<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000931148-15-000076.txt : 20150818
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150818162628
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000931148-15-000076
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150814
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150818

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931148
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				061385548
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6100 OAK TREE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300 PARK CENTER I
		CITY:			INDEPENDENCE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2166762000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6100 OAK TREE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300 PARK CENTER I
		CITY:			INDEPENDENCE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941011

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Finerman Karen
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001608916

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		151061612

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL
		STREET 2:		12900 SNOW ROAD
		CITY:			PARMA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			441430
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        <footnote id="F1">On May 17, 2015, Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;) with BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;Parent&quot;), and Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (&quot;Acquisition Sub&quot;), pursuant to which, on August 14, 2015, Acquisition Sub accepted all shares tendered and Parent subsequently made a cash payment for all of the outstanding shares of Issuer's common stock that were tendered.  The reporting person reports disposition of shares tendered by reporting person pursuant to the terms of the tender offer, which involved a change of control.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive $5.05 in cash per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc. (&quot;MetCap GP&quot;) is the General Partner of Metropolitan Capital Partners IV, L.P. (&quot;MCP IV&quot;), which is the General Partner of Metropolitan Advisors, L.P. (&quot;MCA&quot;), which holds 74,400 of the shares reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Metropolitan Capital III, Inc. (&quot;Partners III GP&quot;) is the General Partner of Metropolitan Capital Partners III, L.P. (&quot;MCP III&quot;), which is the investment manager of Metropolitan Capital Advisors International Limited (&quot;MCAIL&quot;), which holds 35,027 of the shares reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Metropolitan Capital Select, L.L.C. (&quot;Select GP&quot;) is the General Partner of Metropolitan Capital Advisors Select Fund, L.P. (&quot;Select&quot;), which holds 77,300 of the shares reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">KJ Advisors, Inc. (&quot;Partners II GP&quot;) is the General Partner of Metropolitan Capital Partners II, L.P. (&quot;MCP II&quot;), which is the investment manager of three managed accounts that collectively hold 74,780 of the shares reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Each of MetCap GP, Partners III GP, Select GP, and Partners II GP (colectively, the &quot;MetCap Entities&quot;) are controlled by Karen Finerman, either individually or jointly with others, and accordingly, Ms. Finerman makes or shares the power to make investment and voting decisions for the MetCap Entities.  Accordingly, Ms. Finerman may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act to be an indirect beneficial owner of the shares reported herein.  Ms. Finerman expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.  This report shall not be deemed an admission that Ms. Finerman is a beneficial owner of the shares reported herein for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">All such options have fully vested.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the underlying stock options that were not in-the-money were canceled.</footnote>
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