EXHIBIT 10.23.5
FIFTH AMENDMENT
TO THE RESTATED AND AMENDED
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
ACCELERATED MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE PLAN
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT made by the Public Service Company of New Mexico
("PNM") is effective as of November 27, 2002.
WHEREAS, PNM adopted the Public Service Company of New Mexico
Accelerated Management Performance Plan (the "Plan") as of January 14, 1981 to
provide supplemental retirement benefits for certain employees;
WHEREAS, the Plan was amended and restated twice, most recently on
August 16, 1988;
WHEREAS, the restated Plan has been amended numerous times, most
recently effective as of December 7, 1998;
WHEREAS, PNM reserved the right to amend the Plan pursuant to Section
9.01 of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, PNM now desires to amend the Plan to: (i) change the name of
the Plan; (ii) change the sponsor of the Plan to PNM Resources, Inc. ("PNMR");
and (iii) designate PNM as a participating employer.
NOW, THEREFORE, PNM does hereby amend the Plan as follows:
1. The name of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
ACCELERATED MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE PLAN
2. Section 1.01 of the Plan is hereby amended by the addition of the following
paragraph to be placed at the end thereof:
PNM Resources, Inc. became the parent holding company
for Public Service Company of New Mexico as of December 31,
2001. Effective as of November 27, 2002, PNM Resources, Inc.
assumes the sponsorship of the Plan.
3. Section 2.05 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
2.05 "Company" means PNM Resources, Inc. or any
successor thereto, and any company affiliated with PNM
Resources, Inc. which adopts the Plan. Any affiliate that
adopted the Plan prior to the assumption of the sponsorship of
the Plan by the Company, including the Public Service Company
of New Mexico, shall continue to participate in the Plan.
4. Section 2.11 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
2.11 "Employees' Retirement Plan" means the PNM
Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan, as amended from
time to time.
5. Section 2.20 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
2.20 "Plan" means the PNM Resources, Inc. Accelerated
Management Performance Plan as described herein or as
hereafter amended.
6. Section 2.23 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
2.23 "Service Bonus Plan" means the PNM Resources,
Inc. Service Bonus Plan, as amended from time to time.
7. Section 6.01 is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph to
be placed at the end thereof to read as follows:
Each affiliate that participates in the Plan shall bear the
costs and expenses of providing benefits accrued by its
employee-Participants during periods while they are employed
by that affiliate. Such costs and expenses shall be allocated
among the participating affiliates in accordance with (a)
agreements entered into between PNMR and any participating
affiliate, or (b) in the absence of such an agreement,
procedures adopted by PNMR.
8. The purpose of this Fifth Amendment is to transfer sponsorship of the Plan to
PNMR from the PNM. All references to "Public Service Company of New Mexico" are
hereby replaced with references to "PNM Resources, Inc.," unless the context
(such as discussion of the formation of the Plan) indicates otherwise. Any other
provisions of the Plan which are inconsistent with this transfer of sponsorship
are hereby amended to the extent necessary to accomplish this transfer.
9. This Fifth Amendment changes the name and sponsorship of the Plan. Any
individuals or entities serving as fiduciaries or service providers with respect
to the Plan shall continue to serve as such, subject to the provisions of the
Plan. Similarly, any policies or procedures previously adopted by the
fiduciaries shall continue in full force and effect.
10. PNM Resources, Inc. hereby assumes all duties, obligations, and authority as
the sponsor of the Plan. PNM Resources, Inc. does not assume Public Service
Company of New Mexico's financial obligation for its share of the costs and
expenses of Plan benefits as determined pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Plan.
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11. This Fifth Amendment shall only amend the provisions of the Plan referred to
above, and those provisions not amended hereby shall be considered in full force
and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Public Service Company of New Mexico and PNM
Resources, Inc. have caused this Fifth Amendment to be executed as of this 27th
day of November, 2002.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
By: /s/ Alice A. Cobb
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Its: Senior Vice President
People Services and Development
ACCEPTED:
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PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Alice A. Cobb
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Its: Senior Vice President
People Services and Development
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