Employees Retirement Savings Plans of Arconic Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018
and 2017
6.
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Related-Party Transactions
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The Plans own shares of common stock of Arconic Inc. through the investment in the Arconic Inc. Stock Fund, therefore, these transactions
qualify as
party-in-interest
transactions. These transactions are exempt as defined in ERISA Section 408 and the regulations there under. During 2018, purchases and
sales of shares of common stock in the Arconic Inc. Stock Fund were $15,150,979 and $10,325,182, respectively. Dividends earned on Arconic Inc. common stock during 2018 were $ 1,354,742. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 the Plans owned
5,952,341 and 5,605,760 shares of Arconic Inc. common stock, respectively.
The Company pays certain administrative expenses and performs
administrative functions on behalf of the Plans.
The Plans invest in funds managed by The Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York
Mellon is the trustee as defined by the Plans, and therefore these transactions, and expenses paid to Bank of New York Mellon, qualify as
party-in-interest
transactions.
Participants may borrow from their individual account balances in the Plans. The loan program is discussed in Note 1. These
transactions qualify as
party-in-interest
transactions.
Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2018, assets of $ 5,028,584 of participants at the Fontana, California location of
Forged Metals, Inc. who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the Company and Teamsters union were transferred from the AFSR Plan to the Bargaining Plan.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by letters dated April 28, 2017 for the Bargaining
Plan, Salaried Plan and the Hourly
Non-Bargaining
Plan, a letter dated May 17, 2017 for the AFSR Plan, and a letter dated April 10, 2018 for the ATEP Plan that the Plans are qualified and the trust
established under the Plans is tax exempt under the appropriate sections of the Code. These plans have been amended since receiving the determination letters. However, the Plans administrator and the Plans tax counsel believe that the
Plans are currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, they believe the Plans were qualified and the related trust was
tax-exempt
as of the
financial statements date.
US GAAP require the Plans management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plans and recognize a
tax liability (or asset) if the organization has taken an uncertain position that would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plans administrator and its tax counsel have analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plans and have
concluded that as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure to the financial statements. As such, no reserve is
required under US GAAP. The Plans are subject to audits by the IRS; however, there are no current IRS audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plans administrator and its tax counsel believe the Plans are no longer subject to IRS
audits outside the statutory audit period.
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