Company: CENX
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001552781-25-000153
Chunk: 60

Company: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 60
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holders of the Company and the achievement of certain long-term strategic and financial goals through a variety of equity-based and cash Awards designed to attract, retain and motivate the best available Employees and non-employee Directors. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide opportunities for those individuals to acquire and maintain ownership of Shares, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its stockholders. 1.3 Duration of this Plan. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein or extended, this Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ISO may be granted more than ten (10) years after the earlier of approval by the Board or the stockholders of the Plan (or any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code). After this Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and this Plan’s terms and conditions. Article 2
Definitions Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized: (a) “ Affiliate” shall mean any corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, a partnership or a limited liability company) that is affiliated with the Company through stock or equity ownership or otherwise, and either is (i) wholly owned by the Company through stock or equity ownership or otherwise, or (ii) designated as an Affiliate for purposes of this Plan by the Committee. (b) “ Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of equity plans or the issuance of share capital by a company, applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, other U.S. federal and state laws, the Code, any stock exchange rules and regulations that may from time to time be applicable to the Company, and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under this Plan, as such laws, rules, regulations, interpretations and requirements may be in place from time to time. (c) “ Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Stock Units, Cash-Based Awards, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. (