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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): February 15, 2011
Century Aluminum Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-34474
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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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 15, 2011, Century Aluminum Company (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. A copy of the Company’s earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company will hold a follow-up conference call on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The earnings call will be webcast live on the Company’s website, located at www.centuryaluminum.com. Anyone interested in listening to the live webcast should plan to begin the registration process for the webcast at least 10 minutes before the live call is scheduled to begin. A replay of the webcast will be archived and available for replay approximately two hours following the live call.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements about future, not past, events and involve certain important risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties may include, without limitation, declines in aluminum prices or increases in our operating costs; increasing inflation or other worsening of global financial and economic conditions; increases in global aluminum inventories and the addition of new or restarted global aluminum production capacity; additional delays in the completion of our Helguvik, Iceland smelter; our ability to successfully progress the potential restart of our Ravenswood smelter and implement growth programs at Grundartangi and Hawesville; and our ability to successfully implement measures to protect Century during economic down cycles. 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
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated February 15, 2011, announcing the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
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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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February 15, 2011
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By:
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/s/ William J. Leatherberry |
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Name: William J. Leatherberry
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and 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 February 15, 2011, announcing the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.
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