TransAlta Corporation to Acquire TransAlta Renewables Inc.

TransAlta Corporation has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of TransAlta Renewables Inc. not already owned by TransAlta, offering RNW shareholders either TransAlta shares or $13.00 in cash (subject to proration). The deal is intended to simplify corporate structure, align a single clean‑electricity growth strategy and create a larger, more diversified independent power producer; closing is subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.