Common Stock

 

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): April 4, 2024

 

 

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware	1-3610	25-0317820
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

201 Isabella Street, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	15212-5872
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Office of Investor Relations (412) 553-1950

Office of the Secretary (412) 553-1940

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 $1.00 per share	HWM	New York Stock Exchange
$3.75 Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share	HWM PR	NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation or an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 8.01 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events

 

On April 4, 2024, Howmet Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) established a commercial paper program under which the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper notes (the “notes”) from time to time up to a maximum aggregate face amount of $1.0 billion outstanding at any time. The maturities of the notes may vary, but will not exceed 397 days from the date of issue. The notes will rank equal in right of payment with all other unsecured senior indebtedness of the Company. The proceeds of the notes will be used for general corporate purposes. The notes will be sold on customary terms in the U.S. commercial paper market on a private placement basis.

 

The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
Dated: April 4, 2024	By:	/s/ Paul Myron
	Name:	Paul Myron
	Title:	Vice President and Treasurer