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Electric Company&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>Texas</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center"><B>001-14206</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>74-0607870</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Stanton Tower, 100 North Stanton, El Paso, Texas</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>79901</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Issuance of $150 million of Senior Notes</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On December 1, 2014, El Paso Electric Company (the &#8220;<B>Company</B>&#8221;)
closed its issuance and sale of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due December 1, 2044 (the &#8220;<B>Senior
Notes</B>&#8221;) pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated November 24, 2014 (the &#8220;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>&#8221;)
between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., as representatives of the several
underwriters named therein. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior
Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures, and to repay outstanding short-term
borrowings used for working capital purposes under the Company&#8217;s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 14, 2014. </FONT>The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 1, 2005 between the Company and
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor to JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the &#8220;<B>Trustee</B>&#8221;), and as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May 19, 2008 between the Company and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by a Securities Resolution No. 4 approved
by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014. The terms and conditions of the Senior
Notes are contained in Securities Resolution No. 4, to which a form of the global note representing the Senior Notes is attached.
The offering of the Senior Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;<B>Act</B>&#8221;) pursuant to
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333- 198989) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act, which
became automatically effective upon filing on September 26, 2014. Copies of the Underwriting Agreement, Securities Resolution No.
4, the opinion of Duggins Wren Mann &amp; Romero, LLP regarding the validity of the Senior Notes, and the opinion of Davis Polk
&amp; Wardwell LLP regarding the validity of the Senior Notes, are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt">Underwriting Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt">Securities Resolution No. 4 approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Duggins Wren Mann &amp; Romero, LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Duggins Wren Mann &amp; Romero, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Dated: December 1, 2014</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Nathan T. Hirschi</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Nathan T. Hirschi</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt">Underwriting Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt">Securities Resolution No. 4 approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Duggins Wren Mann &amp; Romero, LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Duggins Wren Mann &amp; Romero, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 2.9pt 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)</FONT></TD></TR>
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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
1, 2014
El Paso
Electric Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
001-14206
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:
o
Written
communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Issuance of $150 million of Senior Notes
On December 1, 2014, El Paso Electric Company (the "
Company
")
closed its issuance and sale of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due December 1, 2044 (the "
Senior
Notes
") pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated November 24, 2014 (the "
Underwriting Agreement
")
between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., as representatives of the several
underwriters named therein.
The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior
Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures, and to repay outstanding short-term
borrowings used for working capital purposes under the Company's Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 14, 2014.
The Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 1, 2005 between the Company and
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor to JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "
Trustee
"), and as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May 19, 2008 between the Company and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by a Securities Resolution No. 4 approved
by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014. The terms and conditions of the Senior
Notes are contained in Securities Resolution No. 4, to which a form of the global note representing the Senior Notes is attached.
The offering of the Senior Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "
Act
") pursuant to
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333- 198989) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act, which
became automatically effective upon filing on September 26, 2014. Copies of the Underwriting Agreement, Securities Resolution No.
4, the opinion of Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP regarding the validity of the Senior Notes, and the opinion of Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP regarding the validity of the Senior Notes, are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
.
Exhibit Number
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
4.1
Securities Resolution No. 4 approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014
5.1
Opinion of Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP
5.2
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
23.1
Consent of Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)
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.
Dated: December 1, 2014
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Nathan T. Hirschi
Name:
Nathan T. Hirschi
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Index
to Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated November 24, 2014, between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
4.1
Securities Resolution No. 4 approved by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated December 1, 2014
5.1
Opinion of Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP
5.2
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
23.1
Consent of Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)