<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-24-006715.txt : 20241204
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-24-006715
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241204
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241204

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		241524798

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TRANSALTA PLACE
		STREET 2:		1400, 1100 - 1ST STREET S.E.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2G 1B1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-267-2014

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TRANSALTA PLACE
		STREET 2:		1400, 1100 - 1ST STREET S.E.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2G 1B1
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<html><head><title></title></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div align="center"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 6-K</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>For the month of December 2024</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Commission File Number: <strong>001-15214</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>TransAlta Corporation</strong></font><br />(Translation of registrant's name into English)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>1400, 1100 - 1st Street S.E.</strong><br />(Address of principal executive office)</p></div><p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br />Form 20-F [&#160;&#160; ] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [&#160;X ]</p><p>&#160;</p><p>&#160;</p><!--<p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</u></p><p><strong>Note:&#160;</strong>Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.</p><p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</u></p><p><strong>Note:&#160;</strong>Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.&#160;</p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p> On December 4, 2024, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. <br /><br />(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated December 4, 2024</p><p></p>--><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SIGNATURES</strong></p><p>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><table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%"><strong>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;TransAlta Corporation&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">(Registrant)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">Date: December 4, 2024</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ Joel Hunter&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Joel Hunter</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr></table><p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>EXHIBIT INDEX</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></p><table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="text-decoration: underline;" valign="bottom"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Exhibit Number</strong></font></td><td width="20"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" valign="bottom"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Description</strong></font></td></tr><tr><td><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></td><td width="20"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm">99.1</a></font></td><td width="20"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm">TransAlta Closes Acquisition of Heartland Generation</a> </font></td></tr></table></p></body></html>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094" ></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>TransAlta Closes Acquisition of Heartland Generation</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p>
 <p align="justify">CALGARY, Alberta, Dec.  04, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) ("TransAlta" or "Company") announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Heartland Generation Ltd. and Alberta Power (2000) Ltd. (collectively, "Heartland") from Energy Capital Partners ("ECP"). The acquisition, which includes Heartland's entire business operations in Alberta and British Columbia, was completed for an aggregate purchase price of $542 million, reduced by approximately $95 million to reflect the economic benefit of the Heartland business arising since October 31, 2023, resulting in a net cash payment of $215 million before working capital adjustments.</p>  <p align="justify">As previously disclosed, in order to meet the requirements of the federal Competition Bureau, TransAlta entered into a consent agreement with the Commissioner of Competition pursuant to which TransAlta agreed to divest Heartland's Poplar Hill and Rainbow Lake assets following closing. ECP will be entitled to receive the proceeds from the divestiture. The sales process for these assets will be commenced shortly.</p>  <p align="justify">For further details about this transaction, please refer to our news release dated November 14, 2024.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong><em>About TransAlta Corporation: </em></strong></p>  <p align="justify"><em>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. TransAlta provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers with affordable, energy efficient and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada&#8217;s largest producers of wind power and Alberta&#8217;s largest producer of hydroelectric </em><em>power. For over 113 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud member of the communities where we operate and where our employees work and live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Future-Fit Business Benchmark, which also define sustainable goals for businesses. Our reporting on climate change management has been guided by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S2 Climate-related Disclosures Standard and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. TransAlta has achieved a 66 per cent reduction in GHG emissions or 21.3 million tonnes CO2e since 2015 and received an upgraded MSCI ESG rating of AA.</em></p>  <p align="justify"><strong><em>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information </em></strong></p>  <p align="justify"><em>This news release contains "forward-looking information", within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, and "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements"). In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "plans", "expects", "proposed", "will", "would", "anticipates", "develop", "continue", "estimate", and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, this news release contains, without limitation, statements pertaining to sales process for the Poplar Hill and Rainbow Lake assets. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on many assumptions and are subject to a number of significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual plans, performance, results or outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. Factors that may adversely impact what is expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's materials filed with the 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 December 31, 2023. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect TransAlta&#8217;s expectations only as of the date of this news release. 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.</em></p>  <p align="justify"><em>For more information about TransAlta, visit our web site at transalta.com</em><em>.</em></p>  <p align="justify">Note: All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>For more information:</strong></p> <table style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse !important;;border-collapse: collapse; "><tr><td style="max-width:50%; width:50%; min-width:50%;;vertical-align: bottom ; "><strong><em>Investor Inquiries:</em></strong></td><td style="max-width:50%; width:50%; min-width:50%;;vertical-align: bottom ; "><strong><em>Media Inquiries:</em></strong></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; ">Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S.</td><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; ">Phone: 1-855-255-9184</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; ">Email: investor_relations@transalta.com</td><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; ">Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</td></tr></table></p><p ></p></body></html>
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