{"id":40597,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/stock-incentive-plan-alcoa.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"stock-incentive-plan-alcoa","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/stock-incentive-plan-alcoa.html","title":{"rendered":"Stock Incentive Plan &#8211; Alcoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>AMENDED AND RESTATED <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009 ALCOA STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Adopted May  8, 2009; Amended February  15, 2011<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 1. PURPOSE. <\/strong>The purpose of the Amended and Restated<br \/>\n2009 Alcoa Stock Incentive Plan is to encourage selected Directors and Employees<br \/>\nto acquire an increased proprietary interest in the long-term growth and<br \/>\nfinancial success of the Company and to further link the interests of such<br \/>\nindividuals to the long-term interests of shareholders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. <\/strong>As used in the Plan, the following<br \/>\nterms have the meanings set forth below:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Affiliate<\/em>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under<br \/>\nSection  12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Award<\/em>&#8221; means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share<br \/>\nAward, Restricted Share Unit, or any other right, interest, or option relating<br \/>\nto Shares or other property granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Award Agreement<\/em>&#8221; means any written agreement, contract, or other<br \/>\ninstrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder,<br \/>\nwhich may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by both the Company and the<br \/>\nParticipant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Board<\/em>&#8221; means the Board of Directors of the Company.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Change in Control<\/em>&#8221; shall be deemed to have occurred if the event<br \/>\nset forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:<\/p>\n<p>(a) any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as determined<br \/>\nin accordance with Section  1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B) of the regulations promulgated<br \/>\nunder the Code) (a &#8220;<em>Person<\/em>&#8220;) acquires (or has acquired during the<br \/>\n12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such<br \/>\nPerson), in either case whether by purchase in the market, tender offer,<br \/>\nreorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, other similar<br \/>\ntransaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise (a<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Transaction<\/em>&#8220;), common stock of the Company possessing 30% or more of<br \/>\nthe total voting power of the stock of the Company unless (A)  all or<br \/>\nsubstantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial<br \/>\nowners of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Outstanding Company Common Stock<\/em>&#8220;) or the combined voting power of the<br \/>\nthen outstanding voting securities of the Company (the &#8220;<em>Outstanding Company<br \/>\nVoting Securities<\/em>&#8220;) immediately prior to such Transaction own, directly or<br \/>\nindirectly, 50% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock (or, for<br \/>\na non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of<br \/>\nthe then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the<br \/>\nelection of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing<br \/>\nbody), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Transaction<br \/>\n(including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction,<br \/>\nowns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company&#8217;s assets either<br \/>\ndirectly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same<br \/>\nproportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Transaction of the<br \/>\nOutstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities,<br \/>\nas the case may be, and (B)  at least a majority of the members of the board of<br \/>\ndirectors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the<br \/>\nentity resulting from such Transaction were members of the board of directors of<br \/>\nthe Company at the time of the Transaction (which in the case of a market<br \/>\npurchase shall be the date 30% ownership was first acquired, in the case of a<br \/>\ntender offer, when at least 30% of the Company&#8217;s shares were tendered, and in<br \/>\nother events upon the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the<br \/>\nBoard providing for such Transaction); and provided, further, that, for purposes<br \/>\nof this paragraph, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in<br \/>\nControl: (i)  any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii)  any acquisition by<br \/>\nthe Company, or (iii)  any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related<br \/>\ntrust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate;<\/p>\n<p>(b) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month<br \/>\nperiod by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority<br \/>\nof the Company&#8217;s Board before the date of such appointment or election; or<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(c) any Person acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on<br \/>\nthe date of the most recent acquisition by such Person) assets of the Company<br \/>\nthat have a total gross fair market value of more than 40% of the total gross<br \/>\nfair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such<br \/>\nacquisition or acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Code<\/em>&#8221; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time<br \/>\nto time, and any successor thereto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Committee<\/em>&#8221; means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the<br \/>\nBoard, or any successor to such committee, or a subcommittee thereof, composed<br \/>\nof no fewer than two directors, each of whom is a Non-Employee director and an<br \/>\n&#8220;outside director&#8221; within the meaning of Section  162(m) of the Code, or any<br \/>\nsuccessor provision thereto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Company<\/em>&#8221; means Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Covered Employee<\/em>&#8221; means a &#8220;covered employee&#8221; within the meaning of<br \/>\nSection  162(m)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Director<\/em>&#8221; means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company<br \/>\nwho is not an Employee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Employee<\/em>&#8221; means any employee (including any officer or employee<br \/>\ndirector) of the Company or of any Subsidiary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Executive Officer<\/em>&#8221; means an officer who is designated as an<br \/>\nexecutive officer by the Board or by its designees in accordance with the<br \/>\ndefinition of executive officer under Rule 3b-7 of the Securities Exchange Act<br \/>\nof 1934, as amended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Fair Market Value<\/em>&#8221; with respect to Shares on any given date means<br \/>\nthe closing price per Share on that date as reported on the New York Stock<br \/>\nExchange or other stock exchange on which the Shares principally trade. If the<br \/>\nNew York Stock Exchange or such other exchange is not open for business on the<br \/>\ndate fair market value is being determined, the closing price as reported for<br \/>\nthe next business day on which that exchange is open for business will be used.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Family Member<\/em>&#8221; has the same meaning as such term is defined in Form<br \/>\nS-8 (or any successor form) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as<br \/>\namended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Non-Employee Directo<\/em>r&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Rule<br \/>\n16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the<br \/>\nSecurities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Option<\/em>&#8221; means any right granted to a Participant under the Plan<br \/>\nallowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during<br \/>\nsuch period or periods as the Committee shall determine. All Options granted<br \/>\nunder the Plan are intended to be nonqualified stock options for purposes of the<br \/>\nCode.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Participant<\/em>&#8221; means an Employee or a Director who is selected to<br \/>\nreceive an Award under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Performance Award<\/em>&#8221; means any award granted pursuant to Section  11<br \/>\nhereof in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share<br \/>\nUnits, Restricted Shares or other awards of property, including cash, that have<br \/>\na performance feature described in Section  11.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Performance Period<\/em>&#8221; means that period established by the Committee<br \/>\nat the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during<br \/>\nwhich any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such<br \/>\nAward are to be measured. A Performance Period may not be less than one year.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Plan<\/em>&#8221; means this Amended and Restated 2009 Alcoa Stock Incentive<br \/>\nPlan, as amended and restated from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Prior Plans<\/em>&#8221; mean the 2004 Alcoa Stock Incentive Plan, the Long<br \/>\nTerm Stock Incentive Plan of Aluminum Company of America; the Alcoa Stock<br \/>\nIncentive Plan; the Reynolds Metals Company 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan;<br \/>\nthe Reynolds Metals Company 1999 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan; and the Cordant<br \/>\nTechnologies Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Award Plan, each as amended<br \/>\nand restated from time to time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Replacement Award<\/em>&#8221; means an Award resulting from adjustments or<br \/>\nsubstitutions referred to in Section  4(f) herein, provided that such Award is<br \/>\nissued by a company (foreign or domestic) the majority of the equity of which is<br \/>\nlisted under and in compliance with the domestic company listing rules of the<br \/>\nNew York Stock Exchange or with a similarly liquid exchange which has comparable<br \/>\nstandards to the domestic company listing standards of the New York Stock<br \/>\nExchange.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Restricted Shares<\/em>&#8221; has the meaning given in Section  8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Restricted Share Unit<\/em>&#8221; has the meaning given it in Section  9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Shares<\/em>&#8221; means the shares of common stock of the Company, $1.00 par<br \/>\nvalue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Stock Appreciation Right<\/em>&#8221; means any right granted under Section  7.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Subsidiary<\/em>&#8221; means any corporation or other entity in which the<br \/>\nCompany owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing 50 percent or more of the<br \/>\ntotal combined voting power of all classes of stock in such corporation or<br \/>\nentity, and any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability<br \/>\ncompany or other business entity as to which the Company possesses a significant<br \/>\nownership interest, directly or indirectly, as determined by the Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Substitute Awards<\/em>&#8221; means Awards granted or Shares issued by the<br \/>\nCompany in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously<br \/>\ngranted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired<br \/>\nby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of<br \/>\nits Subsidiaries combines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Time-Based Award<\/em>&#8221; means any Award granted pursuant to the Plan that<br \/>\nis not a Performance Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION. <\/strong>The Plan shall be administered by<br \/>\nthe Committee. The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to<br \/>\nsuch orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as<br \/>\nmay from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i)  select the Employees of<br \/>\nthe Company and its Subsidiaries to whom Awards may from time to time be granted<br \/>\nhereunder; (ii)  determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each<br \/>\nEmployee Participant hereunder; (iii)  determine the number of Shares to be<br \/>\ncovered by each Employee Award granted hereunder; (iv)  determine the terms and<br \/>\nconditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, of any Employee<br \/>\nAward granted hereunder; (v)  determine whether, to what extent and under what<br \/>\ncircumstances Employee Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property<br \/>\nor canceled or suspended; (vi)  determine whether, to what extent and under what<br \/>\ncircumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts payable with<br \/>\nrespect to an Employee Award under this Plan shall be deferred either<br \/>\nautomatically or at the election of the Participant; (vii)  interpret and<br \/>\nadminister the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under the Plan;<br \/>\n(viii)  establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall<br \/>\ndeem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix)  make any<br \/>\nother determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary<br \/>\nor desirable for administration of the Plan, including without limiting the<br \/>\ngenerality of the foregoing, make any determinations necessary to effectuate the<br \/>\npurpose of Section  12(a)(v) below. Decisions of the Committee shall be final,<br \/>\nconclusive and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Participant<br \/>\nand any shareholder; provided that the Board shall approve any decisions<br \/>\naffecting Director Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The Board shall have full power and authority, upon the recommendation of the<br \/>\nGovernance and Nominating Committee of the Board to: (i)  select the Directors of<br \/>\nthe Company to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;<br \/>\n(ii)  determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Director<br \/>\nParticipant hereunder; (iii)  determine the number of Shares to be covered by<br \/>\neach Director Award granted hereunder; (iv)  determine the terms and conditions,<br \/>\nnot inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, of any Director Award granted<br \/>\nhereunder; (v)  determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances<br \/>\nDirector Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property or canceled or<br \/>\nsuspended; and (vi)  determine whether, to what extent and under what<br \/>\ncircumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts payable with<br \/>\nrespect to a Director Award under this Plan shall be deferred either<br \/>\nautomatically or at the election of the Director. For purposes of the Plan, an<br \/>\nAward to a Director shall not exceed 10,000 shares in any one-year period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Subject to the adjustment provisions of Section  4(f) below and the<br \/>\nprovisions of Section  4(b), commencing May  8, 2009, up to 35  million Shares may<br \/>\nbe issued under the Plan. Any award other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation<br \/>\nright shall count as 1.75 Shares for purposes of the foregoing authorization.<br \/>\nOptions and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted as one Share for each<br \/>\nOption or Stock Appreciation Right.<\/p>\n<p>(b) In addition to the Shares authorized by Section  4(a), the following<br \/>\nShares shall become available for issuance under the Plan: (i)  Shares that are<br \/>\nissued under the Plan, which are subsequently forfeited, cancelled or expire in<br \/>\naccordance with the terms of the Award, and (ii)  Shares that had previously been<br \/>\nissued under Prior Plans that are outstanding as of the date of the Plan, which<br \/>\nare subsequently forfeited, cancelled or expire in accordance with the terms of<br \/>\nthe Award. The following Shares shall not become available for issuance under<br \/>\nthe Plan: (x)  Shares tendered in payment of an Option, and (y)  Shares withheld<br \/>\nfor taxes. Shares purchased by the Company using Stock Option proceeds shall not<br \/>\nbe added to the Plan limit and if Stock Appreciation Rights are settled in<br \/>\nShares, each Stock Appreciation Right shall count as one Share whether or not<br \/>\nShares are actually issued or transferred under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Shares shall be deemed to be issued hereunder only when and to the extent<br \/>\nthat payment or settlement of an Award is actually made in Shares.<br \/>\nNotwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may at any time<br \/>\nauthorize a cash payment in lieu of Shares, including without limitation if<br \/>\nthere are insufficient Shares available for issuance under the Plan to satisfy<br \/>\nan obligation created under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of<br \/>\nauthorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open<br \/>\nmarket or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>(e) Shares issued or granted in connection with Substitute Awards shall not<br \/>\nreduce the Shares available for issuance under the Plan or to a Participant in<br \/>\nany calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>(f) Subject to Section  12, in the event of any merger, reorganization,<br \/>\nconsolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock<br \/>\nsplit, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure<br \/>\naffecting the Shares, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to<br \/>\nthe Plan and to Awards (including any Awards granted to Directors) as the<br \/>\nCommittee in its sole discretion deems equitable or appropriate, including,<br \/>\nwithout limitation, such adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of<br \/>\nsecurities that may be delivered under the Plan, in the aggregate or to any one<br \/>\nParticipant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise price of<br \/>\nsecurities subject to outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or other<br \/>\nAwards granted under the Plan, and in the number, class and kind of securities<br \/>\nsubject to Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems<br \/>\nappropriate, the substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of, or<br \/>\nother awards denominated in the shares of, another company) as the Committee may<br \/>\ndetermine to be appropriate in its sole discretion; <em>provided <\/em>that the<br \/>\nnumber of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number and in the<br \/>\nevent of a Change in Control, the provisions of Section  12 shall govern and the<br \/>\nvalue of an Award prior to a Change in Control shall be preserved in any<br \/>\nReplacement Award.<\/p>\n<p>(g) Any outstanding Awards granted under Prior Plans before the expiration<br \/>\ndate of the Prior Plans shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions<br \/>\nof the Prior Plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. <\/strong>Any Director or Employee shall be<br \/>\neligible to be selected as a Participant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS. <\/strong>Options may be granted hereunder<br \/>\nto Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the<br \/>\nPlan. Any Option granted under the Plan may be evidenced by an Award Agreement<br \/>\nin such form as the Committee from time to time approves. Any such Option shall<br \/>\nbe subject to the terms and conditions required by this Section  6 and to such<br \/>\nadditional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the<br \/>\nPlan, as the Committee may deem appropriate in each case.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(a) <em>Option Price<\/em>. The purchase price per Share purchasable under an<br \/>\nOption shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion;<br \/>\n<em>provided <\/em>that, except in connection with an adjustment provided for in<br \/>\nSection  4(f) or Substitute Awards, such purchase price shall not be less than<br \/>\nthe Fair Market Value of the Share on the date of the grant of the Option. The<br \/>\nCommittee may, in its sole discretion, establish a limit on the amount of gain<br \/>\nthat can be realized on an Option.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Option Period<\/em>. The term of each Option granted hereunder shall<br \/>\nnot exceed ten years from the date the Option is granted.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <em>Exercisability<\/em>. Options shall be exercisable at such time or<br \/>\ntimes as determined by the Committee at or subsequent to grant, provided,<br \/>\nhowever, that the minimum vesting period of an Option shall be one year.<\/p>\n<p>(d) <em>Method of Exercise<\/em>. Subject to the other provisions of the Plan,<br \/>\nany Option may be exercised by the Participant in whole or in part at such time<br \/>\nor times, and the Participant may make payment of the Option price in such form<br \/>\nor forms, including, without limitation, payment by delivery of cash, Shares or<br \/>\nother consideration (including, where permitted by law and the Committee,<br \/>\nAwards) having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the total<br \/>\nOption price, or by any combination of cash, Shares and other consideration as<br \/>\nthe Committee may specify in the applicable Award Agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. <\/strong>Stock Appreciation<br \/>\nRights may be granted to Participants on such terms and conditions as the<br \/>\nCommittee may determine, subject to the requirements of the Plan. A Stock<br \/>\nAppreciation Right shall confer on the holder a right to receive, upon exercise,<br \/>\nthe excess of (i)  the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise or,<br \/>\nif the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period<br \/>\nbefore the date of exercise over (ii)  the grant price of the right on the date<br \/>\nof grant, or if granted in connection with an outstanding Option on the date of<br \/>\ngrant of the related Option, as specified by the Committee in its sole<br \/>\ndiscretion, which, except in the case of Substitute Awards or in connection with<br \/>\nan adjustment provided in Section  4(f), shall not be less than the Fair Market<br \/>\nValue of one Share on such date of grant of the right or the related Option, as<br \/>\nthe case may be. Any payment by the Company in respect of such right may be made<br \/>\nin cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof, as the Committee, in<br \/>\nits sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee may, in its sole discretion,<br \/>\nestablish a limit on the amount of gain that can be realized on a Stock<br \/>\nAppreciation Right.<\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Grant Price.<\/em> The grant price for a Stock Appreciation Right<br \/>\nshall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, and except as provided<br \/>\nin Section  4(f) and Substitute Awards, that such price shall not be less than<br \/>\n100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock<br \/>\nAppreciation Right.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Term.<\/em> The term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed<br \/>\nten years from the date of grant, or if granted in tandem with an Option, the<br \/>\nexpiration date of the Option. The minimum vesting period of a Stock<br \/>\nAppreciation Right shall be one year.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <em>Time And Method Of Exercise.<\/em> The Committee shall establish the<br \/>\ntime or times at which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or<br \/>\nin part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 8. RESTRICTED SHARES. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Definition.<\/em> A Restricted Share means any Share issued with the<br \/>\ncontingency or restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or<br \/>\nassign such Share and with such other contingencies or restrictions as the<br \/>\nCommittee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including, without limitation,<br \/>\nany contingency or restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to<br \/>\nreceive any cash dividends), which contingencies and restrictions may lapse<br \/>\nseparately or in combination, at such time or times, in installments or<br \/>\notherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Issuance.<\/em> A Restricted Share Award shall be subject to<br \/>\ncontingencies or restrictions imposed by the Committee during a period of time<br \/>\nspecified by the Committee (the &#8220;Contingency Period&#8221;). Restricted Share Awards<br \/>\nmay be issued hereunder to Participants, for no cash consideration or for such<br \/>\nminimum consideration<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>as may be required by applicable law, either alone or in addition to other<br \/>\nAwards granted under the Plan. The provisions of Restricted Share Awards need<br \/>\nnot be the same with respect to each recipient.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <em>Registration.<\/em> Any Restricted Share issued hereunder may be<br \/>\nevidenced in such manner as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem<br \/>\nappropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance<br \/>\nof a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is<br \/>\nissued in respect of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan, such certificate<br \/>\nshall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate<br \/>\nlegend referring to the terms, conditions, contingencies and restrictions<br \/>\napplicable to such Award.<\/p>\n<p>(d) <em>Forfeiture. <\/em>Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at<br \/>\nthe time of grant or thereafter, upon termination of employment for any reason<br \/>\nduring the Contingency Period, all Restricted Shares still subject to any<br \/>\ncontingency or restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant and reacquired<br \/>\nby the Company. Shares, evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall deem<br \/>\nappropriate, shall be issued to the Participant promptly after the Contingency<br \/>\nPeriod, as determined or modified by the Committee, shall expire.<\/p>\n<p>(e) <em>Minimum Restrictions.<\/em> Restricted Share Awards that are<br \/>\nrestricted only on the passage of time shall have a minimum three-year pro-rata<br \/>\nrestriction period (the restrictions lapse each year as to 1\/3 of the Restricted<br \/>\nShare Awards); provided, however, that a restriction period of less than this<br \/>\nperiod may be approved for Awards with respect to up to 5% of the Shares<br \/>\nauthorized under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(f)<em> Section  83(b) Election.<\/em> A Participant may, with the consent of<br \/>\nthe Committee, make an election under Section  83(b) of the Code to report the<br \/>\nvalue of Restricted Shares as income on the date of grant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 9. RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Definition.<\/em> A Restricted Share Unit is an Award of a right to<br \/>\nreceive, in cash or shares, as the Committee may determine, the Fair Market<br \/>\nValue of one Share, the grant, issuance, retention and\/or vesting of which is<br \/>\nsubject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time<br \/>\nof the grant, which are not inconsistent with this Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Terms and Conditions. <\/em>In addition to the terms and conditions<br \/>\nthat may be established at the time of a grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards,<br \/>\nthe following terms and conditions apply:<\/p>\n<p>(i) Restricted Share Unit Awards may not be sold, pledged (except as<br \/>\npermitted under Section  15(a)) or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on<br \/>\nwhich the Shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable<br \/>\ncontingency, restriction or performance period lapses.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) Restricted Share Unit Awards that are vested only on the passage of time<br \/>\nshall have a minimum three-year pro-rata vesting period (1\/3 vests each year);<br \/>\nprovided, however, that a vesting period of less than three years may be<br \/>\napproved for Restricted Share Unit Awards with respect to up to 5% of the Shares<br \/>\nauthorized under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(iii) Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) subject to<br \/>\nRestricted Share Unit Awards may be issued for no cash consideration or for such<br \/>\nminimum consideration as may be required by applicable law. Shares (including<br \/>\nsecurities convertible into Shares) purchased pursuant to a purchase right<br \/>\ngranted under this Section  9 thereafter shall be purchased for such<br \/>\nconsideration as the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine, which<br \/>\nshall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities<br \/>\nas of the date such purchase right is granted.<\/p>\n<p>(iv) The terms and conditions of Restricted Share Unit Awards need not be the<br \/>\nsame with respect to each recipient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 10. OTHER AWARDS. <\/strong>Other Awards of Shares and other<br \/>\nAwards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise<br \/>\nbased on, Shares or other property (&#8220;Other Awards&#8221;) may be granted to<br \/>\nParticipants. Other Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or any other form of<br \/>\nproperty as the Committee shall<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have<br \/>\nsole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom, and the time<br \/>\nor times at which, such Awards shall be made, the number of Shares to be granted<br \/>\npursuant to such Awards and all other conditions of the Awards. The provisions<br \/>\nof Other Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Other<br \/>\nAwards shall not exceed 5% of the Shares available for issuance under this Plan.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS. <\/strong>Awards with a performance<br \/>\nfeature are referred to as &#8220;Performance Awards&#8221;. Performance Awards may be<br \/>\ngranted in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share<br \/>\nUnits, Restricted Shares or Other Awards with the features and restrictions<br \/>\napplicable thereto. The performance criteria to be achieved during any<br \/>\nPerformance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined<br \/>\nby the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award, provided that the<br \/>\nminimum performance period shall be one year. Performance Awards may be paid in<br \/>\ncash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof in the sole discretion<br \/>\nof the Committee. The performance levels to be achieved for each Performance<br \/>\nPeriod and the amount of the Award to be paid shall be conclusively determined<br \/>\nby the Committee. Except as provided in Section  12, Each Performance Award shall<br \/>\nbe paid following the end of the Performance Period or, if later, the date on<br \/>\nwhich any applicable contingency or restriction has ended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 12. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Effect of a Change in Control on Existing Awards under this<br \/>\nPlan<\/em>. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,<br \/>\neffective for Awards granted after May  6, 2011, unless the Committee shall<br \/>\ndetermine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award:\n<\/p>\n<p>(i) any Time-Based Award consisting of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or<br \/>\nany other Time-Based Award in the form of rights that are exercisable in the<br \/>\nhands of Participants (&#8220;Exercisable Time-Based Award&#8221;) that is outstanding as of<br \/>\nthe date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred and which<br \/>\nis not then exercisable, shall become exercisable and vested to the extent<br \/>\noutstanding, unless such Participant receives a Replacement Award;<\/p>\n<p>(ii) any Time-Based Award that is not an Exercisable Time-Based Award that is<br \/>\noutstanding as of the date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have<br \/>\noccurred and which is not then vested, shall become free of all contingencies,<br \/>\nrestrictions and limitations and shall become vested and transferable to the<br \/>\nextent outstanding, unless replaced by a Replacement Award;<\/p>\n<p>(iii) any Replacement Award for which an Exercisable Time-Based Award has<br \/>\nbeen exchanged upon a Change in Control shall become exercisable and vested on<br \/>\nthe vesting schedule and term for exercisability that applied to the<br \/>\ncorresponding Exercisable Time-Based Award immediately prior to such Change in<br \/>\nControl, <u>provided<\/u>, <u>however<\/u>, that if within twenty four (24)  months<br \/>\nof such Change in Control, the Participant&#8217;s employment with the Company is<br \/>\nterminated by the Company without Cause (as such term is defined in the Alcoa<br \/>\nInc. Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as<br \/>\nsuch term is defined in the Alcoa Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan), such<br \/>\nAward shall become exercisable and vested to the extent outstanding at the time<br \/>\nof such termination of employment. Any Replacement Award that has become<br \/>\nexercisable and vested pursuant to this paragraph shall expire on the earlier of<br \/>\n(i)  thirty six (36)  months following the date of termination of such<br \/>\nParticipant&#8217;s employment with the Company and (ii)  the last day of the term of<br \/>\nsuch Replacement Award;<\/p>\n<p>(iv) any Replacement Award for which a Time-Based Award that is not an<br \/>\nExercisable Time-Based Award has been exchanged upon a Change in Control shall<br \/>\nvest on the vesting schedule that applied to the corresponding Time-Based Award<br \/>\nimmediately prior to such Change in Control, <u>provided<\/u>, <u>however<\/u>,<br \/>\nthat if within twenty four (24)  months of such Change in Control, the<br \/>\nParticipant&#8217;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without<br \/>\nCause (as such term is defined in the Alcoa Inc. Change in Control Severance<br \/>\nPlan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the<br \/>\nAlcoa Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan), such Award<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>shall become free of all contingencies, restrictions and limitations and<br \/>\nbecome vested and transferable to the extent outstanding;<\/p>\n<p>(v) any Performance Award shall be converted upon a Change in Control so that<br \/>\nsuch Award is no longer subject to any performance condition referred to in<br \/>\nSection  11 above, but instead is subject to the passage of time, with the number<br \/>\nor value of such Replacement Award determined as follows: (a)  if fifty percent<br \/>\n(50%)  or more of the Performance Period has been completed as of the date on<br \/>\nwhich such Change in Control is deemed to have occurred, the number or value of<br \/>\nsuch Award shall be based on actual performance during the Performance Period;<br \/>\n(b)  if less than fifty percent (50%)  of the Performance Period has been<br \/>\ncompleted as of the date on which such Change in Control is deemed to have<br \/>\noccurred, the number or value of such Award shall be the target number or value.<br \/>\nParagraphs (i)  through (iv)  above shall govern the terms of such Time-Based<br \/>\nAward.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Change in Control Settlement<\/em>. Notwithstanding any other<br \/>\nprovision of this Plan, if approved by the Committee, upon a Change in Control,<br \/>\na Participant may receive a cash settlement under clauses (i)  and (ii)  below of<br \/>\nexisting Awards that are vested and exercisable as of the date on which such<br \/>\nChange in Control shall be deemed to have occurred:<\/p>\n<p>(i) a Participant who holds an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, in<br \/>\nlieu of the payment of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased under<br \/>\nthe Option or Stock Appreciation Right, surrender the Option or Stock<br \/>\nAppreciation Right to the Company and receive cash, within 30 days of the Change<br \/>\nin Control in an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of<br \/>\nthe Shares on the date of the Change in Control exceeds the purchase price per<br \/>\nShare under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of<br \/>\nShares granted under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right; and<\/p>\n<p>(ii) a Participant who holds Restricted Share Units may, in lieu of receiving<br \/>\nShares which have vested under Section  12 (a)(ii) of this Plan, receive cash,<br \/>\nwithin 30 days of a Change in Control, in an amount equal to the Fair Market<br \/>\nValue of the Shares on the date of the Change in Control multiplied by the<br \/>\nnumber of Restricted Share Units held by the Participant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 13. CODE SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee<br \/>\ndetermines at the time a Restricted Share Award, a Performance Award or a<br \/>\nRestricted Share Unit Award is granted to a Participant that such Participant<br \/>\nis, or is likely to be as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would<br \/>\nclaim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, then<br \/>\nthe Committee may provide that this Section  13 is applicable to such Award.<\/p>\n<p>(b) If an Award is subject to this Section  13, then the lapsing of<br \/>\ncontingencies or restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or<br \/>\nother property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the<br \/>\nachievement by the Company or any Subsidiary, or any division or business unit<br \/>\nthereof, as appropriate, of one or more objective performance goals established<br \/>\nby the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of<br \/>\none or any combination of the following all of which may be calculated to<br \/>\nexclude special items, extraordinary items or nonrecurring items: (i)  earnings,<br \/>\nincluding operating income, earnings before or after taxes, and earnings before<br \/>\nor after interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization; (ii)  book value per<br \/>\nshare; (iii)  pre-tax income or after-tax income; (iv)  operating profit;<br \/>\n(v)  earnings per common share (basic or diluted); (vi)  return on assets (net or<br \/>\ngross); (vii)  return on capital; (viii)  returns on sales or revenues; (ix)  share<br \/>\nprice appreciation; (x)  cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on<br \/>\ninvestment (discounted or otherwise); (xi)  implementation or completion of<br \/>\ncritical projects or processes; (xii)  economic value added or created;<br \/>\n(xiii)  cumulative earnings per share growth; (xiv)  achievement of cost reduction<br \/>\ngoals; (xv)  return on shareholders&#8217; equity; (xvi)  total shareholders&#8217; return<br \/>\nimprovement or relative performance as compared with other selected companies;<br \/>\n(xvii)  reduction of days working capital or inventory; or (xviii)  operating<br \/>\nmargin or profit margin; (xix)  cost targets, reductions and savings,<br \/>\nproductivity and efficiencies; (xx)  strategic business criteria, consisting of<br \/>\none or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic<br \/>\nbusiness expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human<br \/>\nresources management, supervision of litigation,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures,<br \/>\njoint ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; (xxi)  personal<br \/>\nprofessional objectives, including any of the foregoing performance goals, the<br \/>\nimplementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the<br \/>\ndevelopment of long-term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research<br \/>\nor development collaborations, and the completion of other corporate<br \/>\ntransactions; or (xxii)  the achievement of sustainability measures, community<br \/>\nengagement measures or environmental, health or safety goals of the Company or<br \/>\nthe Subsidiary or business unit of the Company for or within which the<br \/>\nParticipant is primarily employed. Performance goals may be based upon the<br \/>\nattainment of specified levels of Company, Subsidiary or unit performance under<br \/>\none or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other<br \/>\ncomparator companies or groups of companies, and may include a threshold level<br \/>\nof performance below which no Award will be earned, levels of performance at<br \/>\nwhich an Award will become partially earned, and a level of performance at which<br \/>\nan Award will be fully earned. Performance goals shall be set by the Committee<br \/>\n(and any adjustments shall be made by the Committee) within the time period<br \/>\nprescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with, the requirements of<br \/>\nSection  162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the<br \/>\nregulations thereunder.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan other than Section  12, with<br \/>\nrespect to any Award that is subject to this Section  13, the Committee may<br \/>\nadjust downwards, but not upwards, the amount payable Pursuant to such Award,<br \/>\nand the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance<br \/>\ngoals.<\/p>\n<p>(d) The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on<br \/>\nAwards subject to this Section  13 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to<br \/>\nensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for &#8220;performance-based<br \/>\ncompensation&#8221; within the meaning of Section  162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any<br \/>\nsuccessor provision thereto.<\/p>\n<p>(e) For purposes of complying with Section  162(m) limitations on<br \/>\n&#8220;performance-based compensation,&#8221; and subject to Section <br \/>\n4(f), no Participant may be granted Options and\/or Stock Appreciation Rights in<br \/>\nany calendar year with respect to more than 4,000,000 Shares, or Restricted<br \/>\nShare Awards or Restricted Share Unit Awards covering more than 1,000,000<br \/>\nShares. The maximum dollar value payable with respect to Performance Awards that<br \/>\nare valued with reference to property other than Shares and granted to any<br \/>\nParticipant in any one calendar year is $10,000,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 14. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION. <\/strong>The Board may amend,<br \/>\nalter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any<br \/>\ntime; <em>provided <\/em>that notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan,<br \/>\nno such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall<br \/>\nbe made: (i)  without shareholder approval, if a proposed amendment or alteration<br \/>\nwould increase the benefits accruing to Participants, increase the maximum<br \/>\nnumber of shares which may be issued under the Plan (except as provided in<br \/>\nSection  4), modify the Plan&#8217;s eligibility requirements, or accelerate, lapse or<br \/>\nwaive restrictions other than in the case of death, disability, retirement or<br \/>\nchange in control; or (ii)  without the consent of the affected Participant, if<br \/>\nsuch action would impair the rights of such Participant under any outstanding<br \/>\nAward except as provided in Section  15(e) and (f). Notwithstanding anything to<br \/>\nthe contrary herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be<br \/>\nnecessary so as to have the Plan conform to local rules and regulations in any<br \/>\njurisdiction outside the United States or to qualify for or comply with any tax<br \/>\nor regulatory requirement for which or with which the Board deems it necessary<br \/>\nor desirable to qualify or comply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Transferability of Awards<\/em>. Awards may be transferred by will or<br \/>\nthe laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the<br \/>\nParticipant&#8217;s lifetime, only by the Participant or, if permissible under<br \/>\napplicable law, by the Participant&#8217;s guardian or legal representative. A<br \/>\nParticipant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a<br \/>\nbeneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant with respect to any Award<br \/>\nupon the death of the Participant. Awards may be transferred to one or more<br \/>\nFamily Members, individually or jointly, or to a trust whose beneficiaries<br \/>\ninclude the Participant or one or more Family Members under terms and conditions<br \/>\nestablished by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to determine,<br \/>\nat the time of grant, any other rights or restrictions applicable to the<br \/>\ntransfer of Awards; <em>provided however<\/em>, that no<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Award may be transferred to a third party for value or consideration. Any<br \/>\nAward shall be null and void and without effect upon any attempted assignment or<br \/>\ntransfer, except as provided in this Plan or the terms and conditions<br \/>\nestablished for an Award, including without limitation, any purported<br \/>\nassignment, whether voluntary or by operation of law, pledge, hypothecation or<br \/>\nother disposition, attachment, divorce or trustee process or similar process,<br \/>\nwhether legal or equitable.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Award Entitlement<\/em>. No Employee or Director shall have any claim<br \/>\nto be granted any Award under the Plan and there is no obligation for uniformity<br \/>\nof treatment of Employees or Directors under the Plan.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <em>Terms and Conditions of Award<\/em>. The prospective recipient of any<br \/>\nAward under the Plan shall be deemed to have become a Participant subject to all<br \/>\nthe applicable terms and conditions of the Award upon the grant of the Award to<br \/>\nthe prospective recipient, unless the prospective recipient notifies the Company<br \/>\nwithin 30 days of the grant that the prospective recipient does not accept the<br \/>\nAward.<\/p>\n<p>(d) <em>Award Adjustments<\/em>. Except as provided in Section  13, the<br \/>\nCommittee shall be authorized to make adjustments in Performance Award criteria<br \/>\nor in the terms and conditions of other Awards in recognition of unusual or<br \/>\nnonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial statements or changes<br \/>\nin applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles. The Committee may<br \/>\ncorrect any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the<br \/>\nPlan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to<br \/>\ncarry it into effect.<\/p>\n<p>(e) <em>Committee Right to Cancel<\/em>. The Committee shall have full power<br \/>\nand authority to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances<br \/>\nany Award shall be canceled or suspended at any time prior to a Change in<br \/>\nControl: (i)  if an Employee, without the consent of the Committee, while<br \/>\nemployed by the Company or after termination of such employment, becomes<br \/>\nassociated with, employed by, renders services to or owns any interest (other<br \/>\nthan an interest of up to 5% in a publicly traded company or any other<br \/>\nnonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) in any business that is<br \/>\nin competition with the Company; or (ii)  the Participant&#8217;s willful engagement in<br \/>\nconduct which is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes<br \/>\nof clause (ii), no act, or failure to act, on the Participant&#8217;s part shall be<br \/>\ndeemed &#8220;willful&#8221; unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in<br \/>\ngood faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant&#8217;s act, or failure<br \/>\nto act, was in the best interest of the Company; or (iii)  misconduct described<br \/>\nin Section  15(f). In the event of a dispute concerning the application of this<br \/>\nSection  15(e), no claim by the Company shall be given effect unless the Board<br \/>\ndetermines that there is clear and convincing evidence that the Committee has<br \/>\nthe right to cancel an Award or Awards hereunder, and the Board finding to that<br \/>\neffect is adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the<br \/>\nentire membership of the Board (after reasonable notice to the Participant and<br \/>\nan opportunity for the Participant to provide information to the Board in such<br \/>\nmanner as the Board, in its sole discretion, deems to be appropriate under the<br \/>\ncircumstances).<\/p>\n<p>(f) <em>Clawback<\/em>. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the<br \/>\ncontrary, in accordance with the Company&#8217;s Corporate Governance Guidelines, if<br \/>\nthe Board learns of any misconduct by an Executive Officer that contributed to<br \/>\nthe Company having to restate all or a portion of its financial statements, the<br \/>\nBoard will, to the full extent permitted by governing law, in all appropriate<br \/>\ncases, effect the cancellation and recovery of Awards (or the value of Awards)<br \/>\npreviously granted to the Executive Officer if: (i)  the amount of the Award was<br \/>\ncalculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were<br \/>\nsubsequently the subject of a restatement, (ii)  the executive engaged in<br \/>\nintentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the<br \/>\nrestatement, and (iii)  the amount of the Award had the financial results been<br \/>\nproperly reported would have been lower than the amount actually awarded.<\/p>\n<p>(g) <em>Stock Certificate Legends<\/em>. All certificates for Shares delivered<br \/>\nunder the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stock transfer<br \/>\norders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the<br \/>\nrules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange<br \/>\nCommission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed and any<br \/>\napplicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend<br \/>\nor legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to<br \/>\nsuch restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>(h) <em>Compliance with Securities Laws<\/em>. No Award granted hereunder<br \/>\nshall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such<br \/>\noffer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole<br \/>\ndiscretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance<br \/>\nwith all applicable requirements of the U.S. Federal securities laws and any<br \/>\nother laws to which such offer, if made, would be subject.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(i) <em>Dividends<\/em>. No Award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights<br \/>\nshall have the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents. Subject to<br \/>\nthe provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award of<br \/>\nRestricted Share Units or Restricted Shares may, if so determined by the<br \/>\nCommittee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, cash<br \/>\ndividends, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to cash dividends on Shares,<br \/>\nwith respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the<br \/>\nCommittee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such<br \/>\namounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or<br \/>\notherwise reinvested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends or dividend<br \/>\nequivalents may, if so determined by the Committee, be accrued on Restricted<br \/>\nShare Units that have a performance feature and paid after the awards are<br \/>\nearned; provided that, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid on the<br \/>\nnumber (if any) of Restricted Share Units that have not been earned during a<br \/>\nperformance period.<\/p>\n<p>(j) <em>Consideration for Awards<\/em>. Except as otherwise required in any<br \/>\napplicable Award Agreement or by the terms of the Plan, recipients of Awards<br \/>\nunder the Plan shall not be required to make any payment or provide<br \/>\nconsideration other than the rendering of services.<\/p>\n<p>(k) <em>Delegation of Authority by Committee<\/em>. The Committee may delegate<br \/>\nto one or more Executive Officers or a committee of Executive Officers the right<br \/>\nto grant Awards to Employees who are not Executive Officers or Directors of the<br \/>\nCompany and to cancel or suspend Awards to Employees who are not Executive<br \/>\nOfficers or Directors of the Company.<\/p>\n<p>(l) <em>Withholding Taxes<\/em>. The Company shall be authorized to withhold<br \/>\nfrom any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of withholding<br \/>\ntaxes due in respect of an Award or payment hereunder and to take such other<br \/>\naction as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all<br \/>\nobligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee shall be authorized to<br \/>\nestablish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligations<br \/>\nfor the payment of such taxes by delivery of or transfer of Shares to the<br \/>\nCompany or by directing the Company to retain Shares otherwise deliverable in<br \/>\nconnection with the Award.<\/p>\n<p>(m) <em>Other Compensatory Arrangements<\/em>. Nothing contained in this Plan<br \/>\nshall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation<br \/>\narrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and<br \/>\nsuch arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in<br \/>\nspecific cases.<\/p>\n<p>(n) <em>Governing Law<\/em>. The Plan and all determinations made and actions<br \/>\ntaken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United<br \/>\nStates, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without<br \/>\nreference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>(o) <em>Severability<\/em>. If any provision of this Plan is or becomes or is<br \/>\ndeemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would<br \/>\ndisqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the<br \/>\nCommittee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to<br \/>\napplicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the<br \/>\ndetermination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan, it<br \/>\nshall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and<br \/>\neffect.<\/p>\n<p>(p) <em>Awards to Non-U.S. Employees<\/em>. Awards may be granted to Employees<br \/>\nand Directors who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States,<br \/>\nor both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards<br \/>\nto Employees and Directors who are not foreign nationals or who are employed in<br \/>\nthe United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or<br \/>\ndesirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The<br \/>\nCommittee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in<br \/>\norder to minimize the Company&#8217;s obligation with respect to tax equalization for<br \/>\nEmployees on assignments outside their home countries.<\/p>\n<p>(q) <em>Repricing Prohibited<\/em>. Except as provided in Section  4(f), the<br \/>\nterms of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may not be amended,<br \/>\nand action may not otherwise be taken without shareholder approval, to:<br \/>\n(i)  reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation<br \/>\nRights, (ii)  cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange<br \/>\nfor Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less<br \/>\nthan the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or<br \/>\n(iii)  replace outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for<br \/>\nother Awards or cash.<\/p>\n<p>(r) <em>Deferral. <\/em>The Committee may require or permit Participants to<br \/>\nelect to defer the issuance of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash or<br \/>\nother property to the extent that such deferral complies with Section  409A<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder. The Committee may<br \/>\nalso authorize the payment or crediting of interest, dividends or dividend<br \/>\nequivalents on any deferred amounts.<\/p>\n<p>(s) <em>Compliance with Section  409A of the Code<\/em>. Except to the extent<br \/>\nspecifically provided otherwise by the Committee and notwithstanding any other<br \/>\nprovision of the Plan, Awards under the Plan are intended to satisfy the<br \/>\nrequirements of Section  409A of the Code (and the Treasury Department guidance<br \/>\nand regulations issued thereunder) so as to avoid the imposition of any<br \/>\nadditional taxes or penalties under Section  409A of the Code. If the Committee<br \/>\ndetermines that an Award, payment, distribution, transaction or any other action<br \/>\nor arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken,<br \/>\ncause a Participant to become subject to any additional taxes or other penalties<br \/>\nunder Section  409A of the Code, then unless the Committee specifically provides<br \/>\notherwise, such Award, payment, distribution, transaction or other action or<br \/>\narrangement shall not be given effect to the extent it causes such result and<br \/>\nthe related provisions of the Plan and\/or Award Agreement will be deemed<br \/>\nmodified, or, if necessary, suspended in order to comply with the requirements<br \/>\nof Section  409A of the Code to the extent determined appropriate by the<br \/>\nCommittee, in each case without the consent of or notice to the Participant.<br \/>\nAlthough the Company may attempt to avoid adverse tax treatment under<br \/>\nSection  409A of the Code, the Company makes no representation to that effect and<br \/>\nexpressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax<br \/>\ntreatment. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities<br \/>\nwithout regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under<br \/>\nthe Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 16. TERM OF PLAN. <\/strong>No Award shall be granted pursuant<br \/>\nto the Plan after May  7, 2019, but any Award theretofore granted may extend<br \/>\nbeyond that date. The effective date of the Plan shall be the date it is<br \/>\napproved by the shareholders of the Company. If the shareholders of the Company<br \/>\ndo not approve the Plan, then the Plan and all rights hereunder shall<br \/>\nimmediately terminate and no Participant (or any permitted transferee) shall<br \/>\nhave any remaining rights under the Plan and any Award granted under it shall be<br \/>\ncancelled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 17. TERMINATION OF PRIOR PLAN. <\/strong>No stock options or<br \/>\nother awards may be granted under the 2004 Alcoa Stock Incentive Plan after<br \/>\nApril  30, 2009, but all such awards theretofore granted shall extend for the<br \/>\nfull stated terms thereof and be administered under the 2004 Alcoa Stock<br \/>\nIncentive Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, all<br \/>\noutstanding awards previously granted under Prior Plans shall be governed by the<br \/>\nterms and conditions of the applicable Prior Plans under which such awards were<br \/>\ngranted.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[6617],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9453],"corporate_contracts_types":[9539,9546],"class_list":["post-40597","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-alcoa-inc","corporate_contracts_industries-manufacturing__fabrication","corporate_contracts_types-compensation","corporate_contracts_types-compensation__incentive"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/40597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=40597"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=40597"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=40597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}