UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest events reported) December 13, 2000
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December 12, 2000
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Mexico 85-0019030
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(State or Other Jurisdiction File Number 1-6986 (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) ------ Identification) Number)
Alvarado Square, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(505) 241-2700
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The following is a press release issued by the Company on December 12, 2000 and
is being filed herewith as a Regulation FD Disclosure.
PNM Declares Common and Preferred Stock Dividend
Albuquerque, N.M., December 12, 2000 -- The Board of Directors of PNM, the
Public Service Company of New Mexico (NYSE:PNM), has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on common stock and $1.145 per share on
the 4.58 percent series of cumulative preferred stock.
The indicated annual common stock dividend rate of 80 cents per share is
unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable February 16, 2000
to shareholders of record on February 2, 2000.
The dividend on the preferred stock is payable January 15, 2000, to shareholders
of record on January 1, 2000.
PNM operates a combined electric and gas utility serving approximately 1.3
million people in New Mexico and sells power on the wholesale market. Avistar, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of PNM, operates an advanced meter servicing business in
California and Nevada, offers energy and water management solutions for
government and institutional clients in the Southwest, and is assisting
e-commerce provider AMDAX.com in launching an Internet-based energy auction
system. PNM stock is traded primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM.
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SIGNATURES
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 NEW MEXICO
(Registrant)
Date: December 13, 2000 /s/ John R. Loyack
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John R. Loyack
Vice President, Corporate Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
(Officer duly authorized
to sign this report)
