0001104659-18-002976.txt : 20180119 0001104659-18-002976.hdr.sgml : 20180119 20180119091654 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-18-002976 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180119 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20180119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180119 FILER: 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13888 FILM NUMBER: 18535578 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 8-K 1 a17-28513_68k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  January 19, 2018

 

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-13888

 

27-2496053

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

982 Keynote Circle

Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(216) 676-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01              Other Events

 

On January 19, 2018, GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s press release, dated January 19, 2018, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)   Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated January 19, 2018

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 19, 2018

By:

/s/ Quinn J. Coburn

 

 

Quinn J. Coburn

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release of GrafTech International Ltd., dated January 19, 2018

 

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 EX-99.1 2 a17-28513_6ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

GrafTech Announces Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement for

Proposed Initial Public Offering

 

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio — January 19, 2018 — GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the proposed initial public offering of the Company’s common stock by its sole stockholder, an affiliate of Brookfield Business Partners LP, a publicly listed business services and industrials company of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The initial public offering is expected to commence after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements in this press release regarding the Company that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

 

Contact:

 

Quinn Coburn
Vice President and CFO
(216) 676-2000