Form 8-K

-----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, NySuZmnEPUPG5LEt4LfxVeeOw0ea/KYBgK3bNrY8R+aGaO8thwlUbZSipiLmswEa AX7OT5uMZ96weqCBrTYW8w== 0001193125-06-245340.txt : 20061201 0001193125-06-245340.hdr.sgml : 20061201 20061201162930 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-245340 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061201 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20061201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061201 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: 061251638 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, DC 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 1, 2006

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)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


Stanton Tower, 100 North Stanton, El Paso, Texas		79901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (915) 543-5711

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 communications 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 1, 2006, Gary R. Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer and President of El Paso Electric Company (the “Company”), adopted a Stock Trading Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to instruct his brokerage firm to sell shares on his behalf in the future. Mr. Hedrick adopted the Plan with his brokerage firm for the purpose of (i) exercising 100,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company, which were granted to him on January 3, 1998 at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, and selling the resulting shares at market price; (ii) exercising 200,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company, which were granted on November 5, 2001 at an exercise price of $13.59 per share, and selling the resulting shares at market price; and (iii) selling at market price up to 115,858 shares of common stock currently owned by him.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	El Paso Electric Company

Dated: December 1, 2006	By:	/s/ Gary D. Sanders
	Name:	Gary D. Sanders
	Title:	General Counsel

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