UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 15, 2019  

	
			
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	

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

			
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock	PNW	The New York Stock Exchange	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company  ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .

On May 15, 2019, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (the “Company”), the following items set forth in our Proxy Statement were voted upon:

Item 1.  The nominees listed below were elected directors with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:

				
 	NUMBER OF VOTES	
 	 	 	 	
 	FOR	WITHHELD	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
Donald E. Brandt	88,292,571	3,144,392	8,036,836	
Denis A. Cortese, M.D.	90,722,303	714,660	8,036,836	
Richard P. Fox	86,559,109	4,877,854	8,036,836	
Michael L. Gallagher	87,727,279	3,709,684	8,036,836	
Dale E. Klein, Ph.D.	90,800,720	636,243	8,036,836	
Humberto S. Lopez	88,858,209	2,578,754	8,036,836	
Kathryn L. Munro	84,796,299	6,640,664	8,036,836	
Bruce J. Nordstrom	86,405,765	5,031,198	8,036,836	
Paula J. Sims	90,836,404	600,559	8,036,836	
James E. Trevathan, Jr.	90,657,577	779,386	8,036,836	
David P. Wagener	90,831,625	605,338	8,036,836	

Item 2.  The advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, as disclosed in the 2019 Proxy Statement, was approved, with the following votes cast:

	
				
NUMBER OF VOTES	
 	 	 	 	
FOR	AGAINST	ABSTENTIONS	BROKER NON-VOTES	
87,009,875	3,975,855	451,233	8,036,836	

Item 3. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent accountant for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified, with the following votes cast:

	
			
NUMBER OF VOTES	
 	 	 	
FOR	AGAINST	ABSTENTIONS	
95,264,646	3,984,727	224,426	

Item 4. The shareholder proposal asking the Company to amend its governing documents to reduce the ownership threshold to 10 percent to call special shareholder meetings was not approved, with the following votes cast:

	
				
NUMBER OF VOTES	
 	 	 	 	
FOR	AGAINST	ABSTENTIONS	BROKER NON-VOTES	
42,144,911	48,715,008	577,044	8,036,836	

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 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 21, 2019	 	By: /s/ James R. Hatfield            	
 	 	James R. Hatfield	
 	 	Executive Vice President and	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer