Form 8-K

8-K — Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-066305

Filed: 2026-05-26

Period: 2026-05-26

CIK: 0000004281

SIC: 3350 (ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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):

May 26, 2026

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in

its charter)

Delaware

1-3610

25-0317820

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

201 Isabella Street, Suite 200

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15212-5872

(Address of Principal

Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Office of Investor

Relations (412) 553-1950

Office of the

Secretary (412) 553-1940

(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including

area code)

(Former Name or

Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section

12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

HWM

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging

growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant

has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant

to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 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

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

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.

Dated: May 26, 2026

By:

/s/ Jonathan A. Arena

Name:

Jonathan A. Arena

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary

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