Form 8-K - Current report


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)			August 5, 2024
			(August 5, 2024)

Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address Of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, Commission File No., IRS Employer Identification No.

TXNM Energy, Inc.

(A New Mexico Corporation)

414 Silver Ave. SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3289

Telephone Number - (505) 241-2700

Commission File No. - 001-32462

IRS Employer Identification No. - 85-0468296

PNM Resources, Inc.

(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:



☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 40.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 40.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Registrant	Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
TXNM Energy, Inc.	Common Stock, no par value	TXNM	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 5, 2024, TXNM Energy, Inc. (formerly PNM Resources, Inc.) (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “ATM Amendment”) to that certain Distribution Agreement, dated May 6, 2024 (as amended by the ATM Amendment, the “Distribution Agreement”) among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Sales Agents”) and Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (collectively, the “Forward Purchasers”). Pursuant to the ATM Amendment, the aggregate offering sales price of shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the “Shares”), which the Company may sell and issue through the Sales Agents, pursuant to agency and principal transactions and/or the Forward Purchasers, in forward stock purchase transactions evidenced by separate letter agreements (each, a “Forward Agreement”), was increased from up to $100 million to up to $300 million (the “ATM Upsize”). As of August 5, 2024, the Company has sold 262,025 Shares for an aggregate offering sales price of $9,993,513 under the Distribution Agreement, leaving a remaining aggregate offering sales price of $290,006,487 available for sale under the Distribution Agreement. Also on August 5, 2024, the Company filed supplement no. 1 (“Supplement No. 1”), dated August 5, 2024, to the prospectus supplement, dated May 6, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the ATM Upsize.

The offer and sales of the Shares, if any, made pursuant to the Distribution Agreement and any Forward Agreement, will be made under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR, which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became automatically effective on March 2, 2022, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement and Supplement No. 1.

The Company is not obligated to, and it cannot provide any assurances that it will, make any sales of the Shares under the Distribution Agreement or any Forward Agreement. The Company will pay each Sales Agent a commission rate of up to 2% of the gross sales price per share of any Shares sold through such Sales Agent as agent under the Distribution Agreement, as well as reimbursement of certain expenses. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time upon prior written notice to the Sales Agents and Forwards Purchasers or by any Sales Agent or any Forward Purchaser with respect to itself at any time upon prior written notice to the Company.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy the Shares, nor shall there be an offer, solicitation or sale of the Shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the ATM Amendment, Distribution Agreement and Forward Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements. A copy of the ATM Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Distribution Agreement, including a form of Forward Agreement attached as Exhibit B thereto, was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2024 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The legal opinion of Leonard D. Sanchez, Associate General Counsel to the Company, relating to the additional Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Distribution Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and the consent of Leonard D. Sanchez is filed as Exhibit 23.1.

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

Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

Effective 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 2, 2024 (the “Effective Time”), the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”) by filing Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles Amendment”) with the New Mexico Secretary of State to (i) change its name to TXNM Energy, Inc. (the “Name Change”) and (ii) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, from 120,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares (the “Share Increase”). There were no other changes to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation other than the Name Change and the Share Increase. The Name Change and Share Increase do not affect the rights of the Company’s shareholders.

On August 5, 2024, subsequent to the effectiveness of the Articles Amendment, the Company restated its Articles of Incorporation, as amended by the Articles Amendment, by filing Restated Articles of Incorporation with the New Mexico Secretary of State (the “Restated Articles of Incorporation”). The Name Change and Share Increase previously were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2024 and by the shareholders at the 2024 annual shareholders’ meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 4, 2024 and are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2024.

Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws

Additionally, effective as of the Effective Time, the Company’s Bylaws were amended and restated (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”) to reflect the change in the Company’s name to TXNM Energy, Inc.

The foregoing summary of the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of each document, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 5, 2024, the Company issued a press release in connection with the Name Change and a related change to the Company’s New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously announced, in connection with the Name Change, the Company’s ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange changed from “PNM” to “TXNM” beginning at the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 5, 2024. The CUSIP for the Company’s common stock remains unchanged as 69349H107.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

3.1						Restated Articles of Incorporation of TXNM Energy, Inc.

3.2						Bylaws of TXNM Energy, Inc., with all amendments to and including August 2, 2024

5.1						Opinion of Leonard D. Sanchez, Associate General Counsel to the Company, dated August 5, relating the legality of the Shares

10.1						Distribution Agreement, dated May 6, 2024, by and among TXNM Energy, Inc. (formerly PNM Resources, Inc.), BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (each as sales agent) and Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (each as forward purchaser) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to TXNM’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 6, 2024)

10.2						Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement, dated August 5, 2024, by and among BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Company

23.1						Consent of Leonard D. Sanchez, Associate General Counsel to the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1)

99.1						Press release, dated as of August 5, 2024

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 thereunto duly authorized.


			TXNM ENERGY, INC.

			(Registrant)


Date: August 5, 2024			/s/ Gerald R. Bischoff
			Gerald R. Bischoff
			Vice President and Corporate Controller
			(Officer duly authorized to sign this report)

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

PNM RESOURCES, INC.

Pursuant to the provisions of NMSA 1978, Section 53-13-1, PNM Resources, Inc. (business ID number 2070134) adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation (as amended):

I. The name of the corporation is PNM Resources, Inc. (the “Corporation”)

II. The following amendment (“Amendment 1”) to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by a majority of the shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on June 4, 2024.

Article I is amended so that it reads in its entirety as follows:

The name of the Corporation is TXNM Energy, Inc.

III. The following amendment (“Amendment 2”) to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by a majority of the shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on June 4, 2024.

Section A of Article IV is amended so that it reads in its entirety as follows:

A. Authorized Capital Shares. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is Two Hundred Ten (210) Million shares, of which Two Hundred (200) Million shares shall be Common Stock, no par value, and Ten (10) Million shares shall be Preferred Stock, no par value. Common Stock and Preferred Stock shall be issued for such minimum consideration as authorized by the Board of Directors.

IV. The number of shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on Amendment 1 and Amendment 2 was 90,200,384 shares of common stock.

V. The number of shares voting in favor of Amendment 1 was 80,355,630 shares of common stock, with 414,174 shares of common stock being voted against. The number of shares voting in favor of Amendment 2 was 78,817,281 shares of common stock, with 1,952,523 shares of common stock being voted against.

VI. These Articles of Amendment shall become effective at 3:00 p.m., Mountain Time, on August 2, 2024.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Amendment as of this 2nd day of August 2024.

PNM RESOURCES, INC.

By: _/s/ P.K Collawn_____________________

P.K. Collawn

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.2

BYLAWS

TXNM ENERGY, INC.

With all Amendments to and Including August 2, 2024

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BYLAWS

TXNM ENERGY, INC.

ARTICLE I

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Meetings

The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at the time and place set by resolution of the Board of Directors for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Special meetings may be called by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or by holders of not less than one-tenth of all the shares entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 2. Notice

Written notice of any meeting stating the time and place, and if a special meeting, the purpose, of the meeting shall be mailed to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at the address of the shareholder as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law. Notices of special meetings called by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, and of annual meetings shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days nor more than fifty (50) days before the meeting. Notices of other special shareholder meetings shall be mailed not less than forty (40) days nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting.

Section 3. Adjournment

Whenever a quorum is not present at any meeting of the shareholders, or whenever it may be deemed desirable, a majority in interest of the shareholders present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time to any future date, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting. At any continuation of the adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting originally scheduled.

Section 4. Order of Business

(a) The Chairman of the Board, or in the absence of the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence, a director designated by the Board of Directors, shall call meetings of the shareholders to order and shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The shareholders may appoint any shareholder or the proxy of any shareholder to act as Chairman of any meeting of the shareholders in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a director designated by the Board to serve as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary at all meetings of the shareholders, but in the absence of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary at any meetings of the shareholders, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Chairman of the meeting shall have the right to determine the order of business at the meeting, to prescribe the rules and procedures for the conduct of the meeting, and to do all things necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting, including maintenance of order and safety and limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments on the affairs of the Corporation.

(c) The only business that may be conducted at an annual meeting of shareholders is that business which has been brought before the meeting: (i) by or at the direction of the Chairman of the meeting; (ii) pursuant to the notice of the meeting; or (iii) by any shareholder who is a holder of record at the time of the giving of the notice of the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in Section 4 (d) and any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

(d) For business, including nomination of director candidates or other proposals pursuant to rules promulgated by the SEC, to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice of the proposal in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. If a nomination of director candidates or other proposal is brought pursuant to SEC rules, a shareholder must comply with the rule’s requirements, as well as the requirements set forth in this Section 4(d). To be timely under this Section 4(d), a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the Secretary’s office at least one hundred twenty (120) days before: (a) the date on which the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Eproxy Notice”) for the prior year’s annual meeting of shareholders was first mailed, or (b) if no such Eproxy Notice was mailed, the date on which the proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting of shareholders were first mailed. To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth in writing as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting:

(i) in the case of nomination of a director candidate, a description of the proposed candidate’s qualifications for the position, a brief summary of no more than five hundred (500) words providing reasons why the candidate is being nominated, and the information required by subparts (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 4(d);

(ii) in the case of business other than the nomination of a director candidate, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting the business at the annual meeting and the information required by subparts (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 4(d);

(iii) the name and address of the shareholder proposing the business and all persons or entities acting in concert with the shareholder;

(iv) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the shareholder and all persons or entities acting in concert with the shareholder;

(v) the holding of any economic interest in the Corporation through derivative positions, including, swaps, options, and forwards, by the shareholder and all persons or entities acting in concert with the shareholder; and

(vi) any material interest of the shareholder in the proposed business.

The notice requirements set forth in this Section 4(d) shall not be waived nor shall they be deemed to have been satisfied by virtue of the fact that the Corporation has initiated its own process for electing directors at the annual meeting or for considering other business properly before the annual meeting.

Section 5. Inspectors

At each meeting of the shareholders at which a vote by ballot is taken, the polls shall be opened and closed, the proxies and ballots shall be collected, and the validity of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by two inspectors. No person who is a candidate for the office of director shall act as inspector of any election for directors. The inspectors shall be appointed by the Board of Directors before the meeting or, if no appointment has been made, then by the Chairman of the meeting. If for any reason any of the inspectors

previously appointed fails to attend or refuses or is unable to serve, those inspectors not serving shall be replaced by inspectors appointed by the Chairman of the meeting.

Section 6. Voting

At meetings of shareholders, every shareholder having voting rights as provided for in the Articles of Incorporation shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock outstanding in the name of the shareholder on the books of the Corporation on the date on which shareholders entitled to vote are determined or as otherwise provided for in the Articles of Incorporation. Each shareholder may be represented and vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in writing or other manner authorized by the Board of Directors to the extent permitted by law. If the instrument designates two (2) or more persons to act as proxies, a majority of the proxies present at the meeting may exercise all of the powers conferred by the instrument unless the instrument provides otherwise. No proxy shall be voted at any meeting or continuation of an adjourned meeting other than that for which the proxy is given.

In all elections for directors, voting shall be by written ballot, or by electronic, telephonic or other process as the Board of Directors may authorize, to the extent permitted by law.

The Board of Directors may fix a date in advance not exceeding fifty (50) days before the date of any meeting of shareholders as a record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. Only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

Section 7. Proxy Access

(a) Whenever the Board of Directors solicits proxies with respect to the election of directors at an annual meeting of shareholders, subject to the provisions of this Article I, Section 7, the Corporation shall, if expressly requested in the relevant Notice of Proxy Access

Nomination (as defined below), include in its proxy statement for such annual meeting, in addition to any persons nominated for election by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, the name, together with the Required Information (defined below), of any person nominated for election (the “Shareholder Nominee”) to the Board of Directors by a shareholder or group of no more than twenty (20) shareholders (counting as one (1) shareholder, for this purpose, any two (2) or more funds that are (i) under common management and investment control, (ii) under common management and funded primarily by the same employer, or (iii) a “group of investment companies,” as such term is defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that satisfies the requirements of this Article I, Section 7 (such shareholder or shareholder group, including each member thereof to the extent the context requires, the “Eligible Shareholder”), and who expressly elects at the time of providing the notice required by this Article I, Section 7 (the “Notice of Proxy Access Nomination”) to have its nominee included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Article I, Section 7. In the event that the Eligible Shareholder consists of a group of shareholders, any and all requirements and obligations for an individual Eligible Shareholder that are set forth in these Bylaws, including the Minimum Holding Period (defined below), shall apply to each member of such group; provided, however, that the Required Ownership Percentage (defined below) shall apply to the ownership of the group in the aggregate. For purposes of this Article I, Section 7, the “Required Information” that the Corporation will include in its proxy statement is the information provided to the Secretary concerning the Shareholder Nominee and the Eligible Shareholder that is required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s proxy statement by the regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and if the Eligible Shareholder so elects, a written statement, not to exceed five hundred (500) words, in support of the Shareholder Nominee(s)’ candidacy (the “Statement”) if

such statement fully complies with Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 14a-9.

(b) To be timely, the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination must be addressed to the Secretary and delivered to or mailed and received at the Secretary’s office no more than one hundred fifty (150) days and no less than one hundred twenty (120) days before: (i) the first anniversary of the date on which the Eproxy Notice for the prior year’s annual meeting of shareholders was first mailed (as stated in the Corporation’s proxy materials relating to that annual meeting), or (ii) if no such Eproxy Notice was mailed, the first anniversary of the date on which the proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting of shareholders were first mailed (as stated in the Corporation’s proxy materials relating to that annual meeting); provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, in order to be timely the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs. The advance notice requirement specified in this Article I, Section 7(b) is the Corporation’s “advance notice provision” for purposes of Rule 14a-18 under the Exchange Act.

(c) The maximum number of Shareholder Nominees nominated by all Eligible Shareholders that will be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to an annual meeting of shareholders shall be the greater of (i) one (1) or (ii) twenty percent (20%) of the total number of directors in office (rounded down to the nearest whole number below twenty percent) (the “Maximum Number”) as of the last day on which a Notice of Proxy Access Nomination may be delivered pursuant to and in accordance with this Article I, Section 7 (the “Final Proxy Access Nomination Date”). In the event that one (1) or more vacancies for any reason occurs after the

Final Proxy Access Nomination Date but before the date of the annual meeting and the Board of Directors resolves to reduce the size of the Board of Directors in connection therewith, the Maximum Number included in the Corporation’s proxy materials shall be calculated based on the number of directors in office as so reduced.

The following individuals shall be counted for purposes of determining when the Maximum Number has been reached: (i) any individual nominated by an Eligible Shareholder for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 whom the Board of Directors decides to nominate as a nominee of the Board of Directors, (ii) any individual nominated by an Eligible Shareholder for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 but whose nomination is subsequently withdrawn, shall be counted as one of the Shareholder Nominees for purposes of determining when the maximum number of Shareholder Nominees provided for in this Article I, Section 7 has been reached, (iii) any Shareholder Nominee who ceases to satisfy the eligibility requirements in this Article I, Section 7, as determined by the Board of Directors, and (iv) any incumbent director who had been a Shareholder Nominee at any of the preceding three (3) annual meetings and whose reelection at the upcoming annual meeting is being recommended by the Board of Directors. Any Eligible Shareholder submitting more than one Shareholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 shall rank such Shareholder Nominees based on the order that the Eligible Shareholder desires such Shareholder Nominees to be selected for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement in the event that the total number of Shareholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Shareholders pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 exceeds the Maximum Number provided for in this Article I, Section 7. In the event that the number of Shareholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Shareholders pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 exceeds the Maximum Number provided for in this Article I, Section 7, the highest

ranking Shareholder Nominee who meets the requirements of this Article I, Section 7 from each Eligible Shareholder will be selected for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials until the Maximum Number is reached, going in order of the amount (largest to smallest) of shares of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock each Eligible Shareholder disclosed as owned in its respective Notice of Proxy Access Nomination submitted to the Corporation. If the Maximum Number is not reached after the highest ranking Shareholder Nominee who meets the requirements of this Article I, Section 7 from each Eligible Shareholder has been selected, this process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the Maximum Number is reached.

(d) For purposes of this Article I, Section 7, an Eligible Shareholder shall “own” only those outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation as to which the shareholder possesses both:

(i) the full voting and investment rights pertaining to the shares; and

(ii) the full economic interest in (including the opportunity for profit from and risk of loss on) such shares;

provided that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) shall not include any shares:

(A) purchased or sold by such shareholder or any of its affiliates in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, including any short sale;

(B) borrowed by such shareholder or any of its affiliates for any purposes or purchased by such shareholder or any of its affiliates pursuant to an agreement to resell or subject to any other obligation to resell to another person; or

of sale, other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such shareholder or any of its affiliates, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of shares of outstanding common stock of the Corporation, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, or if exercised by either party would have, the purpose or effect of:

(1) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such shareholder’s or its affiliates’ full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares; and/or

(2) hedging, offsetting or altering to any degree any gain or loss realized or realizable from maintaining the full economic ownership of such shares by such shareholder or its affiliates.

A shareholder shall “own” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as the shareholder retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of directors and possesses the full economic interest in the shares. A shareholder’s ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during (I) any period in which shares have been loaned, provided that the shareholder has the power to recall such loaned shares on five (5) business days’ notice and provides a representation that it will promptly recall such loaned shares upon being notified that any of its Shareholder Nominees will be included in the proxy materials, and (II) any period in which the shareholder has delegated any voting power by means of a proxy, power of attorney or other instrument or arrangement which is revocable at any time by the Shareholder. The terms “owned,” “owning” and other variations of the word “own” shall have correlative meanings. Whether outstanding shares of the common stock of the Corporation are “owned” for these purposes shall be determined by the Board of Directors or any committee

thereof, in each case, in its sole discretion. For purposes of this Article I, Section 7, the term “affiliate” or “affiliates” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. An Eligible Shareholder shall include in its Notice of Proxy Access Nomination the number of shares it is deemed to own for the purposes of this Article I, Section 7.

(e) In order to make a nomination pursuant to this Article I, Section 7, an Eligible Shareholder must have owned (as defined above) the Required Ownership Percentage (as defined below) of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock (the “Required Shares”) continuously for the Minimum Holding Period (as defined below) as of both the date the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination is delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Secretary in accordance with this Article I, Section 7 and the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting and must continue to own the Required Shares through the meeting date. For purposes of this Article I, Section 7, the “Required Ownership Percentage” is three percent (3%) or more, and the “Minimum Holding Period” is three (3) years. Within the time period specified in this Article I, Section 7 for delivering the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, an Eligible Shareholder must provide the following information in writing to the Secretary:

(i) one (1) or more written statements from the record holder of the shares (and from each intermediary through which the shares are or have been held during the Minimum Holding Period) verifying that, as of a date within seven (7) calendar days prior to the date the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination is delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Secretary, the Eligible Shareholder owns, and has owned continuously for the Minimum Holding Period, the Required Shares, and the Eligible Shareholder’s agreement to provide, within five (5)

business days after the record date for the annual meeting, written statements from the record holder and intermediaries verifying the Eligible Shareholder’s continuous ownership of the Required Shares through the record date;

(ii) a copy of the Schedule 14N (or any successor form) that has been filed with the SEC as required by Rule 14a-18 under the Exchange Act;

(iii) the details of any relationship that existed within the past three (3) years and that would have been described pursuant to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14N (or any successor form) if it existed on the date of submission of the Schedule 14N (or any successor form);

(iv) the information, representations and agreements that are the same as those that would be required to be set forth in a shareholder’s notice of nomination pursuant to Article I, Section 4(d) of these Bylaws;

(v) the consent of each Shareholder Nominee to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;

(vi) a representation and warranty that the Eligible Shareholder (including each member of any group of shareholders that together is an Eligible Shareholder hereunder):

(A) acquired the Required Shares in the ordinary course of business and not with the intent to change or influence control at the Corporation, and does not presently have such intent,

(B) presently intends to maintain qualifying ownership of the Required Shares through the date of the annual meeting,

(C) has not nominated and will not nominate for election any individual as a director at the annual meeting, other than its

Shareholder Nominee(s),

(D) has not engaged and will not engage in, and has not and will not be a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act (without reference to the exception in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)) in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting, other than its Shareholder Nominee(s) or a nominee of the Board of Directors,

(E) will not distribute to any shareholder any form of proxy and/or ballot for the meeting other than the form distributed by the Corporation;

(F) agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to any solicitation in connection with the meeting or applicable to the filing and use, if any, of soliciting material, and

(G) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and its shareholders that are or will be true and correct in all material respects and do not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(vii) a representation and warranty that each Shareholder Nominee:

(A) does not have any direct or indirect relationship with the Corporation that would cause the Shareholder Nominee to be considered not independent pursuant to the Corporation's Corporate Governance Principles (as most recently published on its website) and any applicable rules of the SEC and otherwise qualifies as independent under the

rules of the primary U.S. stock exchange on which the Corporation's shares of common stock are traded (such aforementioned independence requirements, the “Applicable Independence Standards”);

(B) meets the Audit and Ethics Committee and Compensation and Human Resources Committee independence requirements under the rules of the primary stock exchange on which the Corporation's shares of common stock are traded;

(D) is an “outside director” for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor provision);

(E) meets the Board of Director requirements in the Corporate Governance Principles used by the Nominating & Governance Committee for considering and evaluating candidates for appointment or elections to the Board of Directors, as most recently published on the Corporation's website; and

(F) is not and has not been subject to any event specified in Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, without reference to whether the event is material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of such Shareholder Nominee;

(viii) an undertaking that the Eligible Shareholder agrees to:

(A) assume all liability stemming from any legal or

regulatory violation arising out of the Eligible Shareholder’s communications with the shareholders of the Corporation or out of the information that the Eligible Shareholder provided to the Corporation;

(B) indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers and employees individually against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers or employees arising out of any nomination submitted by the Eligible Shareholder pursuant to this Article I, Section 7; and

(C) file with the SEC any solicitation or other communication with the Corporation’s shareholders relating to the meeting at which the Shareholder Nominee will be nominated, regardless of whether any such filing is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act or whether any exemption from filing is available thereunder; and

(ix) in the case of a nomination by a group of shareholders that together is an Eligible Shareholder, the designation by all group members of one group member that is authorized to act on behalf of all such members with respect to the nomination and matters related thereto, including withdrawal of the nomination.

(f) Within the time period specified in this Article I, Section 7 for delivering the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, a Shareholder Nominee must deliver to the Secretary a written representation and agreement that such person:

(i) will act as a representative of all of the shareholders of the Corporation while serving as a director;

(ii) is not and will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such Shareholder Nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such Shareholder Nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such Shareholder Nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law;

(iii) will, at reasonable request of the Board of Directors, any committee or officer of the Corporation, meet with the Board of Directors, any committee or officer of the Corporation to discuss matters relating to the nomination of such Shareholder Nominee, including the information provided by such Shareholder Nominee to the Corporation in connection with his or her nomination and such Shareholder Nominee’s eligibility to serve as a member of the Board of Directors;

(iv) is not or will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a candidate for director that has not been fully disclosed to the Corporation;

(v) understands his or her duties as a director under New Mexico law and agrees to act in accordance with those duties while serving as a director;

(vi) will comply with the Corporation’s Principles of Business Conduct (as most recently published on its website), Corporate Governance Principles (as most recently published on its website), and other policies and procedures, including

conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines, and any other policies and guidelines applicable to directors, as well as the applicable provisions of these Bylaws; and

(vii) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and its shareholders that are or will be true and correct in all material respects, and shall not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(g) At the request of the Corporation, the Shareholder Nominee must submit all completed and signed questionnaires required of the Corporation’s directors and officers within five (5) days of receipt. The Corporation may request such additional information as necessary to permit the Board of Directors to determine if each Shareholder Nominee is independent under the listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the Corporation’s capital stock is listed, any applicable rules of the SEC and the Applicable Independence Standards. If the Shareholder Nominee is or becomes a party to any compensatory, payment, reimbursement, indemnification or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation (“Third-Party Compensation”), or has received or will receive any such Third-Party Compensation in connection with candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation (other than agreements providing only for indemnification and/or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in connection with candidacy as a director), such Third-Party Compensation must be fully and completely disclosed to the Corporation’s directors and officers in the manner provided by this section (g).

(h) In the event that any information or communications provided by the Eligible Shareholder or the Shareholder Nominee to the Corporation or its shareholders ceases to be

true and correct in all material respects or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, each Eligible Shareholder or Shareholder Nominee, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Secretary of any defect in such previously provided information and of the information that is required to correct any such defect.

(i) The Corporation shall not be required to include, pursuant to this Article I, Section 7, a Shareholder Nominee in its proxy materials for any meeting of shareholders:

(i) for which the Secretary receives a notice that a shareholder has nominated such Shareholder Nominee for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to the advance notice requirements for shareholder nominees for director set forth in Article I, Section 4(d) of these Bylaws;

(ii) if the Eligible Shareholder who has nominated such Shareholder Nominee has engaged in or is currently engaged in, or has been or is a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act (without reference to the exception in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)) in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting other than its Shareholder Nominee(s) or a nominee of the Board of Directors;

(iii) who is not independent under the Applicable Independence Standards, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion;

(iv) whose election as a member of the Board of Directors would cause the Corporation to be in violation of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, the rules and listing standards of the primary U.S. stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s shares of common stock are traded, or any

applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation;

(v) who is or has been, within the past three (3) years, an officer or director of a “competitor,” as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914;

(vi) who is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in such a criminal proceeding within the past ten (10) years;

(vii) who is subject to any order of the type specified in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended;

(viii) if such Shareholder Nominee or the applicable Eligible Shareholder shall have provided information to the Corporation in respect to such nomination that was untrue in any material respect or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as determined by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, in each case, in its sole discretion;

(ix) who is a director or officer for any public utility company regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

(x) if the Eligible Shareholder or applicable Shareholder Nominee fails to comply with its obligations pursuant to these Bylaws, including, but not limited to, this Article I, Section 7; or

(xi) whose then-current or within the preceding ten (10) years’ business or personal interests place such Shareholder Nominee in a conflict of interest with the corporation or any of its subsidiaries that would cause such Shareholder Nominee to violate any fiduciary duties of directors established

pursuant to New Mexico law, including but not limited to the duty of loyalty and duty of care.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article I, Section 7, the Corporation may omit from its proxy statement, or may supplement or correct, any information, including all or any portion of the Supporting Statement or any other statement in support of a Shareholder Nominee included in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, if the Board of Directors, in good faith, determines that:

(i) such information is not true in all material respects or omits a material statement necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading;

(ii) such information directly or indirectly impugns the character, integrity or personal reputation of, or directly or indirectly makes charges concerning improper, illegal or immoral conduct or associations, without factual foundation, with respect to, any person; or

(iii) the inclusion of such information in the proxy statement would otherwise violate the Exchange Act proxy rules or any other applicable law, rule or regulation.

(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the meeting of the shareholders shall declare a nomination by an Eligible Shareholder to be invalid, and such nomination shall be disregarded notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation, if:

(i) the Shareholder Nominee(s) and/or the applicable Eligible Shareholder shall have breached its or their obligations under this Article I, Section 7, as determined by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the meeting of the shareholders, in each case, in its or his sole discretion; or

(ii) the Eligible Shareholder (or a qualified representative thereof) does not appear at the meeting of shareholders to present any nomination pursuant to this Article I, Section 7.

(l) Any Shareholder Nominee who is included in the Corporation’s proxy materials for a particular annual meeting of shareholders but either:

(i) withdraws from or becomes ineligible or unavailable for election at the annual meeting; or

(ii) does not receive at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the votes cast in favor of such Shareholder Nominee’s election

will be ineligible to be a Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 for the next two (2) annual meetings.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Article I, Section 7(l) shall not prevent any shareholder from nominating any person to the Board of Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Article I, Section 4(d) of these Bylaws.

(m) The Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power and authority to interpret the provisions of this Article I, Section 7 of these Bylaws and make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable in connection with this Article I, Section 7. Any determination to be made by the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors or any other person or body authorized by the Board of Directors and all such actions, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the Board of Directors shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Corporation, any Eligible Shareholder, any Shareholder Nominee, the shareholders and all other parties.

(n) No shareholder shall be permitted to join more than one (1) group of shareholders to

become an Eligible Shareholder for purposes of nominations pursuant to this Article I, Section 7 per each annual meeting of shareholders and if any Eligible Shareholder appears as a member of more than one (1) group, such Eligible Shareholder shall be deemed to be a member of only the group that owns the largest aggregate number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock, as reflected in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination.

(o) This Article I, Section 7 shall be the exclusive method for shareholders to require the Corporation to include nominees for director in the Corporation’s proxy materials.

(p) The Corporation may solicit against, and include in its proxy statement its own statement relating to, any Shareholder Nominee.

ARTICLE II

DIRECTORS

Section 1. Number, Election and Terms

The business and property of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall, by resolution, fix the number of directors which shall be no less than five (5) and no more than twelve (12) in number who shall be elected annually.

Section 2. Compensation

Directors shall receive compensation for their services as directors as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, including reimbursement for expenses for Board related services.

Section 3. Meetings

The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the times and places designated by the Board of Directors. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the election of officers

and such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of shareholders. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or any two (2) directors if there are less than nine (9) directors on the Board, or any three (3) directors if there are nine (9) or more directors on the Board.

Section 4. Notice

No notice shall be required of any annual or regular meeting of the Board of Directors unless the place has been changed from that last designated by the Board of Directors. Notice of any annual or regular meeting, when required, or of any special meeting, of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director in writing or by telephone at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time fixed for the meeting. Notice may be waived by any director. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting. At any meeting at which every director is present, even without notice, any business may be transacted.

Section 5. Adjournments

Any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors may be adjourned from time to time by the members present whether or not a quorum is present, and no notice shall be required of any continuation of an adjourned meeting beyond the announcement at the adjourned meeting.

Section 6. Indemnification

Each person serving as a director or an officer of the Corporation, or, at the request of the Corporation, as a director or an officer of any other company in which the Corporation has a financial interest and regardless of whether or not the person is then in office, and the heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives of the person, shall be indemnified by

the Corporation to the full extent of the authority of the Corporation to so indemnify as authorized by New Mexico law.

Section 7. Committees

The Board of Directors may designate from among its members one (1) or more committees, to exercise the power and authority and perform the functions that the Board may determine, except as may be limited by law.

Section 8. General Board Attributes

Recognizing that the contribution of the Board will depend not only on the character and capabilities of the directors taken individually but also on their collective strengths, the Board shall be composed of:

(a) directors chosen with a view toward bringing to the Board a variety of experience and background relevant to the Company's business;

(b) directors who will form a balanced core of business executives with varied expertise including having accounting or related financial management expertise;

(c) directors who have substantial experience outside the business community ‑‑ in the public, academic or scientific communities, for example;

(d) directors who are financially literate and who satisfy the definition of audit committee financial expert promulgated by the New York Stock Exchange;

(e) directors who will represent the balanced, best interests of the shareholders as a whole rather than special interest groups or constituencies; and

(f) a majority of directors who are independent according to criteria established by the New York Stock Exchange.

Section 9. Director Qualifications

In addition to conformance to the general board attributes described above, candidates for election as directors should possess the following qualifications:

(a) each director should be an individual of the highest character and integrity and have an inquiring mind, vision and the ability to work well with others and exercise good judgment;

(b) each director should be free of any conflict of interest which would violate any applicable law or regulation or interfere with the proper performance of the responsibilities of a director;

(c) each director should possess substantial and significant experience which would be of particular importance to the Company in the performance of the duties of a director;

(d) each director should have sufficient time available to devote to the affairs of the Company in order to carry out the responsibilities of a director;

(e) each director should have the capacity and desire to represent the balanced, best interests of the shareholders as a whole and not primarily a special interest group or constituency; and

(f) each director should have an equity ownership interest in the Company consistent with the approved director stock ownership guidelines.

ARTICLE III

CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

Section 1. Authority to Sign Contracts

Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise specifically direct, all contracts, instruments, documents or agreements of the Corporation shall be executed in the name of the Corporation

by the Chief Executive Officer, or any officer, or any other employee, if approved by the Chief Executive Officer by either administrative policy letter or other specific written designation. It shall not be necessary that the corporate seal be affixed to any contract.

Section 2. Authority to Sign Negotiable Instruments

Except as otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes, electronic funds transfer documents, and other negotiable instruments shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer or other officer. Facsimile signatures shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this section.

Section 3. Approval by Shareholders

The Board of Directors in its discretion may submit any contract, or act, for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any special meeting of the shareholders called for the purpose of considering the act or contract. Except as provided for in the Articles of Incorporation, any contract or act that shall be approved or ratified by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock of the Corporation which is represented in person or by proxy at the meeting shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 1. Number, Election and Term

The Corporation shall have such officers, with titles and duties as shall be stated in resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, as the Board in its discretion deems necessary or appropriate to conduct the business activities of the Corporation. The officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting and who shall hold office until the next annual meeting or until a successor is elected and qualifies. The Board of Directors shall

designate from among the officers a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Accounting Officer or Controller, a Treasurer and a Secretary who shall have the duty to record the proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may elect one person to serve as both Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such additional officers as the interest of the Corporation may require and fix their terms and duties of office. A vacancy occurring in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors. All officers shall hold office at the discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be subject to removal at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors. Election of any person as an officer of the Corporation shall not of itself create contract rights. The Chairman of the Board shall have the authority to designate officers subject to election by the Board of Directors at its next meeting following the Chairman’s designation.

Section 2. Chairman of the Board of Directors

The Chairman of the Board shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting and shall hold that office until a successor is elected and qualifies. In the event of the incapacity of the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors shall, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, designate an Acting Chairman who shall, during the incapacity of the Chairman of the Board, assume and perform all functions and duties which the Chairman of the Board is authorized or required by law to do. The Chairman of the Board shall have the power to call special meetings of the shareholders and of the directors for any purpose. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors unless the Chairman of the Board is absent or incapacitated. The Chairman of the Board, subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, shall generally do and perform all acts incident to the office of the Chairman of the Board and which are authorized or required by law.

Section 3. Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer shall provide active management over all operations of the Corporation subject to control of the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to appoint and discharge, subject to the general approval or review by the Board of Directors, employees and agents of the Corporation and to fix their compensation, to make and sign contracts and agreements in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and direct the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer may delegate authority to officers of the Corporation as the Chief Executive Officer may determine. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to segregate the operations of the Corporation into areas of responsibility. The Chief Executive Officer shall see that the books, reports, statements and certificates required by law are properly kept, made, and filed, and shall generally do and perform all acts which are authorized or required by law. The Chief Executive Officer shall designate an officer who shall, during the absence or incapacity of the Chief Executive Officer, assume and perform all functions and duties which the Chief Executive Officer might lawfully do if present in person and not under any incapacity.

Section 4. Other Officers

Each officer shall be responsible for the areas and activities assigned by the Chief Executive Officer, shall be subject to the authority of the Chief Executive Officer and shall assist in the general control and management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.

Section 5. Secretary

The Secretary shall keep a record in the proper books provided for that purpose of meetings and proceedings of shareholders, the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of Directors, and shall record all votes of the directors and shareholders in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall notify the directors and shareholders of meetings as required

by law or by the Bylaws of the Corporation and shall perform other duties as may be required by law or the Bylaws of the Corporation, or which may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer. The Secretary is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Secretary deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Secretary. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation.

Section 6. Treasurer

The Treasurer shall have the custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation, and shall have the power on behalf of the Corporation to sign checks, notes, drafts and other evidences of indebtedness, to borrow money for the current needs of the business of the Corporation and to make short‑term investments of surplus funds of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall render to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, whenever requested, an account of all transactions performed as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall perform other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The Treasurer is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Treasurer deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Treasurer. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation.

Section 7. Controller

The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation and have full responsibility and control of the accounting practices of the Corporation. The Controller shall, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, establish accounting policies. The Controller shall standardize and coordinate

accounting practices, supervise all accounting records and the presentation of all financial statements and tax returns. The Controller shall have other powers and duties as, from time to time, may be conferred by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The Controller is authorized to appoint one or more assistants from time to time as the Controller deems advisable, the assistant or assistants to serve at the pleasure of the Controller, and to perform the duties that are delegated by the Controller. An assistant shall not be an officer of the Corporation.

Section 8. Form of Appointment

In making any appointments of assistants, the Secretary, Treasurer and Controller shall use the following form:

I, ________________ (Name), the duly elected _______________ (Title) of TXNM Energy, Inc. do hereby appoint _______________ (Name) to serve as Assistant _______________ (Title) for the period of _______________ (Date) to _______________ (Date), unless this appointment is terminated earlier in writing, to assume or perform all functions and duties which I might require and, in my absence or incapacity, which I might lawfully do if present and not under any incapacity.

Any appointments of assistants by the Secretary, Treasurer or Controller and any terminations of appointments shall be maintained in the records of the Secretary’s office.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 1. Certificates of Stock

The name of the person owning shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, together with the number of shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the Corporation’s books. All certificates surrendered to the Corporation shall be canceled, and no new certificates shall

be issued until a certificate or certificates aggregating the same number of shares of the same class have been surrendered or canceled. The Board of Directors may make proper provision, from time to time, for the issuance of new certificates in place of lost, destroyed or stolen certificates.

Section 2. Transfer Agents and Registrars

The Corporation shall, if and whenever the Board of Directors determines, maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies, each in charge of a transfer agent designated by the Board of Directors, where the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation will be directly transferable, and also one or more registry offices, each in charge of a registrar designated by the Board of Directors, where shares of stock will be registered, and no certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, in respect of which one or more transfer agents and registrars shall have been designated, shall be valid unless countersigned by one of such transfer agents and registered by one of such registrars. The Board of Directors may also make additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Section 3. Shares Held for Account

The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure whereby a shareholder of the Corporation may certify in writing to the Corporation that all or a portion of the shares registered in the name of the shareholder are held for the account of a specified person or persons as provided for by New Mexico law.

Section 4. Transfer of Shares

Transfers of shares shall be made only upon the books of the Corporation by the holder or by the holder’s attorney in fact upon surrender of certificates for a like number of shares.

Section 5. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates

A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation, or any predecessor of the Corporation, alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost, destroyed or stolen certificate to give to the Corporation satisfactory evidence that the certificate was lost, destroyed or stolen. The Board of Directors may also require a bond sufficient to indemnify it and its transfer agent, against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss of the certificate or the issuance of any new certificate.

Section 6. Fixing of Record Dates

For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide that the stock transfer books be closed for a stated period not to exceed fifty (50) days. If the stock transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders, the books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days immediately prior to the meeting.

In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may, by resolution, fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of shareholders, the date to be not more than fifty (50) days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which the action requiring the determination of shareholders is to be taken.

Section 7. Uncertificated Shares

The Corporation and each transfer agent designated by the Board of Directors are authorized to issue, register and transfer shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including fractional shares) in uncertificated book-entry form, provided that, within a reasonable time after

the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send, or cause the transfer agent to send, to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required by applicable law.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. Books

The books of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law, may be kept outside of the State of New Mexico, at such place or places as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall determine whether and to what extent, and at what time and places, and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts and the books of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of shareholders; and no shareholder shall have any right to inspect any book or account or document of the Corporation except as conferred by the statutes of New Mexico, or authorized by the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Corporate Seal

The common corporate seal is, and until otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors shall be, an impression circular in form upon paper or wax bearing the words “TXNM Energy, Inc. Incorporated 2000.” The seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when directed by the Board of Directors, a duplicate of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.

Section 3. Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Principal Office

The principal office shall be established and maintained at a place designated by the Board of Directors.

August 5, 2024


BofA Securities, Inc. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036			Bank of America, N.A. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013			Citibank, N.A. 390 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor New York, New York 10020			MUFG Securities EMEA plc Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street London EC27 9AJ, United Kingdom
RBC Capital Markets, LLC Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10281			Royal Bank of Canada Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10281
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281			The Bank of Nova Scotia 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1, Canada
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10001			Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10001

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have acted as counsel for TNMX Energy, Inc. (formerly PNM Resources, Inc.), a New Mexico corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering of up to $300,000,000 aggregate gross sales price of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), all of which are to be offered and sold by the Company from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement, dated May 6, 2024, as amended on the date hereof (as amended, the “Agreement”), by and among the Company and each of BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (and certain of their respective affiliates) (individually, an “Agent” and, collectively, the “Agents”), which, among other things, contemplates that the Company may from time to time enter into one or more letter agreements with each of Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., MUFG Securities

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EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Confirmations,”) the form of which is attached as Exhibit B of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

This opinion letter is delivered to you at the request of the Company pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii) of the Agreement.

In the capacity described above, I have examined originals or copies of the following documents, which are referred to herein collectively as the “Transaction Documents”:

(a)the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and and Supplement No. 1, dated August 5, 2024, to the Prospectus Supplement (“Supplement No. 1,” together with the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, the “Prospectus”); and

(b)the Agreement and the form of the Confirmation.

In connection with the opinions rendered below, I have also examined copies of the following documents (together with the Transaction Documents, the “Subject Documents”):

(a)the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State (the “NMSOS”) on August 5, 2024 and effective as of August 5, 2024 (the “Restated Articles”);

(b)the Bylaws, as amended, of the Company and in effect as of the date hereof;

(c)resolutions of (i) the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) adopted at a meeting held on December 5, 2023 and (ii) the pricing committee of the Board adopted by unanimous consent on May 3, 2024 authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Confirmations (the “Board Resolutions”); and

(d)a certificate of good standing with respect to the Company, issued by the NMSOS.

In addition, I have examined such other records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as I have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.

As to questions of fact material to such opinions, I have, when relevant facts were not independently established, relied upon and assumed the accuracy of, with your permission, the statements and certifications in the Subject Documents and upon other certificates of the Company and of its officers, and certificates and comparable documents of public officials.

In making the examinations of the Agreement and the form of Confirmation and the other documents described above, I have assumed (i) the genuineness of all signatures (other than the signatures of the Company), (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, (iv) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified or photostatic copies (including telecopies) and the

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authenticity of the originals of such documents, (v) the correctness of all statements of fact contained in all such original documents, (vi) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity and binding effect thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery of documents by the Company), (vii) that all parties (other than the Company) to the Transaction Documents (x) are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization; and (y) have the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the documents and agreements discussed herein and to perform their respective obligations under the documents and agreements discussed herein to which they are a party; (viii) prior to the issuance and sale of Shares under the Agreement and any Confirmation, the Pricing Committee (as defined in the Board Resolutions) will determine the price and certain other terms of issuance of such Shares in accordance with such resolutions (such Pricing Committee resolutions, together with the Board Resolutions (the “Corporate Proceedings”) and (ix) no party nor any other person has acted in a manner, and no other event has occurred, since the date of the execution, adoption, effectiveness or delivery of the Subject Documents, or any other document reviewed by me having a date prior to the date hereof, as the case may be, that would effect an amendment, modify the interpretation thereof or cause any statement made therein not to be true and complete.

No opinion is expressed regarding compliance with covenants in any agreement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party incorporating calculations of a financial or accounting nature. I have also assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute, rule, regulation and agency covered by this opinion letter.

In rendering my opinions set forth below, I have, with your approval, assumed without independent verification that the Agents, the Forward Purchasers, the Forward Sellers and the Company have complied and will comply with their respective representations, warranties and agreements, if any, in the Agreement and any Confirmation and that the offer, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares will be carried out in the manner described in the Registration Statement.

I express no opinion herein concerning any laws other than the internal laws of the State of New Mexico, and my opinion does not address (i) securities laws or regulations, (ii) pension or employee benefit laws or regulations, (iii) anti-trust or unfair competition laws or regulations, (iv) tax laws or regulations, (v) environmental, land use or subdivision laws or regulations, (vi) health or safety laws or regulations, or (vii) any action, consent, approval, filing, recording or registration by or with any governmental body, agency or official that may be required under any of the foregoing items (i) through (vi).

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions, exceptions and other matters set forth herein, I am of the opinion that, as of the date hereof:

1. The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Mexico. The Company has the corporate power to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into and to perform its obligations under, or as contemplated by, the Agreement and any Confirmation (assuming such Confirmation is executed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Agreement). The Company is duly qualified to do business

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as a foreign corporation in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification where the failure to be so qualified would, individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

2. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, in each case as modified by the Restated Articles. The Shares of Common Stock issuable by the Company pursuant to the Agreement and any Confirmation have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, such Confirmation and the Corporate Proceedings, will be fully paid and non-assessable.

3. The Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

4. Each Confirmation (if any) when executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

5. To my knowledge after reasonable inquiry, and except as described in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (A) no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or its property is pending or threatened that (1) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of the Agreement or any Confirmation or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby or (2) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (B) no labor disturbance by or dispute with the employees of the Company exists or is threatened or is imminent that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6. No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body of the State of New Mexico is required to be obtained by the Company for the execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement or any Confirmation, for the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated therein, except as may be required under New Mexico securities or blue sky laws, as to which such counsel expresses no opinion.

7. None of the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement or any Confirmation by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement, the compliance by the Company with the Agreement and any Confirmation, or the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated and the application of the proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock as described under “Use of Proceeds” in each of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, will (i) violate the charter, bylaws, or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) violate any applicable law or regulation of the State of New Mexico, (iii) violate or constitute a default under any order, decree, injunction or judgment (each an “Order”) or any material credit agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, indenture or other agreement or instrument (each a “Material Agreement”), in each case known to me after reasonable inquiry and to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or its properties may be bound or (iv) to my knowledge after reasonable inquiry, result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any Order or Material Agreement.

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For purposes of my opinion in paragraphs 7(iii) and 7(iv), (A) I have assumed that the Agreement and any Confirmation (if any) will be enforced in accordance with its terms, regardless of the law governing the interpretation thereof, and (B) I express no opinion as to a default under the Agreement or any Confirmation (if any) insofar as such default arises under a covenant of a financial or numerical nature or requiring computation.

This opinion letter is being furnished only to the Agents and only for the purpose referred to in the first paragraph of this opinion letter, and this opinion letter is not to be furnished to any other person or entity or relied upon by any other person or for any other person without my prior written consent, except that this opinion letter may be disclosed on a non-reliance basis to regulators or as otherwise required by law.

The opinions set forth herein are made as of the date hereof, and I assume no obligation to supplement this opinion letter if any applicable laws change after the date hereof or if I become aware after the date hereof of any facts that might change the opinions expressed herein.


Very truly yours, By: /s/ Leonard D. Sanchez Leonard D. Sanchez Associate General Counsel TXNM Energy, Inc.

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

August 5, 2024


BofA Securities, Inc. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036			Bank of America, N.A. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013			Citibank, N.A. 390 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor New York, New York 10020			MUFG Securities EMEA plc Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street London EC27 9AJ, United Kingdom
RBC Capital Markets, LLC Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10281			Royal Bank of Canada Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10281
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281			The Bank of Nova Scotia 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1, Canada
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10001			Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10001

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 6, 2024, by and among TXNM Energy, Inc. (formerly PNM Resources, Inc.,), a New Mexico corporation (the “Company”), each of BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as agent and/or principal (each an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”) and Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A (each a “Forward Purchaser” and collectively, the “Forward Purchasers”). In connection with the foregoing, the parties hereto wish to amend the Agreement through this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to make certain changes to the Agreement with effect on and after the date hereof (the “Effective Date”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company, the Agents and the Forward Purchasers desire to amend the = Agreement to increase the maximum amount of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued and sold through the Agents, acting as agents, principals and/or forward sellers, from an aggregate offering

price of up to $100,000,000 to an aggregate offering price of up to $300,000,000 (the “Maximum Amount”); and

WHEREAS, the Company, the Agents and the Forward Purchasers desire to amend the Agreement to update (i) the name of the Company and (ii) the Maximum Amount.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment, intending to be legally bound, hereby amend the Agreement and agree as follows.

SECTION 1.Amendments to the Agreement. The parties hereto agree, from and after the Effective Date, that:

(a)All references in the Agreement, any Terms Agreement or any Confirmation to PNMR, PNM Resources and PNM Resources, Inc. are replaced with TXNM, TXNM Energy and TXNM Energy, Inc., as appropriate:

(b)The amount “$100,000,000” in the definition of “Maximum Amount” in the first paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as “$300,000,000”.

SECTION 2. No Other Amendments; References to Agreements. Except as set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. All references to the Agreement in the Agreement or in any other document executed or delivered in connection therewith shall, from the date hereof, be deemed a reference to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Amendment shall not have any effect on offerings or sales of the Shares prior to the Effective Date or on the terms of the Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, insofar as they relate to such offerings or sales, including, without limitation, the representations, warranties and agreements (including the indemnification and contribution provisions) contained in the Agreement.

SECTION 3. Governing Law; Construction. This Amendment and any Terms Agreement, and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Amendment (each a “Claim”), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 4. Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Amendment.

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Pages Follow]

If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and the Agent, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company and the Agent.

Very truly yours,

TXNM ENERGY, INC.

By: /s/ Sabrina G. Greinel
Name: Sabrina G. Greinel
Title: Vice President and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written:

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

By: /s/ Ahmad Masud
Name: Ahmad Masud
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

By: /s/ Rohan Handa
Name: Rohan Handa
Title: Managing Director

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

By: /s/ Frederic Chapados
Name: Frederic Chapados
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

CITIBANK, N.A.

By: /s/ Eric Natelson
Name: Eric Natelson
Title: Authorized Signatory

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC.

By: /s/ Geoffrey Paul
Name: Geoffrey Paul
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

MUFG SECURITIES EMEA PLC

By: /s/ Catherine Lucas
Name: Catherine Lucas
Title: Authorised Signatory

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

By: /s/ Young Kim
Name: Young Kim
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

By: /s/ Brian Ward
Name: Brian Ward
Title: Managing Director

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.

By: /s/ John Cronin
Name: John Cronin
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

By: /s/ Kshamta Kaushik
Name: Kshamta Kaushik
Title: Managing Director

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

By: /s/ Elizabeth Alvarez
Name: Elizabeth Alvarez
Title: Managing Director

As Agent

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

By: /s/ Elizabeth Alvarez
Name: Elizabeth Alvarez
Title: Managing Director

As Forward Purchaser, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of
certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth
in this Agreement

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement]

Exhibit 99.1

August 5, 2024

TXNM Energy (NYSE: TXNM) Completes Name Change from PNM Resources

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) – TXNM Energy, Inc. (NYSE: TXNM) has completed its holding company name change, effective as of 5:00pm ET on August 2, 2024.

The common stock continues to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “TXNM”, effective at the start of trading today, August 5, 2024.

TXNM Energy was previously named PNM Resources with common stock traded under the ticker “PNM”. The CUSIP number for the common stock remains unchanged (69349H107).

There are no significant structural or organization impacts to the company associated with the name change, and shareholders do not need to take any action. All outstanding shares of PNM Resources have become TXNM Energy shares.

Coinciding with the change, TXNM Energy’s website is now www.txnmenergy.com.

Background:

TXNM Energy (NYSE: TXNM), an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, NM., delivers energy to more than 800,000 homes and businesses across Texas and New Mexico through its regulated utilities, TNMP and PNM. For more information, visit the company's website at www.TXNMEnergy.com.

CONTACTS:

Analysts Media

Lisa Goodman Corporate Communications

(505) 241-2160 (505) 241-2783

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Statements made in this news release for TXNM Energy, Inc. (“TXNM”), Public Service Company of New Mexico (“PNM”), or Texas-New Mexico Power Company (“TNMP”) (collectively, the “Company”) that relate to future events or expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets, and strategies, including the unaudited financial results and earnings guidance, are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates and apply only as of the date of this report. TXNM, PNM, and TNMP assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, TXNM, PNM, and TNMP caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. TXNM's, PNM's, and TNMP's business, financial condition, cash flow, and operating results are influenced by many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of risk factors and other important factors affecting forward-looking statements, please see the Company’s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q filings and the information included in the Company’s Forms 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein.

Cover Page	Aug. 05, 2024
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 05, 2024
Entity File Number	001-32462
Entity Registrant Name	TXNM Energy, Inc.
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-0468296
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NM
Entity Address, Address Line One	414 Silver Ave. SW
Entity Address, City or Town	Albuquerque
Entity Address, State or Province	NM
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	87102-3289
City Area Code	505
Local Phone Number	241-2700
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Trading Symbol	TXNM
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001108426
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Information, Former Legal or Registered Name	PNM Resources, Inc.
Name Change Event [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31