EXHIBIT 10.4



 






Exhibit 10.4




SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of June 28, 2005, by
and between Century Aluminum Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and David W.
Beckley (the “Executive”).



RECITALS




     A. The Company and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement, made as of January
1, 2002, as amended by that Amendment Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003, and as further
amended by that Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2005 (the “Employment
Agreement”).



     B. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Executive is entitled to receive upon
retirement, the retirement benefits specified in the Employment Agreement.



     C. Executive is also a participant under the Company’s Supplemental Retirement Income Benefit
Plan (“SERP”).



     D. The Company has amended the terms of the SERP, which affects the retirement benefits
afforded the Executive under the Employment Agreement.



     D. Executive and the Company have agreed to amend the Employment Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Amendment to conform the retirement benefits provided in the
Employment Agreement to those provide in the SERP.



     NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:



     1. Retirement Benefits. The introduction to Section 4.2, Section 4.2(a), Section
4.2(b) and Section 4.2(c) of the Employment Agreement are hereby deleted and replace in their
entirety with the following:




“4.2 Retirement Benefits. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Qualified Plan or
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as at any time amended, and the regulations thereunder
(the “Code”), it is the intention of the parties that Executive shall receive, upon
his retirement, an annual retirement benefit of approximately $258,000, estimated as of the
date of this Amendment to equal 50% of Executive’s Targeted Retirement Income (as defined in
the Company’s Supplemental Retirement Income Benefit Plan, as amended, or “SERB
Plan”). Accordingly, Executive shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits as
follows:




     (a) Qualified Plan Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive, upon his
retirement as provided for in the Company’s Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Qualified
Plan”), benefits under the Qualified Plan computed as set forth in that plan.




     (b) Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefits. In addition to benefits the Executive
is entitled to receive under the Qualified Plan, Executive shall be a participant



 









 






in, and be
entitled to
receive supplemental executive benefits under, the SERB Plan, which SERB Plan is
incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.




     (c) Vesting. The Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefits described in Section
4.2(b) shall be fully vested, and upon the termination of Executive’s employment, he shall
be entitled to receive the same as provided in Section 4.2(d); provided, however, if the
Executive is receiving disability payments from the Company, the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Benefits will be reduced by the amount of the disability payments.”



     2. Incorporation of Amendment Agreement. Except as explicitly set forth in this
Amendment, the parties do not intend to modify the terms and conditions of the Employment
Agreement, those terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect, and they shall be
incorporated into this Amendment by this reference.



CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY



	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Gerald J. Kitchen
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Gerald J. Kitchen	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	Executive Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	/s/ David W. Beckley	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	David W. Beckley	 	 






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