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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 87422J105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Cusip No. 87422J105 13G Page 2 of 7 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------- SAMUEL R. SHAPIRO -- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- SAMUEL R. SHAPIRO IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,642 OWNED BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,642 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,642 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.002% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN Cusip No. 87422J105 13G Page 3 of 7 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------- SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC -- ID NO. 58-1830170 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC IS A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,268,512 BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 186,750 EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,455,262 REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,455,262 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.13% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA Cusip No. 87422J105 13G Page 4 of 7 Pages Schedule 13G Additional Information Item # 1. (a) Name of Issuer: TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 835 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 Jeremy R. McGuire 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: SAMUEL R. SHAPIRO, SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (b) Address of Principal Business Office for Each of the Above: 3060 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1555 N.W., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30305 (c) Citizenship: SAMUEL R. SHAPIRO -- U.S. CITIZEN SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC -- Delaware Limited Liability Company (d) Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE (e) CUSIP Number: 87422J105 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b). The person filing is a: IA Cusip No. 87422J105 13G Page 5 of 7 Pages 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,457,904 (b) Percent of Class: 1.13% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,271,154 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 186,750 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,457,904 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. /X/ 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company N/A 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. ----------------------- Date: ----------------------- Signature ----------------------- Name/Title Cusip No. 126804301 13G Page 7 of 7 Pages AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO THE FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 10th day of July, 2016, by and between Shapiro Capital Management LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (an investment adviser registered with under the Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) (the "Adviser"), and Samuel R. Shapiro, Chairman, director and majority shareholder of the Adviser ("Affiliated Person"); WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are both persons required, pursuant to 17 C.F.R.240.13d-1, to file a statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G with respect to the following Issuer: TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION Cusip No. 87422J105 WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are each individually eligible to use Schedule 13G; and WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are each responsible for the timely filing of said Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completion and accuracy of the information concerning each, but not on the behalf of any other, unless any knows or has reason to know that the information concerning any other is inaccurate; and WHEREAS, the Schedule 13G attached hereto identifies all the persons and contains the required information with regard to the Affiliated Person and the Adviser so that it may be filed with the appropriate persons, agencies and exchanges on behalf of each of them; and WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser desire to file the Schedule 13G attached hereto on behalf of each of them. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree that the Schedule 13G attached hereto shall be executed by the Affiliated Person, in his individual capacity and as Chairman of the Adviser, and filed with the appropriate persons, agencies and exchanges, on behalf of both of them. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement Relative to the Filing of Schedule 13G as of the day, month and year first above written. SAMUEL R. SHAPIRO Samuel R. Shapiro, in his individual capacity and as Chairman of Shapiro Capital Management LLC