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): ~~October~~ ~~30,~~November ~~2025 (October 30~~3, 2025)

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~~number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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
$3.75 Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share	HWM PR	NYSE American

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 28.0201. ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition.~~Events

On ~~October~~November 303, 2025, Howmet Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing ~~its~~the ~~financial~~pricing of ~~results~~an ~~for~~offering ~~the~~of ~~third~~$500 ~~quarter~~million aggregate principal amount of ~~2025~~4.550% Notes due 2032. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference into this Item 8.01.

InThe ~~accordance~~Company ~~with~~had ~~General Instruction~~previously ~~B.2~~announced ofthat ~~Form~~it ~~8-K,~~intended ~~the~~to ~~information~~issue ina notice ~~Item 2.02~~ of ~~this~~redemption ~~Current~~to ~~Report~~redeem on ~~Form~~December ~~8-K~~3, ~~including Exhibit 99.1~~2025, ~~shall~~all ~~not~~of bethe ~~deemed to~~outstanding beprincipal ~~“filed”~~amount ~~for purposes~~ of ~~Section~~approximately 18$625 million of ~~the~~its ~~Securities~~5.90% Notes ~~Exchange~~due ~~Act~~2027 of(CUSIP ~~1934,~~No. as013817AJ0) ~~amended~~ (the “~~Exchange~~2027 ~~Act~~Notes”)~~, or~~. ~~otherwise~~The ~~subject~~notice ~~to the liability~~ of ~~that~~redemption ~~section,~~was ~~and~~issued ~~shall~~on ~~not~~November ~~be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933~~3, ~~as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~2025.

~~Item~~This 9Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption of the 2027 Notes.01 ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~redemption ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits~~the 2027 Notes is being made solely pursuant to the notice of redemption delivered pursuant to the indenture governing such notes.

~~(d)~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~99.1~~(d) ~~Howmet Aerospace Inc. press release dated October 30, 2025.~~Exhibits

104 The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

99.1	Howmet Aerospace Inc. press release dated November 3, 2025.
104	The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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: October 30, 2025	By:	/s/ Ken Giacobbe
Dated: November 3, 2025	By:	/s/ David Crawford
	Name:	~~Ken~~David ~~Giacobbe~~Crawford
	Title:	~~Executive~~ Vice President and ~~Chief Financial Officer~~Treasurer

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