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  0001724735
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000104918
  Avista Corporation
  001-03701
  1411 E Mission Ave
  Spokane
  WA
  99202
  509-489-0500
  Cox Bryan Alden
  Officer
  Common Stock
  U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
  428 W Riverside Ave
  Spokane
  WA
  99201
  1605
  63879.00
  80289267
  03/10/2025
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  03/10/2025
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Avista Corporation
  N
  1605
  03/10/2025
  Services Rendered
  Y
  Shares sold were acquired at various dates.
  03/10/2025
  /s/Bryan A. Cox