Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 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)
VP, Human Resources - APS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2016

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	11/18/2016		M		1,608(1)	A	$0.00(1)	1,608	D
Common Stock	11/18/2016		F(2)		757	D	$73.26	851	D
Common Stock	11/18/2016		A		113(3)	A	$0.00(3)	964	D
Common Stock	11/18/2016		F(2)		54	D	$73.26	910	D
Common Stock	11/18/2016		G(4)		910	D	$0.00(4)	0	D
Common Stock	11/18/2016		G(4)		910	A	$0.00(4)	3,813	I	by trust
Common Stock								5,817	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	(1)	11/18/2016		M			1,608	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,608	(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one share of the Company's common stock.

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 granted in connection with the Restricted Stock Units that vested on November 18, 2016.

4. The reporting person gifted the shares received on November 18, 2016 to a revocable family trust.

5. The Restricted Stock Units vested and were released on November 18, 2016 in accordance with the terms of the initial grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Diane Wood, Attorney-in-Fact	11/22/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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