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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 15, 2020 (May 18, 2020)
AVISTA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington | 1-3701 | 91-0462470
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1411 East Mission Avenue Spokane, Washington 99202-2600
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 509-489-0500
Web site: http://www.myavista.com

| None |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class | Trading Symbols | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock | AVA | New York Stock Exchange

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)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
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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 7 – Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 18, 2020 and May 19, 2020, management of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp. or the Company) will be participating in meetings with investors and analysts at the annual American Gas Association Financial Forum, which will be held virtually. The same business update presentation will be used at all of the meetings. A copy of the business update presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is available in the “Investors” section of Avista Corp.'s website at http://investor.avistacorp.com/events-and-presentations.
As part of this update, Avista Corp. expects to confirm earnings guidance for 2020. The 2020 earnings guidance was included in Avista Corp.'s first quarter of 2020 earnings release furnished on Form 8-K on May 8, 2020. The 2020 earnings guidance is subject to the risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth or referred to in such earnings release and the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
The information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibits
99.1 | Business update presentation dated May 18-19, 2020, which is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.)

Neither the furnishing of any press release as an exhibit to this Current Report nor the inclusion in such press releases of a reference to Avista Corp.'s internet website shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such website into this Current Report. The information available at Avista Corp.'s internet website is not part of this Current Report or any other report furnished or filed by Avista Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 15, 2020 | /s/ Gregory C. Hesler
|  | Gregory C. Hesler
|  | Vice President, General Counsel,
|  | Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer