8-K Feb 1



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):
February 1, 2012
 


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)


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Item 8.01 Other Events.
El Paso Electric Company (the “Company”) announced on February 1, 2012 that it filed a rate case with the City of El Paso. To maintain uniform rates throughout its West Texas system, the Company filed the same rate case with all other cities in its Texas service territory and with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release issued by the Company dated February 1, 2012



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
 
 
By:
/s/ DAVID G. CARPENTER
Name:
 David Carpenter
Title:
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 1, 2012