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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-022575"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVA"
cik: "0000104918"
company_name: "AVISTA CORP"
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:07:27.430914+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avista shareholders elect all 11 directors and approve all four proposals at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected 11 directors; Scott L. Morris received 57.9M for vs 4.9M against (7.8% dissent).
- Ratified Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor with 66.2M for, 1.7M against.
- Approved advisory say-on-pay resolution with 61M for, 1.6M against.
- Approved annual frequency of say-on-pay votes with 61.8M for, 0.9M against.
- Broker non-votes of 5.2M shares on director election and advisory proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-022575
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVA
- cik: 0000104918
- company_name: AVISTA CORP
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023022575/0000950170-23-022575-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023022575/ava-20230511.htm

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