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): August 16, 2011
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 (Address of principal executive offices) |
99202-2600 | |||
| (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 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 16, 2011 the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1939, between Avista Corporation (the Company) and Citibank, N.A., as trustee, as previously amended, under which the Company issues its first mortgage bonds, was further amended to reduce the principal amount of bonds that may be issued on the basis of property additions from 70% of the cost or fair value (whichever is less) of such property additions to 66-2/3% of such cost or fair value, as well as to make corresponding changes. The amendments are contained in the Fifty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2011, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 4.1 | Fifty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2011. | |
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 25, 2011 | /s/ Marian M. Durkin | |
| Marian M. Durkin | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||
| and Chief Compliance Officer |