TransAlta (TAC) Company Overview

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.

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highlights TransAlta and ECP have agreed to an $80 million purchase price reduction to reflect two required asset divestitures representing 97 MW (net ownership) Transaction revalued at approximately $542 million, inclusive of the assumption of $232 million of low-cost debt, and subject to a further favourable economic adjustment of approximately $80 million, reflecting the economic benefit of the Heartland business arising since the effective date of the transaction of October 31, 2023, prior to working capital adjustments Heartland portfolio valued at a net price of approximately $270 per kilowatt, with an expected EBITDA multiple1 of approximately 5.4 times Highly accretive to free cash flow, with an attractive cash yield upon closing underpinned by approximately 60% of revenues contracted with a weighted-average remaining life of 15 years Corporate pre-tax synergies of approximately $20 million per annum Transaction to add 1,747 MW (net interest) of complementary capacity, including contracted cogeneration and peaking generation, legacy gas-fired thermal generation, transmission capacity, and potential hydrogen development opportunities, all of which will be critical to support reliability in the Alberta electricity market Enhances and further diversifies TransAlta's competitive portfolio in the highly dynamic and shifting electricity landscape in Alberta TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) ("TransAlta" or "Company") announced today that it has entered into an amending agreement to the share purchase agreement (the "Amending Agreement") with an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners ("ECP"), the parent of Heartland Generation Ltd. and Alberta Power (2000) Ltd.

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TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 5, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Chiara Valentini - Vice President, Strategic Finance & Investor Relations John Kousinioris - President & Chief Executive Officer Joel Hunter - Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer Blain Van Melle - Executive Vice President, Commercial & Customer Relations Conference Call Participants Mark Jarvi - CIBC Benjamin Pham - BMO Maurice Choy - RBC Capital Markets Patrick Kenny - NBF John Mould - TD Securities Operator Good morning. My name is Sherry, and I will be your conference operator today.

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per common share payable on January 1, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2024.

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) will release its third quarter 2024 results before markets open on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for investors, analysts, members of the media and other interested parties the same day beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (11:00 a.m. ET). The media will be invited to ask questions following analysts.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to TransAlta Corporation's (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) press release dated August 22, 2024, the Company announced today that after taking into account all election notices received for the conversion of the Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G (the “Series G Shares”) into Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series H (the “Series H Shares”), there were only 20,607 Series G Shares tendered for conversion, which is less than the one million shares required to give effect to conversions into Series H Shares. As a result, none of the Series G Shares will be converted into Series H Shares on September 30, 2024.

TransAlta Corporation's Q2 2024 results showcased strong performance due to effective hedging, despite a significant year-over-year drop in Alberta power prices. The company has a big hedge position for the next two years, and that should allow it more time to develop its portfolio. We are still moving to a hold and are now only interested in the preferreds.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to the news release of TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta” or the “Company”) (TSX: TA; NYSE: TAC) dated August 22, 2024, the Company announced today the applicable dividend rates for its cumulative redeemable rate reset first preferred shares Series G (“Series G Shares”) (TSX: TA.PR.J) and cumulative redeemable floating rate first preferred shares Series H of the Company (“Series H Shares”).