Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement (is)

Century Aluminum Company Provides Stock Repurchase Program Update

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) provided an update today on the status
of its previously announced $60 million stock repurchase program. From August
11, 2011 through September 30, 2011, Century repurchased approximately 3.625
million shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $38.7 million. 

Century had approximately $21.3 million remaining under its repurchase program
authorization as of October 1, 2011 and will continue to consider share
repurchases under the program based on management's evaluation of market
conditions, the trading price of the stock and other factors. The repurchase
program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. 

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 contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are statements about future, not past, events and involve certain
important risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause our actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, changes in the trading price of Century Common
Stock; declines in aluminum prices or increases in our operating costs; and
deterioration of global financial and economic conditions. Forward-looking
statements in this press release include statements regarding future
repurchases of Century Common Stock. More information about the risks,
uncertainties and assumptions affecting Century can be found in the risk
factors and forward-looking statements cautionary language contained in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any
obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence
of future events or circumstances. 

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.


Contacts:
Mike Dildine (media)
831-642-9364

Shelly Harrison (investors)
831-642-9357

Attachments:

CENTURYALUMINUM_8K_20111003.PDF