Bentz Julie A. 4

What Happened Julie A. Bentz, a director of Avista Corp (AVA), was issued 3,538 shares as a director compensation award (transaction code A) on May 8, 2026. The shares were valued at $40.98 each (the closing price on May 7, 2026), for a total reported value of $144,987. This was an award/grant of stock as part of her annual director retainer, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 8, 2026; Filing date (Form 4): May 11, 2026 — filing was timely.
• Price per share: $40.98 (per footnote, closing price on May 7, 2026).
• Shares acquired: 3,538; Total value: $144,987.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing excerpt provided.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares issued as a stock award; F2 — issued as part of the directors’ annual retainer.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or sale reported in the provided details.

Context This transaction is a routine director compensation award. Awards for board service are common and reflect standard compensation practice rather than a direct buy/sell signal from the insider. For retail investors, such awards are informative about director pay but do not necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the company’s near-term stock direction.