UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
11-K
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
(Mark
One) |
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[X]
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Annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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OR
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[ ]
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Transition
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Commission File
Number 0-27918
A.
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Full
title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of
the issuer named below:
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CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
2511
Garden Road
Building
A, Suite 200
Monterey,
California 93940
B.
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Name
of issuer of the common stock issued pursuant to the Plan and the address
of its principal executive
office:
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Century
Aluminum Company
2511
Garden Road
Building
A, Suite 200
Monterey,
California 93940
CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006:
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SIGNATURE |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX |
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NOTE:All
other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of
Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because
they are not applicable.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the
Trustees and Participants of
Century
Aluminum 401(k) Plan:
We have
audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Century Aluminum 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and
the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have,
nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our
opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006,
and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Our
audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held
at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for the purpose of
additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial
statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of
Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This schedule is the responsibility of
the Plan’s management. Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2007 financial statements and, in
our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in
relation to the basic 2007 financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/
Deloitte and Touche LLP
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
June 27,
2008
CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
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STATEMENTS
OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
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2007
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2006
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ASSETS:
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Investments
at fair value:
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Investments
in mutual funds
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$ |
31,163,345 |
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$ |
27,334,786 |
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Century
Aluminum Company Stock
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4,337,066 |
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3,885,084 |
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Guaranteed
investment funds
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3,890,129 |
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3,680,441 |
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Participant
loans
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1,410,980 |
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1,251,362 |
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Total
investments
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40,801,520 |
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36,151,673 |
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Receivables:
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Employee
contributions
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— |
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73,202 |
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Employer
contributions
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— |
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2,120 |
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Total
receivables
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— |
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75,322 |
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NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE
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40,801,520 |
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36,226,995 |
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ADJUSTMENT
FROM FAIR VALUE TO CONTRACT VALUE FOR FULLY BENEFIT-RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT
CONTRACTS
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(22,992 |
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31,552 |
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NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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$ |
40,778,528 |
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$ |
36,258,547 |
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See
notes to financial statements.
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CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
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STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
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FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
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2007
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2006
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NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS — Beginning of year
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$ |
36,258,547 |
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$ |
29,576,234 |
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ADDITIONS:
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Investment
income:
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Net
appreciation in fair value
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1,426,616 |
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4,201,089 |
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Interest
and dividends
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2,703,734 |
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1,318,027 |
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Net
investment income
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4,130,350 |
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5,519,116 |
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Employee
contributions
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3,601,452 |
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3,447,659 |
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Employer
contributions
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803,991 |
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558,432 |
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Total
additions
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8,535,793 |
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9,525,207 |
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DEDUCTIONS:
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Benefit
payments
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3,961,166 |
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2,842,476 |
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Net
transfers
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54,646 |
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418 |
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NET
CHANGE
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4,519,981 |
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6,682,313 |
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NET
ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS — End of year
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$ |
40,778,528 |
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$ |
36,258,547 |
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See
notes to financial statements.
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NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
1.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE PLAN
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The
following brief description of the Century Aluminum 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) is
provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the
Plan document for more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan
is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (ERISA).
General —
The Plan, established June 1, 1989, is a defined contribution plan for all
salaried employees of Century Aluminum Company (the “Company”), Century Aluminum
of West Virginia, Inc., all salaried and hourly employees of Century Aluminum of
Kentucky, LLC and all other domestic employees who are not covered by a
collective bargaining agreement with the Company. The Plan’s trustee is T. Rowe
Price.
Contributions
— Plan participants can elect to have the Company defer up to 100% of their
compensation subject to limitations as determined by Internal Revenue Service
regulations for the purpose of making pre-tax contributions to the Plan. Annual
plan pre-tax contributions were limited to $15,500 and $15,000 for 2007 and
2006, respectively; participants 50 years of age or over may make
additional catch-up contributions of $5,000.
In 2007,
the Company changed the matching contribution formula. The Company’s
matching contribution is an amount equal to the sum of (1) 100% of each eligible
participant's contributions (including "catch-up contributions") that do not
exceed 3% of their compensation for the year, plus (2) 50% of each eligible
participant's contributions (including "catch-up contributions") that exceed 3%
of their compensation for the year but do not exceed 5% percent of their
compensation for the year.
In 2006,
the Company matched contributions equal to 60% of the aggregate contributions
made by each participant on the first 6% of their annual compensation.
Contributions made by the Company are allocated 50% to Century Aluminum Company
Stock and 50% by fund in proportion to the participants’ contribution
election.
Vesting —
Plan participants are always fully vested in employee pre-tax contributions made
to the Plan. Pre-tax participant contributions are nonforfeitable. Company
contributions are fully vested following the completion of two years of service
for all participants.
Participant
Accounts — Participants may elect to have pre-tax participant
contributions invested in one or all of the funds listed in Note 3 and Century
Aluminum Company Stock. Subject to provisions in the Plan, participants are
entitled to distributions upon reaching age 59½, or earlier in the case of
retirement, death, termination, or hardship.
Participant
Loans — Participants may borrow from their fund account a minimum of
$1,000 to a maximum amount of: (1) $50,000 or 50% of their vested account
balance, whichever is less. Loan transactions are treated as a
transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant Loan Fund. Loan
terms range from 1–5 years or up to 25 years for the purchase of a primary
residence. The loans bear interest at the prime interest rate plus 1% as
provided by the Plan document. Principal and interest is paid ratably
through monthly payroll deductions.
Forfeited
Accounts — In 2007, employer contributions were reduced by $2,535 from
forfeited nonvested accounts.
2.
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”).
Fully
Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts — As required by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully
Benefit-Responsive Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the
AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and
Pension Plans (the “FSP”), the statements of net assets available for
benefits presents investment contracts at fair value as well as an additional
line item showing an adjustment of fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair
value to contract value. However, contract value is the relevant
measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits
of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would
receive under the terms of the Plan. The statement of changes in net
assets available for benefits is presented on a contract value basis and was not
affected by the FSP.
Investment
Valuation and Income Recognition — The Plan’s investments are reported at
fair value, except for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, which are
adjusted from fair value to contract value. Contract value represents
contributions made under the contract, plus interest at the contract rate, less
funds used to pay plan benefits. Investments in mutual funds are
stated at the funds’ net asset values per share on the last business day of the
Plan’s year-end. Investments in common stock of Century Aluminum Company are
valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan’s
year-end. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
See Note 4 for a discussion of the valuation of the investments in the
guaranteed investment contracts.
Purchases
and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Investment income is
recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend
date.
Management
fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual
funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately
reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as
a reduction of net appreciation in the fair market value of such
investments.
Use of
Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting
Pronouncements — In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement on
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value
Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 established a single authorative
definition of fair value, sets a framework for measuring fair value and requires
additional disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 17, 2007. Plan management has not completed the process of
evaluating the impact that will result from adopting SFAS No. 157.
Administrative
Expenses — Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the
Company.
During
2007 and 2006, the investment election options available to participants were
the following mutual funds with T. Rowe Price as listed in the table
below.
American
Growth Fund of America
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Balanced
Fund
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Total
Equity Market Index Fund
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Goldman
Sachs Mid Cap Value A Fund
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International
Growth and Income Fund
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Rainier
Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio
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New
Horizons Fund
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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Loomis
Sayles Small Cap Value Fund
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Equity
Income Fund
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Spectrum
Income Fund
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T.
Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
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In
addition, participants could elect to invest in the common stock of Century
Aluminum Company.
As of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the fair value of investments that represent 5%
or more of net assets available for benefits are as follows:
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2007
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2006
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Rainier
Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio
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$ |
8,344,165 |
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$ |
6,664,129 |
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International
Growth and Income Fund
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4,740,611 |
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4,368,703 |
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Balanced
Fund
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4,398,228 |
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4,060,783 |
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Century
Aluminum Company Stock
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4,337,066 |
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3,885,084 |
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T.
Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
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3,867,137 |
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3,680,441 |
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American
Growth Fund of America
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3,340,251 |
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2,837,184 |
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Total
Equity Market Index Fund
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3,234,656 |
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3,541,424 |
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Spectrum
Income Fund
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2,231,410 |
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* - less than 5% of
net assets in 2006.
During
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Plan’s investments
(including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held
during the year) appreciated in value by $1,426,616 and $4,201,089,
respectively.
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2007
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2006
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Mutual
funds
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$ |
510,283 |
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$ |
2,144,812 |
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Century
Aluminum Company common stock
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916,333 |
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2,056,277 |
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Total
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$ |
1,426,616 |
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$ |
4,201,089 |
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4.
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GUARANTEED
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
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Employee
contributions to guaranteed investment contract funds are maintained by T. Rowe
Price within the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund. Participant
contributions and rates of return are guaranteed by T. Rowe
Price. The accounts are credited with interest earnings on the
underlying investments and charged for Plan withdrawals. The guaranteed
investment contracts with T. Rowe Price are benefit responsive contracts and
therefore, are included in the Plan’s financial statements at contract
value. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer
of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.
The
difference between the fair value and contract value of the Stable Value Fund at
December 31, 2007 and 2006, is shown below. There are no reserves against
contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.
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2007
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2006
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Stable
Value Fund at fair value
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$ |
3,890,129 |
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$ |
3,680,441 |
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Stable
Value Fund (at contract value)
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3,867,137 |
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3,711,993 |
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Adjustment
to contract value
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$ |
22,992 |
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$ |
(31,552 |
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The
average yield and interest crediting rate for 2007 and 2006 was as
follows.
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2007
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2006
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Average
yield:
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Based
on annualized earnings (1)
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4.87 |
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4.79 |
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Based
on interest rate credited to participants (2)
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4.89 |
% |
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4.68 |
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(1)
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Computed
by dividing the annualized one-day GAAP earnings of the fund’s
December 31, 2007 investments (irrespective of the interest rate
credited to the unitholders in the fund) by the fair value of its
investments on that date.
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(2)
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Computed
by dividing the annualized one-day earnings credited to the unitholders on
December 31, 2007 (irrespective of the actual earnings of the
investments in the fund), by the fair value of the fund’s investments on
that date.
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5.
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NONPARTICIPANT
DIRECTED INVESTMENTS
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As
described in Note 1, the Plan includes nonparticipant directed investments which
relate to the Company matching contributions allocated to Century Aluminum
Company stock (see Note 2 for information concerning fair value of the
investments). The participant may reallocate their investment in Company stock
at any time, subject to any applicable securities law restrictions.
Our
trustee, T. Rowe Price, is not able to segregate the balance or activity in the
Century Aluminum Company stock fund as participant directed versus
nonparticipant directed.
The
Company has no intention to discontinue or terminate the Plan. However, the
Company has reserved the right to amend or terminate the Plan in whole or in
part. In the event the Plan terminates, the participants become fully vested in
their accounts and the net assets of the Plan will be allocated in accordance
with provisions of ERISA and its related regulations.
7.
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EXEMPT
PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
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Certain
Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by T. Rowe
Price. T. Rowe Price is the trustee of the Plan, and therefore, these
transactions qualified as party-in-interest transactions. In addition, certain
Plan investments are shares of Century Aluminum Company. Century
Aluminum Company is a related party of the Plan sponsor, and therefore, these
transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.
8.
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RISKS
AND UNCERTAINITIES
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The Plan
utilizes various investment instruments, including mutual funds, guaranteed
investment contracts and Century Aluminum Company Stock. Investment securities,
in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and
overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain
investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of
investment securities will occur in the near term and those changes could
materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
9.
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FEDERAL
INCOME TAX STATUS
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The
Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter
dated April 2, 2003, that the Plan and related trust are designed in
accordance with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The
Company and the Plan administrator believe that the Plan is currently designed
and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and the
Plan and related trust continue to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for
income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
10.
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RECONCILIATION
OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM
5500
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The
following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the
financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31, 2007 and
2006.
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2007
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2006
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Net
assets available for benefits per financial statements
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$ |
40,778,528 |
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$ |
36,258,547 |
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment
contracts
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22,992 |
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(31,552 |
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Net
assets available for benefits per Form 5500
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$ |
40,801,520 |
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$ |
36,226,995 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE
CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
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FORM
5500 — SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i — SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF
YEAR)
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AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
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Identity
of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
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Description
of Investment
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Shares
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Cost
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Current
Value
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
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Rainier
Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio
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211,996 |
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$ |
7,921,247 |
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$ |
8,344,165 |
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
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International
Growth and Income Fund
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266,626 |
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4,734,336 |
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4,740,611 |
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
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Balanced
Fund
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213,506 |
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4,550,168 |
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4,398,228 |
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* |
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Century
Aluminum Company
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Century
Aluminum Company Stock
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80,405 |
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3,650,103 |
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4,337,066 |
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
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T.
Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
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3,867,137 |
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3,867,137 |
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3,890,129 |
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
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American
Growth Fund of America
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98,214 |
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3,275,799 |
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3,340,251 |
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* |
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T.
Rowe Price
|
Total
Equity Market Index Fund
|
|
|
204,079 |
|
|
|
3,142,515 |
|
|
|
3,234,656 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
Spectrum
Income Fund
|
|
|
182,753 |
|
|
|
2,231,999 |
|
|
|
2,231,410 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
Equity
Income Fund
|
|
|
49,880 |
|
|
|
1,479,473 |
|
|
|
1,401,624 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
PIMCO
Total Return Fund
|
|
|
123,006 |
|
|
|
1,278,253 |
|
|
|
1,314,934 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
Loomis
Sayles Small Cap Value Fund
|
|
|
49,696 |
|
|
|
1,315,494 |
|
|
|
1,213,566 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
Goldman
Sachs Mid Cap Value A Fund
|
|
|
16,406 |
|
|
|
637,607 |
|
|
|
579,949 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
New
Horizons Fund
|
|
|
11,826 |
|
|
|
383,355 |
|
|
|
360,814 |
|
|
* |
|
T.
Rowe Price
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,137 |
|
|
|
3,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,470,623 |
|
|
|
39,390,540 |
|
|
* |
|
Participants
|
Loan
Fund — (with maturity dates through 2020 at interest rates ranging from
4.00% to 8.25%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,410,980 |
|
|
|
1,410,980 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
39,881,603 |
|
|
$ |
40,801,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Party-in-interest.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Century Aluminum
Company has duly caused this annual report on Form 11-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
CENTURY
ALUMINUM 401(k) PLAN
|
|
BY:
/s/ Michael A. Bless
|
|
Michael
A. Bless
|
|
Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Member of Retirement
Committee
|
|
Century
Aluminum Company
|
|
DATE:
June 30, 2008
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
|
|
Exhibit Description
|
23.1
|
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|