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) October 3, 2000 ---------------- August 31, 2000 ---------------- PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO -------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Mexico Commission 85-0019030 - ----------------------------- File Number 1-6986 ---------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification) Number) Alvarado Square, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158 ---------------------------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (505) 241-2700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------------------ (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Event The Company is filing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K select Comparative Operating Statistics for the months of August 2000 and 1999 and the eight months ended August 31, 2000 and 1999 to provide investors with key monthly business indicators. Readers of this Form 8-K should refer to the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's annual and quarterly periodic reporting on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, respectively, for a discussion of actual results of operations and any significant trends. The Comparative Operating Statistics presented herein are not necessarily representative of operating results for the current quarter or an entire year. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Comparative Operating Statistics 2 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: October 3, 2000 /s/ John R. Loyack -------------------------------------------- John R. Loyack Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Officer duly authorized to sign this report) 3