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 16, 2000 ----------------------- October 16, 2000 ----------------------- PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Mexico 85-0019030 --------------------------- Commission ---------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction File Number 1-6986 (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 following is a press release recently issued by the Company and is being filed herewith as a current event. PNM Hosts Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. October 16, 2000 - PNM, Public Service Company of New Mexico (NYSE:PNM) will be hosting a telephone conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, October 19, 2000, to discuss the company's third quarter earnings results. Jeff Sterba, PNM Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking on the call. Anyone interested in the telephone conference call can listen in by dialing 1-973-694-2225 after 8:45 AM (ET) on Thursday, October 19, 2000. Participants interested in listening in via the Internet can access the link on PNM's web site at www.pnm.com. The call will be archived and rebroadcast. Call 1-402-220-0895, identification number 15217, for the replay. 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. 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 16, 2000 /s/ John R. Loyack ------------------------------------ John R. Loyack Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Officer duly authorized to sign this report) 3