| A.   | Position.  Executive      shall be employed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the      Company and shall devote his full business time, skill, attention and best      efforts in carrying out his duties and promoting the best interests of the      Company.  Executive shall also serve as a director and/or      officer of one or more of the Company's subsidiaries as may be requested      from time to time by the Board of Directors.  Subject always to      the instructions and control of the Board of Directors of the Company,      Executive shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company and shall      be responsible for the control, supervision and management of the Company      and its business affairs. |
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| B.   | Executive      shall not at any time while employed by the Company or any of its      affiliates (as defined in the Severance Protection Agreement between the      Company and Executive dated as of December 13, 2005, (as amended and      restated, from time to time, the “SPA”), incorporated in this Agreement by      this reference), without the prior consent of the Board of Directors,      knowingly acquire any financial interests, directly or indirectly, in or      perform any services for or on behalf of any business, person or      enterprise which undertakes any business in substantial competition with      the business of the Company and its affiliates or sells to or buys from or      otherwise transacts business with the Company and its affiliates; provided      that Executive may acquire and own a de minimus amount of the outstanding      capital stock of any public corporation which sells or buys from or      otherwise transacts business with the Company and its      affiliates. |
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| C.   | Initial      Term.  Executive's employment hereunder shall commence as      of December 13, 2005, and shall end December 31, 2008 (the “Initial      Term”); provided, however, that unless earlier terminated in accordance      with the terms of this Agreement, and subject, however, to termination as      provided in Section 1.3, commencing on January 1, 2008, and on each      January 1 thereafter, the Initial Term of this Agreement shall      automatically be extended for one year (each then extended year of this      Agreement being an “Extended Term”).  The Initial Term as may be      extended by each Extended Term is hereinafter referred to as the “term of      this Agreement.”  For the second and each subsequent year during      the term of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed at a salary not      less than Executive’s salary in the immediately preceding year, and on      other terms and conditions at least as favorable to Executive as those      applicable to Executive during the immediately preceding year, or as may      otherwise be agreed to by the Company and Executive in      writing. |
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| D.   | Termination of      Renewal.  Either party may give effective written notice      to the other party of such notifying party’s intention not to renew this      Agreement beyond the then-current term of this Agreement (“Notice of      Non-Renewal”), provided that such notice is given by the notifying party      not less than 30 months prior to the end of the then-current term of this      Agreement (or such shorter term as may be agreed to by the Company and      Executive in writing).  If a party delivers a Notice of      Non-Renewal, the term of this Agreement will end as of the last day of the      then-current term of this Agreement, or as may otherwise be agreed to by      the Company and Executive inwriting.” |
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| A.   | This      Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different      parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed      and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which      counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same      instrument. |
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| B.   | Wherever      possible, each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in such      manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any      provision of this Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under      applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of      such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such      provision or the remaining provisions of this  Amendment. |
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| C.   | This      Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws      of the State of California.  Each of the Company and Executive      consents to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in      California, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this      Agreement. |
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|  CENTURY      ALUMINUM COMPANY                                                                                                  |
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|  By:                                                                                                                            |  /s/ Craig Davis                 |
|                                                                                                                                 | Title:       Chairmand of the Board  |
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|        EXECUTIVE                                                                                                                |
|   /s/ Logan W.      Kruger                 |
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