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 events reported) January 14, 2004
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(January 13, 2004)
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Commission Name of Registrants, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No.
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333-32170 PNM Resources, Inc. 85-0468296
(A New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado Square
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
(505) 241-2700
1-6986 Public Service Company of New Mexico 85-0019030
(A New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado Square
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
(505) 241-2700
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
The following is a press release issued by the Company on January 13, 2004.
Regulators Approve $22 Million Revenue Increase for PNM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., January 13, 2004 - The New Mexico Public Regulation
Commission today unanimously approved a $22 million increase in revenues for the
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) gas utility.
The commission's final order accepts a compromise agreement negotiated by the
company, commission staff and the industrial customer group last month. All
parties to the rate proceeding have indicated they will not appeal today's
commission order.
The settlement provides for a $20 million increase in gas rates and a $2 million
increase in other service fees and charges. The new rates offer the company the
opportunity to earn a 10.25 percent return on equity in its gas utility
operations. Assuming normal weather, the company estimates that two-thirds of
the rate increase will be realized in 2004 earnings.
Because of concerns regarding the impact of higher rates during the current
winter heating season, the negotiated settlement postpones the start of the
residential portion of the rate increase until April 2004. New rates for
business customers will take effect immediately. The residential customers will
account for about 82 percent of the total rate increase on an annualized basis,
with the remaining 18 percent from business customers.
"The commission's action in our gas rate case resolves one of the main
uncertainties affecting PNM this year," said PNM Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Jeff Sterba. "With electric rates set through 2007, we now have a known
rate path on both the gas and electric sides of our utility business."
PNM Resources is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
PNM, the principal subsidiary of PNM Resources, serves about 450,000 natural gas
customers and 390,000 electric customers in New Mexico. The company also sells
power on the wholesale market in the Western U.S. PNM Resources stock is traded
primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM. For more information about our
company, see our web site at www.pnm.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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Statements made in this filing and documents the Company files with the SEC that
relate to future events or the Company expectations, projections, estimates,
intentions, goals, targets and strategies are made pursuant to the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned that all
forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates and
we assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements, PNM Resources cautions you not to place undue reliance on these
statements. Many factors could cause actual results to differ, and will affect
the Company's future financial condition, cash flow and operating results. These
factors include interest rates, weather, fuel costs, changes in supply and
demand in the market for electric power, wholesale power prices, market
liquidity, the competitive environment in the electric and natural gas
industries, the performance of generating units and transmission system, state
and federal regulatory and legislative decisions and actions, the outcome of
legal proceedings and the performance of state, regional and national economies.
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For a detailed discussion of the important factors that affect PNM Resources and
that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the
Company's forward-looking statements, please see "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's
current and future Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and the Company's current and future Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed
with the SEC.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
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(Registrants)
Date: January 14, 2004 /s/ Thomas Sategna
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Thomas Sategna
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Officer duly authorized to sign this report)
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