Alcoa Will Host Webcast of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

　　Alcoa (NYSE:AA) will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, May 4, 2012, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Registration for the webcast is required. To register, go to www.alcoa.com/annualmeeting. The meeting will be webcast via Alcoa’s website at www.alcoa.com/annualmeeting with presentation materials available on-line. A replay of the webcast will be available by close of business on Friday, May 4 at this same website.

　　About Alcoa

　　Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for ten consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 31 countries across the world.