<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-18-052004.txt : 20180814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-052004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180813
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180814

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCP GP Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001685160
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		181018630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2T3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4163639491

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2T3

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001685158
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		181018631

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CC/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2T3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4163639491

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CC/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2T3

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BPE IV (Non-Cdn)
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001738295

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13888
		FILM NUMBER:		181018632

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		181 BAY ST., STE 300
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2T3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-359-8598

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		181 BAY ST., STE 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:		181018633

	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

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931148
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				272496053
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE
		CITY:			BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2166762000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE
		CITY:			BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941011
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">Common Stock held directly by BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP (&quot;BCP IV&quot;), a Delaware limited partnership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On August 13, 2018, BCP IV sold 23,000,000 shares of Common Stock in an underwritten public secondary offering (the &quot;Offering&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On August 13, 2018, GrafTech International Ltd. (&quot;Issuer&quot;) repurchased, directly from BCP IV, 11,688,311 shares of Common Stock. The price per share paid by the Issuer is equal to the price paid by the underwriters in the Offering, net of underwriting commissions and discounts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each of the Reporting Persons, as an indirect parent of BCP IV, may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in an indeterminate portion of the shares of Common Stock that are directly beneficially owned by BCP IV. In accordance with Instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire amount of the Common Stock held by BCP IV is reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock that is beneficially owned by BCP IV, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
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    <remarks>Ron A. Bloom, Jeffrey C. Dutton and Denis A. Turcotte, Managing Partners of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, serve on the board of directors of the Issuer as representatives of BCP IV and certain of its affiliates, including the Reporting Persons. Each of Messrs. Bloom, Turcotte and Dutton disclaim beneficial ownership of all the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by BCP IV or any of its affiliates. Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed a &quot;director by deputization&quot; by virtue of BCP IV's contractual right to appoint directors to the board of directors of the Issuer.</remarks>

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