Edgar Filing: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Casello Giulio

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTURY ALUMINUM CO [CENX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Business Development

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 2511 GARDEN ROAD, BLDG. A, SUITE 200

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2008

(Street)

MONTEREY, CA 93940

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/20/2008		M		6,000	A	$ 24.55	6,788	D
Common Stock	02/20/2008		S		6,000	D	$ 63.57 ⁽¹⁾	788	D
Common Stock								120.47 ⁽²⁾	I	401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option ⁽³⁾

$ 24.55

02/20/2008

6,000

⁽⁴⁾

09/12/2015

Common Stock

6,000

$ 24.55

15,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Casello Giulio CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY 2511 GARDEN ROAD, BLDG. A, SUITE 200 MONTEREY, CA 93940			Sr. VP, Business Development

Signatures

William J. Leatherberry, Attorney-in-Fact for Giulio Casello		02/21/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the average sale price of 6,000 shares. The individual prices and quantities are as follows: 318 at $63.34, 200 at $63.37, 200 at $63.38, 200 at $63.42, 100 at $63.46, 200 at $63.47, 300 at $63.48, 300 at $63.49, 382 at $63.50, 100 at $63.51, 100 at $63.54, 100 at $63.56, 200 at $63.57, 100 at $63.58, 500 at $63.60, 400 at $63.62, 300 at $63.63, 200 at $63.64, 200 at $63.65, 200 at $63.70, 800 at $63.71, 100 at $63.72, 400 at $63.73 and 100 at $63.75.
(2)	Reported by 401(k) trustee as of February 19, 2008.
(3)	September 12, 2005 grant of 25,000 employee stock options.
(4)	Options vest and become exercisable in three installments, one-third on the date of grant, one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and one-third on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

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