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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 SEPARATION AGREEMENT 

AND GENERAL RELEASE 
 October 7, 2016

 Pankaj Patel 

                          
       

                          
       
 Dear Pankaj: 

Thank you for your service with Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco” or “Company”). This Separation Agreement
and General Release (“Agreement”) sets forth the terms of your separation from Cisco as EVP.Executive Advisor. Your employment will cease on October 28, 2016 (the “Termination Date”). 

Your execution of the Agreement applies to all potential claims you may have against Cisco and the other Releasees, including those in
connection with the termination of your employment. Please read the following carefully as it sets forth the terms of our agreement. If you agree to its terms after considering them as provided herein, you are asked to sign it and it will be binding
upon you. 
 Although your health coverage will end on the last day of the month of the Termination Date, you may be eligible to
continue that coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) at your own expense, and Cisco will provide you with a lump sum payment with respect to seventeen (17) months of coverage as described below. Subject to the
terms of this Agreement with respect to equity awards and certain other benefits, all of your other benefits, including, but not limited to, vesting of stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and/or
performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) and participation in the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), will end on the Termination Date. You and Cisco acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the
exclusive and final agreement of the parties. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, any unvested equity-based awards, including without limitation Cisco stock options and restricted stock units you may hold, will be cancelled on the date your
employment with Cisco terminates. Furthermore, effective on your Termination Date, you will cease to be eligible for or receive any payments pertaining to the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2017 Executive Incentive Plan (“EIP”).

 Please read the following paragraphs carefully as they set forth the terms of this Agreement and contain a release of claims. 

I. Termination Date and Restrictive Covenants: Until the one (1) year anniversary of your Termination Date1, the commencement of employment with any of the 
  

	1 	Note that the settlement of your PRUS are subject to restrictive covenants extend beyond the 1 year post-termination period. See Section II – Equity Awards and your PRSU Agreement. 

 
companies set forth below performing same or similar job duties, responsibilities, and services that I performed for Cisco, will be deemed a breach of this Agreement and Cisco shall have all of
its rights under law and equity for such breach including, but not limited to, the forfeiture of all rights to the benefits hereunder: Amazon Web Services LLC, Arista Networks, Inc., ARRIS Group, Inc., Avaya Inc., Blue Jeans Networks, Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Citrix Systems, Inc., Dell Inc., Extreme Networks, Inc., F5 Networks, Inc., FireEye, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.,
International Business Machines Corporation, Juniper Networks, Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, Microsoft Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Polycom, Inc., Riverbed Technology, Inc., Symantec Corporation, Ubiquiti Networks, and
VMware, Inc. (the “Competitor Companies”). If such forfeiture occurs after you have received any benefits under this Agreement, you agree to repay to the Company promptly upon demand the full amount of such benefits, unreduced by
any withholding or deduction; provided, however, solely with respect to forfeited benefits paid to you during the calendar year of forfeiture, the amount you are required to repay to the Company shall be reduced by the amount of any federal, state,
city or other local income taxes actually withheld from such forfeited benefits by the Company (“Current Year Withholding Taxes”) and the Company shall seek a refund of the Current Year Withholding Taxes from the applicable taxing
authority. You agree to repay to the Company promptly upon demand an amount equal to the portion of the Current Year Withholding Taxes that is not refunded or credited to the Company. You and Cisco agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to
cooperate with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other party may reasonably request to seek a refund of taxes paid with respect to any forfeited benefits. 

For purposes of this Section I, “employment” shall include board of directors or advisory board memberships, and consulting
arrangements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you will not be deemed to provide services for a Competitor Company within the meaning of this Agreement if you serve as an officer, director or consultant of a company that is acquired by a Competitor
Company and you continue to serve in substantially the same position with such company after the acquisition as before the acquisition; provided that at the time you are hired by the company, you do not have knowledge that acquisition discussions
with the Competitor Company have commenced. 
 II. What You Will Receive. In exchange for entering into this Agreement and provided
you do not exercise your right to revoke this Agreement, violate the covenants set forth herein, or terminate your employment prior to the Termination Date without the consent of the Company, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

  

	 	•	 	 Separation Pay: You will be paid a total of $1,041,250 (the “Separation Payment”),
representing 17 months of pay, which shall be paid in two installments. The first installment of $520,625 shall be paid no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after you sign this Agreement. The second installment of $520,625 shall be paid in
April 2017 and no later than April 30, 2017. Both install shall be paid less applicable payroll deductions, applicable payroll taxes and authorized after-tax deductions. If you commence new employment, as defined in Section I, with any
Competitor Company prior to the expiration of the one (1) year period following your Termination Date, you agree that you have an affirmative obligation to notify 

  
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Cisco of such new employment. Your failure to notify Cisco of such subsequent employment does not impact Cisco’s right to eliminate, offset or reduce your future payments under this
Agreement or seek a refund from you for such amounts improperly paid to you. 

  

	 	•	 	Cash Bonus: You will receive a cash bonus payment of $1,498,298.00. This payment shall be made no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after your signing of this Agreement assuming that you do not revoke
it. 

  

	 	•	 	An Amount to Cover Your COBRA Payment: A lump sum payment equal to seventeen (17) months of COBRA premiums or $12,209.57 for you and your eligible dependents at the same level and for the same eligible
dependents covered as of your Termination Date. This payment will be grossed up to cover taxes. Please note that if you choose and are eligible to continue your health coverage through COBRA, you are solely responsible for timely election of
COBRA continuing coverage and for making all COBRA premium payments. This payment shall be made no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after your signing of this Agreement. 

 

	 	•	 	Equity Awards: 

 The vesting of 99,758 unvested restricted stock units which would
have vested between now an on September 30, 2017 will accelerate and immediately vest on your Termination Date (the “Accelerated RSUs”), subject to your continued compliance with this Agreement. Such Accelerated RSUs will be
settled in November 2016 and no later than November 30, 2016. 
  

					
	 RSU Grant Number
	  	 Original Vest Date
	  	 Number of Shares

	 1223628
	  	March 12, 2017	  	25,000
	 1235363
	  	Sept. 11, 2017	  	21,400
	 1272102
	  	Sept. 11, 2017	  	20,450
	 1505920
	  	Sept 11, 2017	  	18,333
	 1306754
	  	Sept. 11, 2017	  	14,575

 On your Termination Date, you will be deemed eligible for Retirement vesting (as such term is defined in the
Company’s Performance-Based Stock Unit Agreement (the “PRSU Agreement”)) for the PRSUs granted on the dates set forth in the chart below with the specified grant award number and, based on the determination of the number of
such shares vesting in accordance with the applicable performance goals adopted by Cisco. The target number of such PRSUs shall vest and settle subject to the applicable performance goals and subject to your continued compliance with this

  
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Agreement. The PRSUs will vest and settle no earlier than the vest date and no later than the last day of the month in which they vest. These PRSUs shall otherwise continue to be subject to the
terms and conditions of the PRSU Agreement including the restrictive covenants set forth therein, except that the list of Competitor Companies set forth above shall be considered the organizations and businesses which compete with or are in
conflict with the interests of Cisco for purposes of interpreting Section 3(b)(iii) of the PRSU Agreement. 
  

					
	 PRSU Grant Number
	  	 Vest Date
	  	 Target Number of Shares

	 1272101
	  	Sept. 11, 2017	  	246,400
	 1305921
	  	Sept. 11, 2017	  	18,333
	 1305923
	  	Sept. 11, 2018	  	18,333
	 1306753
	  	Sept. 11, 2018	  	172,900
	 1305922
	  	Sept. 11, 2019	  	18,344

  

	 	•	 	Limited Option Exercise Period Extension: Your vested and available non-qualified options to purchase Cisco common stock (“stock options”) (determined as of your Termination Date) that have a per share
exercise price that is more than the final NASDAQ per share market price on your Termination Date (“underwater options”), will remain exercisable through the earliest of (i) twelve (12) months after your Termination Date,
(ii) the maximum contractual term of the applicable stock option, provided that you execute any required implementation documents or (iii) the ninth (9th) anniversary of the
original date of the grant of the applicable stock option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as provided above, the stock options will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of your stock option agreements and the applicable
stock plan. For example, if you were granted an option to purchase 1,000 shares, which option has a maximum 9 year term that expires on February 1, 2017, and you terminate employment on September 30, 2016 at a time when your option is
underwater, your option will remain exercisable only until February 1, 2017 (you will not receive the entire 12 month extension of time to exercise). 

III. The Release and What You Are Agreeing To Release: You agree to the terms of this Agreement, including the release as set forth
below, which shall be executed no earlier than your Termination Date and no later than October 28, 2016.  
 Except as
set forth in Section V, which identifies claims expressly excluded from this release, in consideration for the cash severance, equity acceleration and limited option exercise period extension and other consideration hereunder, you release Cisco, any
affiliated companies of Cisco, any Cisco sponsored or established benefit plans, the administrators, fiduciaries, and trustees of any Cisco sponsored or established benefit plans, and the current and former officers, directors, agents, employees and
assigns of Cisco, of any affiliated companies of Cisco and of any Cisco sponsored or established benefit plans (the “Releasees”), to the maximum extent permitted by law, from any and all known and unknown claims up through the date
that you execute this Agreement. The claims which you are releasing include, but are not limited to,  

  
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those related to your employment with Cisco and the termination thereof. All such claims (including related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs) are waived and released without regard to
whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of all claims for monetary damages and any other form of personal relief and any claims arising under
any and all laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances, including but not limited to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act; the California Business and Professions Code; and any similar
laws of any state or governmental entity. 
 The release set forth in this agreement includes a waiver of all unknown claims as of the time
of this agreement and, accordingly, you agree to waive any rights under any applicable statute pertaining to the waiver of unknown claims including, but not limited to, Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California.
Section 1542 states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known to him or her, must have materially affected
his or her settlement with the debtor.” 
 This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. 

IV. Timeline For Considering And Signing This Agreement: You understand and acknowledge that you have been provided a period of at
least 21 days to decide whether you will execute this Agreement, no one hurried you into executing this Agreement during that period, no one coerced you into executing this Agreement, and you have been advised to consult an attorney before signing
this Agreement. The offer of this Agreement shall expire on October 28, 2016 (the “Expiration Date”). 
 Your
signed, accurately dated, and unmodified Agreement must be mailed to: Tara Powell, Cisco Systems, 2300 George Bush Hwy., Richardson, TX 75082-3550 or via email to tpowell@cisco.com on or before the Expiration Date. You may not date the
Agreement for a future (or past) date than the date on which you actually sign this Agreement. 
 You understand that unless more
time is required by applicable law, you have a limited period of seven (7) calendar days after your signing to revoke your acceptance of this Agreement. Further, should you wish to revoke this Agreement, this must be done within seven
(7) calendar days after your signing. You must mail written notification of revocation to: Tara Powell, Cisco Systems, 2300 George Bush Hwy, Richardson, TX 75082-3550 or via email to tpowell@cisco.com. Unless you personally deliver the
signed revocation on or before the end of the eighth (8th) calendar day after the signing, it must be sent by a traceable overnight delivery service or traceable overnight express mail and postmarked on or before the end of the eighth
(8th) calendar day after signing. This deadline will be extended to the next business day should it fall on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday recognized by the U.S. Postal Service and, if a revocation period longer than seven (7) calendar days
is required under applicable law, to the first business day after such revocation period expires. 

  
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 This Agreement will become effective and enforceable on the date that the revocation period has
expired after the signing, provided that you have delivered the signed Agreement to Cisco, Cisco has accepted it and you have not revoked it. If you exercise your right of revocation, your employment Termination Date of October 28, 2016 will
remain in effect. If you exercise your right of revocation or resign your employment prior to your Termination Date without the consent of the Company, you will not be entitled to the applicable benefits pursuant to this Agreement. 

Cisco reserves the right after receiving your signed Agreement to reject it and decline to accept it in the event it is untimely or if it is
modified by you. In the event the Agreement is rejected or not accepted by Cisco, it will be void and unenforceable. 
 In limited
circumstances such as, for example, a medical emergency, Cisco reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept an Agreement signed after the Expiration Date. However, you should not expect that Cisco will accept an Agreement signed after the
Expiration Date and this paragraph cannot be used or cited as imposing any obligation on Cisco to accept an Agreement signed after the Expiration Date. Under no circumstances will Cisco accept an Agreement executed or delivered to Cisco more than
four (4) months after the date of this Agreement. If you sign the Agreement any time after the Expiration Date, or deliver it to Cisco more than one business day following the Expiration Date (as set forth above), and Cisco accepts the
Agreement, you will be solely responsible for any and all tax liabilities, including penalties, excise taxes, and/or interest, if any, under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”). 

V. Protecting Your Rights: In understanding the terms of this Agreement and your rights, you are advised to consult with an attorney of
your choice at your expense prior to signing it. Also, the only claims that you are not waiving and releasing under this Agreement are claims you may have for (1) unemployment, state disability, worker’s compensation, and/or paid family
leave insurance benefits under applicable state law; (2) continuation of existing participation in Cisco-sponsored group health benefit plans, at your own expense, under COBRA and/or under an applicable state law counterpart(s); (3) any
benefits entitlements that are vested as of your termination date under the terms of a Cisco-sponsored benefit plan; (4) violation of any federal, state or local statutory and/or public policy right or entitlement that, by applicable law, is
not waivable; (5) any wrongful act or omission occurring after the date you execute this Agreement, including any breach by Cisco of this Agreement; (6) any rights you have to indemnification under the Restated Articles of Incorporation of
Cisco Systems, Inc. and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect; and (7) any rights to insurance coverage, including expense reimbursement, under any D&O insurance policy maintained by Cisco. In
addition, nothing in this Separation Agreement prevents or prohibits you from filing a claim with or voluntarily participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or any other government
agency that is responsible for enforcing a law on behalf of the government and deems such claims not waivable. However, please understand that, because you are waiving and releasing all claims “for monetary damages and any other form of
personal relief” (per Section II above), you may only seek and receive non-monetary forms of relief from the EEOC and similar government agencies. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits you from receiving monetary rewards under the whistleblower
provisions of federal law or regulation. If you sign this Agreement, you are agreeing that the benefits you will receive under Section II fully and completely satisfy all claims you might possibly have against Cisco and the other released
parties. 

  
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 You are hereby provided notice that under the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): (1) no
individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that: (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local
government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other
proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the
attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order. 

VI. Deferred Compensation Tax Consequences: In the event that any changes to this Agreement or any additional terms are required to
ensure that a payment is either exempt from or complies with Section 409A so that the penalty taxes under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) are not applied, you hereby agree that Cisco may make such change or incorporate such terms (by reference or
otherwise) without your consent. 
 VII. Protecting Cisco’s Rights: In executing this Agreement, you acknowledge that you
have not relied upon any statement made by Cisco, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to this Agreement unless the representation is specifically included in this written Agreement. Furthermore, this Agreement contains our entire
understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of separation benefits and supersedes any and all prior representations and agreements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. However, this Agreement does not modify, amend or
supersede written Cisco agreements that are consistent with enforceable provisions of this Agreement such as Cisco’s “Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement” and Cisco’s Arbitration Agreement and Policy. In addition,
this Agreement in no way alters the at-will nature of your employment; both you and Cisco are free to terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause or advance notice. Except for any changes that Cisco may make with
respect to Section 409A as set forth herein, once effective and enforceable, this Agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by you and Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources (or his/her designee).

 On or before your Termination Date, you agree to satisfy any and all outstanding financial obligations to the Company and return to
the Company all Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company property that you have had in your possession at any time, including but not limited to, Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial
information, specifications, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain
or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof). Separation benefits will not be provided to you under this Agreement until you comply with this requirement. 

  
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 You agree that you will not disclose to others the fact or terms of this Agreement, except that
you may disclose such information to your spouse or to your attorney or accountant in order for such individuals to render services to you. 

VIII. Mutual Non-Disparagement. You on the one hand, and the Company’s officers and directors with direct knowledge of this
Agreement on the other, agree not to make any negative statement about or disparage the other party with any written or oral statement. You specifically agree not to make any disparaging comments regarding the Releasees or their products, services,
agents, representatives, directors, officers, shareholders, attorneys, employees, vendors, affiliates, successors or assigns, or any person acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them, with any written or oral statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing in the clause shall be deemed to limit in any way statements by you (i) to your advisors, including legal counsel, that are under a contractual or legal obligation to preserve the confidentiality of such statements or
(ii) that you in good faith believe are truthful to any regulatory or enforcement agency which requests information from you regarding Cisco or in connection with any other legal or regulatory proceeding. 

IX. Non-Solicitation; Confidential Information. For the one (1) year period following your Termination Date, you agree and
acknowledge that your right to receive the severance consideration described in Section II above shall be conditioned upon you not either directly or indirectly soliciting, attempting to hire, recruiting, encouraging, or taking away any Cisco
employee, independent contractor, or consultant of Company for whom you had managerial responsibility, to whom you reported, with whom you participated on Company teams or projects, or about whom you gained confidential salary or performance
information; provided, however, that you shall not be prohibited from soliciting for employment or employing any such person (a) after three (3) months have lapsed since such person ceased to be employed or engaged by Cisco or
(b) whose most recent employment with Cisco was involuntarily terminated as a result of a restructuring. If you engage in any such activity, then all severance consideration to which you otherwise would be entitled under Section II, above, as
applicable, thereupon shall cease. 
 You hereby acknowledge that you are and continue to be bound by the Proprietary
Information and Inventions Agreement you signed with the Company dated July 31, 1995 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), and that the Confidentiality Agreement inures to the benefit of the Company to the same extent as set forth
in the Agreement, and that as a result of your employment with the Company you have had access to the Company confidential information, that you will hold all confidential information in strictest confidence and that you will not make use of such
confidential information on behalf of anyone. You further agree that you will deliver to the Company no later than the Termination Date all documents and data of any nature containing or pertaining to such confidential information and that you have
not taken with you any such documents or data or any reproduction thereof. If you violate any of the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, then all severance consideration to which you otherwise would be entitled under Section II, above, as
applicable, thereupon shall cease. 
 X. Full Disclosure: You confirm that you are not aware of any claim, grounds, facts or
circumstances that are expected to give rise to any material investigation, material claim or audit by any entity, including but not limited to, any state or federal or non-U.S. government agency, against Cisco in relation to any matter whatsoever
arising during your employment at Cisco. 

  
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 XI. Enforceability Of This Agreement: Any controversy or any claim arising out of or
relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with Cisco’s Arbitration Agreement and Policy, a copy of which you acknowledge having previously received and agreed to. If
for any reason this Arbitration Agreement and Policy is not enforceable, Cisco and you agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association (which can be found at http://www.adr.org) or any successor
hereto. The parties further agree that, except as set forth in the following paragraph, the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of this Agreement. Any applicable arbitration rules,
agreement or policy shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.  

Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partially invalid
or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. 

We trust that the separation payment and other consideration offered herein will assist you in your employment transition. We wish you the
best in your future endeavors. 
 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 

  
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 I UNDERSTAND AND VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THE ABOVE TERMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RELEASE OF
CLAIMS AS OF THE DATE OF MY SIGNATURE 
  

			
	 /s/ Pankaj Patel
	 	 10/28/16

	Signature of Employee	 	Date Signed
		
	 Pankaj Patel
	 	 Cupertino, CA, USA 95014

	Printed Name of Employee	 	Location Signed at (e.g., San Jose, CA, USA)
		
	  
	 	
	Cisco Employee #	 	

  

FOR CISCO USE ONLY 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 
  

									
		 	Received by:	 		 	Accepted by:	 	
		 	 /s/ Tara Powell
	 		 	 10/28/16
	 	
		 	Name/Date	 		 	Name/Date	 	

 

  
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 Exhibit 4.3 

Alcoa Corporation 2016 Stock Incentive Plan 

SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Alcoa Corporation 2016 Stock Incentive Plan is to encourage selected Directors and Employees to acquire a
proprietary interest in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company and to further link the interests of such individuals to the long-term interests of stockholders. 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below: 

“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share Award, Restricted Share Unit, Converted Award, or any other right,
interest, or option relating to Shares or other property granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. 
 “Award Agreement” means any
written or electronic agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder (and, in the case of a Converted Award, originally between Alcoa Inc. and the Participant), which may, but need not,
be executed or acknowledged by both the Company and the Participant. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:

(a) any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B) of the
regulations promulgated under the Code) (a “Person”) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person), in either case whether by purchase in the market, tender
offer, reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation, other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise (a “Transaction”), common stock of the Company possessing 30% or more
of the total voting power of the stock of the Company unless (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding
Company Common Stock”) or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Transaction own, directly or indirectly,
50% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or,
for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Transaction (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Transaction of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, as the case may be, and (B) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Transaction were members of the board of
directors of the Company at the time of the Transaction (which in the case of a market purchase shall be the date 30% ownership was first acquired, in the case of a tender offer, when at least 30% of the Company’s shares were tendered, and in
other events upon the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Transaction); and provided, further, that, for purposes of this paragraph, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control:
(i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, or (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; 

(b) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed
by a majority of the Company’s Board before the date of such appointment or election; or 
 (c) any Person acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person) assets of the Company that have a total gross fair market value of more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company
immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. 

  
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 Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if
its sole purpose is to (i) change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities
immediately before such transaction. 
 “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
successor thereto. 
 “Committee” means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board, any successor to such committee or a
subcommittee thereof or, if the Board so determines, another committee of the Board, in each case composed of no fewer than two directors, each of whom is a Non-Employee Director and an “outside director” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. 
 “Company” means Alcoa Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 

“Contingency Period” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 8. 

“Converted Award” means an Award that is issued to satisfy the automatic adjustment and conversion of awards over Alcoa Inc. common stock
contemplated under the Employee Matters Agreement. Converted Awards may be in the form of Options or Restricted Share Units, including Restricted Share Units that are Performance Awards. For avoidance of doubt, any Converted Award will be governed
by the provisions of the original award agreement applicable to such Converted Award. 
 “Covered Employee” means a “covered
employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. 
 “Director” means a member
of the Board who is not an Employee. 
 “Employee” means any employee (including any officer or employee director) of the Company or of any
Subsidiary. 
 “Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement dated October 31, 2016 by and between Alcoa Inc. and the
Company relating to the transfer of employees in connection with the separation of the Company’s business from Alcoa Inc.’s business, which agreement is incorporated herein by reference. 

“Equity Restructuring” means a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its stockholders, such as a stock dividend, stock split
(including a reverse stock split), spin-off, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the price of Shares (or other securities) and causes a
change in the per share value of the Shares underlying outstanding Awards. 
 “Executive Officer” means an officer who is designated as an
executive officer by the Board or by its designees in accordance with the definition of executive officer under Rule 3b-7 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Exercisable Time-Based Award” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 12. 

“Fair Market Value” with respect to Shares on any given date means the closing price per Share on that date as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange or other stock exchange on which the Shares principally trade. If the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange is not open for business on the date fair market value is being determined, the closing price as reported for the next
business day on which that exchange is open for business will be used. 
 “Family Member” has the same meaning as such term is defined in
Form S-8 (or any successor form) promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 “Non-Employee Director” has the meaning
set forth in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor definition adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Option” means any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and
during such period or periods as the Committee shall determine. All Options granted under the Plan are intended to be nonqualified stock options for purposes of the Code. 

  
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 “Other Awards” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 10. 

“Participant” means an Employee or a Director who is selected to receive an Award under the Plan. 

“Performance Award” means any award granted pursuant to SECTION 11 hereof in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share
Units, Restricted Shares or other awards of property, including cash, that have a performance feature described in SECTION 11. 
 “Performance
Period” means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured. A
Performance Period may not be less than one year. 
 “Plan” means this Alcoa Corporation 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended from
time to time. 
 “Replacement Award” means an Award resulting from adjustments or substitutions referred to in Section 4(f) herein,
provided that such Award is issued by a company (foreign or domestic) the majority of the equity of which is listed under and in compliance with the domestic company listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange or with a similarly liquid exchange
which has comparable standards to the domestic company listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. 
 “Restricted Shares” has the
meaning set forth in SECTION 8. 
 “Restricted Share Unit” has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9. 

“Shares” means the shares of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value. 

“Stock Appreciation Right” means any right granted under SECTION 7. 

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing 50% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in such corporation or entity, and any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity as to which the Company possesses a significant ownership
interest, directly or indirectly, as determined by the Committee. 
 “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the
Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries combines. 
 “Time-Based Award” means any Award granted pursuant to the Plan that is not a Performance Award. 

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to such orders
or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Employee Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Employee Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of
any Employee Award granted hereunder, and make modifications to such terms and conditions with respect to any outstanding Employee Award, in each case, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; (v) determine whether, to what
extent and under what circumstances Employee Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property or canceled or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts
payable with respect to an Employee Award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under the Plan;
(viii) determine whether any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or business unit, or a joint venture, shall be deemed to result in a Participant’s termination of service for purposes of Awards granted under the
Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems
necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, make any determinations necessary to effectuate the purpose of Section 12(a)(v) below. Decisions of the Committee shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Participant and any stockholder; provided that the Board shall approve any decisions affecting Director Awards. 

  
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 The Board shall have full power and authority, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee
of the Board to: (i) select the Directors of the Company to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Director Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the
number of Shares to be covered by each Director Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Director Award granted hereunder, and make modifications to such terms and conditions with respect to any outstanding
Director Award, in each case, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Director Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property or canceled or
suspended; and (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts payable with respect to a Director Award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the
election of the Director. For purposes of the Plan, Awards to a Director shall not exceed $250,000 based on grant date fair value (determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) in any one-year period. 

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 
 (a)
Number of Shares Reserved under the Plan. Subject to the adjustment provisions of Section 4(f) below and the provisions of Section 4(b), up to 19,000,000 Shares may be issued under the Plan. Each Share issued pursuant to an Award other
than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right shall count as 2.33 Shares for purposes of the foregoing authorization. Each Share issued pursuant to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be counted as one Share for each Option or Stock
Appreciation Right. For the avoidance of doubt, any Shares issued pursuant to a Converted Award shall reduce the maximum number of Shares issuable under this Section 4(a). 

(b) Share Replenishment. In addition to the Shares authorized by Section 4(a), Shares underlying Awards that are granted under the Plan,
which are subsequently forfeited, cancelled or expire in accordance with the terms of the Award shall become available for issuance under the Plan. The following Shares shall not become available for issuance under the Plan: (x) Shares tendered
in payment of an Option or other Award, and (y) Shares withheld for taxes. Shares purchased by the Company using Option proceeds shall not be added to the Plan limit and if Stock Appreciation Rights are settled in Shares, each Stock
Appreciation Right shall count as one Share whether or not Shares are actually issued or transferred under the Plan. 
 (c) Issued Shares. Shares
shall be deemed to be issued hereunder only when and to the extent that payment or settlement of an Award is actually made in Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may at any time authorize a cash payment in lieu of
Shares, including without limitation if there are insufficient Shares available for issuance under the Plan to satisfy an obligation created under the Plan. 

(d) Source of Shares. Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares
purchased in the open market or otherwise. 
 (e) Substitute Awards. Shares issued or granted in connection with Substitute Awards shall not reduce
the Shares available for issuance under the Plan or to a Participant in any calendar year. 
 (f) Adjustments. Subject to SECTION 12: 

(i) Corporate Transactions other than an Equity Restructuring. In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange
of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the price of the Shares other than an Equity Restructuring, the Committee shall
make such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to (i) the aggregate number and kind of shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to,
adjustments of the limitations in Sections 4(a) and 13(f) hereof); (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (c) the
grant or exercise price per Share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. Any adjustment affecting an Award intended to be “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor
provision thereto, shall be made consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. 

  
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 In the event of any transaction or event described above in this Section 4(f)(i) or any
unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, the Committee,
on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event (except that action to give effect to a change in applicable laws or accounting principles
may be made within a reasonable period of time after such change), is hereby authorized to take actions, including but not limited to any one or more of the following actions, whenever the Committee determines that such action is appropriate in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in
laws, regulations or principles, provided that the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number: 
  

	 	(A)	To provide for either (I) termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the
Participant’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described above in this Section 4(f)(i) the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained
upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (II) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its
sole discretion; 

  

	 	(B)	To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or
survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; 

  

	 	(C)	To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of outstanding Restricted Shares and/or in the terms and conditions of
(including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding options, rights and awards; 

  

	 	(D)	To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby; or 

  

	 	(E)	To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event. 

 (ii)
Equity Restructuring. In connection with the occurrence of any Equity Restructuring, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(f), the Committee will adjust the terms of the Plan and each outstanding Award as it
deems equitable to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include (i) adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and/or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not
limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Sections 4(a) and 13(f) hereof); (ii) adjusting the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the performance targets or other criteria included in, outstanding Awards;
and (iii) granting new Awards or making cash payments to Participants. The adjustments provided under this Section 4(f)(ii) will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on all interested parties, including the affected Participant and
the Company; provided that the Committee will determine whether an adjustment is equitable and the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number. 

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Any Director or Employee shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant. 

  
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 SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS. Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to
other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option granted under the Plan may be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form as the Committee from time to time approves. Any such Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions required by this
SECTION 6 and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may deem appropriate in each case. 

(a) Option Price. The purchase price (or Option price) per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion; provided that, except in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4(f), Substitute Awards or Converted Awards, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of the
grant of the Option. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a limit on the amount of gain that can be realized on an Option. 
 (b) Option
Period. The term of each Option granted hereunder shall not exceed ten years from the date the Option is granted. 
 (c) Exercisability. Options
shall be exercisable at such time or times as determined by the Committee at or subsequent to grant, provided, however, that the minimum vesting period of an Option shall be one year except in connection with an adjustment provided for in
Section 4(f), Substitute Awards or Converted Awards. 
 (d) Method of Exercise. Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, any Option may be
exercised by the Participant in whole or in part at such time or times, and the Participant may make payment of the Option price in such form or forms, including, without limitation, payment by delivery of cash, Shares or other consideration
(including, where permitted by law and the Committee, Awards) having a fair market value on the exercise date equal to the total Option price, or by any combination of cash, Shares and other consideration as the Committee may specify in the
applicable Award Agreement. 
 SECTION 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants on such terms and
conditions as the Committee may determine, subject to the requirements of the Plan. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the holder a right to receive, upon exercise, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of
exercise or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, or if granted in connection with an outstanding Option on the date
of grant of the related Option, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, except in the case of Substitute Awards, Converted Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 4(f), shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value of one Share on such date of grant of the right or the related Option, as the case may be. Any payment by the Company in respect of such right may be made in cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof, as the Committee, in
its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a limit on the amount of gain that can be realized on a Stock Appreciation Right. 

(a) Grant Price. The grant price for a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, and except as provided in
Section 4(f) and for Substitute Awards and Converted Awards, that such price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. 

(b) Term. The term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant, or if granted in tandem with an Option, the
expiration date of the Option. The minimum vesting period of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be one year, except in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4(f), Substitute Awards or Converted Awards. 

(c) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall establish the time or times at which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in
part. 
 SECTION 8. RESTRICTED SHARES. 
 (a)
Definition. A Restricted Share means any Share issued with the contingency or restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other contingencies or restrictions as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may impose (including, without limitation, any contingency or restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any cash dividends), which contingencies and restrictions may lapse separately or in combination, at such
time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate. 

  
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 (b) Issuance. A Restricted Share Award shall be subject to contingencies or restrictions imposed by the
Committee during a period of time specified by the Committee (the “Contingency Period”). Restricted Share Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants, for no cash consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by
applicable law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Restricted Share Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

(c) Registration. Any Restricted Share issued hereunder may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate,
including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered in
the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, contingencies and restrictions applicable to such Award. 

(d) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant or thereafter or as otherwise set forth in the terms and
conditions of an Award, upon termination of service for any reason during the Contingency Period, all Restricted Shares still subject to any contingency or restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant and reacquired by the Company. 

(e) Minimum Restrictions. Restricted Share Awards that are restricted only on the passage of time shall have a minimum three-year pro-rata restriction
period (the restrictions lapse each year as to 1/3 of the Restricted Share Awards), except in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4(f), Substitute Awards or Converted Awards; provided, however, that a restriction period of
less than this period may be approved for Awards with respect to up to 5% of the Shares authorized under the Plan. 
 (f)
Section 83(b) Election. A Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to report the value of Restricted Shares as income on the date of grant. 

SECTION 9. RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS. 
 (a)
Definition. A Restricted Share Unit is an Award of a right to receive, in cash or Shares, as the Committee may determine, the Fair Market Value of one Share, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of the grant, which shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. 
 (b) Terms and Conditions. In
addition to the terms and conditions that may be established at the time of a grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards, the following terms and conditions apply: 

(i) Restricted Share Unit Awards may not be sold, pledged (except as permitted under Section 15(a)) or otherwise encumbered prior to the
date on which the Shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable contingency, restriction or performance period lapses. 

(ii) Restricted Share Unit Awards that are vested only due to the passage of time shall have a minimum three-year pro-rata vesting period (1/3
vests each year), except in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4(f), Substitute Awards or Converted Awards; provided, however, that a vesting period of less than three years may be approved for Restricted Share Unit Awards
with respect to up to 5% of the Shares authorized under the Plan. 
 (iii) Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) subject to
Restricted Share Unit Awards may be issued for no cash consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law. Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) purchased pursuant to a purchase right granted under
this SECTION 9 thereafter shall be purchased for such consideration as the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase right is
granted. 
 (iv) The terms and conditions of Restricted Share Unit Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

SECTION 10. OTHER AWARDS. Other Awards of Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on,
Shares or other property (“Other Awards”) may be granted to Participants. Other Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or any other form of property as the 

  
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Committee shall determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom, and the time or times at which, such
Awards shall be made, the number of Shares to be granted pursuant to such Awards and all other conditions of the Awards. The terms and conditions of Other Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Other Awards shall not exceed 5%
of the Shares available for issuance under this Plan. 
 SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Awards with a performance feature are referred to as
“Performance Awards”. Performance Awards may be granted in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share Units, Restricted Shares or Other Awards with the features and restrictions applicable thereto. The performance
criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award, provided that the minimum performance period shall be one year. Performance
Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof in the sole discretion of the Committee. The performance levels to be achieved for each Performance Period and the amount of the Award to be paid shall be conclusively
determined by the Committee. Except as provided in SECTION 12, each Performance Award shall be paid following the end of the Performance Period or, if later, the date on which any applicable contingency or restriction has ended. 

SECTION 12. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS. 
 (a) Effect
of a Change in Control on Existing Awards under this Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award, in the event of a
Change in Control: 
 (i) any Time-Based Award consisting of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or any other Time-Based Award in the form of
rights that are exercisable by Participants upon vesting (“Exercisable Time-Based Award”), that is outstanding as of the date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred and that is not then vested, shall become vested
and exercisable, unless replaced by a Replacement Award; 
 (ii) any Time-Based Award that is not an Exercisable Time-Based Award that is
outstanding as of the date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred and that is not then vested, shall become free of all contingencies, restrictions and limitations and shall become vested and transferable, unless replaced by a
Replacement Award; 
 (iii) any Replacement Award for which an Exercisable Time-Based Award has been exchanged upon a Change in Control shall
vest and become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule and term for exercisability that applied to the corresponding Exercisable Time-Based Award immediately prior to such Change in Control, provided, however, that if
within twenty four (24) months of such Change in Control, the Participant’s service with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in the Alcoa Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the
Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Alcoa Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan), such Award shall become vested and exercisable to the extent outstanding at the time of such termination of service. Any Replacement
Award that has become vested and exercisable pursuant to this paragraph shall expire on the earlier of (A) thirty six (36) months following the date of termination of such Participant’s service (or, if later, the conclusion of the
applicable post-termination exercise period pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement) and (B) the last day of the term of such Replacement Award; 

(iv) any Replacement Award for which a Time-Based Award that is not an Exercisable Time-Based Award has been exchanged upon a Change in Control
shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule that applied to the corresponding Time-Based Award immediately prior to such Change in Control, provided, however, that if within twenty four (24) months of such Change in
Control, the Participant’s service with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in the Alcoa Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined
in the Alcoa Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan), such Award shall become free of all contingencies, restrictions and limitations and become vested and transferable to the extent outstanding; 

(v) any Performance Award shall be converted so that such Award is no longer subject to any performance condition referred to in SECTION 11
above, but instead is subject to the passage of time, with the number or value of such Replacement Award determined as follows: (A) if 50% or more of the Performance Period has been completed as of the date on which such Change in Control is
deemed to have occurred, the number or value of such Award shall be based on actual performance during the Performance Period; or (B) if less than 50% of the Performance Period has been completed as of the date on which such Change in Control
is deemed to have occurred, the number or value of such Award shall be the target number or value. Paragraphs (i) through (iv) above shall govern the terms of such Time-Based Award. 

  
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 (b) Change in Control Settlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if approved by the
Committee, upon a Change in Control, a Participant may receive a cash settlement under clauses (i) and (ii) below of existing Awards that are vested and exercisable as of the date on which such Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred: 
 (i) a Participant who holds an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, in lieu of the payment of the purchase price for the
Shares being purchased under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, surrender the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the Company and receive cash, within 30 days of the Change in Control, in an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market
Value of the Shares on the date of the Change in Control exceeds the purchase price per Share under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of Shares granted under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right; and 

(ii) a Participant who holds Restricted Share Units may, in lieu of receiving Shares which have vested under Section 12(a)(ii) of this
Plan, receive cash, within 30 days of a Change in Control, in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the Change in Control multiplied by the number of Restricted Share Units held by the Participant. 

SECTION 13. CODE SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS. 
 (a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee determines at the time a Restricted Share Award, a Performance Award or a Restricted Share Unit Award is granted to a Participant that such Participant is, or is likely to be as of
the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, then the Committee may provide that this SECTION 13 is applicable to such Award. 

(b) If an Award is subject to this SECTION 13, then the lapsing of contingencies or restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or other
property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement by the Company on a consolidated basis, and/or by specified Subsidiaries or divisions or business units of the Company, as appropriate, of one or more objective
performance goals established by the Committee. Performance goals shall be set by the Committee (and any adjustments shall be made by the Committee) within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with, the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder. 
 (c) As the Committee deems appropriate, performance
goals established by the Committee may be based upon (x) the achievement of specified levels of Company, Subsidiary, division or business unit performance under one or more of the measures described below, (y) the improvement in Company,
Subsidiary, division or business unit performance under one or more of the measures, and (z) Company, Subsidiary or business unit performance under one or more of the measures relative to the performance of other comparator companies or groups
of companies or an external index or indicator. Performance goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Award will be earned, levels of performance at which an Award will become partially earned, and a level of performance at
which an Award will be fully earned. Any of the measures listed below, as applicable, may be calculated to exclude special items, unusual or infrequently occurring items or nonrecurring items or may be normalized for fluctuations in market forces,
including, but not limited to, foreign currency exchange rates and the price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange: 
 (i) earnings,
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 (ii) book value per share; 

(iii) pre-tax income, after-tax income, income from continuing operations, or after tax operating income; 

(iv) operating profit; 
 (v)
earnings per common share (basic or diluted); 
 (vi) return on assets (net or gross); 

(vii) return on capital; 
 (viii)
return on invested capital; 
 (ix) sales, revenues or growth in or returns on sales or revenues; 

(x) share price appreciation; 

(xi) total stockholder return; 

(xii) cash flow, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), cash on hand, reduction of
debt, capital structure of the Company including debt to capital ratios; 
 (xiii) implementation or completion of critical projects or
processes; 
 (xiv) economic profit, economic value added or created; 

(xv) cumulative earnings per share growth; 

(xvi) achievement of cost reduction goals; 

(xvii) return on stockholders’ equity; 

(xviii) total stockholders’ return; 

(xix) reduction of days working capital, working capital or inventory; 

(xx) operating margin or profit margin; 

(xxi) capital expenditures; 

(xxii) cost targets, reductions and savings, productivity and efficiencies; 

(xxiii) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on market penetration, geographic business expansion, customer
satisfaction (including product quality and delivery), employee satisfaction, human resources management (including diversity representation), supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint
ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; 
 (xxiv) personal professional objectives, including any of the foregoing
performance measures, the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the development of long-term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, technology and best practice sharing
within the Company, and the completion of other corporate goals or transactions; 
 (xxv) sustainability measures, community engagement
measures or environmental, health or safety goals of the Company or the Subsidiary or business unit of the Company for or within which the Participant is primarily employed; or 

(xxvi) audit and compliance measures. 
 (d)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan other than Section 4(f) and SECTION 12, with respect to any Award that is subject to this SECTION 13, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and
the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals. 
 (e) The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions
on Awards subject to this SECTION 13 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any
successor provision thereto. 
 (f) For purposes of complying with Code Section 162(m) limitations on “performance-based compensation,” and
subject to the adjustment provisions of Section 4(f), no Participant may be granted Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights in any calendar year with respect to more than 10,000,000 Shares, or Restricted Share Awards or Restricted Share Unit
Awards covering more than 4,000,000 Shares. The maximum dollar value payable with respect to Performance Awards that are valued with reference to property other than Shares and granted to any Participant in any one calendar year is $15,000,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Shares subject to Converted Awards shall be disregarded for purposes of the limitations set forth in this Section 13(f). 

  
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 SECTION 14. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the
Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made: (a) without stockholder approval, if such
approval would be required pursuant to applicable law or the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Shares trade; or (b) without the consent of the affected Participant, if such action would impair
the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award, except as provided in Sections 15(e) and 15(f). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so as to have the Plan
conform to local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction outside the United States or to qualify for or comply with any tax or regulatory requirement for which or with which the Board or Committee deems it necessary or desirable to qualify or
comply. 
 SECTION 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 (a)
Transferability of Awards. Awards may be transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Except as set forth herein, awards shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant or, if permissible
under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or limited by applicable laws, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to
exercise the rights of the Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or limited by applicable laws, Awards may be transferred to one or more Family Members, individually or
jointly, or to a trust whose beneficiaries include the Participant or one or more Family Members under terms and conditions established by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to determine, at the time of grant, any other rights or
restrictions applicable to the transfer of Awards; provided however, that no Award may be transferred to a third party for value or consideration. Except as provided in this Plan or the terms and conditions established for an Award, any Award
shall be null and void and without effect upon any attempted assignment or transfer, including, without limitation, any purported assignment, whether voluntary or by operation of law, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, attachment, divorce
or trustee process or similar process, whether legal or equitable. 
 (b) Award Entitlement. No Employee or Director shall have any claim to be
granted any Award under the Plan and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Directors under the Plan. 
 (c) Terms and
Conditions of Award. The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed to have become a Participant subject to all the applicable terms and conditions of the Award upon the grant of the Award to the prospective recipient,
unless the prospective recipient notifies the Company within 30 days of the grant that the prospective recipient does not accept the Award. This Section 15(c) is without prejudice to the Company’s right to require a Participant to
affirmatively accept the terms and conditions of an Award. 
 (d) Award Adjustments. Except as provided in SECTION 13, the Committee shall be
authorized to make adjustments in Performance Award criteria or in the terms and conditions of other Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations
or accounting principles. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. 

(e) Committee Right to Cancel. The Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any
Award shall be canceled or suspended at any time prior to a Change in Control: (i) if an Employee, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or after termination of such employment, becomes associated
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employed by, renders services to or owns any interest (other than an interest of up to 5% in a publicly traded company or any other nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) in any
business that is in competition with the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) in the event of the Participant’s willful engagement in conduct which is injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) in the event
of an Executive Officer’s misconduct described in Section 15(f); or (iv) in order to comply with applicable laws as described in Section 15(h) below. For purposes of clause (ii), no act, or failure to act, on the
Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the
Company or a Subsidiary. In the event of a dispute concerning the application of this Section 15(e), no claim by the Company shall be given effect unless the Board determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that the Committee has
the right to cancel an Award or Awards hereunder, and the Board finding to that effect is adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the entire membership of the Board (after reasonable notice to the Participant and an
opportunity for the Participant to provide information to the Board in such manner as the Board, in its sole discretion, deems to be appropriate under the circumstances). 

(f) Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines,
if the Board learns of any misconduct by an Executive Officer that contributed to the Company having to restate all or a portion of its financial statements, the Board will, to the full extent permitted by governing law, in all appropriate cases,
effect the cancellation and recovery of Awards (or the value of Awards) previously granted to the Executive Officer if: (i) the amount of the Award was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently
the subject of a restatement, (ii) the executive engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and (iii) the amount of the Award had the financial results been properly reported would have
been lower than the amount actually awarded. Furthermore, all Awards (including Awards that have vested in accordance with the Award Agreement) shall be subject to the terms and conditions, if applicable, of any other recoupment policy adopted by
the Company from time to time or any recoupment requirement imposed under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation, recoupment requirements imposed pursuant to Section 954 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or recoupment requirements under the laws of any other jurisdiction. 

(g) Stock Certificate Legends. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stock transfer
orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed and any applicable
Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

(h) Compliance with Securities Laws and Other Requirements. No Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the
Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Company in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. Federal securities laws and any
other laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing or other requirements to which such offer, if made, would be subject. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver Shares pursuant to Awards granted
hereunder prior to: (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and (ii) completion of any registration or other qualification with respect to the Shares under any
applicable law in the United States or in a jurisdiction outside of the United States or procurement of any ruling or determination of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable or at a time when any such
registration, qualification or determination is not current, has been suspended or otherwise has ceased to be effective. The inability or impracticability of the Company to obtain or maintain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such
requisite authority shall not have been obtained, and shall constitute circumstances in which the Committee may determine to amend or cancel Awards pertaining to such Shares, with or without consideration to the affected Participants. 

  
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 (i) Dividends. No Award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall have the right to receive dividends
or dividend equivalents. To the extent that the Board, in its discretion, declares a dividend on the Shares: (i) a recipient of an Award of Restricted Shares shall receive dividends on the Restricted Shares subject to such contingencies or
restrictions, if any, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose; and (ii) dividend equivalents shall accrue on Restricted Share Units (including Restricted Share Units that have a performance feature) and shall only be paid if and when
such Restricted Share Units vest, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Any dividend equivalents that accrue on Restricted Share Units will be calculated at the same rate as dividends paid on the common stock of the Company. Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid on Restricted Share Units that have not vested or on Restricted Share Units that have not been earned during a Performance Period. 

(j) Consideration for Awards. Except as otherwise required in any applicable Award Agreement or by the terms of the Plan, recipients of Awards under
the Plan shall not be required to make any payment or provide consideration other than the rendering of services. 
 (k) Delegation of Authority by
Committee. The Committee may delegate to one or more Executive Officers or a committee of Executive Officers the right to grant Awards to Employees who are not Executive Officers or Directors of the Company and to cancel or suspend Awards to
Employees who are not Executive Officers or Directors of the Company. 
 (l) Tax Obligations. The Company shall be authorized to withhold from any
Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of Tax Obligations due in respect of an Award or payment hereunder and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of
such Tax Obligations, including without limitation requiring the Participant to pay cash, withholding otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, forcing the sale of Shares issued
pursuant to an Award (or exercise or vesting thereof) having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or requiring the Participant to deliver to the Company already-owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the
amount required to be withheld. For purposes of the foregoing, “Tax Obligations” means tax, social insurance and social security liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Awards, including, without limitation,
(i) all U.S. Federal, state, and local income, employment and any other taxes (including the Participant’s U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligation) that are required to be withheld by the Company (or a Subsidiary, as
applicable), (ii) the Participant’s and, to the extent required by the Company (or a Subsidiary, as applicable), the Company’s (or a Subsidiary’s) fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or
exercise of an Award or sale of Shares issued under the Award, and (iii) any other taxes, social insurance, social security liabilities or premium for which the Participant has an obligation, or which the Participant has agreed to bear, with
respect to such Award (or exercise thereof or issuance of Shares or other consideration thereunder). Furthermore, the Committee shall be authorized to, but is not required to, establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such
obligations for the payment of such taxes by delivery of or transfer of Shares to the Company or by directing the Company to retain Shares otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award. All personal taxes applicable to any Award under the Plan
are the sole liability of the Participant. 
 (m) Other Compensatory Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from
adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 

(n) Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United
States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly. 

(o) Severability. If any provision of this Plan is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify
the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. 

  
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 (p) Awards to Non-U.S. Employees. Awards may be granted to Employees and Directors who are foreign
nationals or residents or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees and Directors who are not foreign nationals or residents or who are employed in the United
States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law, regulations or tax policy. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee or the Board, as applicable, are
specifically authorized to (i) adopt rules and procedures regarding the conversion of local currency, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements and (ii) adopt sub-plans, Award Agreements
and Plan and Award Agreement addenda as may be deemed desirable to accommodate foreign laws, regulations and practice. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s or a
Subsidiary’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees on assignments outside their home countries. Notwithstanding the discretion of the Committee under this section, the Participant remains solely liable for any applicable
personal taxes. 
 (q) Repricing Prohibited. Except as provided in Section 4(f), the terms of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
may not be amended, and action may not otherwise be taken without stockholder approval, to: (i) reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, (ii) cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in
exchange for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or (iii) replace outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange
for other Awards or cash at a time when the exercise price of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is higher than the Fair Market Value of a Share. 

(r) Deferral. The Committee may require or permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash or other
property to the extent that such deferral complies with Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder. The Committee may also authorize the payment or crediting of interest, dividends or dividend equivalents on
any deferred amounts. 
 (s) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except to the extent specifically provided otherwise by the
Committee and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, Awards under the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (and the Treasury Department guidance and regulations issued thereunder) so as to avoid
the imposition of any additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. If the Committee determines that an Award, payment, distribution, transaction or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan
would, if undertaken, cause a Participant to become subject to any additional taxes or other penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then unless the Committee specifically provides otherwise, such Award, payment, distribution, transaction or
other action or arrangement shall not be given effect to the extent it causes such result and the related provisions of the Plan and/or Award Agreement will be deemed modified, or, if necessary, suspended in order to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code to the extent determined appropriate by the Committee, in each case without the consent of or notice to the Participant. Although the Company may attempt to avoid adverse tax treatment under Section 409A of the
Code, the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential
negative tax impact on holders of Awards under the Plan. 
 (t) Effect of Headings. The Section headings and subheadings herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 
 SECTION 16.
TERM OF PLAN. No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after November 1, 2026 but any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. The Plan became effective as of the Company’s separation from Alcoa Inc. on November 1, 2016.

  
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