<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'?>
<!-- DFIN New ActiveDisclosure (SM) Inline XBRL Document - http://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- Creation Date :2024-05-07T16:20:41.9123+00:00 -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2024 Donnelly Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ix="http://www.xbrl.org/2013/inlineXBRL" xmlns:nonNumeric="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023" xmlns:ava="http://investor.avistacorp.com/20240501" xmlns:ixt-sec="http://www.sec.gov/inlineXBRL/transformation/2015-08-31" xmlns:ixt="http://www.xbrl.org/inlineXBRL/transformation/2022-02-16">
 <head>
  <title>8-K</title>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"/>
 </head>
 <body style="margin: auto!important;padding: 8px;">
  <div style="display:none;"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric id="F_a1371950-fd33-4c16-adfd-37726c8e531d" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric id="F_875d8490-ac31-4865-8fa7-8c2338ee5e5e" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847">0000104918</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric id="F_791ad214-3809-4c4f-8b71-a15db8a5de9e" name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847">AVISTA CORP</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="ava-20240501.xsd"/></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0000104918</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2024-05-01</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2024-05-01</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div>
  <div style="min-height:0.5in;"></div>
  <p style="border-top:2.25pt double #000000;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:5.75pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">UNITED STATES<br/>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br/></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</span></p>
  <p style="margin-left:40%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;margin-right:40%;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">FORM </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_6aa9921a-1b21-4864-be6c-a6f2dca949c8" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:DocumentType"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">8-K</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p>
  <p style="margin-left:40%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;margin-right:40%;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">CURRENT REPORT</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:100%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.02986111111111111in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_fa3dcbbe-f51a-4486-83c0-371da4e153e9" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" format="ixt:date-monthname-day-year-en"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">May 01, 2024</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="margin-left:40%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;margin-right:40%;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="-sec-ix-hidden:F_791ad214-3809-4c4f-8b71-a15db8a5de9e;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:24pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AVISTA CORPORATION</span></span></span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</span></p>
  <p style="margin-left:40%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;margin-right:40%;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:20%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:20%;"/>
    <td style="width:18%;"/>
    <td style="width:41%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_0bb6e24a-cfa7-4bfe-b386-bf44488f1ee4" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Washington</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_0d4f24bb-a697-4919-8ba4-06870362c8bc" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityFileNumber"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">001-03701</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_3093df90-a401-431e-a01f-48d3c83e3f18" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">91-0462470</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:7pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:7.5pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">(State or Other Jurisdiction<br/>of Incorporation)</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:7.5pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">(Commission File Number)</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:7.5pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">(IRS Employer<br/>Identification No.)</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_308bd945-5814-4f7d-9802-5fc42129fef2" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">1411 East Mission Avenue</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_b7f69a71-56f4-4270-a588-57a8f98fd8a7" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Spokane</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">, </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_0cddac28-aa24-4aab-975d-7e914518f0ad" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Washington</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_9c55f3f8-76f9-493f-9fd1-b5ae3e0bc54d" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">99202-2600</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:7pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:7.5pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:7.5pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">(Zip Code)</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:100%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.125in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.02986111111111111in;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_df69fd1d-6081-4a15-95bf-d33e9b858882" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:CityAreaCode"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">509</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_9cf6ad60-4e98-4099-8202-f3b672d3c853" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">489-0500</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:100%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.125in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</span></p>
  <p style="margin-left:40%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:9.35pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;margin-right:40%;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9.35pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">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:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
  <div style="text-indent:-24.5pt;padding-left:24.5pt;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="margin-right:1em;margin-right:1em;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_6102cf38-b1da-4ebf-8727-8eba3a79f52b" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></div>
  <div style="text-indent:-24.5pt;padding-left:24.5pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="margin-right:1em;margin-right:1em;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_fcee9ec3-14d3-4e34-82f0-99028bdfbf68" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></div>
  <div style="text-indent:-24.5pt;padding-left:24.5pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="margin-right:1em;margin-right:1em;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_339ddb01-fd12-4793-88a2-64d618ae9a3c" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></div>
  <div style="text-indent:-24.5pt;padding-left:24.5pt;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="margin-right:1em;margin-right:1em;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_92e45b8c-acd1-4ae0-ba2f-8549655194aa" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:38%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:15%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:45%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;"><br/>Title of each class</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Trading<br/>Symbol(s)</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;"><br/>Name of each exchange on which registered</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_d96e5180-0047-4f0d-92d3-d39fe3f206b7" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:Security12bTitle"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Common Stock</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_20c0a4b4-298a-48a9-bfd0-93539c82da48" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:TradingSymbol"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">AVA</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="F_12234385-f619-43e1-8633-ecf059bf0c2b" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">The New York Stock Exchange</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;&#8239;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;&#8239;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Emerging growth company </span><span style="font-size:10pt;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_473d6f36-b158-42a1-b5e4-e668c59f0bd2" contextRef="C_1fa8c268-6cf9-4658-8a52-c64d7a985847" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&#9744;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <div style="flex-direction:column;display:flex;min-height:0.5in;justify-content:flex-end;"></div>
  <hr style="page-break-after:always;"/>
  <div style="min-height:0.5in;"></div>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Section 5 &#8211; Corporate Governance and Management</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp.) was held on May 1, 2024. Three proposals were submitted to shareholders as disclosed in Avista Corp.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 20, 2024, of which all three were approved. There were 78,186,011 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 1, 2024, the record date, with 71,383,631 shares represented at said meeting. The proposals and the results of the voting are as follows:</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 1:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> Election of eleven directors, for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors are elected.</span></p>
  <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:40.152%;"/>
    <td style="width:1.64%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:13.197%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:1.64%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.078%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:1.64%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:9.938%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:1.64%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.078%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Director</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">For</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Julie A. Bentz</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">65,273,533</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">254,051</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">149,804</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Donald C. Burke</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">60,169,550</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,352,334</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">155,504</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Kevin B. Jacobsen</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">65,031,835</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">488,390</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">157,163</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Rebecca A. Klein</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">63,640,927</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,876,571</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">159,890</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Sena M. Kwawu</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">65,232,966</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">290,513</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">153,909</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Scott H. Maw</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">64,199,129</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,326,072</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">152,187</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Scott L. Morris</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">60,575,295</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">4,959,743</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">142,350</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Jeffry L. Philipps</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">65,021,157</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">505,717</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">150,514</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Heidi B. Stanley</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">60,260,694</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,268,047</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">148,647</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Dennis P. Vermillion</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">65,168,783</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">365,105</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">143,500</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Janet D. Widmann</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">64,438,222</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,097,439</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">141,727</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">All directors were elected since the number of votes cast &#8220;for&#8221; each nominee exceeded the number of votes &#8220;against.&#8221; Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the election.</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 2:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.</span></p>
  <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:23.836%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.165%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:20.212999999999997%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.165%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:18.241999999999997%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.623%;"/>
    <td style="width:21.756%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">For</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">68,941,234</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">2,325,311</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">117,086</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">N/A</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">This proposal was approved as the number of votes cast &#8220;for&#8221; exceeded the number of votes &#8220;against.&#8221; Abstentions had no effect on the outcome.</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 3:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation.</span></p>
  <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:23.836%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.165%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:20.212999999999997%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.165%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:18.241999999999997%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.165%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
    <td style="width:20.212999999999997%;"/>
    <td style="width:1%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">For</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Broker<br/>Non-Votes</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">63,443,244</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">1,892,107</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">342,037</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">5,706,243</span></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">This advisory (non-binding) resolution was approved as the number of votes cast &#8220;for&#8221; exceeded the number of votes &#8220;against.&#8221; Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome.</span></p>
  <div style="flex-direction:column;display:flex;min-height:0.5in;justify-content:flex-end;"></div>
  <hr style="page-break-after:always;"/>
  <div style="min-height:0.5in;"></div>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:9.35pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">SIGNATURES</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:9.35pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">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.</span></p>
  <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:6%;"/>
    <td style="width:44%;"/>
    <td style="width:4%;"/>
    <td style="width:46%;"/>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4.3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:4.3pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Avista Corporation</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">(Registrant)</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4.3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Date:</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4.3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">May 7, 2024</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4.3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">By:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.25pt solid;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:4.3pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">/s/ Gregory C. Hesler</span></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="padding-top:0.01in;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0.01in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0.7pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:9.35pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Gregory C. Hesler<br/>Senior Vice President, General Counsel,<br/>Corporate Secretary and <br/>Chief Ethics/Compliance Officer</span></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <div style="flex-direction:column;display:flex;min-height:0.5in;justify-content:flex-end;"></div>
  <hr style="page-break-after:always;"/>
 </body>
</html>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "ava-20240501.htm", "description": "8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 104525}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "AVISTA CORP", "cik": "0000104918", "assigned-sic": "4931", "organization-name": "01 Energy & Transportation", "irs-number": "910462470", "state-of-incorporation": "WA", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-03701", "film-number": "24922782"}, "business-address": {"street1": "1411 E MISSION AVE", "city": "SPOKANE", "state": "WA", "zip": "99202", "phone": "5094890500"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "1411 EAST MISSION", "city": "SPOKANE", "state": "WA", "zip": "99202"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "WASHINGTON WATER POWER CO", "date-changed": "19920703"}}
8-K
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):
May 01, 2024
AVISTA CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
001-03701
91-0462470
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS 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
(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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
AVA
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp.) was held on May 1, 2024. Three proposals were submitted to shareholders as disclosed in Avista Corp.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 20, 2024, of which all three were approved. There were 78,186,011 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 1, 2024, the record date, with 71,383,631 shares represented at said meeting. The proposals and the results of the voting are as follows:
Proposal 1:
Election of eleven directors, for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors are elected.
Director
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Julie A. Bentz
65,273,533
254,051
149,804
5,706,243
Donald C. Burke
60,169,550
5,352,334
155,504
5,706,243
Kevin B. Jacobsen
65,031,835
488,390
157,163
5,706,243
Rebecca A. Klein
63,640,927
1,876,571
159,890
5,706,243
Sena M. Kwawu
65,232,966
290,513
153,909
5,706,243
Scott H. Maw
64,199,129
1,326,072
152,187
5,706,243
Scott L. Morris
60,575,295
4,959,743
142,350
5,706,243
Jeffry L. Philipps
65,021,157
505,717
150,514
5,706,243
Heidi B. Stanley
60,260,694
5,268,047
148,647
5,706,243
Dennis P. Vermillion
65,168,783
365,105
143,500
5,706,243
Janet D. Widmann
64,438,222
1,097,439
141,727
5,706,243
All directors were elected since the number of votes cast "for" each nominee exceeded the number of votes "against." Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the election.
Proposal 2:
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
68,941,234
2,325,311
117,086
N/A
This proposal was approved as the number of votes cast "for" exceeded the number of votes "against." Abstentions had no effect on the outcome.
Proposal 3:
Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
63,443,244
1,892,107
342,037
5,706,243
This advisory (non-binding) resolution was approved as the number of votes cast "for" exceeded the number of votes "against." Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome.
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:
May 7, 2024
By:
/s/ Gregory C. Hesler
Gregory C. Hesler
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary and
Chief Ethics/Compliance Officer