New Issue-TransAlta Corp sells $500 mln in notes

Nov 9 (Reuters) - TransAlta Corporation (TAC.N) on Monday
sold $500 million of senior unsecured notes, said IFR, a
Thomson Reuters service.

HSBC, RBC, and RBS were the joint bookrunning managers for
the sale.
BORROWER: TRANSALTA CORPORATION
AMT $500 MLN COUPON 4.75 PCT MATURITY 1/15/2015
TYPE SR NTS ISS PRICE 99.783 FIRST PAY 7/15/2010
MOODY'S Baa2 YIELD 4.795 PCT SETTLEMENT 11/13/2009
S&P TRIPLE-B SPREAD 250 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH N/A MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 37.5