-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ALPLS8ENkuFmubj9UK14jK+FGZJRVCcn/1fRGGvsO6FOiPdVcwtMT/Rw+FuK9GAR DNamlMeS8Yyqg/w+pdrofw== 0001193125-05-246291.txt : 20051221 0001193125-05-246291.hdr.sgml : 20051221 20051221114831 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-246291 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051220 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20051221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000031978 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 740607870 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14206 FILM NUMBER: 051277492 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 N OREGON ST CITY: EL PASO STATE: TX ZIP: 79901 BUSINESS PHONE: 9155435711 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 20, 2005

 

 

El Paso Electric Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Texas   0-296   74-0607870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Stanton Tower, 100 North Stanton, El Paso, Texas   79901
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(915) 543-5711

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  ¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

    Item 8.01 — Other Events

 

On December 20, 2005, Julius F. Bates, Chief Operating Officer of El Paso Electric Company (the “Company”), adopted a prearranged stock trading plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Mr. Bates holds options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Options”) which were granted on June 11, 1996 and which expire on June 10, 2006 unless exercised prior to such date. The Options have an exercise price of $5.56 per share. Under the Plan, Mr. Bates has instructed his brokerage firm to exercise the Options and sell all of the resulting shares at market price pursuant to a predetermined formula.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY

By:  

/s/ GARY D. SANDERS

   

Gary D. Sanders

Interim General Counsel and Assistant

Corporate Secretary

 

Dated:  December 21, 2005

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