This Form 10-Q represents separate filings by PNMR, PNM and TNMP. Information herein relating to an individual registrant is filed by that registrant on its own behalf. PNM makes no representations as to the information relating to PNMR and its subsidiaries other than PNM. TNMP makes no representations as to the information relating to PNMR and its subsidiaries other than TNMP. When this Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by PNM or TNMP, the portions of this Form 10-Q that relate to PNMR and its subsidiaries other than PNM or TNMP, respectively are not incorporated by reference therein. On June 6, 2005, PNMR completed its acquisition of TNP Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries. See Note 2 - "TNP Acquisition," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1, of this report for further information. Commencing with this Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, TNMP is included in the filing of PNMR and PNM. |
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PNM RESOURCES,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO
POWER COMPANY
INDEX
Page No. |
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GLOSSARY |
1 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: |
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
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PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 |
5 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
7 |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
9 |
Public Service Company of New Mexico and Subsidiaries |
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Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
10 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 |
11 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
13 |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
15 |
Texas-New Mexico Power Company |
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Consolidated Statements of Earnings |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
16 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 |
18 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
20 |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 |
22 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
24 |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF |
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
85 |
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT |
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MARKET RISK |
152 |
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
152 |
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION: |
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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
153 |
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
153 |
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION |
154 |
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS |
156 |
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Signature |
158 |
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GLOSSARY
Afton..................................... |
Afton Generating Station |
ALJ........................................ |
Administrative Law Judge |
APB....................................... |
Accounting Principles Board |
APS....................................... |
Arizona Public Service Company |
AR Securitization................. |
Accounts Receivable Securitization |
Board..................................... |
Board of Directors |
BTU....................................... |
British Thermal Unit |
Cal PX................................... |
California Power Exchange |
Cal ISO.................................. |
California Independent System Operator |
Cascade................................. |
Cascade Investment, LLC |
Clean Air Act....................... |
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
Congress............................... |
United States Congress |
Constellation......................... |
Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. |
CPUC.................................... |
California Public Utilities Commission |
Decatherm............................ |
1,000,000 BTUs |
Delta...................................... |
Delta-Person Limited Partnership |
DOJ....................................... |
United States Department of Justice |
EaR........................................ |
Earnings at Risk |
EIP......................................... |
Eastern Interconnection Project |
EITF....................................... |
Emerging Issues Task Force |
EPE........................................ |
El Paso Electric Company |
EPA....................................... |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
ERCOT.................................. |
Electric Reliability Council of Texas |
ERP........................................ |
Equipment Replacement Provision |
FASB..................................... |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FCPSP................................... |
First Choice Power Special Purpose, L.P. |
FERC..................................... |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
First Choice........................... |
First Choice Power, L. P. |
FIP......................................... |
Federal Implementation Plan |
Four Corners......................... |
Four Corners Power Plant |
GAAP.................................... |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United |
States of America |
|
Gathering Company............ |
Sunterra Gas Gathering Company, a wholly‑owned |
subsidiary of PNM Resources, Inc. |
|
GCT....................................... |
Grand Canyon Trust |
Global Electric Agreement... |
Signed by PNMR and other parties in 2002; provided for a five-year rate path for New Mexico j urisdictional customers beginning in September 2003 |
Great Southwestern............. |
Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. |
IRS......................................... |
United States Internal Revenue Service |
LIBOR................................... |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
Lordsburg............................. |
Lordsburg Generating Station |
Luna...................................... |
Luna Energy Facility |
MMBTUs............................... |
Million British Thermal Units |
Moody's................................. |
Moody's Investor Services, Inc. |
1
MW....................................... |
Megawatt |
MWh..................................... |
Megawatt Hour |
Navajo Acts.......................... |
Navajo Nation Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act, the |
Navajo Nation Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Navajo |
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Nation Pesticide Act |
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Ninth Circuit........................ |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
NMED................................... |
New Mexico Environment Department |
NMPRC................................. |
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, successor to the |
NMPUC |
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NMPUC................................ |
New Mexico Public Utility Commission |
NNHPD................................ |
Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department |
NRC...................................... |
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
NSPS..................................... |
New Source Performance Standards |
NSR....................................... |
New Source Review |
OATT.................................... |
Open Access Transmission Tariff |
O&M..................................... |
Operations and Maintenance Expense |
PGAC.................................... |
PNM's Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause |
PG&E.................................... |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. |
PNM...................................... |
Public Service Company of New Mexico |
PNMR................................... |
PNM Resources, Inc. |
PPA....................................... |
Power Purchase Agreement |
PSA....................................... |
Power Supply Agreement |
PSD....................................... |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
Processing Company............ |
Sunterra Gas Processing Company, a wholly‑owned |
subsidiary of PNM Resources, Inc. |
|
PUCT.................................... |
Public Utility Commission of Texas |
PUHCA................................. |
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 |
PURPA.................................. |
Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act of 1978 |
PVNGS.................................. |
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station |
RMRR.................................... |
Routine Maintenance, Repair or Replacement |
RTO....................................... |
Regional Transmission Organization |
Reeves Station....................... |
Reeves Generating Station |
Restructuring Act................. |
New Mexico Electric Utility Industry Restructuring Act of 1999, as amended |
RMC...................................... |
Risk Management Committee |
Senate Bill 7.......................... |
Legislation that established retail competition in Texas |
SCE........................................ |
Southern California Edison Company |
SDG&E.................................. |
San Diego Gas and Electric Company |
SEC........................................ |
United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
SESCO................................... |
San Angelo Electric Service Company |
SFAS..................................... |
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards |
SJCC...................................... |
San Juan Coal Company |
SJGS....................................... |
San Juan Generating Station |
SO2........................................ |
Sulfur Dioxide |
S&P....................................... |
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services |
SW Acquisition..................... |
SW Acquisition, L.P. |
TCEQ.................................... |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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TECA.................................... |
Texas Electric Choice Act (also known as Senate Bill 7) |
TNMP.................................... |
Texas‑New Mexico Power Company |
TNP....................................... |
TNP Enterprises, Inc. |
Throughput.......................... |
Volumes of gas delivered, whether or not owned by the |
Company |
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USBR..................................... |
United States Bureau of Reclamation |
USFS...................................... |
United States Forest Service |
VAR...................................... |
Value at Risk |
WSPP.................................... |
Western Systems Power Pool |
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PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
2005 |
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2004 |
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(In thousands) |
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ 36,616 |
$ 43,441 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows |
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from operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
66,868 |
65,941 |
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Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
(1,163) |
(307) |
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Accumulated deferred income tax |
3,720 |
2,473 |
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Net unrealized gains on trading and investment contracts |
(812) |
(4,557) |
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Changes in certain assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
28,184 |
15,369 |
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Unbilled revenues |
40,143 |
12,344 |
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Accrued post-retirement benefit costs |
(3,983) |
(323) |
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Other assets |
(10,958) |
9,208 |
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Accounts payable |
(68,594) |
(15,628) |
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Accrued interest and taxes |
11,745 |
25,259 |
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Other liabilities |
(16,361) |
(5,785) |
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Net cash flows from operating activities |
85,405 |
147,435 |
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities: |
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Utility plant additions |
(53,969) |
(54,527) |
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Nuclear fuel additions |
(5,159) |
(4,600) |
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Utility plant additions related to allowance for borrowed funds used |
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during construction and capitalized interest |
(759) |
(1,371) |
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Purchase of bond investments |
- |
(12,247) |
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Return of principal of PVNGS lessor notes |
10,112 |
10,274 |
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Other |
(1,972) |
(4,145) |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
(51,747) |
(66,616) |
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The accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these financial statements. | |||
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PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO AND SUBSIDIARIES
A WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY OF PNM RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six Months EndedJune 30, | |||
2005 |
2004 |
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(In thousands) | ||
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: |
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Short-term debt borrowings (repayments), net |
(41,600) |
(62,400) |
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Dividends paid |
(264) |
(293) |
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Other financing |
(228) |
(177) |
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Change in intercompany accounts |
(300) |
(24,567) |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
(42,392) |
(87,437) |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(8,734) |
(6,618) |
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Beginning of period |
16,448 |
11,607 |
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End of period |
$ 7,714 |
$ 4,989 |
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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures: |
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Interest paid, net of capitalized interest |
$ 25,680 |
$ 25,272 |
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Income taxes paid (refunded), net |
$ 3 |
$ (2,749) |
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The accompanying notes, as they relate to PNM, are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
(1) Accounting Policies and Responsibility for Financial Statements
In the opinion of the management of PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries ("PNMR" or the "Company"), the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring accruals and adjustments which are necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the consolidated results of its operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004. These consolidated financial statements are unaudited, and certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company's annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted, as permitted under the applicable rules and regulations. The Company's three primary subsidiaries are Public Service Company of New Mexico and Subsidiaries ("PNM"), Texas-New Mexico Power Company and Subsidiaries ("TNMP") and First Choice Power, L.P. ("First Choice"). Readers of these financial statements should refer to PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2004 that are included in the respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The results of operations presented in the accompanying financial statements are not necessarily representative of operations for an entire year.
TNP Acquisition
As discussed in Note 2, on June 6, 2005, PNMR completed the previously announced acquisition of TNP Enterprises, Inc. ("TNP") effective at 8:00 AM Central Daylight Time. Prior to the consummation of the acquisition, TNP was a privately owned holding company based in Fort Worth, Texas. TNP's principal subsidiaries are TNMP, a regulated utility operating in Texas and New Mexico, and First Choice, a certified retail electric provider operating in Texas. First Choice consists of First Choice Power, L.P. and First Choice Power Special Purpose, L.P.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Under this method, the purchase price was allocated to the fair market value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The excess purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill at TNMP and goodwill and other intangible assets at First Choice. As a result, TNMP and First Choice have recorded purchase accounting fair value adjustments to their respective assets and liabilities, including deferred assets, regulatory assets and pension and postretirement liabilities. PNMR is in the process of completing a third party valuation of acquired property and intangible assets, therefore, the allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets is subject to adjustment. The excess of the purchase price over net assets acquired has been allocated preliminarily to goodwill in the amount of $482.8 million and other intangible assets in the amount of $63.1 million.
The purchase accounting entries are reflected on PNMR's financial statements as of the purchase date. PNMR "pushed down" the effects of purchase accounting to the financial statements of TNMP and First Choice. Accordingly, TNMP's post-acquisition financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting, and separate financial statements are presented for pre-acquisition and post-acquisition periods, separated by a heavy black line.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The excess purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed by PNMR for its June 6, 2005 acquisition of TNP was allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 142 , "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," PNMR does not amortize goodwill. Certain intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Goodwill and intangible assets are evaluated for impairment at least annually, on December 31, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the goodwill or other intangible assets might be impaired. See Note 2 for further details about goodwill and other intangible assets.
Presentation
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements include disclosures for PNMR, PNM and TNMP. For discussion purposes, this report will use the term "Company" when discussing matters of common applicability to PNMR, PNM and TNMP. Discussions regarding only PNMR, PNM or TNMP will be clearly indicated as such.
PNMR was established as a holding company in 2001. On December 30, 2004, PNMR became a registered holding company under PUHCA. As a result of the requirement to register as a holding company, PNMR created PNMR Services Company, a wholly-owned services company, which began operation on January 1, 2005.
PNMR performed substantially all of the corporate activities of PNM from 2001 to 2004. These activities were billed to PNM on a cost basis and were allocated to the business units. The services functions previously performed by PNMR were assumed by PNMR Services Company effective January 1, 2005.
Until June 6, 2005, TNMP provided First Choice and TNP with corporate support services, including accounting, finance, information services, legal and human resources, under a shared services agreement with First Choice dated March 1, 2001 and a similar agreement with TNP dated June 6, 1997. These services were billed at TNMP's cost and, in return, TNP and First Choice compensated TNMP for the services provided. These agreements were in effect through June 6, 2005 when they were replaced by a new shared services arrangement with PNMR Services Company.
Effective with the close of the acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005, all TNMP employees who were providing corporate support to TNP and First Choice became employees of PNMR Services Company. PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to all of PNMR's business units, including PNM, Avistar, Inc., TNP, TNMP and First Choice per shared services agreements. These services are billed at cost on a monthly basis and allocated to the business units.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Certain amounts in the 2004 Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto for PNMR, PNM and TNMP have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 financial statement presentation. Specifically, certain amounts in the 2004 Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto of TNMP have been reclassified to conform to PNMR's presentation for comparability.
In addition, in the PNMR and TNMP Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2005, PNMR and TNMP changed the classification of changes in restricted cash balances to present such changes as an investing activity. PNMR and TNMP previously presented such changes as an operating activity. In the accompanying PNMR and TNMP Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2004, the changes in these cash balances were reclassified to be consistent with the 2005 presentation. This reclassification resulted in a $0.8 million increase to PNMR investing cash flows and a corresponding decrease to PNMR operating cash flows from the amounts previously reported. This reclassification resulted in less than a $0.1 million increase to TNMP investing cash flows and a corresponding decrease to TNMP operating cash flows from the amounts previously reported.
PNMR
Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, " Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees " ("APB 25"). Compensation cost for stock options, if any, is measured as the excess of the quoted market price of PNMR's stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of the granted stock option. Restricted stock is recorded as compensation cost over the requisite vesting periods based on the market value on the date of grant.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
At June 30, 2005, PNMR had three stock-based employee compensation plans. Stock options continue to be granted under only two of the plans. Had compensation expense for PNMR's stock options been recognized based on the fair value on the grant date under the methodology prescribed by SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the effect on PNMR's pro forma net earnings and pro forma diluted earnings per share would be as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
June 30, |
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2005 |
|
2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Net earnings |
$ 1,541 |
$16,849 |
$32,050 |
$41,627 |
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Deduct: Total stock-based employee |
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compensation expense determined |
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under fair value based method for all |
|||||||
awards, net of related tax effects |
(346) |
(741) |
(693) |
(1,407) |
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Pro forma net earnings |
$ 1,195 |
$16,108 |
$31,357 |
$40,220 |
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Earnings per share: |
|||||||
Basic - as reported |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.51 |
$ 0.69 |
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Basic - pro forma |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.27 |
$ 0.50 |
$ 0.67 |
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Diluted - as reported |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.50 |
$ 0.68 |
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Diluted - pro forma |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.26 |
$ 0.49 |
$ 0.66 |
SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), " Share Based Payment " ("SFAS 123R"), supersedes APB 25. SFAS 123R requires the recognition of compensation expense, over the requisite service period, in an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments granted to employees. The fair value of the share-based payments, excluding liability awards, is computed at the date of grant and will not be remeasured. The fair value of liability awards will be remeasured at each reporting date through the settlement date with the change in fair value recognized as compensation expense over that period. SFAS 123R applies to all transactions involving the issuance, by a company, of its own equity in exchange for goods or services. SFAS 123R does not change the accounting guidance for share-based payment transactions with parties other than employees provided in SFAS 123 as originally issued and EITF Issue No. 96-18, " Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services ." SFAS 123R will be effective for PNMR beginning January 1, 2006. For options issued on or prior to December 31, 2005, PNMR expects that the effect of SFAS 123R on PNMR's results of operations will not be materially different from the pro forma amounts presented in the table above for the applicable time period. PNMR anticipates that the calculation of the fair value of any options issued after December 31, 2005 will not be materially different from the fair value estimated in the pro forma amounts presented in the table above.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM
Decommissioning Costs
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear and fossil-fuel generation involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years in the future after plant closure. Changes in these estimates could significantly impact the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. PNM owns and leases nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities that are within and outside of its retail service areas. PNM adopted the accounting requirements of SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" ( " SFAS 143 " ), on January 1, 2003. Under SFAS 143, PNM is only required to recognize and measure decommissioning liabilities for tangible long-lived assets for which a legal obligation exists. Adoption of the statement changed the method of accounting for both nuclear generation decommissioning and fossil-fuel generation decommissioning. Nuclear decommissioning costs are based on site-specific estimates of the costs for removing all radioactive and other structures at the site. PVNGS Unit 3 is excluded from PNM's retail rates while PVNGS Units 1 and 2 are included. PNM collects a provision for ultimate decommissioning of PVNGS Units 1 and 2 in its rates and recognizes a corresponding expense and liability for these amounts. Fossil-fuel decommissioning costs are also approved by the NMPRC as a component of the Company's depreciation rates. PNM believes that it will continue to be able to collect in rates for its legal asset retirement obligations for nuclear and fossil-fuel generation activities included in the ratemaking process.
In addition, PNM has a contractual obligation with the PVNGS participants to fund separately the nuclear decommissioning cost at a level in excess of what PNM has identified as its legal asset retirement obligation under SFAS 143. The contractual funding obligation is based on a site-specific estimate prepared by a third party. PNM's most recent site-specific estimates for nuclear decommissioning costs were developed in 2004, using 2004 cost factors, and are based on prompt dismantlement decommissioning, reflecting the costs of removal discussed above, with such removal occurring shortly after operating license expiration. PNM's share of the contractual funding obligation through the end of the licensing terms is approximately $216.7 million (measured in 2004 dollars). The estimates are subject to change based on a variety of factors, including cost escalation, changes in technology applicable to nuclear decommissioning and changes in federal, state or local regulations. The operating licenses for PVNGS Units 1, 2 and 3 will expire in 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively. PNM does not have a similar contractual funding obligation related to its fossil-fuel plants.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
TNMP
Extraordinary Item
In the second quarter of 2004, TNMP recorded a loss of $97.8 million related to the PUCT true-up proceeding regarding TNMP's stranded costs. The PUCT allowed TNMP to recover $87.3 million of the $266.5 million that TNMP requested as stranded cost. This decision resulted in a loss of $155.2 million before tax ($97.8 million after tax). TNMP recorded the $97.8 million after tax loss as an extraordinary item in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 101, " Regulated Enterprises - Accounting for the Discontinuance of the Application of FASB Statement No. 71."
(2) TNP Acquisition
On June 6, 2005, PNMR acquired all of the outstanding common shares of TNP and its subsidiaries, TNMP and First Choice. The results of TNP's operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements of PNMR from that date. PNMR acquired TNP in order to complement its existing New Mexico electric operations and to expand into the retail and wholesale markets in Texas. As of June 6, 2005, TNMP served 49,000 electric customers in southern New Mexico and 207,000 transmission and distribution customers in Texas. First Choice is a competitive retail electric provider in Texas, serving an additional 56,000 electric customers.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The aggregate purchase price was $1,277 million, including a payment to the previous owner of $175.0 million consisting of $87.6 million of cash and common stock valued at $87.4 million. In addition, PNMR assumed $1,034 million of TNP debt and preferred stock and incurred transaction and other costs of $67.7 million. The value of the 4,326,336 common shares issued was determined based on $20.20 per common share as provided for in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The purchase price was based on an estimated purchase price in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2004 by and between PNMR and SW Acquisition. The final purchase price will be determined under a specified adjustment mechanism. PNMR had 45 days following the closing to propose a final purchase price. The end of the 45-day period was on July 21, 2005, and PNMR proposed a final purchase price on that date which would reflect a reduction in the purchase price. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, the seller had an opportunity to contest the proposed final purchase price and has notified PNMR that it objects to PNMR's proposed adjustments. There is a dispute mechanism for resolving disputes regarding the final purchase price.
The following table presents the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
At June 6, 2005
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Net utility plant |
$580,423 |
Other property and investments |
3,785 |
Current assets |
213,229 |
Goodwill |
482,761 |
Other intangible assets |
63,109 |
Deferred assets |
151,437 |
Total assets acquired |
1,494,744 |
Current liabilities |
65,988 |
Long-term debt |
814,725 |
Preferred stock |
219,711 |
Deferred liabilities |
199,326 |
Total liabilities assumed |
1,299,750 |
Net assets acquired |
$194,994 |
PNMR obtained, or is in the process of obtaining, independent valuations of acquired property and intangible assets; thus, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to adjustment and will be finalized within one year of the acquisition. Of the $63.1 million of acquired intangible assets, $53.2 million was assigned to the trade name "First Choice" based on a "relief from royalty" approach using a 1.0% royalty rate. The trade name has an indefinite useful life; therefore, no amortization will be recognized, but the asset will be evaluated for impairment each reporting period. The other $9.9 million intangible asset was assigned to the First Choice customer list. The useful life of the customer list is estimated to be approximately eight years; therefore the asset will be amortized on a straight-line basis over an eight-year period.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
As part of the acquisition, PNMR acquired a contractual obligation to purchase power. In comparing the pricing terms of the contractual obligation against the forward price of electricity in the relevant market, PNMR concluded that the contract was above market. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, as amended, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141"), the contract was recorded at fair value and a deferred liability of $3.8 million was recorded that will be amortized as a reduction in cost of energy over approximately three years. The amortization matches the difference between the forward price curve and the contractual obligation for each month in accordance with the contract as of the acquisition date.
PNMR also acquired a contractual obligation to sell power to certain commercial and industrial customers. This contractual obligation was fair valued in accordance with SFAS 141. The valuation was based on the difference between the current market rates charged by the Company for these customers compared to the contractual rate embedded in the customer agreement. As a result of the analysis, the Company determined that its rates for these contractual customers are below market rates and recorded a deferred liability of $3.5 million that will be amortized into revenues over the contract life, or approximately three years. The amortization matches the difference between the retail market rate and the contractual obligation for each month as of the date of acquisition.
TNP's largest subsidiary, TNMP, is a regulated utility, therefore, the valuation of the majority of the assets and liabilities were determined within the context of Statement of Accounting Financial Standards No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation," and did not change significantly.
The $482.8 million of goodwill was assigned to the TNMP and First Choice segments in the amounts of $449.1 million and $33.7 million, respectively. Of that total amount, $67.0 million is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents a summary of PNMR's consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 assuming the acquisition of TNP had been completed as of January 1, 2004, including adjustments, which are based upon preliminary estimates, to reflect the allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets. The pro forma financial information does not include synergy savings that may result from the business combination and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations if the acquisition had been effective as of these dates.
For the Three
|
|
For the Six
|
|||||
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
(In thousands) |
|||||||
Operating revenues |
$500,634 |
$539,120 |
$1,057,690 |
$1,130,189 |
|||
Operating expenses |
$464,870 |
$ 491,709 |
$ 974,560 |
$1,031,548 |
|||
Earnings before extraordinary item |
$ 12,832 |
$ 29,332 |
$ 38,432 |
$ 58,951 |
|||
Net earnings (loss) |
$ 12,832 |
$(68,504) |
$ 38,432 |
$ (38,885) |
|||
Net earnings (loss) per common share: |
|||||||
Basic |
$ 0.19 |
$ (1.00) |
$ 0.56 |
$ (0.57) |
|||
Diluted |
$ 0.18 |
$ (0.99) |
$ 0.55 |
$ (0.56) |
Reference is made to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by PNMR on August 2, 2005 in connection with the acquisition of TNP. The Form 8-K/A incorporates by reference the audited and unaudited financial statements of TNP required by Form 8-K Item 9.01 (a) and includes the pro forma financial information required by Form 8-K Item 9.01 (b).
Acquisition Settlements
In April 2005, the PUCT issued a written order finding that the acquisition is consistent with the public interest. The order settles all matters in the Texas regulatory proceedings relating to the acquisition. TNMP implemented a $13.0 million annual reduction to its Texas retail delivery base rates beginning May 1, 2005, in accordance with the order. On July 1, 2005, TNMP also implemented a $3.0 million annual credit to its Texas retail delivery base rates for expected synergy savings. The Synergy Savings Credits will remain in effect for twenty-four months, and will provide total of $6.0 million in reductions to the Texas retail delivery base rates.
As a result of the settlement in New Mexico for PNMR's acquisition of TNP, TNMP agreed to implement an approximate $9.6 million annual rate reduction, which includes synergy savings, effective January 1, 2006, to most of its New Mexico customers. Phelps Dodge, TNMP's largest New Mexico commercial customer, is served through a contractual arrangement, and is excluded from the rate reduction. PNMR has also agreed to integrate the New Mexico operations of TNMP into PNM by January 1, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008,
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
TNMP's rates will be reduced by an additional $0.5 million through December 31, 2008; and on January 1, 2009, TNMP's rates will be reduced by an additional $0.5 million through December 31, 2010. As part of the rate reduction, the current fuel and purchased power adjustment clause will be eliminated once amounts in the balancing account as of December 31, 2005 are collected or returned to customers.
(3) Segment Information
PNMR is an investor-owned holding company of energy and energy related businesses. Its three primary subsidiaries are PNM, TNMP and First Choice. PNM is an integrated public utility with regulated operations primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas within the State of New Mexico, and unregulated operations primarily focused on the sale and marketing of electricity in the Western United States. TNMP is a regulated utility operating in Texas and New Mexico. In Texas, TNMP provides regulated transmission and distribution services. In New Mexico, TNMP provides integrated electric services that include the transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity to its New Mexico customers. First Choice is a competitive retail electric provider operating in Texas. In addition, PNMR provides energy and technology related services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avistar, Inc.
The following segment presentation is based on the methodology that the Company's management uses for making operating decisions and assessing performance of its various business activities. The following presentation reports operating results without regard to the effect of accounting or regulatory changes and similar one-time items not related to normal operations. A reconciliation from the segment presentation to the GAAP financial statements is provided.
In conjunction with the TNP acquisition, management changed its business segment reporting. As it currently operates, PNMR's principal businesses include regulated operations and unregulated operations. Regulated Operations include the segments PNM Electric, TNMP Electric and PNM Gas. Unregulated Operations include the segments PNM Wholesale and First Choice. Company management has combined two segments previously reported separately, Transmission and Electric, to form one reportable segment, PNM Electric, as this combined segment represents an integral part of serving utility customers. This also makes the PNM Electric segment comparable with the TNMP Electric segment. The prior year amounts have been restated to reflect this change for comparison purposes.
REGULATED OPERATIONS
PNM Electric
PNM Electric is an integrated electric utility that consists of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for retail electric customers in New Mexico and the sale of
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
transmission to third parties as well as to PNM Wholesale and TNMP. PNM Electric provides retail electric service to a large area of north central New Mexico, including the cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and certain other areas of New Mexico. Customer rates for retail electric service are set by the NMPRC based on the provisions of the Global Electric Agreement (see Note 9). PNM Electric owns or leases transmission lines, interconnected with other utilities in New Mexico, and south and east into Texas, west into Arizona, and north into Colorado and Utah.
TNMP Electric
TNMP Electric consists of the operations of TNMP. TNMP is a regulated utility operating in Texas and New Mexico. In Texas, TNMP provides regulated transmission and distribution services under the provisions of TECA, the legislation that established retail competition in Texas (Senate Bill 7). In New Mexico, TNMP provides integrated electricity services that include the transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity to its New Mexico customers as well as transmission to third parties and to PNM. TNMP's Texas and New Mexico operations are subject to traditional cost-of-service regulation.
PNM Gas
PNM Gas distributes natural gas to most of the major communities in New Mexico, including two of New Mexico's three largest metropolitan areas, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The customer base of PNM Gas includes both sales-service customers and transportation-service customers. PNM Gas purchases natural gas in the open market and resells it at cost to its distribution customers. As a result, increases or decreases in gas revenues resulting from wholesale gas price fluctuations do not impact the Company's consolidated gross margin or earnings.
UNREGULATED OPERATIONS
PNM Wholesale
PNM Wholesale consists of the generation and sale of electricity into the wholesale market based on two product lines that include long-term contracts and short-term sales. The source of these sales is supply created by selling the unused capacity of jurisdictional assets as well as the capacity of the Company's wholesale plants excluded from retail rates. Both regulated and unregulated generation is jointly dispatched in order to improve reliability, provide the most economic power to retail customers, and maximize profits on any wholesale transactions.
Long-term contracts include sales to firm-requirements and other wholesale customers with multi-year arrangements. Short-term sales generally include transactions entered into for up to two years. They also include spot market, hour ahead, day ahead, and week ahead and forward market opportunities in which PNM Wholesale utilizes its asset backed strategy. Also
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
included in short-term sales are sales of any excess generation not required to fulfill PNM Electric's retail load and contractual commitments. Short-term sales also cover the revenue credit to retail customers as specified in the Global Electric Agreement. PNM Wholesale also sells transmission services to TNMP.
In addition, adjustments related to EITF Issue 02-03, " Issues Related to Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities, " and 03-11, " Reporting Realized Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments that are subject to FASB statement No. 133 and Not Held for Trading Purposes, " are included in Corporate and Other. These accounting pronouncements require a net presentation of trading gains and losses and realized gains and loss for certain non-trading derivatives. Management evaluates PNM Wholesale operations on a gross presentation basis due to its primarily net asset-backed marketing strategy and the importance it places on the Company's ability to repurchase and remarket previously sold capacity.
First Choice
First Choice is a certified retail electric provider operating in Texas, which allows it to provide electricity to residential, small and large commercial, industrial and institutional customers. First Choice performs all activities in Texas with Texas retail customers, including acquiring new retail customers, setting up retail accounts, handling customer inquiries and complaints, and acting as a liaison between the transmission and distribution companies and retail customers. First Choice was organized in 2000 to act as TNMP's affiliated retail electric provider, as required by TECA, the legislation that established retail competition in Texas (also known as Senate Bill 7).
CORPORATE AND OTHER
On December 30, 2004, PNMR became a registered holding company under PUHCA. As a result of the requirement to register as a holding company, PNMR created PNMR Services Company, a services company, which began operation on January 1, 2005, subject to final approval of a services company application filed with the SEC in January 2005. The comprehensive energy legislation enacted by Congress and signed by the President on August 8, 2005, would result in the repeal of PUHCA on a delayed basis. PNMR is in the process of evaluating the effects of that repeal, along with the other provisions of the legislation.
PNMR provides energy and technology related services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avistar, Inc., and those results are included in the Corporate and Other segment.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR Segment Information
Summarized financial information for PNMR by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Regulated |
|
Unregulated |
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
TNMP Electric* |
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
First Choice* |
|
Corporate & Other |
|
|
2005: |
|||||||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 137,314 | $ 19,224 |
$ 82,262 |
$ 139,273 | $ 43,031 | $ (15,850) |
(a) |
$ 405,254 |
|||||
Intersegment revenues |
1,467 | 11 | 122 | 3,009 | - | (4,609) |
- |
||||||
Total revenues |
138,781 | 19,235 | 82,384 | 142,282 | 43,031 | (20,459) |
405,254 |
||||||
Less: Cost of energy | 44,998 | 6,702 | 53,292 | 119,653 | 34,083 | (20,537) |
(a) |
238,191 |
|||||
Intersegment energy |
|||||||||||||
transfer |
(3,412) | - | - | 3,412 | - | - |
- |
||||||
Gross margin |
97,195 | 12,533 | 29,092 | 19,217 | 8,948 | 78 |
167,063 |
||||||
Operating expenses |
65,473 | 5,086 | 24,210 | 11,080 | 3,197 | 8,829 |
(b) |
117,875 |
|||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||||||
amortization |
17,495 | 2,085 | 5,596 | 4,041 | 105 | 1,863 |
31,185 |
||||||
Income taxes |
2,278 | 1,218 | (1,433) | 44 | 2,020 | (5,330) |
(b,d) |
(1,203) |
|||||
Operating income |
11,949 | 4,144 | 719 | 4,052 | 3,626 | (5,284) |
19,206 |
||||||
Interest Income |
6,472 | 87 | 487 | 1,303 | 161 | 3,112 |
11,622 |
||||||
Other |
|||||||||||||
income/(deductions) |
708 | 625 | 383 | 405 | (15) | (7,918) |
(c) |
(5,812) |
|||||
Other income taxes |
(2,843) | (271) | (344) | (677) | (51) | 1,674 |
(c) |
(2,512) |
|||||
Interest charges |
(8,472) | (1,956) | (2,905) | (3,987) | (28) | (3,615) |
(d) |
(20,963) |
|||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 7,814 | $ 2,629 | $ (1,660) | $ 1,096 | $ 3,693 | $ (12,031) |
$ 1,541 |
||||||
Total assets at |
|||||||||||||
June 30, 2005 |
$1,782,443 | $1,265,183 | $555,078 | $ 430,605 | $227,089 | $783,986 |
$ 5,044,384 |
||||||
Goodwill |
$ - | $ 449,061 | $ - | $ - | $ 33,700 | $ - |
$ 482,761 |
||||||
Gross property additions |
$ 26,091 | $ 1,685 | $ 9,774 | $ 2,855 | $ 46 | $ 9,805 |
$ 50,256 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $9.6 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Includes acquisition related costs of $4.6 million and regulatory costs of $2.3 million in operating expenses and an income tax benefit of $2.7 million in income taxes associated with the NMPRC's approval of the TNP acquisition.
(c) Includes TNP debt refinancing costs of $1.3 million and a write-off of software costs of $4.5 million in other income/(deductions) and an income tax benefit of $1.2 million in the income taxes.
(d) Includes TNP debt refinancing costs of $4.4 million in interest charges and an income tax benefit of $1.7 million in income taxes.
* Includes results from June 6 through June 30, 2005.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNMR by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2004 is as follows (in thousands):
Regulated |
|
Unregulated |
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
TNMP Electric |
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
First
|
|
Corporate & Other |
|
Consolidated |
2004: |
|
||||||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 133,706 | $ - |
$ 80,540 |
$ 163,684 | $ - | $ (9,281) |
(a) |
$ 368,649 |
|||||
Intersegment revenues |
1,408 | - | 346 | - | - | - |
1,754 |
||||||
Total revenues |
135,114 | - | 80,886 | 163,684 | - | (9,281) |
370,403 |
||||||
Less: Cost of energy | 45,775 | - | 51,650 | 125,507 | - | (9,405) |
(a) |
213,527 |
|||||
Intersegment energy |
- | ||||||||||||
transfer |
(10,924) | - | - | 10,924 | - | - |
- |
||||||
Gross margin |
100,263 | - | 29,236 | 27,253 | - | 124 |
156,876 |
||||||
Operating expenses |
66,452 | - | 25,139 | 11,890 | - | (1,806) |
101,675 |
||||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||||||
amortization |
16,690 | - | 4,738 | 3,754 | - | 1,249 |
26,431 |
||||||
Income taxes |
3,342 | - | (1,338) | 3,253 | - | 1,249 |
6,506 |
||||||
Operating income |
13,779 | - | 697 | 8,356 | - | (568) |
22,264 |
||||||
Interest Income |
7,133 | - | 219 | 1,350 | - | 142 |
8,844 |
||||||
Other |
|||||||||||||
income/(deductions) |
144 | - | (14) | 284 | - | 572 |
986 |
||||||
Other income taxes |
(2,881) | - | (81) | (647) | - | 419 |
(3,190) |
||||||
Interest charges |
(8,678) | - | (2,737) | (3,392) | - | 2,752 |
(12,055) |
||||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 9,497 | $ - | $ (1,916) | $ 5,951 | $ - | $ 3,317 |
$ 16,849 |
||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Total assets at |
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
$1,764,032 | $ - | $512,538 | $ 430,493 | $ - | $780,572 |
$ 3,487,635 |
||||||
Gross property additions |
$ 22,254 | $ - | $ 7,748 | $ 1,926 | $ - | $ 933 |
$ 32,861 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $9.4 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNMR by business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Regulated |
|
Unregulated |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
TNMP Electric* |
|
PNM Gas |
|
PNM
|
|
First Choice* |
|
Corporate & Other |
|
Consolidated |
|
2005: |
||||||||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 269,805 | $ 19,224 |
$ 247,494 |
$ 271,277 | $ 43,031 | $ (17,664) |
(a) |
$ 833,167 |
||||||
Intersegment revenues |
3,158 | 11 | 176 | 3,009 | - | (6,354) |
- |
|||||||
Total revenues |
272,963 | 19,235 | 247,670 | 274,286 | 43,031 | (24,018) |
833,167 |
|||||||
Less: Cost of energy | 92,401 | 6,702 | 167,727 | 208,965 | 34,083 | (24,209) |
(a) |
485,669 |
||||||
Intersegment energy |
||||||||||||||
transfer |
(17,535) | - | - | 17,535 | - | - |
- |
|||||||
Gross margin |
198,097 | 12,533 | 79,943 | 47,786 | 8,948 | 191 |
347,498 |
|||||||
Operating expenses |
128,576 | 5,086 | 48,304 | 21,968 | 3,197 | 10,758 |
(b) |
217,889 |
||||||
Depreciation and |
||||||||||||||
amortization |
35,053 | 2,085 | 11,172 | 8,028 | 105 | 3,569 |
60,012 |
|||||||
Income taxes |
6,870 | 1,218 | 5,795 | 3,875 | 2,020 | (7,205) |
(b,d) |
12,573 |
||||||
Operating income |
27,598 | 4,144 | 14,672 | 13,915 | 3,626 | (6,931) |
57,024 |
|||||||
Interest Income |
13,688 | 87 | 1,243 | 2,647 | 161 | 3,096 |
20,922 |
|||||||
Other |
||||||||||||||
income/(deductions) |
1,030 | 625 | 464 | 1,338 | (15) | (8,783) |
(c) |
(5,341) |
||||||
Other income taxes |
(5,827) | (271) | (676) | (1,578) | (51) | 2,392 |
(c) |
(6,011) |
||||||
Interest charges |
(17,114) | (1,956) | (5,829) | (8,003) | (28) | (1,614) |
(d) |
(34,544) |
||||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 19,375
|
$ 2,629
|
$ 9,874
|
$ 8,319
|
$ 3,693
|
$ (11,840)
|
$ 32,050
|
|||||||
Total assets at |
||||||||||||||
June 30, 2005 |
$1,782,443 | $1,265,183 | $555,078 | $ 430,605 | $227,089 | $ 783,986 |
$ 5,044,384 |
|||||||
Goodwill |
$ - | $ 449,061 | $ - | $ - | $ 33,700 | $ - |
$ 482,761 |
|||||||
Gross property additions |
$ 40,715 | $ 1,685 | $ 18,721 | $ 4,169 | $ 46 | $ 14,613 |
$ 79,949 |
|||||||
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $11.7 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Includes acquisition related costs of $4.6 million in operating expenses and an income tax benefit of $2.7 million in income taxes.
(c) Includes TNP debt refinancing costs of $1.3 million and a write-off of software costs of $4.5 million in other income/(deductions) and an income tax benefit of $1.2 million in income taxes.
(d) Includes TNP debt refinancing costs of $4.4 million in interest charges and an income tax benefit of $1.7 million in income taxes.
* Includes results from June 6 through June 30, 2005.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNMR by business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2004 is as follows (in thousands):
Regulated |
|
Unregulated |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Segments of Business |
PNM Electric |
|
TNMP Electric |
|
PNM Gas |
|
PNM Wholesale |
|
First Choice |
|
Corporate & Other |
|
Consolidated |
|
2004: |
||||||||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 266,741 | $ - |
$ 256,346 |
$ 291,175 | $ - | $ (9,724) |
(a) |
$ 804,538 |
||||||
Intersegment revenues |
2,823 | - | 414 | - | - | - |
3,237 |
|||||||
Total revenues |
269,564 | - | 256,760 | 291,175 | - | (9,724) |
807,775 |
|||||||
Less: Cost of energy | 90,872 | - | 180,798 | 215,373 | - | (10,030) |
(a) |
477,013 |
||||||
Intersegment energy |
||||||||||||||
transfer |
(24,337) | - | - | 24,337 | - | - |
- |
|||||||
Gross margin |
203,029 | - | 75,962 | 51,465 | - | 306 |
330,762 |
|||||||
Operating expenses |
131,239 | - | 49,718 | 23,138 | - | 484 |
204,579 |
|||||||
Depreciation and |
||||||||||||||
amortization |
33,368 | - | 9,467 | 7,508 | - | 2,225 |
52,568 |
|||||||
Income taxes |
8,329 | - | 4,474 | 5,555 | - | (541) |
17,817 |
|||||||
Operating income |
30,093 | - | 12,303 | 15,264 | - | (1,862) |
55,798 |
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest Income |
14,080 | - | 1,158 | 2,738 | - | 789 |
18,765 |
|||||||
Other |
||||||||||||||
income/(deductions) |
272 | - | (82) | 719 | - | (1,775) |
(866) |
|||||||
Other income taxes |
(5,682) | - | (426) | (1,369) | - | 1,291 |
(6,186) |
|||||||
Interest charges |
(17,383) | - | (5,476) | (6,786) | - | 3,761 |
(25,884) |
|||||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 21,380 | $ - | $ 7,477 | $ 10,566 | $ - | $ 2,204 |
$ 41,627 |
|||||||
Total assets at |
||||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
$1,764,032 | $ - | $ 512,538 | $ 430,493 | $ - | $780,572 |
$ 3,487,635 |
|||||||
Gross property additions |
$ 40,160 | $ - | $ 13,989 | $ 4,725 | $ - | $ 2,856 |
$ 61,730 |
|||||||
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $10.1 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM Segment Information
Summarized financial information for PNM by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
Other |
|
|
2005: |
|||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 138,781 |
$ 82,384 |
$ 142,282 |
$ (9,627) |
(a) |
$ 353,820 |
|||
Less: Cost of energy |
44,998 | 53,292 | 119,653 |
(9,627) |
(a) |
208,316 |
|||
Intersegment energy |
|||||||||
transfer |
(3,412) | - | 3,412 |
- |
- |
||||
Gross margin |
97,195 | 29,092 | 19,217 |
- |
145,504 |
||||
Operating expenses |
65,473 | 24,210 | 11,080 |
2,595 |
103,358 |
||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||
amortization |
17,495 | 5,596 | 4,041 |
832 |
27,964 |
||||
Income taxes |
2,278 | (1,433) | 44 |
(662) |
227 |
||||
Operating income |
11,949 | 719 | 4,052 |
(2,765) |
13,955 |
||||
Interest Income |
6,472 | 487 | 1,303 |
835 |
9,097 |
||||
Other income/(deductions) |
708 | 383 | 405 |
(5,118) |
(b) |
(3,622) |
|||
Other income taxes |
(2,843) | (344) | (677) |
1,549 |
(b) |
(2,315) |
|||
Interest charges |
(8,472) | (2,905) | (3,987) |
2,247 |
(13,117) |
||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 7,814 | $ (1,660) | $ 1,096 |
$ (3,252) |
$ 3,998 |
||||
Total assets at |
|||||||||
June 30, 2005 |
$1,782,443 |
$555,078 |
$ 430,605 |
$575,622 |
$3,343,748 |
||||
Gross property additions |
$ 26,091 |
$ 9,774 |
$ 2,855 |
$ (3,822) |
$ 34,898 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $9.6 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Includes acquisition related costs of $4.4 million and regulatory costs of $2.3 million in operating expenses and an income tax benefit of $2.6 million in income taxes associated with the NMPRC's approval of the TNP acquisition.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNM by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2004 is as follows (in thousands):
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
Other |
|
|
2004: |
|||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 135,114 |
$ 80,886 |
$ 163,684 |
$ (9,409) |
(a) |
$ 370,275 |
|||
Less: Cost of energy |
45,775 | 51,650 | 125,507 |
(9,408) |
(a) |
213,524 |
|||
Intersegment energy |
|||||||||
transfer |
(10,924) | - | 10,924 |
- |
- |
||||
Gross margin |
100,263 | 29,236 | 27,253 |
(1) |
156,751 |
||||
Operating expenses |
66,452 | 25,139 | 11,890 |
61 |
103,542 |
||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||
amortization |
16,690 | 4,738 | 3,754 |
642 |
25,824 |
||||
Income taxes |
3,342 | (1,338) | 3,253 |
449 |
5,706 |
||||
Operating income |
13,779 | 697 | 8,356 |
(1,153) |
21,679 |
||||
Interest Income |
7,133 | 219 | 1,350 |
42 |
8,744 |
||||
Other income/(deductions) |
144 | (14) | 284 |
941 |
1,355 |
||||
Other income taxes |
(2,881) | (81) | (647) |
313 |
(3,296) |
||||
Interest charges |
(8,678) | (2,737) | (3,392) |
2,116 |
(12,691) |
||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 9,497 | $ (1,916) | $ 5,951 |
$ 2,259 |
$ 15,791 |
||||
Total assets at |
|||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
$1,764,032 |
$ 512,538 |
$ 430,493 |
$686,667 |
$3,393,730 |
||||
Gross property additions |
$ 22,254 |
$ 7,748 |
$ 1,926 |
$ 1,116 |
$ 33,044 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $9.4 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNM by business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
Other |
|
|
2005: |
|||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 272,963 |
$ 247,670 |
$ 274,286 |
$ (11,679) |
(a) |
$ 783,240 |
|||
Less: Cost of energy |
92,401 | 167,727 | 208,965 |
(11,679) |
(a) |
457,414 |
|||
Intersegment energy |
|||||||||
transfer |
(17,535) | - | 17,535 |
- |
- |
||||
Gross margin |
198,097 | 79,943 | 47,786 |
- |
325,826 |
||||
Operating expenses |
128,576 | 48,304 | 21,968 |
3,204 |
202,052 |
||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||
amortization |
35,053 | 11,172 | 8,028 |
1,656 |
55,909 |
||||
Income taxes |
6,870 | 5,795 | 3,875 |
(1,515) |
15,025 |
||||
Operating income |
27,598 | 14,672 | 13,915 |
(3,345) |
52,840 |
||||
Interest Income |
13,688 | 1,243 | 2,647 |
725 |
18,303 |
||||
Other income/(deductions) |
1,030 | 464 | 1,338 |
(4,864) |
(b) |
(2,032) |
|||
Other income taxes |
(5,827) | (676) | (1,578) |
2,079 |
(b) |
(6,002) |
|||
Interest charges |
(17,114) | (5,829) | (8,003) |
4,189 |
(26,757) |
||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 19,375 | $ 9,874 | $ 8,319 |
$ (1,216) |
$ 36,352 |
||||
Total assets at |
|||||||||
June 30, 2005 |
$1,782,443 |
$ 555,078 |
$ 430,605 |
$575,622 |
$3,343,748 |
||||
Gross property additions |
$ 40,715 |
$ 18,721 |
$ 4,169 |
$ (3,718) |
$ 59,887 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $11.7 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Includes acquisition related costs of $4.4 million and regulatory costs of $2.3 million associated with the NMPRC's approval of the TNP acquisition in operating expenses and an income tax benefit of $2.6 million in income taxes.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for PNM by business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2004 is as follows (in thousands):
Segments of Business |
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
PNM
|
|
Other |
|
|
2004: |
|||||||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 269,564 |
$ 256,760 |
$ 291,175 |
$ (10,103) |
(a) |
$ 807,396 |
|||
Less: Cost of energy |
90,872 | 180,798 | 215,373 |
(10,103) |
(a) |
476,940 |
|||
Intersegment energy |
|||||||||
transfer |
(24,337) | - | 24,337 |
- |
- |
||||
Gross margin |
203,029 | 75,962 | 51,465 |
- |
330,456 |
||||
Operating expenses |
131,239 | 49,718 | 23,138 |
90 |
204,185 |
||||
Depreciation and |
|||||||||
amortization |
33,368 | 9,467 | 7,508 |
1,097 |
51,440 |
||||
Income taxes |
8,329 | 4,474 | 5,555 |
(337) |
18,021 |
||||
Operating income |
30,093 | 12,303 | 15,264 |
(850) |
56,810 |
||||
Interest Income |
14,080 | 1,158 | 2,738 |
540 |
18,516 |
||||
Other income/(deductions) |
272 | (82) | 719 |
476 |
1,385 |
||||
Other income taxes |
(5,682) | (426) | (1,369) |
499 |
(6,978) |
||||
Interest charges |
(17,383) | (5,476) | (6,786) |
3,060 |
(26,585) |
||||
Segment net income (loss) |
$ 21,380 | $ 7,477 | $ 10,566 |
$ 3,725 |
$ 43,148 |
||||
Total assets at |
|||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
$1,764,032 |
$ 512,538 |
$ 430,493 |
$686,667 |
$3,393,730 |
||||
Gross property additions |
$ 40,160 |
$ 13,989 |
$ 4,725 |
$ 1,624 |
$ 60,498 |
(a) Reflects EITF 03-11 impact, under which wholesale revenues and the associated cost of energy of $10.1 million are reclassified to a net margin basis in accordance with GAAP.
TNMP
TNMP operates in only one reportable segment; therefore tabular presentation of segment data is not relevant.
(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company may enter into agreements for derivative instruments, including options and swaps, to manage risks related to changes in interest rates. At the inception of any such transaction, the Company documents relationships between the hedging instruments and the items being hedged. This documentation includes the strategy that supports executing the specific transaction.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR
Enhanced Cash Management Program
The Company has an enhanced cash management program that includes a preferred stock dividend capture strategy and various absolute return strategies that have the objective of achieving higher returns. The Company's initial investment in its enhanced cash management program was $10.0 million and an additional $2.0 million was invested in February 2005. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the balance in this investment, including profits and interest, was $13.5 million and $10.6 million, respectively.
First Choice Natural Gas Hedges
From time to time, First Choice enters into natural gas swaps. The swaps are purchased to mitigate commodity price risk associated with purchase power price volatility. The swaps are effective in offsetting future cash flow volatility caused by increases in natural gas prices. The fair value of the natural gas swaps as of June 30, 2005, was an asset of $1.4 million, which is recorded on PNMR's balance sheet as a current asset. For the period of June 6 through June 30, 2005, First Choice's purchased power expense includes pre-tax gains of $2.2 million ($1.3 million after tax) related to the settlement of natural gas swaps.
In addition, First Choice recorded unrealized gains (losses), after June 6, 2005, associated with its natural gas hedges in other comprehensive income as shown in the following table.
For the Period of June 6 through June 30, 2005 |
||||||||
|
|
After-
|
||||||
|
Amount |
(Expense) |
|
Amount |
||||
(In thousands) |
||||||||
Change in market value |
$ 1,383 |
$ 527 |
$ 856 |
|||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
$ 1,383 |
$ 527 |
$ 856 |
PNM
PNM contributes to trusts established to fund its share of the decommissioning costs of PVNGS and pension and other postretirement benefits. The trusts held certain equity securities as of June 30, 2005. These equity securities also expose PNM to losses in fair value. Approximately 59% of the securities held by the various trusts were equity securities as of June 30, 2005. Similar to the debt securities held for funding, decommissioning and certain pension and other postretirement costs, PNM does not recover or earn a return through rates on any losses or gains on these equity securities.
44
PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Retail Natural Gas Contracts
Pursuant to a 1997 order issued by the NMPRC, PNM is authorized to hedge certain portions of natural gas supply contracts to protect PNM's natural gas customers from the risk of adverse price fluctuations in the natural gas market. Hedge gains and losses are recoverable through the Company's PGAC if deemed prudently incurred by the NMPRC. As a result, earnings are not affected by gains or losses generated by these instruments.
PNM purchased $4.0 million of natural gas options during the second quarter and first six months of 2005 to protect its natural gas customers from the risk of rising prices during the 2005-2006 heating season. In total, PNM plans to expend approximately $7.2 million in 2005 to purchase gas options that essentially cap the amount PNM would pay for each volume of gas subject to the options during the winter heating season. PNM expects to recover its option premiums as a component of the PGAC during the months of October 2005 through February 2006.
PNM entered into fixed-for-float financial transactions to hedge a portion of its winter gas purchase portfolio. PNM has hedged 10.9 million MMBtus utilizing the fixed-for-float strategy for the next two winter heating seasons.
Wholesale Electricity Contracts
The PNM Wholesale segment has entered into various forward physical contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity with the intent to optimize its net generation position. These contracts, which are derivatives, do not qualify for normal purchase and sale designation pursuant to GAAP, and are marked to market.
For the three months ended June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the sale of electricity that generated $41.4 million of electric revenues by delivering 0.8 million MWh. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the purchase of electricity of $36.0 million or 0.7 million MWh to support these contractual sales and other open market sales opportunities. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the sale of electricity that generated $79.4 million of electric revenues by delivering 1.5 million MWh. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the purchase of electricity of $64.2 million or 1.3 million MWh to support these contractual sales and other open market sales opportunities.
45
PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the sale of electricity that generated $45.5 million of electric revenues by delivering 0.9 million MWh. For the three months ended June 30, 2004, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the purchase of electricity of $43.5 million or 0.9 million MWh to support these contractual sales and other open market sales opportunities.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the sale of electricity that generated $72.5 million of electric revenues by delivering 1.6 million MWh. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, PNM Wholesale settled derivative forward contracts for the purchase of electricity of $68.2 million or 1.5 million MWh to support these contractual sales and other open market sales opportunities.
As of June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale had open derivative forward contract positions to buy $46.3 million and to sell $64.9 million of electricity. At June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale had a gross mark-to-market gain (asset position) on these derivative forward contracts of $5.9 million and a gross mark-to-market loss (liability position) of $4.3 million, recorded in other assets and liabilities, respectively. The change in mark-to-market valuation is recognized in earnings each period and is recorded in operating revenues and cost of energy, as applicable.
The PNM Wholesale segment also entered into forward physical contracts for the sale of PNM's electric capacity in excess of its retail and wholesale firm requirement needs, including reserves. In addition, PNM Wholesale entered into forward physical contracts for the purchase of retail needs, including reserves, when resource shortfalls exist. PNM Wholesale generally accounts for these as normal sales and purchases as defined by SFAS 133. From time to time PNM makes forward purchases to serve its retail needs when the cost of purchased power is less than the incremental cost of its generation. At June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale had open forward positions classified as normal sales of electricity of $140.3 million and normal purchases of electricity of $48.9 million, which will be reflected in the financial statements upon physical delivery.
The operations of the PNM Wholesale segment, including both firm commitments and other wholesale sale activities, are managed primarily through a net asset-backed strategy, whereby PNM Wholesale's aggregate net open position is covered by its own excess generation capabilities. PNM Wholesale is exposed to market risk if its generation capabilities were disrupted or if its retail load requirements were greater than anticipated. If PNM Wholesale were required to cover all or a portion of its net open contract position, it would have to meet its commitments through market purchases.
PNM Wholesale is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance or non-payment by counterparties of its financial and physical derivative instruments. PNM Wholesale uses a credit management process to assess and monitor the financial conditions of counterparties. PNM Wholesale's credit risk with its largest counterparty as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $14.9 million and $26.2 million, respectively.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Wholesale Gas Contracts
The PNM Wholesale segment enters into various forward contracts for the purchase of natural gas with the intent to optimize its net generation position. These contracts, which are derivatives, do not qualify for normal purchase and sale designation pursuant to GAAP, and are marked to market.
As of June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale had open derivative forward contract positions to sell $26.0 million of natural gas. At June 30, 2005, PNM Wholesale had a gross mark-to-market gain (asset position) on these derivative forward contracts of $8.5 million and a gross mark-to-market loss (liability position) of $7.2 million, recorded in other current assets and liabilities, respectively. The change in mark-to-market valuation is recognized in earnings each period and is recorded in operating revenues and cost of energy as applicable.
TNMP
Normal Purchases and Sales
In the normal course of business, TNMP enters into commodity contracts, which include components for additional purchases or sales of electricity, in order to meet customer requirements. Criteria by which option-type and forward contracts for electricity can qualify for the normal purchase and sales exception has been defined by SFAS 133. In accordance with these GAAP pronouncements, management has determined that its contracts for electricity qualify for the normal purchases and sales exception. Accordingly, TNMP does not account for its electricity contracts as derivatives.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(5) Earnings Per Share
In accordance with SFAS No. 128, " Earnings per Share" ("SFAS 128"), dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share has been presented in PNMR's Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The following reconciliation illustrates the impact on the share amounts of potential common shares and the earnings per share amounts:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|||||
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Basic: |
||||||||
Net Earnings |
$ 1,541 |
$ 16,849 |
$ 32,050 |
$ 41,627 |
||||
Average Number of Common |
||||||||
Shares Outstanding |
65,534 |
60,404 |
63,057 |
60,396 |
||||
Net Earnings per Share of |
||||||||
Common Stock (Basic) |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.51 |
$ 0.69 |
||||
|
||||||||
Diluted: |
||||||||
Net Earnings |
$ 1,541 |
$ 16,849 |
$ 32,050 |
$ 41,627 |
||||
Average Number of Common |
||||||||
Shares Outstanding |
65,534 |
60,404 |
63,057 |
60,396 |
||||
Dilutive Effect of Common Stock |
||||||||
Equivalents (a) |
955 |
755 |
953 |
797 |
||||
Average Common and Common |
||||||||
Equivalent Shares Outstanding |
66,489 |
61,159 |
64,010 |
61,193 |
||||
Net Earnings per Share of Common |
||||||||
Stock (Diluted) |
$ 0.02 |
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.50 |
$ 0.68 |
(a) Excludes the effect of average anti-dilutive common stock equivalents related to out-of-the-money options of 4,154 and 798,900 for the three months and 232,006 and 635,481 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(6) Capitalization
PNMR
Revolving and Other Credit Facilities
At June 30, 2005, PNMR had a $400.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "PNMR Facility") with an expiration date of November 15, 2009. At June 30, 2005, there were no outstanding borrowings under the PNMR Facility. At June 30, 2005, PNMR also had $15.0 million in local lines of credit. In July 2005, PNMR entered into an agreement to obtain an additional $25.0 million local line of credit, expiring August 16, 2005. There were $1.9 million of outstanding borrowings under the local lines of credit at June 30, 2005.
On June 23, 2005, PNMR established a commercial paper program under which it may issue up to $400.0 million in commercial paper for up to 270 days. The commercial paper is unsecured and the proceeds are used for short-term cash management needs. The PNMR Facility serves as a backstop for the outstanding commercial paper. At June 30, 2005, there were no outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper program. In order to fund a portion of the cost of redemption of TNP's preferred stock and senior notes in July 2005, PNMR issued $370.0 million of commercial paper short-term notes under the PNMR commercial paper program.
At June 30, 2005, First Choice had up to $100.0 million of borrowing capacity under the PNMR Facility. Any borrowings made by First Choice under this sublimit are guaranteed by PNMR. At June 30, 2005, First Choice had no borrowings outstanding.
Financing Activities
PNMR has a universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC for the issuance of debt securities and equity securities, preferred stock, purchase contracts, purchase contract units and warrants. As of June 30, 2005, PNMR had approximately $400.9 million of remaining unissued securities under this registration statement.
Effective January 1, 2005, PNMR entered into a $50.0 million loan agreement with PNMR Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, PNMR made a $5.0 million equity contribution to PNMR Services Company in January 2005. These steps were taken to provide PNMR Services Company with liquidity for its operations.
PNMR has entered into three fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional principal amount of $150.0 million. Under these swaps, PNMR receives a 4.40% fixed interest payment on the notional principal amount on a semi-annual basis and pays a floating rate equal to the six month LIBOR plus 58.15 basis points (0.5815%) on the notional amount through September 15, 2008. The initial floating rate was 1.91% and will be reset every six months. The floating rate was reset on March 15, 2005, to 3.84%. The swap is accounted for as a fair-value hedge with a fair-market value (liability position) of approximately $0.9 million as of June 30, 2005.
49
PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Common Stock and Equity Unit Offerings
In March 2005, PNMR issued 3,910,000 shares of its common stock at $26.76 per share. PNMR received net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses, of approximately $101.0 million. In addition, in March 2005, PNMR completed a public offering of 4,945,000 6.75% equity units yielding net proceeds after fees of $239.6 million.
In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP, on June 6, 2005, PNMR made an equity investment of approximately $110.5 million in TNP, which TNP used to repay in full amounts owing under TNP's credit agreement. In addition, pursuant to PNMR's acquisition of TNP, PNMR agreed to provide funds to TNP to enable TNP to redeem (a) TNP's 14.5% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series C, (b) TNP's 14.5% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series D (collectively, "Preferred Stock"), and (c) TNP's 10.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, Series B ("Senior Notes"). On July 6, 2005, TNP redeemed the Preferred Stock by tendering $224.6 million to the holders of the Preferred Stock and redeemed the Senior Notes by tendering $296.5 million to holders of the Senior Notes. In order to fund a portion of the cost of redemption of TNP's Preferred Stock and Senior Notes, PNMR issued $370.0 million of commercial paper short-term notes under the PNMR commercial paper program. The balance of the funds necessary for the redemption came from other cash available to PNMR and the total redemption amount was an equity investment by PNMR in TNP.
PNM
Revolving and Other Credit Facilities
At June 30, 2005, PNM had a $300.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "PNM Facility") with an expiration date of November 21, 2006. At June 30, 2005, PNM also had $23.5 million in local lines of credit and a $20.0 million borrowing arrangement with PNMR. There were no outstanding borrowings under the PNM Facility or the local lines of credit at June 30, 2005.
PNM has a commercial paper program under which PNM may issue up to $300.0 million in commercial paper for up to 365 days. The commercial paper is unsecured and the proceeds are used for short-term cash management needs. The PNM Facility serves as a backstop for the outstanding commercial paper. As of June 30, 2005, PNM had $18.8 million in commercial paper outstanding.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Financing Activities
As of June 30, 2005, PNM had approximately $200.0 million of remaining unissued securities registered under its previously filed shelf registration statement.
Dividends
In June 2005, the Board of PNM declared a dividend of $80.0 million that was paid to PNMR in July 2005.
TNMP
Revolving and Other Credit Facilities
In June 2005, TNMP filed an application with the NMPRC to become a borrower and issue notes of up to $100.0 million under the PNMR Facility of $400.0 million. In July 2005, the NMPRC issued an order approving the application. In July 2005, TNMP, as a co-applicant with PNMR, filed with the SEC for approval to become a borrower under the PNMR Facility. Required SEC approval remains pending and is expected in the third quarter of 2005.
Financing Activities
In June 2003, TNMP issued $250.0 million of 6.125% senior notes due in 2008. In May 2003, TNMP executed a $250.0 million Treasury rate lock transaction designed to manage interest rate risk associated with the issuance of the senior notes. TNMP paid $4.2 million upon the issuance of senior notes in June 2003 to settle the rate lock. Through the date of the acquisition, the cost of rate lock was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the senior notes. In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP by PNMR on June 6, 2005, the balance for the rate lock remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income was recorded at fair market value as of the date of acquisition in accordance with SFAS 141. The fair market value was determined to be zero and the balance of $1.7 million was charged to goodwill.
(7) Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
PNMR and its subsidiaries maintain a qualified defined benefit pension plan that was frozen in late 1997 with regard to new participants, a plan providing medical and dental benefits to eligible retirees, and an executive retirement program. PNMR maintains the legal obligation for the benefits owed to participants under these plans (the "PNM Plans"). TNMP also maintains a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of its employees, a plan providing medical and dental benefits to eligible retirees and an executive retirement program (the "TNMP Plans").
Participants in the PNM Plans currently include eligible employees and retirees of PNMR and other subsidiaries of PNMR. Participants in the TNMP Plans include eligible employees and retirees of TNMP, First Choice and other subsidiaries of TNP.
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The total net periodic benefit cost or income from the PNM Plans, in addition to the net periodic benefit cost from the TNMP Plans from the date of PNMR's acquisition of TNP, or June 6, 2005 through June 30, 2005 is included in the consolidated statement of earnings of PNMR. The TNMP Plan amounts included in the results of PNMR are as follows: pension plan income of $41,000, other postretirement benefit expense of $59,000 and executive retirement plan expense of $6,000.
PNM Plans
The following table shows the net periodic benefit cost or income of the PNM Plans.
Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Pension Plan |
|
Other Post-Retirement Benefits |
|
Executive Retirement Program |
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2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
(In thousands) |
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Components of Net Periodic | |||||||||||
Benefit Cost/(Income) | |||||||||||
Service cost |
$ 477 |
$ 1,085 |
$ 645 |
$ 601 |
$ 16 |
$ 26 |
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Interest cost |
7,567 |
7,340 |
1,648 |
1,826 |
295 |
310 |
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Expected return on assets |
(10,042) |
(9,843) |
(1,318) |
(1,232) |
- |
- |
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Transition obligation |
- |
- |
- |
455 |
- |
- |
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Prior service cost amortization |
79 |
79 |
(1,702) |
(1,050) |
34 |
37 |
|||||
Net loss amortization |
892 |
1,158 |
1,490 |
1,234 |
43 |
33 |
|||||
Net Periodic Benefit Cost/(Income) |
$ (1,027) |
$ (181) |
$ 763 |
$ 1,834 |
$ 388 |
$ 406 |
|
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Pension Plan |
|
Other Post-Retirement Benefits |
|
Executive Retirement Program |
|||||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
(In thousands) |
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Components of Net Periodic | |||||||||||
Benefit Cost/(Income) | |||||||||||
Service cost |
$ 954 |
$ 2,170 |
$ 1,290 |
$ 1,202 |
$ 32 |
$ 51 |
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Interest cost |
15,134 |
14,680 |
3,296 |
3,652 |
590 |
620 |
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Expected return on assets |
(20,084) |
(19,686) |
(2,636) |
(2,464) |
- |
- |
|||||
Transition obligation |
- |
- |
- |
909 |
- |
- |
|||||
Prior service cost amortization |
158 |
158 |
(3,404) |
(2,099) |
68 |
75 |
|||||
Net loss amortization |
1,784 |
2,315 |
2,980 |
2,468 |
86 |
66 |
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Net Periodic Benefit Cost/(Income) |
$ (2,054) |
$ (363) |
$ 1,526 |
$ 3,668 |
$ 776 |
$ 812 |
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, PNM contributed approximately $1.5 million each period to trusts for other postretirement benefits. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, PNM contributed approximately $3.1 million each period to trusts for other postretirement benefits. PNM expects to make additional contributions during the remainder of 2005 totaling $3.0 million to trusts for other postretirement benefits. PNM does not anticipate making any contributions to the pension plan during 2005.
TNMP Plans
The following table shows the net periodic benefit cost of the TNMP Plans.
Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Pension Plan |
|
Other Post-Retirement Benefits |
|
Executive Retirement Program |
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2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
(In thousands) |
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Components of Net Periodic | |||||||||||
Benefit Cost | |||||||||||
Service cost |
$ 530 |
$ 443 |
$ 119 |
$ 102 |
$ 16 |
$ 53 |
|||||
Interest cost |
1,104 |
1,119 |
166 |
155 |
38 |
49 |
|||||
Expected return on assets |
(1,539) |
(1,424) |
(88) |
(74) |
- |
12 |
|||||
Transition obligation |
- |
- |
55 |
81 |
- |
- |
|||||
Prior service cost amortization |
(20) |
(29) |
- |
- |
(14) |
(21) |
|||||
Net loss amortization |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
40 |
|||||
Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
$ 75 |
$ 109 |
$ 252 |
$ 264 |
$ 58 |
$ 133 |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|||||||||||
Pension Plan |
|
Other Post-Retirement Benefits |
|
Executive Retirement Program |
|||||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
(In thousands) |
|||||||||||
Components of Net Periodic | |||||||||||
Benefit Cost | |||||||||||
Service cost |
$1,035 |
$ 938 |
$ 235 |
$ 204 |
$ 40 |
$ 107 |
|||||
Interest cost |
2,220 |
2,295 |
334 |
310 |
84 |
99 |
|||||
Expected return on assets |
(2,960) |
(2,957) |
(169) |
(148) |
- |
25 |
|||||
Transition obligation |
- |
- |
136 |
162 |
- |
- |
|||||
Prior service cost amortization |
(49) |
(58) |
- |
- |
(35) |
(42) |
|||||
Net loss amortization |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
79 |
|||||
Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
$ 246 |
$ 218 |
$ 536 |
$ 528 |
$ 134 |
$ 268 |
For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, TNMP contributed approximately $0.3 million per period to trusts for the other postretirement benefits. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, TNMP contributed approximately $0.4 million each period to trusts for the
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
other postretirement benefits. TNMP expects to make contributions totaling $1.0 million to trusts for other postretirement benefits during 2005. TNMP does not anticipate making any contributions to the pension plan during 2005.
In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP by PNMR on June 6, 2005, the benefit obligations for the TNMP Plans were recorded at the fair market value as of the date of acquisition in accordance with SFAS 141 and as a result, PNMR recorded an additional pension and postretirement liability of $5.5 million which increased goodwill. The fair market value of the obligations was actuarially determined using a measurement date of June 6, 2005 and a discount rate of 5.25%, revised from 5.75% at December 31, 2004, based on the average yield of high quality investments. The weighted average expected rate of return on plan assets was 9.0% for the pension and executive retirement plans and 6.9% for the other postretirement plans. There is no change to the on-going measurement date of the TNMP Plans; it will remain December 31.
(8) Commitments and Contingencies
PNMR
Tax Refund Litigation
In November 2004, the United States Department of Justice filed a complaint against the Company in federal court, alleging that approximately $4.2 million of income tax refunds claimed and received for the 1998 and 1999 tax years were erroneously paid. The complaint sought return of that refund amount, plus interest, a 10% surcharge and costs. The Company filed an answer in response to the complaint denying all the material allegations.
The suit arose from refunds granted in connection with the 1998 and 1999 tax years. The refunds were claimed on amended returns filed in September 2002 and were paid by the IRS in November and December 2002. The government's complaint alleged that the Company did not correctly elect to deduct research and experimental expenses, and that certain costs did not qualify as research and experimental. Therefore, the government asserted that the Company is not entitled to the refunds. In July 2005, the Company settled with the DOJ and the parties have filed a joint stipulation of dismissal of the case with prejudice.
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Other
There are various claims and lawsuits pending against the Company. The Company is also subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, and is currently participating in the investigation and remediation of numerous sites. In addition, the Company periodically enters into financial commitments in connection with its business operations. It is not possible at this time for the Company to determine fully the effect of all litigation and other legal proceedings on its consolidated financial statements. However, the Company has recorded a liability where the litigation effects can be reasonably estimated and where an outcome is considered probable. The Company does not expect that any known lawsuits, environmental costs and commitments will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations, although the outcome of litigation, investigations and other legal proceedings is inherently uncertain.
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings in the normal course of its business. The associated legal costs for these legal matters are accrued when incurred. It is also the Company's policy to accrue for legal costs expected to be incurred in connection with SFAS No. 5, " Accounting for Contingencies " ("SFAS 5"), legal matters when it is probable that a SFAS 5 liability has been incurred and the amount of expected legal costs to be incurred is reasonably estimable. These estimates include costs for external counsel and other professional fees.
PNM
PVNGS Liability and Insurance Matters
The PVNGS participants have financial protection for public liability resulting from nuclear energy hazards to the full limit of liability under federal law. This potential liability is covered by primary liability insurance provided by commercial insurance carriers in the amount of $300.0 million and the balance by an industry‑wide retrospective assessment program. If losses at any nuclear power plant covered by the programs exceed the primary liability insurance limit, PNM could be assessed retrospective adjustments. The maximum assessment per reactor under the program for each nuclear incident is approximately $101.0 million. The retrospective assessment is subject to an annual limit of $10.0 million per reactor per incident which will be increased to $15.0 million as described below under "Price-Anderson Act Renewal." Based upon PNM's 10.2% interest in the three PVNGS units, PNM's maximum potential assessment per incident for all three units is approximately $31.0 million, with an annual payment limitation of approximately $3.0 million per incident which will become $4.5 million when the annual limit per reactor per incident is changed to $15.0 million as discussed above. If the funds provided by this retrospective assessment program prove to be insufficient, Congress could impose revenue-raising measures on the nuclear industry to pay claims.
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Price-Anderson Act Renewal
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (see "Federal Energy Legislation" below) extends the Price-Anderson Act for 20 years. The Price-Anderson Act provides for immediate, no-fault insurance coverage for the public in case of a nuclear reactor accident. It requires nuclear plant operators to purchase all the private insurance available to them (currently $300.0 million) to serve as a primary level of coverage. If this amount is insufficient to cover claims arising from an accident, companies are required to contribute to a fund that provides a secondary level of coverage. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 raises the maximum required fee at the secondary level from $63.0 million to $95.8 million per reactor, which is already reflected in the $101.0 million maximum assessment discussed under "PVNGS Liability and Insurance Matters" above, which includes a provision for legal costs, and raises the annual secondary level payout from $10.0 million to $15.0 million per reactor, adjusting the payout for inflation in the future.
Water Supply
Because of New Mexico's arid climate and current drought conditions, there is a growing concern in New Mexico about the use of water for power plants. The availability of sufficient water supplies to meet all the needs of the state, including growth, is a major issue. The Company has secured water rights in connection with the Afton and Lordsburg plants and water availability does not appear to be an issue for these plants at this time.
The Four Corners region of New Mexico, in which SJGS and Four Corners are located, experienced drought conditions during 2002 through 2004 that could have affected the water supply for the Company's generation plants. While snow conditions were very favorable in 2005, in future years, if adequate precipitation is not received in the watershed that supplies the Four Corners region, the plants could be impacted. Consequently, PNM, APS and BHP Billiton have undertaken activities to secure additional water supplies for SJGS, Four Corners and related mines. The USBR was requested to approve two supplemental contracts, one with the Jicarilla Apache Nation, PNM, and BHP Billiton for the SJGS and a second contract with the Jicarilla Apache Nation, APS and BHP Billiton for Four Corners, for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005. Approvals for the agreement have been obtained. PNM has also entered into a voluntary shortage sharing agreement with tribes and other water users in the San Juan Basin for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005. Approvals for the agreement have been obtained. Similar agreements were entered into in 2003 and 2004. Although the Company does not believe that its operations will be materially affected by the drought conditions at this time, it cannot forecast the weather situation or its ramifications, or how regulations and legislation may impact the Company's situation in the future, should the shortages occur in the future.
Conflicts at San Juan Mine Involving Oil and Gas Leaseholders
The SJCC, through leases with the federal government and the State of New Mexico, owns coal interests with respect to an underground mine. Certain gas producers have leases in the
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
area of the underground coal mine and have asserted claims against SJCC that its coal mining activities are interfering with gas production in the San Juan area. The Company understands that discussions with gas leaseholders are ongoing, although no formal litigation has been filed. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of this matter.
Navajo Nation Environmental Issues
Four Corners is located on the Navajo Reservation and is held under an easement granted by the federal government as well as a lease from the Navajo Nation. APS is the Four Corners operating agent and PNM owns a 13% ownership interest in Units 4 and 5 of Four Corners.
In July 1995, the Navajo Nation enacted the Navajo Acts. The Navajo Acts purport to give the Navajo Nation EPA authority to promulgate regulations covering air quality, drinking water, and pesticide activities, including those activities that occur at Four Corners. On October 17, 1995, the Four Corners participants filed a lawsuit in the District Court of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock District, challenging the applicability of the Navajo Acts as to Four Corners. The District Court has stayed these proceedings pursuant to a request by the parties. In May 2005, APS and the Navajo Nation signed a Voluntary Compliance Agreement which would resolve the dispute regarding the air pollution and control acts portion of the lawsuit. Upon approval of the Voluntary Compliance Act by the EPA, APS will dismiss the pending claims related to the Clean Air Act.
In February 1998, the EPA issued regulations identifying those Clean Air Act provisions for which it is appropriate to treat Native American tribes in the same manner as states. The EPA has announced that it has not yet determined whether the Clean Air Act would supersede pre-existing binding agreements between the Navajo Nation and the Four Corners participants that could limit the Navajo Nation's environmental regulatory authority over Four Corners. The Company believes that the Clean Air Act does not supersede these pre-existing agreements. The Company cannot currently predict the outcome of this matter.
In April 2000, the Navajo Tribal Council approved operating permit regulations under the Navajo Nation Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act. The Four Corners participants believe that the regulations fail to recognize that the Navajo Nation did not intend to assert jurisdiction over Four Corners. In July 2000, each of the Four Corners participants filed a petition with the Navajo Supreme Court for review of the operating permit regulations. Those proceedings have been stayed, pending the settlement negotiations mentioned above. The Company cannot currently predict the outcome of this matter.
New Source Review Rules
In November 1999, the DOJ, at the request of the EPA, filed complaints against seven companies, alleging that the companies over the past 25 years had made modifications to their plants in violation of the NSR requirements and in some cases the NSPS regulations, which
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
could result in the requirement to make costly environmental additions to older power plants. Whether or not the EPA will ultimately prevail is uncertain at this time. There have been a number of decisions regarding the pending enforcement cases against the seven companies, and some cases have been settled. Some of the decisions have ruled in favor of the EPA and others have ruled in favor of the companies. The two most recent decisions, the Alabama Power Company decision and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the Duke Energy case, accepted the legal theories advanced by the companies. At this time, it continues to be unclear what the final resolution of the issues surrounding the NSR enforcement cases will be and the impact, if any, on PNM's operations.
No complaint has been filed against PNM by the EPA, and the Company believes that all of the routine maintenance, repair, and replacement work undertaken at its power plants was and continues to be in accordance with the requirements of NSR and NSPS. However, in October 2000, the NMED made an information request of PNM, advising PNM that the NMED was in the process of assisting the EPA in the EPA's nationwide effort of verifying that changes made at the country's utilities have not inadvertently triggered a modification under the Clean Air Act's PSD policies. PNM has responded to the NMED information request. In June 2002, PNM received another information request from the NMED for a list of capital projects budgeted or completed in 2001 or 2002. PNM has responded to the additional NMED information request.
In December 2002, the EPA promulgated certain long-awaited revisions to the NSR rules, along with proposals to revise the RMRR exclusion contained in the regulations. In August 2003, the EPA issued its ERP rule, clarifying what constitutes RMRR of damaged or worn equipment, subject to safeguards to assure consistency with the Clean Air Act. It provides that replacements of equipment are routine only if the new equipment is (i) identical or functionally equivalent to the equipment being replaced; (ii) does not cost more than 20% of the replacement value of the unit of which the equipment is a part; (iii) does not change the basic design parameters of the unit; and (iv) does not cause the unit to exceed any of its permitted emissions limits. Legal challenges to the ERP rule have been filed by several states; other states have intervened in support of the rule. How such challenges will ultimately be resolved cannot be predicted but an appellate court order has stayed the effect of the ERP rule pending the outcome of the litigation. Also in late 2003 and early 2004, several groups filed petitions requesting the EPA to reconsider several aspects of the ERP rule. In June 2005, the EPA published its decision in response to the petitions for reconsideration. EPA rejected all of the petitioner's requests and reaffirmed the ERP rule. The Company is unable to determine the impact of this matter.
The Clean Air Act
In July 1999, the EPA published its final regional haze regulations and in May 2004, the EPA proposed revisions to the regulations and proposed guidelines for best available retrofit technology. The purpose of the regional haze regulations is to address regional haze visibility
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
impairment in the 156 Class 1 areas in the nation, which consist of national parks, wilderness areas and other similar areas. The final rule calls for all states to establish goals and emission reduction strategies for improving visibility in all the Class 1 areas. These rules were litigated, and in 2002 portions of the rule were vacated and remanded. In early 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the EPA's Western Regional Air Partnership Annex regulation, an optional alternative approach for western states, was illegal. In June 2005, the EPA issued the Clean Air Visibility Rule. This rule addressed the issues that were vacated and remanded in 2002. The EPA will be issuing additional revisions to the regional haze rule to address the Western Regional Air Partnership Annex regulation later in 2005.
The Company cannot predict at this time what the impact of the implementation of the regional haze rule will be on the Company's coal-fired power plant operations. Potentially, additional sulfur dioxide emission reductions and nitrogen oxide emission reductions could be required. The nature and cost of compliance with these potential requirements cannot be determined at this time. However, the Company does not anticipate any material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
Citizen Suit Under the Clean Air Act
The GCT filed a citizen suit in federal district court in New Mexico against PNM (but not against the other SJGS co-owners) in May 2002. The suit alleged two violations of the Clean Air Act and related regulations and permits. First, GCT argued that the plant had violated the federal PSD rules, as well as the corresponding provisions of the New Mexico Administrative Code, at SJGS Units 3 and 4. Second, GCT alleged that the plant had "regularly violated" the 20% opacity limit contained in SJGS's operating permit and set forth in federal and state regulations at Units 1, 3 and 4. The lawsuit sought penalties as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. PNM denied the material allegations in the complaint.
By letter dated April 29, 2004, GCT provided a notice of intent to sue as a jurisdictional prerequisite to filing another citizens' suit under the Clean Air Act. The notice of intent contained allegations that PNM continued to violate the applicable opacity standard for SJGS Units 1, 3 and 4 following the filing of the suit above, that PNM violated its duty to operate SJGS in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for minimizing pollution and that PNM failed to properly report emissions deviations and certify compliance with applicable air emissions standards.
By order of the court, PNM and GCT entered into settlement discussions. The discussions were expanded to include the NMED to address the "Excess Emission Reports" disclosed below. In March 2005, PNM entered into a consent decree with the NMED and GCT which was approved by the court in May 2005. Under the terms of the consent decree, PNM and other plant owners will invest more than $200.0 million in new pollution control technology. The capital costs of the technology are estimated to be $110.0 million, with an
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
additional $80.0 to $90.0 million estimated for operating and maintenance costs over the next 10 years. PNM's portion of costs will be approximately 47% of the total capital and operating costs. The consent decree resolves the foregoing lawsuit, the notice of intent, and certain threatened air quality claims by the NMED (see "Excess Emissions Reports" below). PNM plans to file for an air permit with the NMED prior to starting construction on certain new equipment required by the consent decree. The issue of the plaintiffs' attorney fees and costs has been reserved for further discussion, or for determination by the court in the event PNM and the plaintiffs are unable to agree to an appropriate award. Plaintiff's filed an agreed motion for an extension until August 9, 2005 to submit their application for attorney fees and costs.
Four Corners Air Emissions
The GCT, Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association, recently petitioned the EPA to issue a FIP and a final Title V operating permit to regulate air emissions from Four Corners. The FIP has been pending at the EPA since 1999, and the petition seeks to speed up the process of issuance. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of this proceeding, but does not anticipate any material adverse impact on PNMR's or PNM's financial condition or results of operations. APS is the operator of Four Corners, and PNM will continue to monitor developments in this proceeding.
Excess Emissions Reports
As required by law, whenever there are excess emissions from SJGS, due to such causes as start-up, shutdown, upset, breakdown or certain other conditions, PNM makes filings with the NMED. For several years, PNM had been in discussions with NMED concerning excess emissions reports for the period after January 1997. During this time, the NMED investigated the circumstances of these excess emissions and whether these emissions involved any violation of applicable SJGS permits or regulations. In September 2003, the NMED advised that it would not excuse certain of the excess emissions that were the subject of PNM's excess emissions reporting. The NMED also adopted a new construction of PNM's operating permit relating to opacity compliance at SJGS. In May 2004, the NMED issued a "draft" compliance order that included allegations that SJGS violated certain applicable air quality limitations. This matter was resolved in conjunction with the GCT settlement described above under "Citizen Suit Under the Clean Air Act".
Archeological Site Disturbance
PNM hired Great Southwestern to conduct certain climb and tighten activities on a number of electric transmission lines in New Mexico during 2001. Those lines traverse a combination of federal, state, tribal and private properties in New Mexico. In late May 2002, the USFS notified PNM that apparent disturbances to archeological sites had been discovered in and around the rights-of-way for PNM's transmission lines in the Carson National Forest in New Mexico. Great Southwestern had performed climb and tighten activities on those transmission lines.
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TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM confirmed the existence of the disturbances, as well as disturbances associated with certain arroyos that may raise issues under the Clean Water Act. PNM contracted for an archeological assessment and a proposed remediation plan with respect to the disturbances and has provided the assessment to the USFS and the federal Bureau of Land Management. The Santa Fe National Forest issued a notice of non-compliance to PNM for alleged non-compliance with the terms and conditions of PNM's special use authorization relating to maintenance of PNM's power lines on USFS land.
By letter dated March 22, 2004, the NNHPD indicated that it would not pursue either criminal or civil damages under the Archeological Resources Protection Act and proposed a stipulation to address disturbances on Navajo Nation Land. PNM and Great Southwestern entered into a letter agreement, dated June 7, 2004, with the NNHPD for a survey of potential impacts on Navajo Nation land. If disturbed cultural resources are encountered, appropriate treatment plans will be implemented. Under the terms of the June 7, 2004 letter agreement, the NNHPD agreed to release all claims against PNM and Great Southwestern for any impacts on Navajo Nation land arising from the climb and tighten project. The cultural survey of Navajo Nation land impacted by the climb and tighten activities was conducted in October 2004. PNM provided drafts of the survey reports to the NNHPD and received comments. A revised survey was provided to the NNHPD in late June 2005 and PNM is awaiting any further comments. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of this matter and cannot predict the potential impact on the Company's operations.
Santa Fe Generating Station
PNM and the NMED conducted investigations of gasoline and chlorinated solvent groundwater contamination detected beneath PNM's former Santa Fe Generating Station site to determine the source of the contamination pursuant to a 1992 Settlement Agreement between PNM and the NMED.
PNM believes that the data compiled indicates observed groundwater contamination originated from off-site sources. However, in August 2003, PNM elected to enter into a fifth amendment to the 1992 Settlement Agreement with the NMED to avoid a prolonged legal dispute, whereby PNM agreed to supplement remediation facilities by installing an additional extraction well and two new monitoring wells to address remaining gasoline contamination in the groundwater at and in the vicinity of the site. PNM will continue to operate the remediation facilities until the groundwater is cleaned up to applicable federal standards or until such time as the NMED determines that additional remediation is not required, whichever is earlier. The City of Santa Fe, the NMED and PNM entered into an amended Memorandum of Understanding relating to the continued operation of the well and the remediation facilities called for under the latest amended Settlement Agreement.
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
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In September 2003, PNM was verbally informed that the Superfund Oversight Section of the NMED is conducting an investigation into the chlorinated solvent contamination in the vicinity of the former Santa Fe Generating Station site. The investigation will study possible sources for the chlorinated solvents in the groundwater. The NMED indicated that it expects to complete its investigation in September 2005.
Natural Gas Royalties Qui Tam Litigation
In 1999, a complaint was served alleging violations of the False Claims Act by PNM and its subsidiaries, Gathering Company and Processing Company (collectively, the "Company" for purposes of this discussion), by purportedly failing to properly measure natural gas from Federal and tribal properties in New Mexico, and consequently, underpaying royalties owed to the Federal government. A private realtor is pursuing the lawsuit. The complaint was served after the DOJ declined to intervene to pursue the lawsuit. The complaint seeks actual damages, treble damages, costs and attorneys fees, among other relief.
The Company is currently participating with other defendants in a motion to dismiss on the ground that the realtor does not meet certain jurisdictional requirements for bringing suit under the False Claims Act. In May 2005, a Special Master issued a report and recommendation that recommended to the court that several defendants, including the Company, be dismissed from the case on this ground. The Company expects the relator to object to the Special Master's recommendation regarding the Company. If so, the Chief Judge of the federal district court for the District of Wyoming will hear and rule on the objection. The Company is vigorously defending this lawsuit. If the Special Master's recommendation regarding dismissal of the Company on jurisdictional grounds is not sustained, the Company is unable to estimate the potential liability, if any, or to predict the ultimate outcome of this lawsuit.
Asbestos Cases
PNM was named in 2003 as one of a number of defendants in 21 personal injury lawsuits relating to alleged exposure to asbestos. All of these cases involve claims of individuals, or their descendents, who worked for contractors building, or working at, PNM power plants. Some of the claims relate to construction activities during the 1950s and 1960s, while other claims generally allege exposure during the last 30 years. PNM has never manufactured, sold or distributed products containing asbestos. PNM has been dismissed with prejudice from all but two of the remaining cases. PNM was insured by a number of different insurance policies during the time period at issue in these cases. Although the Company is unable to fully predict the outcome of this litigation, the Company believes that these legal proceedings will not have a material impact on its financial condition.
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SESCO Matter
In October 2003, the TCEQ requested information from PNM concerning any involvement that PNM had with SESCO, a former electrical equipment repair and sales company located in San Angelo, Texas. PNM was informed that the TCEQ and the EPA claim to have identified contamination of the soil and groundwater at the site.
TCEQ is conducting a site investigation of a SESCO facility pursuant to the Texas Solid Waste Act and the SESCO site has been referred to the Superfund Site Discovery and Assessment Program. The primary concern appears to be polychlorinated biphenyls in soil and groundwater on and adjacent to the site. The TCEQ is conducting the site investigation to determine what remediation activities are required at the SESCO site and to identify potentially responsible parties. In January 2004, PNM submitted its preliminary response to the TCEQ request for information. The response states that PNM previously had a requirements contract with SESCO for the repair of electric transformers. It appears that a number of transformers were sent to SESCO for repair. In addition, it appears that PNM sold a number of retired transformers to SESCO. An informational meeting took place in Austin, Texas in April 2004 where the status of the SESCO site and the possible establishment of a potentially responsible parties' committee was discussed. In February 2005, PNM agreed to participate in the potentially responsible parties' committee known as the "Working Group". PNM is voluntarily participating with the others in the investigation and may participate in any required remediation at the SESCO facility. Common counsel was recently hired to represent the common interests of the members of the Working Group. The Working Group's investigation into persons and entities that sent transformers and other equipment to SESCO is ongoing. PNM is still investigating its role in the matter, and is unable to predict the outcome at this time.
As discussed below, TNMP is also involved in the SESCO matter.
Coal Combustion Waste Disposal
SJCC currently disposes of coal combustion products consisting of fly ash, bottom ash, and gypsum from SJGS in the surface mine pits adjacent to the plant. PNM and SJCC have been participating in various sessions sponsored by EPA to consider rulemaking for the disposal of coal combustion products. The rulemaking would be pursuant to the Bevill Amendment of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. PNM cannot predict the outcome of this matter but does not believe currently that it will have a material adverse impact on the financial condition of the Company or its operations.
Western United States Wholesale Power Market
Various circumstances, including electric power supply shortages, weather conditions, gas supply costs, transmission constraints, and alleged market manipulation by certain sellers, resulted in the well-publicized "California energy crisis" and in the bankruptcy filings of the
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Cal PX and of PG&E. However, since the third quarter of 2001, conditions in the Western wholesale power market have changed substantially because of regulatory actions, conservation measures, the construction of additional generation, a decline in daily natural gas prices relative to levels reached during the California energy crisis and regional economic conditions.
As a result of the foregoing conditions in the Western market, the FERC and other federal and state governmental authorities initiated investigations, litigation and other proceedings relevant to the Company and other sellers. The more significant of these in relation to the Company are summarized below.
California Refund Proceeding
SDG&E and other California buyers filed a complaint with the FERC in 2000 against sellers into the California wholesale electric market. Hearings were held in September 2002, and the ALJ issued the "Proposed Findings on California Refund Liability" in December 2002, in which it was determined that the Cal ISO had, for the most part, correctly calculated the amounts of the potential refunds owed by sellers. The ALJ identified what were termed "ballpark" figures for the amount of refunds due under the order in an appendix to the proposed findings document. Pursuant to the FERC's order, PNM filed, in conjunction with the competitive supplier group, initial comments in January 2003 to the ALJ's preliminary findings addressing errors the Company believes the ALJ made in the proposed findings, and filed reply comments in February 2003.
Prior to the December 2002 ALJ decision, the Ninth Circuit ordered the FERC to allow the parties in the case to provide additional evidence regarding alleged market manipulation by sellers. Several California parties submitted additional evidence in March 2003 to support their position that virtually all market participants, including PNM, either engaged in specific market manipulation strategies or facilitated such strategies. PNM maintains that it did not engage in improper wholesale activities, and filed reply evidence in March 2003, denying the allegations against it.
In March 2003, the FERC issued an order substantially adopting the ALJ's findings in the December 2002 decision, but requiring a change to the formula used to calculate refunds. The FERC raised concerns that the indices for California gas prices, a major element in the refund formula, had been subject to potential manipulation and were unverifiable. The effect of this change would be to increase PNM's refund liability. In October 2003, the FERC issued its order on rehearing in which it affirmed its decision to change the gas price indices used to calculate the refund amounts. This has the effect of increasing the Company's amount of refund. The precise amounts, however, will not be certain until the Cal ISO and Cal PX recalculate the refund amounts. In a report filed by the Cal ISO in March 2005, the Cal ISO indicated that the Cal PX had concluded its recalculation of the adjustments for hourly price mitigation. The Cal ISO is waiting to receive audited fuel cost information from market participants as a result of the fuel cost proceedings currently pending at the FERC before finalizing its recalculated refund
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amounts. In June 2004, the FERC hosted a settlement conference in which the California parties proposed a settlement template for the California refund proceedings. The Company has engaged in discussions with California parties based upon the template provided in the settlement conference, but is unable to predict whether settlement will be reached.
In September 2004, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in one of the lead appellate cases addressing the FERC's refund order. The Ninth Circuit upheld the FERC's authority to establish the market-based rate framework under the Federal Power Act, but held that the FERC violated its administrative discretion by declining to investigate whether it should order refunds from sellers who failed to provide transaction-specific reports to the FERC as required by its rules. The Ninth Circuit determined that the FERC has the authority to order refunds for these transactions if it elects to do so and remanded the case to the FERC for further proceedings, including a determination as to whether additional refunds are appropriate. PNM participated with other competitive sellers requesting rehearing by the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. Additional appeals are still pending before the Ninth Circuit, including CPUC vs FERC , a case addressing the scope of market transactions subject to refund. PNM has participated in this appeal as one of the members of the competitive sellers group. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any FERC proceeding that may result from these appeals, or whether PNM will be ultimately directed to make any additional future refunds as the result of the decision; however, the Company has recorded a reserve for this contingency.
Pacific Northwest Refund Proceeding
In addition to the California refund proceedings, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. filed a complaint at the FERC alleging that spot market prices in the Pacific Northwest wholesale electric market were unjust and unreasonable. In September 2001, the ALJ issued a recommended decision and declined to order refunds associated with wholesale electric sales in the Pacific Northwest. In a ruling similar to the one issued in the California refund proceeding, the FERC allowed additional discovery to take place and the submission of additional evidence in the case in March 2003. In June 2003, the FERC issued an order terminating the proceeding and adopting the ALJ's recommendation that no refunds should be ordered. Several parties in the proceeding filed requests for rehearing and in November 2003, the FERC denied rehearing and reaffirmed its prior ruling that refunds were not appropriate for spot market sales in the Pacific Northwest during the first half of 2001. In November 2003, the Port of Seattle filed an appeal of the FERC's order denying rehearing in the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. As a participant in the proceedings before the FERC, PNM is also participating in the appeal proceedings. The Ninth Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in the appeal for September 2005. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this appeal, or whether PNM will ultimately be directed to make any refunds.
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FERC Show Cause Orders
The FERC initiated a market manipulation investigation, partially in response to the bankruptcy filing of the Enron Corporation and to allegations that Enron Corporation may have engaged in manipulation of portions of the Western wholesale power market. In connection with that investigation, all sellers into Western electric and gas markets were required to submit data regarding short-term transactions in 2000-2001. In March 2003, the FERC staff issued its final report, which addressed various types of conduct that the FERC staff believed may have violated market monitoring protocols in the Cal ISO and Cal PX tariffs. Based on the final report, the FERC issued orders to certain companies, including Enron Corporation, requiring them to show cause why the FERC should not revoke their authorizations to sell electricity at market-based rates. In addition, the FERC staff recommended that the FERC issue orders requiring certain entities to show cause why they should not be required to disgorge profits associated with conduct deemed to violate the Cal ISO and Cal PX tariffs, or be subject to other remedial action.
In June 2003, the FERC issued two separate orders to show cause against PNM and over sixty other companies. In the first order, the Gaming Practices Order, the FERC asserted that certain entities, including PNM, appeared to have participated in activities that constitute gaming and/or anomalous market behavior in violation of the Cal ISO and Cal PX tariffs during the period January 1, 2000 to June 20, 2001. Specifically, PNM is alleged to have engaged in a practice termed "False Import," which the FERC defined as the practice of exporting power generated by California and then reimporting it into California in order to avoid price caps on energy generated in California. These allegations are based primarily on an initial Cal ISO report and the additional evidentiary submission by California parties. The Cal ISO was ordered to submit additional information on which the entities subject to the Show Cause Order should respond. For PNM, the potential disgorgement for alleged "False Import" transactions covers the period May 1, 2000 to October 1, 2000. After review of the additional Cal ISO data and consultation with PNM, the FERC trial staff filed a motion to dismiss PNM from the case in August 2003. In September 2003, the California parties filed their objection to the dismissal of PNM from the case. In January 2004, the FERC issued an order granting trial staff's motion to dismiss PNM from the Gaming Practices docket on grounds that the FERC staff's investigation did not reveal that PNM engaged in the practice of "False Import." As a result, the Company has been dismissed from the Gaming Practices proceedings.
In the second order to show cause, the Gaming Partnerships Order, the FERC asserted that certain entities, including PNM, acted in concert with Enron Corporation and other market participants to engage in activities that constitute gaming and/or anomalous market behavior in violation of the Cal ISO and Cal PX tariffs during the period January 1, 2000 to June 20, 2001. Specifically, PNM is alleged to have entered into "partnerships, alliances or other arrangements" with thirteen of its customers that allegedly may have been used as market manipulation schemes. The precise basis for certain of the FERC's allegations is not clear from the Gaming Partnerships Order, although it appears that most arise out of PNM's provision of
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"parking and lending" services to the identified companies. The potential remedies include disgorgement of unjust profits, as well as non-monetary remedies such as revocation of a seller's market-based rate authority.
In September 2003, PNM filed its responses to the Gaming Partnerships Order indicating that it did not engage in the alleged "partnerships, alliances or other arrangements" with the alleged parties. In October 2003, PNM filed testimony and exhibits in the case reasserting its response previously filed. In January 2004, the FERC issued an order granting the FERC staff's motion to dismiss seven of the thirteen PNM customers on grounds that there was no evidence to conclude that these companies used their commercial relationship with PNM to game the Cal ISO and Cal PX markets. In February 2004, the FERC staff and the California parties filed testimony in the case. The FERC staff did not identify any improper conduct by PNM. The California parties alleged that PNM provided false information regarding parking transactions that allowed other parties to game the California market. In March 2004, the FERC approved the settlements entered into by two of the thirteen PNM customers and dismissed another of PNM's customers from the proceeding. Of the three remaining PNM customers in the docket, the FERC staff entered into settlement agreements with two of them. In May 2004, the Chief ALJ issued an order suspending the procedural schedule in the docket pursuant to the California parties' request to enable the parties to engage in settlement discussions of all matters related to the "California energy crisis." In September 2004, the FERC staff filed a motion to dismiss PNM from the docket and to enter into a settlement of certain parking and lending transactions. The staff's motion stated that after investigation and review there was no evidence that PNM either engaged in a gaming practice that violated the Cal ISO or Cal PX tariffs by directly transacting through the Cal ISO or Cal PX markets, or shared any unjust profits earned by PNM's customers that may have engaged in gaming practices. Additionally, PNM entered into a settlement of certain matters outside the scope of the docket related to historic parking and lending transactions, under which PNM agreed not to provide parking and lending services prospectively without first meeting certain requirements agreed to with the FERC staff. Additionally, PNM agreed to pay $1.0 million in settlement to the FERC to obtain satisfaction of all issues related to any potential liability stemming from the provision of such services historically. In October 2004, the California parties filed their opposition to the motion to dismiss and settlement. Both PNM and the FERC staff made filings in which they vigorously supported the motion to dismiss PNM from the docket and the settlement reached with the FERC staff. In July 2005, the FERC issued its order granting the staff's motion to dismiss PNM from the Gaming Partnerships docket. In its order, the FERC agreed with its trial staff's assessment of the record in the case and found that PNM did not engage in prohibited gaming practices as defined in the FERC's Gaming Partnership Order during the relevant time period. The FERC also approved the settlement on the parking and lending services, finding that the settlement covered matters that were beyond the scope of matters set for hearing as part of the Gaming Partnerships Order. The FERC also denied the California parties' request to keep the docket open as to PNM and terminated the PNM docket.
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California Power Exchange and Pacific Gas and Electric Bankruptcies
In January and February 2001, SCE and the major purchasers of power from the Cal ISO and Cal PX, defaulted on payments due to the Cal ISO for power purchased from the Cal PX in 2000. These defaults caused the Cal PX to seek bankruptcy protection. PG&E subsequently also sought bankruptcy protection. PNM has filed its proofs of claims in the Cal PX and PG&E bankruptcy proceedings. Amounts due to PNM from the Cal ISO or Cal PX for power sold to them in 2000 and 2001 total approximately $7.9 million. Both the PG&E and Cal PX bankruptcy cases have confirmed plans of reorganization in which the claims of various creditors have been specially classified and are waiting a final determination by the FERC before the claims are actually paid. The PG&E bankruptcy case has an escrow account and the Cal PX bankruptcy has established a settlement account, both of which are awaiting a determination by the FERC setting the level of claims and allocating the funds.
California Attorney General Complaint
In March 2002, the California Attorney General filed a complaint with the FERC against numerous sellers regarding prices for wholesale electric sales into the Cal ISO and Cal PX markets and to the California Department of Water Resources. PNM was among the sellers identified in this complaint and filed its answer and motion to intervene. In its answer, PNM defended its pricing and challenged the theory of liability underlying the California Attorney General's complaint. In May 2002, the FERC entered an order denying the California Attorney General's request to initiate a refund proceeding, but directed sellers, including PNM, to comply with additional reporting requirements with regard to certain wholesale power transactions. PNM has made filings required by the May 2002 order. The California Attorney General filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit. PNM intervened in the Ninth Circuit appeal and participated as a party in that proceeding. As noted above, in September 2004, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision upholding the FERC's authority to establish the market-based rate framework under the Federal Power Act, but held that the FERC violated its administrative discretion by declining to investigate whether it should order refunds from sellers who failed to provide transaction-specific reports to the FERC as required by its rules. The Ninth Circuit determined that the FERC has the authority to order refunds for these transactions if it elects to do so and remanded the case back to the FERC for further proceedings, including a determination as to whether additional refunds are appropriate. PNM participated with other competitive sellers requesting rehearing en banc by the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the FERC proceeding on remand, or whether PNM will be ultimately directed to make any additional refunds as the result of the decision.
California Antitrust Litigation
Several class action lawsuits have been filed in California state courts against electric generators and marketers, alleging that the defendants violated the law by manipulating the
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market to grossly inflate electricity prices. Named defendants in these lawsuits include Duke Energy Corporation and related entities along with other named sellers into the California market and numerous other unidentified defendants. Certain of these lawsuits were consolidated for hearing in state court in San Diego, California. In May 2002, the named defendants served a cross-claim on PNM. Duke Energy Corporation also cross-claimed against many of the other sellers into California. Duke Energy Corporation asked for declaratory relief and for indemnification for any damages that might ultimately be imposed on it. Several defendants removed the case to federal court in California. The federal judge has entered an order remanding the matter to state court, but the effect of that ruling has been stayed pending appeal. PNM has joined with other cross-defendants in motions to dismiss the cross-claim. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses but cannot predict the outcome of this matter.
In May 2005, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against PNM, PowerEx, a Canadian energy trading company, and the Colorado River Commission, in California state court alleging that PNM and PowerEx conspired to engage in unfair trade practices involving overcharges for electricity in violation of California state antitrust laws. The lawsuit claims that California customers were overcharged over a billion dollars and requests the court to award actual and treble damages. In June 2005, PowerEx filed a Notice of Removal that served to remove the lawsuit to the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California. Both PNM and PowerEx filed motions to the dismiss the lawsuit in June 2005, on grounds that the California Attorney General's lawsuit is preempted by federal law and even as to the allegations under California state law, failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted. PNM and PowerEx rely upon legal precedent in the Ninth Circuit holding that state antitrust claims asserting unlawful wholesale power prices under the Federal Power Act are preempted and a complainant's only remedy lies in FERC proceedings. Such proceedings are already currently pending at the FERC and the California Attorney General is already heavily involved in these proceedings. The Company's motion to dismiss is still pending. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this litigation, or whether the Company will be required to make any refunds or pay damages as a result of this litigation.
Block Forward Agreement Litigation
In February 2002, PNM was served with a declaratory relief complaint filed by the State of California in California state court. The state's declaratory relief complaint seeks a determination that the state is not liable for its commandeering of certain energy contracts known as "Block Forward Agreements". The Block Forward Agreements were a form of futures contracts for the purchase of electricity at below-market prices and served as security for payment by PG&E and SCE for their electricity purchases through the Cal PX. When PG&E and SCE defaulted on payment obligations incurred through the Cal PX, the Cal PX moved to liquidate the Block Forward Agreements to satisfy in part the obligations owed by PG&E and SCE. Before the Cal PX could liquidate the Block Forward Agreements, the State of California commandeered them for its own purposes. In March 2001, PNM and other similarly situated sellers of electricity through the Cal PX filed claims for damages with the California Victims
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Compensation and Government Claims Board (the "Victims Claims Board" for purposes of this discussion) on the theory that the state, by commandeering the Block Forward Agreements, had deprived them of security to which they were entitled under the terms of the Cal PX's tariff. The Victims Claims Board denied PNM's claim in March 2002. PNM filed a complaint against the State of California in California state court in September 2002, seeking damages for the state's commandeering of the Block Forward Agreements and requesting judicial coordination with the state's declaratory relief action filed in February 2002 on the basis that the two actions raise essentially the same issues. The California state court judge delayed establishing a procedural schedule for the case pending a determination of the Cal PX's status in the litigation. The judge has since held that the Cal PX could represent the interests of Cal PX participants in the litigation. In March 2004, both the Cal PX and the State of California filed demurrers against each other's actions, alleging each other's actions failed to state a cause of action and that the issues raised in the other's case were identical to the issues raised in their own cases. In a hearing held in April 2004, the judge determined not to rule on the demurrers until the specific market participants named in the declaratory action proceeding affirmatively determined whether they would agree to be bound by any judgment reached in the Cal PX complaint action. As a result of the judge's order issued in May 2004, the various parties in the case were presented with a proposed stipulation under which the sellers would agree that the Cal PX would represent their interest in the proceedings, the sellers would agree to be bound by any judgment in the case, the sellers would dismiss their complaints against the State of California, and in turn, the State of California would dismiss its cross-complaints against the sellers, and the Cal PX would amend its complaint to indicate that it is bringing the lawsuit on behalf of the sellers. PNM agreed with the stipulation and executed the stipulation agreement. The Company cannot predict the outcome of the litigation involving the Cal PX and the State of California, or whether PNM will be awarded any damages as a result of the litigation.
In separate proceedings before the FERC involving the collection of costs associated with the Cal PX wind-up activities, the subject of the Block Forward Agreement litigation has become an element of the ongoing settlement discussions. If the terms of the settlement are accepted by the parties in the wind-up costs proceedings, California market participants, including PNM, will have the option to opt-in to voluntarily agree to continue funding on a going-forward basis the expenses associated with the block forward agreement litigation. Alternatively, market participants could agree to take an assignment of the Cal PX's claim and they could then continue to prosecute the claim with the condition that any recovery that may ultimately be achieved would be deposited into a FERC account for distribution as the FERC deems appropriate. In the event that none of the parties opt-in to fund the litigation or no assignment of the claim is made, then the Cal PX must dismiss the claim with prejudice. The Company is unable to predict at this point in time if the settlement terms as they relate to the Block Forward Agreement litigation will be accepted by the parties in the Cal PX wind-up activities proceedings, or will be accepted by the FERC.
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Wholesale Power Marketing Antitrust Suit
In June 2004, PNM received notice that PNM has been included in a list of 56 defendants that have been sued by the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities in federal district court in the State of Washington. PNM has been listed in a class of defendants referred to as the "Trading Defendants", who allegedly engaged in buying, selling and marketing power in California and other locations in the Western United States. The complaint alleges the Trading Defendants acted in concert among themselves and with "Non-Defendant Trading Co-Conspirators" that were engaged in conduct that amounted to market manipulations, which the complaint defines as a pattern of activities that had the purpose and effect of creating the impression that the demand for power was higher, the supply of power was lower, or both, than was in fact the case. The complaint identified specific conduct that allegedly amounted to market manipulations, including the submission of false information and misrepresentation regarding load schedules, bids, power supply, transmission congestion, source and destination of energy, the supply and provision of energy and ancillary services. The complaint alleged the activities of the Trading Defendants, along with "Generator Defendants", who are defined as generators who generated power for sale into California and other Western markets, and the co-conspirators, resulted in substantially increased prices for energy in the Pacific Northwest spot market in excess of what otherwise would have been the price absent such unlawful acts, in violation of antitrust laws. The complaint asserted damages in excess of $175.0 million from the multiple defendants. There have been three recent Ninth Circuit decisions that, collectively, appear to make Plaintiffs' case more difficult to prevail. As a result, PNM joined a motion to dismiss the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities complaint given Ninth Circuit precedent. In a decision issued in February 2005, the district court judge in the case granted defendants' motion to dismiss. As a result, the antitrust lawsuit against PNM filed by the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities was dismissed. In March 2005, the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities filed an appeal in the Ninth Circuit contesting the district court's decision to dismiss the complaint. PNM will participate in the appeal in support of the dismissal. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this appeal, or whether PNM will be required to make any refunds or pay damages as a result of this litigation.
FERC Rule Making
Over the past several years, the FERC has issued numerous rules that have impacted the wholesale energy business. The FERC is attempting to remedy what it sees as undue discrimination in the provision of interstate transmission services and to ensure just and reasonable rates for electric energy within and among regional power markets.
In addition, the FERC has issued final rules that have an impact on the wholesale energy business and participants in the wholesale energy markets, including PNM. In August 2003, the FERC issued Order 2003, which requires electric utilities that own or control electric transmission facilities to set out standard procedures and a standard agreement for interconnecting generators larger than 20 MW, and to make such revisions as necessary to its
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OATT to comply with the requirements of the new rule. PNM made its initial compliance filing in January 2004 and, in September 2004, PNM received notice that its revised tariff filing was accepted by the FERC. In December 2004, the FERC issued Order 2003-B, which provided additional clarification on certain matters and required additional modifications to the pro forma tariff. PNM joined an industry group requesting rehearing of Order 2003-B, and also separately filed its petition for rehearing of Order 2003-B, both of which are still pending before the FERC. In February 2005, PNM made its compliance filing pursuant to Order 2003-B. In March 2005, PNM received notice that its compliance filing was accepted by FERC. In July 2005 the FERC issued Order 2003-C, in which it affirmed, with certain clarifications, the fundamentals in the FERC Order 2003-B, and denied PNM's petition for rehearing. In addition, in May 2005, the FERC issued a rulemaking, designated as Order 2006, in which it established the requirement for public utilities to amend their OATTs to include the FERC's standardized procedures for interconnecting small generators, no larger than 20 MW. Order 2006 states that the OATTs of all non-independent transmission providers are deemed revised to include the procedures and no formal OATT amendment will be required until compliance is due in the FERC's rulemaking on electronic tariff filings, which is still pending.
In April 2004, the FERC announced the establishment of a new interim two-pronged market power screen to be applied in market based rate cases. In May 2004, the FERC issued procedural orders in pending market based rate application/renewal cases, including PNM's case, requiring the use of the new two-pronged interim screen and requiring PNM to make its revised market based rate filing by August 2004. In July 2004, the FERC issued an order affirming its interim two-pronged market screen test. PNM filed its triennial market power screen analyses in August 2004 utilizing the new two-pronged interim screen as required by the FERC's order. In its filing, PNM noted that, although fewer in nature due to recent system improvements, it continued to face transmission constraints in Northern New Mexico and would continue to abide by the cost-based rate limitation on transmission service during times of transmission constraints for the Northern New Mexico market. PNM also noted that for the EPE control area, PNM's wholesale market share screen was slightly above 20% during two seasons. In October 2004, PNM made a supplemental filing utilizing more detailed load and generation data contained in EPE's market power screen filing, which resulted in PNM having a revised wholesale market share result below 20% for all seasons. In December 2004, the FERC issued its order in PNM's market based rate filing finding that the FERC is initiating a proceeding to determine if PNM's mitigation measure in Northern New Mexico is sufficiently adequate to prevent the exercise of market power. The FERC's order also required additional explanation of PNM's revised wholesale market share calculation. PNM filed a petition for rehearing contesting the FERC's findings regarding the EPE control area, and arguing that PNM lacks generation market power in Northern New Mexico given the transmission access available to transmission customers in that market and the pre-existing mitigation measure that FERC previously approved in 1996. The FERC also established that rates reviewed under this proceeding for transactions completed in these two markets would be subject to refund effective March 6, 2005. The Company is currently reviewing alternatives for resolution of the issues with the FERC. It is unclear whether resolution will include a requirement for refunds.
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In February 2005, PNM made its compliance filing, in which the Company's expert presented various revised screen analyses for the EPE control area and concluded that the FERC should continue to permit PNM to make sales at market-based rates in that control area. The analyses showed that the screen failures disappear when the input data reflect the realities of economic and physical conditions in the Southern New Mexico market. PNM was of the view that the screen failure scenarios do not warrant the conclusion that PNM possesses generation market power in EPE's control area.
PNM's expert further concluded that the FERC should continue to permit PNM to make sales at market-based rates in PNM's Northern New Mexico control area, subject to the existing mitigation provision contained in PNM's market-based sales tariff. PNM's expert concluded that PNM does not have the potential to exercise generation market power because customers enjoy access to robust markets during the hours that concerned the FERC, and given that the pre-existing mitigation would prevent any exercise of generation market power in the event of transmission constraints. PNM's expert also concluded that, if the FERC determines that PNM should not be permitted to sell at market-based rates in its Northern New Mexico control area, the FERC nevertheless should permit PNM to sell at market-based rates at San Juan because San Juan is outside the transmission constraint path. In March 2005, EPE filed a motion in the proceeding expressing concern that PNM may have market power in the Southern New Mexico market and requesting the FERC to impose a price mitigation mechanism for PNM sales to EPE in Southern New Mexico. PNM filed its response contesting EPE's claim that PNM has market power in the Southern New Mexico market and opposing EPE's proposed mitigation measure. PNM, in April 2005, also filed a motion for appointment of a settlement judge in an effort to reach resolution on the issues pending in the proceeding.
In April 2005, the FERC issued an Order denying PNM's petition for rehearing regarding the FERC's finding that the existing mitigation measure for the Northern New Mexico control area was insufficient; rejecting PNM's February 2005 compliance filing as to both the Northern and Southern New Mexico control areas and requiring PNM to submit a compliance filing within 30 days containing one of the alternatives listed in the Order; and denying PNM's motion for assignment of a settlement judge. The FERC's Order also clarified that market based sales made at SJGS are sales made within PNM's Northern control area and are subject to these proceedings. PNM is considering its options to market-based rates in the areas of concern identified by the FERC. PNM received an extension of time to make its compliance filing until July 2005. Also, in June 2005, PNM filed a petition for judicial review of the FERC's December 2004 and April 2005 orders in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In its appeal, PNM requests the court to review the legality of the FERC's orders. In July 2005, PNM made its compliance filing at the FERC. The filing indicated that, as a result of the completion of its analysis pursuant to the FERC's order, PNM did show failures in its own control area, but did not show failures in the EPE control area, with the exception of one measure. The Company maintained its position that when the historical data is considered, it is clear that PNM does not possess generation market power in either the PNM or EPE control
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
area destination markets and it should maintain its market-based sales authority in those markets. In the event the FERC does not so find, PNM also proposed mitigation measures in both the PNM and EPE control area destination markets that will be applicable during the limited time periods when the failures occurred. The Company cannot predict the outcome of the additional FERC proceedings on the Company's financial position or results of operations; however, should the FERC determine that PNM has generation market power in these two markets, PNM could continue to make sales at cost-based or otherwise mitigated rates and thus not have future revenues subject to refund in this matter. The Company also cannot predict the outcome of the court appeal of the FERC's prior orders.
In July 2005, the FERC issued an order terminating its proceeding on standard market design, stating that since issuance of the standard market design notice of proposed rulemaking, the electric industry has made significant progress in the development of voluntary RTOs/ISOs which has allowed interested parties, through region-specific proceedings, to shape the development of independent entities to reflect the needs of each particular region. The FERC also indicated that it intends to consider revisions to the Order No. 888 pro forma OATT to reflect the electric utility industry's and the FERC's experience with open access transmission of the last decade.
TNMP
TNMP True-Up Proceeding
In July 2004, the PUCT issued its decision in TNMP's stranded cost true-up proceeding. The purpose of the true-up proceeding was to quantify and reconcile the amount of stranded costs that TNMP may recover from its transmission and distribution customers. The PUCT decision established $128.4 million as TNMP's stranded costs and allowed TNMP to recover $87.3 million of the $266.5 million that TNMP requested for its true-up balance.
In August 2004, TNMP filed a motion for rehearing of the PUCT decision. In October 2004, the PUCT denied all of TNMP's motions for rehearing except for an issue related to a June 2004 Texas Supreme Court ruling that addressed recovery of carrying charges on recoverable stranded costs back to January 1, 2002, the date that competition began in Texas.
In March 2005, the PUCT administrative law judge issued a proposal for decision in the true-up proceeding. The decision recommended that TNMP be allowed recovery of $41.7 million of carrying charges on stranded costs for the period January 1, 2002 through July 21, 2004, and was consistent with amounts recorded by TNMP. In accordance with provisions within SFAS No. 92, "Regulated Enterprises - Accounting for Phase-In Plans" ("SFAS 92"), TNMP recorded $27.2 million of carrying charges to the income statement for the period January 1, 2002 through July 21, 2004, in the fourth quarter of 2004. TNMP was limited in its recognition for income statement purposes to only the debt related portion of the carrying charges, and TNMP was prohibited from income statement recognition of the equity portion of the carrying charges until the actual receipt of those amounts from customers.
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
In April 2005, the PUCT announced its decision that TNMP will be allowed to recover interest at a lower rate than the administrative law judge adopted. The lower rate results in $39.2 million of carrying costs on stranded costs for the period January 1, 2002 through July 21, 2004. The PUCT rejected the administrative law judge proposal that TNMP be allowed to utilize the weighted average cost of debt inherent in its 2000 Unbundled Cost of Service filing. Instead, the PUCT utilized TNMP's actual weighted average cost of debt as of December 31, 2001. Accordingly, TNMP reduced the carrying costs for income statement recognition for the period January 1, 2002 through July 21, 2004 by $4.1 million, and reduced the total carrying charges for income statement recognition for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004 by $4.7 million during the first quarter of 2005. TNMP's accrual for 2005 carrying charges is also based on the PUCT ruling. As of June 30, 2005, the equity portion of the carrying charges on stranded costs that TNMP was prohibited from recognition through the income statement until actual receipt from customers totaled $22.1 million.
In July 2005, the PUCT confirmed TNMP's calculation of the carrying costs on stranded costs in a written order.
Sixty days following the date on which the true-up order becomes final and appealable, TNMP is required to make a 60-day rate review filing. TNMP's case will establish a competition transition charge for recovery of the true-up balance and address the liability associated with amounts in excess of established cost of services rates. TNMP's competition transition charge will take effect no later than 30 days following a final order on TNMP's 60-day rate review.
SESCO Matter
As discussed above in the PNM discussion, in October 2003, the TCEQ notified approximately 50 companies, including TNMP, that releases of hazardous substances had been documented from a site owned and operated by SESCO. TNMP purchased transformers from the vendor and also sent some transformers to the vendor for repair and/or disposal. The owner and operator of the site have filed for bankruptcy and the site is under the control of the bankruptcy trustee. In August 2004, 15 of the companies identified by TCEQ as potentially responsible parties, including TNMP, formed the initial Working Group to manage the remediation efforts and determine the allocation of responsibility among the potentially responsible parties. Common counsel was recently hired to represent the common interests of the members of the Working Group. The Working Group's investigation into persons and entities that sent transformers and other equipment to SESCO is ongoing. TNMP is still investigating its role in the matter, and is unable to predict the outcome at this time.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(9) Regulatory and Rate Matters
PNMR
Federal Energy Legislation
On August 8, 2005, the President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law. Among other things, the Act contained provisions that:
Make electric reliability rules mandatory on all market participants;
Create a self-regulating reliability organization to enforce reliability rules, with FERC oversight;
Coordinate the federal permitting process for transmission facilities by giving DOE lead agency authority;
Require federal land agencies to expedite approvals for vegetation management activities on rights-of-way to meet mandatory reliability standards;
Repeal PUHCA while increasing FERC merger review authority;
Establish conditions for eliminating PURPA mandatory purchase obligations and revises criteria for new qualifying facilities seeking to sell power under the mandatory purchase obligation;
Require FERC to provide transmission investment incentives and assure cost recovery for reliability investments;
Reduce depreciable lives for electric transmission lines and natural gas pipelines from 20 years to 15 years;
Reduce the cost recovery period for power plant pollution control equipment from 20 years to 5 years;
Revise the tax treatment of the trust funds set aside for decommissioning of nuclear power plants;
Provide FERC with greater enforcement authority and the ability to impose larger penalties for Federal Power Act violations;
Authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules protecting consumer privacy and prohibiting unfair trade practices;
Provide FERC with broader authority to prevent market manipulation;
Provide tax credits for new energy efficient homes and for energy efficient home improvements and appliances;
Provide tax credits for solar energy, fuel cells and distributed generation;
Establish a climate change technology program that directs the Secretary of Energy to lead an inter-agency process to develop and implement a national climate technology strategy;
Extend the placed-in service date through 2007 for qualifying renewable energy facilities;
Provide tax credits for electricity produced at new nuclear power plants; and
Provide incentives for clean coal power initiatives, including tax credits for integrated gasification combined cycle projects.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Retail Competition
As discussed in Note 1, the Texas electricity market has been open to retail competition since January 1, 2002. In accordance with Senate Bill 7, TNMP provides transmission and distribution services at regulated rates to various retail electric providers that, in turn, provide retail electric service within TNMP's Texas service area. First Choice, TNMP's affiliated retail electric provider, performs activities related to the sale of electricity to retail customers in Texas.
On June 1, 2004, several changes to customer protection rules in Texas became effective. Of the changes, the rules related to disconnection for non-payment and the required amount of a customer deposit are having the greatest impact on First Choice. The new rule for disconnection for non-payment states that if a customer does not make a payment or payment arrangement until after the final due date specified in the disconnect notice, the retail electric provider is allowed to disconnect the customer. The previous rule only allowed the retail electric provider to terminate service and drop the customer to the retail electric provider that was affiliated with the customer's transmission and distribution service provider, or to the provider of last resort for non-payment. The new rule for the required amount of deposit states that the deposit shall not exceed the greater of one-fifth of the estimated annual billing or the sum of the next two month's estimated billings. The previous rule stated that the deposit could not exceed the greater of one-sixth of the estimated annual billing or the sum of the next two month's estimated billings.
First Choice is responsible for energy supply related to the sale of electricity to retail customers in Texas. Senate Bill 7 contains no provisions for the specific recovery of fuel and purchased power costs, although First Choice can request that the PUCT change the price-to-beat fuel factor twice a year to recognize changes in natural gas prices. The rates charged to new customers acquired by First Choice outside of TNMP's service territory are not regulated by the PUCT, but are negotiated with each customer. As a result, changes in fuel and purchased power costs will affect First Choice's operating results.
Price-to-Beat Fuel Factor
On April 11, 2005, in response to increases in natural gas prices, First Choice filed a request with the PUCT to increase its price-to-beat fuel factor by approximately 5.30%, based on a gas price of $7.845 per MMBTU. First Choice estimates that the increase in the price-to-beat fuel factor would increase annual revenues by approximately $6.6 million. The PUCT approved the increase in May 2005. The April 2005 price-to-beat fuel filing was First Choice's first for 2005. First Choice is allowed two price-to-beat fuel factor filings during 2005.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
60-Day Rate Review
First Choice is required to make a filing to reset its price-to-beat base rate no later than 30 days after TNMP files its 60-day rate review. If the July 15, 2005 decision of the PUCT in TNMP's true-up proceeding becomes final and appealable, First Choice will file its price-to-beat base rate case in early December 2005. First Choice will file its price-to-beat fuel factor case shortly before the PUCT issues an order in TNMP's case. First Choice's resulting rates will take effect no later than 30 days following a final order on TNMP's 60-day rate review. The Texas acquisition stipulation also provides that First Choice will request that the PUCT recognize in its new price-to-beat base rates the TNMP rate reduction and the synergy savings credit provided for in the stipulation.
Final Fuel Reconciliation
In January 2004, the PUCT issued an order that disallowed $15.7 million of fuel and energy related purchased power costs that TNMP incurred in 2000 and 2001, prior to retail competition. TNMP recorded the $10.1 million net of tax effect of the disallowance in the fourth quarter of 2003, and subsequently appealed the PUCT decision to the district court. On June 10, 2005, the District Court affirmed the PUCT order, effectively denying TNMP's appeal.
Energy Agreement
In 2003, First Choice and Constellation executed a three-year power supply agreement that resulted in Constellation being the primary supplier of power for First Choice's customers through the end of 2007. Additionally, Constellation has agreed to supply power in certain transactions under the agreement beyond the date when that commitment expires.
In 2004, First Choice Power Special Purpose Entity ("FCPSP"), a bankruptcy remote entity, was created pursuant to the agreement with Constellation to hold all customer contracts, wholesale power contracts, and certain natural gas contracts previously held by First Choice. Constellation received a lien against the assets of FCPSP to cover the settlement exposure and the mark-to-market exposure rather than requiring FCPSP to post alternate collateral for the purchase of power supply. In addition, FCPSP is restricted by covenants that limit the size of FCPSP's unhedged market positions and require that sales by FCPSP retain a positive retail margin. The agreement does not, however, permit Constellation to demand additional collateral irrespective of its credit exposure under the agreement. If, however, a change in electricity or gas forward prices increases Constellation's credit exposure to FCPSP beyond a limit based on Constellation's liens in cash and accounts receivable, Constellation will have no obligation to supply additional power to customers of FCPSP unless FCPSP provides letters of credit or other collateral acceptable to Constellation, and FCPSP will be constrained in its ability to sign up additional customers until that credit shortfall is corrected.
FCPSP may terminate the agreement upon 30 days' prior written notice to Constellation for any reason, but the agreement and all liens securing the agreement remain in effect with respect to transactions entered into prior to the termination until both parties have fulfilled all of their obligations with respect to such transactions or such transactions have been terminated for default or reasons related to regulatory changes.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNM
Global Electric Agreement
The Global Electric Agreement was signed in 2003. The Global Electric Agreement provided for the repeal of a majority of the Restructuring Act, a fixed rate path, procedures for PNM's participation in unregulated generating plant activities and other regulatory issues. The rate path is effective through December 31, 2007, at which time rates are subject to review by the NMPRC. Based on the normal time frame for rate proceedings in New Mexico of 10 months, a change in rates would not happen until late 2008. As a result of the repeal of the Restructuring Act, PNM re-applied the accounting requirements of SFAS 71, as amended, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation," to its regulated generation activities.
Transmission Rate Case
In March 2005, PNM filed a notice with the FERC to increase its wholesale electric transmission revenues by $7.8 million annually. If approved, the rate increase would apply to all of PNM's wholesale electric transmission service customers, which includes other utilities, electric co-operatives and entities that use PNM's transmission system to transmit power at the wholesale level. The proposed rate increase would not impact PNM's retail customers. On May 25, 2005, the FERC issued an order in the case suspending the new rates for the standard five-month period and made the new rates effective November 1, 2005, subject to refund. Additionally, pursuant to the FERC's order, a settlement judge has been assigned to the case and a settlement conference was held on July 20, 2005. A second settlement conference is scheduled in September 2005. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of the rate proceeding or if the parties will be able to reach a settlement in the case.
(10) Variable Interest Entities
PNMR/PNM
FASB Interpretation No. 46, " Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities " (Revised December 2003) ("FIN 46R"), became effective January 1, 2004 for those entities considered to be special purpose entities, and March 31, 2004 for others. FIN 46R expands the requirement of a business enterprise to consolidate an entity beyond the concept of a controlling interest. Under FIN 46R, a business enterprise will consolidate an entity if that entity is a variable interest entity, the business enterprise is the primary beneficiary of the entity and the entity's risks are not effectively dispersed among all parties involved. A variable interest entity has certain characteristics that effectively demonstrate that the equity investor does not have economic substance, bear the risks and receive the rewards of the entity or direct the entity's activities. The interpretation requires that an enterprise review its variable interests and determine if consolidation is appropriate.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Under the model for consolidation promulgated by FIN 46R, a PPA may qualify as a variable interest if its terms expose the purchaser to variability in supply or operating costs and the contract is for a significant portion of the entity's generating capacity. PNMR evaluated its PPAs under the provisions of FIN 46R and determined that one purchase contract entered into prior to December 31, 2003 qualifies as a variable interest. PNMR was unable to obtain the necessary information needed to determine if PNMR was the primary beneficiary and if consolidation was needed despite efforts including a formal written request to the operator of the entity supplying power under the PPA. The operator cited legal and competitive reasons for refusing to provide the information.
This variable interest PPA is a contract to purchase 132 MW of capacity and energy expiring in June 2020. The contract contains a fixed capacity charge, a fixed O&M charge, and a variable energy charge that subjects PNM to the changes in the cost of fuel and O&M. For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the capacity and O&M charge was $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and the energy charges were $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the capacity and O&M charge was $3.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and the energy charges were $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The contract is for the full output of a specific gas generating plant and is currently accounted for as an operating lease by PNM. Under this contract PNM is exposed to changes in the costs to produce energy and operate the plant.
PNMR also has interests in other variable interest entities created before January 31, 2003, for which PNMR is not the primary beneficiary. These arrangements include PNMR's investment in a limited partnership and certain PNM leases. The aggregate maximum loss exposure at June 30, 2005 that PNMR could be required to record in its income statement as a result of these arrangements totals approximately $5.3 million. The creditors of these variable interest entities do not have recourse to the general credit of PNMR in excess of the aggregate maximum loss exposure.
(11) Related Party Transactions
As a result of PNMR's acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005, PNMR, TNMP and PNM are considered related parties as defined in SFAS No. 57, "Related Party Disclosures."
PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to PNMR's business units including PNM, Avistar, Inc., TNP, TNMP and First Choice per shared services agreements. These services are billed at cost on a monthly basis and allocated to the business units.
PNM and TNMP have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, affiliate transactions in the normal course of business. These transactions primarily consist of power and transmission purchases by TNMP from PNM. Transactions between affiliates are reported separately on their financial statements, but are eliminated in the consolidation of PNMR's financial statements.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
PNMR
TNP and Laurel Hill Capital Partners ("Laurel Hill") were parties to a Management Services Agreement under which Laurel Hill provided certain management and financial advisory services to TNP. The agreement was terminated at the time of the acquisition.
TNP incurred fees for advisory services by the original limited partners of SW Acquisition, pursuant to provisions of the SW Acquisition limited partnership agreement.
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Three Months |
|
Six Months |
||||||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30, |
|
Ended June 30, |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
||||||||||
|
Laurel Hill |
(In thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Management and financial advisory services |
$ 42 |
$ 63 |
$ 104 |
$ 363 |
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|
Management and financial advisory services |
||||||||||||||||||
|
payable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ - |
$ - |
||||||||||||||||
|
Management and financial advisory services |
||||||||||||||||||
|
payable as of December 31, 2004 |
$ - |
$ - |
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|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
SW Acquisition |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Advisory services |
$ - |
$ 250 |
$ - |
$ 500 |
||||||||||||||
|
Advisory services payable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ - |
$ - |
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|
Advisory services payable as of |
||||||||||||||||||
|
December 31, 2004 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1,000 |
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PNM
PNM sells electricity and energy-scheduling services to TNMP under a long-term wholesale power contract. PNM also sells transmission services to TNMP and TNMP provides transmission services to PNM under an agreement.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The tables below describe the nature and amount of transactions PNM has with PNMR and TNMP. Since TNMP became a related party effective on the date of PNMR's acquisition of TNP, the reported amounts for TNMP reflect the period from June 6, 2005 through June 30, 2005.
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Three Months |
|
Six Months |
|||||||||
|
Ended June 30, |
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Ended June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
|
2004 |
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PNMR |
(In thousands) |
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|
Shared services billings |
$ 25,754 |
$29,029 |
$51,290 |
$ 57,319 |
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Shared services receivable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 7,505 |
$ 7,505 |
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Shared services receivable as of |
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December 30, 2004 |
$31,875 |
$31,875 |
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TNMP |
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Electricity and energy scheduling service |
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billings from PNM |
$ 2,904 |
$ - |
$ 2,904 |
$ - |
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Electricity and energy scheduling services |
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payable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 2,904 |
$ 2,904 |
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|
||||||||||||
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Transmission billings to TNMP |
$ 139 |
$ - |
$ 139 |
$ - |
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Transmission charges receivable as of |
|||||||||||
|
June 30, 2005 |
$ 139 |
$ 139 |
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
Transmission billings from TNMP |
$ 11 |
$ - |
$ 11 |
$ - |
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Transmission charges payable as of |
|||||||||||
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June 30, 2005 |
$ 11 |
$ 11 |
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TNMP
TNMP purchases all the electricity for its New Mexico customers' needs and energy-scheduling services under the long-term wholesale power contract with PNM described above. TNMP also purchases transmission services from PNM in New Mexico. Additionally, TNMP provides transmission services to PNM in New Mexico under the agreement described above.
Until June 6, 2005, TNMP provided First Choice and TNP with corporate support services, including accounting, finance, information services, legal and human resources, under a shared services agreement with First Choice and a similar agreement with TNP. These services were billed at TNMP's cost and, in return, TNP and First Choice compensated TNMP for the use of the services. These agreements were in effect through June 6, 2005 when they were replaced by a new shared services arrangement. Effective with the close of the acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005, all TNMP employees who were providing corporate support to TNP and First Choice became employees of PNMR Services Company. PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to TNMP per a shared services agreement.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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(In thousands) |
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PNM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity and energy scheduling service |
|||||||
billings from PNM |
$ 2,904 |
$ - |
$ 2,904 |
$ - |
|||
Electricity and energy scheduling services |
|||||||
payable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 2,904 |
$ 2,904 |
|||||
Transmission billings from PNM |
$ 139 |
$ - |
$ 139 |
$ - |
|||
Transmission charges payable |
|||||||
as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 139 |
$ 139 |
|||||
Transmission billings to PNM |
$ 11 |
$ - |
$ 11 |
$ - |
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Transmission charges receivable as |
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of June 30, 2005 |
$ 11 |
$ 11 |
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TNP |
|||||||
Shared services billings |
$ 642 |
$ 756 |
$ 1,225 |
$ 1,201 |
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Shared services receivable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 436 |
$ 436 |
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Shared services receivable as of |
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December 31, 2004 |
$ 115 |
$ 115 |
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First Choice |
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Shared services billings |
$ 4,366 |
$ 3,588 |
$ 8,505 |
$ 7,264 |
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Shared services receivable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 2,967 |
$ 2,967 |
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Shared services receivable as of |
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December 31, 2004 |
$ 1,549 |
$ 1,549 |
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Transmission and distribution billings |
$19,907 |
$23,420 |
$38,071 |
$43,505 |
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Transmission and distribution charges |
|||||||
receivable as of June 30, 2005 |
$11,724 |
$11,724 |
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Transmission and distribution charges |
|||||||
receivable as of December 31, 2004 |
$11,768 |
$11,768 |
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PNMR |
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Shared services billings |
$ 2,416 |
$ - |
$ 2,416 |
$ - |
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Shared services payable as of June 30, 2005 |
$ 2,416 |
$ 2,416 |
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(12) New Accounting Pronouncements
On June 1, 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, " Accounting Changes and Error Corrections " ("SFAS 154"). SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and changes the requirements for accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods' financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it is impracticable. Prior accounting rules required that most voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 will improve financial reporting because its requirements enhance the consistency of financial information between periods. SFAS 154 requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization, or depletion for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that is affected by a change in accounting principle. Previously, such a change was reported as a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made beginning January 1, 2006. The Company does not expect that the adoption will have a significant effect on its results of operations or financial condition when adopted.
FASB Interpretation No. 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations" ("FIN 47"). Due to diverse accounting practices, in March 2005, the FASB issued FIN 47 which states that an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation (ARO) when incurred if the liability's fair value can be reasonably estimated. The Interpretation clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of the ARO. An ARO would be reasonably estimable if: (a) it is evident that the fair value of the obligation is embodied in the acquisition price of the asset, (b) an active market exists for the transfer of the obligation, or (c) sufficient information exists to apply an expected present value technique. Upon application of FIN 47, amounts will be measured using current information, assumptions and interest rates. The recognized asset retirement cost will be measured as of the date the ARO was incurred. Cumulative accretion and accumulated depreciation will be recorded for the time period from the date the liability would have been recognized had the provisions of this Interpretation been in effect when the liability was incurred to the date of adoption of this Interpretation. The cumulative effect of initially applying FIN 47 should be recognized as a change in accounting principle. FIN 47 will be effective for the year ending December 31, 2005. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 47 and is unable to predict its impact on the Company's operating results and financial position at this time.
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The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for PNMR, PNM and TNMP is presented both on a combined basis as applicable, and on a separate basis. For discussion purposes, this report will use the term "Company" when discussing matters of common applicability to PNMR, PNM and TNMP. Discussions regarding specific contractual obligations generally reference the company that is legally obligated. In the case of contractual obligations of PNM and TNMP, these obligations are consolidated with PNMR and its subsidiaries under GAAP.
The Company is positioned as a merchant utility, primarily operating as a regulated energy service provider. The Company is engaged in the sale and marketing of electricity in the competitive wholesale energy marketplace. In addition, through First Choice, the Company is a retail electric provider in Texas under legislation that established retail competition. As a utility, PNM has an obligation to serve its customers under the jurisdiction of the NMPRC while TNMP operates under the jurisdiction of the PUCT in Texas and the NMPRC in New Mexico.
In conjunction with the TNP acquisition, management changed its business segment reporting. As it currently operates, PNMR's principal businesses include regulated operations and unregulated operations.
Regulated Operations
The regulated operations strategy is directed at supplying reasonably priced and reliable energy to retail customers through customer-driven operational excellence, high quality customer service, cost efficient processes, and improved overall organizational performance.
PNM Electric
PNM Electric is an integrated electric utility that consists of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for retail electric customers in New Mexico and transmission of sales to third parties as well as to PNM Wholesale and TNMP. PNM Electric provides retail electric service to a large area of north central New Mexico, including the cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and certain other areas of New Mexico. Customer rates for retail electric service are set by the NMPRC based on the provisions of the Global Electric Agreement. (See Note 9 - "Regulatory and Rate Matters, Global Electric Agreement," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.) PNM Electric owns or leases transmission lines, interconnected with other utilities in New Mexico, south and east into Texas, west into Arizona, and north into Colorado and Utah.
PNM Gas
PNM Gas distributes natural gas to most of the major communities in New Mexico, including two of New Mexico's three largest metropolitan areas, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Customer base for PNM Gas includes both sales-service customers and transportation-service customers. PNM Gas operates under a purchase gas adjustment clause that allows it to purchase natural gas in the open market and resell it at cost to its distribution customers. As a result, increases or decreases in gas revenues resulting from wholesale gas price fluctuations do not impact the Company's consolidated gross margin or earnings.
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TNMP Electric
TNMP Electric is a regulated utility operating in Texas and New Mexico. In Texas, TNMP provides regulated transmission and distribution services under TECA. In New Mexico, TNMP provides integrated electric services that include the transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity to its New Mexico customers as well as transmission to third parties and to PNM. TNMP's Texas and New Mexico operations are subject to traditional cost of service regulation.
Unregulated Operations
PNM Wholesale
PNM Wholesale is engaged in the generation and sale of electricity into the wholesale market based on two product lines that include long-term contracts and short-term sales. PNM Wholesale also sells transmission services to TNMP. The source of these sales is supply created by selling the unused capacity of jurisdictional assets as well as the capacity of PNM's wholesale plants excluded from retail rates. Both regulated and unregulated generation is jointly dispatched in order to improve reliability, provide the most economic power to retail customers and maximize profits on any wholesale transactions. The strategy utilized by the Company calls for net asset-backed energy sales supported by long-term contracts into the wholesale market, whereby the Company's aggregate net open forward electric sales position, including short-term sales and long-term contracts, is covered by its forecasted excess generation capacity. Management actively monitors the net asset-backed sales by the use of stringent risk management policies. The Company's future growth plans call for approximately 75% of its new generation portfolio to be committed through long-term contracts as required by the Global Electric Agreement Growth will be dependent on market development and on the Company's ability to generate funds for the future expansion. The Company will continue to operate in the wholesale market and seek reasonably priced asset additions. Expansion of the Company's generating portfolio will depend on the Company's ability to acquire favorably priced assets at strategic locations and to secure long-term commitments for the purchase of power from the acquired plants.
First Choice
First Choice is a certified retail electric provider operating in Texas, which allows it to provide electricity to residential, small and large commercial, industrial and institutional customers. First Choice performs all activities in Texas with Texas retail customers, including acquiring new retail customers, setting up retail accounts, handling customer inquiries and complaints, and acting as a liaison between the transmission and distribution companies and retail customers. First Choice was organized in 2000 to act as TNMP's affiliated retail electric provider, as required by TECA.
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Corporate and Other
PNMR was established as the holding company in 2001. On December 30, 2004, PNMR became a registered holding company under PUHCA. PNMR also created a new subsidiary called PNMR Services Company, which began operating on January 1, 2005.
The comprehensive energy legislation signed by the President on August 8, 2005, will result in the repeal of PUHCA on a delayed basis. PNMR is in the process of evaluating the effects of that repeal, along with the other provisions of the legislation.
PNMR performed substantially all of the corporate activities of PNM from 2001 to 2004. These activities were billed to PNM on a cost basis to the extent they were for the corporate management of PNM and were allocated to the business units. The services functions previously performed by PNMR were assumed by PNMR Services Company effective January 1, 2005.
TNMP provided First Choice and TNP with corporate support services under a shared services agreement with First Choice and a similar agreement with TNP. These services were billed at TNMP's cost and, in return, TNP and First Choice compensated TNMP for the use of the services. These agreements were in effect through June 6, 2005 when they were replaced by a new service arrangement.
Effective with the acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005, (see Note 2 - "TNP Acquisition," in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements) all TNMP employees who were providing corporate support to TNP and First Choice became employees of PNMR Services Company. PNMR Services Company provides corporate services to all of PNMR's business units including PNM, Avistar, Inc., TNP, TNMP and First Choice based on shared services agreements. These services are billed at cost on a monthly basis and are allocated to the business units.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained herein. Trends and contingencies of a material nature are discussed to the extent known. Refer to "Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" at the end of this Item 2.
COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
The Company's vision is to "Build America's Best Merchant Utility." To achieve this objective, management intends to:
Grow Regulated and Unregulated Operations . The Company intends to grow both its retail and wholesale business by expanding its current operations and by acquiring additional value-enhancing assets. As evidenced by the Luna and TNP acquisitions, the Company intends to continue to grow its revenues by expanding its geographic coverage in the Southwest, a region which not only exhibits rapid customer and load growth, but which the Company knows well. The Company plans to focus on best practices in integrating its acquisitions to create a stronger presence in the Southwest market. The Company also intends to increase its presence in the
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Southwest market by buying additional generating resources and selling power from those resources through long-term contracts. In addition, the Company expects that the acquisition of First Choice as part of the TNP acquisition will provide a solid foundation for entry into the competitive retail market in Texas. In addition, PNMR intends to continue to provide energy and technology related services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avistar, Inc.
Acquire Additional Generating Assets in the Southwest Region . The Company intends to enhance and diversify its presence in the Southwest region through the acquisition of quality generation assets to serve the Company's retail and wholesale load while maintaining diversity of fuel mix. The Company plans to increase long-term sales contracts in tandem with increases in its generation capacity. The Company expects to do this through the addition of gas-fired generation plants and the acquisition of coal-fired facilities, the acquisition or development of renewable or clean technology resources and/or the use of long-term purchase contracts for power. As in the past, the Company intends to continue a disciplined approach to any acquisition, to match acquisitions to demand and to hedge capacity with long-term contracts.
Maintain Prudent Cost Controls . Management continues to maintain cost control procedures and expects to implement similar control procedures at TNMP and First Choice. As a result of PNM's coal contract, the Company's fuels group has also been able to mitigate the Company's exposure to coal prices at the SJCC through December 2017, which the Company believes will help it improve or maintain gross margins if coal costs rise.
Continue to Improve Credit Strength and Reduce Cost of Capital . A high priority and long term commitment is to maintain the Company's investment grade rating in any type of regulatory or natural gas or electricity price scenario. The Company believes TNP offers an opportunity to derive additional value through the stronger credit profile of the combined entity. Since December 31, 2002, the Company has reduced its weighted average cost of long-term debt from 6.56% at December 31, 2002 to 4.77% at December 31, 2004. In addition, the Company expects to reduce TNP's current financing costs by at least $40.0 million annually, on a pre-tax basis, through the refinancing of TNP's relatively high-cost capital. In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP, on June 6, 2005, PNMR made an equity investment of approximately $110.5 million in TNP, which TNP used to repay in full amounts owing under TNP's credit agreement. In addition, in July 2005, PNMR provided funds to TNP to enable TNP to redeem its preferred stock and senior notes. See "Financing Activities - PNMR" below in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for further details of this transaction.
Commitment to Corporate Citizenship . The Company is committed to its guiding principle, "Do the Right Thing." This commitment serves as the cornerstone of the Company's ethics and compliance efforts and underscores its effort to ensure that dealings with customers, employees, shareholders and business partners are above reproach. This is evidenced by the Company's environmental sustainability program with aggressive five-year goals for reducing water usage, improving air quality, reducing waste streams and becoming a leader in the development of renewable energy.
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ACQUISITION
Acquisition of TNP. On June 6, 2005, PNMR acquired all of the outstanding common shares of TNP and its subsidiaries, TNMP and First Choice. The results of TNP's operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements of PNMR from that date. PNMR acquired TNP in order to complement its existing New Mexico electric operations and to expand into the retail and wholesale markets in Texas. As of June 6, 2005, TNMP served 49,000 electric customers in southern New Mexico and 207,000 transmission and distribution customers in Texas. First Choice is a competitive retail electric provider in Texas, and served an additional 56,000 electric customers as of June 6, 2005.
The aggregate purchase price was $1,277 million, including a payment to the previous owner of $175.0 million consisting of $87.6 million of cash and common stock valued at $87.4 million. In addition, PNMR assumed $1,034 million of TNP debt and preferred stock and incurred transaction and other costs of $67.7 million. The value of the 4,326,336 common shares issued was determined based on $20.20 per common share as provided for in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The purchase price was based on an estimated purchase price in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2004 by and between PNMR and SW Acquisition. The final purchase price will be determined under a specified adjustment mechanism. PNMR had 45 days following the closing to propose a final purchase price. The end of the 45-day period was on July 21, 2005, and PNMR proposed a final purchase price on that date which would reflect a reduction in the purchase price. Under the Agreement, the seller had an opportunity to contest the proposed final purchase price and has notified PNMR that it objects to PNMR's proposed adjustments. There is a dispute mechanism for resolving disputes regarding the final purchase price. See Note 2 - "TNP Acquisition," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Reference is made to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by PNMR on August 2, 2005 in connection with the acquisition of TNP. The Form 8-K/A incorporates by reference the audited and unaudited financial statements of TNP required by Form 8-K Item 9.01 (a) and includes the pro forma financial information required by Form 8-K Item 9.01 (b).
OVERALL OUTLOOK
The Company experienced lower than expected earnings growth in the first six months of 2005 primarily due to unexpected plant outages, the extension of planned outages, the acceleration of a scheduled outage and other non-recurring charges for refinancing and TNP acquisition integration costs. The Company expects to incur lower plant operating costs and recover a portion of the reduction in revenue related to the accelerated outage schedule in the fourth quarter of 2005 when the SJGS Unit 4 planned outage would otherwise have occurred. In addition, the Company expects to experience added earnings growth resulting from the acquisition of TNP.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
PNMR
PNMR's net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2005 were $1.5 million or $0.02 per diluted share of common stock, compared to $16.8 million or $0.28 per diluted share of common stock in the three months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease in earnings was driven primarily by acquisition related costs and other non-recurring charges of $11.1 million, net of income taxes, which consisted of TNP debt refinancing costs of $4.2 million, acquisition integration costs of $2.8 million, the write-off of software costs of $2.7 million and the recognition of a regulatory liability of $1.4 million associated with the NMPRC's approval of the TNP acquisition. In addition, as noted above in "Overall Outlook, " PNM experienced poor plant performance due to unexpected plant outages and the extension of plant outages, which reduced the amount of electricity PNM sold in the wholesale market and forced PNM to purchase power at higher market prices to meet jurisdictional and wholesale needs. These decreases to net earnings were partially offset by the addition of the TNP operations for June 6 through June 30, 2005.
The following discussion is based on the methodology that management uses for making operating decisions and assessing performance of its various business activities. See Note 3 - "Segment Information," in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these results and the consolidated financial statements.
In addition, adjustments related to EITF Issue 03-11, " Reporting Realized Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments That Are Subject to FASB Statement No. 133 and Not Held for Trading Purposes ", are excluded. This accounting pronouncement requires a net presentation of realized gains and losses for certain non-trading derivatives. Management evaluates wholesale operations on a gross presentation basis due to its primarily net-asset-backed marketing strategy and the importance it places on PNMR's ability to repurchase and remarket previously sold capacity.
Corporate costs, income taxes and non-operating items are discussed on a consolidated basis for PNMR and are in conformity with the presentation in the PNMR consolidated financial statements.
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Regulated Operations
PNM Electric
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Electric.
|
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||
2005 |
2004 |
Variance |
|||
(In thousands) | |||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 138,781 |
$ 135,114 |
$ 3,667 |
||
Less: Cost of energy |
44,998 |
45,775 |
(777) |
||
Intersegment energy transfer |
(3,412) |
(10,924) |
7,512 |
||
Gross margin |
97,195 |
|
100,263 |
|
(3,068) |
Energy production costs |
31,800 |
29,268 |
2,532 |
||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
7,240 |
7,331 |
(91) |
||
Customer related expense |
4,679 |
4,545 |
134 |
||
Administrative and general |
2,411 |
2,436 |
(25) |
||
Total non-fuel O&M |
46,130 |
|
43,580 |
|
2,550 |
Corporate allocation |
14,753 |
17,897 |
(3,144) |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
17,495 |
16,690 |
805 |
||
Taxes other than income taxes |
4,590 |
4,975 |
(385) |
||
Income taxes |
2,278 |
3,342 |
(1,064) |
||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
85,246 |
|
86,484 |
|
(1,238) |
Operating income |
$ 11,949 |
$ 13,779 |
|
$ (1,830) |
The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
PNM Electric Revenues
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 50,044 |
$ 46,821 |
$ 3,223 |
||
Commercial |
63,723 |
63,114 |
609 |
||
Industrial |
15,340 |
15,373 |
(33) |
||
Transmission |
4,574 |
4,420 |
154 |
||
Other |
5,100 |
5,386 |
(286) |
||
$138,781 |
$135,114 |
$ 3,667 |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
416,231 |
405,325 |
10,906 |
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The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
Three Months Ended |
|
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June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Residential |
606,419 |
567,825 |
38,594 |
||
Commercial |
872,242 |
862,490 |
9,752 |
||
Industrial |
317,672 |
318,633 |
(961) |
||
Other |
62,147 |
65,038 |
(2,891) |
||
1,858,480 |
1,813,986 |
44,494 |
Operating revenues increased $3.7 million, or 2.7%, from the prior year quarter. Retail electricity sales increased 2.5%, to 1.9 million MWh in the second quarter of 2005 compared to 1.8 million MWh in the second quarter of 2004. Customer growth was 2.7% quarter over quarter and a 2.2% increase in weather normalized retail electric load growth resulted in a $3.4 million increase in revenues.
The gross margin, or operating revenues minus cost of energy sold and intersegment energy transfer, decreased $3.1 million, or 3.1%, over the prior year quarter due to a reduction in power plant availability and higher purchase power prices, partially offset by retail load growth.
Total non-fuel O&M expenses increased $2.6 million, or 5.9%, over the prior year quarter primarily due to increased energy production costs. Energy production costs increased $2.5 million, or 8.7%, due to higher plant maintenance costs in the second quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Plant outages at SJGS increased costs by $1.4 million. A planned outage at Reeves increased costs $0.7 million. A forced outage at Four Corners in the second quarter of 2005 caused a $0.5 million increase.
Depreciation and amortization increased $0.8 million, or 4.8%, over the prior year quarter due to asset and software additions placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation continue to increase in the future as a result of increased investment in new information technology platforms.
TNMP Electric
PNMR acquired TNP on June 6, 2005, and results in this section are presented from the acquisition date forward only. For the three months, which includes results from June 6 to June 30, 2005, the TNMP Electric segment increased PNMR revenues by $19.2 million.
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The table below sets forth the operating results for TNMP Electric.
For the Period |
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June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
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(In thousands) |
|
|
Operating revenues : |
||
External customers |
$ 19,224 |
|
Intersegment revenues |
11 |
|
Total revenues |
19,235 |
|
Less: Cost of energy |
6,702 |
|
Gross margin |
12,533 |
|
Transmission and distribution O&M |
1,150 |
|
Customer related expense |
302 |
|
Administrative and general |
288 |
|
Total non-fuel O&M |
1,740 |
|
Corporate allocation |
1,461 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
2,085 |
|
Taxes other than income taxes |
1,885 |
|
Income taxes |
1,218 |
|
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
8,389 |
|
Operating income |
$ 4,144 |
|
The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
TNMP Electric Revenues
For the Period |
|
June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
|
(In thousands except customers) |
|
Residential |
$ 8,664 |
General Services |
2,257 |
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
2,595 |
Secondary |
3,314 |
Municipal/Lighting |
616 |
Other |
1,789 |
$ 19,235 |
|
|
|
Average customers |
258,251 |
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The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
For the Period |
|
June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
|
(Megawatt hours) |
|
Residential |
297,972 |
General Services |
17,340 |
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
145,458 |
Secondary |
148,198 |
Municipal/Lighting |
9,450 |
618,418 |
PNM Gas
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Gas.
Three Months Ended |
|
|
||||
June 30, |
|
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
||
(In thousands) |
||||||
Operating revenues : |
$ 82,384 |
|
|
$ 80,886 |
|
$ 1,498 |
Less: Cost of energy |
53,292 |
51,650 |
1,642 |
|||
Gross margin |
29,092 |
|
|
29,236 |
|
(144) |
Energy production costs |
569 |
480 |
89 |
|||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
6,672 |
6,807 |
(135) |
|||
Customer related expense |
5,038 |
4,729 |
309 |
|||
Administrative and general |
1,359 |
1,388 |
(29) |
|||
Total non-fuel O&M |
13,638 |
|
|
13,404 |
|
234 |
Corporate allocation |
8,514 |
9,868 |
(1,354) |
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
5,596 |
4,738 |
858 |
|||
Taxes other than income taxes |
2,058 |
1,867 |
191 |
|||
Income taxes |
(1,433) |
(1,338) |
(95) |
|||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
28,373 |
|
|
28,539 |
|
(166) |
Operating income |
$ 719 |
|
|
$ 697 |
|
$ 22 |
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The following table shows gas revenues by customer and average customers:
PNM Gas Revenues
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 43,350 |
$ 39,053 |
$ 4,297 |
||
Commercial |
13,418 |
12,796 |
622 |
||
Industrial |
282 |
622 |
(340) |
||
Transportation* |
3,129 |
3,639 |
(510) |
||
Other |
22,205 |
24,776 |
(2,571) |
||
$ 82,384 |
$ 80,886 |
$ 1,498 |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
469,797 |
459,398 |
10,399 |
* Customer owned gas.
The following table shows gas throughput by customer class:
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Thousands of decatherms) |
|||||
Residential |
3,946 |
3,334 |
612 |
||
Commercial |
1,576 |
1,455 |
121 |
||
Industrial |
45 |
88 |
(43) |
||
Transportation* |
9,102 |
13,014 |
(3,912) |
||
Other |
3,194 |
4,077 |
(883) |
||
17,863 |
21,968 |
(4,105) |
*Customer-owned gas
Operating revenues increased $1.5 million, or 1.9%, over the prior year quarter. Residential and commercial revenues increased $4.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, primarily due to average customer growth of 2.3%. These increases were partially offset by total gas sales volumes, which decreased 18.7% primarily due to decreased off-system transportation volume caused by a reduced basis difference between the Permian and San Juan basins, resulting in decreased revenues of $0.9 million, which is included in the $0.5 million change in transportation revenues. In addition, other revenue decreased $2.6 million primarily due to less off-system gas sales opportunities and lower irrigation usage.
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Depreciation and amortization increased $0.9 million, or 18.1%, over the prior year quarter primarily due to asset and software additions placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation continue to increase in the future as a result of increased investment in new information technology platforms.
Unregulated Operations
PNM Wholesale
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Wholesale.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
||
|
June 30, 2005 |
|
|
||
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
|
(In thousands) |
||||
Operating revenues : |
$ 142,282 |
|
$ 163,684 |
|
$ (21,402) |
Less: Cost of energy |
119,653 |
125,507 |
(5,854) |
||
Intersegment energy transfer |
3,412 |
10,924 |
(7,512) |
||
Gross margin |
19,217 |
|
27,253 |
|
(8,036) |
Energy production costs |
7,447 |
6,940 |
507 |
||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
13 |
13 |
- |
||
Customer related expense |
104 |
469 |
(365) |
||
Administrative and general |
1,689 |
2,415 |
(726) |
||
Total non-fuel O&M |
9,253 |
|
9,837 |
|
(584) |
Corporate allocation |
1,016 |
1,177 |
(161) |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
4,041 |
3,754 |
287 |
||
Taxes other than income taxes |
811 |
876 |
(65) |
||
Income taxes |
44 |
3,253 |
(3,209) |
||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
15,165 |
|
18,897 |
|
(3,732) |
Operating income |
$ 4,052 |
|
$ 8,356 |
|
$ (4,304) |
The following table shows revenues by customer class:
PNM Wholesale Revenues
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands) |
|||||
Long-term contracts* |
$ 37,897 |
$ 40,302 |
$ (2,405) |
||
Short-term sales * |
104,385 |
123,382 |
(18,997) |
||
$142,282 |
$163,684 |
$ (21,402) |
*Includes mark-to-market gains/(losses).
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The following table shows sales by customer class:
PNM Wholesale Sales
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Long-term contracts |
563,482 |
718,389 |
(154,907) |
||
Short-term sales |
1,949,416 |
2,530,319 |
(580,903) |
||
2,512,898 |
3,248,708 |
(735,810) |
Operating revenues decreased $21.4 million, or 13.1%, from the prior year quarter. This decrease in wholesale electric sales primarily reflects lower sales volumes resulting from below normal levels of plant performance. This decrease was partially offset by higher average wholesale sales prices, which increased 8.3% over the prior year quarter. Long-term contracts revenues decreased $2.4 million from 2004 due primarily to the expiration of a customer contract, partially offset by increased load growth and index-based prices on existing contracts and higher SO2 sales. Short-term sales decreased $19.0 million compared to the second quarter of 2004 due to decreased volumes caused by a reduction in plant availability, partially offset by an increase in sales prices. PNM Wholesale sold wholesale (bulk) power of 2.5 million MWh of electricity for the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to 3.2 million MWh for the same period in 2004, a decrease of 22.6%.
The gross margin, or operating revenues minus cost of energy sold and intersegment energy transfer, decreased $8.0 million, or 29.5%, from the prior year quarter. Decreased plant availability reduced the availability of less expensive excess energy for sale in the wholesale market. In addition, higher purchase power contract prices further reduced margin. Long-term sales margin decreased $0.6 million due to lower sales volumes resulting from the expiration of a long-term contract and increased use of gas-fired generation to compensate for the Company's base plant outages. Short-term margin decreased $7.4 million primarily resulting from lower plant availability and increased purchase power prices. PNM Wholesale had an unfavorable change in the unrealized mark-to-market position of $1.0 million ($0.2 million gain in 2005 versus $1.2 million gain in 2004).
Total non-fuel O&M decreased $0.6 million, or 5.9%, from the prior year quarter. Energy production costs increased $0.5 million primarily due to higher plant maintenance costs in 2005 compared to 2004, resulting from the plant outages. Customer-related expense decreased $0.4 million due to lower bonus costs. Administration and general expense decreased $0.7 million, primarily due to a customer billing settlement. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.3 million due to the addition of new technology platforms that were placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation increase in the future as a result of this increased investment in new technology platforms.
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First Choice
PNMR acquired TNP on June 6, 2005. Results in this section are presented from the acquisition date forward only. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, which includes results from June 6 to June 30, 2005, the First Choice segment increased PNMR revenues by $43.0 million.
The table below sets forth the operating results for First Choice.
For the Period |
||
June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
||
(In thousands) |
|
|
Operating revenues : |
||
External customers |
$ 43,031 |
|
Intersegment revenues |
- |
|
Total revenues |
43,031 |
|
Less: Cost of energy |
34,083 |
|
Gross margin |
8,948 |
|
Energy production costs |
- |
|
Transmission and distribution O&M |
- |
|
Customer related expense |
466 |
|
Administrative and general |
1,089 |
|
Total non-fuel O&M |
1,555 |
|
Corporate allocation |
1,130 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
105 |
|
Taxes other than income taxes |
512 |
|
Income taxes |
2,020 |
|
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
5,322 |
|
Operating income |
$ 3,626 |
|
The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
First Choice Electric Revenues
For the Period |
|
June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
|
(In thousands except customers) |
|
Residential |
$ 29,265 |
Mass-market |
6,615 |
Mid-market |
5,864 |
Other |
1,287 |
$ 43,031 |
|
|
|
Average customers |
216,782 |
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The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
For the Period |
|
June 6 - June 30, 2005 |
|
(Megawatt hours) |
|
Residential |
246,332 |
Mass-market |
55,424 |
Mid-market |
67,420 |
Other |
2,949 |
372,125 |
Corporate and Other
Corporate Administrative and General Expenses
Corporate administrative and general expenses, which represent costs that are driven primarily by corporate-level activities, are allocated to the business segments and presented in the corporate allocation line item in the segment statements. These costs increased $7.1 million or 27.5 % over the prior year period to $33.0 million. This increase is due to acquisition-related costs of $3.2 million, increased labor costs of $1.9 million resulting from the transfer of employees from operations to corporate, increased legal costs of $0.7 million related to PUHCA filings, financing of PNMR's hybrid income term securities and tax matters and increased audit fees of $0.6 million.
PNMR Consolidated
Other Income and Deductions
Interest income increased $2.8 million, or 31.4%, due to short-term interest of $1.7 million from PNMR's investment in hybrid income term securities, favorable investment performance in PNMR's cash management program resulting in increased interest of $0.6 million.
Other income increased $0.9 million, or 50.9% due to increased gains of $0.7 million from investments in PNMR's cash management program and other miscellaneous investment income of $0.6 million.
Carrying charges on regulatory assets were $0.5 million in 2005. This income represents interest from TNMP regulatory assets from the date of acquisition.
Other deductions increased $6.3 million due to the write-off of software costs of $4.5 million and other miscellaneous adjustments of $1.9 million.
Interest Charges
Interest charges increased $8.9 million due to refinancing costs of $3.2 million related to the hybrid income term securities, short-term interest costs of $0.9 million for operations and $4.0 million related to debt from the TNP operations, which PNMR did not have in the prior year.
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Income Taxes
PNMR's consolidated income tax expense was $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared to $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease was due to the impact of lower pre-tax earnings. PNMR's effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were 26.62% and 36.33%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due to an increase in permanent tax benefits.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
PNMR
PNMR's net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2005 were $32.1 million or $0.50 per diluted share of common stock, a 23.0% decrease in net earnings compared to $41.6 million or $0.68 per diluted share of common stock in the six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease in earnings was driven primarily by acquisition related costs and other non-recurring charges of $11.1 million, net of income taxes, which consisted of TNP debt refinancing costs of $4.2 million, acquisition integration costs of $2.8 million, software write-off of $2.7 million and the recognition of a regulatory liability of $1.4 million associated with the NMPRC's approval of the TNP acquisition. In addition, the Company experienced poor plant performance, which reduced the amount of electricity the Company sold on the wholesale market and forced the Company to purchase power at higher market prices to meet jurisdictional and wholesale needs. These decreases to net earnings were partially offset by the addition of the TNP operations for June 6 through June 30, 2005 and an increase in cost of service gas rates.
The following discussion is based on the methodology that management uses for making operating decisions and assessing performance of its various business activities. See Note 3 - "Segment Information," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these results and the consolidated financial statements.
In addition, adjustments related to EITF Issue 03-11, " Reporting Realized Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments That Are Subject to FASB Statement No. 133 and Not Held for Trading Purposes ", are excluded. This accounting pronouncement requires a net presentation of realized gains and losses for certain non-trading derivatives. Management evaluates wholesale operations on a gross presentation basis due to its primarily net-asset-backed marketing strategy and the importance it places on the Company's ability to repurchase and remarket previously sold capacity.
Corporate costs, income taxes and non-operating items are discussed on a consolidated basis for PNMR and are in conformity with the presentation in the PNMR consolidated financial statements.
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PNM Electric
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Electric.
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|||
|
June 30, |
|
|||
|
2005 |
2004 |
Variance |
||
|
(In thousands) |
||||
Operating revenues: |
$ 272,963 |
$ 269,564 |
$ 3,399 |
||
Less: Cost of energy |
92,401 |
90,872 |
1,529 |
||
Intersegment energy transfer |
(17,535) |
(24,337) |
6,802 |
||
Gross margin |
198,097 |
|
203,029 |
|
(4,932) |
Energy production costs |
60,281 |
59,091 |
1,190 |
||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
14,625 |
15,224 |
(599) |
||
Customer related expense |
8,700 |
8,655 |
45 |
||
Administrative and general |
4,741 |
2,614 |
2,127 |
||
Total non-fuel O&M |
88,347 |
|
85,584 |
|
2,763 |
Corporate allocation |
30,211 |
35,198 |
(4,987) |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
35,053 |
33,368 |
1,685 |
||
Taxes other than income taxes |
10,018 |
10,457 |
(439) |
||
Income taxes |
6,870 |
8,329 |
(1,459) |
||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
170,499 |
|
172,936 |
|
(2,437) |
Operating income |
$ 27,598 |
$ 30,093 |
|
$ (2,495) |
The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
PNM Electric Revenues
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 104,058 |
$ 100,953 |
$ 3,105 |
||
Commercial |
119,889 |
119,865 |
24 |
||
Industrial |
30,543 |
30,260 |
283 |
||
Transmission |
9,038 |
8,834 |
204 |
||
Other |
9,435 |
9,652 |
(217) |
||
$ 272,963 |
$ 269,564 |
$ 3,399 |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
415,028 |
404,285 |
10,743 |
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The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
PNM Electric Sales
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Residential |
1,260,512 |
1,223,309 |
37,203 |
||
Commercial |
1,639,618 |
1,639,332 |
286 |
||
Industrial |
633,488 |
629,308 |
4,180 |
||
Other |
114,016 |
115,727 |
(1,711) |
||
3,647,634 |
3,607,676 |
39,958 |
Operating revenues increased $3.4 million, or 1.3%, over the prior year. Retail electricity sales increased 1.1%, to 3.65 million MWh in the first six months of 2005 compared to 3.61 million MWh in the first six months of 2004. Heating Degree Days for Albuquerque declined approximately 2.5% to 2,778 during the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to 2,848 during the six months ended June 30, 2004, resulting in a decrease in revenues of $1.0 million. In addition, a decrease of $1.3 million was attributable to the 2004 leap year, with 2005 including one less day of revenues. Customer growth was 2.7% year over year and weather-normalized retail electric load growth was 2.1% in 2005. Average customer load growth, when normalized for the impact of weather and the leap year, increased revenues by $5.6 million.
The gross margin, or operating revenues minus cost of energy sold and intersegment energy transfer, decreased $4.9 million, or 2.4%, from the prior year due to a reduction in power plant availability due to plant outages and higher purchase power prices, partially offset by retail load growth.
Total non-fuel O&M expenses increased $2.8 million, or 3.2%, over the prior year. Energy production costs increased $1.2 million, or 2.0%, due to higher plant maintenance costs in the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Plant outage costs at SJGS increased $1.1 million and Reeves planned outages increased costs $1.7 million. These increases were partially offset by reduced outage costs at Four Corners of $1.2 million. On March 26, 2005, a circulating water pipe ruptured and forced SJGS Unit Four to be taken offline. This unexpected three-week outage was combined with a planned minor overhaul of the same unit as the Company then accelerated the planned outage to minimize the economic impact of the shutdown. SJGS Unit Four was back online on April 17, 2005. Energy production costs increased due to this outage, however the Company expects to have lower operating costs and recover a portion of the lost revenue in the fourth quarter of 2005 when the PVNGS Unit Four planned outage would otherwise have occurred.
Transmission and distribution O&M expense decreased $0.6 million, or 3.9%, primarily due to reductions of meter-related costs, maintenance costs and labor costs in 2005. Administrative and general increased $2.1 million over the prior year primarily due to increased labor costs of $1.3 million due in part to salary increases, increased benefit costs at SJGS of $0.3 million, and increased legal costs of $0.3 for routine business matters.
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Depreciation and amortization increased $1.7 million, or 5.1%, over the prior year due to asset and software additions placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation continue to increase in the future as a result of increased investment in new information technology platforms.
TNMP Electric
PNMR acquired TNP on June 6, 2005. The operating results that are included on a consolidated basis in PNMR's financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2005 for TNMP, a subsidiary of TNP, are the same as the three months ended June 30, 2005.
PNM Gas
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Gas.
Six Months Ended |
|
|
||||
June 30, |
|
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
||
(In thousands) |
||||||
Operating revenues : |
$ 247,670 |
|
|
$ 256,760 |
|
$ (9,090) |
Less: Cost of energy |
167,727 |
180,798 |
(13,071) |
|||
Gross margin |
79,943 |
|
|
75,962 |
|
3,981 |
Energy production costs |
1,197 |
1,013 |
184 |
|||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
13,367 |
14,392 |
(1,025) |
|||
Customer related expense |
9,313 |
8,865 |
448 |
|||
Administrative and general |
2,538 |
1,957 |
581 |
|||
Total non-fuel O&M |
26,415 |
|
|
26,227 |
|
188 |
Corporate allocation |
17,883 |
19,466 |
(1,583) |
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
11,172 |
9,467 |
1,705 |
|||
Taxes other than income taxes |
4,006 |
4,025 |
(19) |
|||
Income taxes |
5,795 |
4,474 |
1,321 |
|||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
65,271 |
|
|
63,659 |
|
1,612 |
Operating income |
$ 14,672 |
|
|
$ 12,303 |
|
$ 2,369 |
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The following table shows gas revenues by customer and average customers:
PNM Gas Revenues
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 151,619 |
$ 154,791 |
$ (3,172) |
||
Commercial |
45,349 |
48,952 |
(3,603) |
||
Industrial |
925 |
1,290 |
(365) |
||
Transportation* |
7,117 |
7,943 |
(826) |
||
Other |
42,660 |
43,784 |
(1,124) |
||
$ 247,670 |
$ 256,760 |
$ (9,090) |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
470,066 |
460,263 |
9,803 |
* Customer owned gas.
The following table shows gas throughput by customer class:
PNM Gas Throughput
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Thousands of decatherms) |
|||||
Residential |
16,704 |
17,348 |
(644) |
||
Commercial |
5,885 |
6,273 |
(388) |
||
Industrial |
130 |
192 |
(62) |
||
Transportation* |
17,252 |
20,734 |
(3,482) |
||
Other |
5,985 |
7,135 |
(1,150) |
||
45,956 |
51,682 |
(5,726) |
*Customer-owned gas
Operating revenues decreased $9.1 million, or 3.5%, over the prior year. Warmer weather in 2005 compared to 2004 caused a $4.5 million decrease in revenues. As noted above in "PNM Electric", Heating Degree Days for Albuquerque declined approximately 2.5% in 2005 compared to 2004. In addition, total gas sales volumes decreased 11.1% primarily due to decreased off-system transportation volume caused by a reduced basis difference between the Permian and San Juan basins, resulting in decreased revenues of $0.9 million. In addition, other revenue decreased $1.1 million primarily due to lower irrigation customer usage. These decreases were offset somewhat by average customer growth of 2.1%, which increased gas revenues $2.6 million, and an increase of $6.7 million due to a cost of service rate increase beginning in April 2004.
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The gross margin, or operating revenues minus cost of energy sold, increased $4.0 million, or 5.2%, over the prior year. This increase was due mainly to customer growth and the NMPRC-approved rate increase, partially offset by the impact of warmer weather in 2005 compared to 2004 described above.
Total non-fuel O&M expenses were largely unchanged over the prior year. Transmission and distribution O&M expense decreased $1.0 million, or 7.1%, primarily due to reduced labor costs. This decrease was mostly offset by a $0.6 million increase in administrative and general expense, which was also primarily attributable to labor costs.
Depreciation and amortization increased $1.7 million, or 18.0%, over the prior year primarily due to asset and software additions placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation continue to increase in the future as a result of increased investment in new information technology platforms.
Unregulated Operations
PNM Wholesale
The table below sets forth the operating results for PNM Wholesale.
|
Six Months Ending |
|
|
||
|
June 30, |
|
|
||
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues : |
$ 274,286 |
|
$ 291,175 |
|
$ (16,889) |
Less: Cost of energy |
208,965 |
215,373 |
(6,408) |
||
Intersegment energy transfer |
17,535 |
24,337 |
(6,802) |
||
Gross margin |
47,786 |
|
51,465 |
|
(3,679) |
Energy production costs |
14,402 |
14,138 |
264 |
||
Transmission and distribution O&M |
21 |
26 |
(5) |
||
Customer related expense |
382 |
888 |
(506) |
||
Administrative and general |
3,383 |
3,978 |
(595) |
||
Total non-fuel O&M |
18,188 |
|
19,030 |
|
(842) |
Corporate allocation |
2,053 |
2,309 |
(256) |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
8,028 |
7,508 |
520 |
||
Taxes other than income taxes |
1,727 |
1,799 |
(72) |
||
Income taxes |
3,875 |
5,555 |
(1,680) |
||
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
33,871 |
|
36,201 |
|
(2,330) |
Operating income |
$ 13,915 |
|
$ 15,264 |
|
$ (1,349) |
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The following table shows revenues by customer class:
PNM Wholesale Revenues
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands) |
|||||
Long-term contracts* |
$ 75,372 |
$ 76,884 |
$ (1,512) |
||
Short-term sales * |
198,914 |
214,291 |
(15,377) |
||
$274,286 |
$ 291,175 |
$(16,889) |
*Includes mark-to-market gains/(losses).
The following table shows sales by customer class:
PNM Wholesale Sales
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Long-term contracts |
1,288,885 |
1,432,810 |
(143,925) |
||
Short-term sales |
4,074,439 |
4,797,164 |
(722,725) |
||
5,363,324 |
6,229,974 |
(866,650) |
Operating revenues decreased $16.9 million, or 5.8%, from the prior year. This decrease in wholesale electric sales primarily reflects lower sales volumes resulting from below normal levels of plant performance. This decrease was partially offset by average wholesale sales prices, which increased 10.6% over the prior year period. Long-term contracts revenues decreased $1.5 million, or 2.0% from 2004 due primarily to the expiration of a customer contract, partially offset by increased load growth and index-based prices of existing contracts and higher SO2 credit sales. Short-term sales decreased $15.4 million primarily due to decreased volumes caused by a reduction in plant availability, partially offset by higher sales prices. The Company sold wholesale (bulk) power of 5.4 million MWh of electricity for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to 6.2 million MWh for the same period in 2004, a decrease of 13.9%.
The gross margin, or operating revenues minus cost of energy sold and intersegment energy transfer, decreased $3.7 million, or 7.2%, from the prior year. Decreased plant availability and higher purchase power contract prices decreased the availability of less expensive excess energy for sale in the wholesale market. Long-term sales margin decreased $0.6 million due to lower sales volumes and increased use of gas-fired generation to compensate for the Company's base plant outages. These margin decreases were partially offset by increased load growth on existing contracts and higher SO2 credit sales. Short-term margin decreased $3.1 million primarily resulting from lower plant availability. The Company had an unfavorable change in the unrealized mark-to-market position of $0.5 million ($1.1 million gain in 2005 versus $1.6 million gain in 2004).
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Total non-fuel O&M decreased $0.8 million, or 4.4%, from the prior year. Customer related expense decreased $0.5 million due to lower bonus costs. Administration and general decreased $0.6 million primarily due to a customer billing settlement in 2004.
Depreciation and amortization increased $0.5 million, or 6.9%, over the prior year due to the addition of new technology platforms that were placed in service in December 2004. The Company expects to see depreciation increase in the future as a result of this increased investment in new technology platforms.
First Choice
PNM Resources acquired TNP Enterprises on June 6, 2005. The operating results that are included on a consolidated basis for PNMR's financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2005 for First Choice, a subsidiary of TNP, are the same as the three months ended June 30, 2005.
Corporate and Other
Corporate Administrative and General Expenses
Corporate administrative and general expenses, which represent costs that are driven primarily by corporate-level activities, are allocated to the business segments and presented in the corporate allocation line item in the segment statements. These costs increased $4.6 million or 8.4 % over the prior year to $59.2 million. This increase is due to acquisition related costs of $3.2 million, increased labor costs of $2.3 million resulting from the transfer of employees from operations to corporate, increased legal costs of $1.6 million related to PUHCA filings, financing of PNMR's hybrid income term securities and business and tax matters and increased and increased audit fees of $0.6 million. These increases were partially offset by lower pension and benefits costs of $3.8 million resulting from higher returns on pension investments.
PNMR Consolidated
Other Income and Deductions
Interest income increased $2.2 million, or 11.5% due to short-term interest of $1.7 million from PNMR's investment in hybrid income term securities, favorable investment performance in PNMR's cash management program resulting in increased interest of $1.3 million.
Other income increased $2.9 million, or 85.9%, due to increased gains of $1.7 million from investments in PNMR's cash management program and $1.1 million from investments in PNM's decommissioning trust and other miscellaneous investment income of $0.3 million.
Carrying charges on regulatory assets were $0.5 million in 2005. This income represents interest from TNMP regulatory assets from the date of acquisition.
Other deductions increased $6.0 million due to the write-off of software costs of $4.5 million and other miscellaneous adjustments of $1.6 million.
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Interest Charges
Interest charges increased $8.7 million due to refinancing costs of $3.2 million related to the hybrid income term securities, short-term interest costs of $0.9 million for operations and $4.0 million related to debt from the TNP operations, which PNMR did not have in the prior year.
Income Taxes
PNMR's consolidated income tax expense was $18.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to $24.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease was due to the impact of lower pre-tax earnings. PNMR's effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were 35.17% and 36.41%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due to an increase in permanent tax benefits.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
PNM
PNM's segments are PNM Electric, PNM Gas and PNM Wholesale and are identical to the segments presented above in "Results of Operations" for PNMR. Income taxes and non-operating items are discussed on a consolidated basis for PNM and are in conformity with the presentation in PNM's consolidated financial statements.
PNM Consolidated
Other Income and Deductions
Other income increased $0.4 million, or 23.1%, due to increased gains from investments in PNM's cash management program. Other deductions increased $5.4 million due to the write-off of software costs of $4.5 million and other miscellaneous adjustments of $0.9 million.
Income Taxes
PNM's consolidated income tax expense was $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared to $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease was due to the impact of lower pre-tax earnings. PNM's effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were 38.10% and 36.10%, respectively.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
PNM
As noted previously in the second quarter presentation, PNM's segments are PNM Electric, PNM Gas and PNM Wholesale and are identical to the segments presented above in "Results of Operations" for PNMR. Income taxes and non-operating items are discussed on a consolidated basis for PNM and are in conformity with the presentation in PNM's consolidated financial statements.
PNM Consolidated
Other Income and Deductions
Other income increased $2.2 million, or 67.1%, due to favorable investment performance in PNM's cash management program. Other deductions increased $5.6 million due to the write-off of software costs of $4.5 million and other miscellaneous adjustments of $1.2 million.
Income Taxes
PNM's consolidated income tax expense was $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to $25.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease was due to the impact of lower pre-tax earnings. PNM's effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were 36.48% and 36.53%, respectively.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
TNMP
TNMP operates in only one reportable segment, "TNMP Electric." See Note 3 - "Segment Information," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these results and the consolidated financial statements. Results for the three months ended June 30, 2005 include the effects of purchase accounting, which is not included in the three months ended June 30, 2004.
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The table below sets forth the operating results for TNMP.
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
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June 30, |
|
|
|
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2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
|
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(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||
|
Operating revenues : |
|||||||||||
|
External customers |
$ 66,163 |
$ 65,069 |
$ 1,094 |
||||||||
|
Intersegment revenues |
11 |
- |
11 |
||||||||
|
Total revenues |
66,174 |
|
65,069 |
|
1,105 |
||||||
|
Less: Cost of energy |
23,495 |
24,611 |
(1,116) |
||||||||
|
Gross margin |
42,679 |
|
40,458 |
|
2,221 |
||||||
|
Operating Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Transmission and distribution O&M |
5,094 |
4,890 |
204 |
||||||||
|
Customer related expense |
1,165 |
1,248 |
(83) |
||||||||
|
Administrative and general |
5,569 |
6,031 |
(462) |
||||||||
|
Total non-fuel O&M |
11,828 |
|
12,169 |
|
(341) |
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
7,521 |
7,403 |
118 |
||||||||
|
Taxes other than income taxes |
5,080 |
5,952 |
(872) |
||||||||
|
Income taxes |
4,493 |
2,569 |
1,924 |
||||||||
|
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
28,922 |
|
28,093 |
|
829 |
||||||
|
Operating income |
13,757 |
|
12,365 |
|
1,392 |
||||||
|
Other Income and deductions: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Carrying charges on regulatory assets |
1,919 |
|
- |
|
1,919 |
||||||
|
Other income |
808 |
437 |
371 |
||||||||
|
Other deductions |
(41) |
(26) |
(15) |
||||||||
|
Other income taxes |
(468) |
(142) |
(326) |
||||||||
|
Net other income and deductions |
2,218 |
269 |
1,949 |
||||||||
|
Interest Charges |
(7,044) |
(7,034) |
|
(10) |
|||||||
|
Net Income before extraordinary item: |
8,931 |
|
5,600 |
|
3,331 |
||||||
|
Extraordinary item: |
|||||||||||
|
Disallowance of stranded costs, net of tax |
- |
(97,836) |
97,836 |
||||||||
|
Net Earnings (loss) |
$ 8,931 |
|
$ (92,236) |
|
$ 101,167 |
||||||
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The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
TNMP Electric Revenues
Three Months Ended |
|
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June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 22,642 |
$ 22,000 |
$ 642 |
||
General Services |
7,934 |
7,751 |
183 |
||
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
11,326 |
11,878 |
(552) |
||
Secondary |
14,278 |
14,084 |
194 |
||
Municipal Lighting |
2,510 |
2,569 |
(59) |
||
Other |
7,484 |
6,787 |
697 |
||
$ 66,174 |
$ 65,069 |
$ 1,105 |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
257,352 |
253,386 |
3,966 |
The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
TNMP Electric Sales
Three Months Ended |
|
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June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Residential |
697,802 |
640,169 |
57,633 |
||
General Services |
61,826 |
60,690 |
1,136 |
||
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
561,963 |
442,733 |
119,230 |
||
Secondary |
515,843 |
501,114 |
14,729 |
||
Municipal/Lighting |
39,650 |
31,263 |
8,387 |
||
1,877,084 |
1,675,969 |
201,115 |
Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2005 increased $2.2 million, or 5.5%, compared with the second quarter of 2004. The increase was primarily due to a $1.6 million increase in revenues due to higher sales resulting from warm weather, and by a $1.7 million decrease in transmission expenses, net of transmission revenues, due to lower transmission costs from TXU Electric Delivery Company and Lower Colorado River Authority as compared to the same period in 2004. In addition there was a $0.5 million increase in revenues associated with growth in customers. Partially offsetting these increases were reductions in revenues due to lower rates that took effect May 1, 2005. The increase in other electric revenue reflects a timing difference in pole rental billings that were booked in the current quarter, however, these billings were reflected in the first quarter of 2004. Operating expenses include purchased power and transmission expense, which decreased by $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005.
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Non-fuel operating expenses increased $0.8 million due primarily to an increase of $1.9 million in income tax expense, offset by a decrease in non-fuel O&M of $0.3 million and a decrease in taxes other than income of $0.9 million. The decrease in non-fuel O&M was due to reductions in legal claims from 2004's second quarter. Taxes other than income taxes decreased $0.9 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, compared with the corresponding periods in 2004. The decreases were primarily related to lower ad valorem taxes incurred during 2005 due to lower taxable values resulting for TNMP's May 2005 rate decrease.
Other income and deductions increased $1.9 million due to increased interest income calculated on stranded costs as authorized by the PUCT.
In the second quarter of 2004 TNMP recorded a loss of $97.8 million related to the PUCT true-up proceeding regarding TNMP's stranded costs. The PUCT allowed TNMP to recover $87.3 million of the $266.5 million that TNMP requested as stranded cost. This decision resulted in a loss of $155.2 million before tax ($97.8 million after tax). TNMP recorded the $97.8 million after tax loss as an extraordinary item in the second quarter of 2004.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
TNMP
TNMP operates in only one reportable segment, "TNMP Electric." See Note 3 - "Segment Information," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these results and the consolidated financial statements. Results for the six months ended June 30, 2005 include the effects of purchase accounting, which is not included in the six months ended June 30, 2004.
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The table below sets forth the operating results for TNMP.
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
|||||||||
June 30 |
|
|
|
|||||||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
Variance |
|
|||||||
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||
|
Operating revenues : |
|||||||||||
|
External customers |
$ 132,044 |
$ 126,722 |
$ 5,322 |
||||||||
|
Intersegment revenues |
11 |
- |
11 |
||||||||
|
Total revenues |
132,055 |
|
126,722 |
|
5,333 |
||||||
|
Less: Cost of energy |
50,587 |
47,645 |
2,942 |
||||||||
|
Gross margin |
81,468 |
|
79,077 |
|
2,391 |
||||||
|
Operating expenses: |
|||||||||||
|
Transmission and distribution O&M |
10,261 |
9,929 |
332 |
||||||||
|
Customer related expense |
2,405 |
2,489 |
(84) |
||||||||
|
Administrative and general |
10,826 |
12,075 |
(1,249) |
||||||||
|
Total non-fuel O&M |
23,492 |
|
24,493 |
|
(1,001) |
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
15,039 |
14,752 |
287 |
||||||||
|
Taxes other than income taxes |
11,113 |
11,190 |
(77) |
||||||||
|
Income taxes |
5,697 |
4,738 |
959 |
||||||||
|
Total non-fuel operating expenses |
55,341 |
|
55,173 |
|
168 |
||||||
|
Operating income |
26,127 |
|
23,904 |
|
2,223 |
||||||
|
Other income and deduction: |
|||||||||||
|
Carrying charges on regulatory assets |
(882) |
- |
(882) |
||||||||
|
Other income |
1,371 |
994 |
377 |
||||||||
|
Other deductions |
(90) |
(109) |
19 |
||||||||
|
Other income taxes |
(643) |
(311) |
(332) |
||||||||
|
Net income and deductions |
(244) |
574 |
(818) |
||||||||
|
Interest charges |
(14,076) |
(14,134) |
58 |
||||||||
|
Net earnings before extraordinary |
|||||||||||
|
item |
11,807 |
10,344 |
1,463 |
||||||||
|
Extraordinary item: |
|||||||||||
|
Disallowance of stranded cost, |
|||||||||||
|
net of tax |
- |
(97,836) |
97,836 |
||||||||
|
Net earnings (loss) |
$ 11,807 |
$(87,492) |
$ 99,299 |
||||||||
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The following table shows electric revenues by customer class and average customers:
TNMP Electric Revenues
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(In thousands except customers) |
|||||
Residential |
$ 43,499 |
$ 42,556 |
$ 943 |
||
General Services |
15,240 |
14,691 |
549 |
||
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
26,074 |
22,671 |
3,403 |
||
Secondary |
27,159 |
26,861 |
298 |
||
Municipal/Lighting |
4,891 |
4,957 |
(66) |
||
Other |
15,192 |
14,986 |
206 |
||
$132,055 |
$126,722 |
$ 5,333 |
|||
|
|||||
Average customers |
256,817 |
252,944 |
3,873 |
The following table shows electric sales by customer class:
TNMP Electric Sales
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2005 |
|
2004 |
Variance |
||
(Megawatt hours) |
|||||
Residential |
1,242,501 |
1,189,042 |
53,459 |
||
General Services |
115,478 |
113,714 |
1,764 |
||
Primary/Economy/Transmission |
1,164,249 |
1,037,488 |
126,761 |
||
Secondary |
898,775 |
897,191 |
1,584 |
||
Municipal/Lighting |
73,559 |
70,439 |
3,120 |
||
3,494,562 |
3,307,874 |
186,688 |
Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2005, increased by $2.4 million, or 3.02%, compared with the corresponding 2004 period. The overall increase is attributed to a $1.2 million increase in sales due to hot weather, and higher revenues associated with growth in customers. Partially offsetting these increases were reductions in revenue due to lower rates.
Cost of energy expenses increased by $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, as compared to their respective periods in 2004. The increase is entirely attributed to high purchased power costs that were incurred in the first quarter of 2005.
Net income and deductions decreased by $0.8 million from the second quarter of 2004 due primarily to the carrying charges on stranded costs as authorized by the PUCT.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company employs certain critical accounting policies that require use of judgments and assumptions that are subject to uncertainty. The amounts reported in the consolidated interim financial statements that are related to those critical accounting policies could be different if either different judgments were made or different assumptions were used. Those critical accounting policies are discussed below.
Purchase Accounting . The acquisition of TNP was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting as prescribed in SFAS 141; accordingly, purchase accounting adjustments have been reflected in the financial statements of TNP for all periods subsequent to June 6, 2005. The business operations of TNP were not significantly changed as a result of the acquisition, and post-acquisition and pre-acquisition operating results, except as noted in the discussion, are comparable.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets . In accordance with SFAS 141, the Company has revalued the assets and liabilities acquired at their respective fair values. In accordance with SEC regulations, the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded by the acquired businesses. Goodwill and other intangible assets and liabilities were also recorded by the acquired businesses and are either amortized or are measured for impairment annually, on December 31, in accordance with SFAS 142.
As of June 30, 2005, there have been no other significant changes with regard to the critical accounting policies disclosed in PNMR's PNM's and TNMP's Annual Reports on Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The policies disclosed included the accounting for: revenue recognition; regulatory assets and liabilities; asset impairment; pension plan; self-insurance; contingent liabilities and environmental issues.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
PNMR
At June 30, 2005, PNMR had cash and short-term investments of $223.0 million compared to $17.2 million in cash and short-term investments at December 31, 2004.
Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $115.7 million compared to $141.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. PNMR's net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2005 were $32.1 million, a 23.0% decrease in net earnings compared to $41.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004, which contributed to the decrease in cash provided by operating activities. The decrease in earnings was driven primarily by acquisition related costs and other non-recurring charges. In addition, the Company experienced poor plant performance, which reduced the amount of electricity the Company sold on the wholesale market and forced the Company to purchase power at higher market prices to meet jurisdictional and wholesale needs. These decreases to net earnings were partially offset by the addition of the TNP operations for June 6 through June 30, 2005 and an increase in cost of service gas rates. A decrease in accounts payable due to higher gas costs in the fourth quarter of 2004 also decreased cash provided by operating activities. The decrease was offset in part by increases in cash flows from greater efficiency in management of accounts receivables, including the PGAC.
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Cash used for investing activities was $33.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $57.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Cash flows used for investing activities were lower in the current period due primarily to the cash balances acquired from TNP, net of the cash paid to acquire TNP. The decrease in cash flows used for investing activities was offset in part by increased cash payments for utility plant additions.
Cash generated by financing activities was $123.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to cash used for financing activities of $91.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Cash generated from financing activities in 2005 was due to the issuance of the Equity Units for $239.8 million and the issuance of common stock for $101.2 million, partially offset by repayment of short-term debt of $74.0 million and the repayment of $110.5 million under the TNP Credit Agreement. Financing activities in 2004 consisted primarily of short-term debt repayments.
PNM
Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $85.4 million compared to $147.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. This decrease in cash flows was due primarily to reduced levels of accounts payable and accrued interest, offset in part increased collections of accounts receivable.
Cash used for investing activities was $51.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $66.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease in cash used for investing activities was due primarily to a $12.2 million purchase in bond investments in 2004 that did not recur in 2005.
Cash used by financing activities was $42.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to cash used for financing activities of $87.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease in cash used for financing activities resulted from short-term debt repayments that were $20.8 million lower in 2005 compared to the same period last year.
TNMP
TNMP's cash flow from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was essentially unchanged from the prior period. TNMP's cash flow from operations was $0.4 million higher in the current period than in the six months ended June 30, 2004.
Cash used for investing activities was $23.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $22.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Utility plant additions decreased as a result of lower capital spending in anticipation of the acquisition of TNP by PNMR.
TNMP had no financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Cash used for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $15.3 million. Financing activities in 2004 consisted primarily of short-term debt repayments and dividends paid.
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Capital Requirements
PNMR
Total capital requirements include construction expenditures as well as other major capital requirements and cash dividend requirements for both common and preferred stock. The main focus of the Company's current construction program is upgrading generation resources, upgrading and expanding the electric and gas transmission and distribution systems and purchasing nuclear fuel. Projections for total capital requirements for 2005, including TNMP and First Choice, are $294.5 million with projections for construction expenditures for 2005 constituting $267.5 million of that total. Total capital requirements, including TNMP and First Choice, are projected to be $1,340 million and construction expenditures are projected to be $1,198 million for 2005-2009. These estimates are under continuing review and subject to on-going adjustment. This projection includes $49.0 million for the acquisition and construction of Luna, $49.0 million for PNM's estimated share of capital costs for new pollution control technology at SJGS and $124.3 million for expansion at Afton. In July 2005, PNM filed with the NMPRC an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity in which PNM requested NMPRC approval to include in PNM's retail rate base in its next retail electric rate case the costs associated with the conversion of the Afton generating station from a combustion turbine to a combined cycle unit utilizing one of PNM's turbines in storage. The Company continues to look for appropriately priced generation acquisition and expansion opportunities to support retail electric load growth, the continued expansion of its long-term contract business and to supplement its natural transmission position in the Southwest and West.
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company utilized cash generated from operations and cash on hand, as well as its liquidity arrangements, to cover its capital requirements and construction expenditures. The Company anticipates that internal cash generation and current debt capacity will be sufficient to meet all of its capital requirements and construction expenditures for the years 2005 through 2009. To cover the difference in the amounts and timing of cash generation and cash requirements, the Company intends to use short-term borrowings under its current and future liquidity arrangements.
PNM
The main focus of PNM's current construction program is upgrading generation resources, upgrading and expanding the electric and gas transmission and distribution systems and purchasing nuclear fuel. Projections for total capital requirements for 2005 are $215.5 million with projections for construction expenditures for 2005 constituting $188.5 million of that total. Total capital requirements are projected to be $1,036 million and construction expenditures are projected to be $894.3 million for 2005-2009. These estimates are under continuing review and subject to on-going adjustment.
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TNMP
The main focus of TNMP's current construction program is upgrading and expanding the electric transmission and distribution systems. Projections for total capital requirements for 2005 are $37.6 million. Total capital requirements are projected to be $243.1 million for 2005-2009. These estimates are under continuing review and subject to on-going adjustment.
Liquidity
PNMR
As of August 1, 2005, PNMR had $440.0 million of liquidity arrangements. The liquidity arrangements consist of $400.0 million from an unsecured revolving credit facility, referred to as the PNMR Facility for purposes of this discussion, and $40.0 million in local lines of credit. This includes the $25.0 million local line of credit expiring on or before August 16, 2005. As of August 1, 2005, there were no amounts borrowed against the PNMR Facility or the local lines of credit. PNMR provides a guarantee of borrowings made by First Choice under the PNMR facility. As of August 1, 2005, First Choice did not have any borrowing under this program.
PNMR has established a commercial paper program under which it may issue up to $400.0 million in commercial paper for up to 270 days. The commercial paper is unsecured and the proceeds will be used for short-term cash management needs. The PNMR Facility serves as a backstop for the outstanding commercial paper. As of August 1, 2005, there were $380.8 million of borrowings outstanding under this program.
PNMR's ability, if required, to access the capital markets at a reasonable cost and to provide for other capital needs is largely dependent upon its ability to earn a fair return on equity, its results of operations, its credit ratings, obtaining required regulatory approvals and financial and wholesale market conditions. Financing flexibility is enhanced by providing a high percentage of total capital requirements from internal sources and having the ability, if necessary, to issue long-term securities and to obtain short-term credit.
PNMR's credit outlook was considered stable by S&P and Moody's as of the date of this report. The Company is committed to maintaining or improving its investment grade ratings. In March 2005, S&P and Moody's rated PNMR's senior notes issued as part of its equity unit sales (see "Financing Activities" below) "BBB-" and "Baa3", respectively. The PNMR commercial paper program discussed above has been rated "A2" by S&P and "P3" by Moody's.
Investors are cautioned that a security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, that it is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and that each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
In July 2005, the Board of PNMR approved an 8% increase in PNMR's common stock dividend for an indicated annual rate of $0.80 per share. This increases the next quarterly dividend to $0.20 per share, payable August 19, 2005, to PNMR shareholders of record as of August 1, 2005.
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PNM
As of August 1, 2005, PNM had $393.5 million of liquidity arrangements. The liquidity arrangements consist of $300.0 million from an unsecured revolving credit facility, referred to as the PNM Facility for purposes of this discussion, $70.0 million from an AR Securitization program and $23.5 million in local lines of credit. As of August 1, 2005, there were no amounts borrowed against the PNM Facility, the AR Securitization, or the local lines of credit. At August 1, 2005, PNM also had a $20.0 million borrowing arrangement with PNMR, which is not included in the $393.5 million of liquidity arrangements noted above. As of August 1, 2005 there were no amounts outstanding under this arrangement.
PNM has a commercial paper program under which PNM may issue up to $300.0 million in commercial paper for up to 365 days. The commercial paper is unsecured and the proceeds are used for short-term cash management needs. The PNM Facility serves as a backstop for the outstanding commercial paper. As of August 1, 2005, PNM had $94.9 million in commercial paper outstanding under this program.
PNM's ability, if required, to access the capital markets at a reasonable cost and to provide for other capital needs is largely dependent upon its ability to earn a fair return on equity, its results of operations, its credit ratings, obtaining required regulatory approvals and financial and wholesale market conditions. Financing flexibility is enhanced by providing a high percentage of total capital requirements from internal sources and having the ability, if necessary, to issue long-term securities and to obtain short-term credit.
PNM's credit outlook was considered stable by S&P and Moody's as of the date of this report. The Company is committed to maintaining or improving its investment grade ratings. As of June 30, 2005, S&P rated PNM's business position as six, its senior unsecured notes as "BBB" with a stable outlook and its preferred stock as "BB+". As of June 30, 2005, Moody's rated PNM's senior unsecured notes as "Baa2" and its preferred stock as "Ba1". In April 2004, S&P assigned its "A-2" corporate credit and short-term debt ratings to PNM's rated commercial paper program. In April 2004, Moody's assigned its "P-2" corporate credit and short-term debt ratings to PNM's rated commercial paper program.
In June 2005, the Board of PNM declared a dividend of $80.0 million that was paid to PNMR in July 2005.
TNMP
In June 2005, TNMP filed an application with the NMPRC to become a borrower and issue notes of up to $100.0 million under the PNMR Facility of $400.0 million. In July 2005, the NMPRC issued an order approving the application. Required SEC approval remains pending and is expected in the third quarter of 2005.
TNMP's ability, if required, to access the capital markets at a reasonable cost and to provide for other capital needs is largely dependent upon its ability to earn a fair return on equity, its results of operations, its credit ratings, obtaining required regulatory approvals and financial and wholesale market conditions. Financing flexibility is enhanced by providing a high percentage of total capital requirements from internal sources and having the ability, if necessary, to issue long-term securities and to obtain short-term credit.
TNMP's credit outlook was considered stable by S&P and Moody's as of the date of this report. The Company is committed to maintaining or improving its investment grade ratings. As of June 30, S&P rated TNMP's senior unsecured notes at "BBB." In May 2005, Moody's upgraded TNMP's senior unsecured notes to "Baa3."
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Contingent Provisions of Certain Obligations
PNMR, PNM and TNMP have a number of debt obligations and other contractual commitments that contain contingent provisions. Some of these, if triggered, could affect the liquidity of the Company. PNMR, PNM or TNMP could be required to provide security, immediately pay outstanding obligations or be prevented from drawing on unused capacity under certain credit agreements if the contingent requirements were to be triggered. The most significant consequences resulting from these contingent requirements are detailed in the discussion below.
PNMR
The committed PNMR Facility contains a "ratings trigger," for pricing purposes only. If PNMR is downgraded or upgraded by the ratings agencies, the result would be an increase or decrease in interest cost, respectively. The PNMR Facility contains a material adverse change provision, which, if triggered, could prevent PNMR from drawing on its unused capacity under the PNMR Facility except for drawing to repay any outstanding commercial paper. In addition, the PNMR Facility contains a contingent requirement that requires PNMR to maintain a debt-to-capital ratio, inclusive of off-balance sheet debt, of less than 65% as well as maintenance of an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest ratio of 2.75 times. If PNMR's debt-to-capital ratio, inclusive of off-balance sheet debt, were to exceed 65% or its interest coverage ratio falls below 2.75, it could be required to repay all borrowings under the PNMR Facility, be prevented from drawing on the unused capacity under the PNMR Facility, and be required to provide security for all outstanding letters of credit issued under the PNMR Facility.
PNM
PNM's standard purchase agreement for the procurement of gas for its retail customers contains a contingent requirement that could require PNM to provide security for its gas purchase obligations if the seller were to reasonably believe that PNM was unable to fulfill its payment obligations under the agreement.
The master agreement for the sale of electricity in the WSPP contains a contingent requirement that could require PNM to provide security if its debt were to fall below investment grade rating. The WSPP agreement also contains a contingent requirement, commonly called a material adverse change provision, which could require PNM to provide security if a material adverse change in its financial condition or operations were to occur.
The committed PNM Facility contains a "ratings trigger," for pricing purposes only. If PNM is downgraded or upgraded by the ratings agencies, the result would be an increase or decrease in interest cost, respectively. The PNM Facility contains a material adverse charge provision, which, if triggered, could prevent PNM from drawing on its unused capacity under the PNM Facility. The material adverse charge provision does allow drawing to repay outstanding commercial paper. In addition, the PNM Facility contains a contingent provision
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that requires PNM to maintain a debt-to-capital ratio, inclusive of off-balance sheet debt, of less than 65% as well as maintenance of an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest ratio of 3.0 times. If PNM's debt-to-capital ratio, inclusive of off-balance sheet debt, were to exceed 65% or its interest coverage ratio falls below 3.0, PNM could be required to repay all borrowings under the PNM Facility, be prevented from drawing on the unused capacity under the PNM Facility, and be required to provide security for all outstanding letters of credit issued under the PNM Facility.
If a contingent requirement were to be triggered under the PNM Facility resulting in an acceleration of the outstanding loans under the PNM Facility, a cross-default provision in the PVNGS leases could occur if the accelerated amount is not paid. If a cross-default provision is triggered, the lessors have the ability to accelerate their rights under the leases, including acceleration of all future lease payments.
Financing Activities
PNMR
PNMR has a universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC for the issuance of debt securities and equity securities, preferred stock, purchase contracts, purchase contract units and warrants. As of June 30, 2005, PNMR had approximately $400.9 million of remaining unissued securities under this registration statement.
Effective January 1, 2005, PNMR entered into a $50.0 million loan agreement with PNMR Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, PNMR made a $5.0 million equity contribution to PNMR Services Company in January 2005. These steps were taken to provide PNMR Services Company with liquidity for its operations.
PNMR has entered into three fixed to floating interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional principal amount of $150.0 million. Under these swaps, PNMR receives a 4.40% fixed interest payment on the notional principal amount on a semi-annual basis and pays a floating rate equal to the six month LIBOR plus 58.15 basis points (0.5815%) on the notional amount through September 15, 2008. The initial floating rate was 1.91% and will be reset every six months. The floating rate was reset on March 15, 2005, to 3.84%. The swap is accounted for as a fair-value hedge with a fair-market value (liability position) of approximately $0.9 million as of June 30, 2005.
In March 2005, PNMR issued 3,910,000 shares of its common stock at $26.76 per share. PNMR received net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses, of approximately $101.0 million. In addition, in March 2005, PNMR also completed a public offering of 4,945,000 6.75% equity units yielding net proceeds after fees of $239.6 million.
In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP, on June 6, 2005, PNMR made an equity investment of approximately $110.5 million in TNP, which TNP used to repay in full amounts owing under TNP's credit agreement. In addition, pursuant to PNMR's acquisition of TNP, PNMR agreed to provide funds to TNP to enable TNP to redeem (a) TNP's 14.5% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series C, (b) TNP's 14.5% Senior
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Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series D (collectively, "Preferred Stock"), and (c) TNP's 10.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, Series B ("Senior Notes"). On July 6, 2005, TNP redeemed the Preferred Stock by tendering $224.6 million to the holders of the Preferred Stock and redeemed the Senior Notes by tendering $296.5 million to holders of the Senior Notes. In order to fund a portion of the cost of redemption of TNP's Preferred Stock and Senior Notes, PNMR issued $370.0 million of commercial paper short-term notes under the PNMR commercial paper program. The balance of the funds necessary for the redemption came from other cash available to PNMR and the total redemption amount was an equity investment by PNMR in TNP.
In August 2004, PNMR had announced that Cascade had agreed to invest $100.0 million in equity-linked securities to be issued by PNMR. In June 2005, PNMR and Cascade amended their agreement to include a provision that the closing for the agreement would not occur more than 35 days after the closing date of the acquisition of TNP. In July 2005, PNMR and Cascade further amended the agreement to include a provision that the closing for the agreement shall occur no later than August 14, 2005, to facilitate determination of the final form of the equity-linked securities. PNMR and Cascade have tentatively agreed to extend the closing date to no later than September 30, 2005. PNMR intends to use the funds from the closing of the agreement to pay off a portion of the commercial paper issued in July 2005 to fund the redemption of TNP debt discussed above.
PNM
As of June 30, 2005, PNM had approximately $200.0 million of remaining unissued securities registered under its previously filed shelf registration statement. No additional first mortgage bonds may be issued under PNM's mortgage. The amount of senior unsecured notes that may be issued is not limited by the senior unsecured notes indenture. However, debt-to-capital requirements in certain PNM's financial instruments and regulatory agreements would ultimately limit the amount of additional debt PNM would issue.
TN MP
In June 2005, TNMP filed an application with the NMPRC to become a borrower and issue notes of up to $100.0 million under the PNMR Facility of $400.0 million. In July 2005, the NMPRC issued an order approving the application. Required SEC approval remains pending and is expected in the third quarter of 2005.
Depending on the Company's future business strategy, capital needs and market conditions, the Company could enter into additional long-term financings for the purpose of strengthening TNMP's balance sheet, funding growth and reducing its cost of capital. The Company continues to evaluate its investment and debt retirement options to optimize its financing strategy and earnings potential. The amount of senior unsecured notes that may be issued is not limited by the senior unsecured notes indenture. However, debt-to-capital requirements in certain of TNMP's financial instruments and regulatory agreements would ultimately limit the amount of additional debt TNMP would issue.
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Capital Structure
PNMR
PNMR's capitalization, including current maturities of long-term debt, at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 is shown below:
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Common Equity |
37.3% |
52.4% |
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Preferred Stock |
6.7% |
0.6% |
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Long‑term Debt |
56.0% |
47.0% |
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Total Capitalization |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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Total capitalization does not include as debt the present value of PNM's operating lease obligations for PVNGS Units 1 and 2, EIP and the Delta operating lease, which was approximately $173.5 million as of June 30, 2005 and $176.0 million as of December 31, 2004.
The change in the Company's capitalization is due to the issuance of common stock and equity units in March 2005 and the acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005. For additional information on the acquisition, refer to Note 2 - "TNP Acquisition," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
PNM
PNM's capitalization, including current maturities of long-term debt, at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 is shown below:
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Common Equity |
49.9% |
50.8% |
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Preferred Stock |
0.6% |
0.6% |
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Long‑term Debt |
49.5% |
48.6% |
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Total Capitalization |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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TNMP
TNMP's capitalization, including current maturities of long-term debt, at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 is shown below:
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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2005 |
2004 |
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Common Equity |
61.2% |
31.3% |
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Long‑term Debt |
38.8% |
68.7% |
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Total Capitalization |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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The change in TNMP's capitalization is due to the acquisition of TNP on June 6, 2005 and the effects of push down accounting.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage risk as it relates to changes in natural gas and electric prices, changes in interest rates and, historically, adverse market changes for investments held by the Company's various trusts. Additionally, the Company uses derivative instruments based on certain financial composite indices as part of its enhanced cash management program. The Company also uses certain derivative instruments for wholesale power marketing transactions in order to take advantage of favorable price movements and market timing activities in the wholesale power markets. The following additional information is provided.
PNMR controls the scope of its various forms of risk through a comprehensive set of policies and procedures and oversight by senior level management and the PNMR Board. The Board's Finance Committee sets the risk limit parameters. The RMC, comprised of corporate and business segment officers and other managers, oversees all of the activities, which include commodity price, credit, equity, interest rate and business risks. The RMC has oversight for the ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the risk control organization and policies. PNMR has a risk control organization, headed by a Risk Manager, which is assigned responsibility for establishing and enforcing the policies, procedures and limits and evaluating the risks inherent in proposed transactions, on an enterprise-wide basis.
The RMC's responsibilities specifically include: establishment of a general policy regarding risk exposure levels and activities in each of the business segments; authority to approve the types of instruments traded; authority to establish a general policy regarding counterparty exposure and limits; authorization and delegation of transaction limits; review and approval of controls and procedures; review and approval of models and assumptions used to calculate mark-to-market and risk exposure; authority to approve and open brokerage and counterparty accounts; review of hedging and risk activities; and quarterly reporting to the Finance Committee and the PNMR Board on these activities.
The RMC also proposes risk limits, such as VAR and EaR to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee ultimately sets the Company's risk limits.
It is the responsibility of each business segment to create its own control procedures and policies within the parameters established by the Finance Committee. The RMC reviews and approves these policies, which are created with the assistance of the Corporate Controller, Director of Internal Audit and the Director of Financial Risk Management. Each business segment's policies address the following controls: authorized risk exposure limits; authorized instruments and markets; authorized personnel; policies on segregation of duties; policies on mark-to-market accounting; responsibilities for deal capture; confirmation procedures; responsibilities for reporting results; statement on the role of derivative transactions; and limits on individual transaction size (nominal value).
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To the extent an open position exists, fluctuating commodity prices can impact financial results and financial position, either favorably or unfavorably. As a result, the Company cannot predict with certainty the impact that its risk management decisions may have on its businesses, operating results or financial position.
Commodity Risk
Marketing and procurement of energy often involve market risks associated with managing energy commodities and establishing open positions in the energy markets, primarily on a short-term basis. These risks fall into three different categories: price and volume volatility, credit risk of counterparties and adequacy of the control environment. The Company's operations subject to market risk routinely enter into various derivative instruments such as forward contracts, option agreements and price basis swap agreements to hedge price and volume risk on their purchase and sale commitments, fuel requirements and to enhance returns and minimize the risk of market fluctuations on the wholesale operations.
PNM's wholesale operations, including long-term contracts and and short-term sales, are managed primarily through a net asset-backed marketing strategy, whereby PNM's aggregate net open forward contract position is covered by its forecasted excess generation capabilities. PNM is exposed to market risk if its generation capabilities were to be disrupted or if its retail load requirements were to be greater than anticipated. If PNM were required to cover all or a portion of its net open contract position as a result of the aforementioned unexpected situations, it would have to meet its commitments through market purchases. In addition, the wholesale operations utilize discrete market-based transactions to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves in the ordinary course of business. These positions are subject to market risk that is not mitigated by PNM's generation capabilities.
First Choice is responsible for energy supply related to the sale of electricity to retail customers in Texas. TECA contains no provisions for the specific recovery of fuel and purchased power costs, although First Choice can request that the PUCT change the price-to-beat fuel factor twice a year to recognize changes in natural gas prices. The rates charged to new customers acquired by First Choice outside of TNMP's service territory are not regulated by the PUCT, but are negotiated with each customer. As a result, changes in fuel and purchased power costs will affect First Choice's operating results. First Choice is exposed to market risk to the extent that its retail rates or cost of supply fluctuates with market prices. First Choice's basic strategy is to minimize its exposure to fluctuations in market energy prices by matching fixed price sales contracts with fixed price supply.
First Choice operates within a competitive marketplace; however, to the extent that it serves former TNMP customers under the provisions of the price-to-beat service, it has the ability to file with the PUCT to change the price-to-beat fuel factor twice each year, in the event of significant changes in natural gas prices. Additionally, in connection with the issuance of a final stranded cost true-up order for TNMP the PUCT will adjust First Choice's fuel factor portion of the price-to-beat downward if natural gas prices are below the prices embedded in the then-current rates. See Note 8 - "Commitments and Contingencies - TNMP True-Up Proceeding," and Note 9 - "Regulatory and Rate Matters - Retail Competition," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Accounting for Derivatives
Under the derivative accounting rules and the related accounting rules for energy contracts, PNMR accounts for its various financial derivative instruments for the purchase and sale of energy differently based on management's intent when entering into the contract. Energy contracts that meet the definition of a derivative under SFAS 133 and do not qualify for a normal purchase or sale designation are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value at each period end. The changes in fair market value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Should an energy transaction qualify as a hedge under SFAS 133, fair market value changes from year to year are recognized on the balance sheet with a corresponding charge to other comprehensive income. Gains or losses are recognized when the hedged transaction settles. Derivatives that meet the normal sales and purchases exceptions within SFAS 133 are not marked to market but rather recorded in results of operations when the underlying transaction settles.
The following table shows PNM's wholesale operations' net fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts included in the balance sheet:
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
(In thousands) |
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Mark-to-Market Energy Contracts: |
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Current asset |
$ 6,672 |
$ 6,890 |
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Long-term asset |
7,743 |
316 |
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Total mark-to-market assets |
14,415 |
7,206 |
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Current liability |
(4,422) |
(5,007) |
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Long-term liability |
(7,108) |
(126) |
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Total mark-to-market liabilities |
(11,530) |
(5,133) |
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Net fair value of mark-to-market energy contracts |
$ 2,885 |
$ 2,073 |
The mark-to-market energy transactions represent net assets at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 after netting all applicable open purchase and sale contracts.
The market prices used to value PNM's mark-to-market energy transactions are based on index prices and broker quotations. Generally, market data to value these transactions is available for the next 18-month period only; the remaining time period, referred to as the illiquid period, is valued using internally developed pricing data. As a result, the Company records liquidity reserves on these contracts for market gains and losses in the illiquid period, effectively limiting the mark-to-market valuation to a rolling 18-month period. The Company regularly assesses the validity and availability of pricing data for the illiquid period of its derivative transactions and adjusts its liquidity reserves, accordingly.
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The following table provides detail of changes in the PNM's wholesale operations' mark-to-market energy transactions' net asset or liability balance sheet position from one period to the next:
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
(In thousands) |
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Sources of Fair Value Gain/(Loss) |
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Fair value at beginning of year |
$ 2,073 |
$ 433 |
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Amount realized on contracts delivered |
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during period |
(254) |
1,714 |
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- |
- |
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Changes in fair value |
1,066 |
2,843 |
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Net fair value at end of period |
$ 2,885 |
$ 4,990 |
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Net change recorded as mark-to-market |
$ 812 |
$ 4,557 |
The following table provides the maturity of the net assets/(liabilities) of the Company, giving an indication of when these mark-to-market amounts will settle and generate/(use) cash. The following values were determined using broker quotes:
Fair Value at June 30, 2005
Maturities |
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Less than |
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1 year |
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1-3 Years |
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4+ Years |
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Total |
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(In thousands) |
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$2,219 |
$439 |
$227 |
$2,885 |
As of June 30, 2005, a decrease in market pricing of PNM's mark-to-market energy transactions by 10% would have resulted in a decrease in net earnings of less than 1%. Conversely, an increase in market pricing of these transactions by 10% would have resulted in an increase in net earnings of less than 1%.
In the normal course of business, TNMP and First Choice enter into commodity contracts in order to meet customer requirements. Criteria by which option-type and forward contracts for electricity can qualify for the normal purchase and sales exception has been defined by SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended by SFAS No. 149, "Amendments of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." In accordance with these pronouncements, management has determined that TNMP's and First Choice's contracts for electricity qualify for the normal purchases and sales exception. Accordingly, TNMP and First Choice do not account for their electricity contracts as derivatives.
With regard to its hedging activities, First Choice recorded unrealized gains (losses), net of reclassification adjustments after June 6, 2005, associated with its natural gas hedges in other comprehensive income, to the extent the hedge is effective, as shown in the following table.
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On June 6, 2005, PNMR acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of TNP and its subsidiaries, TNMP and First Choice. The reported amounts reflect the period from June 6, 2005 through June 30, 2005.
For the Period of June 6 through June 30, 2005 |
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Before-Tax |
Tax Benefit |
After-Tax |
|||||
Amount |
(Expense) |
Amount |
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(In thousands) |
|||||||
Change in market value |
$(3,046) |
$ 1,161 |
$ (1,885) |
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Reclassification adjustments |
3,913 |
(1,492) |
2,421 |
||||
Other comprehensive income |
$ 867 |
$ (331) |
$ 536 |
Risk Management Activities
PNM's Wholesale Operations measure the market risk of its long-term contracts and wholesale activities using a VAR calculation to maintain the Company's total exposure within management-prescribed limits. The Company's VAR calculation reports the possible market loss for the respective transactions. This calculation is based on the transaction's fair market value on the reporting date. Accordingly, the VAR calculation is not a measure of the potential accounting mark-to-market loss. In 2005, the Company adopted the Monte Carlo simulation model of VAR. The Monte Carlo model utilizes a random generated simulation based on historical volatility to generate portfolio values. The Company continues to utilize the two-tailed confidence level at 99%. VAR models are relatively sophisticated. The quantitative risk information, however, is limited by the parameters established in creating the model. The instruments being evaluated may trigger a potential loss in excess of calculated amounts if changes in commodity prices exceed the confidence level of the model used. The VAR methodology employs the following critical parameters: volatility estimates, market values of open positions, appropriate market-oriented holding periods and seasonally adjusted correlation estimates. The Company's VAR calculation considers the Company's forward position for the next eighteen months. The Company uses a holding period of three days as the estimate of the length of time that will be needed to liquidate the positions. The volatility and the correlation estimates measure the impact of adverse price movements both at an individual position level as well as at the total portfolio level. The two-tailed confidence level established is 99%. For example, if VAR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is estimated at a 99% confidence level that if prices move against PNM's positions, the Company's pre-tax gain or loss in liquidating the portfolio would not exceed $10.0 million in the three days that it would take to liquidate the portfolio.
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In 2005, the Company revised its methodologies for calculating VAR in order to improve its ability to measure and manage risk. As a result, the Company also revised its VAR limits to be consistent with the new methodologies. As previously discussed, the Company adopted the Monte Carlo statistical simulation approach. In addition, the Company redefined the types of transactions on which it measures VAR. The total VAR is now based solely on its merchant activities and excludes all effects from the retail operations and the joint dispatch model employed by the Company. The total VAR limit established is $18.0 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, the average total VAR amount was $12.2 million, with high and low VAR amounts for the period of $16.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The total VAR amount at June 30, 2005 was $14.4 million. In addition, the Company defined a sub-set of the total VAR that captures all transactions that are not directly asset related and have economic risk. The VAR limit established for these transactions is $5.0 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, the average VAR amount for these transactions was $0.3 million, with high and low VAR amounts for the period of $1.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The VAR amount for these transactions at June 30, 2005 was $1.0 million.
In 2004, the Company utilized the variance/covariance model of VAR, which is a probabilistic model that measures the risk of loss to earnings in market sensitive instruments. The variance/covariance model relies on statistical relationships to analyze how changes in different markets can affect a portfolio of instruments with different characteristics and market exposure. For the three months ended June 30, 2004 the Company's average total VAR amount as reported was $17.8 million, with high and low VAR amounts for the period of $21.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively. The total VAR amount at June 30, 2004 was $17.0 million. In the prior year the Company also measured VAR for a subset of transactions that were marked-to-market in accordance with SFAS 133. The VAR limit established for these transactions was $2.0 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2004, the average VAR amount for these transactions was $0.4 million, with high and low VAR amounts for the period of $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The total VAR amount at June 30, 2004 was $0.5 million. Because of the nature of the Monte Carlo simulation method now utilized by the Company, reporting of the 2004 VAR amounts using the Company's new approach is neither practical nor representational of the Company's management of risk in 2004.
First Choice measures the market risk of its activities using an EaR calculation to maintain the Company's total exposure within management-prescribed limits. Because of its obligation to serve, First Choice must take its obligations to settlement. Accordingly, a measure that evaluates the settlement of First Choice's positions against earnings provides management with a useful tool to manage its portfolio. First Choice's EaR calculation reports the possible losses against forecasted earnings for its retail load and supply portfolio. This calculation is based on First Choice's forecasted earnings on the reporting date. The Company utilizes a Delta/Gamma approximation model of EaR. The Delta/Gamma model calculates a price change within a given time frame, correlation and volatility parameters for each price curve utilized in valuing the mark-to-market of each position to develop a change in value for any position. This process is repeated multiple times to calculate a standard deviation, which is used to arrive at an EaR amount based on a certain confidence level. The model uses the Delta/Gamma approximation to model the optionality related to Price-to-Beat rate resets by both the Company and the PUCT as discussed above. First Choice utilizes the one-tailed confidence level at 95%. EaR models are relatively sophisticated. The quantitative risk information, however, is limited by the parameters established in creating the model. The instruments being evaluated may trigger a
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potential loss in excess of calculated amounts if changes in commodity prices exceed the confidence level of the model used. The EaR calculation considers the Company's forward position for the next twelve months and holds each position to settlement. The volatility and the correlation estimates measure the impact of adverse price movements both at an individual position level as well as at the total portfolio level. For example, if EaR is calculated at $10.0 million, it is estimated at a 95% confidence level that if prices move against First Choice's positions, the losses against the Company's forecasted earnings over the next twelve months would not exceed $10.0 million.
For the three months ended June 30, 2005, the average total EaR amount was $10.1 million, with high and low EaR amounts for the period of $11.5 million and $9.7 million, respectively. The total EaR amount at June 30, 2005 was $9.8 million.
In July 2005, the Finance Committee approved new risk measures for First Choice. These measures were designed to give First Choice management flexibility to execute its strategies to reduce the risk inherent in the portfolio and to take advantage of market opportunities in a controlled and limited fashion. The Company adopted an EaR limit of $25 million. Upon successful execution of First Choice's strategy to mitigate risk by locking in its floating supply costs at favorable prices, these limits are expected to be lowered to match the new risk profile. In addition, the Company adopted two new VAR measures to monitor the market based mitigation strategies of First Choice management. The first VAR limit is based on the same total retail load and supply portfolio as the EaR measure; however, the VAR measure is intended to capture the effects of changes in market prices over a 10 day holding period. This holding period is considered appropriate given the nature of First Choice's supply portfolio and the constraints faced by First Choice in the ERCOT market. The calculation utilizes the same Monte Carlo simulation approach described above at a 95% confidence level. This VAR limit was established at $7.5 million. The second VAR limit was established for transactions that are subject to mark-to-market accounting as defined by SFAS 133 and SFAS 149. This calculation captures the effect of changes in market prices over a three day holding period and utilizes the same Monte Carlo simulation approach described above at a 95% confidence level.
The Company's risk measures are regularly monitored by the Company's RMC. The RMC has put in place procedures to ensure that increases in risk measures that exceed the prescribed limits are reviewed and, if deemed necessary, acted upon to reduce exposures. The VAR and EaR limits represent an estimate of the potential gains or losses that could be recognized on the Company's portfolios, subject to market risk, given current volatility in the market, and are not necessarily indicative of actual results that may occur, since actual future gains and losses will differ from those estimated. Actual gains and losses may differ due to actual fluctuations in market prices, operating exposures, and the timing thereof, as well as changes to the underlying portfolios during the year.
Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance or non-payment by counterparties. The Company manages credit on a consolidated basis and uses a credit management process to assess and monitor the financial conditions of counterparties. Credit exposure is regularly monitored by the RMC. The RMC has put in place procedures to ensure that increases in credit risk measures that exceed the prescribed limits are reviewed and, if deemed necessary, acted upon to reduce exposures.
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The following table provides information related to PNM's credit exposure as of June 30, 2005. The Company does not hold any credit collateral as of June 30, 2005. The table further delineates that exposure by the credit worthiness (credit rating) of the counterparties and provides guidance as to the concentration of credit risk to individual counterparties PNM may have. Also provided is an indication of the maturity of a Company's credit risk by credit ratings of the counterparties.
Schedule of PNM Wholesale Credit Risk
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Investment grade |
$50,312 |
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$14,928 |
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272 |
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Non-investment grade |
5,785 |
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$56,369 |
$14,928 |
(a) Rating - Included in "Investment Grade" are counterparties with a minimum S&P rating of BBB- or Moody's rating of Baa3. If the counterparty has provided a guarantee by a higher rated entity (e.g., its parent), determination is based on the rating of its guarantor. The category "Internal Ratings - Investment Grade" includes those counterparties that are internally rated as investment grade in accordance with the guidelines established in the Company's credit policy.
(b) The Net Credit Risk Exposure is the net credit exposure to PNM from its Wholesale Operations. This includes long-term contracts, forward sales and short-term sales. The exposure captures the net amounts due to PNM from receivables/payables for realized transactions, delivered and unbilled revenues, and mark-to-market gains/losses (pursuant to contract terms). Exposures are offset according to legally enforceable netting arrangements and reduced by credit collateral. Credit collateral includes cash deposits, letters of credit and performance bonds received from counterparties. Amounts are presented before those reserves that are determined on a portfolio basis.
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Maturity of Credit Risk Exposure
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2005
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$45,320 |
$4,992 |
$50,312 |
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272 |
272 |
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5,785 |
5,785 |
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$51,377 |
$4,992 |
$56,369 |
The Company provides for losses due to market and credit risk. PNM's credit risk with its largest counterparty as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was $14.9 million and $26.2 million, respectively.
First Choice is subject to credit risk from non-performance by its supply counterparties to the extent these contracts have a mark-to-market value in the favor of First Choice. The Constellation power supply agreement established FCPSP, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, to hold all of First Choice's customer contracts and wholesale power and gas contracts. Constellation received a lien on accounts receivable, customer contracts, cash, and the equity of FCPSP as security for First Choice's performance under the power supply agreement. The provisions of this agreement severely limit First Choice's ability to secure power from alternate sources. Additionally, the terms of the security agreement do not require Constellation to post collateral for any mark-to-market balances in First Choice's favor. At June 30, 2005, the supply contracted with Constellation was in a favorable mark-to-market position for First Choice. When netted against amounts owed to Constellation, this exposure was approximately $35.4 million. The Constellation power supply agreement collateral provisions will continue until the expiration of the agreement on December 31, 2007.
First Choice has continued to see a reduction in bad debt expense from its retail customers due to reduced customer receivables resulting partially from effective disconnect policies, increased collection activity and refined consumer credit and securitization policies. Bad debt expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were $1.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
Retail Gas Supply Hedging Activities
PNM hedges certain portions of natural gas supply contracts in order to protect its retail customers from adverse price fluctuations in the natural gas market. The financial impact of all hedge gains and losses, including the related costs of the program, is recoverable through the PGAC. As a result, earnings are not affected by gains and losses generated by these instruments.
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In order to protect its natural gas customers from the risk of rising prices during the 2005-2006 heating season, in total, PNM plans to expend approximately $7.2 million in 2005 to purchase gas options that essentially cap the amount PNM would pay for each volume of gas subject to the options during the winter heating season. PNM expects to recover its option premiums as a component of the PGAC during the months of October 2005 through February 2006.
Interest Rate Risk
PNMR
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, PNMR contributed cash of approximately $1.5 million and $3.1 million, respectively, to other post retirement benefits for plan year 2005. The securities held by the trusts had an estimated fair value of $604.4 million as of June 30, 2005, of which approximately 28% were fixed-rate debt securities that subject the Company to risk of loss of fair value with movements in market interest rates. If rates were to increase by 50 basis points from their levels at June 30, 2005, the decrease in the fair value of the securities would be 2.84% or $4.8 million. PNMR does not currently recover or return through rates any losses or gains on these securities. The Company, therefore, is at risk for shortfalls in its funding of its obligations due to investment losses. The Company does not believe that long-term market returns over the period of funding will be less than required for the Company to meet its obligations. However, this belief is based on assumptions about future returns that are inherently uncertain.
PNM
PNM has long-term debt which subjects it to the risk of loss associated with movements in market interest rates. The majority of PNM's long-term debt is fixed-rate debt, and therefore, does not expose PNM's earnings to a major risk of loss due to adverse changes in market interest rates. However, the fair value of all long-term debt instruments would increase by approximately 2.2%, or $23 million, if interest rates were to decline by 50 basis points from their levels at June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2005, the fair value of PNM's long-term debt was approximately $1.02 billion as compared to a book value of $987 million. In general, an increase in fair value would impact earnings and cash flows to the extent not recoverable in rates if PNM were to re-acquire all or a portion of its debt instruments in the open market prior to their maturity.
TNMP
In June 2003, TNMP issued $250.0 million of 6.125% Senior Notes due in 2008. In May 2003, TNMP executed a $250.0 million Treasury rate lock transaction designed to manage interest rate risk associated with the issuance of the senior notes. TNMP paid $4.2 million upon the issuance of senior notes in June 2003 to settle the rate lock. Through the date of the acquisition, the cost of rate lock was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the senior notes. In conjunction with the acquisition of TNP by PNMR on June 6, 2005, the balance for the rate lock remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income was recorded at fair market value as of the date of acquisition in accordance with SFAS 141. The fair market value was determined to be zero and the balance of $1.7 million was charged to goodwill.
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During the period of June 6 through June 30, 2005, TNMP contributed cash of just under $0.1 million to other post retirement benefits for plan year 2005. The securities held by the trusts for pension plan and other postretirement plan had an estimated fair value of $86.4 million as of June 30, 2005, of which 76% were invested in money market funds. TNMP does not currently recover or return through rates any losses or gains on these securities.
Equity Market Risk
PNMR
PNMR has a cash management structure that includes a preferred stock dividend capture strategy and various absolute return strategies that have the objective of achieving returns higher than that associated with cash management plans and with bond like volatility. PNMR's initial investment in the enhanced cash management program was $10.0 million and an additional $2.0 million was invested in February 2005. As of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the balance in this investment, including profits and interest, was $13.5 million and $10.6 million, respectively.
PNM
PNM contributes to trusts established to fund its share of the decommissioning costs of PVNGS and pension and other postretirement benefits. The trusts hold certain equity securities as of June 30, 2005. These equity securities also expose the Company to losses in fair value. Approximately 59% of the securities held by the various trusts were equity securities as of June 30, 2005. Similar to the debt securities held for funding decommissioning and certain pension and other postretirement costs, PNM does not recover or earn a return through rates on any losses or gains on these equity securities.
TNMP
TNMP and its subsidiaries sponsor a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of its employees. TNMP also sponsors a health care plan that provides post retirement medical and death benefits. Contributions are made to trusts that fund both of these employee benefits. The trusts held a certain equity mutual fund as of June 30, 2005, which exposes TNMP to losses in fair value. Approximately 22% of the assets in the retiree medical and death benefit trusts were invested in an equity index mutual fund. Approximately 24% of the assets in the pension were invested in an equity index mutual fund as of June 30, 2005.
OTHER ISSUES FACING THE COMPANY
See Note 8 - "Commitments and Contingencies," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
There have been no new accounting standards that materially affected the Company this period. See Note 1 - "Summary of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Stock Based Compensation," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share Based Payment."
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements made in this filing that relate to future events or PNMR's, PNM's or TNMP's expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets and strategies, are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates and PNMR, PNM and TNMP assume no obligation to update this information.
Because actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, PNMR, PNM and TNMP caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's business, financial condition, cash flow and operating results are influenced by many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include:
The potential unavailability of cash at TNP and its subsidiaries,
The risk that TNP and its subsidiaries will not be integrated successfully into PNMR,
The risk that the benefits of the TNP acquisition will not be fully realized or will take longer to realize than expected,
Disruption from the TNP acquisition making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees, suppliers or other third parties,
Changing conditions in the financial markets relevant to the TNP acquisition,
The outcome of any appeals of the PUCT order in the stranded cost true-up proceeding or the acquisition proceeding,
The ability of First Choice to attract and retain customers,
Changes in ERCOT protocols,
Changes in the cost of power acquired by First Choice,
Collections experience,
Insurance coverage available for claims made in litigation,
Fluctuations in interest rates,
Weather,
Water supply,
Changes in fuel costs,
Availability of fuel supplies,
The effectiveness of risk management and commodity risk transactions,
Seasonality and other changes in supply and demand in the market for electric power,
Variability of wholesale power prices,
Volatility in market liquidity,
Changes in the competitive environment in the electric and natural gas industries,
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The performance of generating units and transmission systems,
The ability of the Company to secure long-term power sales,
The risks associated with completion of construction of Luna, including construction delays and unanticipated cost overruns,
State and federal regulatory and legislative decisions and actions,
The outcome of legal proceedings,
Changes in applicable accounting principles,
The performance of state, regional and national economies, and
The other factors described in "Risk Factors" in this report.
See also "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk" above for information about the risks associated with PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's use of derivative financial instruments.
SECURITIES ACT DISCLAIMER
Certain securities to be issued in connection with the TNP acquisition transaction and commercial paper described in this report have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be reoffered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
RISK FACTORS
The business and financial results of PNMR, PNM and TNMP are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those set forth below and under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this report. This discussion incorporates potential risks for PNMR, PNM and TNMP.
PNMR may fail to successfully integrate acquisitions, including TNP, into its other businesses or otherwise fail to achieve the anticipated benefits of pending and future acquisitions.
As part of PNMR's growth strategy, PNMR is pursuing, and intends to continue to pursue, a disciplined acquisition strategy. While PNMR expects to identify potential synergies, cost savings, and growth opportunities prior to the acquisition and integration of acquired companies or assets, PNMR may not be able to achieve these anticipated benefits due to, among other things:
delays or difficulties in completing the integration of acquired companies or assets,
higher than expected costs or a need to allocate resources to manage unexpected operating difficulties,
diversion of the attention and resources of its management,
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reliance on inaccurate assumptions in evaluating the expected benefits of a given acquisition,
inability to retain key employees or key customers of acquired companies, and
assumption of liabilities unrecognized in the due diligence process.
With respect to the TNP acquisitio, PNMR cannot assure that it will be able to successfully integrate TNP with PNMR's businesses. The integration of TNP with PNMR's other businesses will present significant challenges and, as a result, PNMR may not be able to operate the combined company as effectively as expected. Also, even if PNMR manages to realize greater than anticipated benefits from the integration of TNP into its business, PNMR's regulated subsidiaries may be required by their regulators to return these benefits to ratepayers. In connection with the Texas and New Mexico settlements relating to the TNP acquisition, for example, TNMP agreed to provide ratepayers in Texas and New Mexico with rate credits over various periods of time resulting from anticipated synergy savings from the acquisition. PNMR may also fail to achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisition as quickly or as cost-effectively as anticipated or may not be able to achieve those benefits at all.
While PNMR expects that this acquisition will be accretive to earnings and cash flow in the first full year of operation after the transaction is completed, this expectation is based on important assumptions, including assumptions related to interest rates, market prices for power, its ability to achieve operational benefits from operating the companies as a unified operation and the number of TNMP's customers that PNMR will be able to retain, which may ultimately be incorrect. In addition, the agreement TNMP has entered into with the PUCT staff and others relating to the TNP acquisition includes a two-year electric rate freeze and a $13.0 million annual rate reduction in TNMP's retail delivery rates effective May 1, 2005, which could adversely affect profitability if costs at TNMP are not controlled. Additionally, the agreement entered into with the NMPRC staff and others provides TNMP's New Mexico electric customers with a three-phase 15% rate reduction to begin January 2006 and end December 2010. As a result, if PNMR is unable to integrate its businesses with TNP effectively or achieve the benefits anticipated, PNMR's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity may be materially adversely affected.
PNMR, PNM and TNMP are subject to complex government regulation, which may have a negative impact on their business, financial position and results of operations.
PNMR, PNM and TNMP are subject to comprehensive regulation by several federal, state and local regulatory agencies, which significantly influences their operating environment and may affect their ability to recover costs from utility customers. In particular, the NMPRC, the PUCT, the SEC, the FERC, the NRC, the EPA, ERCOT, the NMED and the TCEQ regulate many aspects of their utility operations, including siting and construction of facilities, conditions of service, the issuance of securities, and the rates that the regulated entities can charge customers. PNMR, PNM and TNMP are required to have numerous permits, approvals and certificates from these agencies to operate their business. The rates that PNM and TNMP are allowed to charge for their retail services significantly influence PNMR's and those subsidiaries' business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. Due to pending federal regulatory reforms, the public utility industry continues to undergo change.
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On August 8, 2005, the President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law. The legislation covers many areas, including the items set forth in Note 9 - "Regulatory and Rate Matters," in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and elsewhere in this report. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires several rule makings by the FERC and other governmental agencies in order to implement its provisions. PNMR is in the process of evaluating the effect of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
PNMR and its subsidiaries are unable to predict the impact on their business and operating results from the future regulatory activities of any agency that regulates them or from the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Changes in regulations or the imposition of additional regulations may require PNMR and its regulated subsidiaries to incur additional expenses or change business operations, and therefore may have an adverse impact on PNMR's and those subsidiaries' results of operations.
PNM's retail electric rate reduction and retail electric rate freeze, and the New Mexico settlement relating to the TNP acquisition, could adversely affect its profit margin if it does not control costs.
With NMPRC approval, PNM agreed to decrease its retail electric rates by 6.5% in two phases as follows: 4% effective September 1, 2003, and an additional 2.5% effective September 1, 2005. PNM also agreed to freeze these reduced retail electric rates through December 31, 2007. PNM's costs, however, are not frozen. In addition, the TNP acquisition settlement in New Mexico provides resolution on how synergy savings will be allocated among PNM's gas and electric customers. Pursuant to the TNP acquisition stipulation in New Mexico:
PNM's 413,000 electric customers will receive rate credits totaling $4.6 million or nearly $1.84 million annually over a 30-month period beginning January 2008.
PNM's 471,000 gas customers will receive $4.3 million in rate credits over five years, or $860,000 annually, beginning June 6, 2005. Thus, PNM's ability to maintain its profit margins depends upon increased demand for electricity and PNM's efforts to control costs incurred in supplying that electricity, including, in particular, its coal costs.
PNM does not have the benefit of a fuel adjustment clause for its retail electric operations that would allow it to recover increased fuel and purchased power costs from customers. Therefore, to the extent that PNM has not hedged its fuel and power costs, it is exposed to changes in fuel and power prices to the extent fuel for its electric generating facilities and power must be purchased on the open market in order for it to serve its retail electric customers. PNM anticipates being able to reduce base fuel costs as a result of its revised coal contract relating to the new underground mine serving SJGS. However, if the anticipated base fuel cost savings do not occur because of problems at the new mine or if PNM cannot control other operating expenses, the retail electric rate freeze may decrease PNM's profit margin. The retail electric rate freeze will also affect PNM's ability to earn a return or recover from its customers costs associated with investments in generation, transmission and distribution facilities since it will not be able to increase retail electric rates to recover those costs until at least after the end of the rate freeze. For example, in connection with the electric retail rate freeze stipulation, PNM
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agreed to invest $60.0 million per year through 2007 in gas and electric utility infrastructure, increasing to $64.0 million per year after PNM and TNMP are integrated. If future recovery of these costs ceases to be probable, PNM would be required to record a charge to earnings in the period for the portion of the costs that were determined not to be recoverable. The electric retail rate freeze stipulation does, however, allow PNM to seek a general rate adjustment for certain changes in environmental or tax laws.
PNMR and PNM are not able to predict what rate treatment PNM will receive following the expiration of the retail electric rate freeze in New Mexico. Some of the factors that influence rates are largely outside their control. In response to competitive, economic, political, legislative and/or regulatory pressures, PNM may have to agree to further rate freezes, rate refunds or rate reductions, any or all of which could have a significant adverse effect on PNMR's and PNM's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
The impact from the TNP acquisition settlements could adversely affect TNMP's profit margin if TNMP does not control costs.
The TNP acquisition settlements for TNMP in Texas and New Mexico provide for the following:
a two-year electric rate freeze that includes a $13.0 million annual rate reduction in TNMP's retail delivery rates effective May 1, 2005,
a $6.0 million synergy savings credit amortized over 24 months effective after the closing of the transaction,
a three-phase rate reduction totaling 15%, beginning January 2006 and ending December 2010, provides for TNMP's electric customers in southern New Mexico. The rate reduction, which includes TNMP's annual synergy-savings allocation will lower TNMP electric rates by $9.6 million in the first year, and
maintaining PNM as the power supplier for TNMP's New Mexico needs through 2010.
In addition, as part of the New Mexico settlement relating to the TNP acquisition, TNMP's current fuel and purchased power adjustment clauses will be eliminated no later than March 31, 2006. Also, the New Mexico settlement requires the integration of TNMP's New Mexico assets into PNM effective January 1, 2007. The companies, however, will maintain separate rates through 2010.
PNMR and TNMP are not able to predict what rate treatment TNMP will receive following the expiration of the retail electric rate provisions in New Mexico. Some of the factors that influence rates are largely outside their control. In response to competitive, economic, political, legislative and/or regulatory pressures, TNMP may have to agree to further rate freezes, rate refunds or rate reductions, any or all of which could have a significant adverse effect on PNMR's and TNMP's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
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The ability of First Choice to attract and retain customers and its ability to mitigate the fluctuation in costs of energy supply could have a significant adverse effect on PNMR's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
In 2002, retail competition began in Texas under the provisions of Senate Bill 7. Prior to 2002, TNMP operated as an integrated utility in Texas. In accordance with Senate Bill 7 and in compliance with a plan approved by the PUCT, TNMP separated its Texas utility operations into three components: (1) an unregulated retail sales business operated by First Choice; (2) a regulated power transmission and distribution business operated by TNMP and (3) power generation, a business which TNMP is no longer engaged in.
As a result of the acquisition of TNP, PNMR is exposed to competition in the unregulated Texas retail electricity market through First Choice, which serves customers at price-to-beat rates and customers at competitive rates. In order to compete effectively in the Texas retail electricity market, First Choice must be able to attract and retain customers on the basis of cost and service, while managing the cost of its energy supply. The ability of First Choice to compete successfully in the Texas market could have a significant effect on PNMR's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
PNM is currently the subject of several regulatory proceedings and named in multiple lawsuits with respect to PNM's participation in the United States' Western energy markets.
The FERC is conducting industry-wide proceedings and investigations related to the alleged dysfunctions of the organized California market and the Pacific Northwest market during 2000 and 2001.
California Refund Proceeding
SDG&E and other California buyers filed a complaint with the FERC in 2000 against sellers into the California wholesale electric market. Hearings were held in September 2002, and the ALJ issued the "Proposed Findings on California Refund Liability" in December 2002, in which it was determined that the Cal ISO had, for the most part, correctly calculated the amounts of the potential refunds owed by sellers. The ALJ identified what were termed "ballpark" figures for the amount of refunds due under the order in an appendix to the proposed findings document. Pursuant to the FERC's order, PNM filed, in conjunction with the competitive supplier group, initial comments in January 2003 to the ALJ's preliminary findings addressing errors PNMR believes the ALJ made in the proposed findings, and filed reply comments in February 2003.
Prior to the December 2002 ALJ decision, the Ninth Circuit ordered the FERC to allow the parties in the case to provide additional evidence regarding alleged market manipulation by sellers. Several California parties submitted additional evidence in March 2003 to support their position that virtually all market participants, including PNM, either engaged in specific market manipulation strategies or facilitated such strategies. PNM maintains that it did not engage in improper wholesale activities, and filed reply evidence in March 2003, denying the allegations against it.
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In March 2003, the FERC issued an order substantially adopting the ALJ's findings in the December 2002 decision, but requiring a change to the formula used to calculate refunds. The FERC raised concerns that the indices for California gas prices, a major element in the refund formula, had been subject to potential manipulation and were unverifiable. The effect of this change would be to increase PNM's refund liability. In October 2003, the FERC issued its order on rehearing in which it affirmed its decision to change the gas price indices used to calculate the refund amounts. This has the effect of increasing PNMR's amount of refund. The precise amounts, however, will not be certain until the Cal ISO and Cal PX recalculate the refund amounts. In a report filed by the Cal ISO in March 2005, the Cal ISO indicated that the Cal PX had concluded its recalculation of the adjustments for hourly price mitigation. The Cal ISO is waiting to receive audited fuel cost information from market participants as a result of the fuel cost proceedings currently pending at the FERC before finalizing its recalculated refund amounts. In June 2004, the FERC hosted a settlement conference in which the California parties proposed a settlement template for the California refund proceedings. PNMR has engaged in discussions with California parties based upon the template provided in the settlement conference, but is unable to predict whether settlement will be reached.
In September 2004, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in one of the lead appellate cases addressing the FERC's refund order. The Ninth Circuit upheld the FERC's authority to establish the market-based rate framework under the Federal Power Act, but held that the FERC violated its administrative discretion by declining to investigate whether it should order refunds from sellers who failed to provide transaction-specific reports to the FERC as required by its rules. The Ninth Circuit determined that the FERC has the authority to order refunds for these transactions if it elects to do so and remanded the case to the FERC for further proceedings, including a determination as to whether additional refunds are appropriate. PNM participated with other competitive sellers requesting rehearing by the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. Additional appeals are still pending before the Ninth Circuit, including CPUC vs FERC , a case addressing the scope of market transactions subject to refund. PNM has participated in this appeal as one of the members of the competitive sellers group. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any FERC proceeding that may result from these appeals, or whether PNM will be ultimately directed to make any additional future refunds as the result of the decision; however, the Company has recorded a reserve for this contingency.
Pacific Northwest Refund Proceeding
In addition to the California refund proceedings, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. filed a complaint at the FERC alleging that spot market prices in the Pacific Northwest wholesale electric market were unjust and unreasonable. In September 2001, the ALJ issued a recommended decision and declined to order refunds associated with wholesale electric sales in the Pacific Northwest. In a ruling similar to the one issued in the California refund proceeding, the FERC allowed additional discovery to take place and the submission of additional evidence in the case in March 2003. In June 2003, the FERC issued an order terminating the proceeding and adopting the ALJ's recommendation that no refunds should be ordered. Several parties in the proceeding filed requests for rehearing and in November 2003, the FERC denied rehearing and reaffirmed its prior ruling that refunds were not appropriate for spot market sales in the Pacific Northwest during the first half of 2001. In November 2003, the Port of Seattle filed an
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appeal of the FERC's order denying rehearing in the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. As a participant in the proceedings before the FERC, PNMR is also participating in the appeal proceedings. The Ninth Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in the appeal for September 2005. PNMR is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this appeal, or whether PNM will ultimately be directed to make any refunds.
California Attorney General Complaint
In March 2002, the California Attorney General filed a complaint with the FERC against numerous sellers regarding prices for wholesale electric sales into the Cal ISO and Cal PX markets and to the California Department of Water Resources. PNM was among the sellers identified in this complaint and filed its answer and motion to intervene. In its answer, PNM defended its pricing and challenged the theory of liability underlying the California Attorney General's complaint. In May 2002, the FERC entered an order denying the California Attorney General's request to initiate a refund proceeding, but directed sellers, including PNM, to comply with additional reporting requirements with regard to certain wholesale power transactions. PNM has made filings required by the May 2002 order. The California Attorney General filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit. PNM intervened in the Ninth Circuit appeal and participated as a party in that proceeding. As noted above, in September 2004, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision upholding the FERC's authority to establish the market-based rate framework under the Federal Power Act, but held that the FERC violated its administrative discretion by declining to investigate whether it should order refunds from sellers who failed to provide transaction-specific reports to the FERC as required by its rules. The Ninth Circuit determined that the FERC has the authority to order refunds for these transactions if it elects to do so and remanded the case back to the FERC for further proceedings, including a determination as to whether additional refunds are appropriate. PNM participated with other competitive sellers requesting rehearing en banc by the Ninth Circuit, which is still pending. PNMR cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the FERC proceeding on remand, or whether PNM will be ultimately directed to make any additional refunds as the result of the decision.
Wholesale Power Marketing Antitrust Suit
In June 2004, PNM received notice that PNM has been included in a list of 56 defendants that have been sued by the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities in federal district court in the State of Washington. PNM has been listed in a class of defendants referred to as the "Trading Defendants", who allegedly engaged in buying, selling and marketing power in California and other locations in the Western United States. The complaint alleges the Trading Defendants acted in concert among themselves and with "Non-Defendant Trading Co-Conspirators" that were engaged in conduct that amounted to market manipulations, which the complaint defines as a pattern of activities that had the purpose and effect of creating the impression that the demand for power was higher, the supply of power was lower, or both, than was in fact the case. The complaint identified specific conduct that allegedly amounted to market manipulations, including the submission of false information and misrepresentation regarding load schedules, bids, power supply, transmission congestion, source and destination of energy, the supply and provision of energy and ancillary services. The complaint alleged the activities of the Trading Defendants, along with "Generator Defendants", who are defined as generators who generated power for sale into California and other Western markets, and the co-
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conspirators, resulted in substantially increased prices for energy in the Pacific Northwest spot market in excess of what otherwise would have been the price absent such unlawful acts, in violation of antitrust laws. The complaint asserted damages in excess of $175.0 million from the multiple defendants. There have been three recent Ninth Circuit decisions that, collectively, appear to make Plaintiffs' case more difficult to prevail. As a result, PNM joined a motion to dismiss the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities complaint given Ninth Circuit precedent. In a decision issued in February 2005, the district court judge in the case granted defendants' motion to dismiss. As a result, the antitrust lawsuit against PNM filed by the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities was dismissed. In March 2005, the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities filed an appeal in the Ninth Circuit contesting the district court's decision to dismiss the complaint. PNM will participate in the appeal in support of the dismissal. PNMR cannot predict the outcome of this appeal, or whether PNMR will be required to make any refunds or pay damages as a result of this litigation.
There are inherent risks in the operation of nuclear facilities, such as environmental, health and financial risks and the risk of terrorist attack.
PNM has a 10.2% undivided interest in PVNGS, with portions of its interests in Units 1 and 2 held under leases. PVNGS is subject to environmental, health and financial risks such as the ability to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, the ability to maintain adequate reserves for decommissioning, potential liabilities arising out of the operation of these facilities, and the costs of securing the facilities against possible terrorist attacks and unscheduled outages due to equipment and other problems. PNM maintains nuclear decommissioning trust funds and external insurance coverage to minimize its financial exposure to some of these risks; however, it is possible that damages could exceed the amount of insurance coverage. Although the decommissioning trust funds are designed to provide adequate funds for decommissioning at the end of the expected life of the PVNGS units, there is the risk of insufficient decommissioning trust funds in the event of early decommissioning of the units.
The NRC has broad authority under federal law to impose licensing and safety-related requirements for the operation of nuclear generation facilities. In the event of non-compliance, the NRC has the authority to impose fines or shut down a unit, or both, depending upon its assessment of the severity of the situation, until compliance is achieved. In addition, if a serious nuclear incident were to occur at PVNGS, it could materially and adversely affect PNM's and PNMR's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. A major incident at a nuclear facility anywhere in the world could cause the NRC to limit or prohibit the operation or licensing of any domestic nuclear unit. Each PVNGS lease describes certain events, including "Events of Loss" or "Deemed Loss Events", the occurrence of which could require PNM to, among other things, (i) pay the lessor and the equity investor, in return for the investor's interest in PVNGS, cash in the amount provided in the lease and (ii) assume debt obligations relating to the PVNGS lease. The "Events of Loss" generally relate to casualties, accidents and other events at PVNGS, which would severely, adversely affect the ability of the operating agent, APS, to operate, and the ability of PNM to earn a return on its interests in, PVNGS. The "Deemed Loss Events" consist mostly of legal and regulatory changes (such as changes in law making the sale and leaseback transactions illegal, or changes in law making the lessors liable for nuclear decommissioning obligations). PNMR and PNM believe that the probability of such "Events of Loss" or "Deemed Loss Events" occurring is remote for the following reasons: (i) to a
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large extent, prevention of "Events of Loss" and some "Deemed Loss Events" is within the control of the PVNGS participants, including PNMR, and the PVNGS operating agent, through the general PVNGS operational and safety oversight process and (ii) with respect to other "Deemed Loss Events," which would involve a significant change in current law and policy, they are unaware of any pending proposals or proposals being considered for introduction in Congress, or in any state legislative or regulatory body that, if adopted, would cause any of those events.
PNMR's and its electric subsidiaries' financial performance may be adversely affected if their power plants and transmission and distribution system are not successfully operated.
PNMR's and its electric subsidiaries' financial performance depends on the successful operation of their generation, transmission and distribution assets. Unscheduled or longer than expected maintenance outages, other performance problems with the electric generation assets, severe weather conditions, accidents and other catastrophic events, disruptions in the delivery of fuel and other factors could reduce its excess generation capacity and therefore limit the electric subsidiaries' ability to opportunistically sell excess power in the wholesale market. Diminished generation capacity could also result in the aggregate net open forward electric sales position being larger than forecasted generation capacity. If this were to occur, purchases of electricity in the wholesale market would be required under contracts priced at the time of execution or, if in the spot market, at the then-current market price. There can be no assurance that sufficient electricity would be available at reasonable prices, or at all, if such a situation were to occur. Failures of transmission or distribution facilities may also cause interruptions in the services the electric subsidiaries provide. These potential generation, distribution and transmission problems, and any potentially related service interruptions, could result in lost revenues and additional costs.
PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's counterparties may not meet their obligations to us.
PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are exposed to risk that counterparties, which owe them money, energy or other commodities or services, will not be able to perform their obligations. The possibility that certain counterparties may fail to perform their obligations has increased due to financial difficulties, in some cases brought on by improper or illegal accounting and business practices, affecting some participants in the energy industry. Should the counterparties to these arrangements fail to perform, PNMR or its affected subsidiary might be forced to honor the underlying commitment at then-current market prices. In such event, PNMR or the affected subsidiary might incur losses in addition to amounts, if any, already paid to the counterparties.
The operations of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are subject to risks beyond their control that may reduce their revenues.
PNMR's and its operating subsidiaries' revenues are affected by the demand for electricity and natural gas. That demand can vary greatly based upon:
weather conditions, seasonality and temperature extremes,
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fluctuations in economic activity and growth in PNMR's service area and the Western region of the United States,
the extent of additional energy available from current or new competitors, and
the ability of First Choice to attract and retain customers.
Weather conditions will impact the revenues that PNMR and its operating subsidiaries obtain from electric wholesale sales. Very warm and very cold temperatures, especially for prolonged periods, can dramatically increase the demand for electricity for cooling and heating, respectively, as opposed to the effect of more moderate temperatures. Very warm temperatures inside the subsidiary's service territory reduce the amount of power available to sell on the wholesale market.
Drought conditions in New Mexico generally, and especially in the Four Corners region, in which the San Juan Generating Station and the Four Corners Generating Station are located, may affect the water supply for PNM's generating plants. If adequate precipitation is not received in the watershed that supplies the Four Corners areas, PNM may have to decrease generation at these plants, which would reduce PNM's ability to sell excess power on the wholesale market and reduce its revenues. As such, if the drought conditions continue or regulators or legislators take action to limit the PNM's supply of water, PNM's and PNMR's business may be adversely impacted. Although PNM has been able to maintain adequate access to water in the past, PNM cannot be certain that it will be able to do so in the future.
An inability to raise capital could limit PNMR's ability to execute its growth strategy and finance its capital requirements, which could adversely affect PNMR's business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
PNMR and its operating subsidiaries rely on access to both short-term money markets and longer-term capital markets as a source of liquidity for any capital requirements not satisfied by the cash flow from our operations, which could include capital requirements for energy infrastructure investments and funding new projects. If PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are not able to access capital at competitive rates or at all, PNMR's ability to implement its growth strategy and its ability to finance capital requirements, if needed, will be limited. Market disruptions or any downgrade of PNMR's or its operating subsidiaries' credit rating may increase the cost of borrowing or adversely affect their ability to raise capital through the issuance of securities or other borrowing arrangements, which could have a material adverse effect on their business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. These disruptions could include:
an economic downturn,
changes in capital market conditions generally,
the bankruptcy of an unrelated energy company,
increased market prices for electricity and gas,
terrorist attacks or threatened attacks on facilities of PNMR's operating subsidiaries or those of unrelated energy companies, and
deterioration in the overall health of the utility industry.
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A significant reduction in the credit ratings of PNMR or its operating subsidiaries could materially and adversely affect their business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
PNMR, PNM and TNMP cannot be sure that any of their current ratings will remain in effect for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency. Any downgrade:
could increase borrowing costs, which would diminish financial results,
could require payment of a higher interest rate in future financings and the potential pool of investors and funding sources could decrease,
could increase borrowing costs under certain of existing credit facilities,
could also require the provision of additional support in the form of letters of credit or cash or other collateral to various counterparties,
could limit access to or increase the cost of access to the commercial paper market, and
below investment grade credit ratings would also require approvals from the NMPRC for new wholesale plant projects and for continuing to participate in wholesale plant projects of more than a certain dollar value and under certain conditions.
The ratings from rating agencies reflect only the views of such rating agencies and are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold our securities. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Any downgrade or withdrawal of PNMR's, PNM's or TNMP's current ratings may have an adverse effect on the market price of their outstanding debt.
Costs of environmental compliance, liabilities and litigation could exceed PNMR's and its operating subsidiaries' estimates which could adversely affect their business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
Compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations may result in increased capital, operating and other costs, including remediation and containment expenses and monitoring obligations. PNMR, PNM and TNMP cannot predict how they would be affected if existing environmental laws and regulations were revised, or if new environmental laws and regulations seeking to protect the environment were adopted, but any such changes could increase their financing requirements or otherwise adversely affect their business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. Revised or additional laws and regulations could also result in additional operating restrictions on their facilities or increased compliance costs that may not be fully recoverable in rates, thereby reducing net income. For example, any future changes in the interpretation of the Clean Air Act's new source review provisions could potentially increase operating and maintenance costs substantially. Similarly, in March 2005, the EPA adopted the Clear Air Act Mercury Rule, which is intended to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired generation plants. PNMR and PNM cannot be certain how this rule will affect them.
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In addition, PNM or TNMP may be designated as a responsible party for environmental clean-up at a site identified by a regulatory body. PNMR, PNM and TNMP cannot predict with certainty the amount and timing of all future expenditures related to environmental matters because of the difficulty of estimating clean-up and compliance costs, and the possibility that changes will be made to the current environmental laws and regulations. There is also uncertainty in quantifying liabilities under environmental laws that impose joint and several liability on all potentially responsible parties. Failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations, even if caused by factors beyond PNM's or TNMP's control, may result in the assessment of civil or criminal penalties and fines.
PNMR's business, results of operations and financial position may be adversely affected if PNMR and its operating subsidiaries do not successfully compete for wholesale customers and generation plant acquisition opportunities. Wholesale plants will be exposed to price risk to the extent they must compete for the sale of energy and capacity.
The electric utility industry has experienced a substantial increase in competition at the wholesale level, caused by changes in federal law and regulatory policy. As a result of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, competition in the wholesale electricity market has greatly increased due to a greater participation by traditional electricity suppliers, non-utility generators, independent power producers, wholesale power marketers and brokers, and due to the trading of energy futures contracts on various commodities exchanges. In 1996, the FERC issued new rules on transmission service to facilitate competition in the wholesale market on a nationwide basis. The rules give greater flexibility and more choices to wholesale power customers. Also, in July 2002, the FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (which has not yet been adopted) related to open access transmission service and standard electricity market design.
As a result of the changing regulatory environment and the relatively low barriers to entry (which include, in addition to open access transmission service, relatively low construction costs for new generating facilities), PNMR expects competition to steadily increase. This increased competition could affect load forecasts, acquisition opportunities and wholesale energy sales and related revenues. Given that during 2004, PNM's sales in the wholesale electric market accounted for approximately 62% of our total MWh sales, the impact of these changes on PNMR's and PNM's financial results could be material. The effect on their business, results of operations and financial position could vary depending on the extent to which:
PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are able to acquire additional generation to compete in the wholesale market,
new opportunities are created for the expansion of wholesale load, and
current wholesale customers elect to purchase from other suppliers after existing contracts expire.
PNM's long-term contracts to supply power expire from 2006 through 2020. PNM's ability to renew these contracts at terms comparable to those currently in place is dependent upon prevailing market conditions at the time of negotiations.
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To the extent electric capacity generated by wholesale plants is not under contract to be sold or committed to serving its retail electric load, either now or in the future, the business, results of operations and financial position of PNMR and PNM will generally depend on the prices that can be obtained for energy and capacity in New Mexico and adjacent markets. Among the factors that would influence these prices, all of which are beyond PNMR's and PNM's control to a significant degree, are those described in the next risk factor.
PNMR and its operating subsidiaries may not be able to mitigate fuel and wholesale electricity pricing risks, which could result in unanticipated liabilities or increased volatility in earnings.
The business and operations of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries are subject to changes in purchased power prices and fuel costs that may cause increases in the amounts that must be paid for power supplies on the wholesale market and the cost of producing power in owned generation plants. As evidenced by the California energy crisis in 2000-2001, prices for electricity, fuel and natural gas may fluctuate substantially over relatively short periods of time and expose PNMR and its operating subsidiaries to significant commodity price risks.
Among the factors that could affect market prices for electricity and fuel are:
prevailing market prices for coal, oil, natural gas and other fuels used in PNM's generation plants, including associated transportation costs, and supplies of such commodities,
changes in the regulatory framework for the commodities markets that PNMR and its operating subsidiaries rely on for purchased power and fuel,
liquidity in the general wholesale electricity market,
the actions of external parties; such as the FERC or independent system operators, that may impose price limitations and other mechanisms to address some of the volatility in the United States' Western energy markets,
weather conditions impacting demand for electricity or availability of hydroelectric power or fuel supplies,
the rate of growth in electricity as a result of population changes, regional economic conditions and the implementation of conservation programs,
union and labor relations,
natural disasters, wars, embargoes and other catastrophic events, and
changes in federal and state energy and environmental laws and regulations.
PNMR and its operating subsidiaries rely on derivatives such as forward contracts, futures contracts, options and swaps to manage these risks. They attempt to manage their exposure from these activities through enforcement of established risk limits and risk management procedures. PNMR and its operating subsidiaries cannot be certain that these strategies will be successful in managing pricing risk, or that they will not result in net liabilities as a result of future volatility in these markets.
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In addition, although PNMR and its operating subsidiaries routinely enter into contracts to offset positions (i.e. to hedge its exposure to the risks of demand, market effects of weather and changes in commodity prices), they do not always hedge the entire exposure of their operations from commodity price volatility. Furthermore, their ability to hedge exposure to commodity price volatility depends on liquid commodity markets. To the extent the commodity markets are illiquid, they may not be able to execute their risk management strategies, which could result in greater open positions than they would prefer at a given time. To the extent that open positions exist, fluctuating commodity prices can improve or diminish the business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity of PNMR and its operating subsidiaries.
Impairments of PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's tangible long-lived assets could adversely affect their business, financial position, liquidity and results of operations.
PNMR, PNM and TNMP evaluate their tangible long-lived assets for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist pursuant to SFAS 144. These potential impairment triggers would include fluctuating market conditions as a result of industry deregulation; planned and scheduled customer purchase commitments; future market penetration; fluctuating market prices resulting from factors including changing fuel costs and other economic conditions; weather patterns; and other market trends. Accounting rules require that if the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows from a company's asset (excluding interest charges that will be recognized as expenses when incurred) is less than the carrying value of the asset, then asset impairment must be recognized in the financial statements. The amount of impairment recognized is the difference between the fair value of the asset and the carrying value of the asset. PNMR and PNM determined that no triggering events occurred during the period for their generation assets.
PNM has three turbines, which are currently in storage, with a combined carrying value of approximately $79.7 million. PNM believes that it will be able to place two of the turbines in service and recover the costs of these two turbines in rates. In July 2005, PNM filed with the NMPRC an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity in which PNM requested NMPRC approval to include in PNM's retail rate base in its next retail electric rate case the costs associated with the conversion of the Afton generating station from a combustion turbine to a combined cycle unit utilizing one of the turbines in storage. PNMR and PNM analyzed the remaining turbine for impairment and concluded no impairment existed based on their plans for its use. The carrying amount of this turbine at June 30, 2005, 2005 was $16.6 million. PNMR and PNM expect to begin construction utilizing this turbine over the next several years. If PNMR and PNM were unable to realize these plans, PNMR and PNM would be forced to recognize a loss with respect to the carrying value of the turbine depending on prevailing market conditions. PNMR and PNM will continue to analyze the turbine for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144.
Impairments of goodwill and intangible assets of PNMR and its subsidiaries could adversely affect their business, financial position, liquidity and results of operations.
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PNMR recorded $482.8 million of goodwill as a result of its acquisition of TNP. As required by SFAS 142, PNMR evaluates goodwill for impairment annually and between annual tests whenever indicators of impairment exist pursuant to SFAS 142. Impairment of goodwill exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The implied value of goodwill shall be determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination is determined.
PNMR also recorded $63.1 million of other intangible assets as a result of its acquisition of TNP. Of the $63.1 million of acquired intangible assets, $53.2 million was assigned to the trade name "First Choice". The trade name has an indefinite useful life and therefore, no amortization will be recognized until its useful life is determined to be no longer indefinite. PNMR will evaluate the remaining useful life of the First Choice trade name each reporting period as required by SFAS 142 to determine whether events or circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.
The remaining $ 9.9 million of acquired intangible assets was assigned to the First Choice customer list. The useful life of the customer list is estimated to be eight years and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over eight years. PNMR will evaluate the remaining useful life of the First Choice customer list each reporting period as required by SFAS 144 to determine whether events or circumstances continue to support the remaining amortization period.
Actual results could differ from estimates used to prepare PNMR's, PNM's and TNMP's financial statements.
In preparing the financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management must often make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Some of those judgments can be subjective and complex, and actual results could differ from those estimates. For more information about these estimates and assumptions, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates".
Provisions of PNMR's organizational documents, as well as several other statutory and regulatory factors, will limit another party's ability to acquire PNMR and could deprive PNMR's shareholders of the opportunity to gain a takeover premium for shares of PNMR's common stock.
PNMR's restated articles of incorporation and by-laws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of discouraging persons from acquiring large blocks of PNMR's common stock or delaying or preventing a change in control of PNMR. The material provisions that may have such an effect include:
authorization for the PNMR Board to issue PNMR's preferred stock in series and to fix rights and preferences of the series (including, among other things, whether, and to what extent, the shares of any series will have voting rights, subject to certain limitations, and the extent of the preferences of the shares of any series with respect to dividends and other matters),
provisions classifying PNMR's Board into three classes, with the directors being elected for staggered terms,
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advance notice procedures with respect to any proposal other than those adopted or recommended by PNMR's Board, and
provisions specifying that only a majority of the Board, the chairman of the Board, the president or holders of not less than one-tenth of all of PNMR's shares entitled to vote may call a special meeting of stockholders.
Under the New Mexico Public Utility Act, approval of the NMPRC is required for certain transactions that may result in our change in control or exercise of control. Certain acquisitions by any person of PNMR's outstanding voting securities would also require approval of the SEC under PUHCA. Se Note 9 - "Regulatory and Rate Matters," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
See "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk" in "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
PNM and TNMP each maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that it is able to collect the information it is required to disclose in the reports it files with the SEC, and to process, summarize and disclose this information within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Based on an evaluation of each of the registrants' disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report conducted by the registrants' management, with the participation of the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers believe that these controls and procedures are effective to ensure that each of the registrants is able to collect, process, and disclose the information it is required to disclose in the reports it files with the SEC within the required time periods.
Changes in Internal Controls
The following material changes in internal controls occurred during the second quarter of 2005: i) implemented a new application utilized in the deal capture and accounting processes for PNM Wholesale activities and ii) upgraded an application utilized in accounting for the PNM Wholesale activities.
TNP Acquisition
With the acquisition, the Company developed an interface process to transfer the financial reporting information from TNP to the system that the Company uses to produce its consolidated financial statements for internal and external reporting. This was the only material change in internal control that resulted from the acquisition. The Company is currently undergoing a diligent effort to ensure TNP's compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As integration activities occur, the Company will continue to integrate the Company's internal controls into TNP's operations. It is expected that this effort will continue during the remainder of 2005 and into 2006.
Except as described above, there were no other changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second quarter of 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 8 - "Commitments and Contingencies," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to the following matters, incorporated in this item by reference.
Tax Refund Litigation
Navajo Nation Environmental Issues
Citizen Suit Under the Clean Air Act
Excess Emissions Reports
Santa Fe Generating Station
Natural Gas Royalties Qui Tam Litigation
Asbestos Cases
SESCO Matter (for both PNM and TNMP)
Legal Proceedings discussed under the captions "Western United States Wholesale Power Market" and "FERC Rule Making"
Wholesale Power Marketing Antitrust Suit
TNMP True-Up Proceeding
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 17, 2005. The matters voted on at the meeting and the results were as follows:
The election of the following nominees to serve as directors as follows:
Director |
Votes For |
Votes
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Terms expiring in 2008 (Class "A" Directors):
Adelmo E. Archuleta |
49,748,081 |
5,344,233 |
Julie A. Dobson |
49,955,446 |
5,136,868 |
Charles E. McMahen |
53,356,190 |
1,736,124 |
The approval of the selection by the Company's Board of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, was voted on, as follows:
Votes For |
Votes
|
Abstentions |
39,462,877 |
15,523,385 |
106,051 |
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The approval of an amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of PNM Resources, Inc. to authorize the granting of additional voting rights to holders of any series of preferred stock that is convertible into common stock, subject to a cap on the amount of preferred stock that may be outstanding at any one time with the additional new voting rights, was voted on, as follows:
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Votes
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|
38,794,199 |
11,810,465 |
198,920 |
The approval of the Amended and Restated Omnibus Performance Equity Plan, which permits non-employee Board members to participate and increases the number of shares available for award by 4,500,000 shares, to extend the term of the plan to 2015 and to make changes to the plan to facilitate compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1985, as amended, was voted on, as follows:
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Votes
|
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38,033,740 |
11,868,962 |
875,295 |
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Company's internet address is http://www.pnmresources.com. (This is a new internet address that became effective April 26, 2005.) The contents of this website address are not a part of this Form 10-Q. The Company's filings with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, are accessible free of charge at http://www.pnmresources.com as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC, and, upon request, are available in print from the Company free of charge. Additionally, the Company's Corporate Governance Principles, code of ethics (Do the Right Thing-Principles of Business Conduct) and charters of the Company's Audit and Ethics Committee, Governance and Public Policy Committee, Human Resources and Compensation Committee and Finance Committee are available on the Company's website at http://www.pnmresources.com/ge/index and such information is available in print, without charge, to any shareholder who requests it. On the pnm.com website, a click on any portion of the "Investing" or "Governance" sections will automatically inform the user of the new website and provide a direct link to pnmresources.com.
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New TNMP Bylaws
On August 4, 2005, the board of directors of TNMP approved new bylaws that became effective on August 4, 2005. A copy of TNMP's new bylaws is attached hereto as exhibit 3.2.2. On June 6, 2005 (and reported in Item 5.03 of a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TNMP on June 10, 2005), TNMP amended and modified its bylaws to permit the execution, in connection with the acquisition by PNMR of TNP and its subsidiaries, of a unanimous written consent of the shareholder and directors of TNMP by its sole shareholder and director, without the necessity for further notice to, or act or approval of such shareholder or director. These amended bylaws were replaced on August 4, 2005 by the new bylaws.
Summary of Changes to the TNMP bylaws
Article 1 of the previous TNMP bylaws on offices was deleted and replaced by Article VI, Section 4 of the new bylaws which provides that the principal office shall be established and maintained at a place designated by the board of directors. Article I of the new bylaws on shareholder meetings provides that the annual meeting shall be held at the time and the place specified by the board (instead of every fourth Friday in April) and provides that notice must be mailed to shareholders not less than 30 days before the meeting and that the record date shall not exceed 30 days before the meeting date. Article II on directors (Article III of the old bylaws) now provides that the number of directors shall be not less than 3 nor more than 12 (instead of 9 members including one independent director). The new bylaws do not anticipate having the position of advisory director. Special meetings may be held whenever called by the chairman, the president or any 3 directors (instead of by the chairman, president, secretary or any 2 directors). The provisions on removal and retirement of directors, vacancy, regular meeting dates and payment of dividends were deleted. The indemnification of officers and directors to the full extent authorized by Texas law is now contained in Article II, Section 7 instead of in Article VII, Section 5.
TNMP bylaws now contain a new Article III on contracts and negotiable instruments which discusses authorized signatories and shareholder ratification of certain contracts or acts. Article IV of the new bylaws provides that the officers of TNMP shall be a president, secretary, treasurer, controller and one or more vice presidents elected annually by the board of directors. There is no longer any specific section on salaries and contracts with officers. Article V, section 4 provides that record dates may be fixed and stock transfer books may be closed for not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days before any shareholder meeting (instead of not more than 50 days as in Article II, section 6(b) and Article VI, section 6 of the old bylaws). The directors may amend bylaws, except that only the common shareholders of TNMP are authorized to amend the bylaw provisions relating to the number of directors, compensation of directors and selection of the chairman and president.
Officers of TNMP and TNP
On August 5, 2005, the Boards of Directors of TNMP and TNP confirmed that J. R. Loyack, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNMR and PNM, will also serve as the Chief Financial Officer of TNMP and TNP, respectively, and that T. G. Sategna, Vice President and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of PNMR and PNM, will also serve as Chief Accounting Officer for TNMP and TNP, respectively.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
3.1 |
PNMR |
Articles of Incorporation of PNMR, as amended through June 27, 2005 |
3.1.2 |
TNMP |
Articles of Incorporation of TNMP, as amended through July 8, 2005 |
3.2.3 |
TNMP |
Bylaws of TNMP as adopted on August 4, 2005 |
10.9 |
PNMR |
Consent and Waiver Dated as of April 5, 2005 to Receivables Purchase Agreement Dated as of April 8, 2003 among PNM Receivables Corp., as seller, PNM, as servicer, the Investors, Bank of America, N.A., as successor-in-interest to Fleet Securities, Inc., as managing agent and deal agent. |
**10.31.1 |
PNMR |
First Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan effective June 6, 2005 |
**10.31.2 |
PNMR |
Second Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan effective June 6, 2005. |
**10.56.1 |
PNMR |
First Amendment to the PNM Resources, Inc. Executive Savings Plan II effective June 6, 2005 |
**10.63 |
TNMP |
Texas-New Mexico Company Excess Benefit Plan, As Amended and Restated Effective October 1, 1996. |
10.86.1 |
PNM |
Amendment Three to Underground Coal Sales Agreement executed April 29, 2005 among San Juan Coal Company, PNM and Tucson Electric Coal Company (Confidential treatment was requested for portions of this exhibit, and such portions were omitted from this exhibit filed and were filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission). |
12.1 |
PNMR |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
12.2 |
PNMR |
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends. |
12.3 |
TNMP |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
31.1 |
PNMR/PNM |
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2 |
PNMR/PNM |
Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.3 |
TNMP |
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.4 |
TNMP |
Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1 |
PNMR/PNM |
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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** designates each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be identified.
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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 their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
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(Registrants) |
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Date: August 8, 2005 |
/s/ Thomas G. Sategna |
Thomas G. Sategna |
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Vice President and Corporate Controller |
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(Officer duly authorized to sign this report) |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
AS AMENDED THROUGH JUNE 27, 2005
OFFICE OF THE
PUBLIC REGULATION
COMMISSION
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
3298742
The Public Regulation Commission certifies that duplicate originals of the Articles of Amendment attached hereto, duly signed and verified pursuant to the provisions of the
BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
(53-11-1 to 53-18-12 NMSA 1978)
have been received by it and are found to conform to law.
Accordingly, by virtue of the authority vested in it by law, the Public Regulation Commission issues this Certificate of Amendment and attaches hereto a duplicate original of the Articles of Amendment.
Dated: JUNE 27, 2005
In testimony whereof, the Public Regulation of the State of New Mexico has caused this certificate to be signed by its Chairman and the seal of said Commission to affixed at the City of Santa Fe.
/s/Ben R. Lujan
______________________________
Chairman
/s/Ann Echols
________________________________
Bureau Chief
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ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO
THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of NMSA 1978, Section 53-13-4 (2001), PNM Resources, Inc. adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation:
I. Article IV.C. is amended to read:
"C. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized by resolution to provide from time to time for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series and to fix, from time to time before issuance, the designation, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock and its restrictions or qualifications, limited to the following:
(1) the serial designation, authorized number of shares and the stated value;
(2) the dividend rate, if any, the date or dates on which the dividends will be payable, and the extent to which the dividends may be cumulative;
(3) the price or prices at which shares may be redeemed, and any terms, conditions and limitations upon any redemption;
(4) the amount or amounts to be received by the holders in the event of dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Corporation;
(5) any sinking fund provisions for redemption or purchase of shares of any series;
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(6) the terms and conditions, if any, on which shares may be converted into, or exchanged for, shares of other capital stock, or of other series of Preferred Stock, of the Corporation; and
(7) the voting rights, if any, for the shares of each series, limited to circumstances when:
(a) the Corporation fails to pay dividends on the applicable series;
(b) a proposed amendment to these Articles would have an adverse impact on the rights and privileges of the preferred stockholders; and
(c) a series of Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock, in which case the Board of Directors may confer upon the holders of such Preferred Stock, voting as a single class with holders of Common Stock, the same number of votes to which the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible are entitled on all matters submitted to a vote of holders of Common Stock at a meeting of shareholders other than for the election of directors; provided, however, that the Board may confer the voting rights described in this clause (c) only to the extent that the aggregate amount of Preferred Stock outstanding with such voting rights is convertible to no more than Twelve (12) Million shares of Common Stock."
II. This amendment was adopted by the shareholders on May 17, 2005.
III. The number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the amendment was 60,464,595.
IV. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment was 38,776,109 with 11,808,944 being cast against and 198,038 votes abstaining.
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PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeffry E. Sterba___________
JEFFRY E. STERBA
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
DATED: June 20, 2005
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RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
These Restated Articles of Incorporation are executed in the manner prescribed by the New Mexico Business Corporation Act pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of PNM Resources, Inc. on November 16, 2001. The Restated Articles of Incorporation correctly set forth without change the corresponding provisions of the original Articles of Incorporation of PNM Resources, Inc. (formerly named Manzano Corporation) as filed March 3, 2000, as amended on April 12, 2001 and July 13, 2001, and supercede the original Articles of Incorporation and all previous amendments thereto.
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of the Corporation is PNM Resources, Inc.
ARTICLE II
Period of Duration
The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE III
Purpose
The purposes of the Corporation are to hold the voting securities of other companies and to engage in any other lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under the laws of the State of New Mexico. The Corporation shall have all the powers that are lawful for a corporation to exercise under New Mexico law.
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ARTICLE IV
Authorized Number of Shares
A. Authorized Capital Shares . The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is One Hundred Thirty (130) Million shares, of which One Hundred Twenty (120) Million shares shall be Common Stock, no par value, and Ten (10) Million shares shall be Preferred Stock, no par value. Common Stock and Preferred Stock shall be issued for such minimum consideration as authorized by the Board of Directors.
B. Common Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized by resolution to provide from time to time for the issuance of shares of Common Stock subject to the following restrictions and qualifications:
(1) Dividends. Subject to any rights of holders of Preferred Stock, such dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise) as may be determined by the Board of Directors may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from time to time from any available funds, property or shares.
(2) Voting Rights . Subject to any rights of holders of Preferred Stock to vote on a matter as a class or series, each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of holders of Common Stock at a meeting of shareholders. Cumulative voting for the election of directors of the Corporation shall not be permitted.
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(3) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the net balance of any assets of the Corporation remaining after any distribution of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of Preferred Stock to the extent necessary to satisfy any preferences to the assets.
C. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized by resolution to provide from time to time for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series and to fix, from time to time before issuance, the designation, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock and its restrictions or qualifications, limited to the following:
(1) the serial designation, authorized number of shares and the stated value;
(2) the dividend rate, if any, the date or dates on which the dividends will be payable, and the extent to which the dividends may be cumulative;
(3) the price or prices at which shares may be redeemed, and any terms, conditions and limitations upon any redemption;
(4) the amount or amounts to be received by the holders in the event of dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Corporation;
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(5) any sinking fund provisions for redemption or purchase of shares of any series;
(6) the terms and conditions, if any, on which shares may be converted into, or exchanged for, shares of other capital stock, or of other series of Preferred Stock, of the Corporation; and
(7) the voting rights, if any, for the shares of each series, limited to circumstances when:
(a) the Corporation fails to pay dividends on the applicable series; and
(b) when a proposed amendment to these Articles would have an adverse impact on the rights and privileges of the preferred stockholders.
D. Preemptive Rights . The holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock shall not have a preemptive right to acquire authorized but unissued shares, securities convertible into shares or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire shares, except under such terms and conditions as may be provided by the Board of Directors in its sole judgment.
ARTICLE V
Stock Rights and Options
The Board of Directors in its sole judgment may create and issue rights or options entitling the holders, which may include directors, officers or employees of the Corporation, to purchase from the Corporation shares of any class of stock.
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ARTICLE VI
Directors
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as specified in the Bylaws but shall be no less than five (5) and no more than twelve (12). The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time as provided in the Bylaws so long as no decrease shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. To the extent and in the manner provided by law, the directors may be classified as to the time for which they severally hold office, in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.
The initial Board of Directors shall consist of seven members, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial Directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, are:
Name |
Address |
John T. Ackerman |
165 Sol de Oro Court
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Robert G. Armstrong |
2608 North Washington
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Joyce A. Godwin |
904 Brazos Place SE
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Benjamin F. Montoya |
Alvarado Square, MS 2824
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Theodore F. Patlovich |
11109 Bobcat NE
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Robert M. Price |
14579 Grand Ave. S., Suite 100
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Jeffry E. Sterba |
Alvarado Square, MS 2802
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The liability of the directors of the Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permissible under New Mexico law as may be amended from time to time.
ARTICLE VIII
Address of Initial Registered Office and Name of Initial Registered Agent
The address of the Corporation's initial registered office is : Alvarado Square, MS 2822, Albuquerque, NM 87158. The name of the Corporation's initial registered agent at that address is Patrick T. Ortiz .
ARTICLE IX
Incorporator
The name and address of the Incorporator is Public Service Company of New Mexico, Alvarado Square, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158.
Dated February 18, 2002.
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeffry E. Sterba
Jeffry E. Sterba,
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 3.1.2
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY, INC.
AS AMENDED THROUGH JULY 7,
2005
Office of the Secretary of State
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
19241500
The undersigned, as Secretary of State of Texas, hereby certifies that the attached Articles of amendment for the above named entity have been received in this office and have been found to conform to law.
ACCORDINGLY the undersigned, as Secretary of State, and by virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary by law hereby issues this Certificate of Amendment.
Dated:
07/07/2005
Effective:
07/07/2005
/s/ Roger Williams |
Roger Williams |
Secretary of State |
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.04 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, Texas‑New Mexico Power Company adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation is Texas-New Mexico Power Company.
ARTICLE TWO
The following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on June 6, 2005.
A. Article Three is amended so that it reads in its entirety as follows:
The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to transact any and all lawful business for which corporations may be organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act.
B. Article Ten is deleted in its entirety.
C. Article Eleven is redesignated as Article Ten.
ARTICLE THREE
The number of shares of the corporation outstanding at the time of adoption was 10,705 shares of common stock.
ARTICLE FOUR
The number of shares that voted for the amendment was 10,705; and the number of shares that voted against the amendment was zero.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 5 th day of July, 2005.
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
By:
/s/ Terry R. Horn
Name: Terry R. Horn
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION
OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO
POWER COMPANY
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.04 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, Texas-New Mexico Power Company adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
The name of the corporation is Texas-New Mexico Power Company.
ARTICLE TWO
The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on August 7, 2001:
A. Article Three, Section One, Subparagraph 1.12 is amended so that it reads in its entirety as follows:
1.12 not enter into any guaranty, or otherwise become liable for, or pledge its assets to secure, the liabilities, debts or obligations of any Person, other than guaranties of liabilities, debts or obligations of affiliates into which the Corporation separates its business activities pursuant to the requirements of the laws of any state in which the Corporation operates as an electric utility, including, without limitation, the unbundling provisions of Chapter 39 of the Texas Utilities Code.
ARTICLE THREE
The number of shares of the corporation outstanding at the time of adoption was 10,705 shares of common stock.
ARTICLE FOUR
The number of shares that voted for the amendment was 10,705; and the number of shares that voted against the amendment was zero.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 16th day of August , 2001.
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
By:
__
/s/ Paul W. Talbot
__________
Name:
Paul W. Talbot
Title:
Secretary
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION
OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO
POWER COMPANY
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.04 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, Texas-New Mexico Power Company adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
The name of the corporation is Texas-New Mexico Power Company.
ARTICLE TWO
The following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on April 23, 2001:
B. Article Four , Section 2 is amended so that it reads in its entirety as follows:
2.01 . Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which is to have a distinctive serial designation as determined in the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such Preferred Stock from time to time.
2.02 . Each series of Preferred Stock:
(a) may have such number of shares;
(b) may have such voting powers or may be without voting powers;
(c) may be subject to redemption at such time or times and at such price;
(d) may be entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or noncumulative) at such rate or rates, on such conditions, from such date or dates, and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of stock;
(e) may have such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation;
(f) may be made convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes, or of any other series of the same class or of any other class or classes, of stock of the Corporation at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange, and with adjustments;
(g) may be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund or purchase fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of such series in such amount or amounts;
(h) may be entitled to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or any subsidiary, upon the issuance of any additional stock (including additional shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation of stock of any class or series; and
(i) may have such other relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof;
as in each such instance is stated in the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such Preferred Stock. Except where otherwise set forth in such resolution or resolutions the number of shares comprising such series may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of Directors. The foregoing enumeration of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights which may be fixed with respect to shares of Preferred Stock is merely illustrative of the power of the Board of Directors. The authority of the Board of Directors to fix such designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights shall be with the maximum authority permissible pursuant to Article 2.13 of the TBCA, as it may be amended from time to time.
2.03 . Shares of any series of Preferred Stock that have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or purchased by the Corporation, or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of any other series, class or classes will have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or as part of any other series of Preferred Stock, all subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock and to any filing required by law.
2.04 . (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or by the resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, Common Stock will have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes. Each holder of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share held.
(b) Subject to all of the rights of Preferred Stock or any series thereof, the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends payable in cash, in stock or otherwise.
(c) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding‑up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, and subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, the remaining net assets of the Corporation will be distributed pro rata to the holders of Common Stock in accordance with their respective rights and interests.
2.05 . All shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, shares issued as a stock dividend, shall, when the full lawful consideration fixed by the Board of Directors has been paid, or when so issued as a stock dividend, be deemed fully paid and not liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not be liable for any further payment thereon. Any of the unissued shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time in such amount and manner, including, without limitation, in distribution as stock dividends, and for such lawful consideration as the Board of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE THREE
The number of shares of the corporation outstanding and entitled to vote at the time of adoption was 10,705 shares of common stock. The number of shares entitled to vote on the amendment was 10,705 shares of common stock.
ARTICLE FOUR
The number of shares that voted for the amendment was 10,705; and the number of shares that voted against the amendment was zero.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 23rd day of April, 2001.
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
By:
__
/s/ Paul W. Talbot
___________
Name:
Paul W. Talbot
Title:
Secretary
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION
OF
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO
POWER COMPANY
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.07 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, Texas-New Mexico Power Company adopts the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation which accurately copy the Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto that are in effect to date and as further amended by such Restated Articles of Incorporation as hereinafter set forth and which contain no other change in any provision hereof.
The Articles of Incorporation of the corporation are hereby amended by these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as follows: (a) current ARTICLE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT and NINE are redesignated as ARTICLE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT and NINE, respectively of ARTICLE V below and (b) ARTICLE TEN and ARTICLE ELEVEN of ARTICLE V is hereby added to the Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE III
Each amendment made by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation has been effected in conformity with the provisions of the Texas Business Corporation Act and each such amendment made was duly adopted on April 6, 2000, by the shareholders of the corporation.
ARTICLE IV
The number of shares of the corporation outstanding was 10,705 shares of common stock, 8,390 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 6,950 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and the number of shares entitled to vote on the restated articles of incorporation as so amended was 10,705 shares of common stock. All of the shareholders of the common stock of the corporation have signed a written consent to the adoption of such restated articles of incorporation as so amended pursuant to Article 9.10 of the Texas Business Corporation Act.
ARTICLE V
The articles of incorporation and all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby superseded by the following restated articles of incorporation which accurately copy the entire text thereof and as amended as above set forth:
Article One
The name of the corporation is TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY .
Article Two
The period of its duration is perpetual.
SECTION 1 - PURPOSE; OPERATION AS A STAND-ALONE ENTITY
The purpose for which the corporation is organized is the transaction of any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under the Texas Business Corporation Act, provided that, to ensure the separateness of the corporation, the corporation will:
1.01. maintain accurate and appropriate detailed books, financial records and accounts, including checking and other bank accounts and custodian and other securities safekeeping accounts, that are separate and distinct from those of any other Person;
1.02. maintain its books, financial records and accounts (including inter-entity transaction accounts) in a manner so that it will not be difficult or costly to segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify its assets and liabilities;
1.03. not commingle any of its assets, funds, liabilities or business functions with the assets, funds, liabilities or business functions of any other Person;
1.04. observe all appropriate corporate procedures and formalities;
1.05. not merge or consolidate with any other Person (other than for financial reporting purposes);
1.06. cause all material transactions and agreements between it and any one or more of its Affiliates (including transactions and agreements pursuant to which the assets or property of one is used or to be used by the other) to be entered into in the names of the Persons that are parties to the transaction or agreement and to be formally documented in writing;
1.07. conduct transactions with third parties in its name and as a Person that is separate and distinct from its Affiliates;
1.08. pay its own liabilities, expenses and losses only from its own assets;
1.09. compensate all consultants, independent contractors and agents from its own funds for services provided to it by such consultants, independent contractors and agents;
1.10. to the extent that it and its Affiliates jointly contract or do business with vendors or service providers or share overhead expenses, allocate fairly, appropriately non-arbitrarily the costs and expenses incurred in so doing between or among such Persons, with the result that each such Person bears its fair share of all such costs and expenses;
1.11. to the extent that it contracts or does business with vendors or service providers where the goods or services are wholly or partially for the benefit of its Affiliates, allocate fairly, appropriately and non-arbitrarily the costs incurred in so doing to the Person for whose benefit the goods or services are provided, with the result that each such Person bears its fair share of all such costs;
1.12. not enter into any guaranty, or otherwise become liable for, or pledge its assets to secure, the liabilities, debts or obligations of any other Person;
1.13. hold itself out as separate and distinct from any other Person and shall not identify itself as a division or department of any other Person;
1.14. ensure that decisions with respect to its business and daily operations shall be independently made (although the individual making any particular decision may also be an employee, officer or director of any one or more of its Affiliates) and shall not be dictated by its Affiliates;
1.15. to the extent that it occupies any premises in the same location or shares the use of equipment with its Affiliates, allocate fairly, appropriately and non-arbitrarily any rent and overhead expenses among and between such Persons with the result that each bears its fair share of all such rent and expenses;
1.16. cause its representatives and agents to hold themselves out to third parties as being its representatives or agents, as the case may be, and conduct its business using separate business cards, letterhead, purchase orders, invoices, checks and the like bearing its own name, it being understood that it need not have its own dedicated employees;
1.17. to the extent that it share the same officers or other employees with its Affiliates, allocate fairly, appropriately and non-arbitrarily the salaries of and expenses related to providing other benefits to such officers and other employees between or among such Persons, with the result that each such Person will bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common or shared officers or other employees;
1.18. maintain separate annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied], showing its assets and liabilities separate and distinct from those of any other Person;
1.19. pay or bear the cost of the preparation of its financial statements, and have such financial statements audited by an independent certified public accounting firm;
1.20. to the extent its financial statements are to be consolidated with the financial statements of any other Person, cause to be included in such consolidated financial
statements a narrative description of its separate assets, liabilities, business functions, operations and existence to ensure that such separate assets, liabilities, business functions, operations and existence are readily distinguishable by any Person receiving or relying upon a copy of such consolidated financial statements;
1.21. not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;
1.22. correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
1.23. not make any loans to any Person or buy or hold any indebtedness or other obligations issued by any other Person (except for cash and cash equivalents);
1.24. hold all of its assets in its own name; and
1.25. maintain an arm's-length relationship with its Affiliates and enter into transactions with Affiliates only on a commercially reasonably basis.
2.01. The term " Affiliate " shall mean any other person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that person; for purposes of this definition, " control " (including, with correlative meanings, the terms " controlling ," " controlled by " and " under common control with "), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
2.02. The term " Person " shall include individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, other entities and groups (which term shall include a "group" as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
Article Four
The total number of shares of Capital Stock which the corporation is authorized to issue is thirteen million (13,000,000), of which Capital Stock twelve million (12,000,000) shares of the par value of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per share shall be Common Stock and of which one million (1,000,000) shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per share shall be Preferred Stock.
The designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights in respect of the shares of each class of Capital Stock of the corporation, and the authority granted to the Board of Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions any thereof which shall not be fixed herein, are as follows:
1.01. The term " Preferred Stock " shall mean all or any shares of any series of Preferred Stock described in Section (2) of this Article Four.
1.02. The term " Parity Stock " shall mean stock of any class other than the Preferred Stock with respect to which dividends and amounts payable upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation shall be payable on a parity with
and in proportion to the respective amounts payable in respect of the Preferred Stock, notwithstanding that such Parity Stock may have other terms and provisions varying from those of the Preferred Stock.
1.03. The term " Junior Stock " shall mean the Common Stock and stock of any other class ranking junior to the Preferred Stock and Parity Stock in respect of dividends and amounts payable upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation.
1.04. The term " accrued dividends " shall mean, in respect of each share of stock, that amount which shall be equal to simple interest upon the par value at the annual dividend rate fixed for such share and no more, from and including the date upon which dividends on such share became cumulative and (i) up to but not including the date fixed for payment in liquidation, dissolution or winding up or for redemption, or (ii) up to and including the last day of any period for which such accrued dividends are to be determined, less the aggregate amount of all dividends theretofore paid or declared and set apart for payment thereon. Computation of accrued dividends in respect of any portion of a quarterly dividend period shall be by the 360-day method of computing interest.
1.05. The term " gross income available for payment of interest charges " shall mean the total operating revenues and other income net of the corporation, less all proper deductions for operating expenses, taxes (including income, excess profits and other taxes based on or measured by income or undistributed earnings or income), and other appropriate items, including provision for maintenance, and provision for retirements, depreciation and obsolescence (but in no event less than the minimum provisions required by the terms of any indenture or agreement securing any outstanding indebtedness of the corporation), but excluding any charges on account of interest on indebtedness outstanding and any credits or charges for amortization of debt premium, discount and expense, all to be determined in accordance with sound accounting practice. In determining such "gross income available for payment of interest charges," no deduction, credit or adjustment shall be made on account of (1) profits or losses from sales of property carried in plant or investment accounts of the corporation, or from the reacquisition of any securities of the corporation, or (2) charges for the elimination or amortization of utility plant adjustment or acquisition accounts or other intangibles; and income, excess profits and other taxes based on or measured by income or undistributed earnings or income shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the effect of the exclusion of such items.
1.06. The term " net income of the corporation available for dividends " shall mean the "gross income available for payment of interest charges," as defined and determined above under Section 1.05, less the sum of charges for interest on indebtedness and less charges or plus credits for amortization of debt premium, discount and expense, and other appropriate items, determined in accordance with sound accounting practice.
In determining " net income of the corporation available for dividends " no deduction, credit or adjustment shall be made on account of (1) expenses in connection with the issuance (except charges or credits for amortization of debt premium, discount and expense), redemption or retirement of any securities issued by the corporation, including any amount paid in excess of the principal amount or par or stated value of
securities redeemed or retired, or, in the event such redemption or retirement is effected with the proceeds of the sale of other securities of the corporation, interest or dividends on the securities redeemed or retired from the date on which the funds required for such redemption or retirement are deposited in trust for such purpose to date of redemption or retirement, (2) profits or losses from the sales of property carried in plant or investment accounts of the corporation, or from the reacquisition of any securities of the corporation, (3) charges for the elimination or amortization of utility plant adjustment or acquisition accounts or other intangibles, or (4) any earned surplus adjustment (including tax adjustments) applicable to any period of this corporation's predecessor corporation, Community Public Service Company, a Delaware corporation, prior to January 1, 1963; and income, excess profits and other taxes based on or measured by income or undistributed earnings or income shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the effect of the exclusion of such items.
1.07. The term " net income of the corporation available for dividends on Junior Stock " shall mean "net income of the corporation available for dividends," as defined above, less all accrued dividends and all dividends paid on outstanding Preferred Stock and Parity Stock and on any class of stock ranking as to dividends prior to such Preferred Stock or Parity Stock.
1.08 The term " sound accounting practice " shall mean recognized principles of accounting practice followed by electric utility companies or required by any applicable rules, regulations or orders of any public regulatory authority having Jurisdiction over the accounts of the corporation, provided that the corporation may, at the time, contest or controvert in good faith the validity or applicability to the corporation of any such rule, regulation or order and thereby suspend the effect thereof until such contest or controversy has been terminated.
2.01. Issue in Series . The shares of Preferred Stock may be divided and issued from time to time in one or more series, with such distinguishing characteristics, including designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, as are hereinafter provided in this Article Four and otherwise as permitted by law. All shares of Preferred Stock of any particular series shall be identical except as to the date or dates from which dividends thereon shall become cumulative as provided in Section 2.02. The authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock may be divided by number from time to time into and issued in designated series, and the shares of each series of Preferred Stock so designated shall provide for dividends at such rates, and shall be subject to redemption at such price or prices and at such time or times, as shall be provided in the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such stock, full authority for such purpose being granted to and vested in the Board of Directors. The resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors of the corporation dividing the number of shares of authorized but unissued Preferred Stock, and designating the series and fixing the relative rights and preferences thereof shall (a) designate the series to which Preferred Stock shall belong and fix the number of shares thereof, (b) fix the dividend rate therefor and fix the date from which dividends on the shares of such series initially issued shall be cumulative, (c) state at what times the Preferred Stock of such series shall be redeemable and the redemption price or prices payable thereon in the event of redemption; and may, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article Four and insofar as permitted by applicable provisions of law, (i) provide for a sinking fund for the purchase or redemption or a purchase fund for the purchase of shares of such series and the terms and provisions governing the operation of any such fund, (ii) impose conditions or restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the corporation or upon the issue of additional Preferred Stock or other stock ranking equally therewith or prior thereto as to dividends or assets, (iii) impose conditions or restrictions upon the payment of dividends upon, or the making of other distributions to, or the acquisition of, Junior Stock, (iv) grant to the holders of the Preferred Stock of such series the right to convert such stock into shares of Junior Stock, and (v) grant such other special rights to, or impose other conditions or restrictions upon, the holders of shares of such series as the Board of Directors may determine; the term "fixed for such series" and similar terms shall mean stated and expressed in this Article Four, or in any amendment to these Restated Articles of Incorporation, or in a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of Preferred Stock of the series referred to.
2.02. Dividends . Out of the assets of the corporation legally available for dividends the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, but only when and as declared by the Board of Directors, dividends at the rate per annum fixed for each series and no more. Dividends declared shall be payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 in each year, to Preferred stockholders of record on such date, not more than fifty (50) days and not less than ten (10) days prior to each such payment date, as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock of any series initially issued shall be cumulative from and including a date fixed for such series at the time of the initial establishment or designation of a series and on any additional shares of the same series from and including the first day of the quarterly dividend period in which such additional shares shall be issued.
Each share of Preferred Stock shall rank on a parity with each other share of Preferred Stock, irrespective of series, with respect to dividends at the respective rates fixed for such series, and no dividends shall be paid or declared on the Preferred Stock of any series or Parity Stock unless at the same time a dividend in like proportion, ratably, to the accrued dividends on the Preferred Stock of each series outstanding shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment on each series of Preferred Stock then outstanding. The amount of any deficiency for past dividend periods may be paid or declared, and set apart at any time without reference to any quarterly dividend payment date. Accrued dividends on Preferred Stock shall not bear interest.
2.03. Liquidation Rights . In the event of any involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, the holders of each series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, for each share thereof, the par value thereof, together with accrued dividends, or, in case such liquidation, dissolution or winding up shall have been voluntary, an amount per share equal to the then applicable current redemption price fixed for such series, before any distribution of the assets shall be made to the holders of shares of any class of Junior Stock; but the holders of Preferred Stock of such series shall be entitled to no further participation in such distribution. In the event that the assets of the corporation available for distribution to holders of Preferred Stock shall not be sufficient to make the full payment herein required, such assets shall be distributed to the holders of the shares of respective series of Preferred Stock ratably in proportion to the amounts payable on each share thereof, including accrued dividends. A consolidation or merger of the corporation or sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the corporation shall not be deemed a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the corporation within the meaning of this Section 2.03.
2.04. Redemption and Repurchase Provisions .
(A) Preferred Stock of each series shall be subject to redemption, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices fixed for such series in such amount, at such place and by such method, which, if in part, shall be by lot, as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Notice of the proposed redemption of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall be given the corporation by mailing a copy of such notice, at least twenty (20) days but not more than fifty (50) days prior to the date fixed for such redemption, to the holders of record of such shares to be redeemed, at their respective addresses then appearing on the books of the corporation. On or after the date specified in such notice, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption as aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive therefor the redemption price thereof, upon presentation and surrender at any place designated in such notice of the certificates for such shares of Preferred Stock held by him. On and after the date fixed for redemption, if notice is given as aforesaid, and unless default is made by the corporation in providing moneys for payment of the redemption price, all dividends on the shares called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and on and after such redemption date, unless default be made as aforesaid, or on and after the date of earlier deposit by the corporation with a bank or trust company doing business in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, or any bank or trust company in the City of New York, New York, duly
appointed and acting as transfer agent for this corporation in either case having a capital and surplus of at least $3,000,000.00 in trust for the benefit of the holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock of such series so called for redemption, of all funds necessary for redemption as aforesaid (provided in the latter case that there shall have been mailed as aforesaid to holders of record of shares to be redeemed, a notice of the redemption thereof or that the corporation shall have executed and delivered to the Transfer Agent for the Preferred Stock or to the bank or trust company with which such deposit is made an instrument irrevocably authorizing it to mail such notice at the corporation's expense) all rights of the holders of the shares called for redemption as stockholders of the corporation, except only the right to receive the redemption price, shall cease and determine. Any funds so deposited which shall remain unclaimed by the holders of such Preferred Stock at the end of six (6) years after the redemption date, together with any interest thereon which shall have been allowed by the bank or trust company with which such deposit shall have been made, shall be paid by it to the corporation, free of any trust, and thereafter such holders shall look only to the corporation therefor. Shares of Preferred Stock redeemed as aforesaid shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares.
(B) Except as otherwise herein provided or prohibited by law, the corporation may also from time to time purchase shares of Preferred Stock of any series for any sinking or purchase fund and otherwise at not exceeding the then current redemption prices applicable to redemptions for the sinking fund for such series or otherwise, as the case may be, including accrued dividends thereon to the date of purchase, plus customary brokerage commissions. Shares of Preferred Stock of any series so purchased not used to satisfy sinking or purchase fund obligations may in the discretion of the Board of Directors be reissued or otherwise disposed of from time to time to the extent permitted by law.
C) If and so long as there are dividends in arrears on any shares of Preferred Stock of any series or Parity Stock or a default exists in any sinking or purchase fund obligation provided for the benefit of any series of Preferred Stock, the corporation shall not redeem any shares of any series of Preferred Stock or Parity Stock, unless in connection therewith all the outstanding Preferred Stock of all series is redeemed, or purchase any shares of any series of Preferred Stock or Parity Stock unless an offer to purchase on a comparable basis is made to the holders of all the Preferred Stock then outstanding.
(D) The corporation will not permit any subsidiary corporation to purchase any shares of stock of any class of the corporation.
2.05. Restrictions on Corporate Action .
(A) So long as any Preferred Stock is outstanding, the corporation shall not, (1) without the consent (given by vote in person or by proxy at a meeting called for the purpose) of the holders of at least two-thirds, or (2) without the consent (given in writing without a meeting) of all the holders, of the aggregate number of shares of all series of Preferred Stock (treated as one class) then outstanding -
(I) Create, authorize or increase the authorized amount of any shares of any class of stock other than Preferred Stock, Parity Stock or Junior Stock or any obligation or security convertible into stock other than Preferred Stock, Parity Stock or Junior Stock, or
(ii) Amend, change or repeal any of the express terms of the Preferred Stock outstanding in any manner prejudicial to the holders thereof, except that, if such amendment, change or repeal is prejudicial to the holders of less than all series of Preferred Stock, the consent of only the holders of two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of the series thereof so affected shall be required, or
(iii) Issue any shares of Preferred Stock in addition to the shares issued or presently to be issued or issue any Parity Stock unless, after giving effect to the issue of such additional shares,
(a) the net income of the corporation available for dividends for the period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months within the fifteen (15) calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month within which such additional shares of stock are to be issued shall have been at least two and one-half (2½) times the aggregate annual dividend requirements upon the entire amount to be outstanding (upon the issuance of such additional shares of Preferred Stock or such Parity Stock) of' Preferred Stock and Parity Stock and of any stocks of the corporation of any class ranking as to dividends prior to the Preferred Stock or Parity Stock;
(b) the gross income available for payment of interest charges for a period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months within the fifteen (15) calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month within which such additional shares of stock are to be issued, shall have been at least one and one-half (1½) times the sum of (1) the aggregate annual interest charges on all the indebtedness of the corporation then outstanding, and (2) the aggregate annual dividend requirements upon the entire amount to be outstanding of Preferred Stock and Parity Stock and of any stocks of the corporation of any class ranking as to dividends prior to the Preferred Stock or Parity Stock; and
(c) the aggregate of the capital of the corporation applicable to all Junior Stock, plus the capital surplus and the earned surplus of the corporation, determined in accordance with sound accounting practice, shall be not less than the aggregate payable upon
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation to the holders of the entire amount to be outstanding of Preferred Stock and Parity Stock and of any stocks of the corporation of any class ranking as to assets prior to the Preferred Stock.
In the foregoing computations, there shall be excluded (a) all indebtedness and all shares of stock to be retired in connection with the issue of such additional shares, and (b) all interest charges on all indebtedness and dividend requirements on all shares of stock to be retired in connection with the issue of such additional shares. The net earnings of any property acquired by the corporation during or after the period for which income is computed, or of any property which is to be acquired in connection with the issuance of any such additional shares, if capable of being separately determined or estimated, may be included on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma increase in income, excess profits and other taxes based on or measured by income or undistributed earnings or income) in the foregoing computations; and if within or after the period for which income is computed any substantial portion of the properties of the corporation shall have been disposed of, the net earnings of such property, if capable of being separately determined or estimated, shall be excluded on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma decrease in income, excess profits and other taxes based on or measured by income, or undistributed earnings or income) in the foregoing computations for a period prior to the date of such disposition.
(B) So long as any Preferred Stock is outstanding, the corporation shall not, (1) without the consent (given by vote in person or proxy at a meeting called for the purpose) of the holders of a majority or (2) without the consent (given in writing without a meeting) of all the holders, of the aggregate number of shares of all series of Preferred Stock (treated as one class) then outstanding, issue, assume or create unsecured securities (the words "unsecured securities," as used in this paragraph being deemed to mean notes, debentures or other securities representing unsecured indebtedness other than indebtedness maturing by its terms in one year or less from the date of its creation and not renewable or extendible at the option of the corporation for a period of more than one year from the date of its creation) for any purpose, except to refund outstanding unsecured securities of such character, theretofore issued or assumed, if thereby the aggregate principal amount of such unsecured securities would exceed twenty percent (20%) of the sum of (1) the total principal amount of all bonds or other securities representing secured indebtedness of the corporation then to be outstanding, and (2) the capital represented by stocks of the corporation and the earned and capital surplus of the corporation, determined in accordance with sound accounting practice; provided, however, that any unsecured securities theretofore issued under any authorization of holders of Preferred Stock given pursuant hereto (and any securities to refund the same) shall not be considered in determining the amount of other unsecured securities which may be issued, assumed or created within the aforesaid twenty percent (20%) limitation.
(C) So long as any Preferred Stock is outstanding, the corporation shall not, (1) without the consent (given by vote in person or by proxy at a meeting called for the purpose) of the holders of at least four-fifths, or (2) without the consent (given in writing without a meeting) of all the holders of the aggregate number of shares of all series of Preferred Stock (treated as one class) then outstanding -
(I) merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation or corporations, provided that the provisions of this clause (i) shall not apply to a purchase or other acquisition by the corporation of franchises or assets of another corporation in any manner which does not involve a merger or consolidation; or
(ii) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property.
No consent of the holders of the shares of any series of Preferred Stock in respect of action hereinabove set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B) or (C) shall be required if irrevocable provision is contemporaneously made for the redemption of all shares of such series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, or provision is made that the proposed action shall not be effective unless irrevocable provision is made for the prompt purchase, redemption or retirement of all shares of such series of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding.
2.06. Voting Rights . The holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote except:
(a) as provided above under Section 2.05;
(b) as may from time to time be required by the laws of Texas; and
(c) voting separately as a class for the election of the smallest number of directors necessary to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors whenever and as often as dividends payable on any series of Preferred Stock outstanding shall be in arrears in an amount equivalent to or exceeding six (6) quarterly dividends, which right may be exercised at any annual meeting and at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, until such time as arrears in dividends on the Preferred Stock and the current dividend thereon shall have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart, whereupon all voting rights given by this clause (c) shall be divested from the Preferred Stock (subject, however, to being at any time or from time to time similarly revived and divested).
So long as holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to elect directors under the terms of the foregoing clause (c), the holders of the Common Stock, voting separately as a class, shall, subject to the voting rights of any other class of stock, be entitled to elect the remaining directors.
Whenever, under the provisions of the foregoing clause (c) the right of holders of the Preferred Stock, if any, to elect directors shall accrue or shall terminate, the Board of Directors shall, within ten (10) days after delivery to the corporation at its principal office of a request or requests to such effect signed by the holders of at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any class of stock entitled to vote, call a special meeting, in accordance with the Bylaws of the corporation, of the holders of the class or classes of stock of the corporation entitled to vote, to be held within sixty (60) days from the delivery of such request, for the purpose of electing a full Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors shall be elected and shall qualify; provided, however, that if the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors is to be held within eighty (80) days after the delivery of such request, the Board of Directors need not act thereon. If, at any special meeting called as aforesaid or at any annual meeting of stockholders after accrual or termination of the right of holders of the Preferred Stock to elect directors as in the foregoing clause (c) provided, any director shall not be re-elected, his term of office shall end upon the election and qualification of his successor, notwithstanding that the term for which such director was originally elected shall not at the time have expired.
If, during any interval between annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors while holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect any director pursuant to the foregoing clause (c), the number of directors in office who have been elected by the holders of the Preferred Stock (voting as a class) or by the holders of the Common Stock (voting as a class), as the case may be, shall become less than the total number of directors subject to election by holders of shares of such class, whether by reason of the resignation, death or removal of any director or directors, or an increase in the total number of directors, the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled (1) by the remaining
directors or director, if any, then in office who either were or was elected by the votes of shares of such class or succeeded to a vacancy originally filled by the votes of shares of such class or (2) if there is no such director remaining in office, at a special meeting of holders of shares of such class called by the President of the corporation to be held within sixty (60) days after there shall have been delivered to the corporation at its principal office a request or requests signed by the holders of at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of such class; provided, however, that such request need not be so acted upon if delivered less than eighty (80) days before the date fixed for the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors.
Any director may be removed from office for cause by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the class of stock which voted for his election (or for his predecessor in case such director was elected by directors). A special meeting of holders of shares of any class may be called by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by the President for the purpose of removing a director in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence, and shall be called to be held within sixty (60) days after there shall have been delivered to the corporation at its principal office a request or requests to such effect signed by holders of at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of the class entitled to vote with respect to the removal of any such director; provided, however, that such request need not be so acted upon if delivered less than eighty (80) days before the date fixed for the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors.
The holders of a majority of the shares of a class of stock entitled under this Section 2.06 to vote for the election or removal of directors or the filling of any vacancy however created in the Board of Directors, present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on any such action, shall constitute a quorum for such purpose without regard to the presence or absence at the meeting of the holders of any other class of stock not entitled under this Section 2.06 to vote in respect thereto. A lesser interest of the class entitled to vote from time to time may adjourn any meeting for such purpose, and the same shall be held as adjourned without further notice. When a quorum is present, the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of such quorum shall govern each such election, removal or filling of a vacancy in respect of which such class is entitled to vote.
Preferred Stockholders shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of holders of any class of stock at which they are not entitled to vote.
Each holder of Preferred Stock, as to all matters in respect of which such stock has voting power, is entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name. Cumulative voting shall not be allowed, but each holder of Preferred Stock, at any election of directors at which such Preferred Stock has voting power, shall be entitled to cast that number of votes equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned by him for as many directors as there are to be elected.
2.07. Restriction on Dividends . So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the corporation shall not declare or pay or set apart any dividends on any shares of Junior Stock (other than dividends payable in shares of Junior Stock), or make any other distribution on shares of Junior Stock, or make any expenditures for the purchase, redemption or other retirement for a consideration of shares of Junior Stock
(other than in exchange for other shares of Junior Stock),.unless accrued dividends on all shares of all series of Preferred Stock outstanding for all past quarterly dividend periods shall have been paid or declared and set apart and the full dividend for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been or concurrently shall be paid or declared and set apart, or if the corporation shall be in default of the sinking or purchase fund obligation provided for any series of Preferred Stock.
2.08. Relative Rights and Preferences of Outstanding Series of Preferred Stock . The relative rights and preferences of each of the outstanding series of Preferred Stock which are not set forth elsewhere in this Article Four are as follows:
(A) 4.65% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (8,290 shares), and 4.75% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (6,950 shares) .
1. The Preferred Stock of each of said series shall be designated, respectively, "4.65% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B" (herein called "Series B Preferred Stock"), and "4.75% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C" (herein called "Series C Preferred Stock").
2(a). Series B Preferred Stock . The fixed dividend rate of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock is 4.65% per share per annum and such dividends are cumulative from the date of issue of the shares of such series initially issued and on any additional shares of the same series from and including the first day of the quarterly dividend period in which such additional shares shall be issued, with the first quarterly dividend payable September 15, 1963; the fixed redemption prices on the shares of such series are $106.50 per share if redeemed prior to September 15, 1966; $105.00 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1966 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1969; $103.50 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1969 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1972 ; $102.00 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1972 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1972 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1975; $101.00 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1975 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1978; and $100.00 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1978 or thereafter; together with all accrued dividends thereon (as such phrase is defined for the purposes of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation). The fixed liquidation price for the shares of such series is One Hundred Dollars ($100) per share, together with all accrued dividends thereon (as such phrase is so defined), in the event of involuntary liquidation and the applicable current redemption price in the event of voluntary liquidation, all as more fully prescribed by the provisions of Paragraph 2.03 of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation.
2(b). Series C Preferred Stock . The fixed dividend rate on the shares of Series C Preferred Stock is 4.75% per share per annum and such dividends are cumulative from the date of issue of the shares of such series initially issued and on any additional shares of the same series from and including the first day of the quarterly dividend period in which such additional shares shall be issued, with the first quarterly dividend payable September 15, 1965; the fixed
redemption prices on the shares of such series are $105.75 per share if redeemed prior to September 15, 1968; $104.60 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1968 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1971; $103.45 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1971 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1974; $102.30 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1974 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1977; $101.15 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1977 or thereafter and prior to September 15, 1980; and $100.00 per share if redeemed on September 15, 1980 or thereafter; together with all accrued dividends thereon (as such phrase is defined for the purposes of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation). The fixed liquidation price for the shares of such series is One Hundred Dollars ($100) per share, together with all accrued dividends thereon (as such phrase is so defined), in the event of involuntary liquidation and the applicable current redemption price in the event of voluntary liquidation, all as more fully prescribed by the provisions of Section 2.03 of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation.
3. The corporation (unless prevented from so doing by any applicable restriction of law) will in each year, so long as any shares of the Series B or Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, make offers (hereinafter in this Paragraph 3 called a Purchase Offer) to the holders of shares of the Series B and/or Series C Preferred Stock to purchase on October 1 in each such year, at the prices at which the same may be offered to the corporation up to but not exceeding a price of $100 per share and accrued dividends, a number of shares of said series equal to 2% of the maximum number of shares of each of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock outstanding at any one time prior to August 15 of such year, all as hereinafter provided in this Paragraph 3.
The Transfer Agent for the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock shall, at least 30 days prior to October 1 of each such year, mail to the holders of record of shares of each of the said Series as at the day prior to the mailing date, a notice, in the name of the corporation, that the corporation will on October I of that year, accept offers to sell the number of shares required to be covered by the Purchase Offers at the prices at which shares are offered to the corporation up to but not exceeding a price of $100 per share and accrued dividends thereon.
The Transfer Agent shall on October 1, on behalf of the corporation, accept offers to sell shares of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock received by it up to the full number of shares covered by the Purchase Offer upon such basis as will result in the lowest aggregate cost to the corporation. To that end, the Transfer Agent shall accept offers at the same prices on a pro rata basis with respect to each series, as nearly as may be. In case any person whose offer is accepted shall thereafter fail to make good such offer, said Transfer Agent shall, to the extent practicable, within 30 days after October 1, accept in lieu thereof, the best offer or offers, if any, theretofore made and not theretofore accepted.
On or prior to October 1 in each year, the corporation shall deposit with said Transfer Agent cash sufficient to purchase the shares of each of said Series, if any, which have been accepted for purchase pursuant to the Purchase Offer made in such year and thereafter shall deposit any additional funds required to carry out the Purchase Offer for such year. The Transfer Agent shall return to the corporation any funds deposited with it and not applied to the purchase of shares of the Series B or Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Offer for such year.
If in any year the full purchase obligation of the corporation shall not have been satisfied by the making and carrying out of the Purchase Offer, any deficiency in the satisfaction of such purchase obligation shall be made good, in the manner hereinafter in this paragraph set forth, before any dividends shall be declared or paid upon or set apart for any shares of Common Stock or any shares of any class of stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock or any sums applied to the purchase, redemption or other retirement of the Common Stock or any shares of any class of stock ranking junior to the Preferred Stock. Any such deficiency may be made good at any time by the making and carrying out of a Special Purchase Offer covering the number of shares of the Series B or Series C Preferred Stock as to which such deficiency exists and, to that end, the corporation shall file with the Transfer Agent a certificate, signed by the President or a Vice President, specifying a date, not less than 45 days after the date of filing thereof, on which offers to sell shares of the Series B or Series C Preferred Stock will be accepted. Such Special Purchase Offer shall otherwise be made and carried out on thirty days' notice and in the same manner as hereinabove provided for Purchase Offers to be carried out on October 1.
The Purchase Offer in any year shall be deemed to have been completed and satisfied if the corporation shall have complied with the provisions of this Paragraph 3 notwithstanding that the total number of shares purchased by it shall have been less than the total number of shares covered by the corporation's Purchase Offer for that year because too few offers to sell were received by it.
Shares of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to any Purchase Offer or Special Purchase Offer shall be canceled and shall not be reissued as shares of the same Series.
The provisions of this Paragraph 3 in so far as the same relate to purchases of outstanding shares of each of said Series, are subject to the applicable provisions of Section (2) of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation.
4. The shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock are not convertible.
5. So long as any shares of the Series B or Series C Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the corporation shall not declare or pay or set apart any dividends on any shares of Junior Stock (other than dividends payable in
shares of Junior Stock) or make any other distribution on any shares of Junior Stock, or make any expenditures for the purchase, redemption or other retirement for a consideration of shares of Junior Stock (other than in exchange for other shares of Junior Stock or from the proceeds of any sale of such stock received not more than six (6) months prior to such retirement), if the aggregate amount of all such dividends, distributions and expenditures of the corporation after December 31, 1962, would exceed the aggregate amount of the net income of such corporation available for dividends on Junior Stock accumulated after December 31, 1962, plus $1,500,000, and then only within the limits set forth in Section 3.01 of Article Four of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the corporation. For the purposes of this paragraph, references to the "corporation" shall mean both the corporation and its predecessor, Community Public Service Company, a Delaware corporation.
SECTION 3 THE COMMON STOCK
3.01. Dividends . Out of any assets of the corporation legally available for dividends remaining after full cumulative dividends upon any shares of Preferred Stock or of any other class of stock ranking as to dividends ahead of the Common Stock of the corporation then outstanding shall have been paid or declared and set apart for all past quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period, then and not otherwise, dividends may be paid upon the Common Stock to the exclusion of the Preferred Stock and of any such other class of stock.
3.02. Distribution of Assets . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, after there shall have been paid to or set aside for the holders of all series of Preferred Stock and of any other class of stock ranking as to assets ahead of the Common Stock the full preferential amounts, including accrued dividends, to which they are respectively entitled, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, pro rata, all the remaining assets of the corporation available for distribution to its stockholders. The Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of the members thereof, may distribute in kind to the holders of the Common Stock such remaining assets of the corporation or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any of the remaining property and assets of the corporation to any other corporation and receive payment therefor wholly or partly in cash and/or in stock and/or in obligations of such corporation, and may sell all or any part of the consideration received therefor or distribute the same and/or the balance thereof in kind to the holders of the Common Stock.
3.03. Voting Rights . Subject to the voting rights expressly conferred upon the Preferred Stock by Section (2) of this Article Four and by law and the voting rights of any other class of stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess full voting power for the election of directors and for all other purposes and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record. Cumulative voting shall not be allowed, but each holder of Common Stock, at any election of directors at which such Common Stock has voting power, shall be entitled to cast that number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock owned by him for as many directors as there are to be elected.
SECTION 4 - MISCELLANEOUS
4.01. Preemptive Rights . No holder of stock of any class of the corporation shall have any right, as such holder, to purchase or subscribe for any stock of any class of the corporation now or hereafter authorized or any securities convertible into, or carrying or evidencing any right or option to purchase, stock of any class now or hereafter authorized which the corporation may at any time issue, but any and all such stock, securities, rights and/or options may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons and for such lawful consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same or any thereof to the stockholders of the corporation.
4.02. Stock Fully Paid . All shares of capital stock, whether heretofore issued or hereafter issued for a lawful consideration fixed by the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, issuance of stock dividends, shall, when the full lawfuI consideration
fixed by the Board of Directors has been paid, or when so issued as a stock dividend, be deemed fully paid stock and not liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not be liable for any further payment thereon.
4.03. Unissued Shares . Any of the unissued shares of capital stock of the corporation may be issued from time to time in such amount and manner, including, without limitation, in distribution as stock dividends, and for such lawful consideration as the Board of Directors may determine.
Article Five
The Bylaws of the corporation may be altered, amended or repealed at any regular or special meeting of the directors at which a quorum is present by the affirmative vote of a majority of those present at such meeting, provided notice of the proposed alteration, amendment or repeal is contained in the notice of such meeting.
Article Six
The corporation has heretofore complied with the requirements of law as to the initial minimum capital requirements without which it could not commence business under the Texas Business Corporation Act.
Article Seven
The post office address of its registered office is 4100 International Plaza, P.O. Box 2943, Fort Worth, Texas 76113, and the name of its registered agent at such address is M. D. Blanchard.
Article Eight
The number of directors presently constituting the Board of Directors of the corporation is nine, and the names and addresses of the persons now serving as directors are as follows:
R. Denny Alexander Fort Worth, Texas |
John A. Fanning Fort Worth, Texas |
Sidney M. Gutierrez Albuquerque, New Mexico |
J. R. Holland, Jr. Dallas, Texas |
Harris L. Kempner, Jr. Galveston, Texas |
Kevern R. Joyce Fort Worth, Texas |
Dr. Carol D. Surles Charleston, Illinois |
Larry G. Wheeler Oakland, California |
Dennis H. Withers Mansfield, Texas |
Article Nine
To the full extent allowed pursuant to the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Laws Act as it now exists or as it may be amended or recodified from time to time, directors
shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for any act or omission in the director's capacity as a director except for liability for:
1. a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders or members;
2. an act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law;
3. a transaction from which a director received an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit resulted from an action taken within the scope of the director's office;
4. an act or omission for which the liability of a director is expressly provided for by statute;
5. an act related to an unlawful stock repurchase or payment of a dividend.
ARTICLE TEN
The corporation shall at all times have at least one Independent Director, who will be appointed by the shareholders. To the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Independent Director shall consider only the interests of the corporation and its creditors in acting or otherwise voting on any Material Action. For purposes of this provision: " Independent Director " means a natural person who, for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment as Independent Director has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as Independent Director is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, partner or officer of the corporation or any of its Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the corporation); (ii) a customer or supplier that derives more than ten percent of its revenues from the corporation or any of its Affiliates; or (iii) any member of the immediate family of a person described in (i) or (ii); and " Material Action " shall mean to amend the Article of Incorporation, consolidate or merge the corporation with or into any Person, or sell all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation or to institute proceedings to have the corporation be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the corporation or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the corporation under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the corporation or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the corporation, or admit in writing the corporation's inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, take action in furtherance of any such action, or dissolve or liquidate the corporation.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
The Corporation will not commence business until it has received for the issuance of its shares consideration of the value of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as of this 7th day of April, 2000.
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
By:
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/s/ Paul W. Talbot
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Name:
Paul W. Talbot
Title: Secretary
EXHIBIT 3.2.3
BYLAWS
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
As Adopted on August 4, 2005.
BYLAWS
OF
TEXAS-NEW
MEXICO POWER COMPANY
ARTICLE
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SECTION 1. MEETINGS
The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at the time and place set by resolution of the Board of Directors for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Special meetings may be called by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or by holders of not less than one-tenth of all the shares entitled to vote at the meeting.
SECTION 2. NOTICE
Written notice of any meeting stating the time and place, and if a special meeting, the purpose, of the meeting shall be mailed to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at the address of the shareholder as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law. Notices of any shareholder meetings shall be mailed not less than thirty (30) days before the meeting.
Whenever a quorum is not present at any meeting of the shareholders, or whenever it may be deemed desirable, a majority in interest of the shareholders present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time to any future date, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting. At any continuation of the adjourned meeting at which a quorum
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is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting originally scheduled.
SECTION 4. ORDER OF BUSINESS
(a) The Chairman of the Board, or in the absence of the Chairman, the President, or in their absence, a director designated by the Board of Directors, shall call meetings of the shareholders to order and shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The shareholders may appoint any shareholder or the proxy of any shareholder to act as Chairman of any meeting of the shareholders in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, President and a director designated by the Board to serve as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary at all meetings of the shareholders, but in the absence of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary at any meetings of the shareholders, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.
(b) The Chairman of the meeting shall have the right to determine the order of business at the meeting, to prescribe the rules and procedures for the conduct of the meeting, and to do all things necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting.
SECTION 5. VOTING
At meetings of shareholders, every shareholder having voting rights as provided for in the Articles of Incorporation shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock outstanding in the name of the shareholder on the books of the Corporation on the date on which shareholders entitled to vote are determined or as otherwise provided for in the Articles of Incorporation. Each shareholder may be represented and vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in writing or other manner authorized by the Board of Directors to the extent permitted by law. If the instrument designates two (2) or more persons to act as proxies, a majority of the proxies
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present at the meeting may exercise all of the powers conferred by the instrument unless the instrument provides otherwise. No proxy shall be voted at any meeting or continuation of an adjourned meeting other than that for which the proxy is given.
In all elections for directors, voting may be by written ballot.
The Board of Directors may fix a date in advance not exceeding thirty (30) days before the date of any meeting of shareholders as a record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. Only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
The business and property of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The shareholders shall fix the number of directors, which shall be no less than three (3) and no more than twelve (12).
SECTION 2. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Chairman of the Board shall be elected annually by the shareholders at the annual meeting and shall hold that office until a successor is elected and qualified. In the event of the incapacity of the Chairman of the Board, the shareholders shall designate an Acting Chairman who shall, during the incapacity of the Chairman of the Board, assume and perform all functions and duties which the Chairman of the Board is authorized or required by law to do. The Chairman of the Board shall have the power to call special meetings of the shareholders and of the directors for any purpose. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors unless the Chairman of the Board is absent or
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incapacitated. The Chairman of the Board, subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, shall generally do and perform all acts incident to the position of the Chairman of the Board and which are authorized or required by law.
Directors shall receive compensation for their services as directors as may be fixed by the holders of Common Stock, including reimbursement for expenses for Board related services.
SECTION 4. MEETINGS
The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the times and places designated by the Board of Directors. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of shareholders. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, the President, or any three (3) directors.
SECTION 5. NOTICE
No notice shall be required of any annual or regular meeting of the Board of Directors unless the place has been changed from that last designated by the Board of Directors. Notice of any annual or regular meeting, when required, or of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director in writing or by telephone at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time fixed for the meeting. Notice may be waived by any director. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting. At any meeting at which every director is present, even without notice, any business may be transacted.
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SECTION 6. ADJOURNMENTS
Any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors may be adjourned from time to time by the members present whether or not a quorum is present, and no notice shall be required of any continuation of an adjourned meeting beyond the announcement at the adjourned meeting.
SECTION 7. INDEMNIFICATION
Each person serving as a director or an officer of the Corporation, or, at the request of the Corporation, as a director or an officer of any other company in which the Corporation has a financial interest and regardless of whether or not the person is then in office, and the heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives of the person, shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent of the authority of the Corporation to so indemnify as authorized by Texas law.
SECTION 8. COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors may designate from among its members one (1) or more committees, to exercise the power and authority and perform the functions that the Board may determine, except as may be limited by law.
ARTICLE III
CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO SIGN CONTRACTS
Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise specifically direct, all contracts, instruments, documents or agreements of the Corporation shall be executed in the name of the Corporation by the President, or any Vice President, or any other employee, if approved by the
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President by either administrative policy letter or specific written designation. It shall not be necessary that the corporate seal be affixed to any contract.
Except as otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes, electronic funds transfer documents, and other negotiable instruments shall be signed by the President, any Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer. Facsimile signatures shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this section.
SECTION 3. APPROVAL BY SHAREHOLDERS
The Board of Directors in its discretion may submit any contract, or act, for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any special meeting of the shareholders called for the purpose of considering the act or contract. Any contract or act that is approved or ratified by the vote of the holders of the Common Stock of the Corporation which is represented in person or by proxy at the meeting shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. NUMBER, ELECTION AND TERM
The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Controller, who shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting and who shall hold office until the next annual meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified except for the President who shall be elected as provided for in Section 2 below. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as "Executive" Vice Presidents and one or more Vice Presidents as "Senior" Vice Presidents. The title of any Vice President may include
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words indicative of the area of responsibility of the Vice President. The Board of Directors shall designate one of the Vice Presidents as the chief financial officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such additional officers as the interest of the Corporation may require and fix their terms and duties of office. A vacancy occurring in any office of a Vice President may be filled by the Board of Directors. All Vice Presidents shall hold office at the discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be subject to removal at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors. Election of any person as an officer of the Corporation shall not of itself create contract rights. The Board may appoint as officers persons who are not employees of the Corporation, with the consent of the shareholders.
SECTION 2. PRESIDENT
The President shall be elected annually by the shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The President shall provide active management over all operations of the Corporation subject to control of the Board of Directors. The President shall have the power to appoint and discharge, subject to the general approval or review by the Board of Directors, employees and agents of the Corporation and to fix their compensation, to make and sign contracts and agreements in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and direct the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President may delegate authority to officers of the Corporation as the President may determine. The President shall have the power to segregate the operations of the Corporation into areas of responsibility. The President shall see that the books, reports, statements and certificates required by law are properly kept, made, and filed, and shall generally do and perform all acts which are authorized or required by law. The President shall designate a Vice President who shall, during the absence or incapacity of the President, assume and perform all functions and duties which the President might lawfully do if present in person and not under any incapacity.
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SECTION 3. VICE PRESIDENTS
Each Vice President designated as "Executive" or "Senior Vice President" shall be responsible for the areas and activities assigned by the President, shall be subject to the authority of the President and shall assist in the general control and management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.
All other Vice Presidents shall be responsible for the areas and activities assigned by the President and shall perform other duties as may be required, including those assigned to an Executive or Senior Vice President during the absence or incapacity of the Executive or Senior Vice President.
The Secretary shall keep a record in the proper books provided for that purpose of meetings and proceedings of shareholders, the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors, and shall record all votes of the directors and shareholders in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall notify the directors and shareholders of meetings as required by law or by the bylaws of the Corporation and shall perform other duties as may be required by law or the bylaws of the Corporation, or which may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or President. The Secretary is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Secretary deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Secretary. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation.
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The Treasurer shall have the custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation, and shall have the power on behalf of the Corporation to sign checks, notes, drafts and other evidences of indebtedness, to borrow money for the current needs of the business of the Corporation and to make short‑term investments of surplus funds of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall render to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President, whenever requested, an account of all transactions performed as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall perform other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President. The Treasurer is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Treasurer deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Treasurer. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation .
The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation and have full responsibility and control of the accounting practices of the Corporation The Controller shall, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors or the President, establish accounting policies. The Controller shall standardize and coordinate accounting practices, supervise all accounting records and the presentation of all financial statements and tax returns. The Controller shall have other powers and duties as, from time to time, may be conferred by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President. The Controller is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Controller deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Controller, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Controller. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation.
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In making any appointments of assistants, the Secretary, Treasurer and Controller shall use the following form:
I, ________________ (Name), the duly elected _______________ (Title) of Texas-New Mexico Power Company do hereby appoint (Name) to serve as Assistant __________________(Title) for the period of (Date) to (Date), unless this appointment is terminated earlier in writing, to assume or perform all functions and duties which I might require and, in my absence or incapacity, which I might lawfully do if present and not under any incapacity.
Any appointments of assistants by the Secretary, Treasurer or Controller and any terminations of appointments shall be maintained in the records of the Secretary's office .
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
SECTION 1. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
The name of the person owning shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, together with the number of shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the Corporation's books. All certificates surrendered to the Corporation shall be canceled, and no new certificates shall be issued until a certificate or certificates aggregating the same number of shares of the same class have been surrendered or canceled. The Board of Directors may make proper provision, from time to time, for the issuance of new certificates in place of lost, destroyed or stolen certificates.
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SECTION 2. TRANSFER OF SHARES
Transfers of shares shall be made only upon the books of the Corporation by the holder or by the holder's attorney in fact upon surrender of certificates for a like number of shares.
SECTION 3. LOST, DESTROYED OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES
A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation, or any predecessor of the Corporation, alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost, destroyed or stolen certificate to give to the Corporation satisfactory evidence that the certificate was lost, destroyed or stolen.
SECTION 4. FIXING OF RECORD DATES
For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide that the stock transfer books be closed for a stated period not to exceed thirty (30) days. If the stock transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders, the books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days immediately prior to the meeting.
In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of shareholders, the date to be not more than thirty (30) days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which the action requiring the determination of shareholders is to be taken.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. BOOKS
The books of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law, may be kept outside of the State of Texas, at such place or places as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. CORPORATE SEAL
The common corporate seal is, and until otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors shall be, an impression circular in form upon paper or wax bearing the words "Texas-New Mexico Power Company." The seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when directed by the Board of Directors, a duplicate of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The principal office shall be established and maintained at a place designated by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 5. BYLAWS
The common shareholders of the Corporation are authorized to alter, amend and repeal the Corporation's Bylaws, or adopt new Bylaws. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to alter, amend and repeal the Corporation's Bylaws, except as provided in this Section.
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The Board of Directors is not authorized to alter, amend or repeal the provisions of the Corporation's Bylaws relating to the number of directors, compensation of directors, selection of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and selection of the President.
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Exhibit 10.9
EXECUTION COPY
CONSENT AND WAIVER
DATED AS OF APRIL 5, 2005
TO
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF APRIL 8, 2003
THIS CONSENT AND WAIVER TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (" Consent ") is made effective as of this 5th day of April, 2005 by and among PNM Receivables Corp., a Delaware corporation (the " Seller "), Public Service Company of New Mexico, a New Mexico corporation (the " Servicer "), the Investors party to the hereinafter identified and defined Receivables Purchase Agreement, Bank of America, N.A., as successor-in-interest to Fleet Securities, Inc., as a Managing Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as successor-in-interest to Fleet Securities, Inc., as Deal Agent for the Investors under such Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of April 8, 2003 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 dated June 19, 2003, that certain Amendment No. 2 dated April 6, 2004, as modified by that certain Assignment dated April 28, 2004, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 dated October 15, 2004, and as modified hereby and as the same may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the " Receivables Purchase Agreement "). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Investors, the Managing Agent and the Deal Agent are parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Investors, the Managing Agent and the Deal Agent wish to amend the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Servicer wish to extend the Liquidity Termination Date under the Receivables Purchase Agreement to April 4, 2006;
WHEREAS, the Investors, the Managing Agent and the Deal Agent wish to grant the Consent on the terms and conditions set forth herein:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller, the Servicer, the Investors, the Managing Agent and the Deal Agent have agreed to the following:
1. Waiver and Request for Extension . Pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Agreement, the Seller hereby requests an extension of the Liquidity Termination Date to April 4, 2006. Each of the parties hereto consents to such extension and agrees to waive the notice and timing requirements with regard to the foregoing extension set forth in Section 13.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
2. Conditions of Effectiveness . The provisions of Section 1 of this Consent shall not become effective unless this Consent shall have been executed by the Seller, the Servicer, the Investors, the Managing Agent and the Deal Agent.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Seller and Servicer . The Seller and Servicer hereby represent and warrant as follows:
3.1. The Seller and Servicer have the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Consent and the officers of the Seller and Servicer executing this Consent have been duly authorized to execute and deliver the same and bind the Seller and Servicer with respect to the provisions hereof.
3.2. This Consent and the Receivables Purchase Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller and Servicer, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor's rights generally).
3.3. Upon the effectiveness of this Consent, the Seller and Servicer hereby reaffirm all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to the extent the same are not modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of this Consent.
3.4. There exists no Amortization Event.
4. Reference to the Effect on the Receivables Purchase Agreement .
4.1. Upon the effectiveness of Section 1, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Receivables Purchase Agreement to "this Receivables Purchase Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like import in each of the Loan Documents shall mean and be a reference to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as modified hereby.
4.2. Except as specifically modified above, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
4.3. Except as specifically stated above, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Consent shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power of remedy of the Deal Agent, the Managing Agent or the Investors, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
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The Deal Agent, on behalf of itself and the Investors, hereby expressly reserves all of the Deal Agent's and the Investors' rights and remedies under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and applicable law in respect of any Amortization Events under the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
5. Headings . Section headings in this Consent are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Consent for any other purpose.
6. Counterparts . This Consent may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consent has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PNM RECEIVABLES CORP., as Seller
By:
/s/ Terry R. Horn
Name: Terry R. Horn
Title: Treasurer
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW
MEXICO, as Servicer
By:
/s/ Terry R. Horn
Name: Terry R. Horn
Title: Treasurer
YC SUSI TRUST, as Conduit Investor
By: Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Trustee
By:
/s/ Charu Mani
Name: Charu Mani
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Alternate Investor
By:
/s/ Charu Mani
Name: Charu Mani
Title: Vice President
BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., as Managing Agent and as
Deal Agent
By:
/s/ Charu Mani
Name: Charu Mani
Title: Vice President
Exhibit 10.31.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
NON-UNION SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
Effective January 1, 2002, Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM") adopted the Public Service Company of New Mexico Benefits My Way Plan (the "BMW Plan"). Effective November 27, 2002, sponsorship of the BMW Plan was transferred from PNM to PNM Resources, Inc. ("PNM Resources") and the Plan was renamed the "PNM Resources, Inc. Benefits My Way Plan." The BMW Plan consisted of a number of component programs including Program 12, Non-Union Severance Pay Program (the "Non-Union Severance Program"). Effective as of January 1, 2004, PNM Resources amended and restated the BMW Plan to divide it into a number of separate plans that replace the component programs in effect on December 31, 2003. As part of the amendment and restatement, the PNM Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan (the "Plan") was created as a successor plan to the Non-Union Severance Program, effective as of January 1, 2004. By this instrument, PNM Resources intends to clarify Section 4.6 of the Plan.
1. This First Amendment shall be effective as of April 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted herein.
2. Section 4.6 ( No Duplication of Benefits ) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof:
Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any agreement that is entered into between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant if: (i) pursuant to the agreement the Company or the Affiliate agrees to pay a bonus to the Participant in exchange for the Participant's agreement to continue in employment for a particular period of time following the Company's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of TNP Enterprises, Inc. ("TNPE") (the "Transaction") or until the completion of a particular project; (ii) the agreement specifically provides that the Participant may be entitled to receive benefits pursuant to this Plan; (iii) the
Participant is not an officer of the Company; and (iv) the agreement is entered into no later than sixty (60) days following the closing of the Transaction.
3. This First Amendment amends only the provisions of the Plan noted herein, and those provisions not expressly amended shall be considered in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this First Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions and intent of this First Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PNM Resources has caused this First Amendment to be executed as of this __ 3 __ day of June 2005.
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Alice A. Cobb
Its:
Senior
Vice President and
Chief
Administrative Officer
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Exhibit 10.31.2
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE
PNM RESOURCES,
INC.
NON-UNION
SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
Effective January 1, 2002, Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM") adopted the Public Service Company of New Mexico Benefits My Way Plan (the "BMW Plan"). Effective November 27, 2002, sponsorship of the BMW Plan was transferred from PNM to PNM Resources, Inc. ("PNM Resources") and the Plan as renamed the "PNM Resources, Inc. Benefits My Way Plan." The BMW Plan consisted of a number of component programs including Program 12, Non-Union Severance Pay Program (the "Non-Union Severance Program"). Effective as of January 1, 2004, PNM Resources amended and restated the BMW Plan to divide it into a number of separate plans that replace several of the component programs in effect on December 31, 2003. As part of the amendment and restatement, the PNM Resources, Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan (the "Plan") was created as a successor plan to the Non-Union Severance Program, effective as of January 1, 2004. The Plan has since been amended on one previous occasion. By this instrument, PNM Resources now desires to amend the Plan in order to clarify the procedure by which affiliates of PNM Resources may adopt the Plan and to provide for service crediting with predecessor employers.
1. This Second Amendment shall be effective as of June 6, 2005, unless otherwise noted herein.
2. This Second Amendment amends only the provisions of the Plan as noted below, and those provisions not expressly amended shall be considered in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Second Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the
Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions and intent of this Second Amendment.
3. Section 2.1(bb) ( Year of Service ) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to the end thereof:
The Company and SW Acquisition, L.P. entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement in which the Company agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of stock of TNP Enterprises, Inc. (the "Transaction"). Upon the close of the Transaction, for purposes of calculating the Years of Service of a "Transferred Employee," each Transferred Employee shall receive credit for all service with TNP Enterprises, Inc., Texas-New Mexico Power Company, First Choice Power, Inc. or any other TNP Enterprises, Inc. subsidiary as if such service were performed for the Company. Service will be credited on a reasonably uniform basis for all Transferred Employees.
For this purpose, a "Transferred Employee" is any employee who was employed by TNP Enterprises, Inc. or its subsidiaries on the closing date of the Transaction and who immediately after the closing date of the Transaction is employed by the Company, TNPE Enterprises or the Affiliates of either.
3. Section 3.5 ( Certain Employees Ineligible For Benefits of the Plan ) is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (e) to provide as follows:
(e) Employees who do not terminate employment with the Company and all of its Affiliates.
4. Section 9.1 ( General ) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:
9.1 Adoption by Affiliates .
(a) An Affiliate, by action of its board of directors, may adopt the Plan with respect to its Employees only with the approval of the Board.
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(b) Except as otherwise clearly indicated by the context "Company" as used herein shall include each Affiliate that has adopted this Plan in accordance with this Section 9.1.
(c) By adopting the Plan, each participating Affiliate shall be deemed to have agreed to:
(1) Assume the obligations and liabilities imposed upon it by the Plan with respect to the its Employees;
(2) Comply with all of the terms and provisions of the Plan;
(3) Delegate to the Committee the power and responsibility to administer the Plan with respect to the Affiliate's Employees;
(4) Delegate to PNM Resources the full power to amend or terminate the Plan with respect to the Affiliate's Employees; and
(5) Be bound by any action taken by PNM Resources pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Plan, regardless of whether such action is taken with or without the consent of the Affiliate.
(d) If an Employee is transferred between Affiliates, the Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of this Plan.
(e) Any Affiliate that has adopted this Plan for the benefit of its Employees may terminate its adoption of the Plan by action of its board of directors and timely providing notice to PNM Resources of such termination.
(f) PNM Resources and each participating Affiliate shall bear the costs and expenses of providing benefits to their respective Employees who are Participants. Such costs and expenses shall be allocated among PNM Resources Affiliates in accordance with agreements entered into between PNM Resources and any participating Affiliate, or in the absence of such an agreement, procedures adopted by PNM Resources.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PNM Resources has caused this Second Amendment to be executed as of this __ 3 ___ day of June 2005.
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Alice A. Cobb
Its: Sr. Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
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Exhibit 10.56.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE
PNM RESOURCES,
INC.
EXECUTIVE
SAVINGS PLAN II
Effective as of December 15, 2004, PNM Resources, Inc. (the "Company") adopted the PNM Resources, Inc. Executive Savings Plan II (the "Plan"). By this instrument, the Company now desires to amend the Plan in order to provide for service crediting with predecessor employers.
1. This First Amendment shall be effective as of June 6, 2005.
2. This First Amendment amends only the provisions of the Plan as set forth herein, and those provisions not expressly amended hereby shall be considered in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this First Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions and intent of this First Amendment.
3. Section 1.1(ss) ( Year of Service ) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to the end thereof:
The Company and SW Acquisition, L.P. entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement in which the Company agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of stock of TNP Enterprises, Inc. (the "Transaction"). Upon the close of the Transaction, for purposes of calculating the Years of Service of a "Transferred Employee," each Transferred Employee shall receive credit for all service with TNP Enterprises, Inc., Texas-New Mexico Power Company, First Choice Power, Inc. or any other TNP Enterprises, Inc. subsidiary as if such service were performed for the Company. Service will be credited on a reasonably uniform basis for all Transferred Employees.
For this purpose, a "Transferred Employee" is any employee who was employed by TNP Enterprises, Inc. or
its subsidiaries on the closing date of the Transaction and who immediately after the closing date of the Transaction is employed by the Company, TNPE Enterprises or the Affiliates of either.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PNM Resources has caused this First Amendment to be executed as of this __ 3 __ day of June 2005.
PNM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Alice A. Cobb
Its: Sr. Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer
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Texas-New
Mexico
Power
Company
Excess
Benefit Plan
October 1,1996
Article I: Purposes |
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Article II: Definitions and |
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2.1 Definitions: |
1 |
2.2 Construction: |
1 |
2.3 Governing Law |
1 |
Article III: Eligibility and Participation |
2 |
Article IV: Provisions for Benefits |
2 |
Article V: Amount of Benefits |
2 |
Article VI: Payment of Benefits |
2 |
Article VII: Death Benefits |
2 |
Article VIII: Appointment of Committee |
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8.1 Appointment of Committee: |
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8.2 Committee Powers and Duties: |
3 |
8.3 Claims Procedure: |
3 |
Article IX: Miscellaneous Provisions |
4 |
9.1 Amendment, Termination, Etc |
4 |
9.2 Nonguarantee of Employment: |
4 |
9.3 Nonalienation of Benefits |
4 |
9.4 Liability |
4 |
9.5 Indemnification: |
4 |
Texas-New Mexico Power Company Excess Benefit Plan
Article I: Purpose
The purpose of this Plan is to provide those defined benefit plan benefits which are not payable to an employee under such plan because of the limitations of Code Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Article II: Definitions and Construction
2.1 Definitions:
Where the following words and phrases appear in this Plan, they shall have the respective, meanings set forth, below, unless their context clearly indicates to the contrary.
(a) Basic Pension Plan
Benefit: The amount of pension payable to the
Participant
under the Pension Plan after reduction to comply with the limits of
Code Sections 401(a)(17) and/or 415.
(b)
Board
of Directors: The duly elected and serving Board of Directors of the Employer
or any duly authorized committee of that Board.
(c)
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (d)
Committee: The persons appointed to administer the Plan in
accordance with Article VIII.
(e) Effective Date: January 1, 1983
(f) Employer Texas-New
Mexico Power Company, a corporation
organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Texas, or its successor or
successors.
(g) Excess Pension Plan
Benefit: A Participant's vested pension benefit, if
any,
provided under Article V hereof
attributable to the reduction in his Pension
Plan
benefit in compliance with Code Sections 401(a)17 and/or 415.
(h) Participant: An eligible employee of the Employer who meets the requirements to participate in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article III hereof.
(I) Pension Plan: Texas-New Mexico Power Company Pension Plan, as
amended or restated from time to time.
(j) Plan: Texas-New Mexico Power Company Excess Benefit Plan, as amended or restated from time to time.
(k) Plan Year: The twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1st and ending on December 3 1 st
2.2 Construction:
The masculine gender, where appealing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender; the singular may include the plural; and vice versa, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
2.3 Governing Law:
The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent preempted by federal law.
Texas-New Mexico Power Company Excess Benefit Plan
Article III: Eligibility and Participation
Any employee of the Employer whose Basic Pension Plan Benefit is limited by the benefit limitations of Code Sections 401(a)(17) and/or 415 and/or any employee who has been granted additional years of service for purposes of this plan shall participate in this plan if designated for coverage hereunder by the Board of Directors. Only employees who are within a select group of management or highly compensated Employees may be designated for coverage hereunder.
Article IV: Provisions for Benefits
Benefits under the Plan shall constitute general obligations of the Employer in accordance with the terms of the Plan. No amounts in respect of such benefits shall be set aside or held in trust, and no recipient of any benefit shall have any right to have the benefit paid out of any particular assets of the Employer. (Except that the Board of Directors may establish a trust(s) out of which the benefits hereunder may be paid, provided that the principal and income of such trust(s) are subject to the claims of the creditors of the Employer in the event of insolvency as provided for under me terms of such trust(s).)
Article V: Amount of Benefits
If the pension payable to the Participant from the Pension Plan is less than the Participant's pension benefit would be if it were (i) calculated without reference to the limitations of Code Sections 401(a)(17) and/or 415, (ii) not reduced as a result of any voluntary deferrals of compensation under the terms of the Texas-New Mexico Power Company Deferred Compensation Plan, and (iii) calculated using any additional years of service that have been granted to the Participant for purposes of this plan, then the difference between the actual
pension benefit and the benefit so calculated shall be provided by this plan.
Article VI: Payment of Benefits
Payment of any Participant's Excess Pension Plan Benefit under Article V hereof, shall commence at the same time as the payment of me Participant's Pension benefit under the Pension Plan, and shall be in the form elected by the Participant from the payment options made available by the Employer. A Participant's election will only be valid if it is filed (on a form prescribed by the Committee), prior to beginning of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which termination of employment occurs. If no valid election is made, then payment of benefits, if any, shall be made in the form of a 10 Year Certain and Life Pension as defined by the Pension Plan , or in the sole discretion of the Committee, in a lump sum.
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Article VII: Death Benefits
In the event any death benefit payable under the Pension Plan prior to commencement of the Basic Pension Plan Benefit thereunder is limited due to Code Sections 401(a)(17) and/or 415 limitations, the amount by which such death benefit is so limited shall be payable hereunder at the same time and in the same manner as the death benefit payable under the Pension Plan*
Article Vlll: Appointment of Committee
8.1 Appointment of Committee:
The Plan shall be administered by a Committee, which, unless otherwise
determined
by the Board of Directors, shall be the Board of Directors. The
membership of the Committee may be reduced, changed, or increased from time to time in the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors.
8.2 Committee Powers and Duties:
The duties of the Committee will be determined by the Board of Directors. The Committee shall have such powers as may be necessary to discharge its duties hereunder.
8.3 Claims Procedure
In any case in which a claim for Plan benefits of a Participant or beneficiary is denied or modified, the Committee shall furnish written notice to the claimant within ninety days (or within 180 days if additional information requested by the Committee necessitates an extension of the ninety-day period), which notice shall:
(i) State the specific reason or reasons for the denial or modification;
(ii) Provide specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial or modification is based;
(iii) Provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Participant, his beneficiary, or representative to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
(iv) Explain the Plan's claim review procedure as contained herein.
In the event a claim for Plan benefits is denied or modified, if the Participant, his beneficiary, or a representative of such Participant or beneficiary desires to have such denial or modification reviewed, he must within sixty days following receipt of the notice of such denial or modification, submit a written request for review by the Committee of its initial decision. In connection with such request, the Participant, his beneficiary, or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary may review any pertinent documents upon which such denial or modification was based and may submit issues and comments in writing. Within sixty days following such request for review, the Committee shall, after
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providing a full and fair review, render its final decision in writing to the Participant, his beneficiary, or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary, stating specific reasons for such decision and making specific references to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based. If special circumstances require an extension of such sixty-day period, the Committee's decision shall be rendered as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review. If an extension of tone for review is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Participant, beneficiary, or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary prior to the commencement of the extension period.
Article IX: Miscellaneous Provisions
9.1 Amendment, Termination, Etc.:
The Board of Directors may in its absolute discretion, by resolution, from time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate in whole or in part (and if terminated reinstate) any or all provisions of the Plan; except that no amendment, suspension, or termination may apply so as to decrease the payment to any Participant (or Beneficiary) of any benefit under the Plan, which he accrued prior to the effective date of such amendment, suspension, or termination. Any such amendment, suspension, or termination shall become effective on such date as shall be specified in such resolution and, except as expressly limited, in this section 9.1, include such provisions and have such effect as the Board of Directors in its absolute discretion deems desirable.
9.2 Nonguarantee of Employment:
Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Employer and any employee, or as a right of any employee to be continued in the employment of the Employer, or as a limitation of the right of the Employer to discharge any of its employees, with or without cause.
9.3 Nonalientation of Benefits:
To the extent permitted by law, benefits payable under this Plan shall not, without Committee consent, be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary. Any unauthorized attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge, or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void. No part of the assets of the Employer shall be subject to seizure by legal process resulting from any attempt by creditors of or claimants against any Participant (or beneficiary), or any person claiming under or through the foregoing,
9.4 Liability:
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No member of the Board of Directors, or of the Committee, shall be liable for any act or action, whether of commission or omission, taken by any other member or by any officer, agent, or employee of the Employer, or of any such body, nor, except in circumstances involving his bad faith, for anything done or omitted to be done by himself.
9.4 Indemnification:
The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Board of Directors and/or the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities arising out of his administrative functions or fiduciary responsibilities, including any expenses and liabilities that are caused by or result from an act or omission
constituting the negligence of such member in the performance of such functions or responsibilities, but excluding expenses and liabilities that are caused by or result from such, member's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Expenses against which such member shall be indemnified hereunder shall include, without without limitation, the amounts of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees, and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted or a proceeding brought or settlement thereof..
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
By: __ /s/ Michael D. Blanchard ____
Name: __ Michael D. Blanchard ____
Title: __ Corporate Secretary ______
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Exhibit 10.86.1
[*] Indicates that the confidential portion has been omitted from this filed exhibit and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission
AMENDMENT THREE TO UNDERGROUND COAL SALES AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT THREE TO UNDERGROUND COAL SALES AGREEMENT ("Amendment Three"), by and between SAN JUAN COAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (referred to herein as "SJCC") and PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO, a New Mexico corporation, and TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, an Arizona corporation (collectively referred to herein as the "Utilities") (with SJCC and Utilities herein sometimes collectively referred to as "Parties"), amends that certain Underground Coal Sales Agreement dated August 31, 2001 as amended (the "UG-CSA") between SJCC and the Utilities.
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment Three and for other good and valuable consideration, the Utilities jointly and severally agree with SJCC as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Section 8.3(A)(1) of the UG-CSA is modified by replacing the value "[*]" with the value "[*]" in the formula contained in that section. This change shall be effective as of January 1, 2003.
2. Section 8.3(A)(3) of the UG-CSA is modified by replacing the last paragraph of that section, that begins: "In no event.", and ends with the end of the section, with the paragraph:
"In no event shall the inflation-deflation adjustment cause the Processing CIE Eligible-Adj to be less than Processing CIE min where Processing CIE min is calculated as follows:
Processing CIE min = [*]
or the Processing CIE Non-elg-Adj to be less than:
Processing CIE min [divided by *]
3. All other provisions of the UG-CSA not specifically amended by this Amendment Three remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf by their respective officers, thereunto duly authorized.
Public Service Company of New Mexico
By:
/s/ Hugh W. Smith
Name:
Hugh W. Smith
Title:
Senior VP, Energy Resources
Date: April 29, 2005
Tucson Electric Power Company
By:
/s/ Michael J. DeConcini
Name:
Michael J. DeConcini
Title:
SR Vice President
Date:
May 2, 2005
San Juan Coal Company
By:
/s/ Gary Lansdale
Name:
Gary Lansdale
Title:
VP SJCC
Date:
April 28, 2005
BHP Minerals International Inc., a Delaware corporation, (formerly BHP-Utah International Inc.), the guarantor of the obligations of San Juan Coal Company under the Underground Coal Sales Agreement pursuant to the Guarantee dated September 25, 2001 (the Guarantee"), hereby consents to the foregoing Amendment Three to the Underground Coal Sales Agreement and agrees that all references in the Guarantee to the Underground Coal Sales Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Underground Coal Sales Agreement as amended by this Amendment Three.
BHP Minerals International, Inc.
By:
/s/ Earl K. Moore
Name:
Earl K. Moore
Title:
CEO & President
Date:
May
10, 2005
By:
/s/ M. Ruth Rhodes
Name:
M. Ruth Rhodes
Secretary
Date:
May 11, 2005
(Corporate Seal)
Exhibit 12.1
PNM
RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(1,000'S)
Line |
YTD |
Year Ended December 31, |
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No. |
06/30/05 |
12/31/04 |
12/31/03 |
12/31/02 |
12/31/01 |
12/31/00 |
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Fixed charges, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |
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1 |
Interest on Long-term Debt |
$30,711 |
$46,702 |
$ 59,429 |
$ 56,409 |
$ 62,716 |
$ 62,823 |
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2 |
Amortization of Debt Premium, Discount and Expenses |
1,619 |
2,697 |
2,838 |
2,302 |
2,346 |
2,037 |
||||||
3 |
Other Interest |
2,377 |
2,319 |
5,423 |
2,859 |
(42) |
752 |
||||||
4 |
Estimated Interest Factor of Lease Rental Charges |
10,138 |
19,617 |
20,452 |
23,233 |
22,856 |
19,716 |
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5 |
Total Fixed Charges |
$44,845 |
$71,335 |
$ 88,142 |
$ 84,803 |
$ 87,876 |
$ 85,328 |
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Earnings, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |
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6 |
Consolidated Net Earnings from Continuing Operations |
$34,250 |
$ 88,258 |
$ 59,138 |
$ 64,272 |
$150,433 |
$100,946 |
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7 |
Income Taxes |
18,584 |
49,247 |
27,889 |
33,032 |
81,063 |
74,345 |
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8 |
Add Fixed Charges as Above |
44,845 |
71,335 |
88,142 |
84,803 |
87,876 |
85,328 |
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9 |
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges |
$97,679 |
$208,840 |
$175,169 |
$182,107 |
$319,372 |
$260,619 |
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10 |
Ratio for Earnings to Fixed Charges |
2.18 |
2.93 |
1.99 |
2.15 |
3.63 |
3.05 |
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PNM RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Exhibit 12.2 |
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends |
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(1,000'S) |
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY |
Exhibit 12.3 |
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends |
|
(1,000'S) |
EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification
I, Jeffry E. Sterba, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of each of PNM Resources, Inc. and Public Service Company of New Mexico;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of each registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for such registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to such registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during each registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (each registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to such registrant's auditors and the audit committee of such registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect such registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in such registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 8, 2005
/s/ Jeffry E. Sterba |
Jeffry E. Sterba,
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
PNM Resources, Inc. and
Public Service Company of New Mexico
EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification
I, John R. Loyack, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of each of PNM Resources, Inc. and Public Service Company of New Mexico;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of each registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for such registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to such registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during each registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (each registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to such registrant's auditors and the audit committee of such registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect such registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in such registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 8, 2005
/s/ John R. Loyack |
John R. Loyack,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
PNM Resources, Inc. and
Public Service Company of New Mexico
EXHIBIT 31.3
Certification
I, W. Douglas Hobbs, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Texas-New Mexico Power Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (each registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 8, 2005
/s/ W. Douglas Hobbs |
W. Douglas Hobbs,
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Texas-New Mexico Power
Company
EXHIBIT 31.4
Certification
I, Thomas G. Sategna, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Texas-New Mexico Power Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (each registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 8, 2005
/s/ Thomas G. Sategna |
Thomas G. Sategna,
Vice President and Corporate
Controller
Texas-New Mexico Power
Company
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, for each of PNM Resources, Inc. and Public Service Company of New Mexico ("Companies"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2005 ("Report"), I, Jeffry E. Sterba, Chief Executive Officer of the Companies, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of § 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Companies.
Date: August 8, 2005 |
By: |
/s/Jeffry E. Sterba |
Jeffry E. Sterba |
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Chairman, President and |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, for each of PNM Resources, Inc. and Public Service Company of New Mexico ("Companies"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2005 ("Report"), I, John R. Loyack, Chief Financial Officer of the Companies, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of § 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Companies.
Date: August 8, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ John R. Loyack |
John R. Loyack |
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Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, for Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("Company"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2005 ("Report"), I, W. Douglas Hobbs, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of § 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 8, 2005 |
By: |
/s/W. Douglas Hobbs |
W. Douglas Hobbs |
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Chairman, President and |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, for Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("Company"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2005 ("Report"), I, Thomas G. Sategna, Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of § 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 8, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Thomas G. Sategna |
Thomas G. Sategna |
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Vice President and |
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Corporate Controller |