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 10, 2018
Century Aluminum Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 1-34474 | 13-3070826 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One South Wacker Drive Suite 1000 Chicago, Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 60606 (Zip Code) |
(312) 696-3101 | |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
N/A | |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 10, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Inc., had reached an agreement with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) that would allow its Mt. Holly smelter in Goose Creek, South Carolina to continue to operate at half capacity. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |||
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.
CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY | ||||
Date: | October 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jesse E. Gary | |
Name: | Jesse E. Gary | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||