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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-160821
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170505
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Arconic Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000004281
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3350]
		IRS NUMBER:				250317820
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03610
		FILM NUMBER:		17818519

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		390 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022-4608
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128362732

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		390 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022-4608

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALCOA INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20141003

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALCOA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARCONIC INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In
Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;5, 2017, Arconic Inc. issued the following communication to shareholders: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following Arconic&#146;s announcement yesterday that its Board is nominating two new director candidates with exceptional credentials, Elliott
responded by simply repeating its overblown and misleading claims. It defies reality for Elliott to suggest that Arconic does not have a track record of embracing change. Arconic has recently undergone numerous changes that, in the aggregate, have
been truly transformational - including its separation from Alcoa Corp into a new standalone public company just last November, the departure of Arconic&#146;s Chairman and CEO last month, the announcement in December of a strategic <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-year</FONT> plan with specific financial objectives, the substantial refreshment of the Board with 7 of the 11 directors having joined within the last 16 months, and various governance and operational changes including
the creation of a finance committee, modifications to executive compensation and adoption of proxy access. In addition, Elliott&#146;s hyperbolic assertions regarding vote-buying and &#147;poison puts&#148; are just plain false. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our extensive engagements with Elliott, it has become very clear to us that Elliott is seeking creeping control in an effort to pressure
Arconic into adopting a half-baked and fundamentally misguided approach to our business operations. We believe Elliott&#146;s proposals would seriously jeopardize the progress we are making in executing our plan to create compelling shareholder
value. Last week, for example, we announced strong first quarter earnings (our first full quarter as a standalone company) as well as our execution of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">debt-for-equity</FONT></FONT>
exchange agreement to complete the monetization of our retained stake in Alcoa Corp on a tax efficient basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While it is puzzling why
Elliott is pushing for operational changes that seem so clearly contrary to sound business judgment, our educated guess is that Elliott basically does not care whether Arconic is thriving in three, five or ten years from now &#150; indeed, we
believe it is telling that, in our prior settlement discussions with Elliott, they were very focused on having an unfettered ability to sell their shares at any time and accordingly insisted on registration rights as a key settlement term. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Link to our most recent materials can be found here: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">http://www.arconic.com/global/en/news/news_detail.asp?pageID=20170504000406en&amp;newsYear=2017 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">http://www.arconic.com/global/en/investors/pdf/New-Presentation-for-Arconic-Investors.pdf </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">http://www.arconic.com/global/en/news/pdf/press_release/Choose-Strong-Arconic-Governance-Letter.pdf </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">http://www.arconic.com/global/en/investment/pdfs/2017-Proxy-Statement-Supplement.pdf </P>
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