| El Paso Electric Company |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Texas | 0-296 | 74-0607870 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | 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 8.01 Other Events.
El Paso Electric Company ("the Company") announced on May 5, 2005 that it is commencing a cash tender offer for any and all of its 8.90% Series D First Mortgage Bonds due February 1, 2006 (CUSIP No. 283677AT9) and its 9.40% Series E First Mortgage Bonds due May 1, 2011 (CUSIP No. 283677AU6), which are callable by the Company beginning on February 1, 2006 (collectively, the “Bonds”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s Offer to Purchase dated May 5, 2005. The tender offer will be conditioned, among other things, on the Company receiving proceeds from a planned offering of unsecured debt securities, which would be used to fund the purchase of the Bonds. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company dated May 5, 2005 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
| Date: May 5, 2005 | By: | /s/ Scott D. Wilson | ||
| Name: | Scott D. Wilson | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| EXHIBIT INDEX | |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company dated May 5, 2005 |