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 20, 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
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
(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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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))
Item
2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On
February 20, 2007, Century Aluminum Company (the "Company") issued an earnings
release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended December
31,
2006. A copy of the Company's earnings release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.
The
Company will hold a follow-up conference call on Tuesday, February 20,
at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live broadcast of the earnings call will be
available via an audio webcast accessible by visiting the Investors page of
the
Company's website, located at www.centuryaluminum.com.
Anyone
interested in listening to the live broadcast should plan to begin the
registration process for the webcast at least ten 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
information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto may contain
"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 which could cause the Company's actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in its forward-looking
statements. More information about these 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 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 Items 2.02
and
7.01:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated February 20, 2007, announcing the Company’s results of
operations for the quarter ended December 31,
2006.
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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
20, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Robert R. Nielsen
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Name:
Robert R. Neilsen
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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