SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 30, 1998
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
Selected consolidated financial information for the three months ended March 31,
1998 and 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 is as
follows:
Public Service Company of Colorado
Consolidated Financial Information
(In Thousands, except ratios)
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Three Months Ended
March 31, Year Ended December 31,
1998 1997(a) 1997(a) 1996 1995
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(Unaudited)
Income Statement Data
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Operating revenues:
Electric....................... $ 375,446 $ 373,863 $ 1,485,196 $ 1,488,990 $ 1,449,096
Gas............................ 265,483 291,624 733,091 640,497 624,585
Other.......................... 3,713 3,230 11,356 7,951 7,010
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Total ..................... 644,642 668,717 2,229,643 2,137,438 2,080,691
Operating income................ 99,846 95,981 337,353 324,536 295,907
Income before extraordinary item 68,897 62,881 204,042 190,346 178,856
Extraordinary item - U.K. windfall tax - - (110,565) - -
Net income...................... 68,897 62,881 93,477 190,346 178,856
Dividend requirements on preferred stock 2,929 2,943 11,752 11,848 11,963
Earnings available for common stock 65,968 59,938 81,725 178,498 166,893
Capitalization Summary:
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Total common equity............. $1,644,454 $ 1,481,385 $1,621,399 $ 1,438,288 $ 1,343,645
Preferred stock:
Not subject to mandatory redemption 140,002 140,008 140,002 140,008 140,008
Subject to mandatory redemption at par
(including amounts due within one year) 41,829 42,489 41,829 42,489 43,865
Long-term debt
(including amounts due within one year) 1,543,587 1,737,892 1,595,298 1,414,558 1,278,389
Notes payable & commercial paper 353,500 295,400 348,555 244,725 288,050
Other Data:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.20 3.18 2.49 2.75 2.78
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends 2.93 2.88 2.29 2.48 2.49
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(a)The 1997 information includes Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company,
WestGas InterState, Inc., e prime, inc. and subsidiaries and Natural Fuels
Corporation through July 31, 1997. These subsidiaries were transferred to New
Century Energies, Inc. in connection with the business combination between
the Company and Southwestern Public Service Company.
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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/Brian P. Jackson
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Brian P. Jackson
Senior Vice President, Finance
and Administrative Services
Dated: April 30, 1998
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