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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October, 2018

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, T2P 2M1
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F____         Form 40-F X    
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): ____
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): ____
 

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The documents listed below in this Section and filed as Exhibits 13.1 and 13.2 to this form 6-K are hereby filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of being and hereby are incorporated by reference into the following registration statements filed by TransAlta Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
Form
Registration No.
S-8
333-72454
S-8
333-101470
F-10
333-215608

13.1
Consolidated comparative interim unaudited financial statements of the registrant for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2018.
13.2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the registrant as at and for the period ended September 30, 2018.





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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:
(signed) “Brett Gellner”
 
 
Brett Gellner
 
 
Chief Strategy and Investment Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer




Date: October 31, 2018

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EXHIBIT INDEX
13.1
Consolidated comparative interim unaudited financial statements of the registrant for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018.
13.2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the registrant as at and for the period ended September 30, 2018.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer regarding Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer regarding Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements.


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