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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-19-000423
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190227
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190227

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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		19636940

	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:		403-267-4724

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110-12TH AVENUE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 6-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">For the month of February 2019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</B></P>

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English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>110-12<SUP>th</SUP> Avenue S.W., Box 1900,
Station &ldquo;M&rdquo;, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The document listed below as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K
is a copy of the Registrant&rsquo;s news release dated February 27, 2019 announcing &ldquo;TransAlta Reports Fourth Quarter and
Full Year 2018 Results&rdquo;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><A HREF="ex991.htm">&ldquo;TransAlta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results&rdquo;</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 9.9pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>TransAlta Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Christophe Dehout</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt">Date: February 27, 2019</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><A HREF="ex991.htm">Press release dated February 27, 2019 announcing &ldquo;TransAlta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results&rdquo;</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full
Year 2018 Results</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CALGARY, Feb.&nbsp;27, 2019 /CNW/ - <B>Fourth
Quarter 2018 Highlights</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Funds from Operations of $217 million or $0.76 per
share was consistent with 2017 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Free Cash Flow at $98 million, or $0.34 per share
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Consistent financial performance to 2017</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Full Year 2018 Highlights</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Funds from Operations up 15% to $927 million, or $3.23
per share </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Free Cash Flow up 60% to $524 million, or $1.83 per
share </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">FFO / Debt ratio continues to be within our target
range of greater than 20 per cent</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta Corporation (&quot;TransAlta&quot;
or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today reported strong financial and operating performance for 2018, including
the highest free cash flow (&quot;FCF&quot;) in recent years.&nbsp; During the year, the Company successfully executed on its strategy
to advance the coal-to-gas conversions, further strengthened its balance sheet, and grew TransAlta Renewables.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Financial results for the full year 2018 delivered
FCF of $524 million.&nbsp; Funds from operations (&quot;FFO&quot;) increased 15% to $927 million compared to $804 million in 2017.&nbsp;
These metrics include the one-time payment $157 million in the first quarter for the early termination of the Sundance B and C
PPAs.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Comparable EBITDA increased six per cent to
$1,123 million year-over-year, primarily achieved by strong results in hydro which benefitted from higher market prices for ancillary
services and the previously mentioned termination payment.&nbsp; These increases were partially off-set by lower results from the
U.S. Coal and Australian Gas segments.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&quot;2018 saw strong financial, operational
and safety results across TransAlta, thanks to the skill and tenacity of all our people.&quot; said Dawn Farrell, President and
Chief Executive Officer. &quot;2019 is an exciting year for us, as we focus on delivering strong financial results for shareholders.&nbsp;
Our strategy is simple.&nbsp; We are going to convert coal to gas, realize the full value of our hydro assets, and grow TransAlta
Renewables.&nbsp; The execution steps to make this strategy a reality are well known, in place and tracking to our plan.&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">During 2018, we reduced our net debt by approximately
$220 million to $3.1 billion. We continued to restructure our debt profile with the repayment of the US$500 million senior notes
and the early redemption of our $400 million debenture due in 2019 with the proceeds from our off-coal bond offering of approximately
$345 million.&nbsp; As a result, we are ahead of plan in strengthening our balance sheet.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>2019 Key Priorities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta is on-track to meet the financial
targets defined in its outlook with a continued focus on strengthening the balance sheet, ensuring the value of the Alberta portfolio
is realized, and making strategic investments in renewables.&nbsp; At the same time, a key priority for the team is to move the
Company closer to 100% clean power by 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The Company intends to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Be a leader in safety and environmental performance;
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Compete in the future Alberta market by converting
Alberta coal units to gas generation; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Evaluate strategic investments in renewable assets;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Realize the full value of its hydro assets; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Achieve financial and operational targets; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Drive additional efficiencies throughout the organization.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Fourth Quarter Highlights</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Exercised option to acquire a 50 per cent ownership
in the Pioneer Pipeline connecting Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.'s Brazeau River complex to TransAlta's generating
units at Sundance and Keephills. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">207 MW Windrise Wind Project was selected by the Alberta
Electric System Operator as one of the two successful projects in the Renewable Electricity Program. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">Announced the appointment of Christophe Dehout to
Chief Financial Officer.&nbsp; Mr. Dehout brings broad experience in power generation and extensive knowledge of capital markets,
mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate transformations. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">TransAlta Renewables announced that the 17.25 MW expansion
of the Kent Hills Wind Facility was fully operational, bringing total installed capacity at the site to 167 MW. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Important Subsequent Events</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt">On January 25, 2019, the Company announced the retirement
decisions of Timothy Faithfull and Ambassador Gordon Giffin.&nbsp;Earlier in 2018, Mr. Faithfull had indicated to the Board his
intention to retire from the Board of Directors immediately following TransAlta's 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting and, also in
2018, Ambassador Gordon Giffin announced his intention to retire as director and Board Chair in 2020. The Board is undertaking
a process to identify a new Chair through the course of 2019.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Fourth Quarter and Full Year Segmented Review
Comparable EBITDA</B></P>

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    <TD ROWSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B><I>(in CAD$ millions)</I></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>3 Months Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Year Ended</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Dec. 31, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Dec. 31, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Canadian Coal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>56</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">66</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>400</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">324</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">U.S. Coal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>62</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">89</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Canadian Gas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>73</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">62</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>259</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">263</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Australian Gas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>32</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">29</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>124</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">137</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Wind and Solar</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>72</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">78</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>213</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">214</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Hydro</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>17</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>109</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">75</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Energy Marketing</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>43</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">45</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Corporate</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(28)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(20)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(87)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(85)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Total Comparable EBITDA</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>233</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">275</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>1,123</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">1,062</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Canadian Coal:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA for the
year ended December 31, 2018 increased $76 million compared to 2017, as a result of the one-time receipt of $157 million for the
termination of the Sundance B and C PPAs in the first quarter of 2018, partially offset by higher carbon compliance costs. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>U.S. Coal:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA decreased
by $27 million compared to 2017 primarily due to unfavourable changes on unrealized mark-to-market positions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Canadian Gas:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA for 2017
included the one-time settlement for the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation of $34 million related to the indexation dispute.&nbsp;
Adjusting for this payment, Comparable EBITDA increased $30 million in 2018 compared to 2017, due to higher realized margins and
cost reduction initiatives. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Australian Gas:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA for
the year decreased by $13 million compared to 2017 mainly due to the sale of the Solomon Power Station. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Wind and Solar:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA for
2018 was flat against 2017, as higher merchant prices in Alberta and insurance proceeds from a tower fire at the Wyoming Wind Farm
were offset by the unfavourable impact of the non-cash mark-to-market losses relating to the fair value of the Big Level PPA. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Hydro:</U>&nbsp;Comparable EBITDA for 2018 increased
$34 million, or 45%, compared to 2017. Alberta Hydro benefited from a strong price environment and increased ancillary services
revenue. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Energy Marketing:</U>&nbsp;Year-over-year Comparable
EBITDA was flat. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 15pt"><U>Corporate:</U>&nbsp;Corporate overhead costs of
$87 million were consistent with 2017 as benefits were realized from cost-efficiency initiatives which were offset by one-time
transition costs.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Consolidated Financial Highlights</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Net loss attributable to common shareholders
in 2018 was $248 million ($0.86 net loss per share) compared to net loss of $190 million ($0.66 net earnings per share) in 2017,
an increased net loss of more than $58 million. Earnings in 2018 were negatively impacted by higher mine depreciation and carbon
compliance costs included in fuel and purchased power, higher impairments, lower finance lease income related to the sale of the
Solomon facility, and higher preferred share dividends due to the timing of declarations, partially off-set by the one-time receipt
of $157 million for the termination of the Sundance B and C PPAs, and lower income tax expense.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Total sustaining capital expenditures of $168
million were $67 million lower compared to 2017 primarily due to lower planned major maintenance in coal segments. Total capital
expenditures of $189 million, which includes productivity capital expenditures, were $70 million lower than 2017 and in-line with
our guidance for the year.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2018 Highlights</B></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD ROWSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B><I>In $CAD millions, unless otherwise stated</I></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>3 Months Ended</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Year Ended</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2017</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2018</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Dec. 31, 2017</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Adjusted availability (%)<SUP>(2,3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>91.5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">88.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>91.3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">86.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Production (GWh) <SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>8,276</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">10,374</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>28,409</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">36,900</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Revenue</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>622</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">638</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>2,249</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">2,307</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Comparable EBITDA <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>233</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">275</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>1,123</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">1,062</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Net Earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(122)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(145)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(248)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(190)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">FFO <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>217</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">219</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>927</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">804</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Cash Flow from Operating Activities</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>132</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">81</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>820</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">626</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">FCF <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>98</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">101</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>524</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">328</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Net Earnings (loss) per common share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(0.43)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(0.50)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(0.86)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">(0.66)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">FFO per share <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>0.76</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.76</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>3.23</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">2.79</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">FCF per share <SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>0.34</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.35</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>1.83</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">1.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Dividends declared per common share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>0.08</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.04</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>0.20</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 8.05pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.12</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta is in the process of filing its Annual
Information Form, Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, as well as the associated Management's Discussion
&amp; Analysis (&quot;MD&amp;A&quot;). These documents will be available today on the Investors section of TransAlta's website
at <U>www.transalta.com</U> or through SEDAR at <U>www.sedar.com</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta will also be filing its Form 40-F
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The form will be available through their website at www.sec.gov. Paper copies
of all documents are available to shareholders free of charge upon request.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Conference call</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">TransAlta will hold an extended conference
call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST) today, February 27, 2019, to discuss our fourth quarter and full year 2018 results.&nbsp;
The call will begin with a short address by Dawn Farrell, President and CEO, Brett Gellner, Chief Strategy and Investment Officer,
and Christophe Dehout, Chief Financial Officer,<B>&nbsp;</B>followed by a question and answer period for investment analysts and
investors. A question and answer period for the media will immediately follow.&nbsp; Please contact the conference operator five
minutes prior to the call, noting &quot;TransAlta Corporation&quot; as the company and &quot;Sally Taylor&quot; as moderator.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Dial-in numbers:<BR>
Toll-free North American participants call: 1-888-231-8191<BR>
Outside of Canada &amp; USA call: 1-647-427-74502</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">A link to the live webcast will be available
on the Investor Centre section of TransAlta's website at <U>http://www.transalta.com/powering-investors/events-and-presentations</U>.
If you are unable to participate in the call, the instant replay is accessible at 1-855-859-2056 (Canada and USA toll free) with
TransAlta pass code 5009309 followed by the # sign. A transcript of the broadcast will be posted on TransAlta's website once it
becomes available.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Notes</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">These items are not defined under IFRS. Presenting these items from period to period provides management and investors with the ability to evaluate earnings trends more readily in comparison with prior periods' results. Refer to the Comparable Funds from Operations and Comparable Free Cash Flow and Earnings and Other Measures on a Comparable Basis sections of the Company's MD&amp;A for further discussion of these items, including, where applicable, reconciliations to measures calculated in accordance with IFRS.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><I>(2)</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Availability and production include all generating assets (generation operations and finance leases that we operate).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><I>(3)</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">Adjusted for economic dispatching at U.S. Coal.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B><I>About TransAlta Corporation:</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>TransAlta owns, operates and develops a
diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder
value. We provide municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers clean, affordable, energy efficient,
and reliable power. Today, we are one of Canada's largest producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydro-electric
power. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud community-member where its employees work and
live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the <U>UN Sustainable Development Goals</U> and we have been recognized by CDP
(formerly Climate Disclosure Project) as an industry leader on Climate Change Management. We are also proud to have achieved the
<U>Silver level PAR (Progressive Aboriginal Relations)</U> designation by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>For more information about TransAlta, visit
our web site at <U>transalta.com</U>.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B><I>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward
Looking Information</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>This news release contains forward looking
statements, including statements regarding the business and anticipated financial performance of the Company that are based on&nbsp;the
Company's&nbsp;current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical
trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &quot;plans&quot;, &quot;expects&quot;,
&quot;proposed&quot;, &quot;will&quot;, &quot;anticipates&quot;, &quot;develop&quot;, &quot;continue&quot;, and similar expressions
suggesting future events or future&nbsp;performance.&nbsp;In particular, this news release contains forward looking statements
including, without limitation, statements pertaining to TransAlta's business and anticipated future financial performance; progress
on</I>&nbsp;<I>strengthening our balance sheet and meeting our financial targets defined in our outlook; our expected strategies
and opportunities, including our strategy to be 100% clean power by 2025; key priorities in 2019 and ability to execute on such
priorities, including maintaining ourselves as a leader in safety and environmental performance, extending the value creation of
our coal plants by positioning coal-to-gas conversions to compete in the future Alberta market, evaluating strategic investments
in renewable assets, continuing to realize the full value of our hydro assets, achieving financial and operational targets, and
driving additional efficiencies throughout the organization.&nbsp; These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but
are based on TransAlta's belief and assumptions based on information available at the time the assumptions were made, including,
but not limited to, the current political and regulatory environment, the price of power in Alberta and the condition of the finnaical
markets. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause such differences include: operational
risks involving our facilities; changes in market prices where we operate; unplanned outages at generating facilities and the capital
investments required; equipment failure and our ability to carry out repairs in a cost effective and timely manner; the effects
of weather; disruptions in the source of fuels, water or wind required to operate our facilities; energy trading risks; failure
to obtain necessary regulatory approvals in a timely fashion; negative impact to our credit ratings; legislative or regulatory
developments and their impacts, including as it pertains to the capacity market being developed in Alberta; increasingly stringent
environmental requirements and their impacts; increased competition; global capital markets activity (including our ability to
access financing at a reasonable cost); changes in prevailing interest rates; currency exchange rates; inflation levels and commodity
prices; general economic conditions in the geographic areas where TransAlta operates; disputes or claims involving TransAlta or
TransAlta Renewables, including those pertaining to South Hedland and Solomon Power Stations; and other risks and uncertainties
discussed in the Company's materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time and as also set
forth in the Company's MD&amp;A and Annual Information Form for the year ended&nbsp;December&nbsp;31, 2018. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect TransAlta's expectations only as of the date of
this news release. The financial outlook that is contained in this news release was approved on February&nbsp;27, 2019 and is being
provided for the purpose of giving the reader information about management's current expectations and plans. TransAlta disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by law.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Note: All financial figures are in Canadian
dollars unless otherwise indicated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">SOURCE TransAlta Corporation</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information: </B>Investor Inquiries: Sally Taylor,
Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries:
Phone: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</P>

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