SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 6, 1998
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Colorado 1-3280 84-0296600
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1225 17th Street, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80202-5533
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 571-7511
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Public Service Company of Colorado (the "Registrant") is filing
herewith the following exhibits in connection with the offering by PSCO Capital
Trust I of 7,760,000 7.60% Trust Originated Preferred Securities pursuant to the
registration statement of the Registrant and PSCO Capital Trust I on Form S-3,
as amended (File No. 333-47485) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1998, between the
Registrant and Merrill Lynch & Co, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated and PaineWebber Incorporated, as representatives
of the several underwriters named therein.
4.1 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of PSCO Capital Trust
I, dated as of May 11, 1998.
4.2 Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
The Bank of New York.
4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 1998, between
the Registrant and The Bank of New York.
4.4 Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of May 11,
1998 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York.
8.1 Tax Opinion of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., dated as
of May 11, 1998.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
Dated: May 13, 1998 By: /s/ Brian P. Jackson
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Name: Brian P. Jackson
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1998, between the
Registrant and Merrill Lynch & Co, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated and PaineWebber Incorporated, as representatives
of the several underwriters named therein.
4.1 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of PSCO Capital Trust
I, dated as of May 11, 1998.
4.2 Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
The Bank of New York.
4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 1998, between
the Registrant and The Bank of New York.
4.4 Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of May 11,
1998 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York.
8.1 Tax Opinion of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., dated as
of May 11, 1998.
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