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Century Aluminum Company Announces Extension of Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Related to Its 7.5% Senior Notes Due 2014

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - December 03, 2009) - Century Aluminum Company (the"Company") (NASDAQ: CENX) today announced an extension of the exchange offer
and consent solicitation relating to its 7.5% Senior Notes due 2014, CUSIP No.
156431AH1 (the "2014 Notes"), made pursuant to its Offering Circular and
Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 28, 2009, as amended (the"Offering Circular and Consent Solicitation Statement"). 

The exchange offer and consent solicitation is being amended to extend the
expiration time from 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, December 3,
2009, to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, December 7, 2009, to allow
time to complete the qualification of the indenture for the 8% Senior Secured
Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") under the Trust Indenture Act. 
The Company has been advised by the information and exchange agent for the
exchange offer and consent solicitation that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on December 3, 2009, the aggregate principal amount of 2014 Notes that
had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and for which related
consents had been validly delivered (and not validly revoked) was approximately
$243 million. 

The Company commenced an offer to exchange $250 million in aggregate principal
amount outstanding 2014 Notes properly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) for
up to $252.5 million of its Exchange Notes to be issued at the closing of the
exchange offer, including Exchange Notes to be issued as payment for consents
for amendments to the indenture governing the 2014 Notes to eliminate most
restrictive covenants and modify certain events of default.
Additional copies of the Offering Circular and Consent Solicitation Statement
may be obtained by contacting the information and exchange agent, Globic
Advisors, Inc., at (212) 227-9699. 

This press release does not constitute an offer to exchange or a solicitation
of consents relating to the 2014 Notes or any other securities of the Company.
The exchange offer and consent solicitation were made pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. The
Company has not filed and will not file a registration statement under the
Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws with respect to
the offer of Exchange Notes in the exchange offer and consent solicitation
related to the 2014 Notes described above. 
Century Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States
and Iceland. Century's corporate offices are located in Monterey, California. 
Cautionary Statement 
This press release 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. 

Certified Advisors for the First North market of the OMX Nordic Exchange
Iceland hf. for Global Depositary Receipts in Iceland: 

Atli B. Gudmundsson, Senior Manager - Corporate Finance, NBI hf. 
Steingrimur Helgason, Director - Corporate Finance, NBI hf. 

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