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Posted on October 5, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) will release its third quarter 2012 results before market open on Friday, October 26th, 2012. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for investors, analysts, members of the media and…

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Posted on September 28, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/28/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that through its subsidiaries, it has successfully completed the acquisition of the Solomon power station for U.S. $318 million."TransAlta has been a valued behind-the-fence generator in Western Australia for the past 15…

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Posted on September 20, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/20/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that under its common share offering that closed on September 13, 2012, the underwriters, exercised in part their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,992,000 common shares at the offering price of…

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Posted on September 13, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/13/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today it has completed its public offering of 19,250,000 Common Shares at a price of $14.30 per Common Share. TransAlta has granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional…

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Posted on September 4, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/04/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Fortescue) (ASX: FMG) to acquire its 125 megawatt (MW) dual-fuel Solomon power station for U.S. $318 million."This…

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Posted on September 4, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/04/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that it is commencing an offering of 19,250,000 of its Common Shares.The expected offering price of Cdn $14.30 per Common Share will result in gross proceeds to TransAlta of approximately Cdn $275…

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Posted on July 31, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today reported a comparable loss(1) for the second quarter 2012 of $22 million ($0.10 per share) versus comparable earnings(1) of $65 million ($0.29 per share) for the same period in 2011. The loss is…

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Posted on July 25, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/25/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today that its subsidiary TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC has entered into an 11-year agreement to provide electricity from its Centralia, Washington power plant to Puget Sound Energy ("PSE"). Contract details related to pricing are…

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Posted on July 23, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/23/12 -- TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA)(NYSE: TAC) reported today the independent arbitration panel considering TransAlta--s decision in December 2010 to shut down two units at its Sundance generating station has allowed the company--s claim of force majeure. This decision validates TransAlta--s belief…

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Posted on July 14, 2012 by Press and saved under Utilities

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/13/12 -- The Board of Directors of TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share on common shares payable on October 1, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 1, 2012.The Board…

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