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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2023
Centrus Energy Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 1-14287 | 52-2107911
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 564-3200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | LEU | NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 11, 2023, Centrus Energy Corp. announced that it has begun enrichment operations at its High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) production facility in Piketon, Ohio, under a 2022 competitively-awarded, cost-share contract with the U.S. Department of Energy. Under Phase 1 of the contract, Centrus is obligated to ultimately produce 20 kilograms of HALEU UF 6 by the end of the year.
A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press Release dated October 11, 2023
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | Centrus Energy Corp. |
Date: | October 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Kevin J. Harrill |
|  |  | Kevin J. Harrill |
|  |  | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, |
|  |  | and Treasurer |