Edgar Filing: PNM RESOURCES INC

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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)	July 2, 2018
	(June 28, 2018)






Commission	Name of Registrants, State of Incorporation,	I.R.S. Employer
File Number	Address and Telephone Number	Identification No.
001-32462	PNM Resources, Inc.	85-0468296
	(A New Mexico Corporation)
	414 Silver Ave. SW
	Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3289
	(505) 241-2700

002-97230	Texas-New Mexico Power Company	75-0204070
	(A Texas Corporation)
	577 N. Garden Ridge Blvd.
	Lewisville, Texas 75067
	(972) 420-4189

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 28, 2018 PNM Resources, Inc.’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Texas-New Mexico Power Company (“TNMP”), issued $60,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.85% First Mortgage Bonds, due 2028, Series 2018A (the “Bonds”) in a private placement in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Bonds were sold by TNMP to institutional accredited investors (as defined by Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act) pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement dated June 28, 2018 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”). In the Bond Purchase Agreement, TNMP agreed to sell the Bonds subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the Bond Purchase Agreement, which is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Bonds were issued pursuant to TNMP’s First Mortgage Indenture dated as of March 23, 2009 (the “First Mortgage Indenture”), between TNMP and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (formerly known as Union Bank, N.A.) (as successor to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as previously supplemented and amended and as further supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of June 28, 2018, between TNMP and the Trustee (the “Ninth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the First Mortgage Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Bonds are secured by a first mortgage lien on substantially all of TNMP’s property, subject to excepted encumbrances, reservations, contracts and other exceptions as are permitted by the Indenture, and rank equally in right of payment with all other securities theretofore or thereafter issued under the First Mortgage Indenture.

Interest on the Bonds is payable semiannually on June 28 and December 28 of each year, commencing on December 28, 2018, at a fixed rate of 3.85% per annum. TNMP may, upon not less than ten nor more than sixty days’ prior written notice (unless the holders of more than 50% of the principal amount of the then-outstanding Bonds agree in writing to another time period), prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Bonds, in an amount not less than ten percent of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at a prepayment price equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, (b) accrued and unpaid interest thereon and (c) a make-whole amount, if any, determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The principal amount of the Bonds is payable on June 28, 2028.

The First Mortgage Indenture contains events of default customary for such a transaction, including, without limitation: failure to pay interest on any Security (as defined in the First Mortgage Indenture) for sixty days after becoming due; failure to pay the principal of or premium on any Security when due; failure to comply with or breach of any covenant or warranty contained in the First Mortgage Indenture, subject to a ninety day cure period after written notice of default has been delivered; and certain events relating to reorganization, bankruptcy and insolvency of TNMP. If an “Event of Default” (as defined in the First Mortgage Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of not less than thirty-three percent in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may declare the principal amount of all Securities then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

In addition, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture contains bond repurchase events (subject to a fifteen day cure period), including, without limitation: actions by TNMP or any Controlled Entity (as defined in the Ninth Supplemental Indenture) which subject a Bond holder to terrorism sanctions regulations; the sale or lease of TNMP’s assets in excess of specified thresholds during any calendar year; defaults in respect of obligations relating to certain debt; failure to deliver to each institutional investor Bond holder certain financial and business information related to TNMP; failure to maintain a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capitalization less than or equal to 0.65 to 1.0; and material misrepresentations of any representation or warranty contained in the Ninth Supplemental Indenture. If a “Bond Repurchase Event” (as defined in the Ninth Supplemental Indenture) occurs and is continuing, TNMP must repurchase the Bonds for a purchase price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding, plus

all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and a make-whole amount determined for the Bond Repurchase Event date with respect to such principal amount.

The Ninth Supplemental Indenture further includes a provision whereby a change in control in TNMP or PNM Resources Inc. would obligate TNMP to offer to prepay all of the Bonds at one-hundred percent (100%) of the principal amount of the Bonds, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, but without any make-whole amount or other premium.

The above description of the Indenture does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations thereunder. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1, and the First Mortgage Indenture, filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2009 as Exhibit 4.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The form of Bond, which is included as a part of the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Bonds are not registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements and applicable state laws. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase the Bonds or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.





Exhibit Number	Description

4.1	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2018, between Texas-New Mexico Power Company and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Trustee.
4.2	Form of Bond (included in Exhibit 4.1).
10.1	Bond Purchase Agreement dated June 28, 2018, between Texas-New Mexico Power Company and the purchasers named therein.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






	PNM RESOURCES, INC.
	TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
	(Registrants)

Date: July 2, 2018	/s/ Joseph D. Tarry
	Joseph D. Tarry
	Vice President, Finance and Controller
	(Officer duly authorized to sign this report)