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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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SCHEDULE 14A

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HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 15, 2020. You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS C/O HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. P.O. BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 R1<$$$>1-JOB NUMBER See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructioneeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 27, 2020 Date: June 15, 2020 Time: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time Location: Virtual Shareholder Meeting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HWM2020 HOWMET AEROSPACE IN C.

Before You Vote How to Access the Proxy Materials Please Choose One of the Following Voting Methods R1<$$$>2-JOB NUMBER Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE: NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 10-K How to View Online: Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page) and visit: www.proxyvote.com. How to Request and Receive a PAPER or E-MAIL Copy: If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is NO charge for requesting a copy. Please choose one of the following methods to make your request: 1) BY INTERNET: www.proxyvote.com 2) BY TELEPHONE: 1-800-579-1639 3) BY E-MAIL*: sendmaterial@proxyvote.com * If requesting materials by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page) in the subject line. Requests, instructions and other inquiries sent to this e-mail address will not be forwarded to your investment advisor. Please make the request as instructed above on or before June 1, 2020 to facilitate timely delivery. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Vote By Internet: Before the Meeting – Go to www.proxyvote.com Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Easter Time on June 14, 2020 for shares held directly and by 11:59 p.m. on June 12, 2020 for shares held in a Plan. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During the Meeting – Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HWM2020.com You may attend the meeting via the internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. For Participants in the Plan – This Proxy covers all shares for which the undersigned has the right to give voting instructions to trustee of the plan. This Proxy, when property executed, will be voted as directed. If voting instructions are not received by the proxy tabulator by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 12, 2020, the shares represented by this proxy will be voted in the same proportion as the shares for which the Trustee has received timely instructions from others who do not vote. Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by requesting a paper copy of the materials, which will include a proxy card. How To Vo te

. 1a. 1b. 1c. 1d. 1e. 1f. 1g. R1<$$$>3-JOB NUMBER Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: Election of (10) Director Nominees to Serve for a One-Year Term Expiring in 2021: Nominees: NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. 4. Shareholder Proposal regarding shareholding threshold to call special shareowner meeting The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation 3. 2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: Ulrich R. Schmidt John C. Plant Nicole W. Piasecki Tolga I. Oal Jody G. Miller David J. Miller Robert F. Leduc Joseph S. Cantie Amy E. Alving Jordan James F. Albaugh 1g. 1g. 1g.