f8k_121610pnmr.htm

 
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)  
  December 17, 2010 
 
 
 (December 16, 2010)  
  

 
Commission
  
Name of Registrants, State of Incorporation,
  
I.R.S. Employer
File Number
  
Address and Telephone Number
  
Identification No.
001-32462
  
PNM Resources, Inc.
  
 85-0468296
   
(A New Mexico Corporation)
    
   
Alvarado Square
    
   
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158
    
   
(505) 241-2700
    
         
002-97230
  
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
  
 75-0204070
   
(A Texas Corporation)
    
   
577 N. Garden Ridge Blvd.
    
   
Lewisville, Texas  75067
    
   
(972) 420-4189
    
         
______________________________
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
    On December 16, 2010, PNM Resources, Inc.’s (“PNMR”) wholly-owned subsidiary, Texas-New Mexico Power Company (“TNMP”), entered into a $75.0 million amended and restated secured credit agreement among TNMP, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent (the “TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement”), which will mature on December 16, 2015 and is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report.  The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the $75.0 million secured credit agreement, dated as of April 30, 2009, among TNMP, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan, as administrative agent.
 
    The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement provides TNMP with a revolving credit facility for up to $75.0 million, beginning on December 16, 2010.  The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement is described in Item 2.03 of this Current Report, which description is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.  Borrowings under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement are secured by $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds of TNMP (the “Series 2009C Bonds”) issued on April 30, 2009, pursuant to the First Mortgage Indenture, dated as of March 23, 2009 (the “Original Indenture”), between TNMP and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2009, between TNMP and the Trustee (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), as amended by a First Amendment, dated as of December 16, 2010, between TNMP and the Trustee (the “Amendment”), which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report.  The Original Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2009, and the Third Supplemental Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2009.
   
    The banks who are agents and lenders under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement perform normal banking and investment banking and advisory services for TNMP and its affiliates from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses.
 
    The Series 2009C Bonds are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements and applicable state laws.  This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the  Series 2009C Bonds or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Item 2.03   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
 
    The terms of the Series 2009C Bonds, and the Original Indenture and Third Supplemental Indenture, as amended by the Amendment,  pursuant to which they were issued, are discussed above under Item 1.01, which discussion is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
 
    The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement allows TNMP to borrow up to $75.0 million on or prior to December 15, 2015.  Borrowings must be repaid under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement by December 16, 2015.  TNMP paid a commitment fee and other fees on December 16, 2010, and must pay interest on its borrowings from time to time thereafter.  Borrowing under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement is conditioned on the ability of TNMP to make certain representations.

The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement includes customary covenants, including requirements to not exceed a maximum consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio.  The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default.  The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement has a cross default provision and a change of control provision. If an event of default occurs, the administrative agent may, or upon the request and direction of lenders holding a specified percentage of the commitments or loans shall, terminate the obligations of the lenders to make loans under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement and/or declare the obligations outstanding under the TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement to be due and payable. Such termination and acceleration will occur automatically in the event of an insolvency or bankruptcy default.  The TNMP 2010 Revolving Credit Agreement did not require state regulatory approval. 


 
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 Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit Number                    Exhibit
 
4.1        
First Amendment, dated as of December 16, 2010, between Texas-New Mexico Power Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, to the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2009, between Texas-New Mexico Power Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee
 
10.1
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Texas-New Mexico Power Company, the lenders identified therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, dated as of December 16, 2010

 

 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

   
 
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
 
(Registrants)
   
   
Date:  December 17, 2010
/s/ Thomas G. Sategna
 
Thomas G. Sategna
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Officer duly authorized to sign this report)


 
 
 


 
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