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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-226524
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13E3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150618
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150618
GROUP MEMBERS:		ATHENA ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		BCP IV GRAFTECH HOLDINGS LP
GROUP MEMBERS:		BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS IV L.P.
GROUP MEMBERS:		BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD.
GROUP MEMBERS:		GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13E3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-45707
		FILM NUMBER:		15939153

	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

FILED BY:		

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13E3/A

	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
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE
13E-3 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(&#167;240.13e-100) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(AMENDMENT NO. 1) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GRAFTECH
INTERNATIONAL LTD. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of the Issuer) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BCP IV
GRAFTECH HOLDINGS LP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ATHENA ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS IV L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of Class of Securities) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>384313102 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:1pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(CUSIP Number
of Class of Securities) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John D. Moran, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GrafTech International Ltd.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 300 Park Center I</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6100 Oak Tree Blvd.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Independence, Ohio 44131</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) 676-2000</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David Nowak</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Managing Partner</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o BCP
IV GrafTech Holdings LP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 300</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Toronto, Ontario MJ5 2T3</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(416) 363-9491</B></P></TD></TR>
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the Person(s) Filing Statement) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;page-break-before:always"></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Withers LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>157 Church
Street</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New Haven, Connecticut 06502</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(203) 789&#150;1320</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Steven A. Seidman, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael A. Schwartz, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Willkie Farr &amp;</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gallagher LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>787 Seventh
Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10019</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) 728-8000</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael J. Aiello, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jackie Cohen, Esq.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Weil,
Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>767 Fifth Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10153</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212)
310-8000</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A (Sections 240.14a-1 through <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14b-2),</FONT> Regulation 14C (Sections 240.14c-1 through 240.14c-101) or
Rule 13e-3(c) (&#167;240.13e-3(c)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a)&nbsp;are
preliminary copies: <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8pt"><B>Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;filing&nbsp;fee**</B></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">$704,729,817.53</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8pt">$81,889.60</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. The calculation assumes the purchase of all issued and outstanding common shares, $0.01 par value, per share (&#147;Shares&#148;), of GrafTech
International Ltd., a Delaware corporation (&#147;GrafTech&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), at a purchase price of $5.05 per Share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding tax. As of May&nbsp;22, 2015, there were 137,240,008
Shares issued and outstanding. The filing fee is calculated based on the sum of (a)&nbsp;the aggregate cash payment for the proposed per Share cash payment of $5.05 for 137,240,008 issued and outstanding Shares other than Shares owned by BCP IV
GrafTech Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;Purchaser&#148;), Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Acquisition Sub&#148;) and any of their affiliates, or GrafTech and any of GrafTech&#146;s subsidiaries,
plus (b)&nbsp;the product of 524,283 Shares issuable under the Company&#146;s outstanding and unexercised options with an exercise price below $5.05, multiplied by $0.81 per Share (which is equal to the difference between $5.05 per share and $4.24,
the exercise price of such options), plus (c)&nbsp;the product of the Company&#146;s 2,226,358 outstanding restricted stock units multiplied by $5.05 per share ((a), (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;together, the &#147;Transaction Valuation&#148;).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 0-11(b)(1) and the Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2015, was calculated by multiplying the
Transaction Valuation by 0.0001162. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Section&nbsp;240.0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amount previously Paid: $ 81,889.60</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Filing Party: BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP and Athena Acquisition Subsidiary Inc.</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No. 1 (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Schedule 13E-3 Transaction Statement (the
&#147;Schedule 13E-3&#148;), filed by GrafTech, Purchaser and Acquisition Sub with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on May 26, 2015 relating to the offer (the &#147;Offer&#148;) by Purchaser and Acquisition Sub, disclosed
in a Tender Offer Statement under cover of Schedule TO, dated May 26, 2015 (together with any subsequent amendments and supplements thereto, the &#147;Schedule TO&#148;), filed with the SEC, to purchase any and all issued and outstanding Shares,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated May 26, 2015 (the &#147;Offer to Purchase&#148;) attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Schedule TO and incorporated herein by reference, and the related Letter of Transmittal
attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule TO and incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meaning given to them in the Schedule 13E-3 or the Offer to Purchase.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May 26, 2015, the Company filed a Schedule 14D-9 Solicitation/Recommendation Statement (as amended from time to time, the
&#147;Schedule 14D-9&#148;) under Section 14(d)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in response to the Schedule TO. The Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The cross references below are being supplied pursuant to General Instruction G to Schedule 13E-3 and show the location in the Schedule TO and
Schedule 14D-9 of the information required to be included in response to the items of Schedule 13E-3. The information contained in the Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, including all annexes thereto, is incorporated by reference herein, and the
responses to each Item in this Amendment are qualified in their entirety by the information contained in the Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9 and the annexes thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amendment is being filed to amend and restate Items 3, 10 and 11 as reflected below and to amend and supplement Item 16 with additional
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Identity and Background of Filing Person. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 3 (&#147;<B>Identity and Background of
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Name and Address</I>: The information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 under the caption &#147;Item 1. Subject Company Information&#148; and in the Offer to Purchase under the caption &#147;The Tender Offer &#150;
Section 8 &#150; Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser Group&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. The subject company is one of the filing persons. The business address and phone number of the directors and executive officers of the
Company is the same as that of the Company noted above. The business address and phone number of the directors and executive officers of each member of the Purchaser Group is set forth in the Offer to Purchase under &#147;The Tender Offer &#150;
Schedule I &#150; Directors and Executive Officers of the Purchaser Group&#148;. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Business and Background of Entities</I>: The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the captions &#147;The Tender Offer &#150; Section 7 &#150; Certain Information Concerning the Company&#148; and
&#147;The Tender Offer &#150; Section 8 &#150; Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser Group&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Business and Background of Natural Persons</I>: The information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 under the caption &#147;Item 8. Additional Information&#148; and in the Offer to Purchase under &#147;The Tender Offer
&#150; Schedule I - Directors and Executive Officers of the Purchaser Group&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Source of Funds or Other Consideration. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subsection (a) of Item 10 (&#147;<B>Source of
Funds or Other Consideration</B>&#148;) of the Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended and restated as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Source of Funds</I>: The information contained in the Offer to Purchase under the captions &#147;The Tender Offer &#150; Section 9 &#150; Source and Amount of Funds,&#148; &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 6
&#150; The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements&#148; and &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 9 &#150; Certain Relationships between the Purchaser Group and the Company&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests in Securities of the Subject Company. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 11 (&#147;<B>Interests in
Securities of the Subject Company</B>&#148;) of the Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended and restated as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Securities Ownership</I>: The information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 under the caption &#147;Item 3. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements &#150; Shares Held by Non-Employee Directors and
Executive Officers of the Company&#148; and in the Offer to Purchase under the captions &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 1 &#150; &#147;Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company,&#148; &#147;Special Factors &#150;
Section 6 &#150; The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements&#148; and &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 9 &#150; Certain Relationships between the Purchaser Group and the Company&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Securities Transactions</I>: The information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 under the captions &#147;Item 3. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements&#148; and &#147;Item 6. Interest in Securities of
the Subject Company&#148; and in the Offer to Purchase under the captions &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 1 &#150; &#147;Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company&#148; and &#147;Special Factors &#150; Section 6
&#150; The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements&#148; is incorporated herein by reference. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 16 (&#147;<B>Exhibits</B>&#148;) of the Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by Travis J. Kelleher, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on May 22, 2015, in the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County (incorporated herein by reference to Amendment
No. 1 to the Schedule TO-T, dated May 26, 2015 filed by Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended Complaint filed by Travis J. Kelleher, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June&nbsp;12, 2015, in the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by David Widlewski, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June&nbsp;2, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by Walter Watson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June&nbsp;4, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June 18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by Cyhyoung Park, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June 9, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by Charles Daeda, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June&nbsp;15, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Complaint filed by Abraham Grinberger, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, on June&nbsp;15, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule&nbsp;TO-T, dated May&nbsp;26, 2015, filed by the Purchaser with the SEC on June&nbsp;18, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7"><B>GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joel L. Hawthorne</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Joel L. Hawthorne</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7"><B>BCP IV GRAFTECH HOLDINGS LP</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;its general partner</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">J. Peter Gordon</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;its general partner</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;/s/ David Nowak</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;/s/ Peter Gordon</P></TD></TR>
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