Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Reference is hereby made to “Information About Our Board and Corporate Governance” and “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors” in the Pinnacle West Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 14, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) and to the “Information about our Executive Officers” section in Part I of this report.

Pinnacle West has adopted a Code of Ethics for Financial Executives that applies to financial executives including Pinnacle West’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, Treasurer, and General Counsel, the President and Chief Operating Officer of APS and other persons designated as financial executives by the Chair of the Audit Committee. The Code of Ethics for Financial Executives is posted on Pinnacle West’s website (www.pinnaclewest.com). Pinnacle West intends to satisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding disclosure of amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of the Code of Ethics for Financial Executives by posting such information on Pinnacle West’s website.

Pinnacle West has adopted an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of its securities by directors, officers and employees, and Pinnacle West itself, that Pinnacle West believes are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and New York Stock Exchange listing standards. This policy is set forth in our Securities Trading Policy included as Exhibit 19.1 to this report.