Company: CENX
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001552781-25-000153
Chunk: 78

Company: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 78
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 the Participant is subject, if any. 7.8 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such restrictions on Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an SAR granted under this Article 7 as it may deem advisable or desirable including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. Article 8
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock except that no Shares are actually issued until the expiration of the Period of Restriction. Upon the expiration of the Period of Restriction with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units, one fully paid Share shall be issued with respect to each vested Restricted Stock Unit, which shall fully settle and satisfy the Company’s obligations with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit, subject to the authority of the Committee in its discretion to settle all or a portion of vested Restricted Stock Units by a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share.

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8.2 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction (subject to Section 3.4), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. 8.3 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted under this Article 8 as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals (including as determined under Section 9.4), time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the