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): December 12, 2006
AVISTA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 1-3701 | 91-0462470 | ||
| (State or 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)
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Section 2 – Financial Information
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The information in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On December 12, 2006, Avista Corporation (Avista Corp.) issued a press release clarifying its 2007 earnings guidance. This 2007 earnings guidance was included in Avista Corp.’s 2006 third quarter and year-to-date earnings release furnished on Form 8-K on November 1, 2006. A copy of the press release issued on December 12, 2006 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 12, 2006, which is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02. |
Neither the furnishing of any press release as an exhibit to this Current Report nor the inclusion in such press releases of a reference to Avista Corp.’s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such Internet address into this Current Report. The information available at Avista Corp.’s Internet address is not part of this Current Report or any other report furnished or filed by Avista Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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: December 12, 2006 | /s/ Malyn K. Malquist | |||
| Malyn K. Malquist | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
Contact:
Media: Jessie Wuerst (509) 495-8578, jessie.wuerst@avistacorp.com
Investors: Jason Lang (509) 495-2930 jason.lang@avistacorp.com
Avista 24/7 Media Access (509) 495-4174
Avista Corp. Clarifies Earnings Guidance
SPOKANE, Wash. – Dec. 12, 2006: Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) announced today that it has priced an offering of additional shares of common stock.
On Nov. 1, 2006, the company issued a press release relating to its earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006, which contained forward-looking statements regarding Avista’s previously announced earnings guidance for 2007. Among the assumptions underlying the statements was that Avista would issue up to four million shares of common stock. Avista had previously disclosed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was contemplating making common stock issuances from time to time and that it had received regulatory approval to issue up to seven million shares of common stock.
This press release is being issued only for purposes of clarification of the Nov. 1, 2006, earnings press release and not to update nor confirm previous earnings guidance.
Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is a company operating division that provides service to 341,000 electric and 298,000 natural gas customers in three western states. Avista’s non-regulated subsidiaries include Advantage IQ and Avista Energy. Avista Corp.’s stock is traded under the ticker symbol “AVA.” For more information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com.
Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are trademarks of Avista Corporation.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding earnings guidance. Such statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond the company’s control, and many of which could have a significant impact on the company’s operations, results of operations and financial condition, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
For a further discussion of these factors and other important factors, please refer to the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statement is made or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the company’s business or the extent to which any such factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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