 SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 06, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Avista Corp.s NYSE: AVA board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 0.405 per share on the companys common stock. The common stock dividend is payable Sept. 15, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 20, 2020. The declaration of dividends is at the sole discretion of the board of directors. The board considers the level of dividends on a regular basis, taking into account numerous factors, including financial results, business strategies, and economic and competitive conditions.About Avista Corp.Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is the operating division that provides electric service to 395,000 customers and natural gas to 363,000 customers. Its service territory covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.7 million. Alaska Energy and Resources Company is an Avista subsidiary that provides retail electric service in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, through its subsidiary Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. Avista stock is traded under the ticker symbol AVA. For more information about Avista, please visit news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the companys current expectations. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts. Such statements speak only as of the date of the news release and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the companys control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, in addition to those discussed herein, all of the factors discussed in the companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. To unsubscribe from Avistas news release distribution, send reply message to Avista 247 Media Line 509 495-4174 Media: Laurine Jue 509 495-2510 Investors: John Wilcox 509 495-4171 