Barbara M Gomez Form 4 PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL / BARBARA M GOMEZ ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GOMEZ BARBARA M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

400 NORTH 5TH STREET

MS 8602

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85004

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP [ PNW ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
SVP, HR & Ethics, APS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/21/2017		A		1,811(1)	A	$0.00(1)	1,811	D
Common Stock	02/21/2017		F(2)		883	D	$79.77	928	D
Common Stock	02/21/2017		A		178(3)	A	$0.00(3)	1,106	D
Common Stock	02/21/2017		F(2)		84	D	$79.77	1,022	D
Common Stock	02/21/2017		G(4)		1,022	D	$0.00	0	D
Common Stock	02/21/2017		G(4)		1,022	A	$0.00	5,343	I	by trust
Common Stock								3,105	I	by 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	02/21/2017		A		2,008		(6)	(6)	Common Stock	2,008	$0.00(5)	2,008	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired upon the vesting of the portion of the performance shares granted in 2014 that were tied to the total shareholder return performance metric.

2. Shares retained by the Company for the purpose of meeting tax withholding requirements. The recipient retained all other shares.

3. Represents shares of common stock received by the individual in settlement of dividend rights that vested in connection with the performance shares that vested on February 21, 2017.

4. The reporting person gifted the shares received on February 21, 2017 to a revocable family trust.

5. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one share of the Company's common stock. The Restricted Stock Units will be settled, at the reporting person's election, in 100% shares of common stock, 50% in common stock and 50% in cash, or 100% cash.

6. The Restricted Stock Units award was granted and was effective on February 21, 2017, and vests in four equal, annual installments beginning on February 20, 2018, and will be settled in four equal, annual installments beginning February 20, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/ Diane Wood, Attorney-in-Fact	02/23/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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