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	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): May 9, 2019

	AVISTA CORPORATION
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	1-3701	91-0462470
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, Washington		99202-2600
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:		509-489-0500
Web site: http://www.avistacorp.com



	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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



Title of Each Class	Trading Symbols	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value	AVA	New York Stock Exchange

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ¨

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avista Corp. was held on May 9, 2019. Three proposals were submitted to shareholders as disclosed in Avista Corp.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 29, 2019, of which all three were approved. There were 65,745,035 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 8, 2019, the record date, with 54,964,821 shares represented at said meeting. The proposals and the results of the voting are as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of ten directors, for one-year terms expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors are elected.



Director	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Kristianne Blake	46,394,857	1,190,380	123,846	7,255,738
Donald C. Burke	47,377,985	199,918	131,180	7,255,738
Rebecca A. Klein	46,938,868	644,374	125,841	7,255,738
Scott H. Maw	46,905,253	670,053	133,777	7,255,738
Scott L. Morris	46,369,959	1,144,820	194,304	7,255,738
Marc F. Racicot	47,368,354	213,876	126,853	7,255,738
Heidi B. Stanley	47,080,099	499,972	129,012	7,255,738
R. John Taylor	46,034,797	1,535,021	139,265	7,255,738
Dennis P. Vermillion	46,105,250	1,474,876	128,957	7,255,738
Janet D. Widmann	47,378,921	199,286	130,876	7,255,738

All directors were elected since the number of votes cast “for” each nominee exceeded the number of votes “against.” Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the election.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

This proposal was approved as the number of votes cast “for” exceeded the number of votes “against.” Abstentions had no effect on the outcome.

Proposal 3: Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation.

This advisory (non-binding) resolution was approved as the number of votes cast “for” exceeded the number of votes “against.” Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		AVISTA CORPORATION
		(Registrant)


Date:	May 14, 2019	/s/ Marian M. Durkin
		Marian M. Durkin
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
		Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer