Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

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

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - November 12, 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 (the "Offering Circular
and Consent Solicitation Statement"), as amended by the Supplement thereto
dated November 12, 2009. 
The Company is extending the previously announced exchange offer and consent
solicitation as follows: 

--  The deadline to tender 2014 Notes to receive the consent payment in
    the consent solicitation is extended from 11:59 p.m., New York City time,
    on November 10, 2009 to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 18,
    2009, unless further extended.   Holders who have tendered or tender their
    2014 Notes prior to such time, and have their 2014 Notes accepted by the
    Company for exchange, will be entitled to the total consideration, as set
    forth in the Offering Circular and Consent Solicitation Statement, for
    tendering and consenting in the exchange offer and consent solicitation.
--  The Expiration Time of the exchange offer and consent solicitation is
    extended from 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 25, 2009 to
    11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 3, 2009, unless further
    extended.
The Company has commenced an offer to exchange $250 million in aggregate
principal amount outstanding 2014 Notes properly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) for up to $250 million of its 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the"Exchange Notes") to be issued at the closing of the exchange offer. In
conjunction with the exchange offer, the Company also has commenced a
solicitation of consents for amendments to the indenture governing the 2014
Notes to eliminate most restrictive covenants and modify certain events of
default.
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 November 10, 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had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and for which related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
$51 million. 

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 is being 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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