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): October 25,
2007
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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satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Item
2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition
On
October 25, 2007, Century Aluminum Company (the “Company”) issued an earnings
release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended September
30,
2007. A copy of the Company’s earnings release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The
press
release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, including statements
regarding the ongoing expansion of the Company’s Grundartangi, Iceland smelter
and the Company’s proposed greenfield smelter to be constructed near Helguvik,
Iceland. 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, including the risk
that the
Company will not be able to complete its planned expansion of the Grundartangi
facility in the time forecast or without cost overruns and the planned
Helguvik
project is subject to various conditions and risks that may affect the
Company’s
ability to complete the project. 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
(c) Exhibits
The
following exhibit is being furnished with this report pursuant to Item
2.02:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated October 25, 2007, announcing the Company’s results of
operations for the quarter ended September 30,
2007.
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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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October
25, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Robert
R. Nielsen
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Name:
Robert R. Nielsen
Title: Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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