UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest reported event):   June 24, 2009

NORANDA ALUMINUM HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (615) 771-5700

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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Item 8.01     Other Events

On June 24, 2009, Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (“Noranda”, or the “Company”) announced a $43.875 million partial insurance settlement, pursuant to the signing of a claim settlement agreement (“the Release”) with Factory Mutual Insurance Company (“FM Global”) related to FM Global’s portion of the Company’s pot line freeze claim from the January 2009 New Madrid smelter outage.  FM Global provides 65% of the coverage for the commercial property insurance policy that governs the Company’s pot line freeze claim. Under the Release, the Company will receive proceeds totaling $43.875 million from FM Global, which includes the $9.75 million of claim advances previously received. The Company also announced the potential of similar settlements with the three other insurance carriers in the policy.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

This report has been signed by the following person on behalf of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation in the capacity and on the date indicated.

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