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 event reported):
May 26, 2010
El Paso Electric Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 0-296 | 74-0607870 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Stanton Tower, 100 North Stanton, El Paso, Texas | 79901 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(915) 543-5711
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
El Paso Electric Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 26, 2010. As of the record date on March 29, 2010, the total number of shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting was 43,772,481, of which 42,032,347 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. The purpose of the annual meeting was to give shareholders the opportunity to vote on two matters: (i) the election of Class I directors; and (ii) the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.
At the meeting, the shareholders elected the Class I directors and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Election of Class I Directors
The following Class I directors were elected to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2013:
| Director |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| John Robert Brown |
40,685,556 | 275,742 | 1,071,049 | |||
| James W. Cicconi |
39,625,192 | 1,336,106 | 1,071,049 | |||
| Patricia Holland-Branch |
40,112,714 | 848,584 | 1,071,049 | |||
| Thomas K. Shockley |
40,660,208 | 301,090 | 1,071,049 |
In addition to the Class I directors listed above, the following individuals continued as directors following the meeting: Catherine A. Allen, Kenneth R. Heitz, Michael K. Parks, Eric B. Siegel, James W. Harris, David W. Stevens, Stephen N. Wertheimer and Charles A. Yamarone.
Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
At the annual meeting, the shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010 by the following vote:
| Description |
Number of Votes | |
| FOR |
41,332,653 | |
| AGAINST |
688,244 | |
| ABSTAIN |
11,450 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| El Paso Electric Company | ||||
| Dated: May 27, 2010 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Guillermo Silva, Jr. | |||
| Name: | Guillermo Silva, Jr. | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||
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