SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 19, 1998 NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. ---------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware -------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-12927 84-1334327 ---------------- ----------------- (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1225 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code(303) 571-7511 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS Reference is made to the press release filed as an exhibit hereto for information with respect to the Company's earning release for the quarter ended September 30, 1998. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99: Press Release, dated October 19, 1998, of New Century Energies, Inc. 1 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. NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. /s/Richard C. Kelly ----------------------------- Richard C. Kelly Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: October 19, 1998 2