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Amendments to Employees' Excess Benefit Plan, Plan A

 Exhibit 10(j)(4) 
 AMENDMENT TO ALCOA INC. 
 EMPLOYEES’ EXCESS BENEFITS PLAN A 
 1.  Effective January 1, 2009, the following new definitions are added as follows: 
 “Specified Employee” means an employee as defined under written guidelines adopted by the Company, which comply with Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Retirement” or “Retires” means the termination of
employment after becoming eligible for a Normal or Early Retirement type under Plan I Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Participant is eligible for a Disability Retirement under Plan I Rules, such disability must also comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder for purposes of this Plan. “Retirement” shall also mean any retirement as may be defined under any executive severance agreement entered into between
the Company and a Participant. 
 “Short Term Applicable Rate of Interest” shall mean the rate prescribed for January of the year of
retirement under Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 2.  Section 2.1 is restated as follows: 
 2.1 All Excess Pensions will be payable to a Participant, or Surviving Spouse as described in Section 2.2. 
 3.  Section 2.2 is amended by adding the following after the first paragraph: 
 Effective January 1, 2009, all Excess Pensions not in pay status, will be payable in monthly installments as provided below: 
 a. Excess Pensions will be payable commencing on the last day of the month of 
  i) a Participant’s Retirement, or 
 ii) to the extent the Participant is not eligible for Retirement, but is otherwise vested in Plan I, the later of: 
 x) termination of vesting service as provided in Plan I, or 
 y) attainment of age 55, or

 z) such other date as irrevocably elected in writing by the Participant prior to December 31, 2008. 
 b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Participant is a Specified Employee, such monthly installment will commence on the last day of the
seventh month 

 
following the date determined in a. above, and will be paid retroactively to the date determined in a. above, and will include interest accrued on the missed
payments. “Interest” means the interest calculated using the Short Term Applicable Rate of Interest in effect as of January of the year of retirement. 
 c. The determination of any Excess Pension payable with respect to Participant who Retires pursuant to the terms of an executive severance agreement, will include any service credit provided by such agreement for
purposes of determining vesting and eligibility, but not benefit accrual. 
 d. The form of payment of Excess Pension paid to a Participant
who has a Surviving Spouse as defined under Plan I Rules, is a joint and survivor annuity as described in Plan I Rules, in which the Participant’s Excess Pension paid during his or her lifetime is reduced, and an amount equal to 50% of the
Excess Pension amount received by the Participant is paid to the Surviving Spouse. There are no optional forms of payment or Qualified Optional Survivor Annuities (as that term is described in Plan I Rules) under this Plan. 
 e. The form of payment of Excess Pension paid to a Participant who has no Surviving Spouse on the date payment of Excess Pension commences is a single
life annuity as described in Plan I Rules. 
 4.  A new Section 2.5 is added as follows: 
 2.5 If a Participant is receiving payments under this Plan and is subsequently reemployed by the Company, payments under this Plan shall continue
regardless of the cessation of the Participant’s monthly Pension payments due to such reemployment under Plan I Rules. 
 5.  Effective as of
January 1, 2008, a new Article VII is added as follows: 
 ARTICLE VII 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL 
 7.1 Provisions Upon Change in Control. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, as that term is defined in Alcoa Retirement Plan I, neither the Company, Board of Directors, Committee, or other designee of the Board of Directors, may, during the three-year period
commencing on the date that the Change in Control occurs: 
 a. Amend, modify, or terminate the Plan, except to the extent as may be legally
required by any law or regulations prescribed thereunder, or any provision of the Internal Revenue Code or any regulation prescribed thereunder; or 
 b. Reduce future Plan benefits of any Participant. 
 6.  In all other respects the Plan is ratified and confirmed.Amendments to Employees' Excess Benefit Plan, Plan C

 Exhibit 10(l)(1) 
 AMENDMENT TO ALCOA INC. 
 EMPLOYEES’ EXCESS BENEFITS PLAN C 
 1.  Effective January 1, 2009, the following new definitions are added as follows: 
 “Specified Employee” means an employee as defined under written guidelines adopted by the Company, which comply with Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Retirement” or “Retires” means the termination of
employment after becoming eligible for a Normal or Early Retirement type under an Other Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Participant is eligible for a Disability Retirement under Plan I, such disability must also comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder for purposes of this Plan. “Retirement” shall also mean any retirement as may be defined under any executive severance agreement entered into between
the Company and a Participant. 
 “Short Term Applicable Rate of Interest” shall mean the rate prescribed for January of the year of
retirement under Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 2.  A new Section 2.8 is added as follows: 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article II, effective January 1, 2009, all Benefits not in pay status, will be payable in monthly
installments as provided below: 
 a. Benefits will be payable commencing on the last day of the month of 
  i) a Participant’s Retirement, or 
 ii) to the extent the Participant is not eligible for Retirement, but is otherwise vested in Plan I, the later of: 
 x) termination of vesting service as provided in Plan I, or 
 y) attainment of age 55, or

 z) such other date as irrevocably elected in writing by the Participant prior to December 31, 2008. 
 b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Participant is a Specified Employee, such monthly installment will commence on the last day of the
seventh month following the date determined in a. above, and will be paid retroactively to the date determined in a. above, and will include interest accrued on the missed payments. “Interest” means the interest calculated using the Short
Term Applicable Rate of Interest in effect as of January of the year of retirement. 

 c. The determination of any Benefit payable with respect to Participant who Retires pursuant to the terms
of an executive severance agreement, will include any service credit provided by such agreement for purposes of determining vesting and eligibility, but not benefit accrual. 
 d. i) The form of payment of Benefit paid to a Participant who has a Surviving Spouse as defined under Plan I, is a joint and survivor annuity, in which
the Participant’s Benefit paid during his or her lifetime is reduced, and an amount equal to 50% of the Benefit amount received by the Participant is paid to the Surviving Spouse. There are no optional forms of payment or Qualified Optional
Survivor Annuities (as that term is described in Plan I) under this Plan. 
 ii) The form of payment of Benefits paid to a
Participant who has no Surviving Spouse on the date payment of Benefits commence is a single life annuity as described in Plan I. 
 e. If a
Participant is receiving payments under this Plan and is subsequently reemployed by the Company, payments under this Plan shall continue regardless of the cessation of the Participant’s monthly Pension payments due to such reemployment under
Plan I. 
 3.  Effective as of January 1, 2008, a new Article VII is added as follows: 
 ARTICLE VII 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL 
 7.1 Provisions Upon Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, as that term is
defined in Alcoa Retirement Plan I, neither the Company, Board of Directors, Committee, or other designee of the Board of Directors, may, during the three-year period commencing on the date that the Change in Control occurs: 
 a. Amend, modify, or terminate the Plan, except to the extent as may be legally required by any law or regulations prescribed thereunder, or any
provision of the Internal Revenue Code or any regulation prescribed thereunder; or 
 b. Reduce future Plan benefits of any Participant.

 4.  In all other respects the Plan is ratified and confirmed.Amendments to Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10(p)(8) 
 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 ALCOA DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 requires certain changes to plan provisions required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and regulations
thereunder. In order to comply with the requirements and clarify certain plan provisions, the plan is amended as follows: 
 1.  Due to the change
of the Company’s name, Aluminum Company of America is replaced with Alcoa Inc. throughout. 
 2.  A new second paragraph is added to the Plan
as follows: 
 Effective January 1, 2009, the AFL Deferred Compensation and Excess Plan, (which was created by the merger of the Alcoa
Fujikura Ltd. Telecommunications Division Deferred Compensation Plan and Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 1993) (“AFL Plan”) is merged into this Plan and this Plan is the surviving plan. All Pre-2005
Credits from the AFL Plan and earnings thereon will continue to be treated as Pre-2005 Credits under this Plan. All Post-2004 Credits from the AFL Plan and earnings thereon, including all account balances of any Participant with less than three
(3) years of Continuous Service as of January 1, 2005, will be treated as Post-2004 Credits under this Plan. 
 3.  Effective
January 1, 2008, the definition of Beneficiary is amended by adding the following sentence: 
 Effective January 1, 2008,
Beneficiary will also include any person or persons designated in writing by a Participant’s Beneficiary, to receive benefits in the event of the Participant’s Beneficiary’s death. 
 4.  Effective January 1, 2005, the word “retirement” is replaced with the defined term “Retirement” throughout. 
 5.  Effective January 1, 2009, the definition of Continuous Service is restated to terminate continuous service after 6 months for most absences as
follows: 
 “Continuous Service” means, except as modified by the balance of this definition, the period of continuous employment
with the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate, either as a salaried employee or as an hourly-rated employee, subject to such rules as may be adopted from time to time by the Committee. Continuous Service shall terminate upon any quit, dismissal,
discharge or any other termination of employment with the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate; any determination by the Committee that employment with these entities has terminated shall be conclusive. Continuous Service upon reemployment does not
include any 

 
Continuous Service accrued prior to a termination of Continuous Service, except that if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated by reason of
Retirement or a Nonforfeitable Circumstance, Continuous Service at the time of such termination shall be reinstated upon the date of his or her reemployment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate. Effective January 1, 2009, absences from
such employment due to inactive status, sick leave, leave of absence or layoff shall constitute a termination of Continuous Service after such status has continued for 6 months, except to the extent the Participant has the legal right to be
reemployed either through contract or statute. Effective as of July 1, 1998 all years of service accrued with Alumax, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries (“Alumax”) on and after June 16, 1998, by any Participant who was actively
employed with Alumax on June 16, 1998, will be taken into account to determine Continuous Service. 
 6.  Due to the change in the name of the
committee, the term “Inside Director Committee” is replaced with “Benefit Management Committee” throughout. 
 7.  Effective
January 1, 2005, the definition of “Key Employee” is replaced with the following: 
 “Specified Employee” means a
“specified employee” as defined under written guidelines adopted by the Company, which comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 And any references to “Key Employee” are replaced with “Specified Employee” throughout. 
 8.  Effective January 1, 2005, a new definition of “Nonforfeitable Circumstance” is added as follows: 
 “Nonforfeitable Circumstance” means: 
  

	 	(a)	an absence from employment due to a reduction of the work force or layoff by the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate due to lack of work; or 

  

	 	(b)	total and permanent disability as defined by Internal Revenue Code 409A and regulations thereunder; or 

  

	 	(c)	any termination of service or release instituted by a participating employer (including termination due to the sale of a Subsidiary) that is not due to a discharge or dismissal; or

  

	 	(d)	a Participant has attained three years of Continuous Service; or 

  

	 	(e)	a Participant is eligible for Retirement; or 

	 	(f)	a Participant’s death. 

 9.  Effective January 1,
2005, a new definition of “Retirement” is added as follows: 
 “Retirement” means termination of employment after either:

  

	 	(a)	becoming eligible for a normal or early retirement type under a qualified pension plan of the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate; or 

  

	 	(b)	if not eligible to participate in a qualified pension plan pursuant to the above subsection (a) , attaining either: 

  

	 	(i)	age 55 and completing 10 or more years of Continuous Service; or 

	 	(ii)	age 65 and completing three or more years of Continuous Service. 

 10.  The definition of “Savings Plan” is amended by replacing the first sentence with the following: 
 “Savings Plan” means the Alcoa Savings Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, and/or the Alcoa Savings Plan for Subsidiary and Affiliate Employees, as they are now in existence or as hereafter amended. 
 11.  Effective January 1, 2005, a new sentence is added to the end of Section 3.1 as follows: 
 Effective January 1, 2005, elections for salary reductions must be received by the Plan in the year before such salary is earned, and such election
is irrevocable. 
 12.  Effective January 1, 2005, a new sentence is added to the end of Section 3.3 as follows: 
 Effective January 1, 2005, such Incentive Compensation Deferral Credit elections must be received by the Plan at least 6 months before the end of the
year in which they are earned, and such election is irrevocable. 
 13.  Effective January 1, 2009, a new sentence is added to
Section 7.1 (b)(ii) as follows: 
 Effective January 1, 2009, such transfers from Alcoa Stock Fund may be made daily. 
 14.  Effective January 1, 2009, a new sentence is added to Section 7.1(c) (ii) as follows: 
 Effective January 1, 2009, such transfers from Alcoa Stock Fund may be made daily regardless of the Participant’s years of plan participation or
length of time the Matching Company Credits have been in the Participant’s account. 
 15.  Effective January 1, 2008, the first
paragraph of Section 8.1 is amended and restated as follows: 

 Except as otherwise specified in this Article VIII, the amount of Credits in a Participant’s account
shall be distributed to the Participant upon his or her termination of Continuous Service, unless the Participant has the legal right to be reemployed either through contract or statute. If at the time of the distribution, the Participant’ has
incurred a Nonforfeitable Circumstance, the Participant shall receive all Matching Company Credits and Employer Contribution Credits, which have been credited to his or her account. If the Participant has not incurred a Nonforfeitable Circumstance,
the Participant will forfeit his or her right to receive all Matching Company Credits and Employer Contribution Credits contributed to his or her account. 
 16.  Effective January 1, 2009, the first word of the first paragraph of Section 8.3 “Prior” is replaced with: “For Pre-2005 Credits, prior”. Additionally, the last word of Section 8.3,
“Participant” is replaced with “Eligible Employee” and the following is added as a new paragraph: 
 If a Participant has
irrevocably elected to receive annual installments following Retirement or is receiving annual installments, for either Pre-2005 or Post-2004 Credits, and is subsequently reemployed by the Company on or after January 1, 2009, such annual
installments shall continue regardless of reemployment or reinstatement of Continuous Service. Credits and Earnings Credits thereon accrued during the term of reemployment will be distributed separately upon subsequent termination. 
 17.  Effective January 1, 2009, the last sentence in Section 8.4 is replaced with the following: 
 In the event a Beneficiary dies prior to receiving all the annual installments which he or she is entitled to receive from this Plan, any remaining
installments will be distributed as soon as administratively practical in a lump sum to the Beneficiary’s designated Beneficiary, or if there is no designated Beneficiary, then to the Beneficiary’s estate. 
 18.  Effective January 1, 2005, Section 8.6 is amended by adding the following: “except as provided in a qualified domestic relations
order.” 
 19.  In all other respects, the Plan is ratified and confirmed.

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