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EX-10.07 - EL PASO ELECTRIC EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN, DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2014 - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_10072016123110k.htm
EX-32.01 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_32012016123110k.htm
EX-24.02 - CERTIFIED COPY - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_24022016123110k.htm
EX-23.01 - CONSENT OF KPMG LLP - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_2301216123110k.htm
EX-12.01 - COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_12012016123110k.htm
EX-10.28-08 - LETTER AGREEMENT, DATED OCTOBER 24, 2016, TO EXHIBIT 10.28 - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/eeex_1028-082016123110k.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - EL PASO ELECTRIC CO /TX/a201610-k.htm


EXHIBIT 31.01
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Mary E. Kipp, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of El Paso Electric Company (the "Company"):
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter (the Company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
Dated: February 24, 2017
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
 
 
By:
 
 /s/ Mary E. Kipp
 
 
Mary E. Kipp
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)





I, Nathan T. Hirschi, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of El Paso Electric Company (the "Company"):
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter (the Company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The Company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: February 24, 2017
 
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Nathan T. Hirschi
 
 
Nathan T. Hirschi
 
 
Senior Vice President -
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)