Registration No. 33-49662
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
the Securities Act of 1933
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AVISTA CORPORATION
formerly known as
THE WASHINGTON WATER POWER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington 91-0462470
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1411 East Mission Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99202
(509) 489-0500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
J.E. ELIASSEN J. ANTHONY TERRELL
Senior Vice President Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
and Chief Financial Officer 40 West 57th Street
Avista Corporation New York, New York 10019
1411 East Mission Avenue (212) 603-2000
Spokane, Washington 99202
(509) 489-0500
It is respectfully requested that the Commission send copies of
all notices, orders and communications to:
John E. Baumgardner, Jr.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
(212)558-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent of service)
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WITHDRAWAL FROM REGISTRATION
The registrant hereby withdraws from registration 572,400
shares of its Common Stock (no par value) and the Preferred Share
Purchase Rights appurtenant thereto, registered under File
No. 33-49662 and remaining unissued at May 31, 1999, with the
following result:
Shares of Common Stock (no par value) 750,000
registered under File No. 33-49662
(including Preferred Share Purchase Rights
appurtenant thereto)
Shares of Common Stock previously issued 177,600
(including Preferred Share Purchase Rights -------
appurtenant thereto)
Shares of Common Stock withdrawn from registration
(including Preferred Share Purchase Rights
appurtenant thereto) 572,400
The registrant hereby withdraws the aforesaid shares of
Common Stock (including the Preferred Share Purchase Rights
appurtenant thereto) from registration pursuant to the Company's
undertaking, included in the Registration Statement No. 33-49662
as required by Item 512(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, to remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
registered securities which remain unsold at the termination of
an offering. The offering of the registrant's Common Stock as
contemplated in said Registration Statement has been terminated.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-49662 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Spokane, State of Washington, on
June 18, 1999.
AVISTA CORPORATION
By: /s/ J.E. Eliassen
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Name: J.E. Eliassen
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-49662 has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ T.M. Matthews
----------------------------- Principal June 18, 1999
T.M. Matthews Officer
(Chairman of the Board, Executive
President and Chief Executive and Director
Officer)
/s/ J.E. Eliassen
----------------------------- Principal June 18, 1999
J.E. Eliassen Financial and
(Senior Vice President and Accounting
Chief Financial Officer) Officer
David A. Clack, Eugene W. Directors June 18, 1999
Meyer, Larry A. Stanley and
R. John Taylor
* By /s/ J.E. Eliassen
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J.E. Eliassen
(Attorney-in Fact)
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