SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary thereof pursuant to Rule
U-20-(d) [Reg. Section 250.20, Paragraph 36,652] or U-47 [Reg. Section 250.47,
Paragraph 36,620] adopted under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Certificate is filed by: Southwestern Public Service Company ("SPS"), a
subsidiary of New Century Energies, Inc.
This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued, renewed or
guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue, renewal or
guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and was
neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included
within the exemption provided by Rule U-48 [Reg. Section 250.48, Paragraph
36,621].
1. Type of the security or securities:
Unsecured promissory note issued pursuant to a credit agreement.
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty:
Issue
3. Principal amount of each security:
Up to $500,000,000 in the aggregate.
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
a) Bank One base rate or;
b) Eurodollar Rate plus a spread of .55% per annum or;
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
July 20, 2000
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue:
NA
7. Date of maturity of each security:
January 20, 2002
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed:
Bank One, N.A.
Bank of America, N.A.
Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
The Bank of New York
Commerzbank AG
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
9. Collateral given with each security, if any:
None
10. Consideration received for each security:
Up to $500 million.
11. Application of proceeds of each security:
Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes (including commercial
paper back-up), to repay outstanding debt, to redeem, defease, purchase,
tender or otherwise retire SPS's outstanding first mortgage bonds.
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the
issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the provisions
of Section 6(a) because of:
a) the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b):
Not applicable
b) the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b):
Not applicable
c) the provisions contained in any rule of the commission other than
Rule U-48: X.
13 If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of Section
6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section 6(b), give the figures
which indicate that the security or securities aggregate (together with
all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months
or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is
primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of the
principal amount and par value of the other securities of such company
then outstanding. (Demand notes, regardless of how long they may have
been outstanding, shall be considered as maturing in not more than nine
months for purposes of the exemption from Section 6(a) or the Act granted
by the first sentence of Section 6(b)).
Not applicable.
14. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of Section
6(a) because of the fourth sentence of Section 6(b), name the security
outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of which the
security or securities herein described have been issued.
Not applicable.
15. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of Section
6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule U-48 [Reg.
Section 250.48, Paragraph 36,621] designate the rule under which
exemption is claimed.
Rule 52(a)
Southwestern Public Service Company
By: /s/ Nancy E. Felker
Nancy E. Felker
Assistant Treasurer
Date: August 14, 2000
