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Sep. 30, 2013
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Subsequent events | Subsequent events We have evaluated all subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Conditional WARN Notice issued to Sebree On November 1, 2013, Century Sebree issued a conditional notice to employees at the Sebree smelter of its intent to curtail all plant operations on January 31, 2014 if Century Sebree cannot secure a competitively priced power contract. Century Sebree is continuing to work with its power provider and regulatory agencies to obtain access to market-priced power prior to the termination of its current power contract on January 31, 2014. The conditional notice was made pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN"). The WARN notice specifies that the plant will be curtailed unless Century Sebree can gain access to competitively priced power.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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