UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2015
Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. |
1-37388 | Talen Energy Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Delaware) 835 Hamilton Street, Suite 150 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 (888) 211-6011 | 47-1197305 |
1-32944 | Talen Energy Supply, LLC (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Delaware) 835 Hamilton Street, Suite 150 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 (888) 211-6011 | 23-3074920 |
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 13, 2015, J. Matt Simmons, Jr., Vice President and Chief Accounting and Risk Officer of Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen Energy"), informed Talen Energy of his intention to resign from Talen Energy effective August 21, 2015, in order to accept a position at another company. Mr. Simmons also will resign as Vice President and Chief Accounting and Risk Officer of Talen Energy's wholly owned, indirect subsidiary, Talen Energy Supply, LLC ("Energy Supply," and together with Talen Energy, the "Companies"), effective August 21, 2015.
On August 17, 2015, the board of directors of Talen Energy appointed Jeremy R. McGuire as acting Chief Accounting Officer of Talen Energy, effective August 21, 2015, in addition to his current role as Talen Energy's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On August 17, 2015, the board of managers of Energy Supply appointed Mr. McGuire as acting Chief Accounting Officer of Energy Supply, effective August 21, 2015, in addition to his current role as Energy Supply's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McGuire will serve as Chief Accounting Officer of both Companies until a permanent replacement for Mr. Simmons is named.
Mr. McGuire, age 43, has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Companies since June 1, 2015, the closing date of the spinoff of Energy Supply (then known as PPL Energy Supply, LLC) from PPL Corporation and its combination with RJS Generation Holdings LLC to become subsidiaries of Talen Energy (collectively, the "Transaction"). Prior to the Transaction, Mr. McGuire was Vice President-Finance of Energy Supply, and from 2008 until announcement of the Transaction in June 2014 he led the strategic planning function at PPL Corporation. He led several competitive power generation transactions for PPL Corporation, both as buyer and seller, comprising 2,500 megawatts of capacity. With Paul A. Farr, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Companies, he also played a leading role in the Transaction to form Talen Energy as well as in PPL Corporation's prior acquisitions of $14 billion in utility businesses in the U.S. and the U.K.
The selection of Mr. McGuire to serve as acting Chief Accounting Officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. McGuire and any director or executive officer of the Companies, and there are no transactions between Mr. McGuire and the Companies that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ Jeremy R. McGuire | ||
Jeremy R. McGuire Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
TALEN ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Jeremy R. McGuire | ||
Jeremy R. McGuire Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: August 17, 2015