UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2012

 

Commission File Number

 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter; State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number

 

IRS Employer
Identification Number

 

 

 

 

 

1-8962

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

(an Arizona corporation)
400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999
(602) 250-1000

 

86-0512431

 

 

 

 

 

1-4473

 

Arizona Public Service Company

(an Arizona corporation)
400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999
(602) 250-1000

 

86-0011170

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

This combined Form 8-K is separately filed or furnished by Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arizona Public Service Company.  Each registrant is filing or furnishing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this Form 8-K that relates to such registrant and, where required, its subsidiaries.  Except as stated in the preceding sentence, neither registrant is filing or furnishing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The following information is furnished pursuant to both Item 2.02 and 7.01.

 

On May 3, 2012, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (the “Company” or “Pinnacle West”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The Company is providing a quarterly consolidated statistical summary and a copy of the slide presentation made in connection with the quarterly earnings conference call on May 3, 2012.  This information contains Company operating results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 and is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3.  The summary and slide presentation are concurrently being posted to the Company’s website at www.pinnaclewest.com, which also contains a glossary of relevant terms.

 

Item 8.01  Other Events.

 

Recommended Order in APS General Retail Rate Case

 

On May 2, 2012, the administrative law judge in Arizona Public Service Company’s (“APS”) general retail rate case pending before the Arizona Corporation Commission (“ACC”) issued a recommended order in the proceeding.  The order recommends ACC approval of the regulatory settlement agreement proposed by APS and other parties to the rate case without material modifications.  Parties to the proceeding may file exceptions to the recommended order on or before May 11, 2012.

 

For additional information, see “Retail Rate Case Filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission” in Note 3 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Pinnacle West/APS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

Item 9.01.                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Registrant(s)

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Earnings News Release issued on May 3, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation quarterly consolidated statistical summary for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

99.3

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 1st Quarter 2012 Results slide presentation accompanying May 3, 2012 conference call.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 3, 2012

By:

/s/ James R. Hatfield

 

 

James R. Hatfield

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

 

 

Officer

 

 

 

 

 

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 3, 2012

By:

/s/ James R. Hatfield

 

 

James R. Hatfield

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

 

 

Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Registrant(s)

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Earnings News Release issued on May 3, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

99.2

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation quarterly consolidated statistical summary for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

99.3

 

Pinnacle West
APS

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 1st Quarter 2012 Results slide presentation accompanying May 3, 2012 conference call.

 

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