Transalta Corp 6-K, filed Mar 19, 2021
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Transalta Corp filed this 6-K on March 19, 2021.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2021
Commission File Number 001-15214
TRANSALTA
CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
110-12th Avenue S.W., Box 1900, Station
“M”, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2M1
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Signatures
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.
| TRANSALTA CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Todd Stack |
| Name: Todd Stack | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: March 18, 2021
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Document | |
| 99.1 | “TransAlta Corporation Announces Conversion Results for Series A and B Preferred Shares” |
Exhibit 99.1
TransAlta Corporation Announces Conversion Results for Series A and B Preferred Shares
CALGARY, AB, March 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Further to TransAlta Corporation's ("TransAlta" or the "Company") (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) press release dated March 1, 2021, the Company announced today that (i) 1,417,338 of its 10,175,380 currently outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series A ("Series A Shares") will be converted on March 31, 2021, on a one-for-one basis, into Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate First Preferred Shares, Series B ("Series B Shares"), and (ii) 871,871 of its 1,824,620 currently outstanding Series B Shares will be converted on March 31, 2021, on a one-for-one basis, into Series A Shares. As a result, on March 31, 2021, the Company will have 9,629,913 Series A Shares issued and outstanding and 2,370,087 Series B Shares issued and outstanding.
The Series A Shares and Series B Shares are currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TA.PR.D and TA.PR.E, respectively.
About TransAlta Corporation:
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 clean, affordable, energy efficient, and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada's largest producers
of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydroelectric 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 UN Sustainable Development
Goals and we have been recognized by CDP (formerly Climate Disclosure Project) as an industry leader on Climate Change Management,
having recently achieved an A- score from CDP.
For more information about TransAlta, visit our web site at transalta.com.
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For further information: Investor Inquiries: Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries: Phone: Toll-free media number: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com
CO: TransAlta Corporation
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