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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>October&nbsp;17, 2008 (October 13, 2008) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>25825 Science Park Drive, Suite 400</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Beachwood, Ohio</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>44122</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (216)&nbsp;910-3400 </B></FONT></P> <P
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On October&nbsp;13, 2008, Aleris International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced the appointment of Kevin Brown as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective on October&nbsp;16, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kevin Brown, 48, was the Chief Financial Officer of Harman
International Industries, Inc. from July 2005 through May 2008, and he served as their &#147;principal accounting officer&#148; through August 2008. Harman is a technology, electronics and audio company with consumer brands including Harman Kardon,
JBL, Infinity and Mark Levinson. Prior to that he had held finance positions of increasing responsibility with Harman since 2003. Mr.&nbsp;Brown also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Donnelly Corporation, an automotive
parts supplier, from April 2001 to March 2003. From 1985 to 2001 Mr.&nbsp;Brown held various finance positions of increasing responsibility with Ford Motor Company in the United States, Germany and Portugal. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with this appointment, on October&nbsp;16, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Kevin Brown, which is similar in
form to employment agreements executed with each of the Company&#146;s other named executive officers. The employment agreement provides that Mr.&nbsp;Brown will receive annual base salary of $425,000, a signing bonus of $75,000 and generally all
benefits and perquisites available to executives of the Company. In addition to his base salary, beginning for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Brown will be eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan pursuant to
which he may earn an annual bonus based on achievement of annual performance objectives set forth in the plan, with a target annual bonus of 75% of base salary up to a maximum bonus of 150% of base salary, and a minimum guaranteed bonus amount for
the 2008 fiscal year of $75,000 (provided he remains employed when such bonus is paid). The employment agreement contains non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that extend for 18 months after any termination of employment. The employment
agreement also provides that the executive officers will be granted, as soon as practicable after execution of the employment agreement, options to purchase shares of Aurora Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (&#147;Parent&#148;) at an exercise price equal
to the fair market value of such shares. In connection with this provision, it has been determined by the Board of Directors that Mr.&nbsp;Brown will receive a grant of 50,000 options with an exercise price equal to $100 (the fair market value of
the Common Stock of Parent on the grant date). The other terms and conditions governing the options are provided in the Aurora Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Management Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
February&nbsp;16, 2007 and in any applicable grant agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The term of Mr.&nbsp;Brown&#146;s employment agreement runs for a period of
three years with automatic one-year extensions. Notwithstanding the employment agreement&#146;s term, Mr.&nbsp;Brown&#146;s employment may be terminated at any time by either party, subject to certain notice provisions and severance obligations in
the event of termination under certain circumstances, as described below. Generally, Mr.&nbsp;Brown&#146;s employment agreement provides that if his employment is terminated without cause or if he resigns for good reason prior to a change in
control, he will be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to one and one-half times the sum of his base salary and target bonus and continued welfare benefits for eighteen months following the termination date. If his employment is terminated without
cause or if he resigns for good reason after a change in control, the lump sum payment to which he is entitled is reduced to an amount equal to one and one-half times his base salary. In the event of termination payments in connection with a change
in control, the employment agreement provides that Parent and Mr. Brown shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to take such actions as may be necessary to avoid the imposition of any excise tax imposed by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code on
Mr.&nbsp;Brown, including seeking to obtain stockholder approval in accordance with the terms of Section&nbsp;280G(b)(5). All post-termination payments under the employment agreements or the severance agreements are conditioned upon the execution by
Mr.&nbsp;Brown of a release of all claims against the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On October&nbsp;13, 2008, the Company also announced that Sean M. Stack,
then Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, was appointed as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of the Company effective on October&nbsp;16, 2008. Mr.&nbsp;Stack is a party to an employment
agreement and a severance agreement. Mr.&nbsp;Stack&#146;s employment agreement, dated December&nbsp;19, 2006, was previously filed as Exhibit </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.24 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006; and the form of his severance agreement, entered into on
August&nbsp;30, 2005, was previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company&#146;s current report on Form 8-K dated August&nbsp;30, 2005. As part of the transition to his new position, amendments to Mr.&nbsp;Stack&#146;s employment agreement and/or
severance agreements, as applicable, will be executed to reflect (i)&nbsp;the extension of the application of the severance agreement, which would have expired on December&nbsp;19, 2008, to October&nbsp;16, 2009; (ii)&nbsp;that the Board of
Directors has determined that change in his position will constitute good reason under his severance agreement; and (iii)&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Stack has until the expiration of the severance agreement to give notice of termination of employment that a good
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: October&nbsp;17, 2008 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Scott A. McKinley</FONT></TD></TR>
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