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Howmet Aerospace Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jan 10, 2012)

Filed January 10, 2012For Securities:HWM

Summary

This 8-K filing from Alcoa Inc. (formerly Howmet Aerospace Inc.) reports on their financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 2011. The filing primarily serves to attach a press release detailing these results, which was issued on January 9, 2012. Investors should refer to the attached press release (Exhibit 99) for specific financial performance metrics, including revenue, earnings per share, and any forward-looking guidance provided by the company for the upcoming periods. While this 8-K itself does not contain the detailed financial figures, its purpose is to officially file the press release that contains this crucial information. Therefore, the key takeaways for investors will be found within that separate document. Alcoa's performance in late 2011 and the outlook for 2012 would have been the primary focus for stakeholders at the time of this filing.

Key Highlights

  • 1Alcoa Inc. filed an 8-K on January 10, 2012, to report on its financial results.
  • 2The filing covers the fourth quarter and full year ended 2011.
  • 3The core of the filing is the incorporation by reference of a press release issued on January 9, 2012, detailing these financial results.
  • 4Investors are directed to the press release (Exhibit 99) for specific financial performance data.
  • 5The report confirms the official release of Q4 and full-year 2011 earnings information.
  • 6The filing was made in accordance with SEC regulations for reporting material events.
  • 7The filing predecessor company name 'Howmet Aerospace Inc.' is noted in the initial prompt, but the filing itself is from 'Alcoa Inc.'

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing does not contain the specific financial results directly. Instead, it incorporates by reference Alcoa Inc.'s press release dated January 9, 2012 (Exhibit 99), which provides the detailed financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 2011.

You will need to access Exhibit 99 of this 8-K filing, which is the Alcoa Inc. press release dated January 9, 2012. This press release contains the detailed financial performance metrics.

This filing is significant because it officially documents and makes publicly available Alcoa Inc.'s earnings announcement for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011, allowing investors to review the company's financial performance and condition.

The prompt indicates that Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) is the entity being analyzed. However, this specific 8-K filing is from Alcoa Inc. This suggests that at the time of this filing (January 2012), the entity was operating as Alcoa Inc. and may have undergone subsequent name changes or spin-offs (Howmet Aerospace was spun off from Alcoa in 2015). For the purpose of analyzing this specific filing, the reporting entity is Alcoa Inc.