05/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/26/2026 14:32
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
| (a) | The 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 19, 2026. |
| (b) | Set forth below are the results of each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders considered three proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 6, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement") and is incorporated herein by reference. |
As of the close of business on March 24, 2026, the record date of the Annual Meeting, there were 400,713,557 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Of this amount, 364,912,140 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
Item 1. Each of the nine director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement for election to the Company's Board of Directors was elected for a one-year term expiring on the date of the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, based upon the following votes:
| Nominees | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| James F. Albaugh | 325,838,316 | 16,610,826 | 154,861 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Amy E. Alving | 337,014,323 | 5,246,569 | 343,111 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Sharon R. Barner | 332,641,238 | 9,814,692 | 148,073 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Joseph S. Cantie | 341,328,735 | 1,116,810 | 158,458 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Robert F. Leduc | 341,231,086 | 1,213,560 | 159,357 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Jody G. Miller | 338,949,940 | 3,506,761 | 147,302 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| John C. Plant | 327,527,896 | 14,909,493 | 166,614 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Ulrich R. Schmidt | 337,797,633 | 4,630,218 | 176,152 | 22,308,137 | ||||
| Gunner S. Smith | 341,258,544 | 1,180,136 | 165,323 | 22,308,137 |
Item 2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was approved, based upon the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 342,356,156 | 22,372,401 | 183,583 | 0 |
Item 3. The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved, based upon the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 243,199,451 | 99,027,657 | 376,895 | 22,308,137 |