DEFA14A 1 lpnw2023_defa14a.htm PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP - DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. )

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

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PINNACLE WEST ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND VOTING SUMMARY

The Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) will be held at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10:30 a.m., Arizona time), on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Annual Meeting will not be held at a physical location, but instead will be held virtually, where shareholders will participate by accessing a website using the internet. The Annual Meeting can be accessed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PNW. All shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2023, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you will need the 16-digit control number included on the proxy card, the Internet Notice or the voting instruction form. You also will be able to vote your shares electronically during the Annual Meeting (other than shares held through our 401(k) Plan, which must be voted prior to the meeting).

Voting Instructions:

By Internet Before the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com
Use the internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until the cut-off date specified below. Have your proxy card or voting instruction form in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions.

By Internet During the Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PNW
Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. Shares held in the Pinnacle West 401(k) Plan cannot be voted during the Annual Meeting.

By Phone Before the Meeting 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until the cut-off date specified below. Have your proxy card or voting instruction form in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

For shares held in the Pinnacle West 401(k) Plan, the cut-off date is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 14, 2023. Registered and Beneficial shareholder cut-off date is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 2023.

By Mail Before the Meeting
You may vote by mail by promptly marking, signing, dating and mailing your proxy card or voting instruction form. (A postage-paid envelope is provided for mailing in the United States.)