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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-229532
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 14D9/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150622

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 14D9/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-45707
		FILM NUMBER:		15943678

	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 14D9/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:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; 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:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE
14D&#150;9 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SOLICITATION/ RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) 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. 3) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; 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 Subject Company (issuer)) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; 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>(Names of Persons Filing Statement) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>384313102 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John D. Moran </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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) 676-2000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to:
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>M. Ridgway Barker </B></P>
<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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(203) 789&#150;1320 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>on Behalf of Filing Persons) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;3 (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<U>Statement</U>&#148;) originally filed by GrafTech International Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) on May&nbsp;26, 2015, relating to a tender offer by BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<U>Purchaser</U>&#148;), and Athena Acquisition Subsidiary
Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>Acquisition Sub</U>&#148;), to purchase all of the Company&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;), at a price of $5.05 per Share in cash (the
&#147;<U>Offer Price</U>&#148;) without interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholding. The offer to purchase Shares is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase of Purchaser, dated as of May&nbsp;26, 2015 (as it may be amended or
supplemented, the &#147;<U>Offer to Purchase</U>&#148;), and in the related letter of transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<U>Letter of Transmittal</U>&#148;, and, together with the Offer to Purchase, the
&#147;<U>Offer</U>&#148;). The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, together with the exhibits thereto, filed jointly by Purchaser and Acquisition Sub with the SEC on May&nbsp;26, 2015,
as amended or supplemented from time to time. The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal have been filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(C) to the Statement, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged. Capitalized terms
used, but not otherwise defined, in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>The Solicitation or Recommendation. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The subsection titled &#147;<B>(b) Background and Reasons for the
Board&#146;s Recommendation -</B><B><I> Background</I></B>&#148; of Item&nbsp;4 (&#147;<B>The Solicitation or Recommendation</B>&#148;) of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraph after the last paragraph
under the subsection titled &#147;<B>(b) Background and Reasons for the Board&#146;s Recommendation -</B><B><I> Background</I></B>&#148; and before the subsection titled &#147;<B><I>Reasons for the Offer and the Merger; Fairness of the Offer and the
Merger</I></B>&#148;: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;At the direction of the Board, J.P. Morgan, the Company&#146;s financial advisor, actively solicited
potential acquisition proposals that could result in a Superior Proposal. During the Go-Shop Period, 51 parties were contacted, of which 23 were financial buyers, 17 were competitors or other industry participants, six were suppliers and five were
customers. Two of these parties submitted letters expressing interest in a potential transaction with the Company. All other parties notified J.P.&nbsp;Morgan that they would not be interested in pursuing a potential transaction with the Company or
did not respond after multiple solicitations. Of the two parties expressing written interest in a potential transaction with the Company, one party submitted an indicative offer, was granted access to confidential due diligence information after
entering into a non-disclosure agreement with the Company and ultimately withdrew from the process by notifying the Company that it was not interested in pursuing a potential transaction with the Company. The other party submitted an initial letter
of intent, which did not include price or other key terms. That party subsequently responded to clarifying questions regarding the initial letter of intent asked by the Company and J.P. Morgan and submitted two addendums to its original letter of
intent. After review of the letter of intent and the addendums to the letter of intent, the Board determined that the letter of intent did not constitute, and could not reasonably be expected to result in, a Superior Proposal. As a result, the
Go-Shop Period expired as of 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on June&nbsp;21, 2015, and the Company is now subject to the standard exclusivity and non-solicitation covenants described herein.&#148; </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <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="bottom">Joel L. Hawthorne</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: June&nbsp;22, 2015 </P>
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