NEW CENTURY ENERGIES INC
10-Q, 1996-05-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q


       [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period
                      ended March 31, 1996

                                       OR

         [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       For the transition period from ________________ to ________________
                         Commission file number 33-64951



                           NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



              Delaware                                 84-1334327
   (State or other jurisdiction of                    (IRS Employer
   incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)
 1225 17th Street, Denver, Colorado                       80202
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)




Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (303) 571-7511







      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

      As of May 10, 1996, 200 shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock,  $1 par
value (the only class of common stock), were issued and outstanding.



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements......................................  1
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
      and Results of Operations...................................  4


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..........................  4
Signature.........................................................  5


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item l.  Financial Statements

                           NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                     ASSETS


                                                          March 31, December 31,
                                                            1996        1995
                                                            ----        ----
                                                        (unaudited)

Cash..................................................   $       -    $      200
Receivable from shareholder (Note 2)..................         200             -
                                                         ---------    ----------

Total assets..........................................   $     200    $      200
                                                         =========    ==========


                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



Liabilities...........................................      $       - $        -

Shareholders' equity -
   Common Stock, $1.00 par value(Note 1):
    200 shares authorized;
    200 shares issued and outstanding.................            200        200
                                                            --------- ----------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity............      $     200 $      200
                                                            ========= ==========




      The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.


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                           NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                                   (unaudited)

1. Formation and Organization

      New Century Energies, Inc. ("NCE" or "the Company") was incorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware on August 21, 1995 (formerly M-P New Co.) with
50% of its  outstanding 200 shares,  $1.00 par value,  common stock purchased by
Public Service  Company of Colorado  ("PSCo") and 50% purchased by  Southwestern
Public Service Company ("SPS") (See Note 2).

    NCE, PSCo and SPS entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  (the
"Merger  Agreement"),  dated  August  22,  1995,  as amended  December  8, 1995,
providing for a business  combination as peer firms  involving PSCo and SPS in a
"merger of equals"  transaction (the "Merger").  As part of the Merger, NCE will
become the  parent  company  of both PSCo and SPS.  Additionally,  NCE will be a
holding company registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
as amended.  The Merger is expected to occur shortly after all of the conditions
to the consummation of the Merger,  including applicable  regulatory  approvals,
are met or waived. It is currently expected that the Merger will be completed in
the latter half of 1996; however, the timing of the effective date of the Merger
is primarily dependent upon the regulatory process as described below.

   Under the terms of the Merger  Agreement,  NCE will form PSCo  Merger  Corp.,
which  will be merged  with and into PSCo and NCE will  form SPS  Merger  Corp.,
which  will be  merged  with and into  SPS.  PSCo and SPS will be the  surviving
corporations and will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of NCE. Each share of NCE
common stock issued and outstanding  immediately  prior to the effective time of
the Merger will be canceled, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
for such stock. Each outstanding share of PSCo common stock, par value $5.00 per
share, will be canceled and converted into the right to receive one share of NCE
common stock and each  outstanding  share of SPS common stock,  $1.00 par value,
will be canceled  and  converted  into the right to receive 0.95 of one share of
NCE  common  stock.  At March 31,  1996,  PSCo had 63.8  million  common  shares
outstanding  and  SPS  had  40.9  million  shares  outstanding.  Based  on  such
capitalization,  the  Merger  would  result in the common  shareholders  of PSCo
owning 62% of the common equity of NCE and the common shareholders of SPS owning
38% of the common equity of NCE.

   NCE  filed a  registration  statement  on Form S-4 with  the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  ("SEC")  which became  effective on December 13, 1995 with
respect to the shares of common stock of NCE  issuable in the Mergers  discussed
above. On January 31, 1996, the shareholders of PSCo and SPS approved the Merger
Agreement.

   As noted  above,  the Merger is subject to  customary  closing  conditions,
including the receipt of all necessary  governmental approvals and the making of
all necessary  governmental  filings,  including approvals and findings of state
utility regulators in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming and Kansas as well as
the approval of the Federal Energy Regulatory  Commission ("FERC"),  the Nuclear
Regulatory  Commission ("NRC"), the SEC and the expiration or termination of the
applicable waiting periods under the  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended.  Applications to the state  regulatory  commissions and
the FERC  have been  completed.  The  required  authorizations  from the  Kansas
Corporation  Commission and the NRC have been obtained. On January 30, 1996, NCE
filed its  application  with the SEC to be a registered  public utility  holding
company and the parent  company for PSCo and SPS.

   NCE  currently  engages  in  no  significant   operations  other  than  the
organization  of the proposed  public utility  holding  company.  Other than the
Mergers, NCE currently has no plans, understandings or agreements concerning any
acquisition.

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2.  Related Party Transactions

    Since  inception  (August 22,  1995),  PSCo and SPS have  incurred all costs
related to the  formation  of NCE,  including  those costs  associated  with the
registration of NCE's common stock and its application to be a registered public
utility holding company. Such costs,  estimated to be approximately $3.4 million
and $2.5 million  through  March 31, 1996 and  December 31, 1995,  respectively,
were not charged to NCE (See Note 3).

    The cash held by NCE at  December  31, 1995 was  deposited  into a PSCo bank
account  during the first quarter of 1996 and,  accordingly,  NCE has recognized
this amount as a receivable from shareholder at March 31, 1996.

3.  Management's Representations

    In the opinion of the Company,  the accompanying  balance sheets include all
adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position of NCE
at March 31, 1996 and  December  31,  1995.  As  discussed  in Note 2, all costs
related to the formation of NCE have been  incurred by PSCo and SPS;  therefore,
the Company has no operating or cash flow activities to report in a statement of
income or a statement of cash flows for the first quarter of 1996. The financial
information  and notes thereto should be read in conjunction  with the financial
information  included  in NCE's 1995  Annual  Report  filed with the SEC on Form
10-K.


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Item 2.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and
Results of Operations

      NCE engages in no significant  operations other than the organization of
the  proposed  public  utility  holding  company.  See Note 1.  Formation  and
Organization  and Note 2.  Related  Party  Transactions  in Item 1.  Financial
Statements.


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits

      27    Financial Data Schedule UT

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the first quarter of 1996.





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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, New Century Energies,  Inc. has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.

                                          By     /s/R. C. Kelly
                                          ---------------------------------
                                                   R. C. KELLY
                                             Director, President and
                                                    Treasurer

Dated:  May 13, 1996


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