Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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):

November 1, 2017

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)

[phone]

(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:

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 1, 2017, the Company announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy of the press release containing the announcement and a copy of the presentation at the Company's 3rd Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call is included as Exhibit 99.01 and Exhibit 99.02 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company does not intend for this exhibit to be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)	Exhibits

99.01      Earnings Press Release, dated November 1, 2017

99.02     Presentation at the 3rd Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call

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 1, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.01	Earnings Press Release, dated November 1, 2017
99.02	Presentation at the 3rd Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call