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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency at the Can Run plant.

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The number of Clean Air Act violation claims that remains unresolved after a July 2014 court ruling.

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- References

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Initial ownership percentage in new company, Talen Energy, by Riverstone Holdings, LLC upon completion of spinoff transaction.

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