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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) July 2, 1997
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Colorado
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-3280 84-0296600
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(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1225 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code(303) 571-7511
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Reference is made to the Form 8-K filed by New Century Energies, Inc., the
parent company of Public Service Company of Colorado ("the Company"), for a
discussion of the net impact on earnings per share of the windfall profits tax
liability and the positive impact of the change in the United Kingdom ("UK")
corporate income tax rate recognized by Yorkshire Electricity Group plc
("Yorkshire Electricity"), a UK regional electricity company. Yorkshire
Electricity is owned by Yorkshire Power Group Ltd., a joint venture in which the
Company owns a 50% interest. The Company's portion of this charge recorded in
the third quarter of 1997 is approximately $111 million. In addition, the
Company recognized the positive impact of approximately $10 million related to
the change in the UK corporate income rate from 33% to 31%.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
/s/ Richard C. Kelly
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Executive Vice President and CFO, Financial and
Support Services
Dated: September 26, 1997
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