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<cik>0001628362</cik>
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<liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>
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<issuerCik>0000764622</issuerCik>
<issuerName>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</issuerName>
<secFileNumber>001-08962</secFileNumber>
<issuerAddress>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Phoenix</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">AZ</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">85072-3999</zipCode>
</issuerAddress>
<issuerContactPhone>(602)-250-1000</issuerContactPhone>
<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Robert E. Smith</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
<relationshipsToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
</relationshipsToIssuer>
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<securitiesInformation>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<name>E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley</name>
<address>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">PO Box 484</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Jersey City</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">NJ</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">07303-0484</zipCode>
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<noOfUnitsSold>1610</noOfUnitsSold>
<aggregateMarketValue>122698.10</aggregateMarketValue>
<noOfUnitsOutstanding>113398346</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
<approxSaleDate>12/08/2023</approxSaleDate>
<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>02/20/2019</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>338</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>02/20/2019</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>02/20/2020</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>946</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>02/20/2020</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
</securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>11/09/2020</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>326</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>11/09/2020</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
</securitiesToBeSold>
<nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
<remarks>Aggregate value based on 12/6/2023 stock price.  Number of shares outstanding as of 10/27/2023.  The filing of this Form 144 shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is an Affiliate of the Issuer.  </remarks>
<noticeSignature>
<noticeDate>12/08/2023</noticeDate>
<signature>/s/ Robert E. Smith</signature>
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