-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR
Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov
Originator-Key-Asymmetric:
 MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen
 TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,
 LMlIR1Rng493b85MvLn9yisegEuHW895XnlTpAZUGwa7oFI0SXzKmVo1BR5qxz70
 hQlcZLs8clVuFE50/YL9gw==

<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-09-064050.txt : 20091110
<SEC-HEADER>0001104659-09-064050.hdr.sgml : 20091110
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20091110164201
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-09-064050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091110
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		091172497

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 12TH AVE SW BOX 1900 STATION M
		STREET 2:		CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2MI
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128948400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110-12TH AVENUE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>6-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>a09-33067_36k.htm
<DESCRIPTION>6-K
<TEXT>

<html>

<head>





</head>

<body lang="EN-US" style="text-justify-trim:punctuation">

<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 3.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;">

<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

</div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM&nbsp;6-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Report of Foreign Private Issuer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-variant:normal !important;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13a-16
or 15d-16 <br>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For the
month of November&nbsp;2009</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TRANSALTA
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">110-12</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;Avenue S.W., Box 1900, Station &#147;M&#148;,
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive office)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F
or Form&nbsp;40-F.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if
the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check
mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form&nbsp;is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b)&nbsp;under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b):&#160; 82-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 3.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;">

<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

</div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105570\09-33067-3\task3796087\33067-3-ba.htm',USER='105570',CD='Nov 11 02:39 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The document listed below
as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Form&nbsp;6-K is a copy of the underwriting agreement
dated November&nbsp;9, 2009 between the Registrant and the representatives of
the underwriters named therein.&#160; This underwriting agreement is hereby filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of
being incorporated by reference into the following registration statements
filed by TransAlta Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align="center">

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;width:65.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="72%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:72.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration
  No.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="72%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:72.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">S-8</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333-72454</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="72%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:72.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">S-8</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333-101470</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="72%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:72.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">F-10</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333-155243</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="72%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:72.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">F-10</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">333-162418</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

</div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Underwriting
  Agreement, dated November&nbsp;9, 2009, between TransAlta Corporation and RBC
  Dominion Securities Inc., HSBC&nbsp;Securities (USA)&nbsp;Inc. and RBS
  Securities&nbsp;Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='2',FILE='C:\JMS\105570\09-33067-3\task3796087\33067-3-ba.htm',USER='105570',CD='Nov 11 02:39 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The document listed below
as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 to this Form&nbsp;6-K is a copy of the Registrant&#146;s news
release of November&nbsp;9, 2009.&#160; This
news release is being furnished, not filed, and will not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement filed by TransAlta Corporation under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release dated November&nbsp;9,
  2009 announcing &#147;Transalta announces pricing of US$500 million senior notes
  offering&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='3',FILE='C:\JMS\105570\09-33067-3\task3796087\33067-3-ba.htm',USER='105570',CD='Nov 11 02:39 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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, thereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TRANSALTA CORPORATION</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="48%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: November&nbsp;10,
  2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/S/ MARYSE ST.-LAURENT</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: Maryse
  St.-Laurent</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title: <i>Corporate
  Secretary</i></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='4',FILE='C:\JMS\105570\09-33067-3\task3796087\33067-3-ba.htm',USER='105570',CD='Nov 11 02:39 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;NUMBER</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:82.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DESCRIPTION</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:82.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:82.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Underwriting Agreement,
  dated November&nbsp;9, 2009, between TransAlta Corporation and RBC Dominion
  Securities Inc., HSBC&nbsp;Securities (USA)&nbsp;Inc. and RBS
  Securities&nbsp;Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:82.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:82.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release dated
  November&nbsp;9, 2009 announcing &#147;Transalta announces pricing of US$500
  million senior notes offering&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='5',FILE='C:\JMS\105570\09-33067-3\task3796087\33067-3-ba.htm',USER='105570',CD='Nov 11 02:39 2009' -->


</body>

</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>a09-33067_3ex99d1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.1 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 9, 2009
<TEXT>

<html>

<head>





</head>

<body lang="EN-US">

<div>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXECUTION VERSION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta&nbsp;Corporation</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$500,000,000</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.75% Senior Notes Due 2015</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Underwriting Agreement</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">November&nbsp;9, 2009</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS SECURITIES INC.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As Representatives of the several Underwriters<br>
named in Schedule I attached hereto</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C/o RBC Capital Markets Corporation</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Three World Financial Center</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200 Vesey Street, 9th Floor</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York&#160;
10281</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta Corporation, a corporation organized under
the laws of Canada (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;), proposes to sell to the several
underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the &#147;<u>Underwriters</u>&#148;), for whom
you (the &#147;<u>Representatives</u>&#148;) are acting as representatives, US$500,000,000 principal amount of its 4.75% senior notes due 2015 (the &#147;<u>Securities</u>&#148;), to be
issued under an indenture (the &#147;<u>Indenture</u>&#148;) dated as of June&nbsp;25,
2002, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the &#147;<u>Trustee</u>&#148;).&#160; To the extent there are no additional
Underwriters listed on Schedule&nbsp;I other than you, the term &#147;Representatives&#148;
as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms &#147;Representatives&#148;
and &#147;Underwriters&#148; shall mean either the singular or plural as the context
requires.&#160; Certain terms used herein are
defined in Section&nbsp;18 hereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has prepared and filed a preliminary short
form base shelf prospectus, dated November&nbsp;7, 2008, and a final short form
base shelf prospectus, dated November&nbsp;18, 2008 (the &#147;<u>Canadian Basic
Prospectus</u>&#148;), in respect of the Securities with the Alberta Securities
Commission (the &#147;<u>Reviewing Authority</u>&#148;), and has been issued a
preliminary receipt by the Reviewing Authority for such preliminary short form
base shelf prospectus and a final receipt by the Reviewing Authority for such
final short form base shelf prospectus in accordance with the rules&nbsp;and
procedures established under the securities laws, rules, regulations and
published policy statements applicable in the Province of Alberta and the
federal laws of Canada applicable therein (the &#147;<u>Alberta Securities Laws</u>&#148;),
including National Instrument 44-101 Short Form&nbsp;Prospectus Distributions (&#147;<u>NI
44-101</u>&#148;) and Companion Policy 44-101CP and National Instrument 44-102 Shelf
Distributions and Companion Policy 44-102CP (collectively, the &#147;<u>Shelf
Procedures</u>&#148;).&#160; The Reviewing
Authority is the principal regulator regulating the offering of the
Securities.&#160; The term &#147;<u>Canadian Final
Prospectus</u>&#148; means the prospectus </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-01.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:38 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">supplement relating to
the offering of the Securities first filed with the Reviewing Authority after the
Applicable Time, together with the Canadian Basic Prospectus, including all
documents incorporated therein by reference.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has also filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>Commission</u>&#148;) a registration
statement on Form&nbsp;F-10 (File No.&nbsp;333-155243) providing for the
registration of common shares, first preferred shares, debt securities and
warrants, including the Securities, under the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;<u>1933 Act</u>&#148;), and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of
the Commission thereunder (the &#147;<u>1933 Act Regulations</u>&#148;).&#160; Such registration statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, in each case including the Canadian Basic
Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are
permitted or required by Form&nbsp;F-10 and the applicable rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission) each in the form heretofore delivered or to be
delivered to the Underwriters, including exhibits to such registration
statement and all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus
contained therein, has become effective pursuant to Rule&nbsp;467 under the
1933 Act.&#160; The various parts of such
registration statement including all exhibits thereto and the documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration
statement at the time such part of the registration statement became effective
but excluding the Form&nbsp;T-1 of the Trustee, each as amended at the time
such part of the registration statement became effective and including any post
effective amendment thereto, and including any prospectus supplement relating
to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed part of such
registration statement, are hereinafter collectively called the &#147;<u>Registration
Statement</u>.&#148;&#160; The Canadian Basic
Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are
permitted or required by Form&nbsp;F-10 and the applicable rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission) included in the Registration Statement shall be
referred to herein as the &#147;<u>U.S. Basic Prospectus</u>.&#148;&#160; The U.S. Basic Prospectus, as filed together
with the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Securities first
filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form&nbsp;F-10,
including all documents incorporated therein by reference after the Applicable
Time, is referred to herein as the &#147;<u>U.S. Final Prospectus</u>.&#148;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission
an appointment of agent for service of process upon the Company on Form&nbsp;F-X
in conjunction with the filing of the Registration Statement (the &#147;<u>Form&nbsp;F-X</u>&#148;).&#160; The Company has also caused the Trustee to
prepare and file with the Commission a Statement of Eligibility under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#147;<u>1939 Act</u>&#148;) on Form&nbsp;T-1 (the
&#147;<u>Form&nbsp;T-1</u>&#148;).</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All references in this Agreement to financial
statements and schedules and other documents and information which is &#147;contained,&#148;
&#147;included&#148; or &#147;stated&#148; (or other references of like import) in the Registration
Statement, the U.S. Basic Prospectus, any U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S.
Final Prospectus, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Canadian Preliminary
Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include
all such financial statements and schedules and other documents and information
which is incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such Registration
Statement, U.S. Basic Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Final
Prospectus, Canadian Basic Prospectus, Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or Canadian
Final Prospectus, as the case may be.&#160;
Any reference herein to the U.S. Basic Prospectus, any U.S. Preliminary
Prospectus, or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='2',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-01.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:38 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item&nbsp;4 of Form&nbsp;F-10
which were filed under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;<u>1934 Act</u>&#148;), on or before the issue date of such U.S. Basic
Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus and any
reference to the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus
or the Canadian Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Alberta Securities Laws on or before the date of such Canadian
Basic Prospectus, Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or Canadian Final Prospectus,
as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms &#147;amend&#148;, &#147;amendment&#148;
or &#147;supplement&#148; with respect to the U.S. Basic Prospectus, any U.S. Preliminary
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the 1934 Act or
Alberta Securities Laws, as applicable, after the issue date of the U.S. Basic
Prospectus, any U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the
Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian
Final Prospectus, as the case may be, that purports to amend or supplement any
such document.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Representations and Warranties</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.&#160;
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each
Underwriter as set forth below in this Section&nbsp;1.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company meets the general eligibility
requirements for use of Form&nbsp;F-10 under the 1933 Act and is eligible to
use the Shelf Procedures.&#160; A receipt has
been obtained from the Reviewing Authority in respect of the Canadian Basic
Prospectus and no order suspending the distribution of the Securities has been
issued by the Reviewing Authority or any court and no proceedings for that
purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by
the Reviewing Authority, and any request on the part of the Reviewing Authority
for additional information in relation to the Canadian Basic Prospectus has
been complied with.&#160; The Registration
Statement, in the form delivered to the Representatives, has become effective
under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings
for that purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are
contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission
for additional information in relation to the Registration Statement has been
complied with.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&nbsp;At its date and on the Closing
Date (as defined herein), each of the Canadian Basic Prospectus and the
Canadian Final Prospectus complied or will comply with Alberta Securities Laws
(including the Shelf Procedures); (ii)&nbsp;on the Effective Date, the U.S.
Basic Prospectus conformed to the Canadian Basic Prospectus, and at its date
and at the Closing Date, the U.S. Final Prospectus will conform to the Canadian
Final Prospectus, except for such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as
are permitted or required by Form&nbsp;F-10 and the applicable rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission; (iii)&nbsp;on the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement complied and, at the Closing Date, will comply, with the
requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the applicable
requirements of the 1939 Act and rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission
under the 1939 Act (the &#147;<u>1939 Act Regulations</u>&#148;); (iv)&nbsp;the
Registration Statement, on the Effective Date, did not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (v)&nbsp;the
U.S. Final Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, did not and
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='3',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-01.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:38 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; (vi)&nbsp;at its date and at the Closing Date, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto will constitute full, true
and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the Securities, as
interpreted under Alberta Securities Laws; (vii)&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;the Disclosure
Package (as defined herein) and (B)&nbsp;each electronic road show, when taken
together with the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (viii)&nbsp;each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined herein) does not include any
information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration
Statement, including any document incorporated therein and any prospectus
supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified;
and if there occurs an event or development as a result of which the Disclosure
Package would include an untrue statement of a material fact or would omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will
notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package
may cease until it is amended or supplemented; <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>,
that the representations and warranties contained in clauses&nbsp;(iv), (v),
(vi), (vii)&nbsp;and (viii)&nbsp;above do not apply to statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing
to the Company by the Underwriters through the Representatives expressly for
use in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, the U.S.
Basic Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, or
the Disclosure Package or to the Form&nbsp;T-1 of the Trustee.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, at the time
they were or at the time they are hereafter filed with the Commission or the
Reviewing Authority complied and will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of Alberta Securities Laws and the 1934 Act and the rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (the &#147;<u>1934 Act Regulations</u>&#148;),
as applicable.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Canadian
Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Reviewing Authority in
electronic format on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
(&#147;<u>SEDAR</u>&#148;), except to the extent permitted by Alberta Securities
Laws.&#160; The Registration Statement, any
U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the
Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof
filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis
and Retrieval system (&#147;<u>EDGAR</u>&#148;), except to the extent permitted by
Regulation S-T.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has been duly incorporated
and is valid and subsisting as a corporation under the laws of Canada with full
corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to
operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, and is
duly registered to do business as an extra-provincial corporation or a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each such jurisdiction
which requires such registration, except </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='4',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-01.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:38 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">where the failure to be so registered or in good
standing would not singly, or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have
a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects,
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business (&#147;<u>Material Adverse Effect</u>&#148;).</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta Generation Partnership,
TransAlta Cogeneration, L.P., CE Generation, LLC, TransAlta Centralia
Generation, LLC (collectively, the &#147;<u>Specified Subsidiaries</u>&#148;) and
Canadian Hydro Developers,&nbsp;Inc. are the only subsidiaries of the Company
that are &#147;Material Subsidiaries&#148; of the Company, as such term is defined in the
Indenture.&#160; Each Specified Subsidiary has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation, limited
liability company or partnership in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, with full power and
authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties
and conduct its business as described in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and is duly qualified or
registered to do business as an extra-jurisdictional entity or a foreign entity
and, to the best of the Company&#146;s knowledge, is in good standing under the laws
of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification or registration, except
where the failure to be so registered or in good standing would not singly, or
in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has an authorized
capitalization as set forth in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and all of the issued shares of capital
stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock,
or other ownership interests, of each Specified Subsidiary of the Company (the
term &#147;subsidiary&#148; as used hereinafter includes partnerships and other equity
interests unless otherwise indicated and, for greater certainty, all references
herein to &#147;subsidiary&#148; shall not include Canadian Hydro Developers,&nbsp;Inc.)
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable, as applicable, and, except for (i)&nbsp;as otherwise set forth
in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package; and (ii)&nbsp;security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances which
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all
outstanding shares of capital stock, or other ownership interests, of the
subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned
subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other
security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There is no contract, agreement or other
document required to be described in the Registration Statement, Canadian Final
Prospectus, U.S. Final Prospectus or Disclosure Package, or to be filed as an
exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required; and the statements
in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package under the headings &#147;Certain Income Tax Considerations,&#148; &#147;Description of
the Notes,&#148; &#147;Description of Share Capital,&#148; &#147;Description of Warrants&#148; and &#147;Description
of Debt Securities&#148; insofar as such statements summarize legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair
summaries, in all material respects, of such legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings.</font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='5',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-01.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:38 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company has full corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; No &#147;nationally recognized
statistical rating organization&#148; as such term is defined for purposes of Rule&nbsp;436(g)(2)&nbsp;under
the 1933 Act (i)&nbsp;has imposed (or has informed the Company that it is
considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company&#146;s
retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any securities of the Company
or (ii)&nbsp;has indicated to the Company that it is considering (A)&nbsp;the
downgrading, suspension, or withdrawal of, or any review for a possible change
that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating so
assigned or (B)&nbsp;any change in the outlook for any rating of the Company or
any securities of the Company other than an upgrade of any rating of the
Company or any securities of the Company.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(k)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package other than as set forth in the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, (i)&nbsp;there
has not occurred any material adverse change or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
or the earnings, business, management or operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii)&nbsp;there has not been any material
adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse
change in the share capital or in the long-term debt of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries and (iii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, which
liabilities or obligations in the aggregate would be reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(l)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company is not and, after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the
proceeds thereof as described in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, will not be an &#147;investment company&#148; as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules&nbsp;and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(m)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; No consent, approval, authorization,
filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained
under the 1933 Act, the Alberta Securities Laws, the Canada Business
Corporations Act, and the 1939 Act and such as may be required under the blue
sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution
of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in
the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(n)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Neither the issue and sale of the
Securities nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated
nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach
or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property
or assets of the Company or any of its Specified Subsidiaries pursuant to, (i)&nbsp;the
charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its Specified Subsidiaries, (ii)&nbsp;the
terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note
agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant
or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='6',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a party or bound or to which its or their property is
subject, or (iii)&nbsp;any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or
decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
any of its or their properties, except with respect to (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;above
for such conflicts, breaches, violations or impositions which would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(o)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The consolidated historical financial
statements and schedules of the Company included in the Canadian Final Prospectus,
the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Disclosure
Package present fairly in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the
periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting
requirements of Alberta Securities Laws and the 1933 Act and have been prepared
in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and have
been reconciled to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in accordance
with the provisions of Item 18 of Form&nbsp;20-F under the 1934 Act, and in
each case applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as otherwise noted therein).</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(p)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Disclosure Package, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened except such as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(q)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation
or default of (i)&nbsp;any provision of its charter or by-laws or other
constating documents, (ii)&nbsp;the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound
or to which its property is subject, or (iii)&nbsp;any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having
jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as
applicable, which violation or default would, in the case of clauses&nbsp;(i), (ii)&nbsp;and
(iii)&nbsp;above, either individually or in the aggregate with all other
violations and defaults referred to in this paragraph&nbsp;(if any), would be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(r)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, who have
certified certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the audited
consolidated financial statements included and incorporated by reference in the
Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package, are independent chartered accountants with respect to the Company
within the meaning of the 1933 Act and 1933 Act Regulations.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(s)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, the
Company and each of its Specified Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='7',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">risks and in such amounts as the Company believes are
prudent and customary for the businesses in which they are engaged; all
policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers
and directors are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in
full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the
terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects, except where
such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for, except where such refusal would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received written notice of non-renewal of
any material policy of the Company or any subsidiary except in those situations
where the Company believes it will be able to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers at market rates.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(t)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Disclosure Package, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate
foreign, federal, provincial, state, municipal or local regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to
possess any such license, certificate, permit and other authorization would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Specified Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification
of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in
the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(u)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company and each of its
subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in
accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorizations; (ii)&nbsp;transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain asset accountability; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences, except where the failure to maintain such a system would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(v)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company has not taken, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might
reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Alberta Securities Laws or
the 1934 Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(w)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package, the Company and its subsidiaries are (i)&nbsp;in compliance with any
and all applicable foreign, federal, provincial, state, municipal and local
laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants (&#147;<u>Environmental Laws</u>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;have received and are in
compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)&nbsp;have
</font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='8',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">not received notice of any actual or potential
liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except
where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive or comply
with required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability, as
applicable, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.&#160;
Except as set forth in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any of the
subsidiaries has been named as a &#147;potentially responsible party&#148; under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended, or under any similar Canadian legislation, except where the
realization of any potential liability as such a &#147;potentially responsible party&#148;
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(x)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Securities have been duly
authorized, and, when the Securities are issued, duly authenticated by the
Trustee and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, upon payment for the
Securities by the Representatives to the Company, will constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by
the Indenture; the Indenture has been validly executed and delivered by the
Company and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Trustee) constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability of the
Securities may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyances or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and to the
provisions of the Currency Act (Canada) or to the usury provisions of the
Criminal Code (Canada); no registration, filing or recording of the Indenture
under the laws of Canada or the Province of Alberta is necessary in order to
preserve or protect the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or the
Securities issued thereunder; and the Indenture conforms, and the Securities
will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in
the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package with respect to such Securities.&#160;
The executed Indenture conforms in all material respects to the
requirements of the 1939 Act and the 1939 Regulations.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(y)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company and the Specified
Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property and good title
to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the
Company and the Specified Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances and defects, except (i)&nbsp;such as are described in the
Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package
or (ii)&nbsp;such as are not material in amount or do not in the aggregate
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
properties by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any material real property
and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by
them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases and do not interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, and in
all such cases except where the failure to have such title or hold such leases
would not be reasonably expected, singly or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(z)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Based upon applicable laws in force
on the date hereof, all interest and other distributions on the Securities
received by a holder thereof not resident in Canada for </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='9',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the &#147;<u>Tax
Act</u>&#148;) who (i)&nbsp;deals at arm&#146;s length, within the meaning of the Tax
Act, with the Company; (ii)&nbsp;does not hold the Securities in connection
with a business carried on in Canada; and (iii)&nbsp;does not carry on an
insurance business, will not be subject to withholding or other taxes under the
laws and regulations of Canada and are otherwise free and clear of any other
tax, withholding or deduction in Canada without the necessity of obtaining any
Governmental Authorization in Canada.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(aa)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Any certificate signed by any officer
of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the
Underwriters, and for the benefit of the Underwriters, in connection with the
offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(bb)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company is in compliance in all
material respect with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules&nbsp;and
regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the &#147;<u>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</u>&#148;),
including Section&nbsp;402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating
to certifications.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(cc)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer,
agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware
of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would reasonably be
expected to result in a material violation by such persons of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations
thereunder (the &#147;<u>FCPA</u>&#148;) or the <i>Corruption of Foreign
Public Officials Act</i> (Canada) (the &#147;<u>CFPOA</u>&#148;), including,
without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of
interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to
pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift,
promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any &#147;foreign
official&#148; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party
or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in
contravention of the FCPA and the CFPOA; and the Company, its subsidiaries and,
to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses
in material compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies
and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to
continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(dd)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To the knowledge of the Company, the
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at
all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements and the money laundering statutes and the rules&nbsp;and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency
(collectively, the &#147;<u>Money Laundering Laws</u>&#148;) and no action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or
any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to
the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ee)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor,
to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or
affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (&#147;<u>OFAC</u>&#148;); and the Company
</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">will not directly or </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='10',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">indirectly use the proceeds
of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds
to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the
purpose of financing the activities of any person </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by OFAC.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ff)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; There are no U.S. federal or New York
State court or administrative orders, writs, judgments or decrees specifically
directed to the Company.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(gg)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as
disclosed in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, no acquisition has been made by the Company during its
three most recently completed fiscal years that would be a significant
acquisition for the purposes of the Alberta Securities Laws, and no proposed
acquisition by the Company has progressed to a state where a reasonable person
would believe that the likelihood of the Company completing the acquisition is
high and that, if completed by the Company at the date of the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, would be a
significant acquisition for the purposes of the Alberta Securities Laws, in
each case, that would require the prescribed financial and other disclosure in
the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package pursuant to such laws.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Purchase and Sale</u>.&#160; Subject to the terms and conditions and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of 99.183% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, on the Securities
from November&nbsp;13, 2009, to the Closing Date, the principal amount of the
Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule I hereto.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Delivery and Payment</u>.&#160; Delivery of and payment for the Securities
shall be made at 9:00&nbsp;AM, New York City time, on November&nbsp;13, 2009,
or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the
foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may
be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as
provided in Section&nbsp;9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment
for the Securities being herein called the &#147;<u>Closing Date</u>&#148;).&#160; Delivery of the Securities shall be made to
the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters
against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the
purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer
payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company.&#160; Delivery of the Securities shall be made
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Offering by Underwriters</u>.&#160; It is understood that the several Underwriters
propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the
Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Underwriters
acknowledge that the Securities may not be, directly or indirectly, offered, sold
or delivered in Canada or to residents of Canada.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Agreements</u>.&#160;
The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='11',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-03.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:40 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Other
than as disclosed in writing to the Representatives prior to the date hereof,
prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will
not file any amendment of the Registration Statement, the Canadian Basic
Prospectus, the U.S. Basic Prospectus, any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, any
U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final
Prospectus, or any amended Canadian Basic Prospectus, U.S. Basic Prospectus,
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, Canadian Final
Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus unless the Company has furnished the
Representatives a copy for the Representatives&#146; review prior to filing and will
not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives
reasonably object.&#160; Subject to the
foregoing sentence, the Company will prepare the Canadian Final Prospectus and
the U.S. Final Prospectus in relation to the applicable Securities in a form
not reasonably objected to by the Representatives and shall file (i)&nbsp;such
Canadian Final Prospectus with the Reviewing Authority in accordance with the
Shelf Procedures and (ii)&nbsp;such U.S. Final Prospectus with the Commission
pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form&nbsp;F-10 not later than the
Commission&#146;s close of business on the business day following the date of the
filing thereof with the Reviewing Authority.&#160;
The Company will prepare and file a final term sheet in the form
attached hereto as Annex A and will file such term sheet in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act and will promptly file all
material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule
433(d) under the 1933 Act.&#160; The Company
will promptly file all reports required to be filed by it with the Reviewing
Authority pursuant to Alberta Securities Law and the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the 1934 Act for so long as the delivery of a
prospectus (or in lieu thereof, a notice referred to in Rule&nbsp;173(a)) is
required under the 1933 Act in connection with the offering or sale of the
Securities. During such same period, the Company will advise the
Representatives, promptly after it receives notice thereof, (i)&nbsp;of the
time when any amendment to the Canadian Final Prospectus has been filed or
receipted, (ii)&nbsp;when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been
filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Canadian Basic Prospectus
or any amended Canadian Final Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus has been
filed with the Reviewing Authority or the Commission, (iii)&nbsp;of the
issuance by the Reviewing Authority or the Commission of any stop order or of
any order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the
Securities, (iv)&nbsp;of the suspension of the qualification of such Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, (v)&nbsp;of the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or (vi)&nbsp;of any request
by the Reviewing Authority or the Commission for the amending or supplementing
of the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final
Prospectus or for additional information relating to the Securities. The
Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance
of any such stop order or any such order preventing or suspending the use of
any prospectus relating to the Securities or the suspension of any such
qualification and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of
any such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to
the Securities or suspending any such qualification, to use commercially
reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such
order.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; If,
at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be
delivered under the 1933 Act, any event occurs as a result of which the
Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Disclosure Package,
each as then supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='12',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">misleading or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration
Statement or supplement the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus or the Disclosure Package to comply with Alberta Securities Laws,
the 1933 Act, the 1939 Act or the 1934 Act, or the respective rules&nbsp;thereunder,
the Company promptly will (i)&nbsp;notify the Representatives of such event, (ii)&nbsp;within
a reasonable amount of time prepare and file with the Reviewing Authority and
the Commission, subject to the first sentence of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;5,
an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or
effect such compliance and (iii)&nbsp;thereafter supply any supplemented
Canadian Final Prospectus, U.S. Final Prospectus and Disclosure Package to the
Representatives in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably
request.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; As
soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a)&nbsp;of
the 1933 Act and Rule&nbsp;158 under the 1933 Act.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will furnish upon request to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters, without charge and as soon as practicable, copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other
Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto)
and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be
required by the 1933 Act (including in circumstances where such requirements
may be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;172 under the 1933 Act), as many copies
of each of the Canadian Basic Prospectus, U.S. Basic Prospectus, Canadian Final
Prospectus, U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and any supplement
thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request.&#160; The Company will pay the customary and
reasonable expenses in connection with printing or other production of all
documents relating to the offering.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will arrange for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the
laws of the states of the United States and the laws of such other
jurisdictions as the Representatives, after consultation with and approval from
the Company, may designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect so long
as required for the distribution of the Securities and will pay any fee of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, if any, in connection with its review
of the offering; <u>provided</u> that in no event shall the Company be
obligated to qualify to do business or to become subject to taxation in any
jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or so subject or to take any
action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those
arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities in any jurisdiction where
it is not now so subject.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company agrees that, other than the final term sheet prepared and filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a)&nbsp;hereof, unless it obtains the prior written
consent of the Representative, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly,
agrees with the Company that, unless it has obtained the prior written consent
of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the
Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that
would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405)
required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the
Company under Rule&nbsp;433; <u>provided</u> that the prior written consent of
the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of (i)&nbsp;the
information contained in or consistent with the Free Writing Prospectuses
included in Annex A hereto (including the final term sheet prepared and filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='13',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5(a)&nbsp;hereof) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and (ii)&nbsp;any Bloomberg or other
electronic communications providing certain ratings or proposed terms of the
Securities or relating to marketing, administrative or procedural matters in
connection with the offering of the Securities</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the
Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a &#147;Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus.&#148;&#160; The Company agrees
that (x)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y)&nbsp;it
has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules&nbsp;164
and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in
respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Other
than as disclosed in writing to the Representatives prior to the date hereof,
the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives,
offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into
any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to,
result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic
disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company&nbsp;or any
affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any
affiliate of the Company) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or
participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in
respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or
decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section&nbsp;16 of
the 1934 Act, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other
than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect any such
transaction, until after the Closing Date.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will furnish to the Trustee of the Securities reports and other
information in accordance with the requirements specified in Section&nbsp;7.5
of the Indenture.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will use the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified under the caption
&#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus
and the Disclosure Package in relation to the Securities.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters:
(i)&nbsp;the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the
Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and
exhibits thereto), the Form&nbsp;F-X, each of the Canadian Basic Prospectus,
the U.S. Basic Prospectus, any Canadian Final Preliminary Prospectus, any U.S.
Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement to any of them; (ii)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and
packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each of the Canadian
Basic Prospectus, the U.S. Basic Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and each amendment or
supplement to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for
use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii)&nbsp;the
preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates
for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with
the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv)&nbsp;the reproduction
and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture, any blue sky memorandum and all
other agreements or documents reproduced and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Securities; (v)&nbsp;any registration or </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='14',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities
or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such
registration and qualification); (vi)&nbsp;any filings required to be made with
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc. (including filing fees
and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating
to such filings); (vii)&nbsp;the transportation and other expenses incurred by
or on behalf of Company representatives (other than the Representatives) in
connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (viii)&nbsp;the
fees and expenses of the Company&#146;s accountants and the fees and expenses of
counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; (ix)&nbsp;the
fees and expenses of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and
the Securities; (x)&nbsp;any fees charged by securities rating services for
rating the Securities; and (xi) all other costs and expenses of the Company and
its representatives (other than the Representatives) incident to the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(k)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in,
under Alberta Securities Laws or the 1934 Act or otherwise, stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale
or resale by the Underwriters of the Securities.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(l)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
Company will take all reasonable steps to ascertain promptly whether the form
of Canadian Final Prospectus was received for filing by the Reviewing Authority
and whether the form of U.S. Final Prospectus transmitted for filing pursuant
to General Instruction II.L. of Form&nbsp;F-10 and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that any
such prospectuses were not received for filing, it will promptly file any such
prospectus not then received for filing.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(m)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; For
a period of one year from the date hereof, the Company shall furnish, upon
request, to each Underwriter, copies of all reports filed with the Commission
on Forms 40-F, 20-F and 6-K, as applicable, or such similar forms as may be
designated by the Commission, annual information forms, management proxy
circulars and such other documents as shall be furnished by the Company to its
shareholders generally (collectively, the &#147;<u>Filings</u>&#148;), except for all
such Filings filed by the Company with the Reviewing Authority in electronic
format on SEDAR and by the Company with the Commission in electronic format on
EDGAR.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters</u>.&#160; The obligations of the Underwriters to
purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations
and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution
Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company
made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance
by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional
conditions:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; (i)&nbsp; The Canadian Final
Prospectus shall have been filed with the Reviewing Authority under the Shelf
Procedures, (ii)&nbsp;the U.S. Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the
Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form&nbsp;F-10 under the
1933 Act and (iii)&nbsp;the final term sheet contemplated by Section&nbsp;5(a)&nbsp;hereof,
and any other material required to be filed by the Company in accordance with Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under
the 1933 Act shall have been </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='15',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">filed with the Commission, in each case, within the
applicable time period prescribed for such filing and in accordance with Section&nbsp;5(a)&nbsp;hereof;
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
part thereof shall have been issued and no order preventing or suspending the
use of any prospectus relating to the Securities shall have been issued and no
proceeding for any such purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission or the Reviewing Authority.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company shall have requested and
caused Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, United States counsel for the Company, to
have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, which opinion may be based upon normal
assumptions and be subject to such conditions as shall be reasonable under the
circumstances, in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;A hereto.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company shall have requested and
caused Burnet, Duckworth&nbsp;&amp; Palmer LLP, Canadian counsel for the
Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, which opinion may be based
upon normal assumptions and be subject to such conditions as shall be
reasonable under the circumstances, in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;B hereto.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Representatives shall have
received from Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP, United States counsel for the
Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities,
the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the U.S.
Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related
matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall
have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the two senior
officers (one executive and one financial) of the Company acceptable to the
Representatives, acting reasonably (on behalf of the Company and not in a
personal capacity), dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; the
signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement,
the Canadian Basic Prospectus, the U.S. Basic Prospectus, the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, any
supplements to the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package and this Agreement, as well as each electronic road show
used in connection with the offering of the Securities;</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the
Closing Date and the Company has complied in all material respects with all the
agreements and satisfied in all material respects all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or stop
order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus (including any Issuer
Free </font></h3>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='16',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Writing Prospectus) relating to the Securities has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company&#146;s
knowledge, threatened by the Reviewing Authority or the Commission; and</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; since
the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, there has been no Material Adverse Effect, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></h3>

<h3 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h3>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The receipt obtained from the
Reviewing Authority in respect of the Canadian Basic Prospectus shall remain in
effect and the Canadian Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the
Reviewing Authority as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and, in
any event, with the time period prescribed under the Shelf Procedures.&#160; No order having the effect of ceasing or
suspending the distribution of or the trading in the securities of the Company
shall have been issued by the Reviewing Authority or any stock exchange and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been issued by the Reviewing Authority
or any stock exchange and any request for additional information shall have
been complied with.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted by the Commission and
any request for additional information shall have been complied with.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, Chartered
Accountants, the independent chartered accountants of the Company, shall have
furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing
Date, letters, (which may refer to letters previously delivered to one or more
of the Representatives), dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of
the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives,
together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the
Underwriters containing statements and information of the type ordinarily
included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Subsequent to the Execution Time or,
if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, there shall not have been (i)&nbsp;any change specified in
the letter or letters referred to in paragraph&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6
or (ii)&nbsp;any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in
or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or
not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package the effect of which, in any case referred
to in clause&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;above, is, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='17',FILE='C:\JMS\105542\09-33067-3\task3794328\33067-3-mm-05.htm',USER='105542',CD='Nov 10 06:44 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Subsequent to the Execution Time,
there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company&#146;s
debt securities by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148;
(as defined for purposes of Rule&nbsp;436(g)&nbsp;under the 1933 Act) or any
notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a
possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the
possible change.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(k)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Prior to the Closing Date, the
Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information,
certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If any
of the conditions specified in this Section&nbsp;6 shall not have been
fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or
if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at,
or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives.&#160; Notice of such cancellation shall be given to
the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
documents required to be delivered by this Section&nbsp;6 shall be delivered at
the office of Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, United States counsel for the
Company, at 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022-4802, on the Closing
Date.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Reimbursement of Underwriters&#146; Expenses</u>.&#160; If the sale of the Securities provided for
herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the
Underwriters set forth in Section&nbsp;6 hereof is not satisfied, because of
any termination pursuant to Section&nbsp;10 hereof or because of any refusal,
inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein
or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of
the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through
RBC Capital Markets Corporation on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall
have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of
the Securities.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Indemnification and Contribution</u>.&#160; (a)&nbsp; The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents
of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of either the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act against any and all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them
may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other Federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of
the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, any U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian
Basic Prospectus, the U.S. Basic Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any &#147;issuer
information&#148; filed or required to be filed in accordance with Rule&nbsp;433(d),
or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and agrees to </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='18',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">reimburse, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, each such indemnified party,
as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that the Company will not
be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for
inclusion therein.&#160; This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise
have.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Each Underwriter severally and not
jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or the
Canadian Final Prospectus, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with
reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity.&#160; This indemnity agreement will
be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;8 of notice of the commencement of
any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against the indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;8, notify the
indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so
to notify the indemnifying party (i)&nbsp;will not relieve it from liability
under paragraph&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;or&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;above unless and to the extent
it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses
and&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from
any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above.&#160; The indemnifying party shall be entitled to
appoint counsel of the indemnifying party&#146;s choice at the indemnifying party&#146;s
expense to represent the indemnified party and to assume the defense thereof in
any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any
separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set
forth below); <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that such counsel shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.&#160; Notwithstanding the indemnifying party&#146;s
election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action,
the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
(including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable
fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i)&nbsp;the use of
counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii)&nbsp;the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it
and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to
those available to the indemnifying party, (iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel reasonably<b>  </b>satisfactory
to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv)&nbsp;the
indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party.&#160; In no event shall the </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='19',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses
of more than one counsel (in addition to local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances.&#160;
An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential
parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In the event that the indemnity
provided in paragraph&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any
reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the
aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending
same) (collectively &#147;<u>Losses</u>&#148;) to which the Company and one or more of
the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; <u>provided</u>,
<u>however</u>, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be
provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the
Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting
discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such
Underwriter hereunder.&#160; If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason,
the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the
other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.&#160; Benefits received by the Company shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by each Underwriter
shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by such Underwriter, in each case as set forth on the cover page&nbsp;of
the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus.&#160; Relative fault shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or
the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
untrue statement or omission.&#160; The
Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above.&#160; Notwithstanding the provisions
of this paragraph&nbsp;(d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.&#160; For purposes of this Section&nbsp;8,
each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the 1933
Act or the 1934 Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an
Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and
each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the 1933 Act
or the 1934 Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the
Registration Statement and each </font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='20',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">director of the Company shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and
conditions of this paragraph&nbsp;(d).</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Default by an Underwriter</u>.&#160; If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to
purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such
Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of
Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the
aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all
the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>,
that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall
exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in
Schedule&nbsp;I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to
purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the
Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities,
this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting
Underwriter or the Company.&#160; In the event
of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section&nbsp;9, the
Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business
Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes
in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package or in any other documents or arrangements
may be effected.&#160; Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if
any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Termination</u>.&#160; This Agreement shall be subject to
termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given
to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any
time prior to such time (i) trading in the Company&#146;s securities shall have been
suspended by the Commission, the Reviewing Authority, or the Toronto Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, or trading in securities generally on
the Toronto Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on either of
such exchanges, (ii)&nbsp;a banking moratorium shall have been declared either
by U.S. Federal, New York State or Canadian Federal authorities or (iii)&nbsp;there
shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by
the United States or Canada of a national emergency or war, or other calamity
or crisis the effect of which on U.S. and Canadian financial markets is such as
to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated by the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>No
fiduciary duty</u>.&#160; The Company hereby
acknowledges that (a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to
this Agreement is an arm&#146;s-length commercial transaction between the Company,
on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be
acting, on the other, (b)&nbsp;the Underwriters are acting as principal and not
as an agent or fiduciary of the Company and (c)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s engagement
of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up
to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='21',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">responsible
for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of
whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the
Company on related or other matters).&#160;
The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have
rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency,
fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction
or the process leading thereto.</font></h1>

<h1 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Representations and Indemnities to
Survive</u>.&#160; The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or
its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers,
directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section&nbsp;8
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.&#160; The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof
shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Notices</u>.&#160; All communications hereunder will be in
writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives,
will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to: RBC Capital Markets Corporation,
Attention: Jack Sconzo, Managing Director (fax no.: (212) 658-6137) and
confirmed to RBC Capital Markets Corporation, Three World Financial Center, 200
Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Jack Sconzo,
Managing Director; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (fax no.: 212-525-0238) and
confirmed to the Transaction Management Group, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., at
452 Fifth Avenue, Tower 3, New York, New York 10018, Attention: Transaction
Management; and RBS Securities Inc. (fax no.: (203) 873-4534) and confirmed to
RBS Securities Inc., at 600 Washington Blvd. Stamford, Connecticut 06901,
Attention: Debt Capital Markets Syndicate; or, if sent to the Company, will be
mailed, delivered or telefaxed to TransAlta Corporation (403)<b>  </b>267-7405<b>  </b>and confirmed
to it at 110-12</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, TOP 2M1 Canada,
attention Frank Hawkins, Vice-President and Treasurer, with a copy to Latham&nbsp;&amp;
Watkins LLP, Attention: Robert A. Zuccaro, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York
10022 (fax no.: 212-751-4864).</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Successors</u>.&#160; This Agreement will inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section&nbsp;8
hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Applicable Law</u>.&#160; This Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New&nbsp;York applicable
to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New&nbsp;York.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Counterparts</u>.&#160; This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Headings</u>.&#160; The section headings used herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Definitions</u>.&#160; The terms which follow, when used in this
Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='22',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Affiliate</u>&#148; of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.&#160; For the purposes of this definition, &#147;control&#148;
when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#147;controlling&#148;
and &#147;controlled&#148; have meanings correlative to the foregoing.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Applicable Time</u>&#148; shall mean 2:20&nbsp;p.m. New
York City time on the date that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Business Day</u>&#148; shall mean any day&nbsp;other
than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in
New York City or Calgary, Canada.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Canadian Preliminary Prospectus</u>&#148; shall mean
any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Canadian Basic Prospectus which
describes the Securities and the offering thereof and is used by the
Underwriters prior to the Applicable Time.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Disclosure Package</u>&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;the
U.S. Basic Prospectus, together with each U.S. Preliminary Prospectus that
supplements the U.S. Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the
Applicable Time, (ii)&nbsp;the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any,
identified in Annex A hereto, (iii)&nbsp;the final term sheet prepared and
filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a)&nbsp;hereof, and (iv)&nbsp;any other Free
Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter agree in writing to
treat as part of the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Effective Date</u>&#148; shall mean each date and time
that any part of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or
amendments thereto became or becomes effective.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Execution Time</u>&#148; shall mean the date and time
that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Free Writing Prospectus</u>&#148; shall mean a free
writing prospectus, as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the 1933 Act.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Governmental Agency</u>&#148; shall mean any court or
governmental agency or body or any arbitrator of any kind having jurisdiction
over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Governmental Authorization</u>&#148; shall mean any
consent, approval, authorization, order, permit, license, filing, registration,
clearance or qualification of, or with any statute, order, rule&nbsp;or
regulation of any Governmental Agency.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</u>&#148; shall mean
issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule&nbsp;433 under the 1933 Act.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='23',FILE='C:\JMS\105541\09-33067-3\task3794333\33067-3-mm-07.htm',USER='105541',CD='Nov 10 06:41 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>New York Court</u>&#148; shall mean any Federal or New
York State court in The City of New York.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Person</u>&#148; means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>subsidiary</u>&#148; of any Person means, on any date,
any corporation or other Person of which voting shares or other interests
carrying more than 50% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting
shares or other interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such
Person or one or more subsidiaries thereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>U.S. Preliminary Prospectus</u>&#148; shall mean any
preliminary prospectus supplement to the U.S. Basic Prospectus which describes
the Securities and the offering thereof and is used by the Underwriters prior
to the Applicable Time.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Submission to Jurisdiction; Agent
for Service; Waiver of Immunities</u>.&#160;
The Company irrevocably (i)&nbsp;agrees that any legal suit, action or
proceeding against the Company brought by any Underwriter or by any person who
controls any Underwriter arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated thereby may be instituted in any New York Court, (ii)&nbsp;waives,
to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding and (iii)&nbsp;submits
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or
proceeding.&#160; The Company has appointed CT
Corporation System, New York, New York, as its authorized agent (the &#147;<u>Authorized
Agent</u>&#148;) upon whom process may be served in any such action arising out of
or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby which may
be instituted in any New York Court by any Underwriter or by any person who
controls any Underwriter.&#160; The Company
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any
such action, and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal
jurisdiction with respect thereto.&#160; Such
appointment shall be in full force and effect so long as any of the Securities
shall be outstanding.&#160; The Company
represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such
agent for service of process and agrees to take any and all action, including
the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to
continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid.&#160; Service of process, in any manner permitted
by applicable law, upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service
to the Company shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process
upon the Company.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the
extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from
jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service of
notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution
or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably
waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced
documents, to the extent permitted by law.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
provisions of this Section&nbsp;19 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement, in whole or in part.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='24',FILE='C:\JMS\105621\09-33067-3\task3795629\33067-3-mm-09.htm',USER='105621',CD='Nov 10 22:54 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Judgment Currency</u>.&#160; The
obligation of the Company in respect of any sum due to any Underwriter shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars,
not be discharged until the first Business Day, following receipt by such
Underwriter of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, on which
(and only to the extent that) such Underwriter may in accordance with normal
banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency; if
the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to
such Underwriter hereunder, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter against such
loss.&#160; If the United States dollars so purchased
are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder, such
Underwriter agrees to pay to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the
dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25</font></p>

<div align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='25',FILE='C:\JMS\105621\09-33067-3\task3795629\33067-3-mm-09.htm',USER='105621',CD='Nov 10 22:54 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the foregoing is in accordance with your
understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed
duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a
binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TRANSALTA CORPORATION</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Brian Burden&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian Burden</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Maryse C. St.-Laurent&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Maryse C. St.-Laurent</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in -.5in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in -.5in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in -.5in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in -.5in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Corporate Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105621\09-33067-3\task3795629\33067-3-mm-09.htm',USER='105621',CD='Nov 10 22:54 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The foregoing Agreement is hereby</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">confirmed and accepted as of the</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">date first above written.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
  CORPORATION</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Jack Sconzo&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jack Sconzo</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Managing Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HSBC SECURITIES (USA)
  INC.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Christopher J. Croker&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christopher J. Croker</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS SECURITIES INC.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Mark A. Frenzel&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark A. Frenzel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For themselves and the other several Underwriters</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">named in Schedule I to the foregoing Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<div align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">

<hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left">

</font></b></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105621\09-33067-3\task3795629\33067-3-mm-09.htm',USER='105621',CD='Nov 10 22:54 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">SCHEDULE&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Underwriters</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Amount<br>
  of Securities to<br>
  be Purchased</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBC Capital Markets Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132,500,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS Securities Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CIBC&nbsp;World Markets Corp.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Scotia Capital (USA)&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA),&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">42,500,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="81%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:81.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">500,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105621\09-33067-3\task3795629\33067-3-mm-09.htm',USER='105621',CD='Nov 10 22:54 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT A</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;of Opinion of Latham&nbsp;&amp;
Watkins LLP</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Indenture is the legally valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Notes, when executed, issued and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered and paid for in
accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be legally valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and
the Notes has been delivered by the Company, to the extent delivery thereof is
governed by the laws of the State of New York.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The statements in the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and
the U.S. Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Description of the Notes,&#148; insofar
as they purport to describe or summarize certain provisions of the Notes or the
Indenture are accurate summaries or descriptions in all material respects.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The execution and delivery of the Underwriting
Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes by the Company to you and the
other Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement do not on the date
hereof:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">violate any U.S. federal or New York State statute, rule&nbsp;or
regulation applicable to the Company; or</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">require any consents, approvals or authorizations to
be obtained by the Company from, or any registrations, declarations or filings
to be made by the Company with, any governmental authority under any U.S.
federal or New York State statute, rule&nbsp;or regulation applicable to the
Company on or prior to the date hereof that have not been obtained or made.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registration Statement has become effective under
the 1933 Act.&#160; With your consent, based
solely on a telephonic confirmation by a member of the Staff of the Commission
on November&nbsp;13, 2009, we confirm that no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act
and no proceedings therefor have been initiated by the Commission.&#160; The U.S. Basic Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus Supplement have been filed in accordance with General Instruction
II. L. of Form&nbsp;F-10.&#160; The Specified
IFWP has been filed in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under
the 1933 Act.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registration Statement, on November&nbsp;9, 2009,
including the information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B
under the 1933 Act, and the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of its date, each
appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive in all </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-1</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='A-1',FILE='C:\JMS\105571\09-33067-3\task3794338\33067-3-mm-11.htm',USER='105571',CD='Nov 10 06:45 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">material respects to the
applicable form requirements for registration statements on Form&nbsp;F-10
under the 1933 Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission
thereunder; it being understood, however, that we express no view with respect
to Regulation S-T or the financial statements, schedules, other financial data
or the Form&nbsp;T-1 included in, incorporated by reference in, or omitted
from, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The Form&nbsp;F-X filed
with the Registration Statement, as of its date, appeared on its face to be
appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable form
requirements for an appointment of agent for service of process and undertaking
on Form&nbsp;F-X under the 1933 Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.&#160; For purposes of
this paragraph, we have assumed that the statements made in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Form&nbsp;F-X are correct and complete.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company is not, and immediately after giving
effect to the sale of the Notes in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement
and the application of the proceeds as described in the Disclosure Package and
the U.S. Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds,&#148; will not be
required to be, registered as an &#147;investment company&#148; within the meaning of the
United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;19 of the Underwriting
Agreement and Section&nbsp;1.13 of the Indenture, and subject to mandatory
choice of law and jurisdiction rules&nbsp;and constitutional limitations, under
the laws of the State of New York, the Company has validly (i)&nbsp;chosen New
York law to govern its rights and duties under each of the Underwriting
Agreement and the Indenture, (ii)&nbsp;submitted to the personal jurisdiction
of courts of the State of New York and of U.S. federal courts located in the
State of New York in connection with an action or proceeding arising out of or
related to each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, (iii)&nbsp;to
the extent permitted by law, waived any objection to the venue of a proceeding
in any such court and (iv)&nbsp;appointed CT Corporation System as its initial
authorized agent for the purpose described in Section&nbsp;19 of the
Underwriting Agreement and Section&nbsp;1.13 of the Indenture.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Service of process in the manner described in Section&nbsp;19
of the Underwriting Agreement and Section&nbsp;1.13 of the Indenture will be
effective to confer valid personal jurisdiction over the Company in connection
with an action or proceeding arising out of or related to the Underwriting
Agreement or Indenture, as the case may be, in any such court.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta USA Inc. is a corporation under Delaware
General Corporation Laws with corporate power and authority to own its
properties and to conduct its business in all material respects as described in
the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus (which term includes for purposes of this paragraph, the
Incorporated Documents).&#160; With your
consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that
the Delaware Subsidiary is validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Such
counsel shall also state, in a separate letter, </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">words
substantially to the following effect</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">:</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The statements in the
U.S. Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Certain
Income Tax Considerations &#150; Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,&#148;
insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of United States</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-2</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='A-2',FILE='C:\JMS\105571\09-33067-3\task3794338\33067-3-mm-11.htm',USER='105571',CD='Nov 10 06:45 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">federal income tax law and regulations or legal
conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the matters
described therein in all material respects.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Such counsel shall also
state, in a separate letter, words substantially to the following effect:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">that
the primary purpose of such counsel&#146;s professional engagement was not to
establish or confirm factual matters or financial or quantitative
information.&#160; Therefore, such counsel is
not passing upon and does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in, or incorporated by
reference in, the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the
Pricing Information Annex, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Incorporated
Documents (except to the extent expressly set forth in numbered paragraph 5 of
its opinion letter to you of even date and in its separate opinion letter to
you of even date with respect to certain tax matters), and has not made an
independent check or verification thereof (except as aforesaid).&#160; However, in the course of acting as special
U.S. counsel to the Company in connection with the preparation by the Company
of the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing
Information Annex and the U.S. Final Prospectus, such counsel reviewed the
Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing
Information Annex, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents,
and participated in conferences and telephone conversations with officers and
other representatives of the Company (including the Company&#146;s Canadian
counsel), the independent public accountants for the Company, the
Representatives and the Representatives&#146; counsel, during which conferences and
conversations the contents of the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary
Prospectus, the Pricing Information Annex, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
portions of certain of the Incorporated Documents and related matters were
discussed.&#160; Such counsel also reviewed
and relied upon certain corporate records and documents, letters from counsel
and accountants, and oral and written statements of officers and other
representatives of the Company and others as to the existence and consequence
of certain factual and other matters.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based
on such counsel&#146;s participation, review and reliance as described above, such
counsel shall advise that no facts came to its attention that caused such
counsel to believe that:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Registration Statement,</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">at the time it
became effective on November&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9, 2009,
including the information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B under the 1933 Act (together with the Incorporated
Documents at that time), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the U.S. Preliminary
Prospectus, as of 2:20&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time) on November&nbsp;9, 2009
(together with the Incorporated Documents at that time), when taken together
with the Pricing Information Annex, contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; or</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-3</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='A-3',FILE='C:\JMS\105571\09-33067-3\task3794338\33067-3-mm-11.htm',USER='105571',CD='Nov 10 06:45 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the U.S. Final
Prospectus, as of its date or as of the date hereof (together with the
Incorporated Documents at those dates), contained or contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">it being understood that such counsel shall express
no belief with respect to the financial statements, schedules, or other
financial data included or incorporated by reference in, or omitted from, the Registration
Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Information Annex, the
U.S. Final Prospectus, the Incorporated Documents or the Form&nbsp;T-1.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A-4</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='A-4',FILE='C:\JMS\105571\09-33067-3\task3794338\33067-3-mm-11.htm',USER='105571',CD='Nov 10 06:45 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT B</font></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of
Burnet, Duckworth&nbsp;&amp; Palmer LLP Opinion</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has
been duly incorporated and is existing as a corporation under the <i>Canada Business Corporations Act</i>, TransAlta Generation
Partnership has been duly organized and is a partnership existing under the
laws of the Province of Ontario and TransAlta Cogeneration, L.P. has been duly
organized and is a limited partnership existing under the laws of the Province
of Ontario, each with full corporate or partnership, as the case may be, power and
capacity to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate their respective
properties and conduct their respective businesses as described in the Canadian
Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the
Company and TransAlta Generation Partnership are duly qualified as an
extra-provincial corporation or partnership or otherwise appropriately
registered to transact business in the Province of Alberta and TransAlta
Cogeneration, L.P. is duly qualified as an extra-provincial partnership or
otherwise appropriately registered to transact business in the Provinces of
Alberta and Saskatchewan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s
authorized share capitalization is as set forth in the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, and the
Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has [</font><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">] common shares
issued and outstanding.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the
Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities have been duly
authorized and, to the extent that execution and delivery are governed by the
laws of the Province of Alberta, executed and delivered by the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has
all necessary corporate power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The form of
definitive global security representing the Securities has been duly authorized
by the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The execution and
delivery of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, the issue and sale of
the Securities and the performance by the Company of its obligations
thereunder:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">do not and will
not contravene or conflict with any provision of the articles or by-laws of the
Company;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to the best of
our knowledge, do not and will not contravene or conflict with any provision of
any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company that is material to
the Company;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-1</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='B-1',FILE='C:\JMS\105932\09-33067-3\task3794344\33067-3-mm-13.htm',USER='105932',CD='Nov 10 06:43 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">do not and will
not contravene or conflict with any statute, law, rule&nbsp;or regulation of
the Province of Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (&#147;Applicable
Law&#148;); or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to the best of
our knowledge and based upon an officer&#146;s certificate from the Company, do not
and will not contravene or conflict with any judgment, order or decree of any
Alberta or federal Canadian court, regulatory body or governmental agency
having jurisdiction over the Company or its Specified Subsidiaries or their
respective properties;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">except for those conflicts,
breaches, violations or defaults related to the opinion set forth in sections 8(b)&nbsp;or
(d)&nbsp;which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Reviewing
Authority has not revoked the receipt for the Canadian Basic Prospectus and no
other consent, approval, authorization, permit, license or filing with or order
of any Alberta or Canadian federal court or Alberta governmental agency is
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting
Agreement, except those that have been obtained or filings that will be made on
or after the date hereof in compliance with Alberta Securities Laws.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as described in the Canadian Final Prospectus,
the U.S. Final Prospectus and the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Disclosure Package, there
are no legal or governmental proceedings pending in respect of which Burnet,
Duckworth&nbsp;&amp; Palmer LLP has been retained to which the Company,
TransAlta Generation Partnership or TransAlta Cogeneration, L.P. are a party or
of which any property of</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> the Company, </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta
Generation Partnership or TransAlta Cogeneration, L.P. </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">is the subject which are of a
character required by Alberta Securities Laws to be described or referred to in
the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Disclosure
Package, and </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Burnet, Duckworth&nbsp;&amp; Palmer LLP </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has not been retained in
respect of such proceedings which have been threatened or contemplated by any
Governmental Agency or threatened by others and which are so required to be
described or referred to in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final
Prospectus or the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Subject to the
limitations and qualifications set out therein, the summary under the heading &#147;Certain
Income Tax Considerations &#151; Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;
in the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package, is an accurate summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax
considerations applicable to an initial purchaser of the Securities who is
described therein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information
in the first paragraph under the heading &#147;Part&nbsp;II &#151; Indemnification&#148; in
the Registration Statement is an accurate summary in all material respects of
the matters referred to therein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents
incorporated by reference in the Canadian Final Prospectus (other than the
financial statements and other financial data included or incorporated or
deemed to be </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-2</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='B-2',FILE='C:\JMS\105932\09-33067-3\task3794344\33067-3-mm-13.htm',USER='105932',CD='Nov 10 06:43 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">incorporated therein, as to which we express no
opinion) when they were filed with the Reviewing Authority, appear on their
face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable
form requirements of Alberta Securities Laws.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Canadian
Final Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial
information included or incorporated by reference therein), as of its issue
date, appears on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material
respects with the applicable form requirements of Alberta Securities Laws,
including the Shelf Procedures.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company is a &#147;reporting
issuer&#148; under Alberta Securities Laws and is not on the list of defaulting
issuers maintained by the Reviewing Authority.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company is
eligible to file a base shelf prospectus (as defined in the Shelf Procedures)
with the Reviewing Authority and to use the Shelf Procedures in respect of the
offering and sale of the Securities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No order having
the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities has been
issued by the Reviewing Authority and, to the best of our knowledge, no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or
contemplated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The execution and
the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission and the filing of
the Canadian Final Prospectus with the Reviewing Authority, have in each case
been duly authorized by and on behalf of the Company, and the Canadian Basic
Prospectus has been duly executed by the Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The submission by
the Company to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York or the courts of the United States of America located in The City of New
York, contained in the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the
Securities, would be recognized and given effect by the courts of the Province
of Alberta as a valid submission to the jurisdiction of such courts, provided
that the applicable provisions, if any, of the Underwriting Agreement, the
Indenture and the Securities, respectively, respecting service of process on
the Company are duly complied with and provided that no opinion is provided
with respect to the effectiveness of the waiver of challenge to jurisdiction
provisions contained in the submission to jurisdiction clauses.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The courts in the Province of Alberta would
recognize the appointment by the Company of the Authorized Agent (as defined in
the Underwriting Agreement) as its agent for the service of process in the United
States of America under the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the
Securities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In any proceeding
in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Alberta and the federal
courts constituted by the Parliament of Canada, the jurisdiction of which
extends to disputes arising in the Province of Alberta (&#147;Alberta Courts&#148;) for
the enforcement of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities
(the &#147;Foreign Documents&#148;), such Alberta Court would recognize and give effect
to the parties&#146; choice of the laws of the State of New York (the &#147;Governing Law&#148;)
to govern the Foreign Documents, provided that:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-3</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='B-3',FILE='C:\JMS\105932\09-33067-3\task3794344\33067-3-mm-13.htm',USER='105932',CD='Nov 10 06:43 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the parties&#146;
choice of the laws of the State of New York was freely made by the parties to
such Foreign Documents;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Governing Law
is specifically pleaded and proven as fact by expert evidence in the Alberta
Courts;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the choice of law
will only be effective in regard to substantive law and the Alberta Courts will
apply the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable
therein that, under such laws, would be characterized as procedural under the
laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the choice of law
may not be upheld where the parties have chosen the laws of a jurisdiction for
the purpose of evading the provisions of the system of law to which the
transaction is most closely related;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Alberta
Courts will not apply those Governing Laws which it characterizes as being of a
taxation, revenue or penal nature;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">enforcement of
such Foreign Documents in the Alberta Courts will not result in an evasion of
public policy or a statute protecting the citizens of the Province of Alberta,
although we are not aware of any such public policy or statute that would
prevent the recognition of and giving effect to the choice of the Governing Law
with respect to such Foreign Documents; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Alberta
Courts have the inherent right not to recognize the jurisdiction of chosen law
and exercise their own jurisdiction; however, we are not aware of any criteria
other than those expressed herein which would be applied by the Alberta Courts
in recognizing the Governing Law.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An Alberta Court
would give a judgment based upon a final and conclusive <i>in personam</i>
judgment of a court exercising jurisdiction in the State of New York for a sum
certain, obtained against the Company with respect to a claim arising out of
the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities (a &#147;<u>Foreign
Judgment</u>&#148;), provided that:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such Foreign
Judgment was for a sum certain in money and was not a judgment for the
enforcement of taxes, a fine or other penalty or of revenue, expropriatory or
penal laws;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such Foreign
Judgment was final, conclusive and enforceable where rendered and does not
conflict with another final and conclusive judgment on the same cause of
action;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such Foreign
Judgment was not obtained by fraud;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the foreign court
rendering such Foreign Judgment was impartial and provided procedures
comparable with the due process and natural justice standards of the Alberta
Courts;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-4</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='B-4',FILE='C:\JMS\105932\09-33067-3\task3794344\33067-3-mm-13.htm',USER='105932',CD='Nov 10 06:43 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the foreign court
that rendered such Foreign Judgment had jurisdiction over the Company and the
subject matter and if jurisdiction in the foreign court was based on personal
service alone, the foreign court was not a seriously inconvenient forum for the
trial of the action;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such Foreign
Judgment is a subsisting judgment and has not been satisfied;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">after the date of
such Foreign Judgment in the foreign court, application to the Alberta Courts
is made within the time period prescribed by Applicable Law;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">no order has been
made pursuant to the <i>Foreign
Extraterritorial Measures Act</i> (Canada) or the <i>Competition Act</i> (Canada) prohibiting the
recognition and enforcement of such final Foreign Judgment;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the claim for
relief on which such Foreign Judgment was based is not repugnant to the public
policy of the Province of Alberta, although we are not aware of any reason why
a money judgment for amounts payable under the Foreign Documents would be
repugnant to the public policy of the Province of Alberta; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(j)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Alberta
Courts have the inherent right not to enforce a final judgment for the payment
of money obtained in a foreign court; however, we are not aware of any criteria
other than those expressed herein which would be applied by the Alberta Courts
in recognizing a final judgment as conclusive and enforceable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are not aware
of any reason to believe that any of the provisions of the Underwriting
Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, as we understand them as Alberta
lawyers, are contrary to public policy as such term is understood under the
laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein or that would be inconsistent with public policy as such term is
understood under the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein for an Alberta Court to hear an action or proceeding
to enforce the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No stamp or other
issuance or transfer charges or duties and no capital gains, income or other
taxes are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters imposed under the laws of
Canada, any province or territory of Canada or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with (A)&nbsp;the issuance,
sale and delivery of the Securities by the Company to or for the account of the
Underwriters or (B)&nbsp;the sale and delivery of the Securities outside Canada
by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Canadian Final
Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Disclosure Package.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B-5</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='B-5',FILE='C:\JMS\105932\09-33067-3\task3794344\33067-3-mm-13.htm',USER='105932',CD='Nov 10 06:43 2009' -->



<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ANNEX A</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TransAlta Corporation</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pricing Term Sheet</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Issuer:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Expected Ratings:</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Baa2/BBB</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Security Type:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SEC registered senior
  unsecured notes</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Size:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$500,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Maturity:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;15, 2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Coupon:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.75% per annum, payable
  semi-annually</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Price:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.783% ($498,915,000)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Yield to Maturity:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.795%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Spread:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">+250 basis points</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Benchmark Treasury:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.375% due
  October&nbsp;31, 2014</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Treasury Yield/Price:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.295%/100- 12</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Settlement Date:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">November&nbsp;13, 2009</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interest Payment Dates:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;15 and
  July&nbsp;15 of each year commencing July&nbsp;15, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Make-Whole Call:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">T+37.5 basis points</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CUSIP No.:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89346D AD9</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ISIN No.:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US89346DAD93</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joint Book-Running Managers:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBC Capital Markets
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS Securities Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Co-Managers:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CIBC&nbsp;World Markets Corp.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Scotia Capital (USA)&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA),&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="67%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:67.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="1" width="25%" noshade color="black" align="left"></div>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Note: A
securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and
may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105976\09-33067-3\task3794346\33067-3-mm-15.htm',USER='105976',CD='Nov 10 06:51 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please note that the third paragraph on page&nbsp;S-15
of the Prospectus Supplement is hereby completed and revised as follows: The
pro forma earnings coverage ratios for the twelve month period ended December&nbsp;31,
2008 and the twelve month period ended September&nbsp;30, 2009, giving effect
to this offering and without the application of the net proceeds from the sale
of the Notes (assuming this offering took place on the first date of the
respective twelve month period), would have been&nbsp;2.4x and 1.8x,
respectively.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The issuer has filed a
registration statement (including a prospectus) with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) for the offering to which this
communication relates.&#160; Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other
documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about
the issuer and this offering.&#160; You may
get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at
www.sec.gov.&#160; Alternatively, the issuer,
any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to
send you the prospectus if you request it by calling RBC Capital Markets
Corporation at (212) 428-6670, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. toll free at
1-866-811-8049 or RBS Securities Inc. toll free at 1-866-884-2071.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105976\09-33067-3\task3794346\33067-3-mm-15.htm',USER='105976',CD='Nov 10 06:51 2009' -->


</body>

</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.2
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>a09-33067_3ex99d2.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.2 PRESS RELEASE, DATED NOVEMBER 9, 2009
<TEXT>

<html>

<head>





</head>

<body lang="EN-US">

<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">

<p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.2</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><img width="249" height="73" src="g330673moi001.gif"></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">For immediate Release</font></i></p>
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">News Release</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TransAlta</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> announces pricing of US$500 million senior notes offering</font></b></h2>

<h2 style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALGARY,
Alberta (November 9, 2009) &#150; TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) (&#147;TransAlta&#148;) today announced it has priced an offering of
US$500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% senior notes due
2015 at an issue price equal to 99.783% of the principal amount of the notes. TransAlta intends to use the net proceeds from the offering
to repay a portion of the indebtedness relating to its acquisition of Canadian
Hydro Developers, Inc. The notes are expected to be rated BBB by Standard &amp;
Poor&#146;s Rating Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., and Baa2 by Moody&#146;s
Investor Service Inc. A securities rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision
or withdrawal at any time.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBC
Capital Markets Corporation, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBS
Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Copies
of the prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from RBC
Capital Markets Corporation, Attention: Prospectus Department, Three World
Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281-8098 (fax:
212-428-6260), HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Attention: Transaction Management
Group, c/o Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Bay
1-7, Edgewood, NY 11717 (fax: 212-525-0238) or RBS
Securities Inc., 600 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901 (toll-free: 866-884-2071).</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
offering of the notes was made under TransAlta&#146;s
US$1.0 billion base shelf registration that was effective November 18, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there
be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About TransAlta</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TransAlta</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> is a
corporation amalgamated under the <i>Canada
Business Corporations Act</i>. The registered office and principal place
of business of TransAlta are at 110 &#150; 12th Avenue
S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2R 0G7. TransAlta
generates and markets electricity in Canada, the United States and Australia
through its portfolio of facilities fueled by coal, natural gas, hydroelectric,
wind and geothermal resources.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Caution Regarding Forward-Looking
Information</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws, including the
&#147;safe harbour&#148; provisions of Canadian securities
legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the
use of words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148;
&#147;target, &#147; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;guidance,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
&#147;predict&#148; or similar words suggesting future outcomes or language suggesting an
outlook. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not
limited to, the expected closing date, the anticipated proceeds of the offering
and the use of those proceeds.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Forward-looking statements
and information contained in this press release are based on our current
beliefs as well as assumptions we have made and information currently available
to us. &#160;Although we consider these
assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to us,
they may prove to be incorrect.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105929\09-33067-3\task3794369\33067-3-mo.htm',USER='105929',CD='Nov 10 06:57 2009' -->


<br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;">


<div>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By their very nature, the
forward-looking statements included in this press release involve inherent
risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks that predictions,
forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be
achieved, including, without limitation, the failure to close the offering
discussed herein on the terms disclosed herein or at all and the failure to use
the proceeds of the offering as disclosed herein. We caution readers not to
place undue reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could
cause the actual results to differ materially from the beliefs, plans,
objectives, expectations and anticipations, estimates and intentions expressed
in such forward-looking statements as may be found under the heading &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; in our annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2008
and under the heading &#147;Business Risks&#148; in our management&#146;s discussion and
analysis for the year ended December 31, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Readers are cautioned that
the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive.
When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect
to TransAlta, investors and others should carefully
consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.
Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
made as of the date of this document and we do not undertake any obligation to
update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by applicable law. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">For more information:</font></b></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Media inquiries:</font></i></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Investor inquiries:</font></i></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael
  Lawrence</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jess
  Nieukerk</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Manager,
  Media Relations</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Manager,
  Investor Relations</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phone:
  (403) 267-7330</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phone:
  (403) 267-3607</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Email: michael_lawrence@transalta.com</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Email: investor_relations@transalta.com</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>

</div>
<!-- SEQ.=1,FOLIO='',FILE='C:\JMS\105929\09-33067-3\task3794369\33067-3-mo.htm',USER='105929',CD='Nov 10 06:57 2009' -->


</body>

</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>g330673moi001.gif
<DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
<TEXT>
begin 644 g330673moi001.gif
M1TE&.#EA^0!)`'<`,2'^&E-O9G1W87)E.B!-:6-R;W-O9G0@3V9F:6-E`"'Y
M!`$`````+`0`!`#P`$,`@`````````+_A(^IR^T/HYRT6A:RUK?[#X;B2(;;
M6:;JRK:N=&[O3-?VK<0<[NC^K^,)7\!`Y0>1$8O,X/"I8E*0.=^LB55"MR+I
MA)H`M[)DKAG4_%JK3A<Y>XY;L.HV0LQZT^7\R-Z_%A8XIN?5=XCQ]X!GP(CC
MB!C94`9H=P!I@RFY>0E7&;.@22/**?GVB<(&"B7*N!-:A*K5:=1AN!A$"N#H
M.1E[-`C;MKI;B#NLVY@FFZ%,W!/L?"O=R]P,[6176)N8/:WZW9U*RJM(2VG-
M+8XRN*TNF&L.OWR\2AY=3']GG%[/KNUN74!A\@B.PS<O54(@!M%A>];PEKMK
M"P?N<^C+&\)S_PHOAIN89",U?;,X6AIIT62XBCL8/NRH$E])E#/!U?2HB*)`
MF/FD_,)Y,UTMEQDATGR7R!]/EDB9+JUS<AK1F$UA!/H942?5$5.S5J4:U&HT
MK%N!AGW9L2M3KR1:B>QY\H):LD=MGMWY"N[3NG:U?G`;U^S=OJX@%7Z+%ZG:
MLFOE5F.+=B]ANHOUYCUZ6>G,RI;]=OZ:F#/?HD9#?\-4CF[HR553E_:J#S)I
MR6!C?YZ=^7-@QDX3RXZ,D;#FW$[EH488'.SJW[Q-VVZ,FWAMP7Z/[WY,O?5B
MU[1U0_<-W//T[,+!1W^M:;O,MW/9N]\]FOSW^<X5I^=>$W!I_;3O!_]N?QUB
MXU$W7&;X27<;<^6=%]YR!)HGU(+GV1>7?^B]]UIS]&$FX88-RA<>A?N)A!Q_
M9UGX%(`9)M-<,ET=*)YWDQ5((W"PB;@7BS)JZ&!\`]*GVH,,AAB<=1"E)!J(
M/F*6UD0()CCDA$5NA`>2`BK'8S5./FGBD[IA9R1,VWC8HV&Q;0D:E!#6=QJ5
MP?"#I5@`!4@9'1CVAQ@<AZWXYBED3L@CD]4M<^>)5TZU9XY]%J2FG,1TF1^B
M\#TQ*0^,$GFE+69V5TJG;?GI::BBE@#JJ*:>.D=RJ*[**FN<M@KKJ-C%2BNJ
ME]:*:ZC/Y<JKIROU"JPI009+["'#%HML'$DX)LLLI9DV"VTFE49+K;2O5HLM
H(==FRVT*&78+;AZ#A4NN"5Z6BRX:,:;+KKKMODMJFO#."P.Y!0``.S\_
`
end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
