Avista Corp. Board Raises Qtr. Dividend from $0.29 to $0.305/Share

Avista Corp.'s AVA board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.305 per share on the company's common stock, an increase of $0.015 per share, yielding an annualized dividend of $1.22. The common stock dividend is payable March 15, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 22, 2013.