AVISTA CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 15, 2011

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: AVISTA CORP (AVA)
CIK: 0000104918
Period of Report: 2011-01-11

Reporting Person: THIES MARK T (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-11	Common Stock - Performance Shares	M	14375	—	Acquired	33718	Direct
2011-01-11	Common Stock - Performance Shares	F	3856	$22.95	Disposed	29862	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-11	Conversion of 2008 Performance Shares	$	M	12500	Disposed		Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock held by Spouse	5751	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive a share of Avista Common Stock upon Avista achieving a specified performance measure.

F2: Shares withheld to pay income tax on Performance Shares acquired 1/11/2011.

F3: Purpose of this amended filing is to correct the number of shares beneficially owned by reporting person's spouse. Additional shares reported for spouse represent shares acquired under dividend reinvestment program which are exempt from the reporting requirements.