UNITED STATES
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 events reported) September 11, 2003
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(September 10, 2003)
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Commission Name of Registrants, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No.
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333-32170 PNM Resources, Inc. 85-0468296
(A New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado Square
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
(505) 241-2700
1-6986 Public Service Company of New Mexico 85-0019030
(A New Mexico Corporation)
Alvarado Square
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
(505) 241-2700
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
The following is a press release issued by the Company on September 10, 2003.
PNM Issues New Debt
Lower cost debt will save company $5.0 Million in annual interest expense
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 10, 2003 - PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) utility
subsidiary PNM today announced the pricing on September 9, 2003, of $300 million
in Senior Unsecured Notes. Proceeds from the sale of the new bonds, which will
pay an interest rate of 4.40 percent, will be used to retire $268 million in
existing debt paying 7.1 percent. The transaction is expected to close on
September 17, 2003.
The lower interest rate on the new bonds will save the company about $5.0
million a year in interest expense, according to PNM Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer John Loyack. "This transaction allows us to continue our
financial strategy to minimize interest costs while adding security to the
balance sheet by extending debt maturities," Loyack said.
The new bonds will mature on September 15, 2008, replacing bonds scheduled to
mature in August 2005. PNM Resources expects to record a charge against earnings
of $15.0 million, or about $0.24 per share, in the third quarter to account for
the cost of the call premium on the retired debt. PNM is notifying holders of
the existing debt that it will redeem that debt on September 24, 2003.
The lead underwriters for the offering were Banc of America Securities LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
PNM Resources is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
PNM, the principal subsidiary of PNM Resources, serves about 450,000 natural gas
customers and 390,000 electric customers in New Mexico. The company also sells
power on the wholesale market in the Western U.S. PNM Resources stock is traded
primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM. For more information about our
company, see our web site at www.pnm.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the bonds in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The
offering may only be made by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus
supplement, copies of which may be obtained from Banc of America Securities LLC
at Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28225; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 388 Greenwich Street, New York,
New York 10013; or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10017.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements made in this filing and documents the Company files with the SEC that
relate to future events or the Company expectations, projections, estimates,
intentions, goals, targets and strategies are made pursuant to the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned that all
forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates and
we assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may
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differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on these
statements. Many factors could cause actual results to differ, and will affect
the Company's future financial condition, cash flow and operating results. These
factors include interest rates, weather, fuel costs, changes in supply and
demand in the market for electric power, wholesale power prices, market
liquidity, the competitive environment in the electric and natural gas
industries, the performance of generating units and transmission system, state
and federal regulatory and legislative decisions and actions, the outcome of
legal proceedings and the performance of state, regional and national economies.
For a detailed discussion of the important factors that affect the Company and
that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by our
forward-looking statements, please see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's current and
future Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the
Company's current and future Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
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(Registrant)
Date: September 11, 2003 /s/ John R. Loyack
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John R. Loyack
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Officer duly authorized to sign this report)
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