SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN THIS SECOND AMENDMENT to the Public Service Company of New Mexico Executive Retention Plan (the "Second Amendment") is made as of the 1st day of August, 1994, by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (the "Company"). If not defined in this Second Amendment, capitalized terms contained herein have the meaning as set forth in the Public Service Company of New Mexico Executive Retention Plan (the "Plan"). WHEREAS, the Plan and the First Amendment were adopted by the Company, effective as of January 1, 1992 and January 1, 1994, respectively; WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" to the Plan consists of a list of employees of the Company (and their position with the Company) eligible to participate in the Plan, which list was incorporated by reference into the Plan document; WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend Exhibit "A" to: (i) add employees not previously eligible to participate in the Plan, (ii) delete Participants set forth therein no longer employed by the Company and (iii) delete or change the classification or job title of certain Participants included on Exhibit "A". WHEREAS, Article IX provides that the Plan may be amended at any time to add employees to Exhibit "A", but it provides that any other amendment would generally not be effective during the twenty-four month period immediately preceding any Change In Control and the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following such Change In Control to the extent that such amendment impairs or abridges the rights or benefits of an employee of the Company who was a Participant upon the occurrence of the Change In Control or in the twenty-four (24) month period immediately prior thereto; and WHEREAS, the following Second Amendment, adopting a new Exhibit "A", was approved effective immediately, with the understanding that the effectiveness of the deletions or classification changes may be delayed pursuant to the provisions of Article IX. NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be, and hereby is, amended as follows: 1. Exhibit "A" is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with a new Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference, subject to applicable restrictions as required by Article IX. 2.Except as amended by the First Amendment and this Second Amendment, the Plan is otherwise unchanged. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Second Amendment to the Public Service Company of New Mexico Executive Retention Plan to be executed and effective as of the date and year first above written. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO By BENJAMIN F. MONTOYA, President ATTEST ____________________________ PATRICK T. ORTIZ Secretary 14644 EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN CORRECTIONS TO CURRENT EXHIBIT A June 6, 1994 M. PHYLLIS BOURQUE SR VP, MARKETING AND CUSTOMER SERVICES JERRY L. GODWIN SR VP, POWER SUPPLY RESOURCES MAX H. MAERKI SR VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PATRICK T. ORTIZ SR VP, REGULATORY POLICY, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY WILLIAM J. REAL SR VP, UTILITY OPERATIONS JEFFRY E. STERBA SR VP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT MARC D. CHRISTENSEN VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH A. ZANOTTI VP, HUMAN RESOURCES DONNA M. BURNETT CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER D.A. JAMES DIR, LEGAL AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS EDWIN A. KRAFT VP, CUSTOMER SERVICES ALFONSO R. LUJAN VP, ELECTRIC T&D SERVICES MITCHELL J. MARZEC TREASURER LAWRENCE D. RATLIFF VP, ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES JOHN RENNER VP, GAS SUPPLY SOURCING TERRY D. RISTER VP, GAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES MICHAEL C. SLOTA VP, WATER OPERATIONS BARBARA L. BARSKY DIR, INVESTOR RELATIONS/FINANCIAL ANALYSIS MELVIN CHRISTOPHER DIR, GAS SUPPLY SOURCING JEFFREY R. HARRIS ASSET DISPOSAL TEAM SCOTT WITSCHGER ASSET DISPOSAL TEAM EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN ADDITIONS TO CURRENT EXHIBIT A June 6, 1994 PATRICK GOODMAN VP, POWER PRODUCTION CINDY McGILL DIR, REGULATORY POLICY RAMON GONZALES SENIOR COUNSEL, HUMAN RESOURCES MARIE EAVES DIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS BLAKE RIDGEWAY DIR, CORPORATE STRATEGY EDDIE PADILLA DIR, MARKETING AND POWER CONTRACTS JACK MADDOX DIR, INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING RICK BRINNEMAN MGR, REGIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN DELETIONS TO CURRENT EXHIBIT A June 6, 1994 EVANS SPANOS MGR, NGV SERVICE KATHLEEN A. MAYER CONS. STRATEGIC PLANNING JAMES A. HUNTER DIR, GAS MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT