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):

~~November~~February 626, ~~2019~~2020

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 Street
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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value	EE	New York Stock Exchange

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 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 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On ~~November~~February 626, ~~2019~~2020, the Company announced its financial results for the three months and ~~nine~~twelve months ended ~~September~~December 3031, 2019. A copy of the earnings press release containing the announcement and a copy of the Company's ~~Third~~Fourth Quarter 2019 Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 and Exhibit 99.02, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

None of the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibits 99.01 and 99.02 to this Current Report on Form 8-K will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

The information set forth in Item 2.02 above and in Exhibits 99.01 and 99.02 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

None of the information furnished in this Item 7.01 will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(d)	Exhibits

99.01 Earnings Press Release, dated ~~November~~February 626, ~~2019~~2020

99.02 ~~Third~~Fourth Quarter 2019 Investor Presentation

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY

(Registrant)

By: /s/ NATHAN T. HIRSCHI

Name: Nathan T. Hirschi

Title: Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Dated: ~~November~~February 626, ~~2019~~2020

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