Company: CENX
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001552781-25-000153
Chunk: 68

Company: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 68
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 administering this Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or proper. Such authority shall include, but not be limited to, selecting Award recipients, establishing all Award terms and conditions (including the terms and conditions set forth in Award Agreements), granting Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under compensation plans or arrangements of the Company, construing any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, and, subject to Article 18, adopting modifications and amendments to this Plan or any Award Agreement,

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including accelerating the vesting of any Award or extending the post-termination exercise period of an Award (subject to the limitations of Code Section 409A), and any other modifications or amendments that are necessary to comply with the laws of the countries and other jurisdictions in which the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries operate. (b) Settlement of Awards. To the extent determined by the Committee, any Award may be settled in whole or in part in cash rather than Shares, regardless of whether the Award Agreement specified settlement in Shares. The Committee may arrange for payment to be made on the Participant’s behalf as part of an Award or otherwise. (c) Board and Committee Action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members of the Board or the Committee who are either eligible for Awards or have been granted Awards may vote on any and all matters, including matters affecting the administration of this Plan or the grant of Awards pursuant to this Plan. However, no such member shall act upon the granting of a specific Award to himself or herself, but any such member may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board or the Committee during which action is taken with respect to the granting of an Award to him or her. (d) Awards to Non-employee Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount, form, and timing of the grant of Awards to non-employee Directors shall be determined by the Board unless the Board otherwise delegates any or all of these functions to a committee or committees of the Board. 3.3 Delegation. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers or committees of the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any individuals to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may employ one or