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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BERNTHAL FREDERICK M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Talen Energy Corp [TLN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION, 835 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 150 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2016 (Street) ALLENTOWN, PA 18101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/06/2016   D   734 D (1) (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Unit (DDCP) (3)

(3)

12/06/2016

D

19,186.574

(1)(3)(4)

(1)(3)(4)

Common Stock

19,186.574

(1) (2) (4)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BERNTHAL FREDERICK M C/O TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION 835 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 150 ALLENTOWN, PA 18101	X

Signatures

/s/Thomas G. Douglass, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frederick M. Bernthal		12/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On December 6, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 2, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Talen Energy Corporation (the "Company"), RPH Parent LLC, SPH Parent LLC, CRJ Parent LLC and RJS Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "Merger").
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Company common stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), was, at the Effective Time, automatically converted into the right to receive $14.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").
(3)	Represents stock units ("Director Stock Units") acquired under the Issuer's Directors Deferred Compensation Plan ("DDCP"). Each Director Stock Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Issuer common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the DDCP, the Director Stock Units shall settle in common stock upon the director's retirement or separation from service. No conversion or exercise price applies.
(4)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all Director Stock Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, based on the number of shares of Company common stock subject to the award and the Merger Consideration, and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

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