Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The description contained under the Introductory Note above is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.01.

The description of the effects of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 3, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or


           Standard; Transfer of Listing.



The information set forth under the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.01.

On the Closing Date, in connection with the closing of the Merger (the "Closing"), the Company notified the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that the Merger had been consummated and requested that the NYSE delist shares of Company common stock and file with the SEC a notification on Form 25 to report the delisting of shares of Company common stock from the NYSE and to deregister shares of Company common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Trading of Company common stock on the NYSE was suspended after closure of trading on the Closing Date.

Promptly following the effectiveness of the Form 25, the Company expects to file a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate the registration under the Exchange Act of its shares and to suspend its reporting obligations under Sections 12(g) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case with respect to Company common stock.

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Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth under the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Items 3.01 and 5.03 is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03.

In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time, holders of Company common stock immediately prior to such time ceased to have any rights as shareholders in the Company (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement).

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth under the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.01.

In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time, a change of control of the Company occurred and Merger Sub has been merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the Surviving Corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and effective as of the Effective Time, the directors of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time became the directors of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation (the "Board"). As of the Effective Time, the members of the Board consisted of Kathy Alexander, Frank Cassidy, Ed Escudero, L. Frederick "Rick" Francis, Andrew "Landy" Gilbert, Mike Jesanis, Peter Kind, Kathleen Lawler, Raymond Palacios, and Adrian Rodriguez.

At the Effective Time, the officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time continued as the officers of the Surviving Corporation; provided that, in connection with the Closing, the Company announced that Kelly Tomblin has been appointed as the incoming chief executive officer of the Company. Mr. Rodriguez will continue to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary until Ms. Tomblin joins the Company.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal


           Year.



At the Effective Time, the certificate of formation of the Surviving Company was amended and restated to be the same as the certificate of formation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation is reflected as "El Paso Electric Company", and is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation were amended and restated to be the same as the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation is reflected as "El Paso Electric Company", and is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.




Item 8.01. Other Events.


On July 28, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the amount of its "stub period" dividend to be paid to record holders of Company common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The "stub period" dividend will be in an amount equal to $0.004505 per share of Company common stock (which reflects the most recent regular quarterly dividend rate of $0.41 per share, divided by 91 days) multiplied by the number of days from and including June 17, 2020, the day after the record date for the most recent regular quarterly Company common stock dividend, to and including the day on which the Merger occurred, July 29, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, on the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                                Description
  2.1         Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and among
              El Paso Electric Company, Sun Jupiter Holdings LLC and Sun Merger Sub
              Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's
              Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 3, 2019)
  3.1         Restated Certificate of Formation of El Paso Electric Company,
              effective as of July 29, 2020
  3.2         Amended and Restated Bylaws of El Paso Electric Company, effective as
              of July 29, 2020
  99.1        Press Release issued by El Paso Electric Company on July 28, 2020
  99.2        Joint Press Release issued by El Paso Electric Company and The
              Infrastructure Investments Fund on July 29, 2020
104           Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
              embedded within the Inline XBRL document


* The schedules and exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of such schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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