Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avista Corp. was held on May 12, 2022. Three proposals were submitted to shareholders as disclosed in Avista Corp.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 31, 2022, of which all three were approved. There were 72,191,571 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 11, 2022, the record date, with 65,539,433 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 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors are elected.



                                                           Broker
Director                  For        Against    Abstain   Non-Votes
Julie A. Bentz         60,165,511    210,296    118,569   5,045,057
Kristanne Blake        54,300,435   6,078,805   115,136   5,045,057
Donald C. Burke        59,511,179    858,793    124,404   5,045,057
Rebecca A. Klein       59,656,408    723,626    114,342   5,045,057
Sena M. Kwawu          60,101,968    269,382    123,026   5,045,057
Scott H. Maw           56,678,000   3,694,330   122,046   5,045,057
Scott L. Morris        55,521,793   4,853,552   119,031   5,045,057
Jeffry L. Philipps     60,069,280    304,250    120,846   5,045,057
Heidi B. Stanley       55,738,085   4,643,252   113,039   5,045,057
Dennis P. Vermillion   60,025,942    347,892    120,542   5,045,057
Janet D. Widmann       59,798,279    582,615    113,482   5,045,057

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 2022.



                                    Broker
   For        Against    Abstain   Non-Votes
63,116,076   2,325,772   97,585       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.



                                    Broker
   For        Against    Abstain   Non-Votes
58,648,594   1,546,971   298,811   5,045,057

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.

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