| 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): December 16, 2015 | ||
| 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) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | 509-489-0500 | |
| Web site: http://www.avistacorp.com | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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Section 1 – Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 16, 2015, Avista Corporation (Avista Corp. or the Company) issued $100.0 million of 4.37 percent First Mortgage Bonds due in 2045 under a bond purchase agreement with five institutional investors in the private placement market. The new First Mortgage Bonds were issued under and in accordance with the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1939, from the Company to Citibank, N.A., trustee, as amended and supplemented by various supplemental indentures and other instruments.
In connection with the pricing of the First Mortgage Bonds in September 2015, the Company cash settled five interest rate swap contracts (notional aggregate amount of $75.0 million) and paid a total of $9.3 million, which will be amortized as a component of interest expense over the life of the debt.
The total net proceeds from the sale of the new bonds were used to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Company’s $400.0 million committed line of credit and for general corporate purposes.
The bonds have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
See description of Avista Corp.’s issuance of $100.0 million of 4.37 percent First Mortgage Bonds due in 2045 under Item 1.01.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
4.1 Fifty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2015.
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: | December 18, 2015 | /s/ Mark T. Thies |
| Mark T. Thies | ||
| Senior Vice President, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | ||