UNITED
STATES
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 19,
2008
Century
Aluminum Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-27918
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13-3070826
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(State
or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2511
Garden Road
Building
A, Suite 200
Monterey,
California
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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93940
(Zip
Code)
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(831)
642-9300
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
December 19, 2008, Century Aluminum Company (the “Company”), issued a press
release related to a 13 percent reduction in its salaried workforce at the
Company’s Monterey, CA headquarters and its Kentucky operations. The
reduction affects 27 employees. A copy of the Company’s press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Century
Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States and
Iceland, as well as an ownership interest in alumina and bauxite assets in the
United States and Jamaica. The Company’s corporate offices are
located in Monterey, California.
The press
release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. The Company has
based its forward-looking statements on current expectations and projections
about the future, however, these statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and assumptions. Any of these risks and uncertainties could cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in its
forward-looking statements. More information about the Company’s
risks, uncertainties and assumptions can be found in the risk factors and
forward-looking statements cautionary language contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other filings
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does
not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date such forward-looking
statements are made.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The
following exhibit is being furnished with this report pursuant to Item
8.01:
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated December 19, 2008
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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CENTURY
ALUMINUM COMPANY
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Date:
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December
19, 2008
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By:
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/s/
William J. Leatherberry
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Name:
William J. Leatherberry
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Title: Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated December 19, 2008
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