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EXHIBIT (a)(15)
Revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
for
Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
Howmet International Inc.
to
HMI Acquisition Corp.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Alcoa Inc.
(Not to be used for signature guarantees)
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2000, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
This revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or the original (yellow) Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery previously distributed, or a form substantially
equivalent hereto, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if
certificates for Shares (as defined below) are not immediately available, if
the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis,
or if time will not permit all required documents to reach ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (the "Depositary") on or prior to the Expiration
Date (as defined in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase). This form may be
delivered by hand, transmitted by facsimile transmission or mailed (to the
Depositary). See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
BY MAIL: BY OVERNIGHT COURIER: BY HAND:
ChaseMellon Shareholder ChaseMellon Shareholder
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Services, L.L.C.
Services, L.L.C. Mail Drop and 120 Broadway, 13th Floor
P.O. Box 3301 Reorganization New York, NY 10271
South Hackensack, NJ 07606 Department Attn: Reorganization
85 Challenger Road Department
Ridgefield Park, NJ
07660
BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION:
(For Eligible Institutions Only)
(201) 296-4293
CONFIRM FACSIMILE BY TELEPHONE:
(201) 295-4860
(For Confirmation Only)
DELIVERY OF THIS REVISED NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER
THAN ONE SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE NUMBER
OTHER THAN THE FACSIMILE NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID
DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
THIS REVISED NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY IS NOT TO BE
USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS
REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN "ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION" (AS DEFINED IN THE
OFFER TO PURCHASE) UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEES
MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE
LETTER TO TRANSMITTAL.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the
guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal or an
Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and certificates for
Shares to the Depositary within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so
could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to HMI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase (as amended and supplemented, the "Offer to Purchase") dated
April 18, 2000, as amended and supplemented by Supplement No. 1, dated June 5,
2000, and the related revised Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any
amendments or supplements thereto, constitute the "Offer"), receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Shares"), of Howmet International Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), set forth below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
Number of Shares Tendered: ____________________________________________________
Certificate No(s) (if available):
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Name of Tendering Institution:
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Account No.: __________________________________________________________________
Dated: _________________________________________________________________ , 2000
SIGN HERE
Name(s) of Record Holder(s)
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(please print)
Address(es);
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(Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone No(s):
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Signature(s)
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association
or other entity that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program, (a) represents that the above named person(s)
"own(s)" the Shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Rule 14e-4"), (b) represents
that such tender of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 and (c) guarantees to
deliver to the Depositary either the cetificates evidencing all tendered
Shares, in proper form for transfer, or to deliver Shares pursuant to the
procedure for book-entry transfer into the Depositary's account at The
Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility"), in either case
together with the revised Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof)
properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees
or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in the case of a
book-entry delivery, and any other required documents, all within three New
York Stock Exchange trading days after the date hereof.
Name of Firm: _________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
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Zip Code
Area Code and Tel. No. ________________________________________________________
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(Authorized Signature)
Title: ________________________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
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(Please type or print)
Date: __________________________________________________________________ , 2000
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES FOR
SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
