SEC Form 5

FORM 5 [  ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). [  ] Form 3 Holdings Reported [  ] Form 4 Transactions Reported

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STROTHOTTE WILLY R. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 2511 GARDEN ROAD BUILDING A, SUITE 200 (Street) MONTEREY,    CA   93940 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Century Aluminum Company CENX 3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)

4. Statement for     Month/Year 12/31/2002 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director      10% Owner    Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below) Description           7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)

2.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

3. Transaction     Code     (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      /         A/D         /         Price

5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned at end of     Issuer's Fiscal Year     (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct (D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code     (Instr.8)	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)   A     or     D	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   DE     /     ED	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4) Title     /         Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     at End of Year     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Non-Employee Director Stock Option	$15.17	06/25/2002		A	2,000 A	* / 06/25/2012	Common Stock / 2,000	$	2,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

*06/25/02 Grant of Non-Employee Director Stock Options. Options shall vest and become exercisable in four equal installments on each of (i) the date three months following the date of grant; (ii) the date six months following the date of grant; (iii) the date nine months following the date of grant and (iv) on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The options shall expire and cease to be exercisable on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

By:	Date:
/s/ Willy R. Strothotte	02/14/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person	SEC 2270 (09-02)
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