UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Explanatory Note:
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed, on October 20, 2020, Avangrid, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Corporation”), NM Green Holdings, Inc., a New Mexico corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (“Merger Sub”), and PNM Resources, Inc., a New Mexico corporation (“PNMR”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended by the Amendment to Merger Agreement dated as of January 3, 2022, and the Amendment No. 2 to the Merger Agreement dated as of April 12, 2023, collectively, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into PNMR (the “Merger”), with PNMR surviving the Merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The Merger Agreement provides that it may be terminated if the closing of the Merger shall not have occurred by July 20, 2023 (the “End Date”).
On June 19, 2023, PNMR, Avangrid and Merger Sub entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Merger Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which they agreed to further extend the “End Date” under the Merger Agreement from July 20, 2023 to December 31, 2023, provided that PNMR and Avangrid may mutually agree to extend the End Date to March 31, 2024 if all conditions to closing the Merger have been satisfied other than the obtaining of all Required Regulatory Approvals (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
The foregoing description of the Third Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Amendment No 3. to Merger Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2023, by and among Avangrid, Inc., PNM Resources, Inc. and NM Green Holdings, Inc. | |
| 104 | Cover page in Inline XBRL format | |
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this current report on Form 8-K may relate to our future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving us and our subsidiaries that are not purely historical and may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “expect(s),” “believe(s),” “anticipate(s),” “intend(s),” “plan(s),” “estimate(s),” “project(s),” “assume(s),” “guide(s),” “target(s),”“forecast(s),” “are (is) confident that” and “seek(s)” or the negative of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives and intentions, outlooks or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations, or the impact of legal or regulatory matters on business, results of operations or financial condition of the business and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current reasonable beliefs, expectations, and assumptions of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Important factors are discussed and should be reviewed in our Form 10-K and other subsequent filings with the SEC. Specifically, forward-looking statements include, without limitation: our ability to close the proposed merger with PNMR, the anticipated timing and terms of the proposed merger, our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger and our
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ability to manage the risks of the proposed merger; future financial performance, anticipated liquidity and capital expenditures; actions or inactions of local, state or federal regulatory agencies; adverse publicity or other reputational harm; and other presently unknown unforeseen factors.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, and we encourage you to consult such disclosures.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AVANGRID, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Scott Mahoney | |
| Name: | R. Scott Mahoney | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Dated: June 20, 2023
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