Morris

Morris

FORM 4     UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION            
      Washington, D.C. 20549       OMB APPROVAL  
  Check this box if no longer             OMB Number: 3235-0287  
  subject to Section 16. Form 4                             Expires: January 31, 2005  
  or Form 5 obligations may continue.   STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP         Estimated average burden  
  See instruction 1(b).           hours per response. . . . 0.5  
      Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility              
      Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940              
(Print or Type Responses)                  
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*         2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol               6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer        
                              (Check all applicable)      
          Avista Corporation (AVA)     Director     10% Owner  
Morris   Scott   L.                 x Officer (give     Other (specify  
  (Last) (First) (Middle)   3. I.R.S. Identification       4. Statement for     title below)     below)  
          Number of Reporting       Month/Day/Year              
1411 E. Mission Avenue         Person, if an entity                 Senior Vice President        
    (Street)     (Voluntary)       February 6, 2003              
                  5. If Amendment, Date       7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Appplicable Line)          
                  of Original (Month/Year)       __x__Form filed by One Reporting Person        
Spokane   WA   99202         February 10, 2003   _____Form filed by More than One Reporting Person        
  (City) (State)   (Zip)          
          Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  
                                     
1. Title of Security         2. Trans-   3. Trans-   4. Securities Acquired (A)       5. Amount of   6. Ownership 7. Nature of Indirect    
(Instr. 3)         action   action   or Disposed of (D)       Securities   Form: Beneficial    
          Date   Code   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)       Beneficially   Direct (D) Ownership    
              (Instr. 8)           Owned at   or (Instr. 4)    
          (Month/               End of Month   Indirect (I)      
          Day/         (A) or     (Instr. 3 and 4)   (Instr. 4)      
          Year)   Code V Amount (D) Price            
Common Stock                         236 D      
Common Stock (401(k) Investment Plan Shares)                         5,572 I By Trustee    
                                 
                               
                               
                               
                                 
                                 
                               
                               
                                     
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.                               (Over)  
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b) (v).                               SEC 1474 (9-02)  
                Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of    
                information contained in this form are not required to respond    
                unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.    
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
FORM 4 (continued)     Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned        
      (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)        
               
               
                                     
1. Title of Derivative Security     2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans-   5. Number of Deriv-   6. Date Exer-   7. Title and Amount of     8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner-   11. Nature
(Instr. 3)     sion or action action   ative Securities Ac-   cisable and   Underlying Securities     of of Deriv- ship   of
      Exercise Date Code   quired (A) or Dis-   Expiration   (Instr. 3 and 4)     Deriv- ative Form of   Indirect
      Price of   (Instr. 8)   posed of (D)   Date         ative Secur- Deriv-   Benefi-
      Deri- (Month/     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)   (Month/Day/         Secur- ities ative   cial
      vative Day/         Year)         ity Bene- Security:   Owner-
      Security Year)                   (Instr. ficially Direct   ship
                            5) Owned (D) or   (Instr.4)
                              at End Indirect    
                            of Month (I)    
                  Date Expira- Title Amount or   (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)    
                  Exer- tion     Number of          
          Code V (A) (D) cisable Date     Shares          
Performance Shares       02-06-03 A   15,500   *   Com. Stk.   15,500   15,500 D  
                                   
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
Explanation of Responses:                                    
* Each performance cycle is three years in length, shares will be issued at the end of each three-year cycle if performance measure is met.                                  
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                  February 10, 2003
*** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.                 ***Signature of Reporting Person   Date
  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).                                  
                                     
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,                                    
see Instruction 6 for procedure.                                    
                                     
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not                                   Page 2
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.                                    
                                     
                                     
FORM 4     UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION            
      Washington, D.C. 20549       OMB APPROVAL  
  Check this box if no longer             OMB Number: 3235-0287  
  subject to Section 16. Form 4                             Expires: January 31, 2005  
  or Form 5 obligations may continue.   STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP         Estimated average burden  
  See instruction 1(b).           hours per response. . . . 0.5  
      Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility              
      Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940              
(Print or Type Responses)                  
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*         2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol               6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer        
                              (Check all applicable)      
          Avista Corporation (AVA)     Director     10% Owner  
Morris   Scott   L.                 x Officer (give     Other (specify  
  (Last) (First) (Middle)   3. I.R.S. Identification       4. Statement for     title below)     below)  
          Number of Reporting       Month/Day/Year              
1411 E. Mission Avenue         Person, if an entity                 Senior Vice President        
    (Street)     (Voluntary)       February 6, 2003              
                  5. If Amendment, Date       7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Appplicable Line)          
                  of Original (Month/Year)       __x__Form filed by One Reporting Person        
Spokane   WA   99202         February 10, 2003   _____Form filed by More than One Reporting Person        
  (City) (State)   (Zip)          
          Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  
                                     
1. Title of Security         2. Trans-   3. Trans-   4. Securities Acquired (A)       5. Amount of   6. Ownership 7. Nature of Indirect    
(Instr. 3)         action   action   or Disposed of (D)       Securities   Form: Beneficial    
          Date   Code   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)       Beneficially   Direct (D) Ownership    
              (Instr. 8)           Owned at   or (Instr. 4)    
          (Month/               End of Month   Indirect (I)      
          Day/         (A) or     (Instr. 3 and 4)   (Instr. 4)      
          Year)   Code V Amount (D) Price            
Common Stock                         236 D      
Common Stock (401(k) Investment Plan Shares)                         5,572 I By Trustee    
                                 
                               
                               
                               
                                 
                                 
                               
                               
                                     
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.                               (Over)  
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b) (v).                               SEC 1474 (9-02)  
                Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of    
                information contained in this form are not required to respond    
                unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.    
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
FORM 4 (continued)     Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned        
      (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)        
               
               
                                     
1. Title of Derivative Security     2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans-   5. Number of Deriv-   6. Date Exer-   7. Title and Amount of     8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner-   11. Nature
(Instr. 3)     sion or action action   ative Securities Ac-   cisable and   Underlying Securities     of of Deriv- ship   of
      Exercise Date Code   quired (A) or Dis-   Expiration   (Instr. 3 and 4)     Deriv- ative Form of   Indirect
      Price of   (Instr. 8)   posed of (D)   Date         ative Secur- Deriv-   Benefi-
      Deri- (Month/     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)   (Month/Day/         Secur- ities ative   cial
      vative Day/         Year)         ity Bene- Security:   Owner-
      Security Year)                   (Instr. ficially Direct   ship
                            5) Owned (D) or   (Instr.4)
                              at End Indirect    
                            of Month (I)    
                  Date Expira- Title Amount or   (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)    
                  Exer- tion     Number of          
          Code V (A) (D) cisable Date     Shares          
Performance Shares       02-06-03 A   15,500   *   Com. Stk.   15,500   15,500 D  
                                   
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
Explanation of Responses:                                    
* Each performance cycle is three years in length, shares will be issued at the end of each three-year cycle if performance measure is met.                                  
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                  February 10, 2003
*** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.                 ***Signature of Reporting Person   Date
  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).                                  
                                     
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,                                    
see Instruction 6 for procedure.                                    
                                     
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not                                   Page 2
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.                                    
                                     

Last Updated on 02-10-2003
By Avista Corp Employee