Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the intended offering (the "Offering") of up to$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the "New Notes") byCentury Aluminum Company (the "Company") and the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of the Company's outstanding 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the "Existing Notes") as further described below, onJune 17, 2020 the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement"), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders party thereto andWells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC , as the agent for the lenders. The Amendment provides that, among other things, upon the closing of the issuance of the New Notes, the maturity date for borrowings under the Loan Agreement will be the earlier of (i)May 16, 2023 and (ii) the date that is six (6) months prior to the stated maturity of the New Notes. The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. Item 8.01. Other Events. New Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer OnJune 18, 2020 , the Company announced its intention to offer, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), up to$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of New Notes. Concurrently, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding Existing Notes (the "Tender Offer"), which will be financed with the gross proceeds received from the offering of the New Notes (the "Notes Offering"). Copies of the press releases announcing the Notes Offering and the Tender Offer are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein. The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold withinthe United States or toU.S. persons, except to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. This Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the New Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 10.1 Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as ofJune 17, 2020 , by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders party thereto andWells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC , as the agent for the lenders. 99.1 Press release datedJune 18, 2020 (Notes Offering) 99.2 Press release datedJune 18, 2020 (Tender Offer) 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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