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 8, 2022  (April 8, 2022)

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)
 
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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 $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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 8, 2022, Howmet Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) is making available, on its website, the Company’s 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report (the “2021 ESG Report”), which details the Company’s global environmental, social and governance commitment and performance.  The 2021 ESG Report can be found at https://www.howmet.com/environmental-social-governance/.

A copy of the Company’s press release regarding the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. In addition, the furnishing of this Item 7.01 for Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission that the 2021 ESG Report includes material information that is not otherwise publicly available.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1

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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 8, 2022
By:
/s/ Lola F. Lin
  Name:
 Lola F. Lin
  Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary