI and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes will mature on January 15, 2018, unless sooner redeemed. Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 6.000% ~~Selected~~per ~~Financial~~year. ~~Data~~Interest on the Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2011. The Notes are the senior secured obligations of Finance Company, ranking equally and ratably in right of payment with all of Finance Company's current and future senior secured indebtedness. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by KMI, which guarantee ranks equally and ratably with all other senior secured indebtedness of KMI from time to time outstanding. The Notes and the guarantee may become unsecured in the future under specified circumstances.

·The ~~Item~~Indenture 7.and ~~Management’s~~the ~~Discussion~~Officers' ~~and~~Certificate ~~Analysis~~establishing the terms of ~~Financial~~the ~~Condition~~Notes ~~and~~are ~~Results~~filed ofas ~~Operations~~exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

· Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

In addition, on July 15, 2009, Knight Inc. changed its name to Kinder Morgan, Inc. References in the Form 10-K sections identified above to Knight Inc. have been replaced with Kinder Morgan, Inc.

No Items of the Form 10-K other than those identified above are being adjusted or otherwise revised by this filing.

This Current Report on Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information in the Form 10-K is generally stated as of December 31, 2008, and this filing does not reflect any subsequent information or events other than the adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 160 and the name change described above. More current information is contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	99.1	Selected Items of the Kinder Morgan, Inc (formerly Knight Inc.) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as revised.

(d) Exhibits.

~~-2-~~4.1 Indenture, dated December 20, 2010, among Kinder Morgan Finance Company LLC, Kinder Morgan, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

4.2

Officers' Certificate establishing the terms of the 6.000% senior notes due 2018 of Kinder Morgan Finance Company LLC (with the form of note attached thereto).

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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: September 18, 2009	By:	/s/ Kimberly A. Dang
		Kimberly A. Dang Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

KINDER MORGAN, INC.

~~-3-~~Dated: December 20, 2010 By: /s/ Joseph Listengart

~~Index~~ Joseph ~~to Exhibits~~Listengart

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Selected Items of the Kinder Morgan, Inc. (formerly Knight Inc.) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as revised.

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description

4.1	Indenture, dated December 20, 2010, among Kinder Morgan Finance Company LLC, Kinder Morgan, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
4.2	Officers' Certificate establishing the terms of the 6.000% senior notes due 2018 of Kinder Morgan Finance Company LLC (with the form of note attached thereto).

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