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Financing
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing
Financing

Additional information concerning financing activities, including a TNMP cash-flow hedge, which terminated on June 27, 2014, that established a fixed interest rate on a variable rate loan, is contained in Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2014 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

Financing Activities

On March 5, 2014, PNM entered into a $175.0 million Term Loan Agreement (the “PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement”) among PNM and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Lender and Administrative Agent. On March 5, 2014, PNM used a portion of the funds borrowed under the PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement to repay all amounts outstanding under PNM’s existing $75.0 million PNM 2013 Term Loan Agreement and other short-term amounts outstanding. The PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement bears interest at a variable rate, which was 1.13% at March 31, 2015, must be repaid on or before September 4, 2015, and is reflected in current maturities of long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement includes customary covenants, including requirements to not exceed a maximum consolidated debt-to-capital ratio and customary events of default. The PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement has a cross default provision and a change of control provision.

On March 9, 2015, PNMR entered into a $150.0 million Term Loan Agreement (“PNMR 2015 Term Loan Agreement”) between PNMR, the lenders identified therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender and Administrative Agent. The PNMR 2015 Term Loan Agreement bears interest at a variable rate, which was 1.18% at March 31, 2015, and must be repaid on or before March 9, 2018. The PNMR 2015 Term Loan Agreement includes customary covenants, including requirements to not exceed a maximum consolidated debt-to-capital ratio and customary events of default. The PNMR 2015 Term Loan Agreement has a cross default provision and a change of control provision.

Short-term Debt

The PNMR Revolving Credit Facility has a financing capacity of $300.0 million and the PNM Revolving Credit Facility has a financing capacity of $400.0 million. Both of these facilities mature on October 31, 2019 and provide for an additional one-year extension option, subject to approval by a majority of the lenders. The TNMP Revolving Credit Facility is a $75.0 million revolving credit facility secured by $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of TNMP first mortgage bonds. The TNMP Revolving Credit Facility matures on September 18, 2018. PNM also has the $50.0 million PNM New Mexico Credit Facility that expires on January 8, 2018. At March 31, 2015, there were no borrowings under any of these facilities. At March 31, 2015, TNMP had $28.5 million in borrowings from PNMR under its intercompany loan agreement. At March 31, 2015, the weighted average interest rate was 1.03% for borrowings outstanding under the twelve-month PNMR Term Loan Agreement, which matures in December 2015. Short-term debt outstanding consisted of:
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
Short-term Debt
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
PNM:
 
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
 
$

 
$

PNM New Mexico Credit Facility
 

 

TNMP – Revolving credit facility
 

 
5,000

PNMR:
 
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
 

 
600

PNMR Term Loan Agreement
 
100,000

 
100,000

 
 
$
100,000

 
$
105,600



At April 24, 2015, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP had $292.3 million, $396.8 million, and $74.9 million of availability under their respective revolving credit facilities, including reductions of availability due to outstanding letters of credit, and PNM had $50.0 million of availability under the PNM New Mexico Credit Facility. Total availability at April 24, 2015, on a consolidated basis, was $814.0 million for PNMR. As of April 24, 2015, PNM had $26.4 million and TNMP had $38.4 million in borrowings from PNMR under their intercompany loan agreements. At April 24, 2015, PNMR, PNM and TNMP had consolidated invested cash of $87.4 million, none, and none. The availability amounts do not include remaining capacity of $25.0 million available under the PNM Multi-draw Term Loan at April 24, 2015.