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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-15-003375
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
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:			Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001642982
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		151061048

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROOKFIELD PLACE
		STREET 2:		181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2T3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416 363-9491

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROOKFIELD PLACE
		STREET 2:		181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2T3

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001642338
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		151061049

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD.
		STREET 2:		181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2T3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 833-3566

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD.
		STREET 2:		181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2T3
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &quot;Shares&quot;), of the Issuer acquired pursuant to the tender offer effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2015 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), by and among BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP (&quot;BCP IV&quot;), Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BCP IV (&quot;Acquisition Sub&quot;), and the Issuer (such tender offer, the &quot;Offer&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Directly held by Acquisition Sub.  Acquisition Sub is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BCP IV. BCP IV may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Acquisition Sub.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reflects all of the outstanding shares of the Issuer not tendered in the Offer, which may be deemed to have been acquired by BCP IV and Acquisition Sub pursuant to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Acquisition Sub was merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BCP IV pursuant to a &quot;back-end merger&quot; under Delaware law (the &quot;Merger&quot;). At the effective time of the Merger, all of the Issuer's common stock held by BCP IV and Acquisition Sub was canceled. At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Acquisition Sub was converted into a share of the surviving company's stock, such that following the Merger, BCP IV beneficially owned 100 shares of the surviving company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the expiration of the Offer, BCP IV transferred its interest in the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock it owned to Acquisition Sub.   At the effective time of the Merger, all of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held by Acquisition Sub was canceled.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filer Information; Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Signatures</remarks>

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        <signatureName>See Exhibit 99.2 for signatures</signatureName>
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                                          Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filer Information

Designated Filer: BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: GrafTech International Ltd. (GTI)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 14, 2015

Joint Filers:
1. Name: Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc.
Address: 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer: 10% Owner




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                                         Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filers' Signatures

Designated Filer: BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: GrafTech International Ltd. (GTI)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 14, 2015

              BCP IV GRAFTECH HOLDINGS LP
              By: BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, its general partner
                     By: Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., its general partner


                        /s/ David Nowak
                     ----------------------------------
                     By: David Nowak, Managing Partner


                        /s/ J. Peter Gordon
                     --------------------------------------
                     By: J. Peter Gordon, Managing Partner

                     Date: August 18, 2015


              ATHENA ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY INC.

                        /s/ David Neiman
                     ----------------------------------------
                     By: David Neiman, Senior Vice President

                     Date: August 18, 2015






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