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Exhibit 4(i)
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
As of March 1, 2022, Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:  common stock, $5.55 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).  The following summarizes the provisions of the Common Stock under the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Corporation and under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the “PBCL”).   The summary should be read in conjunction to the complete text of the articles of incorporation and bylaws and the PBCL.   
Authorized Shares of Capital Stock
The authorized capital stock consists of 22,500,000 shares of Common Stock and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of March 1, 2022, there were 7,074,044 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.  No shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of March 1, 2022.
Common Stock 
    Voting Rights
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for every share having voting power on all matters submitted for action by the shareholders. Holders of Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.  The Corporation’s articles of incorporation provide that a merger, consolidation, liquidation, or dissolution of the Corporation requires the affirmative vote of 66-2/3% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock, in addition to any vote required by law.  This provision does not apply to any merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar transaction if (i) members of the Corporation’s board of directors will constitute at least a majority of the of the board of directors or the surviving or new corporation or entity immediately after the transaction and (ii) shareholders of the Corporation will hold in the aggregate voting shares of the surviving or new corporation or entity to be outstanding immediately after completion of the transaction entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast generally for the election of directors.
    Dividends and Distributions
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends ratably if, as and when dividends are declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of dividends required to be paid on outstanding preferred stock, if any. 
    Ranking
Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for distribution to the shareholders after payment of liabilities and accumulated and unpaid dividends and liquidation preferences on outstanding preferred stock, if any.
    No Conversion Rights; No Preemptive Rights; No Redemption
Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive or conversion rights and are not subject to further calls or assessment by the Corporation. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Common Stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock, which our board of directors may designate and issue in the future without further shareholder approval.
    Stock Exchange Listing
    The Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol, “PWOD.”
    Fully Paid and Nonassessable
Outstanding shares of Common Stock are validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable.

Preferred Stock
 
The Corporation’s articles of incorporation authorize the board of directors to fix by resolution the voting rights, designations and preferences, priorities, qualifications, privileges, limitations, restrictions, options, conversion rights, dividend features, retirement features, liquidation features, redemption features and other special or relative rights of the preferred stock and any series thereof. The  board of directors has full authority to issue authorized preferred stock from time to time in one or more series, without further shareholder approval.
 
Anti-Takeover Provisions
 
Certain provisions of the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, bylaws and the PBCL may have the have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of the Corporation:  
 
    Pennsylvania Anti-Takeover Provisions
 
Certain anti-takeover provisions of the PBCL apply to Pennsylvania registered corporations (e.g., publicly traded companies) including those relating to (1) control share acquisitions, (2) disgorgement of profits by certain controlling persons, (3) business combination transactions with interested shareholders, and (4) the rights of shareholders to demand fair value for their stock following a control transaction. Pennsylvania law allows corporations to opt-out of these anti-takeover sections under certain circumstances, but the Corporation has not opted out of any of these anti-takeover provisions. A general summary of these applicable anti-takeover provisions is set forth below.
 
Control Share Acquisitions. Pennsylvania law regarding control share acquisitions relates to the act of acquiring for the first time voting power over voting shares (other than (i) shares owned continuously by the same natural person since January 1, 1988, (ii) shares beneficially owned by any natural person or trust, estate, foundation or similar entity to the extent such shares were acquired solely by gift, inheritance, bequest, device or other testamentary distribution, directly or indirectly, from a natural person who beneficially owned the shares prior to January 1, 1988 or (iii) shares acquired pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend or similar distribution with respect to shares that have been beneficially owned continuously since their issuance by the Corporation by the shareholder that acquired them from the Corporation or that were acquired from such shareholder pursuant to (ii) above) equal to: (a) at least 20% but less than 33 1/3%; (b) at least 33 1/3% but less than 50%; or (c) 50% or more of the voting power of the corporation. Once a control share acquisition has occurred, then all shares in excess of the triggering threshold, plus shares purchased at any time with the intention of acquiring such voting power or shares purchased within 180 days of the date the triggering threshold was exceeded, are considered control shares. Control shares cannot vote either until their voting rights have been restored by two separate votes of the shareholders, as described below, or until they have been transferred to a person who is not an affiliate of the transferor and does not thereby also become the holder of control shares.
 
The holder of control shares may wait until the next annual or special meeting after the acquisition took place to submit the question of the restoration of voting rights to the shareholders, or the acquiring person may accelerate the process by agreeing to underwrite the cost of a special meeting of shareholders for that purpose. In either case, the acquiring person is required to furnish for distribution to the shareholders an information statement containing a detailed disclosure concerning the acquiring person, its intentions with respect to ownership of securities of the corporation and other matters. As an alternative, a person submitting a bona fide written offer to make a control share acquisition may request prospective approval by the shareholders of the exercise of the voting rights of the shares proposed to be acquired, provided that the control share acquisition is consummated within 90 days after shareholder approval is obtained. Two shareholder votes are required to approve the restoration of voting rights. First, the approval of a majority of all voting power must be obtained. Second, the approval of a majority of all disinterested shareholders must be obtained.
 
For a period of 24 months after the later of (a) a control share acquisition by an acquiring person who does not properly request consideration of voting rights, or (b) the denial of such a request or lapse of voting rights, the corporation may redeem all the control shares at the average of the high and low public market sales price of the shares on the date notice of the call for redemption is given by the corporation. 
 
Disgorgement of Profits by Certain Controlling Persons. Pennsylvania law regarding disgorgement of profits by certain controlling persons applies in the event that (a) any person or group directly or indirectly publicly discloses or causes to be disclosed that the person or group may seek to acquire control of the corporation, or (b) a person or group acquires, offers to acquire or directly or indirectly publicly discloses or causes to be disclosed an intent to acquire) 20% or more of the voting power of the corporation and, in either case, sells shares within 18 months thereafter. Any profits from sales of equity securities of the corporation received by the person or group during such 18-month period will belong to the corporation if the securities 

that were sold were acquired during the 18-month period after or within 24 months prior to becoming a controlling person.
 
Business Combination Transactions with Interested Shareholders. Pennsylvania law regarding business combination transactions with interested shareholders provides that a person who acquires the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of shares entitled to cast at least 20% of the votes entitled to be cast for the election of directors or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who at any time within the prior five years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% of the voting shares of the corporation is an “interested shareholder.” A corporation subject to this provision may not effect mergers or certain other business combinations with the interested shareholder for a period of five years, unless:
 
•the business combination or the acquisition of stock by means of which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder is approved by the corporation’s board of directors prior to such stock acquisition;
•the business combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of all the outstanding common shares of the corporation; or
•the business combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all shares entitled to vote, excluding votes of shares held by the interested shareholders or their affiliates, and at the time of such vote, the interested shareholder is the beneficial owner of at least 80% of the voting shares of the corporation. This exception applies only if the value of the consideration to be paid by the interested shareholder in connection with the business combination satisfies certain fair price requirements.
 
After the five-year restricted period, an interested shareholder of the corporation may engage in a business combination with the corporation if (a) the business combination is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares other than those beneficially owned by the interested shareholder and its affiliates, or (b) the merger is approved at a shareholders meeting and certain fair price requirements are met.

Rights of Shareholders to Demand Full Value for their Stock Following Control Transaction. Under Pennsylvania law, a control transaction is an acquisition by a person or group of the voting power over at least 20% of the voting shares of the corporation. Subject to exceptions, if a Pennsylvania registered corporation is subject to a control transaction, the controlling person or group must provide prompt notice of the transaction to the court and each shareholder of record holding voting shares.  Any holder of voting shares may make a written demand on the controlling person or group for payment in cash of the fair value of each voting share at the date on which the control transaction occurs.  The minimum value that a shareholder can receive is the highest price paid per share by the controlling person or group within the 90-day period ending on and including the date of the control transaction. If any shareholder believes the fair value of her shares is higher than the price offered by the controlling person or group, the shareholder may file a petition with the court seeking appraisal of the shares.

    Blank Check Preferred Stock
 
The articles of incorporation provide for the issuance of preferred stock having terms established by the Corporation’s board of directors without shareholder approval.
 
    Staggered Board of Directors
 
The articles of incorporation provide for the classification of the board of directors into three classes with each class serving a staggered three-year term. As a result of this classification, only one third of the entire board of directors stands for election in any one year and a minimum of two annual meetings would be required to elect a majority of the board of directors.
 
    Calling of Special Meetings of Shareholders
 
Pursuant to the bylaws, special meetings of shareholders may only be called by the Chairman of the Corporation’s board of directors, by the Corporation’s board of directors, or by the President of the Corporation. 
 
    Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations
 
The bylaws provide that notice of any proposal by a shareholder which the shareholder desires to submit to a vote at an annual meeting, including any director nominations, must made by notice in writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred and fifty (150) days prior to any annual meeting of shareholders. The bylaws also specify requirements as to the contents of the shareholder’s notice or nomination. If notice is not provided in accordance with these provisions, a shareholder’s proposal will not appear on the meeting agenda. 

Removal of Directors

Under Pennsylvania law and the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, directors can be removed from office by a vote of shareholders only for cause.
    
Board of Directors May Oppose Any Take-Over Offer
 
The articles of incorporation provide that the board of directors may, if it deems it advisable, oppose a tender, or other offer for the Corporation’s securities, whether the contemplated payment is in cash or in the securities of a corporation, or some other form of consideration. When considering whether to oppose an offer, the board of directors may consider any pertinent issues, including any or all of the following:

•whether the offer price is acceptable based on the historical and present operating results or financial condition of the Corporation;
•whether a more favorable price could be obtained for the Corporation’s securities in the future;
•the impact which an acquisition of the Corporation would have on the employees, depositors and customers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in the community which they serve;
•the reputation and business practices of the offeror and its management and affiliates as they would affect the employees, depositors and customers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and the future value of the Corporation’s stock;
•the value of the securities (if any) which the offeror is offering in exchange for the Corporation’s securities, based on an analysis of the worth of the Corporation as compared to the corporation or other entity whose securities are being offered; and
•any antitrust or other legal and regulatory issues that are raised by the offer. 
 
If the board of directors determines that an offer should be rejected, it may take any lawful action to accomplish its purpose including:
 
•advising shareholders not to accept the offer;
•litigation against the offeror;
•filing complaints with governmental and regulatory authorities;
•acquiring the authorized but unissued securities or treasury stock or granting options with respect thereto;
•acquiring a Corporation to create an antitrust or other regulatory problem for the offeror; and
•obtaining a more favorable offer from another individual or entity.
 
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
 
Under the PBCL, an amendment to the articles of incorporation requires, except in limited cases where a greater vote may be required, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote on the matter and the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders within each class or series of shares if such class or series is entitled to vote on the matter as a class. The PBCL also provides that our shareholders are not entitled by statute to propose amendments to the articles of incorporation.
 
The articles of incorporation provide that, in addition to any affirmative vote required by law, the approval of any amendment to Article 13 (business combinations) of the articles of incorporation requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding shares of voting stock.
 
Amendments to Bylaws
 
The bylaws provide that our bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board of directors. The PBCL provides that the ability of our board of directors to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws is subject to the power of shareholders to change such action. The PBCL also provides that the board of directors does not have the authority to adopt or change a bylaw on specified subjects, including, but not limited to, authorized capital, the personal liability of directors, various matters relating to our board of directors, and matters relating to the voting rights of shareholders.EX-4.1

  Exhibit 4.1

  AVISTA CORPORATION

  TO

  CITIBANK, N.A.

  As Successor Trustee under

  Mortgage and Deed of Trust,

  dated as of June 1, 1939

  ________________________

  Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture

  Providing among other things for a series of bonds designated 
“First Mortgage Bonds, 4.00% Series due 2052”
Due March 1, 2052

  ________________________

  Dated as of March 1, 2022

   

   

  

   

  SIXTY-SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

  THIS INDENTURE, dated as of the 1st day of March, 2022, between AVISTA CORPORATION (formerly known as The Washington Water Power Company), a corporation of the State of Washington, whose post office address is 1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99202 (the “Company”), and CITIBANK, N.A., formerly First National City Bank (successor by merger to First National City Trust Company, formerly City Bank Farmers Trust Company), a national banking association incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States of America, whose post office address is 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10013, as trustee (the “Trustee”), under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1939 (the “Original Mortgage”), executed and delivered by the Company to secure the payment of bonds issued or to be issued under and in accordance with the provisions thereof, this indenture (this “Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture”) being supplemental to the Original Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented and amended.

  WHEREAS pursuant to a written request of the Company made in accordance with Section 103 of the Original Mortgage, Francis M. Pitt (then Individual Trustee under the Original Mortgage, as theretofore supplemented and amended) ceased to be a trustee thereunder on July 23, 1969, and all of his powers as Individual Trustee have devolved upon the Trustee and its successors alone; and

  WHEREAS by the Original Mortgage the Company covenanted that it would execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as might be necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of the Original Mortgage and to make subject to the lien of the Original Mortgage any property thereafter acquired intended to be subject to the lien thereof; and

  WHEREAS the Company has heretofore executed and delivered, in addition to the Original Mortgage, the indentures supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof, and has issued the series of bonds, set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the Original Mortgage, as supplemented and amended by the First through Sixty-fifth Supplemental Indentures and, if the context shall so require, as to be supplemented by this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, being herein sometimes called the “Mortgage”); and

  WHEREAS the Original Mortgage and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1952, through the Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1989, were appropriately filed and recorded in the various official records in the States of Washington, Idaho and Montana, as set forth in such Supplemental Indentures and in the Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1993; and

  WHEREAS for the purpose of confirming or perfecting the lien of the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, on additional properties of the Company located in the State of Oregon and additional counties in the State of Montana, the Company executed and delivered a Short Form Mortgage and Security Agreement, in multiple counterparts dated as of various dates in 1992, in furtherance of and supplemental to the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, and such instrument was appropriately filed and recorded in the 

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  various official records in Oregon and Montana, as set forth in the aforesaid Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture; and

  WHEREAS the aforesaid Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture through the Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2001, were appropriately filed and recorded in the various official records in the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon, as set forth in the Twenty-seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 1994, through the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2002; and 

  WHEREAS for the purpose of confirming or perfecting the lien of the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, on all its properties (other than specifically excepted property), including all real properties owned in fee, which were specifically described or referred to in Exhibit B to such instrument, all easements and other interests in and rights to use real property and all equipment and fixtures, the Company executed and delivered an Instrument of Further Assurance, dated as of December 15, 2001, in furtherance of and supplemental to the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, and such instrument was appropriately filed and recorded in the various official records in the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon; and

  WHEREAS for the purpose of confirming or perfecting the lien of the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, on additional properties of the Company located in an additional county in the State of Oregon, the Company executed and delivered a Memorandum of  Mortgage and Security Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2003, in furtherance of and supplemental to the Original Mortgage, as then supplemented and amended, and such instrument was appropriately filed and recorded in the various official records in the State of Oregon; and 

  WHEREAS the aforesaid Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture through the Sixty-third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2020, were appropriately filed and recorded in the various official records in the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon, as set forth in the Thirty-first Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003, through the Sixty- fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2021; and

  WHEREAS the aforesaid Sixty-fifth Supplemental Indenture has been appropriately filed or recorded in the various official records in the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon, as set forth in Exhibit B hereto; and

  WHEREAS in addition to the property described in the Mortgage the Company has acquired certain other property, rights and interests in property; and

  WHEREAS Section 120 of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, provides that, without the consent of any holders of bonds, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Mortgage for various purposes set forth therein, including, without limitation, to cure ambiguities or correct defective or inconsistent provisions or to make other changes therein that shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of bonds of any series in any material respect or to establish the form or terms of bonds of any series as contemplated by Article II; and

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  WHEREAS, the Company now desires to amend Section 59 and Section 52 of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, as set forth in Article III; and 

  WHEREAS the Company now desires to create a new series of bonds; and

  WHEREAS Section 8 of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, provides that the form of each series of bonds (other than the First Series) issued thereunder and of the coupons to be attached to coupon bonds of such series shall be established by Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company or by Treasurer’s Certificate, or shall be set forth in an indenture supplemental to the Original Mortgage; that the form of such series, as so established, shall specify the descriptive title of the bonds and various other terms thereof; and that such series may also contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Mortgage as the Company may, in its discretion, cause to be inserted therein expressing or referring to the terms and conditions upon which such bonds are to be issued and/or secured under the Mortgage; and

  WHEREAS the execution and delivery by the Company of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture and the terms of the Bonds of the Sixty‐seventh Series, hereinafter referred to, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company by appropriate Resolutions of said Board of Directors, and all things necessary to make this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been performed;

  NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:  That the Company, in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged, hereby confirms the estate, title and rights of the Trustee (including, without limitation, the lien of the Mortgage on the property of the Company subjected thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) held as security for the payment of both the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the bonds from time to time issued under the Mortgage according to their tenor and effect and the performance of all the provisions of the Mortgage and of such bonds, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby confirms the grant, bargain, sale, release, conveyance, assignment, transfer, mortgage, pledge, setting over and confirmation unto the Trustee, contained in the Mortgage, of all the following described properties of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, namely:

  All of the property, real, personal and mixed, of every character and wheresoever situated (except any hereinafter or in the Mortgage expressly excepted) which the Company now owns or, subject to the provisions of Section 87 of the Original Mortgage, may hereafter acquire prior to the satisfaction and discharge of the Mortgage, as fully and completely as if herein or in the Mortgage specifically described, and including (without in anywise limiting or impairing by the enumeration of the same the scope and intent of the foregoing or of any general description contained in Mortgage) all lands, real estate, easements, servitudes, rights of way and leasehold and other interests in real estate; all rights to the use or appropriation of water, flowage rights, water storage rights, flooding rights, and other rights in respect of or relating to water; all plants for the generation of electricity, power houses, dams, dam sites, reservoirs, flumes, raceways, diversion works, head works, waterways, water works, water systems, gas plants, steam heat plants, hot water plants, ice or refrigeration plants, stations, substations, offices, 

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  buildings and other works and structures and the equipment thereof and all improvements, extensions and additions thereto; all generators, machinery, engines, turbines, boilers, dynamos, transformers, motors, electric machines, switchboards, regulators, meters, electrical and mechanical appliances, conduits, cables, pipes and mains; all lines and systems for the transmission and distribution of electric current, gas, steam heat or water for any purpose; all towers, mains, pipes, poles, pole lines, conduits, cables, wires, switch racks, insulators, compressors, pumps, fittings, valves and connections; all motor vehicles and automobiles; all tools, implements, apparatus, furniture, stores, supplies and equipment; all franchises (except the Company’s franchise to be a corporation), licenses, permits, rights, powers and privileges; and (except as hereinafter or in the Mortgage expressly excepted) all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to all other property of any kind or nature.

  The Company hereby acknowledges that, as of the date of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, the real property located in the State of Washington, taken as a whole, that is so conveyed or intended to be so conveyed under the Mortgage is not used principally for agricultural purposes.

  The property so conveyed or intended to be so conveyed under the Mortgage shall include, but shall not be limited to, the property set forth in Exhibit C hereto, the particular description of which is intended only to aid in the identification thereof and shall not be construed as limiting the force, effect and scope of the foregoing.

  TOGETHER WITH all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging or in anywise appertaining to the aforesaid property or any part thereof, with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders and (subject to the provisions of Section 57 of the Original Mortgage) the tolls, rents, revenues, issues, earnings, income, product and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title and interest and claim whatsoever, at law as well as in equity, which the Company now has or may hereafter acquire in and to the aforesaid property and franchises and every part and parcel thereof.

  THE COMPANY HEREBY CONFIRMS that, subject to the provisions of Section 87 of the Original Mortgage, all the property, rights, and franchises acquired by the Company after the date of the Original Mortgage (except any in the Mortgage expressly excepted) are and shall be as fully embraced within the lien of the Mortgage as if such property, rights and franchises had been owned by the Company at the date of the Original Mortgage and had been specifically described therein.

  PROVIDED THAT the following were not and were not intended to be then or now or hereafter granted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, set over or confirmed under the Mortgage and were, are and shall be expressly excepted from the lien and operation of the Mortgage namely:  (1) cash, shares of stock and obligations (including bonds, notes and other securities) not hereafter specifically pledged, paid, deposited or delivered under the Mortgage or covenanted so to be; (2) merchandise, equipment, materials or supplies held for the purpose of sale in the usual course of business or for consumption in the operation of any properties of the Company; (3) bills, notes and accounts receivable, and all 

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  contracts, leases and operating agreements not specifically pledged under the Mortgage or covenanted so to be; (4) electric energy and other materials or products generated, manufactured, produced or purchased by the Company for sale, distribution or use in the ordinary course of its business; and (5) any property heretofore released pursuant to any provisions of the Mortgage and not heretofore disposed of by the Company; provided, however, that the property and rights expressly excepted from the lien and operation of the Mortgage in the above subdivisions (2) and (3) shall (to the extent permitted by law) cease to be so excepted in the event that the Trustee or a receiver or trustee shall enter upon and take possession of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property in the manner provided in Article XII of the Original Mortgage by reason of the occurrence of a Completed Default as defined in said Article XII.

  TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all such properties, real, personal and mixed, granted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, set over or confirmed by the Company in the Mortgage as aforesaid, or intended so to be, unto the Trustee, and its successors, heirs and assigns forever.

  IN TRUST NEVERTHELESS, for the same purposes and upon the same terms, trusts and conditions and subject to and with the same provisos and covenants as set forth in the Mortgage, this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture being supplemental to the Mortgage.

  AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CONFIRMED by the Company that all the terms, conditions, provisos, covenants and provisions contained in the Mortgage shall affect and apply to the property in the Mortgage described and conveyed, and to the estates, rights, obligations and duties of the Company and the Trustee and the beneficiaries of the trust with respect to said property, and to the Trustee and its successors in the trust, in the same manner and with the same effect as if the said property had been owned by the Company at the time of the execution of the Original Mortgage, and had been specifically and at length described in and conveyed to said Trustee by the Original Mortgage as a part of the property therein stated to be conveyed.

  The Company further covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successor or successors in such trust under the Mortgage, as follows:

  ARTICLE I

Sixty-seventh Series of Bonds

  SECTION 1. (I)	There shall be a series of bonds designated “First Mortgage Bonds, 4.00% Series due 2052” (herein sometimes referred to as the “Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series” or the “Bonds”), each of which shall also bear the descriptive title First Mortgage Bond and the form thereof is set forth on Exhibit D hereto.  The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall be issued as fully registered bonds in denominations of One Thousand Dollars and, at the option of the Company, any amount in excess thereof (the exercise of such option to be evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof) and shall be dated as in Section 10 of the Original Mortgage provided.

  (II)	The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall have the following terms and characteristics:

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  (a)	the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall be initially authenticated and delivered under the Mortgage in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000; it being understood that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Mortgage, there shall be no limit upon the aggregate principal amount of Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series that may be authenticated and delivered thereunder.

  (b)	the principal of the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall (unless theretofore paid) be payable on the Stated Maturity Date (as hereinafter defined);

  (c)	the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall bear interest at the rate of four per centum (4.00%) per annum; interest on the Bonds shall accrue from and including March 17, 2022, except as otherwise provided in the form of bond attached hereto as Exhibit D; interest on the Bonds shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date and at Maturity (as hereinafter defined); and interest on the Bonds during any period less than one year for which payment is made shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-days months;

  (d)	the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on each Bond of the Sixty-seventh Series payable at Maturity shall be payable to the registered owner thereof upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.  The interest on each Bond of the Sixty-seventh Series (other than interest payable at Maturity) shall be payable by check, in similar coin or currency, mailed to the registered owner thereof as of the close of business on the Record Date (as hereinafter defined) next preceding each Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that if such registered owner shall be a securities depositary, such payment may be made by such other means in lieu of check as shall be agreed upon by the Company, the Trustee and such registered owner.  Interest payable at Maturity shall be paid to the person to whom principal shall be paid.

  (e)	Prior to October 1, 2051 (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: 

  (i)	(A) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (B) interest accrued to the redemption date, and

  (ii)	100% of the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, 

  plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. 

  On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. 

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  “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

  The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable:

  (i)	the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or 

  (ii)	if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or

  (iii)	if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. 

  For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.

  If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published or, if published, no longer contains the yields for nominal Treasury constant maturities, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable.  If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury 

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  security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time.  In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

  The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

  (f)	Notice of redemption of Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall be given by mail, facsimile transmission or other direct written electronic means not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for redemption.

  (g)	If less than all of the Outstanding Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series are to be redeemed, the particular Bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by such method of random selection as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided, however, that if, as indicated in an officer’s certificate, the Company shall have offered to purchase all the bonds of the Sixty-seventh series then Outstanding and less than all of such Bonds shall have been tendered to the Company for such purchase, the Trustee, if so directed by the Company, shall select for redemption all such Bonds that have not been so tendered.  The portion of any Bond to be redeemed shall be in the principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof and such rounding allocations as may be requisite for this purpose shall be made by the Trustee in its uncontrolled discretion.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the distinctive numbers of the Bonds and the portions thereof so selected for redemption.

  (h)	Except as provided in this subsection (II) of Section 1,

  (i)	the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall not be redeemable prior to the Stated Maturity Date; and 

  (ii)	no amount other than the principal of and interest on the Bonds of the Sixty- seventh Series shall be payable in respect of the Bonds at Maturity (as hereinafter defined) or otherwise.

  (III)	(a)	At the option of the registered owner, any Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, shall be exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations.

  The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall be transferable, upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, together with a written instrument of transfer in form approved by the registrar duly executed by the registered owner or by his duly authorized attorney, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

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  Upon any exchange or transfer of Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, the Company may make a charge therefor sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or taxes or other governmental charge, as provided in Section 12 of the Original Mortgage, but the Company hereby waives any right to make a charge in addition thereto or any exchange or transfer of Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to make any transfer or exchange of any Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series for a period of 10 days next preceding any Interest Payment Date or any selection of such Bonds for redemption, nor shall it be required to make any transfer or exchange of any Bonds of the Sixty-sixth Series which shall have been selected for redemption in whole or in part.

  (b)	The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series are initially to be issued in global form, registered in the name of a securities depositary (a “Depositary”) or a nominee thereof.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) above, the Bonds shall not be transferable, nor shall any purported transfer be registered, except as follows:

  (i)	the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series may be transferred in whole, and appropriate registration of transfer effected, to the Depositary, or by the Depositary to a nominee thereof, or by any nominee of the Depositary to any other nominee thereof, or by the Depositary or any nominee thereof to any successor Depositary or any nominee thereof;

  (ii)	the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series may be transferred in whole, and appropriate registration of transfer effected, to the beneficial holders thereof, and thereafter shall be transferable, if:

  (A)	the Depositary, shall have notified the Company and the Trustee that (I) it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as securities depositary with respect to such Bonds or (II) it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in either case, the Trustee shall not have been notified by the Company within one hundred twenty (120) days of the identity of a successor Depositary with respect to the Bonds; or

  (B)	the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee a written order to the effect that the Bonds shall be so transferred to the beneficial owners thereof on and after a date specified therein.

  The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

  The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, when in global form, shall bear a legend as to such global form and the foregoing restrictions on transfer substantially as set forth below:

  This is a global bond held by a securities depositary or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the beneficial owners hereof.  This bond may not be transferred, nor may any purported transfer be registered, except as provided in the Mortgage referred to below.

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  So long as the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series are Outstanding in global form and are registered in the name of Cede & Co, as nominee for DTC, the Bonds shall also bear a legend substantially as set forth below (or as otherwise required or permitted by DTC from time to time):

  Unless this bond certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any new bond certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

  (IV)	For all purposes of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms listed below, when used with respect to the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, shall have the meanings specified below:

  “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, which is not a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in The City of New York, New York are generally authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

  “Interest Payment Date” means April 1 and October 1 in each year, commencing October 1, 2022.

  “Maturity” means the date on which the principal of the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series becomes due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity Date, upon redemption or acceleration, or otherwise.

  “Record Date”, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the March 15 or September 15, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

  “Stated Maturity Date” means April 1, 2052.

  (V)	Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 106 of the Original Mortgage, as amended, the Company shall not cause any Bonds of the Sixty-sixth Series, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, to be deemed to have been paid as provided in such Section and its obligations in respect thereof to be deemed to be satisfied and discharged prior to the Maturity thereof unless the Company shall deliver to the Trustee either:

  (a)	an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the effect of Section 106 of the Original Mortgage, as amended, in respect of such Bonds, shall assume the obligation (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee such additional sums of money, if any, or additional government obligations 

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  (meeting the requirements of Section 106), if any, or any combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the money and/or government obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on such Bonds or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 106; provided, however, that such instrument may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent accountant showing the calculation thereof (which opinion shall be obtained at the expense of the Company); or

  (b)	an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holders of such Bonds, or portions of the principal amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company’s indebtedness in respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not been effected.

  (VI)	Anything in this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture or the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Bond of the Sixty-seventh Series that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

  (VII)	The Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series shall have such further terms as are set forth in Exhibit D hereto.  If there shall be a conflict between the terms of the form of bond and the provisions of the Mortgage, the provisions of the Mortgage shall control to the extent permitted by law.

  ARTICLE II

Outstanding Bonds

  Upon the delivery of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 are to be issued and will be Outstanding, in addition to $2,557,200,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds of prior series Outstanding at the date of delivery of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture (which aggregate principal amount includes $250,000,000 in principal amount of the First Mortgage Bonds, 5.125% Series due 2022, that mature April 1, 2022); it being understood that, subject to the provisions of the Mortgage, there shall be no limit on the principal amount of bonds that may be authenticated and delivered under the Mortgage.

  ARTICLE III

Amendment of Original Mortgage

  SECTION 1. Clause (1) in the first paragraph of Section 59 of the Original Mortgage as mended is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following proviso:

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  ; provided, however, that if the Fair Value of such property, as stated in the Engineer’s Certificate required by clause (3) below, is less than two per centum (2%) of the aggregate principal amount of bonds then Outstanding hereunder, no Resolution shall be required to be delivered to the Trustee and such description may be contained in such Engineer’s Certificate.

  SECTION 2. The second paragraph of Section 52 of the Original Mortgage as amended is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following proviso:

  ; provided, however, that the supplemental indenture or other instrument creating any series of bonds may specify any other minimum notice period for the redemption of the bonds of such series and a maximum notice period, as well as any other means of delivery of such notice.

  ARTICLE IV

Prospective Amendments of Original Mortgage

  SECTION 1. Each initial and subsequent holder of Bonds of the Sixty-sixth Series, by virtue of its acquisition of an interest therein, shall be deemed, without further act, to have consented to the amendments of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, contemplated in Article III of the Fifty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2015, and set forth in Exhibit E(1) thereto, as amended in Section 2 of Article III of the Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2017, and in Exhibits E(2) and E(3) to such Fifty-eighth Supplemental Indenture.

  SECTION 2. Each initial and subsequent holder of the Bonds of the Sixty-seventh Series, by virtue of its acquisition of an interest therein, shall be deemed, without further act, to have consented to any or all of the following amendments to the Original Mortgage as heretofore amended:

  (a)	the amendment of Section 5 of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, to delete therefrom the first paragraph thereof and to insert in lieu thereof three new paragraphs reading substantially as set forth in Exhibit E(1) hereto; 

  (b)	the amendment of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, to add, immediately following Section 59, a new Section 59A reading substantially as set forth in Exhibit E(2) hereto; and

  (c)	the amendment of Section 37 of the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, to read substantially as set forth in Exhibit E(3)hereto; 

  it being understood that such holders shall also be deemed to have consented to any and all other changes to the Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended, as shall be necessary in order to avoid any defects, or ambiguities or inconsistencies that could arise by virtue of the adoption of any of the amendments contemplated in this section.

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  ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous Provisions

  SECTION 1. The terms defined in the Original Mortgage shall, for all purposes of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, have the meanings specified in the Original Mortgage.

  SECTION 2. 	The Trustee hereby confirms its acceptance of the trusts in the Original Mortgage declared, provided, created or supplemented and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Original Mortgage set forth, including the following:

  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely.  Each and every term and condition contained in Article XVI of the Original Mortgage shall apply to and form part of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth in full, with such omissions, variations and insertions, if any, as may be appropriate to make the same conform to the provisions of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture.

  SECTION 3. 	Whenever in this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture either of the parties hereto is named or referred to, this shall, subject to the provisions of Articles XV and XVI of the Original Mortgage be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party, and all the covenants and agreements in this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company, or by or on behalf of the Trustee, or either of them, shall, subject as aforesaid, bind and inure to the respective benefits of the respective successors and assigns of such parties, whether so expressed or not.

  SECTION 4. 	Nothing in this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or to give to, any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the bonds Outstanding under the Mortgage, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture or any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof, and all the covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and the holders of the bonds Outstanding under the Mortgage.

  SECTION 5. 	This Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

  SECTION 6. 	The titles of the several Articles of this Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture shall not be deemed to be any part thereof.

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on the 9th day of March, 2022, AVISTA CORPORATION has caused its corporate name to be hereunto affixed, and this instrument to be signed by its President or one of its Vice Presidents for and on its behalf, in The City of Spokane, Washington, as of the day and year first above written, and on the 9th day of March, 2022, CITIBANK, N.A., has caused its corporate name to be hereunto affixed, and this instrument to be signed and sealed by its President or one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Senior Trust Officers or one of its Trust Officers for and on its behalf, in The City of New York, New York, all as of the day and year first above written.

  AVISTA CORPORATION

   

   

   

  By:	 /s/ Mark T. Thies	
Name:  Mark T. Thies
Title:  Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   

  CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee

   

   

   

  By	  /s/ William G. Keenan	
Name: William G. Keenan
Title:   Senior Trust Officer

   

   

   

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  STATE OF WASHINGTON )

  ) ss.:

  COUNTY OF SPOKANE	)

  On this 9th day of March, 2022, before me personally appeared Mark T. Thies, to me known to be a the Executive Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer of AVISTA CORPORATION, one of the corporations that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written.

   

  	
	/s/ Debbie Deubel

	Notary Public

	 

	DEBBIE DEUBEL

	Notary Public

	State of Washington

	Commission Expires May 9, 2025

   

   

   

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  STATE OF NEW YORK	)

  ) ss.:

  COUNTY OF NEW YORK	)

  On this 9th day of March, 2022 before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, personally appeared William G. Keenan, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides at 5 Buena Vista Avenue, Rumson, NJ 07760; that he is a Senior Trust Officer of CITIBANK, N.A., one of the corporations described in and that executed the within and foregoing instrument, such corporation having executed such instrument as trustee; and that he signed his name thereto by authority of the board of directors of said corporation.

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written.

  	
	/s/ Kate Molina

	Kate Molina

	Notary Public

	State of New York

	No. 01MO6387127

	Qualified in Richmond County

	My Commission Expires February 4, 2023

         

  
 

   

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  EXHIBIT A

  MORTGAGE, SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
AND SERIES OF BONDS

   

  						
	 
	 
	SERIES
	 
	 

	MORTGAGE
OR SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
	DATED AS OF
	NO.
	DESIGNATION
	PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
ISSUED
	PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING

	Original
	June 1, 1939
	1
	3-1/2% Series due 1964
	$22,000,000
	None

	1
	October 1, 1952
	2
	3-1/2% Series due 1982
(changed to 3-3/4% in Twelfth Supplemental Indenture)
	30,000,000
	None

	2
	May 1, 1953
	3
	3-7/8% Series due 1983
	10,000,000
	None

	3
	December 1, 1955
	 
	None
	 
	 

	4
	March 15, 1957
	 
	None
	 
	 

	5
	July 1, 1957
	4
	4-7/8% Series due 1987
	30,000,000
	None

	6
	January 1, 1958
	5
	4-1/8% Series due 1988
	20,000,000
	None

	7
	August 1, 1958
	6
	4-3/8% Series due 1988
	15,000,000
	None

	8
	January 1, 1959
	7
	4-3/4% Series due 1989
	15,000,000
	None

	9
	January 1, 1960
	8
	5-3/8% Series due 1990
	10,000,000
	None

	10
	April 1, 1964
	9
	4-5/8% Series due 1994
	30,000,000
	None

	11
	March 1 ,1965
	10
	4-5/8% Series due 1995
	10,000,000
	None

	12
	May 1, 1966
	 
	None
	 
	 

	13
	August 1, 1966
	11
	6% Series due 1996
	20,000,000
	None

	14
	April 1, 1970
	12
	9-1/4% Series due 2000
	20,000,000
	None

	15
	May 1, 1973
	13
	7-7/8% Series due 2003
	20,000,000
	None

	16
	February 1, 1975
	14
	9-3/8% Series due 2005
	25,000,000
	None

	17
	November 1, 1976
	15
	8-3/4% Series due 2006
	30,000,000
	None

	18
	June 1, 1980
	 
	None
	 
	 

	19
	January 1, 1981
	16
	14-1/8% Series due 1991
	40,000,000
	None

   

  A-1

  

   

  						
	 
	 
	 
	Subtotals
	$347,000,000
	None

	20
	August 1, 1982
	17
	15-3/4% Series due 1990-1992
	$60,000,000
	None

	21
	September 1, 1983
	18
	13-1/2% Series due 2013
	60,000,000
	None

	22
	March 1, 1984
	19
	13-1/4% Series due 1994
	60,000,000
	None

	23
	December 1, 1986
	20
	9-1/4% Series due 2016
	80,000,000
	None

	24
	January 1, 1988
	21
	10-3/8% Series due 2018
	50,000,000
	None

	25
	October 1, 1989
	22

23
	7-1/8% Series due 2013

7-2/5% Series due 2016
	66,700,000

17,000,000
	None

None

	26
	April 1, 1993
	24
	Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series A ($250,000,000 authorized)
	250,000,000
	13,500,000

	27
	January 1, 1994
	25
	Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series B ($250,000,000 authorized)
	161,000,000
	None

	28
	September 1, 2001
	26
	Collateral Series due 2002
	220,000,000
	None

	29
	December 1, 2001
	27
	7.75% Series due 2007
	150,000,000
	None

	30
	May 1, 2002
	28
	Collateral Series due 2003
	225,000,000
	None

	31
	May 1, 2003
	29
	Collateral Series due 2004
	245,000,000
	None

	32
	September 1, 2003
	30
	6.125% Series due 2013
	45,000,000
	None

	33
	May 1, 2004
	31
	Collateral Series due 2005
	350,000,000
	None

	34
	November 1, 2004
	32
	5.45% Series due 2019
	90,000,000
	None

	35
	December 1, 2004
	33
	Collateral Series 2004A
	88,850,000
	25,000,000

   

  A-2	

  

   

  						
	36
	December 1, 2004
	34

35
	Collateral Series 2004B

Collateral Series 2004C
	66,700,000

17,000,000
	None

None

	37
	December 1, 2004
	36
	Collateral Series 2004D
	350,000,000
	None

	38
	May 1, 2005
	37

38
	Collateral Series 2005B

Collateral Series 2005C
	66,700,000

17,000,000
	None

None

	39
	November 1, 2005
	39
	6.25% Series due 2035
	100,000,000

50,000,000
	100,000,000

50,000,000

	 
	 
	 
	Subtotals
	$2,885,950,000
	$188,500,000

	40
	April 1, 2006
	40
	Collateral Series due 2011
	$320,000,000
	None

	41
	December 1, 2006
	41
	5.70% Series due 2037
	150,000,000
	150,000,000

	42
	April 1, 2008
	42
	5.95% Series due 2018
	250,000,000
	 None

	43
	November 1, 2008
	43
	Collateral Series 2008A
	200,000,000
	None

	44
	December 1, 2008
	44
	7.25% Series due 2013
	30,000,000
	None

	45
	December 1, 2008
	45
	Collateral Series 2008B
	17,000,000
	None

	46
	September 1, 2009
	46
	5.125% Series due 2022
	250,000,000
	250,000,000

	47
	November 1, 2009
	47
	Collateral Series 2009A
	75,000,000
	None

	48
	December 1, 2010
	48
49
	Collateral Series 2010A
Collateral Series 2010B
	66,700,000
17,000,000
	66,700,000
17,000,000

	49
	December 1, 2010
	50
51
	3.89% Series due 2020
5.55% Series due 2040
	52,000,000
35,000,000
	None
35,000,000

	50
	December 1, 2010
	52
	1.68% Series due 2013
	50,000,000
	None

	51
	February 1, 2011
	53
	Collateral Series 2011A
	400,000,000
	None

	52
	August 1, 2011
	 
	None
	 
	 

   

  A-3	

  

   

  						
	53
	December 1, 2011
	54
	4.45% Series due 2041
	85,000,000
	85,000,000

	54
	November 1, 2012
	55
	4.23% Series due 2047
	80,000,000
	80,000,000

	55
	August 1, 2013
	56
	Collateral Series 2013A
	90,000,000
	None

	56
	April 1, 2014
	57
	Collateral Series 2014A
	400,000,000
	None

	57
	December 1, 2014
	58
	4.11% Series due 2044
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	58
	December 1, 2015
	59
	4.37% Series due 2045
	100,000,000
	100,000,000

	59
	December 1, 2016
	60
	3.54% Series due 2051
	175,000,000
	175,000,000

	60
	December 1, 2017
	61
	3.91% Series due 2047
	90,000,000
	90,000,000

	61
	May 1, 2018
	62
	4.35% Series due 2048
	375,000,000
	375,000,000

	62
	November 1, 2019
	63
	3.43% Series due 2049
	180,000,000
	180,000,000

	63
	June 1, 2020
	64
	Collateral Series 2020A
	400,000,000
	400,000,000

	 
	 
	 
	Subtotals
	$3,947,700,000
	$2,063,700,000

	64
	September 1, 2020
	65
	3.07% Series due 2050
	165,000,000
	165,000,000

	65
	September 1, 2021
	66
	2.90% Series due 2051
	140,000,000
	140,000,000

	Subtotals $305,000,000
Totals $7,485,650,000
	$305,000,000
$2,557,200,000

   

   

   

   

  A-4	

  

  EXHIBIT B

  FILING AND RECORDING OF

  SIXTY-FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

  									
	FILING IN STATE OFFICES

	 

	 
	 
	 
	Financing Statement

	State
	Office of
	Date
	Document Number

	Washington
	Secretary of State
	11/16/21
	2021-321-8910-7

	Idaho
	Secretary of State
	11/16/21
	20212128320

	Montana
	Secretary of State
	10/25/21
	20210676731

	Oregon
	Secretary of State
	11/15/2021
	92995676

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	RECORDING IN COUNTY OFFICES

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Real Estate Mortgage Records
	Financing

	 
	 
	 
	Statement

	 
	 
	 
	Document
	  
	  
	Document

	County
	Office of
	Date
	Number
	Book
	Page
	Number

	Washington
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  

	Adams
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	329768
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Asotin
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	374711
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Benton
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	2021-050772
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Douglas
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	3249736
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Ferry
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	0296763
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Franklin
	Auditor
	11/8/21
	1950546
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Garfield
	Auditor
	11/12/21
	20210642
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Grant
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	1460815
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Klickitat
	Auditor
	1/10/22
	1152465
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Lewis
	Auditor
	11/8/21
	3564338
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Lincoln
	Auditor
	11/9/21
	2021-0490267
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Pend Oreille
	Auditor
	11/5/21
	20210346734
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Skamania
	Auditor
	11/9/21
	2021-003746
	`
	N/A
	N/A

	Spokane
	Auditor
	11/30/21
	7155247
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Stevens
	Auditor
	11/8/21
	2021-0012810
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Thurston
	Auditor
	11/30/21
	4900384
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Whitman
	Auditor
	11/16/21
	770693
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  

	Idaho
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  

	Benewah
	Recorder
	11/5/21
	293481
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Bonner
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	995673
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Boundary
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	289160
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Clearwater
	Recorder
	11/8/21
	241980
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

   

  B-1

  

   

  							
	Idaho
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	533494
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Kootenai
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	2871548000
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Latah
	Recorder
	11/17/21
	619885
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	RECORDING IN COUNTY OFFICES

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Real Estate Mortgage Records
	Financing

	 
	 
	 
	Statement

	 
	 
	 
	Document
	 
	 
	Document

	County
	Office of
	Date
	Number
	Book
	Page
	Number

	Idaho (cont.)
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Lewis
	Recorder
	11/16/21
	150169
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Nez Perce
	Recorder
	11/16/21
	894755
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Shoshone
	Recorder
	1/6/22
	512119
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Montana
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Big Horn
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/15/21
	363908
	171
	732-763
	N/A

	Broadwater
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/29/21
	191972
	233
	552
	N/A

	Golden Valley
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/26/21
	84650
	M
	21462
	N/A

	Meagher
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/15/21
	148031
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Mineral
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/5/21
	124931
	 
	 
	 

	Rosebud
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/16/21
	0125582
	165
	469-500
	N/A

	Sanders
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/15/21
	323891
	 
	 
	N/A

	Stillwater
	Clerk & Recorder 
	1/11/22
	385600
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Treasure
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/15/21
	2021-0123
	24
	673
	N/A

	Wheatland
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/8/21
	112173
	M
	32649-32680
	N/A

	Yellowstone
	Clerk & Recorder 
	11/15/21
	3997559
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Oregon
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Douglas
	Recorder
	11/5/21
	2021-021649
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Jackson
	Recorder
	11/16/21
	2021-047473
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Josephine
	Recorder
	11/5/21
	2021-018981
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Klamath
	Recorder
	11/5/21
	2021-016749
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Morrow
	Recorder
	11/5/21
	2021-50136
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Union
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	20214385
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

	Wallowa
	Recorder
	11/15/21
	00085280
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

   

   

   

   

  B-2

  

  EXHIBIT C

  PROPERTY ADDITIONS

  First

  THE ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS AND SUBSTATION SITES of the Company, in the State of Washington, including all buildings, structures, towers, poles, equipment, appliances and devices for transforming, converting and distributing electric energy, and the lands of the Company on which the same are situated and all of the Company’s real estate and interests therein, machinery, equipment, appliances, devices, appurtenances and supplies, franchises, permits and other rights and other property forming a part of said substations or any of them, or used or enjoyed or capable of being used or enjoyed in connection with any thereof, including, but not limited to, the following situated in the State of Washington and the State of Idaho, to wit:

  STATE OF WASHINGTON

  Spokane County, Washington: “Flint Rd Land Swap”, granted by Deer Heights, LLC, all that certain real property situate in the City of Spokane, County of Spokane, State of Washington being a portion of the South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19, Township 25 North, Range 19 East, Willamette Meridian, and being described as follows:

  BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of said South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19, Township 25 North, Range 19 East, Willamette Meridian; thence along the North line of said South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19, South 89◦02’17” West 580.13 feet to the West line of the East 580.00 feet of said South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19; thence along said West line, South 00◦13’51” West 80.02 feet to a line parallel with, and 80.00 feet southerly of, being measured at right angles to, the said North line of the South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; thence along said parallel line, North 89◦02’17” East 550.12 feet to a line parallel with, and 30.00 feet westerly of the East line of the said South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19; thence along said parallel line, South 00◦13’51” West 375.08 feet to a line parallel with, and 455.00 feet southerly of, being measured at right angles to, the said North line of the South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19; thence along said parallel line, South 89◦02’17” West 550.12 feet to the said West line of the said East 580.00 feet of the South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 19; thence along said parallel line, North 00◦13’51” East 375.08 feet to the said True Point of Beginning of this description, containing 4.74 acres of land, more or less. 

   

   

  Spokane County, Washington: “Bluebird Substation”, granted by Ryan Alan Olsen and Ashley Maryanne Johnson, husband and wife, conveys and warrants the following described real estate, situated in the County of Spokane, State of Washington:

  THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

  COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 26, 

  RANGE 41 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN;

  C-1

  

   

  THENCE NORTH 02◦30’42” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 167.27

  FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

  THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 02◦30’42” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE, A DISTANCE

  OF 494.98 FEET;

  THENCE NORTH 88◦31’16” EAST 2674.96 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID

  SOUTHEAST QUARTER;

  THENCE SOUTH 02◦42’50” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST

  QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 492.16

  FEET;

  THENCE SOUTH 88◦27’34” WEST 2676.65 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

  EXCEPT COUNTY ROAD;

  SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE, STATE OF WASHINGTON.

  SUBJECT TO: This conveyance is subject to right of way deeds, covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements, if any affecting title which may appear in the public record, including those shown on any recorded plat or survey and as shown on Schedule B of that certain Title Commitment prepared by First American Title Insurance Company under Order No. 4259-3860650.

  SUBJECT TO TAXES for the year 2021 and any further taxes or assessments assessed against the property after the recording date of this Deed. 

  Tax Parcel Number(s): 16174.9064

   

   

  Whitman County, Washington: “Varsity Substation”, granted by Sand Road Bucklers 2, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, conveys and warrants the following described real estate, situated in the County of Whitman, State of Washington:

  Lot 1, Garrison Center No. 2 Short Plat, according to the plat thereof, recorded under Auditor’s File No. 769825, records of Whitman County, Washington.

  “This conveyance is subject to Covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements, if any, affecting title, which may appear in the public record, including those shown on any recorded plat or survey.”

  Tax Parcel Number(s): 2-0000-46-15-32-3900

   

   

   

   

  STATE OF IDAHO

  Nez Perce County, ID: “Stewart Substation Expansion”, granted by 4 Renegades LLC, an Idaho limited liability company, the following real property located in the County of Nez Perce, State of Idaho, and legally described as follows:

  C-2

  

   

  A parcel of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 35 North, Range 5 West, Boise Meridian, Nez Perce County, Idaho, described as follows:

  Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, also the Southwest corner of a parcel of land described in Quitclaim Deed, Instrument # 875274, said point being on the centerline of Gun Club County Road; Thence along the West line of said Northwest Quarter and of said parcel and along said center line, N01◦09’47”E, 330.00 feet; Thence leaving said centerline, S88◦58’52”E, 840.00 feet to the East line of said parcel; Thence along said East line, S01◦09’47”W, 330.00 feet to the Southeast corner of said parcel; Thence along the South line thereof, N88◦58’52”W, 840.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

  SUBJECT TO taxes and assessments for the year 2021 levied by the County of Nez Perce or City of Lewiston, and all subsequent years, together with (a) unpatented mining claims, (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof, (c) water rights, claims to title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b), or (c) are shown by the public records; to the Exceptions and Reservations set forth in that certain Warranty Deed recorded February 9, 1926 in Book 144 of Deeds, Page 511, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to all matters, and any rights, easements, interests or claims as disclosed by a Record of Survey recorded September 17, 1996 as Instrument No. 613183, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to terms and conditions contained in a Warranty Deed recorded December 9, 2005 under Instrument No. 725287, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to terms and conditions contained in an Irrevocable Consent to Annexation recorded August 12, 2020 as Instrument No. 879051, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to terms and conditions contained in a Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards for Granting or Denial of Zoning District Boundary Change/Rezone recorded September 18, 2020 as Instrument No. 880421, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to terms and conditions contained in a Resolution No. 2021-10-160, recorded October 14, 2021 as Instrument No. 893776, records of Nez Perce County, Idaho; to title to, and easements in, any portion of the land lying within any highways, roads, streets or other ways; to an and all existing easements, rights of way, reservations, restrictions, covenants, conditions, declarations and encumbrances of record; to any existing tenancies; to all zoning laws and ordinances; and to any state of facts an accurate survey or inspection of the premises would show. 

  This conveyance shall include any and all estate, right, title, interest, appurtenances, tenements, hereditaments, reversions, remainders, easements, rents, issues, profits, rights-of-way and water rights in anywise appertaining to the property herein described as well in law as in equity. 

  The Grantor covenants to Grantee that Grantor is the owner in fee simple of said premises; that the premises are free from all encumbrances, excepting those as may be herein set forth, and excepting those of record; and that Grantor will warrant and defend the same from all lawful claims. 

  C-3

  

  EXHIBIT D

  (Form of Bond)

  CUSIP: 05379B AR8

  AVISTA CORPORATION

  First Mortgage Bond, 4.00% Series due 2052

  		
	REGISTERED
	REGISTERED

	 
	 

	NO. _________________
	$_______________

	 
	 

	 
	 

  AVISTA CORPORATION, a corporation of the State of Washington (hereinafter called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to

  , or registered assigns, on April 1, 2052 (the “Stated Maturity Date”)

  DOLLARS

  and to pay the registered owner hereof interest thereon semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 in each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing October 1, 2022, and at Maturity (as hereinafter defined), at the rate of four per centum (4.00%) per annum computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, until the Company’s obligation with respect to the payment of such principal shall have been discharged.  This bond shall bear interest from March 17, 2022 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on or prior to the date of this bond to which interest on the bonds of this series has been paid.

  Dated:	AVISTA CORPORATION

  By:		
Name:
Title:

  ATTEST:	

  Name:
Title:

  TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

  This bond is one of the bonds of the series herein designated, described or provided for in the within-mentioned Mortgage.

  CITIBANK, N.A.

  Trustee

  By	

  Authorized Signatory 

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  The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this bond payable at Maturity shall be payable to the registered owner hereof upon presentation hereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.  The interest on this bond (other than interest payable at Maturity) shall be paid by check, in the similar coin or currency, mailed to the registered owner hereof as of the close of business on the seventh Business Day (as defined in the Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture referred to below) preceding each Interest Payment Date (each such date being herein called a “Record Date”); provided, however, that if such registered owner shall be a securities depositary, such payment shall be made by such other means in lieu of check as shall be agreed upon by the Company, the Trustee and such registered owner.  Interest payable at Maturity shall be paid to the person to whom principal shall be paid.  As used herein, the term “Maturity” shall mean the date on which the principal of this bond becomes due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon redemption or acceleration, or otherwise.

  This bond is one of an issue of bonds of the Company issuable in series and is one of a series known as its First Mortgage Bonds, 4.00% Series due 2052, all bonds of all such series being issued and issuable under and equally secured (except insofar as any sinking or other fund, established in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage hereinafter mentioned, may afford additional security for the bonds of any particular series) by a Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1939 (the “Original Mortgage”), executed by the Company (formerly known as The Washington Water Power Company) to City Bank Farmers Trust Company and Ralph E. Morton, as Trustees (Citibank, N.A., successor Trustee to both said Trustees).  The Original Mortgage has been amended and supplemented by various supplemental indentures, including the Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture”), and, as so amended and supplemented, is herein called the “Mortgage”.  Reference is made to the Mortgage for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security, the rights of the holders of the bonds and of the Trustee in respect thereof, the duties and immunities of the Trustee, the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are and are to be secured and the circumstances under which additional bonds may be issued.  If there shall be a conflict between the terms of this bond and the provisions of the Mortgage, the provisions of the Mortgage shall control to the extent permitted by law.  The holder of this bond, by its acceptance hereof, shall be deemed to have consented and agreed to all of the terms and provisions of the Mortgage and, further, in the event that such holder shall not be the sole beneficial owner of this bond, shall be deemed to have agreed to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause all direct and indirect beneficial owners of this bond to have knowledge of the terms and provisions of the Mortgage and of this bond and to comply therewith, including particularly, but without limitation, any provisions or restrictions in the Mortgage regarding the transfer or exchange of such beneficial interests and any legend set forth on this bond.

  The Mortgage may be modified or altered by affirmative vote of the holders of at least 60% in principal amount of the bonds outstanding under the Mortgage, considered as one class, or, if the rights of one or more, but less than all, series of bonds then outstanding are to be affected, then such modification or alteration may be effected with the affirmative vote only of 60% in principal amount of the bonds outstanding of the series so to be affected, considered as one class, and, furthermore, for limited purposes, the Mortgage may be modified or altered without any consent or other action of holders of any series of bonds.  No modification or alteration shall, however, 

  D-2

  

   

  permit an extension of the Maturity of the principal of, or interest on, this bond or a reduction in such principal or the rate of interest hereon or any other modification in the terms of payment of such principal or interest or the creation of any lien equal or prior to the lien of the Mortgage or deprive the holder of a lien on the mortgaged and pledged property without the consent of the holder hereof.  Each initial and subsequent holder of bonds of this series, by virtue of its acquisition of an interest therein, shall be deemed, without further act, to have consented to the prospective amendments to the Original Mortgage set forth or referred to in the Sixty-sixth Supplemental Indenture.

  The principal hereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest hereon (but without premium), may be declared or may become due prior to the Stated Maturity Date on the conditions, in the manner and at the time set forth in the Mortgage, upon the occurrence of a Completed Default as in the Mortgage provided.

  As provided in the Mortgage and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this bond or any portion of the principal amount hereof will be deemed to have been paid if there has been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee moneys or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, the principal of and interest on which when due, and without regard to any reinvestment thereof, will provide moneys which, together with moneys so deposited, will be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this bond when due.

  The Mortgage contains terms, provisions and conditions relating to the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, and the conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of assets to, another corporation and to the assumption by such other corporation, in certain circumstances, of all of the obligations of the Company under the Mortgage and on the bonds secured thereby.

  In the manner prescribed in the Mortgage, this bond is transferable by the registered owner hereof in person, or by his duly authorized attorney, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, upon surrender and cancellation of this bond, together with a written instrument of transfer whenever required by the Company duly executed by the registered owner or by its duly authorized attorney, and, thereupon, a new fully registered bond of the same series for a like principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor as provided in the Mortgage.  The Company and the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name this bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes.

  In the manner prescribed in the Mortgage, any bonds of this series, upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations.

  Any bond of this series authenticated and delivered upon the transfer or exchange of a bond prior to the first Interest Payment Date to which interest on all outstanding bonds of this series has been paid shall have the same Initial Interest Accrual Date as the bond surrendered in such transfer or exchange.

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  Prior to October 1, 2051 (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the bonds of this series at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: 

  (1)	(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to the redemption date, and

  (2)	100% of the principal amount of the bonds to be redeemed, 

  plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. 

  On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the bonds of this series in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. 

  “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

  The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable:

  (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or 

  (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or

  (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life.

  D-4

  

   

  For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.

  If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published or, if published, no longer contains the yields for nominal Treasury constant maturities, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable.  If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time.  In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

  The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

  Except as provided above, (a) the bonds of this series are not redeemable prior to the Stated Maturity Date and (b) no amount other than the principal of and interest on the bonds of this series shall be payable in respect of such bonds at Maturity or otherwise.

  No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this bond against any incorporator or any past, present or future subscriber to the capital stock, stockholder, officer or director of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, as such, either directly or through the Company or any predecessor or successor corporation, under any rule of law, statute or constitution or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators, subscribers, stockholders, officers and directors being released by the holder or owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Mortgage.

  This bond shall not become obligatory until Citibank, N.A., the Trustee under the Mortgage, or its successor thereunder, shall have signed the form of certificate endorsed hereon.

  ____________________

   

   

  D-5

  

   

  ASSIGNMENT FORM

  FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto 

  ________________________________________________________________________

  [please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee]

  ________________________________________________________________________

  [please print or typewrite name and address of assignee]

  ________________________________________________________________________

   

  the within bond of AVISTA CORPORATION and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________________________________________, Attorney, to transfer said bond on the books of the within-mentioned Company, with full power of substitution in the premises. 

  Dated: _________________

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  [signature of assignor]

  Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the bond in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

   

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  EXHIBIT E(1)

  Prospective Amendment of Section 5 of
Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended

  SECTION 5.	The term “Funded Property” shall mean:

  (1)	all Mortgaged and Pledged Property described in the most recent Funded Property Certificate delivered to the Trustee;

  (2)	all Property Additions to the extent that the same shall have been made the basis of the authentication and delivery of bonds under this Indenture after the date of the most recent Funded Property Certificate delivered to the Trustee;

  (3)	all Property Additions to the extent that the same shall have been made the basis of the release of property from the Lien of this Indenture after the date of the most recent Funded Property Certificate delivered to the Trustee, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 59 hereof;

  (4)	all Property Additions to the extent that the same shall have been substituted for Funded Property retired, otherwise than under the release or cash withdrawal provisions hereof, after the date of the most recent Funded Property Certificate delivered to the Trustee;

  (5)	all Property Additions to the extent that the same shall have been made the basis of the withdrawal of any Funded Cash, as hereinafter defined, after the date of the most recent Funded Property Certificate delivered to the Trustee, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 61 hereof; except, in any case, to the extent that any such property shall no longer be deemed to be Funded Property under other provisions of this Indenture.

  The term “Funded Property Certificate” shall mean an Engineer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee that:

  (1)	shall

  (a)	state the aggregate principal amount of bonds Outstanding under this Indenture,

  (b)	state the aggregate principal amount of bonds to the authentication and delivery of which the Company shall then be entitled under Section 29 of this Indenture;

  (c)	state the amount equal to one hundred fifty per centum (150%) of the sum of the amounts stated in clauses (1) and (2) above, 

  (d)	describe a portion of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property that shall be designated “Funded Property” from and after the date of delivery of such certificate (such Property being hereinafter called the “Designated Funded Property”);

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  (e)	state that the Designated Funded Property and all elements of property part thereof constitute Property Additions (as defined in Section 4 of this Indenture, but without regard to the date of acquisition or construction thereof); and

  (f)	state the Fair Value to the Company of the Designated Funded Property, which shall be not less than the amount stated in clause (c) above; 

  (2)	shall make, mutatis mutandis, all the other statements required in an Engineer’s Certificate under clause (3) of Section 28 of this Indenture with respect to the Designated Funded Property (without regard to amounts otherwise required to be added or deducted under the provisions of Section 4), and shall state that the Designated Funded Property is not subject to any Prior Lien; and

  (3)	shall be accompanied by

  (a)	a Treasurer’s Certificate, as described in clause (2) in the first paragraph of Section 28 of this Indenture;

  (b)	an Independent Engineer’s Certificate, as described in clause (4) of the first paragraph of Section 28 of this Indenture, with respect to the Designated Funded Property; and

  (c)	an Opinion of Counsel, as described in clause (7) of the first paragraph of Section 28 of this Indenture with respect to the Designated Funded Property.

  On and after the date of delivery to the Trustee of a Funded Property Certificate, no part of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property other than the Designated Funded Property shall be deemed to be Funded Property, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any property that had been deemed to be Funded Property prior to such date, until such part of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property shall thereafter become Funded Property by virtue of the operation of any clause in the first paragraph of this Section.

   

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  EXHIBIT E(2)

  Prospective Amendment to Original Mortgage
as heretofore amended to Add New Section 59A

   

  SECTION 59A.  Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, unless the Company is in default in the payment of the interest on any bonds then Outstanding hereunder or one or more of the Completed Defaults specified in Section 65 hereof shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may, at its election (and in lieu of satisfying the requirements of Section 59), obtain the release of any part of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property that does not constitute Funded Property, except cash then held by the Trustee (provided, however, that Prior Lien Bonds deposited with the Trustee shall not be released except as provided in Article IX hereof and obligations secured by purchase money mortgage deposited with the Corporate Trustee shall not be released except as provided in Section 61 hereof), and the Trustee shall release the same from the Lien hereof upon the application of the Company and receipt by the Trustee of

  (1)	a Treasurer’s Certificate stating that the Company is not in default in the payment of the interest on any bonds then Outstanding hereunder and that none of the Completed Defaults specified in Section 65 hereof has occurred and is continuing;

  (2)	an Engineer’s Certificate, made and dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the date of such application,

  (a)	describing the property to be released;

  (b)	stating the Fair Value, in the opinion of the signers, of the property to be released;

  (c)	stating the Cost of the property to be released;

  (d)	stating that the property to be released does not constitute Funded Property;

  (e)	if true, stating that the aggregate amount of the Cost or Fair Value to the Company (whichever is less) of all Property Additions which do not constitute Funded Property (excluding the property to be released), after making deductions therefrom and additions thereto of the character contemplated by Section 4, is not less than zero (0);

  (f)	if the statement contemplated in subclause (e) above cannot be made, stating the amount by which zero (0) exceeds the amount referred to in subclause (e) above (showing in reasonable detail the calculation thereof); 

  (g)	stating that, in the opinion of the signers, such release will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof; and

  (3)	if the Engineer’s Certificate required by clause (b) above does not contain the statement contemplated in clause (2)(e) above, an amount in cash, to be held by the Trustee as part of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property, equal to the amount, if any, by which sixty-six and two-thirds percentum (66 2⁄3%) of the lower of (a) the Cost or Fair Value (whichever 

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  shall be less) of the property to be released and (b) the amount shown in clause (2)(f) above exceeds the aggregate of items of the character described in subclauses (a), (c) and (d) of clause (4) in the first paragraph of Section 59 then to be used as a credit under this Section 59A (subject, however, to the same limitations and conditions with respect to such items as are set forth in Section 59).

   

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  EXHIBIT E(3)

  Prospective Amendment of Section 37 of
Original Mortgage, as heretofore amended

  SECTION 37.  (a)  That it will 

  (i)	keep or cause to be kept all the Mortgaged and Pledged Property insured against loss by fire, to the extent that property of similar character is usually so insured by companies similarly situated and operating like properties, to a reasonable amount, by reputable insurance companies, the proceeds of such insurance (except as to any loss of Excepted Property and except as to any particular loss less than the greater of (A) Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and (B) three percentum (3%) of the aggregate principal amount of bonds  Outstanding hereunder on the date of such particular loss) to be made payable, subject to applicable law, to the Trustee as the interest of the Trustee may appear or to the trustee or other holder of any Prior Lien or other lien prior hereto, if the terms thereof require such payment, or to the agent or representative of the co-owners of jointly-owned property, if the terms of such joint ownership require such payment, or 

  (ii)	in lieu of or supplementing such insurance in whole or in part, adopt some other method or plan of protection against loss by fire at least equal in protection to the method or plan of protection against loss by fire of companies similarly situated  and operating properties subject to similar fire hazards or properties on which an equal primary fire insurance rate has been set by reputable insurance companies; and if the Company shall adopt  such other method or plan of protection, it shall, subject to applicable law (and except as to any loss of Excepted Property and except as to any particular loss less than the greater of (X) Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and (Y) three percentum (3%) of  the aggregate principal amount of bonds Outstanding on the date of such particular loss) pay to the Trustee on account of any loss covered by such method or plan an amount in cash equal to the amount of such  loss less any amounts otherwise paid to the Trustee in respect of such loss or paid to the trustee or other holder of a Prior Lien or any other lien prior hereto in respect of such loss if the terms thereof  require such payment or paid to the agent or representative of the co-owners of jointly owned property in respect of such loss if the terms of such joint ownership require such payment.       Any cash so required to be paid by the Company pursuant to any such method or plan shall for purposes of this Indenture be deemed to be proceeds of insurance. 

  Whenever requested by the Trustee (but not more frequently than annually), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Treasurer’s Certificate (a) listing the insurance policies then in effect covering the Mortgaged and Pledged Property, or any part thereof, including (or referring to a previous such Treasurer’s Certificate that includes) the names of the insurance companies and the amounts and expiration dates of the policies and/or (b) describing each such other method or plan of protection and (c) stating that, in the judgement of the signers, such insurance policies and/or such other methods or plans of protection, collectively, provide adequate protection to the Company against loss by fire.

  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may have fire insurance policies with (i) a deductible provision in a dollar amount per occurrence not exceeding the greater of (A) Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and (B) three percentum (3%) of the aggregate 

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  principal amount of the bonds Outstanding hereunder on the date such policy goes into effect and/or (ii) co-insurance or self insurance provisions with a dollar amount per occurrence not exceeding thirty percentum (30%) of the loss proceeds otherwise payable; provided, however, that the dollar  amount per occurrence described in clause (i) above may be exceeded to the extent such dollar amount is below the deductible amount in effect as to fire insurance (X) on property of similar  character insured by companies similarly situated and operating like property or (Y) on property as to which an equal primary fire insurance rate has been set by reputable insurance companies.

  (b)	All moneys paid to the Trustee by the Company in accordance with this Section or received by the Trustee as proceeds of any insurance, in either case on account of a loss on or with respect to Funded Property, shall, subject to the requirements of any Prior Lien or other lien prior hereto, be held by the Trustee and, subject as aforesaid, shall be paid by it to the Company to reimburse the Company for an equal amount expended or committed for expenditure in the rebuilding, renewal and/or replacement of or substitution for the property destroyed or damaged, upon written request and receipt by the Trustee of:

  (i)	An Engineer’s Certificate:

  (A)	describing the property so damaged or destroyed;

  (B)	stating the Cost of such property (or, if the Fair Value to the Company of such property at the time the same became Funded Property was certified to be an amount less than the Cost thereof, then such Fair Value, as so certified, in lieu of Cost) or, if such damage or destruction shall have affected only a portion of such property, stating the allocable portion of such Cost or Fair Value to the Company;

  (C)	stating the amounts so expended or committed for expenditure in the rebuilding, renewal, replacement of and/or substitution for such property; and

  (D)	stating the Fair Value to the Company of such property as rebuilt or renewed or as to be rebuilt or renewed and/or of the replacement or substituted property, and if

  (I)	within six months prior to the date of acquisition thereof by the Company, such property has been used or operated, by a person or persons other than the Company, in a business similar to that in which it has been or is to be used or operated by the Company, and

  (II)	the Fair Value to the Company of such property as set forth in such Expert’s Certificate is not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and not less than one percentum (1%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding,

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  (ii)	an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of the signer, the property so rebuilt or renewed or to be rebuilt or renewed, and/or the replacement property, is or will be subject to the lien hereof to the same extent as was the property so destroyed or damaged.

  Any such moneys not so applied within thirty-six (36) months after its receipt by the Trustee, or in respect of which notice in writing of intention to apply the same to the work of rebuilding, renewal, replacement or substitution then in progress and uncompleted shall not have been given to the Trustee by the Company within such thirty-six (36) months, or which the Company shall at any time notify the Trustee is not to be so applied, shall thereafter be withdrawn, used or applied in the manner, to the extent and for the purposes, and subject to the conditions, provided in Section 61; provided, however, that if the amount of such moneys shall exceed sixty-six and two-thirds percentum (66-2/3%) of the amount stated pursuant to clause (B) in the Engineer’s Certificate referred to above, the amount of such excess shall not be deemed to be Funded Cash, shall not be  subject to Section 61 and shall be remitted to or upon the written request of the Company upon the withdrawal, use or application of the balance of such moneys pursuant to Section 61.

  Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, if property on or with respect to which a loss occurs constitutes Funded Property in part only, the Company may, at its election, obtain the reimbursement of insurance proceeds attributable to the part of such property which constitutes Funded Property under this subsection (b) and obtain the reimbursement of insurance proceeds attributable to the part of such property which does not constitute Funded Property under subsection (c) of this Section 37.

  (c)	All moneys paid to the Trustee by the Company in accordance with this Section or received by the Trustee as proceeds of any insurance, in either case on account of a loss on or with respect to property which does not constitute Funded Property, shall, subject to the requirements of any Prior Lien or other lien prior hereto or to the requirements of any joint ownership agreement, be held by the Trustee and, subject as aforesaid, shall be paid by it to the Company upon written request and  receipt by the Trustee of:

  (i)	an Engineer’s Certificate stating:

  (A)	that such moneys were paid to or received by the Trustee on account of a loss on or with respect to property which does not constitute Funded Property; and

  (B)	if true, that the aggregate amount of the Cost or Fair Value to the Company (whichever is less) of all Property Additions which do not constitute Funded Property (excluding, to the extent of such loss, the property on or with respect to which such loss was incurred), after making deductions therefrom and additions thereto of the character contemplated by Section 4, is not less than zero (0); or 

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  (C)	if the statement contemplated in subclause (B) above cannot be made, the amount by which zero (0) exceeds the amount referred to in subclause (B) above (showing in reasonable detail the calculation thereof); and

  (ii)	if the Engineer’s Certificate required by clause (ii) above does not contain the statement contemplated in clause (i)(B) above, an amount in cash, to be held by the Trustee as part of the Mortgaged Property, equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percentum (66-2/3%) of the amount shown in clause (i)(C) above.

  To the extent that the Company shall be entitled to withdraw proceeds of insurance pursuant to this subsection (c), such proceeds shall be deemed not to constitute Funded Cash.

  (d)	Whenever under the provisions of this Section the Company is required to deliver moneys to the Trustee and at the same time shall have satisfied the conditions set forth herein for payment of moneys by the Trustee to the Company, there shall be paid to or retained by the Trustee or paid to the Company, as the case may be, only the net amount.

   

   

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