Alcoa (AA) 8-K Third Quarter Highlights

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): October 14, 2021

ALCOA CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-37816	81-1789115
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

201 Isabella Street, Suite 500 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	15212-5858
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 315-2900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AA	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 14, 2021, Alcoa Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2021 financial results.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall be deemed “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On October 14, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend program. The Board of Directors declared the first quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of the Company’s common stock, to be paid on November 19, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 29, 2021.

The Company also announced the initiation of a new $500 million share repurchase program. The Company is currently authorized to repurchase up to a total of $650 million, in the aggregate, of its outstanding shares of common stock, which includes $500 million under the newly authorized share repurchase program and a remaining $150 million under the Company’s previously authorized share repurchase program. The new and previously authorized share repurchase programs may be suspended or discontinued at any time and do not have predetermined expiration dates.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit number	Description
99.1	Press release of Alcoa Corporation dated October 14, 2021
99.2	Press release of Alcoa Corporation dated October 14, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	ALCOA CORPORATION
Date: October 14, 2021	By:	/s/	Marissa P. Earnest
			Marissa P. Earnest
			Senior Vice President, Chief Governance Counsel and Secretary