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): February 21, 2007

 


ALCOA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Pennsylvania   1-3610   25-0317820

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

390 Park Avenue, New York, New York   10022-4608
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Office of Investor Relations 212-836-2674

Office of the Secretary 212-836-2732

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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))

 



Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information included in Item 2.03 of this report relating to the New Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement (as such terms are defined in Item 2.03) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

(a) On February 23, 2007, Alcoa Inc. (“ Alcoa ”) issued $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 5.72% Notes due February 23, 2019 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AM3 and U01347AA8) (the “ 2019 Notes ”) and $627,182,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 5.87% Notes due February 23, 2022 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AN1 and U01347AB6) (the “ 2022 Notes ”, and together with the 2019 Notes, the “ New Notes ”), in exchange for $488,600,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7-  3 / 8 % Notes due 2010, $416,533,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6-  1 / 2 % Notes due 2011 and $483,291,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6% Notes due 2012 (collectively, the “ Old Notes ”), and made cash payments to the holders of the Old Notes totaling approximately $98 million (the “ Exchange Offers ”). The forms of the 2019 Notes and the 2022 Notes are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

General

The New Notes are unsecured obligations of Alcoa and rank pari passu with other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Alcoa. The New Notes are issuable in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Interest on the New Notes accrues from February 23, 2007 and is payable semi-annually on February 23 and August 23 of each year, commencing August 23, 2007, to the persons in whose names the New Notes are registered at the close of business on the 15 th day preceding each such interest payment date. Interest on the New Notes will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The New Notes constitute two series of debt securities of Alcoa issued under the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (the “ Indenture ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), between Alcoa and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) and are incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the general terms and conditions of the Indenture is contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-74874) filed by Alcoa with the SEC on December 10, 2001, under the caption “Description of Senior Debt Securities”. A summary of the modifications to the Indenture made by the First Supplemental Indenture, including modifications to the events of default, which apply to debt securities of Alcoa issued under the Indenture on or after January 25, 2007, including the New Notes, is contained in the Prospectus Supplement filed by Alcoa with the SEC on January 23, 2007, under the captions “Description of the Notes – Certain Limitations”, “– Events of Default” and “– Meetings, Modification and Waiver”. Alcoa incorporates that information by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

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Optional Redemption

Alcoa may redeem the New Notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as defined in the New Notes) discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the New Notes), plus, in each case, 15 basis points plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid, all as more fully described in the New Notes.

Change of Control Repurchase Event

The New Notes are subject to repurchase upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the New Notes) at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the New Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase, all as more fully described in the New Notes.

Unregistered Securities; Registration Rights Agreement

The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or any state securities laws. In accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offers, the New Notes were issued only (i) to holders of Old Notes that certified certain matters to Alcoa, including their status as “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or (ii) outside the United States, to holders of Old Notes who are non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes 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 any applicable state securities laws.

In connection with the issuance of the New Notes, Alcoa and the dealer managers for the Exchange Offers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.5 and is incorporated herein by reference. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Alcoa agreed, among other things, to (i) file with the SEC not later than 120 days after February 23, 2007 a registration statement with respect to a registered offer to exchange the New Notes for a new series of notes having terms identical in all material respects to the New Notes, except that such notes would not contain transfer restrictions (the “ Registered Exchange Offer ”); (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause that exchange offer registration statement to become effective under the Securities Act within 225 days after February 23, 2007; and (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Registered Exchange Offer within 270 days after February 23, 2007. Alcoa also agreed that under certain circumstances it would file a shelf registration statement with the SEC covering resales by holders of the New Notes in lieu of the Registered Exchange Offer. In the event of a Registration Default (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), additional interest will accrue on the principal amount of the New Notes affected by the Registration Default at a rate of 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default and will increase to a maximum of 0.50% per annum thereafter.

The foregoing descriptions of the New Notes, the Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the New Notes, the Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, and the Registration Rights Agreement that are filed with or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this report.

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

In accordance with Rule 135c of the Securities Act, a copy of a press release issued by Alcoa on February 21, 2007 announcing the expiration of the Exchange Offers is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. The final amounts of the Old Notes accepted in the Exchange Offers as of the settlement date are set forth in Item 2.03 of this report.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

The following are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

  4.1 Forms of 5.72% Notes due February 23, 2019 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AM3 and U01347AA8).

 

  4.2 Forms of 5.87% Notes due February 23, 2022 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AN1 and U01347AB6).

 

  4.3 Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993, between Alcoa Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (undated form of Indenture incorporated by reference to exhibit 4(a) to Registration Statement No. 33-49997 on Form S-3).

 

  4.4 First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between Alcoa Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.4 to Alcoa’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2007).

 

  4.5 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2007, between Alcoa Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.

 

  99 Alcoa Inc. press release dated February 21, 2007.

 

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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 INC.
By:  

/s/ Lawrence R. Purtell

Name:   Lawrence R. Purtell
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 1, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

4.1   Forms of 5.72% Notes due February 23, 2019 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AM3 and U01347AA8).
4.2   Forms of 5.87% Notes due February 23, 2022 (CUSIP Nos. 013817AN1 and U01347AB6).
4.3   Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993, between Alcoa Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (undated form of Indenture incorporated by reference to exhibit 4(a) to Registration Statement No. 33-49997 on Form S-3).
4.4   First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between Alcoa Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.4 to Alcoa’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2007).
4.5   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2007, between Alcoa Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.
99   Alcoa Inc. press release dated February 21, 2007.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.1

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.72% Notes Due 2019

 

No. R-1

        (U.S.) $500,000,000
        CUSIP # 013817AM3
        ISIN # US013817AM34

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Five Hundred Million (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2019, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.72% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an


authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: February 23, 2007

 

                   ALCOA INC.

Attest:

 

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

         By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary            Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

 

By:  

/s/ David M. Babich

  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $750,000,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.    ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or
2.    ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
3.    ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or
4.    ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
5.    ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
6.    ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.72% Notes Due 2019

 

No. R-2

        (U.S.) $201,574,000
        CUSIP # 013817AM3
        ISIN # US013817AM34

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Two Hundred One Million Five Hundred Seventy Four Thousand (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2019, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.72% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.


Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: February 23, 2007

 

        ALCOA INC.
Attest:  

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

  By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

 

By:  

/s/ David M. Babich

  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $750,000,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.

   ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or

2.

   ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

3.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or

4.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or

5.

   ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

6.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.72% Notes Due 2019

 

No. RS-1

        (U.S.) $48,426,000
        CUSIP # U01347AA8
        ISIN# USU01347AA84

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Forty Eight Million Four Hundred Twenty Six Thousand (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2019, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.72% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an


authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: February 23, 2007

 

        ALCOA INC.
Attest:  

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

  By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

 

By:  

/s/ David M. Babich

  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $750,000,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.

   ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or

2.

   ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

3.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or

4.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or

5.

   ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

6.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.87% Notes Due 2022

No. R-1

           

(U.S.) $500,000,000

CUSIP # 013817AN1

            ISIN # US013817AN17

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Five Hundred Million (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2022, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.87% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an


authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

 

Dated:   February 23, 2007       ALCOA INC.
Attest:  

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

    By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary       Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ David M. Babich

  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $627,182,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.    ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or

2.

   ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

3.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or

4.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or

5.

   ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

6.

   ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.87% Notes Due 2022

 

No. R-2                  

(U.S.) $101,490,000

CUSIP # 013817AN1

            ISIN # US013817AN17

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of One Hundred One Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2022, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.87% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.


Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: February 23, 2007

 

            ALCOA INC.
Attest:  

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

    By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary       Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

By:

 

/s/ David M. Babich

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $627,182,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.    ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or
2.    ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
3.    ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or
4.    ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
5.    ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
6.    ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO IN RULE 144(K) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ALCOA INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST FURNISH TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS SECURITY IS A REGISTERED GLOBAL NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”).

Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of DTC to Alcoa Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge, or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be transferred to, or registered or exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof and no such transfer may be registered, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, this Security shall be a Book-Entry Security subject to the foregoing, except in such limited circumstances described in the Indenture.


ALCOA INC.

5.87% Notes Due 2022

 

No. RS-1               

(U.S.) $25,692,000

CUSIP # U01347AB6

ISIN # USU01347AB67

Alcoa Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Pennsylvania (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Twenty Five Million Six Hundred Ninety Two Thousand (United States) Dollars on February 23, 2022, and to pay interest thereon from February 23, 2007, or from the most recent February 23 or August 23 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 23 and August 23 in each year, commencing August 23, 2007, at the rate of 5.87% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the February 8 or August 8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be paid on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security will be made (a) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts or (b) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such Paying Agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, by United States dollar check drawn on, or transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The City of New York; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by United States dollar check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an


authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: February 23, 2007

 

            ALCOA INC.
Attest:  

/s/ Brenda A. Hart

    By:  

/s/ Charles D. McLane, Jr.

  Assistant Secretary       Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[SEAL]

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N. A.

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ David M. Babich

  Authorized Signatory

 

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This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993 (herein, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (as defined below), called the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to J. P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (formerly Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association), as successor trustee to PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially issued in the aggregate principal amount of (U.S.) $627,182,000.

The Securities of this series are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the Holders of the Securities of this series given as described below, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; or

 

   

the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on a semiannual basis, assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption which has not been paid.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date:

 

   

the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for this Security, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or

 

   

if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.

 

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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of this Security to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of this Security.

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for this Security:

 

   

the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or

 

   

if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, which we refer to as a “Primary Treasury Dealer,” the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities of this series, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, all as provided in the Indenture.

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs and this Security has not been previously redeemed, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities of this series to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Securities of this series at a

 

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repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities of this series on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase event provisions of this Security, the Company may comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of this Security by virtue of such conflict.

On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

  (1) accept for payment all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered pursuant to its offer;

 

  (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities of this series or portions of Securities of this series properly tendered; and

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities of this series properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Securities of this series properly tendered the purchase price for the Securities of this series, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security of this series equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Securities of this series surrendered; provided that each new Security of this series will be in a principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities of this series upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities of this series properly tendered and not withdrawn under such offer.

“Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities of this Series is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities of this series are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a

 

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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Ratings Event).

“Change of Control” means the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or its or such subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company's Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P or Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P and Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

“Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Securities of this series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of this series publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.

“Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The provisions relating to defeasance and discharge set forth in Section 1302 of the Indenture and covenant defeasance set forth in Section 1303 of the Indenture are applicable to the Securities of this series.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of

 

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the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto and to the right of the Company (limited as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent, at the main offices of the Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Holders of the Securities of this series shall have the rights set forth in, and shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 23, 2007 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as dealer managers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the holders of the Securities of this series under the Registration Rights Agreement, shall cease when and as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement without further notation on this Security, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

As used in this Security, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or The City of New York. All other terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                      agent to transfer this Security on the

books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

1.    ¨    acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or
2.    ¨    transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
3.    ¨    transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or
4.    ¨    transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
5.    ¨    transferred outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
6.    ¨    transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Indenture Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5) or (6) is checked, the Indenture Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Indenture Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

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Unless this Security has been transferred to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that this Security is not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

    

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)      Signature

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program, pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15.

 

 

Dated:

IF BOX (1) OR (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

      

 

       Signature

 

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EXHIBIT 4.5

ALCOA INC.

5.72% Notes due 2019

5.87% Notes due 2022

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

New York, New York

February 23, 2007

Barclays Capital Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

(individually a “Dealer Manager” and collectively, the “Dealer Managers”)

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made in connection with the Dealer Manager Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2007, between Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “ Company ”) and the Dealer Managers (the “ Dealer Manager Agreement ”) relating to the offer made by the Company to exchange its 5.72% Notes due 2019 and its 5.87% Notes due 2022 (the “Securities”) to be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1993, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A, as successor trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by The First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated January 25, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Indenture ”) for up to $1,500,000,000 in the aggregate of its issued and outstanding 7-3/8% Notes due 2010, 6-1/2% Notes due 2011 and 6% Notes due 2012 held by certain eligible holders. In order to induce the Dealer Managers to enter into the Dealer Manager Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide for the benefit of the holders (the “ Holders ”) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as defined below), the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. In consideration of the foregoing, the Company agrees with the Dealer Managers as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” of any specified person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this definition, control of a person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such


person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Event Date ” is defined in Section 7(b).

Exchange Offer Registration Period ” means the 90-day period following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.

Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” means a registration statement of the Company on an appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.

Exchange Securities ” means the notes of each applicable series issued by the Company under the Indenture and containing terms identical in all material respects to the comparable series of Securities issued by the Company (except for registration rights, transfer restrictions and liquidated damages or interest rate step-up provisions).

Exchanging Dealer ” means any Dealer Manager and other Holder which is a broker-dealer that elects to exchange in the Registered Exchange Offer for Exchange Securities, only those Registrable Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities and not directly from the Company.

Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Majority Holders ” means the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities and Exchange Securities registered under or participating in, as the context requires, a Registration Statement.

Managing Underwriters ” means the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that shall administer an offering of securities under a Shelf Registration Statement.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Securities or

 

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the Exchange Securities, covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments.

Registered Exchange Offer ” means the proposed offer to the Holders to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for Registrable Securities, a like principal amount of the Exchange Securities.

Registrable Securities ” means the Securities; provided however, that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities shall have been declared or otherwise become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities shall have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) such Securities have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act, (iii) such Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding or (iv) the Registered Exchange Offer is consummated.

Registration Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.

Registration Statement ” means any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or the Exchange Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Shelf Registration ” means a registration effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof.

Shelf Registration Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

Shelf Registration Statement ” means a “shelf” registration statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some of or all the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.

 

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Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

underwriter ” means any underwriter of securities in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.

2. Registered Exchange Offer; Resales of Exchange Securities by Exchanging Dealers; Private Exchange .

(a) The Company shall prepare and, not later than 120 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities, file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act within 225 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities.

(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each “eligible Holder” electing to exchange Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities (an “eligible Holder” is a Holder that (1) is not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, (2) acquired the Securities and acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, (3) is not participating or engaging in, does not intend to participate in or engage in, and has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate or engage in, the distribution of the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act, and (4) is not a broker-dealer which is tendering Registrable Securities that it acquired directly from the Company for its own account) to transfer such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to issue, promptly after the expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer, the Exchange Securities in exchange for all Registrable Securities validly tendered prior to the expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer. In order to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer, each Holder must represent to the Company that it does not fall within any of categories (1), (2), (3) or (4) referred to in the parenthetical contained in clause (i) above.

(c) The Securities not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights under this Agreement (except in the case of the Exchanging Dealers as provided herein).

(d) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall:

 

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(i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;

(ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 business days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders of Registrable Securities (or longer at the Company’s option or if required by applicable law, as determined by the Company);

(iii) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York; and

(iv) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.

(e) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer the Company shall:

(i) accept for exchange all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;

(ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancelation all Registrable Securities so accepted for exchange; and

(iii) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Registrable Securities, Exchange Securities of the relevant series equal in principal amount to the Registrable Securities of such Holder accepted by the Company for exchange.

(f) The Exchange Securities shall be issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material respects to the Indenture and which, in either case, has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or is exempt from such qualification.

(g) The Exchange Securities and the Securities shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and none of the Exchange Securities or the Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.

(h) Interest on each Exchange Security will accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on the Registrable Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on the Registrable Securities, from the date of original issuance of such Registrable Securities.

(i) The Registered Exchange Offer shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) the Registered Exchange Offer, or the making of any exchange by a Holder, shall not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Commission (ii) the due tendering of Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms

 

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of the Registered Exchange Offer, (iii) that each Holder of Registrable Securities exchanged in the Registered Exchange Offer shall have represented that it (A) is not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, (B) acquired the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, (C) has no arrangements or understandings with any Person to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Securities, (D) is not a broker-dealer tendering Securities acquired directly from the Company for its own account and (E) shall have made such other representations as may be reasonably necessary under applicable rules, regulations or interpretations to render the use of Form S-4 or other appropriate form under the Securities Act available and (iv) that no action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer which, in the Company’s judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Company to proceed with the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registrar for the Registrable Securities to furnish the Dealer Managers with the names and addresses of the Holders to whom the Registered Exchange Offer is made, and the Dealer Managers shall have the right to contact such Holders and otherwise facilitate the tender of Registrable Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer.

(j) The Company acknowledges that, pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission’s staff of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and in the absence of an applicable exemption therefrom, each Exchanging Dealer is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with a sale of any Exchange Securities received by such Exchanging Dealer pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. Accordingly, the Company shall:

(i) include information substantially to the effect of Annex A hereto in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, Annex B hereto in the underwriting or plan of distribution section of the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and Annex C hereto in the letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer (it being understood that a Holder’s participation in the Registered Exchange Offer is conditioned, among other things, on the Holder, by executing and returning the letter of transmittal, representing in writing to the Company as set forth in Riders A and B of Annex C hereto); and

(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the Exchange Offer Registration Period in order for Exchanging Dealers to deliver the Prospectus forming a part thereof in connection with their sales of Exchange Securities received pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, as contemplated by Section 4(h) below.

 

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3. Shelf Registration. If, (i) because of any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff, the Company determines upon advice of its counsel (who may be an employee of the Company) that it is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof, (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not completed within 270 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities, or (iii) if a Holder notifies the Company in writing prior to the 20 th day following the completion of the Registered Exchange Offer that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer or in the case of any such Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive freely tradable Exchange Securities in exchange for tendered securities, other than by reason of such Holder being an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act (it being understood that, for purposes of this Section 3, the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of Exchange Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such Exchange Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the following provisions shall apply:

(a) The Company shall as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than 60 days after so required or requested to do so pursuant to this Section 3), file with the Commission and thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective under the Securities Act a Shelf Registration Statement, or shall, if permitted by Rule 430B under the Act, otherwise designate an existing effective filing with the Commission for use by the Holders of Registrable Securities and by Exchanging Dealers of Exchange Securities as a Shelf Registration Statement, relating to the offer and sale of such securities from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Majority Holders participating in the Shelf Registration Statement and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement (such securities to be sold by such Holders under such Shelf Registration Statement being referred to herein as “Shelf Registration Securities”; provided , however , that no Holder shall be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to use the Prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities unless such Holder has signed and returned to the Company a notice and questionnaire as distributed by the Company consenting to such Holder’s inclusion in the Prospectus as a selling securityholder and providing such further information to the Company as the Company may reasonably request.

(b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders of securities covered thereby for a period of two years from the date of the original issuance of the Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or cease to be outstanding or otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities (in any such case, such period being called the “Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period”).

 

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4. Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) (i) The Company shall furnish to you, prior to the filing or designation thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed or designated with the Commission, such comments as you reasonably may propose.

(ii) The Company shall furnish to you, prior to the filing or designation thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Shelf Registration Statement, each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein and shall use its best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed or designated with the Commission, such comments as any Holder whose securities are to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement reasonably may propose.

(b) The Company shall ensure that (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated), contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (iii) any Prospectus forming part of any Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c) (1) The Company shall advise you and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall advise the Holders of securities covered thereby:

(i) when such Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been filed (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated) with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated); and

 

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(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein or for additional information.

(2) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall advise you and the Holders of securities covered thereby, and, in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall advise any Exchanging Dealer which has provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices:

(i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;

(ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

(iii) of the happening of any event that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (which advice shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made).

Each such Holder or Exchanging Dealer agrees, that, upon being so advised by the Company of any event described in clause (iii) of this paragraph (c)(2), such Holder or Exchanging Dealer agrees that it shall forthwith discontinue disposition of such securities under such Registration Statement or Prospectus, until such Holder’s or Exchanging Dealer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by paragraph 4(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed.

(d) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement at the earliest possible time.

(e) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein).

 

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(f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of such securities in connection with the offering and sale of the securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.

(g) The Company shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein).

(h) The Company shall, during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, promptly deliver to each Exchanging Dealer, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Exchanging Dealer may reasonably request for delivery by such Exchanging Dealer in connection with a sale of Exchange Securities received by it pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by any such Exchanging Dealer, as aforesaid.

(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Holder to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of such securities; provided, however , that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this provision, (ii) take any action which would subject it to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (iii) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other organizational documents) or any agreement between it and holders of its ownership interests.

(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph (c)(2)(iii) above, the Company shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to any Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue

 

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statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(k) Not later than the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any such Registration Statement hereunder, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Exchange Securities registered under such Registration Statement, and provide the Trustee with certificates for such Exchange Securities, in a form, if requested by the applicable Holder, eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company or any successor thereto under the Indenture.

(l) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission to the extent and so long as they are applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration and will make generally available to its security holders a consolidated earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period commencing after the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of the Registration Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(m) The Company shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on or prior to the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement.

(n) The Company may require each Holder of securities to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from any such Registration Statement the securities of any such Holder who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading. Each Holder further agrees that, neither such Holder nor any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement on such Holder’s behalf, will make any offer relating to the securities to be sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement that would constitute an issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company

 

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under Rule 433 of the Securities Act, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Company (and except for as otherwise provided in any underwriting agreement entered into by the Company and any such underwriter).

(o) (i) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, if any of the securities covered by such Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the underwriter or underwriters and manager or managers that will manage such offering shall be selected by the Majority Holders of such securities included in such offering and shall be acceptable to the Company. The Company shall enter into such agreements (including underwriting agreements in the form contained in the Company’s existing shelf registration statement (Reg. No. 333-74874) (the “existing shelf registration statement”); provided , that the Company shall not be required to enter into such agreement more than once with respect to all the Registrable Securities and Exchange Securities considered in the aggregate and may delay entering into such agreement until the consummation of any underwritten public offering which the Company may have then undertaken and in such connection whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration), and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in the existing shelf registration statement (or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any), with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

(ii) Without limiting in any way paragraph (o)(i), no Holder may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (x) agrees to sell such Holder’s securities to be covered by such registration on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters and (y) completes and executes in a timely manner all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required by the Company or the Managing Underwriters in connection with such underwriting arrangements.

(p) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney or accountant retained by the Holders or any such underwriter, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries reasonably requested by such person; (ii) use reasonable efforts to cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by such person in connection with any such Registration Statement, in each case, as is customary for due diligence examinations in connection with similar primary underwritten offerings; provided , however , that any information that is nonpublic at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney,

 

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accountant or agent, unless such disclosure is made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or such information becomes available to the public generally or through a third party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of Registrable Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, as may be reasonably requested by them, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in similar primary underwritten offerings; (iv) obtain opinions of counsel (which includes its employees who are attorneys) to the Company (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Holders and underwriters; (v) obtain “cold comfort” letters (or, in the case of any person that does not satisfy the conditions for receipt of a “cold comfort” letter specified in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72, an “agreed-upon procedures” letter under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 35) and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of Registrable Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with similar primary underwritten offerings; and (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any. The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 4(p) shall be performed (A) on the effective date of such Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto and (B) at each closing under any underwriting or similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.

5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel (in addition to one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) designated by the Majority Holders to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith and acceptable to the Company (“Holders’ Counsel”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders of the securities being registered and the Exchanging Dealers shall pay all agency or brokerage fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of such securities, the fees and disbursements of any other counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such Holders and Exchanging Dealers (severally or jointly), transfer taxes on resale of any of such securities any advertising expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Holders in connection with any offers they may make.

 

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6. Indemnification and Contribution. (i) In connection with any Registration Statement, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of securities covered thereby (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors and officers, of each such Holder and each other person, if any, who controls any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same degree, upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions as provided in the existing shelf registration statement. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

(b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any such Holder may otherwise have.

(c) The provisions of this Section 6 will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, the Company or any underwriter or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in this Section 6, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement.

7. Registration Defaults and Special Interest . (a) If any of the following events (each a “Registration Default”) shall occur, then the Company shall pay certain additional interest (“Special Interest”) to the Holders of the series of Securities affected thereby in accordance with Section 7(b):

(i) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been filed with the Commission on or prior to the 120th day following the date of the original issuance of such Securities;

(ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or prior to the 225th day following the date of the original issuance of such Securities;

(iii) neither the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to such series of Securities has been completed nor the Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such series of Securities has become effective on or prior to the 270th day following the date of the original issuance of the Securities;

 

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(iv) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to such series of Securities has become effective but ceases to be effective or usable prior to the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to such series of Securities; or

(v) the Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable, has become effective, but ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of the securities covered thereby for a period of time that exceeds 90 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period in which the Company is obligated to maintain the effectiveness thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Special Interest shall accrue (in addition to stated interest on the affected securities) on the aggregate principal amount of the series of securities affected by the Registration Default from and including the date on which the first such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured, at a rate per annum equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the affected securities; provided , however , that such rate per annum shall increase by 0.25% per annum from and including the 91st day after the first such Registration Default unless and until all Registration Defaults have been cured. Accrued Special Interest, if any, shall be paid in cash in arrears on each semi-annual interest payment date for the affected securities and the amount of accrued Special Interest shall be determined on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any accrued and unpaid interest (including Special Interest) on any of the Securities shall, upon the issuance of an Exchange Security in exchange therefore cease to be payable to the Holder thereof but such accrued and unpaid interest (including Special Interest) shall be payable on the next interest payment date for such Exchange Security to the Holder thereof on the related record date. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults the accrual of Special Interest will cease, the interest rate will revert to the original rate and, upon any subsequent Registration Default following any such cure of all Registration Defaults, Special Interest will begin accruing again at one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum and will increase to a maximum of one half of one percent (0.50%) per annum as provided above until all Registration Defaults have been cured. Special Interest shall not be payable with respect to Registration Defaults for any period during which a Shelf Registration Statement is effective and usable by the Holders.

The Company shall notify the Trustee within three business days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Special Interest is required to be paid (an “Event Date”). Special Interest shall be paid by depositing with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of Registrable Securities, on or before the applicable interest payment date, immediately available funds in sums sufficient to pay the Special Interest then due on such interest payment date. Each obligation to pay Special Interest shall be deemed to accrue from and including the day following the applicable Event Date. The Special Interest due is payable to the Holders of record on the applicable record date as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay Special Interest with respect to the Securities to any Holder if the Registration Default arises from the Company’ failure to file, or cause to become effective, a Shelf Registration Statement within the time periods specified in this Agreement by reason of the failure of such Holder to provide such information as (i) the Company may reasonably request, with reasonable prior notice, for use in the Shelf Registration Statement or any prospectus included therein to the extent the Company reasonably determines that such information is required to be included therein by applicable law, (ii) the NASD or the Commission may request in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) is required to comply with the agreements of such Holder as contained herein to the extent compliance thereof is necessary for the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared or otherwise become effective, including, without limitation, a signed notice and questionnaire as distributed by the Company consenting to such Holder’s inclusion in the prospectus as a selling securityholder and providing such further information to the Company as the Company may reasonably request.

8. Miscellaneous.

(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that limits the rights granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Securities (or, after the consummation of any Registered Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2 hereof, of Exchange Securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of securities being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement.

(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, facsimile, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:

(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8(c), which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the registrar under the Indenture;

 

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(ii) if to you, initially at the address set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement; and

(iii) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement.

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when actually received.

The Trustee or the Company by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company or subsequent Holders of Securities and/or Exchange Securities. The Company hereby agrees to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Securities and/or Exchange Securities and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(g) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).

(h) Severability. In the event that any one of more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(i) Securities Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities or Exchange Securities is required hereunder, Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates

 

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solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or Exchange Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and you.

 

Very truly yours,
ALCOA INC.,
    by:  
 

/s/ Cynthia E. Holloway

    Name:   Cynthia E. Holloway
    Title:   Assistant Treasurer

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed

and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

    by:

 
 

/s/ Pamela Kendall

    Name:

  Pamela Kendall

    Title:

  Director

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
    by:  
 

/s/ Kevin Mills

    Name:

  Kevin Mills

    Title:

  Director

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
    by:  
 

/s/ Michael Fusco

    Name:

  Michael Fusco

    Title:

  Executive Director

 

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ANNEX A

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Exchange Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on the date hereof (the “Expiration Date”) and ending on the close of business on the day that is 90 days following the Expiration Date, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to make this Prospectus, as supplemented or amended, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”


ANNEX B

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. To date, the SEC has taken the position that broker-dealers may use a prospectus such as this one to fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to resales of Exchange Securities received in an exchange such as the exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, but only if the old notes for which the Exchange Securities were received in the exchange were acquired for such broker-dealers’ own accounts as a result of market-making or other trading activities. Therefore, this Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, beginning on the Expiration Date and ending on the close of business on the day that is 90 days following the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.

The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers. Exchange Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any of the Exchange Securities. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Securities pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were received by it for its own account and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of such Exchange Securities. Any profit on any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The Company has agreed to pay certain expenses incident to the Exchange Offer (other than the expenses of counsel for the holders of the Securities and commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers) and will indemnify the holders of the Exchange Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We note, however, that, in the opinion of the Commission, indemnification agreements for liabilities under the federal securities laws are against public policy and may be unenforceable.


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Rider B

If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Securities. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

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Alcoa Announces Expiration of Exchange Offers

New York, NY – February 21, 2007 – Alcoa Inc. announced the expiration of its offers to exchange (the “Offers”) up to $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7-3/8% notes due 2010 (the “2010 notes”), 6-1/2% notes due 2011 (the “2011 notes”), and 6% notes due 2012 (the “2012 notes” and collectively with the 2010 notes and 2011 notes, the “old notes”) for up to $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 5.72% notes due 2019 (the “2019 notes”) and new 5.87% notes due 2022 (the “2022 notes” and collectively with the 2019 notes, the “new notes”), and cash. The Offers, which commenced on January 23, 2007, expired at midnight, New York City time, on February 20, 2007 (the “Expiration Date”).

As of the Expiration Date, the principal amount of each series of the old notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn was as follows:

 

Old Notes

  

Principal Amount of

Old Notes Tendered

2010 Notes

   $ 488,527,000

2011 Notes

   $ 416,392,000

2012 Notes

   $ 483,231,000

Total:

   $ 1,388,150,000

Based on the amount of old notes tendered in exchange for new notes and in accordance with the terms of the Offers, Alcoa will accept, without proration, all of the old notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as set forth above.

As announced on February 15, 2007, the total exchange price for each $1,000 principal amount of:

 

  (a) 2010 notes tendered and accepted for payment is $1,072.64, consisting of $1,000 principal amount of new notes and $72.64 in cash;


  (b) 2011 notes tendered and accepted for payment is $1,053.20, consisting of $1,000 principal amount of new notes and $53.20 in cash; and

 

  (c) 2012 notes tendered and accepted for payment is $1,036.48, consisting of $1,000 principal amount of new notes and $36.48 in cash.

The total exchange price includes an early participation amount that is payable only to holders of old notes that validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their old notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2007 (the “early participation date”). Holders of old notes that validly tendered their old notes after the early participation date but prior to the expiration date of the exchange offers will receive the total exchange price less the early participation amount. Alcoa will also pay accrued and unpaid interest on the old notes that are accepted for exchange in the Offers to, but not including, the settlement date. The settlement date is expected to be February 23, 2007.

The new notes will be issued only (i) to holders of old notes that have certified certain matters to Alcoa, including their status as “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or (ii) outside the United States, to holders of old notes who are non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The new notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the new notes 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 any applicable state securities laws.

This news release is neither an offer to purchase, an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The Offers were made only pursuant to the Offering Memorandum dated January 23, 2007 and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as was permitted under applicable law.

Alcoa is the world’s leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa’s businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap ® foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa ® wheels, and Baco ® household wraps. Among its other businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. Alcoa has 123,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of


the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com .