Edgar Filing: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 ^*

GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG

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

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

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3, P O BOX 555

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2008

(Street)

BAAR, V8 CH 6341

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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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

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

⁽¹⁾

07/08/2008

160,000

⁽¹⁾

Common Stock

16,000,000

$ 1,090,259,200

160,000

I ⁽²⁾

By Glencore Investment Pty Ltd ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3 P O BOX 555 BAAR, V8 CH 6341		X

Signatures

/s/ Andreas Hubmann /s/ Lotti Greancher Hagmann		07/10/2008
^**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)	Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 100 shares of the Issuer's common stock at the times and under the circumstances described in the Certificate of Designation for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
(2)	The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock reported as indirectly owned by the Reporting Person on Table 2 of this Form 4 is owned directly by Glencore Investments Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, and indirectly by Glencore Holding AG, the controlling shareholder of the Reporting Person. The business address for Glencore Investment Pty Ltd is Level 4, 30 The Esplanade, Perth, 6000, Australia, and the business address for Glencore Holding AG is Baarermattstrasse 3, P.O. Box 555, Baar Switzerland, CH6341

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