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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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 12, 2002

AVISTA CORPORATION

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Washington		1-3701		91-0462470
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(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: Web site: http://www.avistacorp.com		509-489-0500

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	Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 99(A)
EXHIBIT 99(B)

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 12, 2002, in accordance with Order No. 4-460 and pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, sworn statements were delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Gary G. Ely, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jon E. Eliassen, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Copies of each sworn statement are furnished as Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b) to this report.

Exhibits:
99(a)		Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
99(b)		Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

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: August 13, 2002		/s/ Jon E. Eliassen
		Jon E. Eliassen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

 

Exhibit 99(a)     

STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE
ACT FILINGS

I, Gary G. Ely, state and attest that:

(1)

To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Avista Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

	•		no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
	•		no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)		I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Avista Corporation.
(3)		In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

	•		the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 of Avista Corporation;
	•		all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Avista Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
	•		any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/ Gary G. Ely Gary G. Ely Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer		Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of August, 2002. /s/ Eunice M. Meulner
August 12, 2002		Notary Public My Commission Expires 2/03/05

 

Exhibit 99(b)     

STATEMENT UNDER OATH OF PRINCIPAL
FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING FACTS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO EXCHANGE
ACT FILINGS

I, Jon E. Eliassen, state and attest that:

(1)

To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of Avista Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

	•		no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
	•		no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2)		I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Avista Corporation.
(3)		In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

	•		the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 of Avista Corporation;
	•		all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of Avista Corporation filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
	•		any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/s/ Jon E. Eliassen Jon E. Eliassen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of August, 2002. /s/ Eunice M. Meulner
August 12, 2002		Notary Public My Commission Expires 2/03/05