SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSI

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2006

Alcan Inc.
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-3677

 

Inapplicable

Commission File Number

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

1188 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2
(Address of principal executive offices, including postal code)

  

 

(514) 848-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[   ]      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[   ]      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 5.02        DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.  

On 16 March 2006, Alcan Inc. ("Company") filed the Employment Agreement ("Employment Agreement") of Richard B. Evans, the newly appointed then President and Chief Executive Officer, on a Current Report on Form 8-K. 

The Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Evans could elect to receive his personal pension entitlement, once the Company completed its review of the pension coverage for senior executives under the Alcan Pension Plan for Officers, either in the form of a pension or by an amount payable in the form of stock units. The review of the pension coverage has been completed and Mr. Evans has elected to receive his personal pension entitlement in the form of a pension. 

 

Item 8.01            OTHER EVENTS  

The Company will be terminating the Share Purchase Plan (Registration Statement on Form S-3 no 333-83336) effective 1 January 2007.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ALCAN INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Roy Millington

  

 

Roy Millington

 

Corporate Secretary

Date: December 12, 2006