Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-198989
March 21, 2016

PRICING TERM SHEET

EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY
$150,000,000
5.000% Senior Notes due December 1, 2044

Issuer:
El Paso Electric Company
Issue:
5.000% Senior Notes due  December 1, 2044
Ratings*:
Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
Principal Amount:
$150,000,000 (Reopening of 5.000% Senior Notes due December 1, 2044, of which $150,000,000 was previously issued on December 1, 2014), for a total principal amount outstanding of $ 300,000,000
Maturity:
December 1, 2044
Coupon:
5.000% (interest accrues from December 1, 2015)
Interest Payment Dates:
June 1 and December 1, commencing June 1, 2016
Treasury Benchmark:
3.000% due November 15, 2045
Treasury Yield:
2.697%
Reoffer Spread:
T+200 basis points
Reoffer Yield:
4.697%
Price to Public:
104.701% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from December 1, 2015 to, but excluding, March 24, 2016 (the total amount of accrued interest on March 24, 2016 will be $2,354,166.67)
Transaction Date:
March 21, 2016
Settlement Date:
March 24, 2016 (T+3)
Redemption Terms:
  
Make-whole call:
Prior to June 1, 2044, callable at any time at a make-whole premium of the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount and (ii) discounted present value at Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points
Par call:
On or after June 1, 2044, callable at any time at par
Minimum Denomination:
$1,000
CUSIP/ISIN:
283677AZ5/US283677AZ52
Joint Book-Running Managers:
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
 
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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