UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest events reported) July 18, 2001 --------------------- (July 17, 2001) --------------------- PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Mexico 85-0019030 --------------------------- Commission ---------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction File Number 1-6986 (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) ------ Identification) Number) Alvarado Square, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158 ---------------------------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (505) 241-2700 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------------------ (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure The following is a press release issued by the Company on July 17, 2001 and is being filed herewith as a Regulation FD Disclosure. PNM Declares Common Stock Dividend Albuquerque, N.M., July 17, 2001 -- The Board of Directors of PNM, the Public Service Company of New Mexico (NYSE:PNM), has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on common stock. The indicated annual common stock dividend rate of 80 cents per share is unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable August 17, 2001 to shareholders of record on August 2, 2001. PNM is a combined electric and gas utility serving approximately 1.3 million people in New Mexico. The company also sells power on the wholesale market in the Western U.S. PNM stock is traded primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM. 2 SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO (Registrant) Date: July 18, 2001 /s/ John R. Loyack ------------------------------------ John R. Loyack Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Officer duly authorized to sign this report) 3