Form 8-k

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): August 1, 2003

 


 

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)

 

201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   15212-5858
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Office of Investor Relations   212-836-2674
Office of the Secretary           412-553-4707

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 



Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

 

Alcoa Inc. (“Alcoa”) announced today that it had concluded its previously announced transaction with Camargo Correa Group (“Camargo Group”) to acquire its 40.9% shareholding in Alcoa’s South American operations. As part of the transaction, Alcoa has issued approximately 17.8 million shares to the Camargo Group in exchange for their holdings. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

  (c)   Exhibits.

 

  99   Press release, dated August 1, 2003, issued by Alcoa Inc.

 

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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


   

Lawrence R. Purtell

Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

 

Dated:  August 1, 2003

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99   Press release, dated August 1, 2003, issued by Alcoa Inc.

 

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