8-K 1 a8-kfor9x30x15earnings.htm 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): October 30, 2015

Commission File Number | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number
1-8962 | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (an Arizona corporation) 400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 (602) 250-1000 | 86-0512431
1-4473 | Arizona Public Service Company (an Arizona corporation) 400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 (602) 250-1000 | 86-0011170

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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This combined Form 8-K is separately filed or furnished by Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arizona Public Service Company. Each registrant is filing or furnishing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this Form 8-K that relates to such registrant and, where required, its subsidiaries. Except as stated in the preceding sentence, neither registrant is filing or furnishing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The following information is furnished pursuant to both Item 2.02 and 7.01.
On October 30, 2015, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (the “Company” or “Pinnacle West”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015 and its earnings outlook for 2015 and 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The Company is providing a quarterly consolidated statistical summary and a copy of the slide presentation made in connection with the quarterly earnings conference call on October 30, 2015. This information contains Company operating results for the fiscal quarter ended October 30, 2015 and is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3. The statistical summary and slide presentation are concurrently being posted to the Company’s website at www.pinnaclewest.com, which also contains a glossary of relevant terms.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Registrant(s) | Description
99.1 | Pinnacle West APS | Earnings News Release issued on October 30, 2015.
99.2 | Pinnacle West APS | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation quarterly consolidated statistical summary for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
99.3 | Pinnacle West APS | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 3rd Quarter 2015 Results slide presentation accompanying October 30, 2015 conference call.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
|  | (Registrant)
Dated: October 30, 2015 |  | By: /s/ James R. Hatfield
|  | James R. Hatfield
|  | Executive Vice President and
|  | Chief Financial Officer
|  | ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
|  | (Registrant)
Dated: October 30, 2015 |  | By: /s/ James R. Hatfield
|  | James R. Hatfield
|  | Executive Vice President and
|  | Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. | Registrant(s) | Description
99.1 | Pinnacle West APS | Earnings News Release issued on October 30, 2015.
99.2 | Pinnacle West APS | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation quarterly consolidated statistical summary for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
99.3 | Pinnacle West APS | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 3rd Quarter 2015 Results slide presentation accompanying October 30, 2015 conference call.