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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-19-000980
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	40FR12B/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190429
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190429

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

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		FORM TYPE:		40FR12B/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		19773582

	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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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8224;</font> The term <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8220;</font>new or revised financial accounting standard<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8221;</font> refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">This Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8217;</font>s Registration Statement on Form 40-F shall be incorporated by reference into or as an exhibit to, as applicable, each of the Registrant<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8217;</font>s Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended: Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-72454 and 333-101470) and Form F-10 (File No. 333-229991).&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">The following document has been filed as part of this Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">&#8217;</font>s Registration Statement on Form 40-F as exhibits hereto:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form 40-F solely for the purpose of filing its Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated as of October 13, 1992 and as Amended and Restated as of April 26, 2019, between the Registrant and AST Trust Company (Canada) as Rights Agent (the <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000">&#8220;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rights Plan</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000">&#8221;</font>), to replace Exhibits 2, 3 and 4 to the Form 40-F filed by the Registrant on July 11, 2001. The Rights Plan was ratified, confirmed and approved by the Registrant<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000">&#8217;</font>s shareholders at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant held on April 26, 2019.</div>

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