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): March 24, 2008
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)
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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Section 7 – Regulation FD Disclosure
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
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.
Management of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp.) will be giving a business update at the Edward Jones Midcap Utility Conference on March 25, 2008 at 9:50 am ET at the New York Palace Hotel in New York. The presentation will be web cast and will be available in the “Investors” section of Avista Corp.’s website at:
http://investor.avistacorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=97267&p=irol-calendar.
In addition, management will have meetings with investors on March 25 and 26, 2008 and provide the same business update presentation. A copy of the business update presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
As part of this update, Avista Corp. will be confirming earnings guidance for 2008. This 2008 earnings guidance was included in Avista Corp.’s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 earnings release furnished on Form 8-K on February 20, 2008.
Any reference to Avista Corp.’s Internet address shall not, 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.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Business update presentation dated March 2008, which is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01. |
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: March 24, 2008 | /s/ Marian M. Durkin | |||
| Marian M. Durkin Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | ||||