FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD [ GTI ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 09/04/2007 | S | 2,164 | D | $17.01 | 17,836 | D(1) | |||
Common Stock | 20,000 | D(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Time options (right to buy) | $17.06 | (3) | 09/29/2008 | Common Stock | 57,000 | 57,000 | D | ||||||||
Time options (right to buy) | $14 | 02/28/2005 | 02/28/2010 | Common Stock | 10,000 | 10,000 | D | ||||||||
Time options (right to buy) | $8.56 | 12/15/2002 | 12/15/2010 | Common Stock | 2,500 | 2,500 | D | ||||||||
Time options (right to buy) | $8.85 | (4) | 09/25/2011 | Common Stock | 10,000 | 10,000 | D | ||||||||
Time options (right to buy) | $6.56 | (5) | 12/31/2008 | Common Stock | 50,000 | 50,000 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On August 31, 2005, the Company granted 20,000 restricted shares, valued at the then current market price of $5.94 per share, under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, one-third of which vested on August 31, 2006, one-third of which vested on August 31, 2007, and one-third of which will vest of August 31, 2008. 2,164 of the 6,667 shares that vested on August 31, 2007 were sold by the issuer on behalf of the reporting person to pay withholding taxes due upon vesting. Such shares were sold pursuant to a trading plan established under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
2. On October 23, 2006, the Company granted 20,000 restricted shares under the Company's Management Long Term Incentive Program, all of which will cliff vest in February 2010, subject to accelerated vesting in equal thirds in February of each of 2008, 2009 and 2010, if certain performance targets are met. |
3. Of such options, 19,000 vested on each of May 21, 1999, July 14, 1999 and September 29, 1999. |
4. Such options have vested and were granted as part of an annual grant with vesting dates of September 25, 2001 and September 25, 2003. |
5. All such options have fully vested. |
Remarks: |
/s/Gary R. Whitaker, Attorney-in-Fact for Hermanus L. Pretorius | 09/05/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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