Alcoa Reports Fourth Quarter Income From Continuing Operations of $0.21 Per Share; Income of $0.06 Per Share Excluding Special Items

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported income from continuing operations of $242
million, or $0.21 per share, in fourth quarter 2012. Excluding the net
positive impact of special items, income from continuing operations was
$64 million, or $0.06 per share.

Fourth quarter 2012 income compares to a loss from continuing operations
of $143 million in third quarter 2012, and a loss of $193 million in
fourth quarter 2011.

For the full-year 2012, Alcoa reported income from continuing operations
of $191 million, or $0.18 per share, compared with $614 million, or
$0.55 per share, in 2011. Year-on-year the realized aluminum price fell
12 percent, equating to roughly $1 billion in market impact.

Despite low aluminum prices, Alcoa generated full-year income and met
all of its cash sustainability targets for the fourth consecutive year,
ending 2012 in a strong cash position. The Company delivered $1.3
billion in productivity and overhead improvements, reduced days working
capital by three days, and ended the year in a strong liquidity position
with net debt at its lowest level since 2006 and $1.9 billion cash on
hand.

'Alcoa hit record profitability in our mid and downstream businesses,
and continued to drive efficiency in our upstream businesses in the
fourth quarter, all while cutting debt and maintaining our cash
position,? said Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer.

'We overcame volatile metal prices and global economic instability to
deliver on our targets for the fourth year in a row. We enter 2013 in a
strong position to maximize profitable growth.?

In 2013, Alcoa sees global aluminum demand growth of 7 percent, up from
6 percent in 2012 and ahead of the 6.5 percent rate required to meet the
Company′s forecast of a doubling in global aluminum demand between 2010
and 2020. Aluminum demand grew 10 percent in 2011 on top of 13 percent
growth in 2010.

In 2013, Alcoa projects global growth in the aerospace (9-10 percent),
automotive (1-4 percent), commercial transportation (2-7 percent),
packaging (2-3 percent), building and construction (4-5 percent), and
industrial gas turbine (3-5 percent) markets.

Fourth Quarter 2012

Alcoa reported fourth quarter 2012 net income of $242 million, or $0.21
per share, compared to a net loss of $143 million, or $0.13 per share,
in third quarter 2012 and $191 million, or $0.18 per share, in fourth
quarter 2011. Adjusted EBITDA in fourth quarter 2012 was $597 million,
an increase of $315 million over third quarter 2012 and an increase of
$152 million over fourth quarter 2011.

Special items in fourth quarter 2012 delivered a net gain of $178
million, primarily associated with the closing of the Tapoco
Hydroelectric Project asset sale, which resulted in a $161 million
after-tax gain. Another $78 million in gains, including those associated
with discrete income tax items and the positive impact of mark-to-market
changes on certain energy contracts, were mostly offset by the negative
impact of restructuring, primarily related to plant curtailments and
asset impairments, and the Massena, New York site fire.

Revenue for fourth quarter 2012 was $5.9 billion, up 1 percent compared
with third quarter 2012, but down 2 percent compared with fourth quarter
2011 revenue of $6 billion.

Sequentially, the higher fourth quarter revenues were primarily due to
improved realized pricing for aluminum (up 5 percent).

Alcoa delivered outstanding results across all businesses in the fourth
quarter. Alcoa′s Primary Metals business delivered After-Tax Operating
Income (ATOI) of $316 million in the fourth quarter, up $348 million
over fourth quarter 2011 despite a 2 percent drop in realized metal
prices. Fourth quarter 2012 ATOI was favorably impacted by the closing
of the Tapoco asset sale. At the end of fourth quarter 2012, Global
Primary Products had moved down the smelting cost curve by 4 percentage
points.

The Company′s midstream and downstream businesses continued to turn in
record performance, hitting new profitability highs. Global Rolled
Products achieved record fourth quarter ATOI of $69 million, up $43
million year-on-year, and record fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA per
metric ton of $344. Engineered Products and Solutions delivered record
fourth quarter ATOI of $137 million, up 12 percent year-on-year, and
achieved record fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.7 percent,
the fourth consecutive quarter a year-over-year record was established.

Alcoa ended the quarter with strong cash results. The Company generated
$535 million in free cash flow in the quarter, with cash from operations
of $933 million, up $670 million sequentially. Alcoa also maintained its
strong liquidity position, ending the quarter with cash on hand of $1.9
billion.

Following the record low in days working capital achieved in each
quarter throughout 2012, the Company also achieved an all-time low for
the fourth quarter at 24 days, three days lower than the previous fourth
quarter record set in 2011, and 19 days lower than fourth quarter 2008.
This is the 13th successive quarter the Company has demonstrated
year-over-year improvement.

In fourth quarter 2012, the debt-to-capital ratio stood at 34.8 percent,
130 basis points lower than the sequential quarter, while net
debt-to-capital stood at 29.7 percent.

2012 Full-Year

For the year 2012, revenue was $23.7 billion, compared to $25 billion in
2011. Income from continuing operations was $191 million, or $0.18 per
share, in 2012 compared with $614 million, or $0.55 per share, in 2011.
Excluding the impact of special items, income from continuing operations
was $262 million, or $0.24 per share, for 2012, compared to $812
million, or $0.72 per share, for 2011.

Full-year 2012 net income was $191 million, or $0.18 per share, compared
to $611 million, or $0.55 per share, in 2011.

Alcoa′s midstream and downstream businesses achieved record performance
in 2012 with ATOI of $358 million and $612 million, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA per metric ton for Global Rolled Products was a
full-year record at $390, 66 percent higher than the 10-year average and
19 percent higher than 2011. Engineered Products and Solutions ended the
year with a record annual adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.2 percent, more
than double where it was 10 years ago.

Alcoa turned in strong performance against its financial targets in
2012, delivering strong cash results in a challenging market. Despite a
drop in both realized alumina prices and realized aluminum prices
year-on-year, and $561 million in cash contributions to the pension
plan, the Company generated $1.5 billion in cash from operations and
$236 million of free cash flow in 2012. At the same time, Alcoa reduced
net debt by over $450 million to its lowest level since 2006 ($7
billion), while maintaining a strong cash position of $1.9 billion.

Alcoa ended 2012 with a debt-to-capital ratio of 34.8 percent, within
its 30 to 35 percent target range.

Alcoa exceeded its productivity and overhead target for 2012, delivering
$1.3 billion in productivity and overhead improvements, 52 percent more
than target.

Capital spending for 2012 was $1.26 billion, $89 million below the
annual target. For the year, capital expenditures and cash investment in
the Saudi Arabia joint venture were approximately $1.4 billion, more
than $270 million below the 2012 target.

Sustainable improvements in days working capital reached an all-time low
of 24 days. This reflects a year-over-year improvement of 3 days, twice
Alcoa′s target of 1.5 days.

Alcoa has taken significant action in the past four years to protect its
investment grade rating and is in a stronger financial position today
than 2008. Through a disciplined approach to capital spending and focus
on liquidity in the past four years, the Company has generated $5
billion in productivity gains, reduced working capital by 19 days,
contributed stock to the pension plan two of the last four years, and
successfully monetized assets.

In addition, Alcoa has taken action to manage its debt maturity
schedule. Excluding 2014 convertible debt, bond maturities have been
minimized to $422 million over the next four years.

Alcoa has now completed its planned closure or curtailment of 531,000
metric tons, or 12 percent, of its highest-cost system smelting
capacity, further improving the Company′s competitive position.

Segment Information

Alumina

ATOI in the fourth quarter was $41 million, up $50 million sequentially
and down $84 million from fourth quarter 2011. The sequential increase
was driven by continued productivity gains and positive London Metal
Exchange (LME)-based pricing, somewhat offset by a slower rise in
Alumina Price Index-pricing.

Primary Metals

ATOI in the fourth quarter was $316 million, up sequentially from
negative $14 million, and up from negative $32 million in fourth quarter
2011. The $330 million sequential improvement was driven primarily by
the closing of the Tapoco Hydroelectric Project asset sale, productivity
gains within the segment, and positive LME-based pricing. Third-party
realized price in the fourth quarter was $2,325 per metric ton, up 5
percent sequentially, but down 2 percent year-on-year.

Global Rolled Products

ATOI in the fourth quarter was $69 million, down from $98 million in the
third quarter of 2012, but up from $26 million in fourth quarter 2011, a
165 percent year-on-year improvement. Sequentially, seasonal volume
declines in packaging were somewhat offset by productivity improvements.
The $43 million year-on-year improvement was driven by volume,
productivity gains, and better price and mix, somewhat offset by cost
increases. Global Rolled Products had record fourth quarter ATOI and
adjusted EBITDA per metric ton. Days working capital was a record at 30
days, an improvement of 8 days compared with fourth quarter 2011.

Engineered Products and Solutions

ATOI in the fourth quarter was $137 million, down $23 million
sequentially and up $15 million, or 12 percent, year-on-year.
Sequentially, cost increases and unfavorable volume and price/mix were
somewhat offset by continued productivity improvements. The year-on-year
improvement was driven primarily by productivity gains, partially offset
by cost increases.

Alba Update

Alcoa is actively negotiating with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reach a resolution of
their investigations of the Alba matter; however, we have not reached
any agreement with either agency. Given the uncertainty regarding
whether a settlement can be reached and, if reached, on what terms, we
are not able to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss with regard
to any such settlement. If a settlement of the government investigations
is reached, we believe that the settlement amount would be material to
Alcoa′s results of operations for the relevant fiscal period. If a
settlement cannot be reached, Alcoa will proceed to trial with the DOJ
and the SEC and under those circumstances is unable to predict an
outcome or to estimate its reasonably possible loss. There can be no
assurance that the final outcome of the government′s investigations will
not have a material adverse effect on Alcoa.

Alcoa will hold its quarterly conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
on January 8, 2013 to present the quarter and full-year results. The
meeting will be webcast via alcoa.com. Call information and related
details are available at www.alcoa.com
under 'Invest.?

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world′s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world′s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 125 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ? wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa′s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 31
countries across the world. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com
and follow @Alcoa on Twitter
at twitter.com/Alcoa.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements that relate to future events and
expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as
'anticipates,? 'expects,? 'forecasts,? 'goal,? 'outlook,? 'plans,?
'projects,? 'should,? 'targets,? 'will,? or other words of similar
meaning. All statements that reflect Alcoa′s expectations, assumptions
or projections about the future other than statements of historical fact
are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, forecasts
concerning global demand for aluminum, end market conditions, growth
opportunities for aluminum in automotive, aerospace, and other
applications, or other trend projections, targeted financial results or
operating performance, and statements about Alcoa′s strategies, outlook,
and business and financial prospects. Forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other
factors and are not guarantees of future performance. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include: (a)
material adverse changes in aluminum industry conditions, including
global supply and demand conditions and fluctuations in London Metal
Exchange-based prices for primary aluminum, alumina, and other products,
and fluctuations in indexed-based and spot prices for alumina; (b)
deterioration in global economic and financial market conditions
generally; (c) unfavorable changes in the markets served by Alcoa,
including aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, building and
construction, packaging, and industrial gas turbine; (d) the impact of
changes in foreign currency exchange rates on costs and results,
particularly the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Canadian dollar,
euro, and Norwegian kroner; (e) increases in energy costs, including
electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil, or the unavailability or
interruption of energy supplies; (f) increases in the costs of other raw
materials, including calcined petroleum coke, caustic soda, and liquid
pitch; (g) Alcoa′s inability to achieve the level of revenue growth,
cash generation, cost savings, improvement in profitability and margins,
fiscal discipline, or strengthening of competitiveness and operations
(including moving its refining and smelting businesses down on the
industry cost curves and increasing revenues in its Global Rolled
Products and Engineered Products and Solutions segments), anticipated
from its restructuring programs, productivity improvement, cash
sustainability, and other initiatives; (h) Alcoa′s inability to realize
expected benefits from newly constructed, expanded or acquired
facilities or from international joint ventures as planned and by
targeted completion dates, including the joint venture in Saudi Arabia
or the upstream operations and investments in hydropower projects in
Brazil; (i) political, economic, and regulatory risks in the countries
in which Alcoa operates or sells products, including unfavorable changes
in laws and governmental policies, civil unrest, and other events beyond
Alcoa′s control; (j) the outcome of contingencies, including legal
proceedings, government investigations, and environmental remediation;
(k) the business or financial condition of key customers, suppliers, and
business partners; (l) changes in tax rates or benefits; (m) adverse
changes in discount rates or investment returns on pension assets; (n)
the impact of cyber attacks and potential information technology or data
security breaches; and (o) the other risk factors summarized in Alcoa′s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, Forms 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012, and
other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alcoa
disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether in response to new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

The difference between certain segment totals and consolidated amounts
is in Corporate.