See attachment. FORM 4 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 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5 Subject to section 16 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person JONES PETER C CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY 2511 GARDEN ROAD, BLDG A, SUITE 200 MONTEREY, CA 93940 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO [CENX] 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year): 10/24/2008 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year): 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) / 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security: Common Stock 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year): 10/24/2008 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year): 3. Transaction Code: P 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D): A Securities Acquired or Disposed of (Amount): 2,000 Securities Acquired or Disposed of (Price): 9.46 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s): 3,047(1) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I): D 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership: Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)